The Death of Blackbeard

"Sengoku, are you sure you still want to continue?"

High above in the sky, Gu Sheng looked down upon everything below like a god. His cold, merciless voice drifted across the plaza, making everyone's hearts tremble.

"Of course I know what I'm doing. Marco, you'd better surrender now!"

Sengoku roared toward the sky. Although he did not understand Gu Sheng's sudden transformation, the Marines had already drawn their bows and nocked their arrows. How could they possibly stand down now?

Gu Sheng's gaze remained cold. "Good. I was only giving you a chance."

Countless Marines looked up at Gu Sheng with all kinds of expressions. Even the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the numerous vice admirals, and the Marine Admirals sensed that something was different.

"Ah!!!"

Below, Hancock gazed at the dazzling Gu Sheng in the sky, her eyes practically shining. "What's happening? I should only have feelings for Luffy, but this Marco is so manly! I, I, I..."

"So this is his spirit! Challenging the entire Marine Headquarters—how interesting!"

A gleam flashed beneath Doflamingo's sunglasses. He had already recognized Gu Sheng's identity and knew that Gu Sheng had once stolen the Sea Stone from the Donquixote Family. But what he was thinking about now was not settling the score, but... something more.

"Marco the Phoenix, such a powerful man. If I turned him into a zombie, what would Kaido the Dragon even be?"

Gecko Moria indulged in a dream so wonderful that he trembled just imagining it. Kaido the Dragon was his nightmare, yet that nightmare was being brutally pummeled before his eyes. Gu Sheng's power had already struck deep into his heart.

"Mar... Marco..."

At this moment, the originally empty eyes of Bartholomew Kuma the Tyrant seemed to ripple with emotion. He opened his mouth and let out