Chapter 182: [182] : Supernovas Captured in One Fell Swoop! Completely Subdued!

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Sanji laughed wildly on the spot. ’Conqueror’s Haki! I finally have it. Finally, I won’t be mocked by that Moss-head for not having it!’

How many days and nights had it been??

As someone competing with Zoro and Luffy for the No. 1 spot in Rowen’s arsenal, he had been the only one without Conqueror’s Haki aptitude!

Having witnessed firsthand how powerful Rowen’s Haōshoku Coating was, Sanji knew all too well—once that moss-head also mastered Haōshoku Coating, the power gap between them would become immense!

A gap so vast, not even his awakened Exoskeleton could bridge it!

The might of Haōshoku Coating was very domineering… Even the Exoskeleton’s power couldn’t compensate for such a difference.

Or rather, on these seas, very few powers could compensate for the gap created by Haōshoku Coating.

Following Rowen all this way, they had defeated countless powerful enemies, stepping on their blood to become an Emperor-level pirate crew—

—Enel, with his Rumble-Rumble Fruit, had his dream shattered by Rowen’s Haōshoku Coating.

Then there was Admiral Aokiji, who had to rely on his Iron Fists, Ice-Ice Fruit, and formidable Armament Haki just to clash with Rowen.

Even then, he was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of offensive power—and that was when Rowen didn’t even know any martial arts, fighting simply by blasting raw energy.

The only power truly capable of bridging the gap with Haōshoku Coating—was the destructive might of the Magma-Magma Fruit wielded by Admiral Akainu, whom Rowen defeated—

—But the Magma-Magma Fruit, possessing the strongest offensive power among all Devil Fruits, was one of a kind—and Akainu had also Awakened his fruit, its power already at its peak…

However, Rowen’s Haki—could still grow stronger!

ONLY HAKI CAN TRANSCEND ALL!!

This was what Rowen had taught them, and Sanji had committed it to heart.

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Ecstatic, Sanji madly wiggled his eyebrows at Zoro.

“Congratulations, CONQUEROR’S HAKI USER NO. 4,” Zoro’s first half of the sentence made Sanji’s spirits soar.

The second half, combined with the four fingers Zoro held up, made veins pop on Sanji’s forehead.

“WHAT DID YOU SAY?? Haki strength isn’t determined by who awakens it first!” Sanji glared at Zoro.

This damn moss-head always loved to taunt him with numerical rankings!

“HAHHHH?? Rowen awakened first, and his Haki is the strongest! Luffy awakened second, and his Haki is stronger than mine. I’m No. 3, and I can also precisely control my Conqueror’s Haki… AND YOU ARE NO. 4!!”

Zoro stated, then suddenly sighed dramatically. “You can’t even precisely control your Haki yet…”

Upon first awakening Conqueror’s Haki, they all couldn’t freely control it, only unleash it as an indiscriminate blast.

Sanji was in this exact state now. Who he knocked out wasn’t up to him.

Zoro’s logical, well-reasoned argument made Sanji’s eyes burn with fury, but he couldn’t refute it!

This bastard moss-head idiot—only when provoking him did his brain suddenly become so sharp!

Faced with this ironclad fact, Sanji knew words were useless.

He had to diligently train his Conqueror’s Haki. Master Haōshoku Coating as soon as possible!

Then he’d show Zoro that Haki strength wasn’t about who awakened it earlier.

Zoro and Sanji exchanged glances, their eyes burning with competitive fire.

Then, they both looked towards Rowen.

A little squabbling was fine, but they couldn’t delay Rowen’s business.

Those Supernovas who dared to provoke Rowen—hadn’t been dealt with yet.

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“Supernovas… quite bold,” Rowen’s gaze swept over the Supernovas hidden in various places, a powerful smile on his face.

“Since you have the nerve to spy on me, why bother hiding?”

CRACKLE!

Rowen’s body instantly elementized, transforming into lightning, disappearing into an opened Air Door!

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Accompanied by thunderclaps, Rowen’s figure, like a phantom, appeared instantly beside each of these Supernovas!

With a lightning kick—only against Jewelry Bonney, did Rowen hold back slightly.

The other Supernovas were instantly sent flying by Rowen’s kick, spewing blood, severely injured, their Devil Fruits nullified!

The crew members of those Supernova crews stared in horror.

From their perspective—Sky Sovereign Rowen had appeared in different parts of the island at almost the same time, attacking their captains. And their captains were defeated at the same time.

Falling to the ground—

Flying Raijin!

A power that even a prepared Akainu was forced onto the defensive against—these Supernovas had no resistance whatsoever, completely routed…

“Cough! Cough!” Aside from Bonney, all the Supernovas spat out blood, looking at each other, their eyes filled with horror.

How??

Though they were all watching what was happening here, watching Sky Sovereign Rowen, they were all at great distances from each other… In an instant, they were all simultaneously defeated by this man, kicked to this spot.

All the Supernovas, except the already-fled X Drake—were all here, and all simultaneously crushed by this man!

The faces of these Supernovas no longer held a trace of arrogance; only bitter smiles remained.

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“Sky Sovereign, Release the Captain!” Bepo, leading the conscious members of the Heart Pirates, jumped out. Though their legs were trembling, they stood resolutely before Rowen.

“IDIOTS! Who told you to come out!” Law coughed up blood, his eyes filled with shock.

Why would they come out and die—facing a man they couldn’t possibly win against??

But Law’s heart felt incredibly warm. Even if he died—his life was worth it. ’Unfortunately… I couldn’t kill Doflamingo!’

“FATHER!” The Fire Tank Pirates, dressed in their mafia attire, also drew their weapons, though their legs trembled, and faced Rowen’s group.

“BASTARDS! DO YOU WANNA DIE??” Capone Bege roared.

“Sky Sovereign Rowen, Release our Father!” The mafia-dressed crewmen didn’t reply, just trembled and roared. Bege’s eyes also fluctuated with emotion.

Besides them, some of Bonney’s and Hawkins’s crew also rushed over, nervously confronting Rowen’s group.

“Sky Sovereign Rowen, If you want my Devil Fruit, then take it! But let my subordinates go! They pose no threat to you—” Capone Bege roared.

“Devil Fruits?? Your Devil Fruits hold no value,” Rowen scanned the Supernovas.

Among these people, besides Bonney’s Age-Age Fruit and Law’s Op-Op Fruit, none of the other Devil Fruits held any value for Rowen. Not just any random Devil Fruit was worthy of being plundered by him.

However, Bonney was Kuma’s daughter, one of his future important subordinates; he had to give face. Besides, the Age-Age Fruit was best suited for Bonney to continue training.

As for the Op-Op Fruit, its primary value came from the so-called Perennial Youth Operation. Forget whether that operation truly existed, the Awakening of this fruit required the user to continuously advance their medical skills. Even if Rowen obtained it, it would be useless; he could never Awaken it.

The Awakening conditions for the Op-Op Fruit were quite harsh, requiring both immense strength and top-tier medical skill.

As for finishing off these Supernovas?

Rowen wasn’t a do-gooder, clearing out all the rookie pirates of this generation for the Navy.

Let these Supernovas receive a harsh beating, recognize their place, and then… play a role in the Summit War.

After capturing them, he’d just dump them all onto the Summit War battlefield.

Whether they survived or not—depended on their own luck.

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“Phew!” Hearing Rowen’s words, all the Supernovas and their crew members breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

But then, they felt incredibly humiliated.

What did he mean??

Their Devil Fruits were so strong!

They relied on their Devil Fruit abilities to conquer the first half of the Grand Line, to become Supernovas—And he just… looked down on their Devil Fruit abilities??

But then, remembering this man’s terrifying power, that ’Great Terror’ that left them with no ability to resist for even a moment, they could only dejectedly accept this fact.

Their prized Devil Fruit abilities—in this man’s eyes—were just worthless junk.

“Sky Sovereign-ya… How will you deal with us?” Law asked the question on everyone’s mind.

This man surely wouldn’t have gone to all this trouble just to play with them…

“You are now my captives. Just obey quietly,” Rowen replied with a calm smile.

“Capone Bege, right?” Rowen looked towards Capone Bege.

“Y-Yes,” Though his heart pounded being called out by Rowen, Capone Bege, priding himself on being a ’Father’, wouldn’t lose his composure now.

They could fail… feel fear… regret angering this Emperor—but they would never kneel and beg for mercy! That was their pride!

“You have a lot of Seastone, don’t you? Have your men cuff you all. And follow obediently,” Rowen stated calmly.

“WHAT??” Capone Bege’s expression instantly froze.

He did have a lot of Seastone… His subordinates had different combat units, even various cold weapons made from Seastone. Seastone handcuffs for dealing with Devil Fruit users, of course they had them.

But to have them cuff themselves—wasn’t that too humiliating??

Capone Bege started to get angry. The other Supernovas also wore furious expressions.

THERE’S A LIMIT TO HOW MUCH YOU CAN HUMILIATE SOMEONE!

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“HURRY UP AND CUFF THEM! AND BE QUICK!”

A bruised and swollen Capone Bege indistinctly commanded his subordinates to cuff all the Supernovas.

The other Supernovas, also bruised and swollen, stood obediently in line, being cuffed with Seastone handcuffs.

No choice!

They couldn’t resist!

Forget resisting Sky Sovereign Rowen. The moment they showed a sliver of frustration, before even starting to resist… they were brutally beaten by Pirate Hunter, Black Leg, and Desert Princess!

That horrifying power, that Haki that completely nullified their Devil Fruit abilities, made them despair—and the Desert Princess’s Logia Sand-Sand Fruit was like a natural disaster to them…

Instantly beaten black and blue, completely subdued.

Resist??

DON’T BE RIDICULOUS!

Any one of those people could finish them all off—Whether they could escape depended entirely on Sky Sovereign Rowen’s mood.

After being cuffed with Seastone handcuffs, these Supernovas all went limp, completely drained of strength.

Without training, Devil Fruit users, upon contact with Seastone, lost all their strength, unable even to walk normally.

Now, their own crew members became their escorts. Obediently following behind Rowen and his crew, they willingly became captives.

The Fire Tank Pirates… the Heart Pirates… the Bonney Pirates… the Hawkins Pirates… the On Air Pirates… the Fallen Monk Pirates—All the Supernovas and their crew members were captured by Sky Sovereign Rowen!

Taken in one fell swoop—

Aside from Bonney, every single one of them, bruised and swollen, obediently lined up, following Sky Sovereign Rowen towards the auction house—

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