One Piece: The Peerless Tyrant Blade

“Future Sight? Not bad Observation Haki.” Rocks’ voice was low, carrying an undeniable pressure. “Too bad I crushed every future you saw with my own hands!”

Ling Xiao gritted his teeth. The soul from the modern world trembled, but the defiance in his bones roared. Just fifteen minutes ago, he had been the fairly well-known Pirate Hunter “Ghostbane” Ling Xiao in the New World. With his naturally awakened Future Sight Observation Haki and formidable swordsmanship, he had hunted countless pirates with bounties of over a hundred million, until this true overlord of the seas came for him.

The outcome of the fight was never in doubt. He “saw” every one of Rocks’ attacks, but his body simply couldn’t keep up with their devastating speed and power. Unmatched strength? A joke in front of Rocks. Flying Slash? Rocks casually blew it apart with a punch.

“Kid, you have two choices.” Rocks took a step forward, his terrifying Haki freezing the air. “Die in a filthy gutter on Hachinosu, or… come aboard my ship. I could use a vicious hound.”

Ling Xiao’s pupils contracted. Join the Rocks Pirates? That hellhole full of madmen, schemers, and future Emperors?

But under the gaze of those eyes that seemed capable of swallowing everything, refusing meant immediate death.

He drew a deep breath, swallowed the metallic taste in his throat, and gripped his sword with all his strength.

Survive. Only by surviving could he grow stronger than anyone else and break these damned shackles!

“I… accept.”