After deliberation among all the top officials at Marine Headquarters, Ye Chen was ultimately assigned a bounty of 300 million Beli, with Kizaru tasked to lead the hunt.
The World Government, enraged by Ye Chen's assault on Celestial Gold, issued a global media order through its influence:
Ye Chen was now wanted worldwide, with a 100 million Beli reward for any information on his whereabouts.
Once the announcement was made, the entire world was thrown into an uproar.
But the real explosion came when Marine Headquarters released Ye Chen's official wanted poster.
Dragon Knight Ye Chen
Bounty: 300,000,000 Beli
Dead or Alive
From the Four Seas, to the first half of the Grand Line, to The New World,
countless people were stirred into action.
Bounty hunters, like sharks smelling blood, began flooding toward Wano Country.
Numerous pirates even turned their ships around and headed there, all for a shot at the treasure Ye Chen had seized from Celestial Gold.
According to insider leaks, this shipment of tribute from allied nations was now in Ye Chen's possession—
worth a staggering 2 billion Beli.
In the face of such immense wealth, many infamous pirates changed course, all determined to hunt down Ye Chen.
Though Roger had launched the Great Pirate Era, most who set sail did so in pursuit of the treasure Roger spoke of.
Now that a closer, more tangible target had appeared, they weren't about to let it slip by.
Still, many were shocked by Ye Chen's actions.
Celestial Gold lacked real protection and was often seen as pitifully weak,
but no one had ever dared lay a hand on them—
all because of the Celestial Dragons' name.
But Ye Chen had not only robbed them,
he had slaughtered the entire Celestial Gold crew.
For this reason, many admired his decisiveness and fearlessness.
The New World — aboard a massive pirate ship
A grand ship slowly cruised through the sea,
its mast flying a flag with a white-bearded skeleton head—
the emblem of the Whitebeard Pirates.
"Pops, someone attacked Celestial Gold a few days ago,"
Marco said lazily, glancing over the intelligence in his hand.
"A rookie?"
Whitebeard took a huge swig of alcohol from his bowl, speaking calmly.
Marco nodded.
"Yeah. A guy named Ye Chen, reportedly riding a dragon.
He killed the Celestial Gold crew and stole all their treasure."
"Here—this is the guy."
Marco handed over the wanted poster.
Whitebeard set down his bowl and took the paper.
The image was quite blurry, clearly taken from a distance—
a massive red dragon coiled in the air, and only a vague silhouette of Ye Chen could be seen atop its head.
Whitebeard's eyes flickered with intrigue.
He laughed,
"Looks like things are about to get lively on the seas again."
The New World — on a remote island
A massive, towering man sat in the center—
his head and shoulders covered in black fur, two sharp horns protruding from his skull,
a long beard hanging from his chin,
scales tattooed across his left arm.
His upper body was bare,
his lower half clad in wide pants tied with sacred rope at the waist.
This man was none other than Beasts Kaido,
known as the strongest creature across land, sea, and air.
"Boss, I heard recently there's a guy riding a dragon who wiped out Celestial Gold and stole all their goods,"
one of Kaido's subordinates reported.
Kaido raised an eyebrow with interest.
"What kind of dragon?"
"This one."
The subordinate handed him the bounty poster.
Kaido took it, scanned it, and a glint of delight flashed in his eyes.
His lips curved upward.
"I want that dragon. Where is it?"
The subordinate looked hesitant.
"We don't know yet. The incident occurred in Wano Country. Should we go check it out?"
"Pointless to go now. He's already long gone."
Kaido waved his hand sharply.
"Tell the others—I want info on that dragon. I'm taking it."
"Yes, sir!"
The man saluted and left to pass on the order.
"What a fierce beast… That dragon is mine,"
Kaido muttered, eyes glowing with menace.
Ye Chen's name spread across the world like a stone cast into a still lake, stirring up waves everywhere.
Marines, bounty hunters, pirates—
people from all walks of life began heading to Wano Country, each with their own goals.
But because Daughter Country was located in the Calm Belt, where news traveled slowly,
the people there remained unaware of Ye Chen's wanted status.
Ye Chen, having brought Hancock and her sisters back, wasn't met with discrimination despite being a man.
In fact, the citizens of Daughter Country were curious about him.
Some seafarers even worshipped him—
they understood all too well what Celestial Gold represented.
Over the next few days, Ye Chen was treated with unprecedented hospitality in Daughter Country.
He had no worries about food or drink,
and even enjoyed the company of women—
it felt like paradise.
Yet even amid this indulgent life, Ye Chen never stopped training in the Ultimate Inner Ghost Sword Technique.
In a forest on the eastern side of Daughter Country
Ye Chen stood facing a savage beast.
It was about four meters tall, tiger-like in shape,
with two massive, bone-white fangs that gleamed in the sunlight.
A saber-toothed tiger—the undisputed overlord of this forest.
Facing this formidable beast, Ye Chen remained calm and composed,
his right hand gripped tightly around the hilt at his waist.
"Roar!"
The saber-toothed tiger bellowed, its bloodshot eyes locked onto Ye Chen as if staring at prey.
"You'll be tonight's dinner,"
Ye Chen muttered to himself.
The beast pounced, its massive paws slamming toward Ye Chen.
At that moment, a gleam flashed in Ye Chen's eyes.
His right hand drew his sword with blinding speed—
"Draw a sword and Slash!"
In an instant, a crescent-shaped arc of Sword Qi burst forth,
blasting straight into the saber-toothed tiger.
Unrivaled Sword Qi—nothing could withstand it.
It cleaved through the beast like paper, slicing it clean in half.
Boom—
The severed halves of the tiger crashed to the ground,
kicking up clouds of dust, blood splashing across the forest floor.
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