Im Makes His Move!

The sea was a complete mess.

All thirteen warships had been flattened into iron pancakes, and only a handful of Marines remained alive on the surface.

Pirate World Fang Yu slowly drifted down from the sky, exhausted in both body and mind.

Trying to kill Garp in front of so many people had still been a bit too much.

But at the very least, this round had infuriated the Marines and enraged Garp.

Fang Yu glanced in the direction Kizaru had fled, then looked at the Ghost Radish, which had also been smashed into wood chips beneath the Buddha’s palm. Shaking his head, he used Flying Thunder God to leave this troublesome place.

Elsewhere.

"Investigate! Investigate! Hurry up and dig up everything on that brat!"

"Garp! Didn’t he say you were the one who sent him to Impel Down?"

Garp flicked out a booger. "How could I remember something like that? No way! He said he was only seven back then. How could I possibly throw a seven-year-old pirate into Impel Down?"

Vice Admiral Tsuru beside him gave a light cough. "In fact, Impel Down’s incarceration standards have never been particularly clear. If a pirate crew was involved in anything that harmed the interests of the Celestial Dragons, they were usually dealt with indiscriminately."

Hearing this, Sengoku finally understood.

"No matter what, we must investigate every detail about this person—his crew, his friends, and everything he experienced in Impel Down over the years! I refuse to believe that a seven-year-old prisoner could suddenly grow to such a level one day!"

Sengoku clenched his fists. "He must have a weakness!"

In the Hall of Power at Mary Geoise, the Five Elders sat around a long table embedded with jewels. Saint Saturn, the Science Defense God of War, slammed his staff heavily against the ground. "Issue the Divine Punishment Order immediately! Raise the bounty to 4.5 billion Beli, with his death taking priority over the Four Emperors! Vegapunk’s Seraphim forces and all of CP9 are to mobilize! The Three Admirals’ primary mission is now adjusted to killing Multiple Birth Yu!"

Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, the Finance God of War, said, "Execute all coating craftsmen on the Sabaody Archipelago. Plant bombs in the ports. If that brat dares approach the Red Line, detonate them immediately!"

Topman Warcury said, "The Nefertari Family will be escorted to the Holy Land tonight! Nefertari Cobra truly raised a fine daughter, getting herself onto a ship like that!"

Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro said, "Tomorrow’s headline must read: ‘Centennial Tsunami Causes Thirteen Warships to Sink.’ Whoever dares mention the words ‘wooden Buddha’ gets fed to the Sea Kings!"

Shepherd Ju Peter said, "Inject Kaido’s Lineage Factor into the Seraphim! Tell Vegapunk that I want to see Seraphim capable of withstanding that Buddha-palm ability head-on!"

The Five Elders spoke in unison. "Notify the entire military! Anyone who encounters Multiple Birth Yu is permitted to use every ability and weapon against him. Should a wooden giant Buddha appear in any sea, a Buster Call shall automatically apply within a hundred-mile radius! Now—"

Killing intent burst from all five pairs of eyes at once. "We request the execution of Divine Judgment!"

Within the shadows of the Room of Flowers in Pangea Castle, Im lightly tapped the ancient writing on the armrest of the Empty Throne with a fingertip.

Twenty Ever-burning Lamps suddenly went out, and the star map projected from the dome locked onto a stretch of sea in the Grand Line.

It was precisely the coordinates where Fang Yu had used True Several Thousand Hands to destroy thirteen warships.

"Errors must be corrected." Im’s voice sounded like grinding glaciers as bandage-wrapped fingers brushed across the floating Golden Orb.

At Im’s command, the roar of interlocking gears came from deep within the Red Line, and cracks split open across three obelisks embedded with Poneglyphs.

Blue-white streams of energy surged from beneath Mary Geoise, flowing through ancient conduits and into the core of the Heavenly King!

"Coordinates confirmed!" The Five Elders knelt before the projection in the Hall of Power. "May Our God cleanse this filth!"

A blazing white halo a thousand meters across suddenly appeared above the locked sea. Before the agents salvaging the warship wreckage could even scream, their skin melted like wax figures!

More than a hundred lasers descended from the center of the halo, each one precisely piercing through the seabed rock layers!

This was the true terror of an Ancient Weapon!

"Rumble—"

"Rumble rumble—"

"Rumble rumble rumble—"

Light filled the sky!

The entire sea "lit up!"

At that moment, navigators’ pointers all over the world spun wildly, leaving them utterly bewildered by such a phenomenon!

Because the islands once recorded there had ceased to exist!

The Heavenly King did not need to lock onto a target precisely. It merely needed to turn an entire sea into a Forbidden Zone of Life.

The Heavenly King’s cleansing continued for three days.

And the World Government had just issued an announcement.

"Due to sudden undersea volcanic activity, all nations within the East Blue G-142 to G-155 sea regions have been destroyed. These waters are now permanently sealed. All vessels of member nations are instructed to detour. Violators will be executed according to the law!"

After the Heavenly King’s attack, no one knew whether the crew aboard the Ghost Radish had survived, nor did they know whether "Multiple Birth"—or rather, Fang Yu, whose Wanted Poster had now been changed to Great Buddha Yu—was still alive.

Inside the palace, Nefertari Cobra sat in a wheelchair.

Vivi’s eyes were red, but she could do nothing about it.

She knelt in her father’s lap and cried, "The World Government has targeted the whole family because of me. This is my fault. I don’t want to drag you all down with me."

Nefertari Cobra, king of Alabasta, sighed. "The country was saved by your captain in the first place. Even if I can no longer be king, it doesn’t matter. Let’s go to that uninhabited island you mentioned! Prepare a ship at once."

Vivi nodded. "Father, there’s no need to take a ship—" As she spoke, she gave a light cough. Fang Yu, who had been eating fruit nearby, walked over.

Fang Yu placed his hands on their shoulders and took them away from Alabasta.

A moment later, Fang Yu appeared in the palace again.

He picked up the fruit platter, looked around, and muttered, "Im, you really are ruthless. If I hadn’t seen people analyzing on Bihu that you possessed the Ancient Weapon, the Heavenly King, I wouldn’t even have known what those beams were for."

With that, he used Flying Thunder God and left.

The New World!

The Whitebeard Pirates’ Moby Dick cut through the churning sea. Sunlight spilled across the deck as the crew went about their work, maintaining order aboard the ship.

Marco held the latest Wanted Poster, his eyes wide and his face full of disbelief.

Fang Yu’s portrait stood out prominently on the poster. The 4.5 billion Beli bounty written beside it struck Marco’s heart like a bolt from the blue!

"Pops!" Marco hurried over to Whitebeard, Edward Newgate, and handed him the Wanted Poster. "Look at this! Some unknown guy actually has a bounty as high as 4.5 billion Beli!"

Whitebeard took the Wanted Poster. His thick brows furrowed slightly, and a trace of surprise flashed through his eyes.

He slowly raised his head, gazed into the distance, and murmured, "This world is getting more and more interesting."

Hearing that a newly emerged pirate with a Four Emperors-level bounty had appeared, the surrounding crew members gathered around as well. When they saw the amount on the Wanted Poster, they immediately erupted into an uproar!

(Two more chapters. Still writing.)