Red Hair Pirates Joined the Dragon Nest

--- Chapter 428 ---

"You're Jack Sparrow, right?" Shanks said confidently.

The Red Hair Pirates changed their expression as they finally connected the dots in their mind. Now that they've seen Huo Yuhao's face closely, they found it somewhat similar to the poster the World Government posted.

Of course, they saw some differences, but the iconic blue hair, blue eyes, and young yet handsome face have eight out of ten similarities.

Who would have thought they could meet the 'most dangerous man' in the entire world here?

Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched, "Jack Sparrow is just the nickname I chose on a whim. My real name is Huo Yuhao." 

"Huo Yuhao? So, you're not from around here?" Shanks raised his eyebrow as he felt something about this blue-haired man was off.

Mihawk, beside Huo Yuhao, couldn't take it anymore, "Shanks, we need your help."  

"My help?" Shanks drank his wine in confusion.

"I don't think a strong person like Huo Yuhao needs my help, though."

"He's much, much stronger than me." 

"Are you serious, Shanks?" Upon hearing this, Shanks's crew couldn't help but stare at Huo Yuhao in surprise. Although Shanks is drunk most of the time, his strength is unquestionable.

After all, being called Yonko showed just how powerful Shanks is.

Yet, Shanks called Huo Yuhao stronger than him.

Huo Yuhao didn't mind the gaze and commented, "You have an impressive Supreme Haki King. So, you do have a big ambition despite your carefree and lazy nature." 

"Say Shanks. I want information about God's Valley." 

"Tell me that, and I will fulfill one of your long-dreamed wishes as long as it's within my capabilities." 

"Hmm..." Shanks frowned when 'God's Valley' was mentioned. That wasn't a good place to visit, after all. "Why do you want to go to that place?" 

"That cursed place doesn't seem to have charms that can catch the interest of a man who could create a city of peace." 

"I want to save someone there." Huo Yuhao replied. Even then, Shanks could detect a hint of anger in Huo Yuhao's voice. That showed how impressive Shanks's mastery over Haki was.

Since Shanks doesn't know about Huo Yuhao's position as God from another world, he hesitates to give him the information. So, he only thought Huo Yuhao was around his late captain's level.

"Is this person important to you?" Shanks asked again, wanting to confirm something.

"She is." Huo Yuhao replied with determination.

Shanks sighed, "Then, you must prepare yourself, gather more people, and be ready to face the World Government's pursuit to the grave." 

"The God's Valley is currently the World Government's most important asset." 

"Not only the Five Elders stationed there, but several God's Knights also protected the perimeter, preventing anyone from entering." 

"Even with your strength... I'm afraid it will be difficult." 

"What strength?" Huo Yuhao asked playfully.

"Your strength-!" Shanks was about to reply when he saw a sly smile on Huo Yuhao's face.

BOOOOOOOOM!!

Suddenly, the whole island was 'instantly' engulfed in an invisible aura, and all the snow melted, leaving behind a tropical island. 

Shanks and his crew felt suffocated by this aura, making them look at Huo Yuhao in disbelief. 

Shanks tried to use his Supreme King Haki to weaken the suppression but was horrified when realizing that he couldn't even use it. Not only that but Observation and Armament Haki also become obsolete.

"Do you mean this strength, Shanks?" Huo Yuhao repeated.

"Do you think this strength is enough..."

"Or more?" 

BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!

The island shook violently as the clouds above split and scattered away, leaving a massive crack that split the very fabric of space and time and opened a slit to void.

"..." Shanks. 

'Okay, I might have miscalculated your strength.'

'But can you stop?'

'My bones are breaking...'

"Agh, my leg!" 

Mihawk 'surprisingly' wasn't suppressed by Huo Yuhao's presence despite standing beside him and couldn't help but facepalm at Shanks, "You're on your own, buddy." 

Huo Yuhao didn't say anything and waited. His eyes focused on Shanks as his red hair swayed and became wet due to over-sweating.

One second, two seconds, three seconds, and goes on.

Shanks abruptly closed his eyes and felt something breaking inside him. A gush of new, no, old memories flooded his mind. Then, a powerful Divine Might burst from his body and countered Huo Yuhao's aura.

BOOM!

A red flame burst from Shanks and fiercely clashed with the blue aura, but the situation didn't change much. At most, Shanks gave his crew time to breathe.

The way Shanks looked at Huo Yuhao changed, "You're not from this world." 

"Well, that was a rude method of awakening someone's memory." 

Yes, Huo Yuhao did this to awaken Shanks's memory. 

Huo Yuhao canceled his aura and chuckled, "You're getting on my nerves with this "wise man" way of speaking. I can't help it." 

"Also, fuck you, Mihawk!" Shanks flipped his finger at Mihawk. "You could have warned me before." 

"Hey, I'm not the one with a really punchable face." Mihawk shrugged, not taking Shanks seriously.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Shanks stretched his body uncomfortably and drank a mouthful of wine. "Phew, that hit a spot~!" 

Seeing Shanks like this, Huo Yuhao knew that gaining his memory didn't change him in the slightest. Well, that was somewhat assuring.

Shanks sighed, "So, you wanted to visit God's Valley, right?" 

"How confident are you in defeating that guy?" 

"Imu? He might have some annoying magical items, but I can defeat him with my full strength." Huo Yuhao answered flatly. 

"You're that strong, huh?" Shanks nodded in understanding. After getting his past life's memory, he unlocked his Divine Might and could tell Huo Yuhao wasn't lying. 

Even then, Shanks couldn't see through Huo Yuhao's real strength and only picture a bottomless sea. 

'What even I think? This guy can open the fucking void. He's better than me.' Shanks shook his head bitterly.

"Since you and Mihawk found me, what about the eight others?" Before answering Huo Yuhao's question, Shanks asked about the condition of other young nobles.

Mihawk answered, "Yuhao-sama revived Toki, and Makino's situation is similar to yours."

"As for the rest, Toki said she would look for them." 

"That's good, that's good," Shanks said twice, recalling their last time together. "So, we are going to fight Imu again, huh?" 

"We?" Huo Yuhao smirked at the red-haired man. "Are you implying that you will join my group, Shanks?" 

Shanks rolled his eyes, "Come on, you showed all that power and didn't expect me to join? I might not be the best person in the world, but I still have some strength." 

"I'm also interested in what world you are from, Yuhao..."

"Such strength is unheard of in Myriad Heaven Realm." 

"Are you joining or not?" Huo Yuhao furrowed his brow.

"Join! Of course, Join!" Shanks laughed out loud. "My crew will also join your group!"

"Oy, we haven't said a thing!" Shanks's crews are still on the ground, complaining at their foolish captain.

Huo Yuhao waved his hand and healed them with holy light. "My group is called Dragon Nest. We are cultivators from another world." 

"Once you join Dragon Nest, you can't leave."

"However, we won't restrain your freedom. You can still sail freely in Tiny World." 

"And good news for some of you. I recently accepted Straw Hat Pirates into Dragon Nest."

"Hahaha, as expected of Luffy. He knew how to have fun." Shanks held his stomach and laughed.

"So, my son..." Yassop was speechless.

"Yes, he's part of Dragon Nest now." Huo Yuhao nodded.

"So, what's your decision?"

"Join!" x11.

[Ding! You have accepted 11 new members]

Huo Yuhao stared at Shanks and said, "Now, give me the location of God's Valley. I need to go there asap."  

"Okay," Shanks answered with a nod. "The God's Valley is..." 

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