A Shocking Entrance! The Grand Melee Begins!

Ian couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

If the Dyna Stone explosion were to occur successfully inside the Sky King, then even Sky King of such immense strength would not be able to escape unscathed.

However, Im's abilities are indeed quite troublesome.

To say that the Sky King has been transformed into a retinue would truly make this Ancient Weapon as responsive as one's own arm, allowing the Sky King to become the vessel for his power.

Using the teleportation array's ability to activate this massive Ancient Weapon, he teleported himself and the explosion directly to the outside of the Sky King's territory.

This is such a hassle.

Such a great opportunity has been missed.

So, now it really seems like we have no choice but to go all out in this one battle?

Ian thought to himself.

Inside the Sky King.

Commander-in-Chief Figarland Gellinger of the Knights of God stared with twitching eyes at the several skeletons lying beside him.

Just seconds before, these guys were all full of energy, searching inside the Sky King with him.

But in the blink of an eye, everything they had was taken away.

Body, life, and even soul—everything had been plundered, leaving only a few withered corpses before him.

Is this the price for receiving Lord Im's grace?

Before Gellinger could think any further, a black magic circle appeared beneath his feet.

"Oh?"

Ian's lips curled slightly.

Before him, countless black mists emerged from the Sky King Ship, and finally, a huge magic circle appeared.

Within this magic array, figures appeared out of thin air.

"That's so convenient!"

Ian couldn't help but sigh.

Although his flying speed was fast, nothing could compare to direct teleportation.

"Ian!"

A resentful voice came from within the black mist.

Wearing a long black robe and a sharp crown, Im has once again appeared before Ian.

Standing behind him were the Gorosei, the Knights of God, and the Navy.

"Whoa! What kind of ability is this?"

Admiral Ryokugyu looked around in shock, "Where did we suddenly end up?"

However, Akainu, Kizaru, Fujitora had already locked onto Ian in an instant.

They've really arrived! They've come straight above the Sky King!

In this case, Ancient Weapon would be useless, and only the most primitive means, naked violence, could be used to decide the outcome!

Sengoku took a deep look at Im's thin back.

Is this also one of Lord Im's abilities?

In an instant, everyone was forcibly transported from inside the Sky King's territory to this place.

"What a pity!"

Ian laughed and said to Im, "Wouldn't it be better to just obediently get blown up? That way you won't have to suffer any more."

You seem very confident.

Im's voice was cold. "You didn't think that was Im's full strength last time we fought, did you?"

Ian couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Don't talk nonsense. Didn't I already say? I already know everything Joy Boy left behind. Of course I know your abilities very well."

"You're the one who's confused about the situation."

"Snort."

Im just sneered.

Fool, the person I am now is vastly different from the person I was eight hundred years ago.

Eight hundred years ago, when he fought Joy Boy, his abilities hadn't even Awakening yet.

Judging oneself based on what one learned from Joy Boy would be tantamount to suicide!

"Im, why waste your breath on him!"

Gellinger shouted, his longsword already drawn from its sheath.

"If we take care of this guy here, then everything will be over!"

The Gorosei looked somewhat bitter.

How do we deal with Ian here?

That's easy to say.

But if this guy doesn't want to die, who can kill him?

"In any case, there is no other way to go now."

Akainu's arms had transformed into billowing magma, with thick smoke rising from them. He spoke in a deep voice, "What else can we do now but fight?"

"That's right!"

Ryokugyu's body swelled, and his skin turned greenish-brown. "Only battle!!"

It's either defeat Ian or be defeated by him; aren't these the only two paths you can choose now?

"That's right,"

Ian chuckled softly, "At this point, words are powerless; let's settle things with swords."

Only the victor reigns supreme!

The restless flames surged behind him, eventually coalescing into a smooth wall of fire.

The wall of flames revealed its true form in the next instant.

It was a mirror.

A mirror that should have been hanging in that room.

At the moment the Dyna Stone exploded, Ian assimilated it into flames.

As is well known, even if a user's ability is not Awakening, their ability can still assimilate items carried on their body.

Logia ability users don't need to strip naked before transforming into their Elementalization, so it's not surprising that Ian could turn a mirror into flames.

The moment the mirror was formed, its surface rippled like ocean waves.

A massive figure emerged from within.

"Hehehe! It failed? That's great!"

Teacher Kai uttered nonsensical and illogical words as he strode up behind Ian, carrying a spiked club.

"The Mirror-Mirror Fruit?"

The well-informed Lord Im had already figured out in an instant why Ian and the others were here.

But that's meaningless now, because more and more people are stepping out of the mirror.

Those are the world-renowned top officers of the Beasts Pirates.

Bullet, Hawk Eyes, Yamato, Hancock, Enel, Kuzan, Law...

Then.

Several figures emerged together.

"What?"

Suddenly, Sengoku's pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints.

"Hey! Am I seeing things?"

Ryokugyu, who had transformed into a giant tree-man, screamed, "What's going on?!"

"Mama, Mama!!"

White clouds floated on the left, fireballs floated on the right, and Aunt Linlin walked out with heavy steps, carrying a large knife in her hand.

"It's really regrettable that it's come to this in the end."

Holding his sword, the Red-Haired looked regretful. "Even detonating five Dyna Stone at the same time couldn't secure victory?"

"This only proves that the enemy is more troublesome than we imagined."

The one with the same sigh on his face, but with his sleeves already rolled up, was the Revolutionary Army commander, Dragon.

"What's the point of saying anything now?"

The one who spoke the same words as Ian with a cold expression was Zephyr, the NEO Marines Commander-in-Chief.

Patrick Redfield remained silent, carrying an umbrella.

"Are you kidding me?!"

At this moment, Vice Admiral Tsuru He could no longer maintain her calm and indifferent demeanor, her expression cracking and her eyes filled with extreme horror.

"Charlotte, Linlin, Red-Haired, Shanks, Redfield, Dragon, and Zephyr!!"

These guys are all the most renowned and powerful figures on the sea, and are the leaders of one of the few powerful forces on the sea besides the World Government and the Beasts Pirates!

It wasn't just them; their top executives also stepped out of the mirror one by one!

"I see."

Fujitora suddenly Satori, "Those auras I sensed on Pluton were them?"

He actually sensed many powerful auras on Pluton, but at the time he didn't know the true nature of those auras.

I was quite surprised at the time, wondering where the Beasts Pirates got so many powerful and terrifying creatures.

Now I finally understand what confused me back then.

What are you doing here?!

The Fleet Admiral Sengoku could no longer contain himself and roared in fury.

Each of them should be a powerful ruler who dominates his own territory; how could they possibly follow behind Ian?

even.

Answer me, Zephyr!

Sengoku was furious. "Why are you here? Is this your so-called justice?!"

They've actually joined forces with pirates!

Mr. Zephyr did not speak, but calmly struck Im, who remained silent as well.

Is this the guy?

The king of the World Government, an entity that has secretly ruled the world for eight hundred years.

Is there anything hard to understand about this?

Ian then spoke up with a smile, "If you don't choose us, you're the only ones left. It's such a simple choice; I think everyone can make that decision."

"Well, Whitebeard- senpai didn't want to make a choice, so he can no longer make a choice."

"Has the Whitebeard Pirates been wiped out?"

A bead of cold sweat trickled down the forehead of the Hero Garp.

That Whitebeard man, who had baffled the Navy for decades, was quietly eliminated by Ian?

"Ian!! You bastard!!"

Saturn gritted his teeth.

Without their knowledge, Ian had already wiped out all the monsters on the sea?

He recruited all these monsters to his cause!

"Mama, Mama! It's no use saying anything now!!"

Aunt Linlin laughed loudly, raised the large knife in her hand, and pointed the tip directly at Im. "Anyway, this is the last one!"

"Shanks!"

At that moment, Gellinger suddenly spoke up, looking at Shanks, "Do you know what you're doing?! You're a descendant of the Figarland family, and now you're standing by that great sinner's side, opposing the Celestial Dragons?!"

"What?"

His words left many people on both sides completely dumbfounded.

Everyone couldn't help but turn to look at the Red-Haired.

Figarland's House?

Is this guy Celestial Dragons?

"Feel sorry,"

Red-Haired didn't even lift an eyelid, calmly saying, "The Celestial Dragons are a race that shouldn't exist in this world."

All you can bring to this world is destruction and fear.

"You brat!!"

Gellinger's forehead veins throbbed. "Fine! You possess the most noble bloodline, yet you choose to associate with ants. Well then, I'll personally cut off your head!"

"Then let's give it a try."

Red-Haired didn't care what blood relation existed between them and the man with the crescent-shaped haircut.

All he knew was that the time had come to fulfill Captain Roger's unfulfilled wish.

At this time...

Hey! Old man!

Ace looked at the Hero Garp standing in the ranks of the Marines and couldn't help but shout at the top of his lungs, "Come to our side! You can't win! If you continue to fight Ian, you'll die!"

"Ace..."

Hero Garp's expression changed slightly, then he angrily yelled, "What are you doing here! Do you even know what kind of battlefield this is?!"

Even though this kid is already a high-ranking officer in the Beasts Pirates, he is still in great danger on this battlefield!

"Because I'm a pirate from the Beasts Pirates!"

Ace shouted matter-of-factly, "But you should quit being a Marine!"

"Ian has found the Final Island, and we now know everything that happened during the Void Century!"

"This guy named Im is nothing but a despicable usurper! For some inexplicable reason, he turned what should have been a promising world into what it is now. He's not worth fighting for anymore!"

A violent aura instantly crashed down on Ace.

But at this moment, Ian took a step forward, and a surge of Conqueror's Haki erupted forth. The two auras collided, and the Haki Inazuma once again cleaved the sky.

"Isn't what Ace said true? There's no need to get angry."

Ian chuckled softly.

Honestly, I already said there was nothing left to say, so why are we all starting to talk about it now?

"..."

Im didn't speak, he just stared intently at Ian.

"The truth behind the Void Century?"

Vice Admiral Tsuru He pondered to himself.

A usurper?

"Garp!"

Warcury turned around and looked coldly at the Hero Garp.

The opposing team's strength was already ridiculously high; if Garp wavered too...

"You've got one thing wrong, Ace!"

Hero Garp didn't even glance at the Gorosei, but instead shouted loudly at Ace, "We are not fighting for the World Government, but for justice!"

They don't trust the World Government; they just don't want to trust pirates.

"Old man! Are you really that stubborn?!"

Ace was so angry he was trembling all over.

How could we possibly win?

Once Ian unleashes his full power, everyone will die here!

At that moment, Dragon stepped forward and patted the boy on the shoulder.

"Mr. Dragon?"

Ace turned around.

"As I just said, at this point, there's no point in saying anything more."

Dragon looked at his elderly father in the crowd opposite him and said earnestly, "Leave that stubborn old man to me!"

Ace paused, then nodded vigorously, "I understand!"

Let's leave it to Mr. Dragon.

"Ace! Sabo! And Shanks!"

But at that very moment, a boy with a bright smile squeezed out from further back among the navy personnel.

Ace, Sabo, Dragon, and Garp were all taken aback.

Red-Haired stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

They watched as the boy squeezed through the crowd, laughing loudly as he ran towards them.

"I knew I'd see you all here! It's been so long, I've missed you all so much!"

"Luffy???"

Ace, Sabo, Dragon, Garp, Red-Haired all changed their expressions drastically at the same time.

What's this kid doing here?

"Wait! Luffy!"

Watching his grandson happily run towards the other side, the Hero Garp's forehead instantly broke out in a cold sweat, and he quickly called out to stop him.

Hehehehe!

Luffy, however, paid no attention to any of that and just wanted to run over and give his two brothers, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, a warm hug.

Then.

"Traitor, you deserve to die."

Beneath Im's black robe, a black shadow shot out like an arrow, aiming directly at Luffy's back.

"Luffy!!"

Having prepared in advance, the Red-Haired launched himself out without hesitation.

"Do you want to stop Im?"

Gellinger was just as fast, charging straight at Red-Haired.

Dragon transformed into a raging wind and surged forward.

Hero Garp also sped forward.

Ian chuckled and casually kicked away Im's black arrow.

Was it really this kid who became the final trigger?

He had appeared behind Luffy without anyone noticing.

"Ian!"

Luffy greeted him with delight.

Ian didn't answer, but simply looked up at Im, who had appeared before him.

"Then let the final war begin!"