Luffy's Grief and Indignation

After a long pause, a voice came from the monument again, "What is your purpose? To take my power, just like that despicable thief?"

"No, I am even more greedy than him. Besides your power... I also want your life!" Roy said indifferently.

"Hahahaha, I knew it! How could someone who walks this path be a good person!" The person in the monument laughed wildly at first, then calmed down and said meaningfully, "Actually, if you only take my power, I will hate you, but if you take my life, I will only be grateful to you!"

"Indeed, for a prisoner, endless life is nothing but torture!" Roy nodded.

"Actually, compared to that despicable thief, I would much rather you achieve the final victory, even though the possibility is extremely slim."

"Is that so? But I don't think I'll lose to him."

"That despicable thief... comes to harvest my power every hundred years. Can you imagine how powerful it would be if the power of me and that person had been combined for eight hundred years?"

"You don't need to worry about that. You should save your time to look at this world a little longer, because you may never see it again!" Roy said in a villainous tone.

"Ha, there's nothing left to cherish in this world. As for my life, take it now if you want. I can't wait to sink into that eternal slumber!"

"Well then... goodbye!" Roy gripped the Seven Star Sword in his hand, thrusting it forward, shattering the Poneglyph and breaking the seal, while also instantly piercing through the body inside the tablet.

"If... I hadn't been the first, the ending shouldn't have been like this..." As death approached, the person in the tombstone uttered his last words with resentment.

Feeling the power surging within him, Roy fell silent. Indeed, if the person in the monument hadn't been the first to tear the world apart, he and Imu, as later arrivals, would never have been able to gain the upper hand so easily in their confrontation with the World Will. In a sense, it was precisely because of the existence of the pioneers that he and Imu truly touched upon the forbidden zone of the gods.

"Let us congratulate the sharpest blade under the supreme king, Lord Dark, and Captain Monkey D. Luffy from the Straw Hat Pirates for winning this elimination round and successfully advancing to the Finals!" The host's enthusiastic voice once again resounded through the sky, eliciting continuous cheers from the crowd below.

"Phew, that was close! I thought that person called Dark would be just as ruthless as the others!" Nami patted her chest, relieved.

"Yeah, that guy is insanely strong. Everyone who runs into him is killed in an instant, without anyone even having a chance to react. If Luffy is unlucky enough to run into him, Luffy's definitely going to die!" Usopp breathed a sigh of relief. They had been watching the broadcast from the sky with bated breath.

"Dark? Strange, where did this person come from? Why can't we gather any information about him? Could he be a secret force that Nightmare is keeping hidden as a trump card?" Sabo said, puzzled.

"Hehe, don't worry, Sabo. Now that he's out in our sights, it won't be so easy for him to hide anymore," Koala comforted him.

Just as the group was having a heated discussion, Luffy appeared before them, his brows furrowed, as if he were preoccupied with something.

"Hey? Luffy, why do you look so gloomy even though you won?" Nami asked, puzzled.

"By the way, Luffy, didn't you not board the plane before? How did you end up on the Floating Island?" Usopp looked at Luffy with curiosity.

"That person just now... gave me a very familiar feeling, and even... when facing him, my body's instincts were restraining the urge to attack!" Luffy expressed his doubts.

"A familiar feeling? Are you mistaken? That person exudes an aura of killing and bloodshed. He doesn't look like a good person at all. How could he have anything to do with you?" Koala questioned.

"Indeed, that person is Nightmare's subordinate. Judging from his strength, he probably holds a very important position under Nightmare. If he had known you two years ago, he would never have let you go," Ace nodded and said.

"Actually, what Luffy said isn't impossible. In previous matches, either all three were evenly matched and advanced at the same time, or only one person advanced after killing everyone else. Luffy's advancement with two spots seems rather strange," Sabo said seriously.

"Who cares who he is? Watch me shatter his mask in the Finals!" Luffy said, rubbing his hands together excitedly.

"Pfft!" Nami suddenly burst into laughter, clutching her stomach and nearly unable to breathe.

The group looked at her, completely bewildered.

"Is what I said really that funny?" Luffy was quite annoyed; she was very serious, you know.

"No..." Nami waved her hand, wiping away the tears of laughter, "You'll know if you just look at today's Dream Express."

"Dream Express?"

"Yes, that shows every battle of the day in real time."

Luffy exclaimed with delight, "Then am I already famous throughout the Grand Line?!"

Nami's expression was strange. "If you really think that way, then you're not wrong!"

The group quickly took out their Dream Linker and Dream-Enter.

"A Stunning Victory! The Results in Zone 1 Arena Are Astounding, the Eye of Heaven Emerges!"

Invincible! Shiryu of the Rain ends the battle in 4 minutes and 30 seconds!

The Great Collision! Pirates vs. Marines, Old Forces vs. New Era!

Strength or Luck? The Untold Story of Luffy and the Strongest Blade!

Looking at the fourth report, Luffy clicked on it with trembling thoughts.

"After the battle in the Fourth War Zone ended, I'm sure everyone was wondering how Luffy, a rookie pirate with a bounty of only 100 million, managed to escape from the swords of such powerful figures and even make it to the finals, when so many pirates with Luffy of two or three hundred million and infamous naval warriors fell to the sword of the Dark Blade."

"Those who watched the broadcast carefully should have noticed that Luffy's name was not on the boarding list. Instead, there was a scene where we could clearly see flames flashing in the sky and Luffy falling from the sky, crying and wiping away tears..."

Luffy clenched his fists when he saw this. That bastard! He had only screamed a few times because he was caught off guard!

"Therefore, we can boldly speculate that Luffy flew to the Floating Island on Lord Dark's private plane, but some indescribable battle occurred between the two, which caused the plane to crash. And it is precisely for this reason that he was able to advance to the Finals in that level of battle..."

Luffy's face started to turn purple!

"The above is not just my rambling. As a responsible reporter, I noticed Luffy's unusual qualities before the tournament even started and interviewed him."

"During the interview, Luffy made several surprising statements, even declaring that he would become the Pirate Kings. This made me wonder what Luffy had that gave him the audacity to say such a thing. After some investigation, I finally understood: Luffy is the legendary Devil Fruit User, capable of performing countless poses that only exist in records..."

Luffy glanced at the author's name and was filled with grief and indignation. "Damn it, I have High Fever Thirty-Six Degrees! I'm going to kill you!"