World Government Myriad Worlds Top 100 Power Tournament!
"The Creator?"
Elder Utgard was stunned for a moment, then, ignoring the pain on his face, he laughed mockingly.
"Saul, if you're referring to those Celestial Dragons, then I need to suspect that your mind has been controlled by some evil power!"
King Harald and others outside the island also sneered repeatedly.
As mentioned before, given the Giants' lifespan of over three hundred years, nine hundred years is merely three generations, so they have a very clear understanding of the Celestial Dragons.
What Creator? That's utter nonsense. They're just a bunch of usurpers.
If there truly is a Creator, it could only be the Moon People who established Great Kingdom.
After all, they were the ones who created the "Bloodstained Serpent" that even the "true Hakai" could not penetrate!
The so-called 'true Hakai's is the Hakai Teuchi the two strongest Titans working together. Legend has it that it can kill a giant elephant that is tens of thousands of meters tall with a single blow!
Saul's next words, however, startled Elder Utgard in front of him.
"Hmph, the Celestial Dragons have always been 'Descendants of the Creator,' and the Creator I'm referring to is, of course, Im... uh."
The moment the somewhat hot-blooded Saul uttered the name, he felt a chill run down his spine, as if ice water had been poured over his head, and he calmed down.
He instantly remembered that Lord Imu had instructed him not to reveal his identity and name to the public, but to refer to him as Saint Nerona.
This caused the 'm' at the end of Saul to be pronounced somewhat unclearly. The important figures watching the live broadcast didn't hear it clearly, but Elder Utgard heard it!
"Imu."
Elder Utgard murmured the name to himself several times, but the more he thought about it, the more familiar it seemed, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
Just then, Saul, in an attempt to cover something up, launched another attack, simultaneously activating his Devil Fruit ability to create numerous earthen artifacts to support his offensive.
From then on.
He never uttered another word!
"That Saul almost got me into big trouble. I don't want to make my debut so easily."
On the moon, Imu squinted his eyes with some displeasure, thinking about giving him a good scolding when he returned.
Fortunately, only the pronunciation of 'yi' is relatively clear. It's likely that apart from the Five Elders, no one would associate it with their own name, considering that more than nine hundred years have passed.
Just as he thought, Sengoku, Garp, and the others didn't realize anything, assuming it was some Celestial Dragons surname starting with the character 'yi'.
However, the Celestial Dragons that Saul was protecting might have been arrogant or held a high position within the Celestial Dragons group, so he referred to himself as the 'Creator' rather than one of the many 'descendants'.
Although it seems ridiculous, it's understandable when you think about how they're Celestial Dragons.
Meanwhile, Imu had lost interest in the battle on the screen, unless that Titans elder used 'Hakai', then he could watch the show.
Now he suddenly had an interesting idea.
"This dueling style is quite interesting. Could I ask the World Government to organize a special tournament for it?"
The next second, a string of large words appeared in Imu's mind.
The World's Greatest Martial Arts Tournament!
It must be said that these words aroused his strong interest.
As a time traveler, he knew all too well how fun competitions could be.
Furthermore, many fantasy works such as comics and novels frequently involve various competitions, in which the protagonist often shines brightly and even becomes famous overnight.
I certainly can't participate in person, given my position.
As for disguising himself or playing dumb to outwit others, he wasn't really interested in that; there was no need for it.
But he can organize the competition!
Then, watching those contestants fight desperately in front of you, striving just to get the reward you bestow upon them—isn't that fascinating?
Since we're going to hold this event, it can't be small-scale; the scale and impact must be large enough, and the value of the rewards must be high enough!
Let the World Government be the organizer, and let the competition be open to the entire Sea Star and all conquered Otherworld. In the future, all kinds of powers and abilities will flourish on the stage and compete with each other.
As for the rewards, they can include high cash prizes, various high-level resources such as Devil Fruit, Famous Sword, biochemical serums, and even invitations from the military.
Imu began brainstorming.
When will it be held?
Once a year? No, since it involves Otherworld, the interval can't be too short.
How about once every three years?
Or once every five years?
Suddenly, he picked up an expensive pen and began writing on a new sheet of white paper, muttering to himself, "What about the division of the competition areas?"
He vaguely remembered that in the World's Greatest Martial Arts Tournament of Dragon Ball, the participants' boxing strength was tested first, and those who met the standard could enter the gym to participate in the preliminary rounds.
Then, they were divided into eight regions by drawing lots. The winners of each region became the top eight, and finally, an elimination tournament was held in front of tens of thousands of spectators.
"But that doesn't really apply."
Take the first step of testing boxing strength, for example. What if the person who comes is a gunman, or someone who isn't good at Physical Arts but possesses some kind of secret technique?
In Imu's mind, the competition he was going to hold had to be colorful and vibrant.
Regardless of ability or weapon, as long as one possesses combat power and is confident in facing the various methods of other strong opponents, one can participate in the competition.
Even if you encounter an opponent who is your natural counter, you can only blame your bad luck, since luck is also a part of your strength.
"It seems the only option is to eliminate this step and then select the top competitors for the knockout rounds through a preliminary round."
However, there is a problem here.
What if two top competitors happen to meet during the selection competition?
"We could add another Revival Match to give these top players another chance. If they still don't advance, then it means they're not strong enough."
Imu found joy in writing down his thoughts as he did so; he simply loved doing this kind of thing.
Let's bring life to the Sea Star World!
"The Otherworld beings will first undergo an assessment on their home planet, and then be sent to Sea Star and assigned to various competition zones. The competition zones are divided into four zones based on the sea area: the East Blue Region, the South Blue Region, the West Blue Region, and the North Blue Region."
"The top 100 from each region will then gather in the first half of the Grand Line for Top 100 Elimination, with the final ten advancing to the Final Championship."
Imu pondered for a long time about this final battle zone, completely ignoring the increasingly intense battle of the Titans on the virtual screen, since they were bound to fight for several days anyway.
"That's right!"
"This is the Elbaf Kingdom!" he decided, thinking to himself.
A kingdom of warriors, a kingdom of Titans, the strongest kingdom—this should be enough to shock those Otherworld contestants and Sea Star contestants from other seas.
He had previously considered holding the event in Dressrosa, a city with a long history of gladiatorial combat, since it has its own Corrida Colosseum.
But compared to a gladiatorial arena, the grandeur of the Giant Kingdom is much more appealing.
"Finally, there's the name of this competition."
"Since it's hosted by the World Government, it should definitely be prefixed with 'World Government,' and since there are people from Otherworld participating, we'll add the words 'All Worlds.' The rest is just hype."
A moment later, Imu blurted out a string of words, his eyes shining brightly.
"World Government Myriad Worlds Top 100 Power Tournament!"
Ahhh, I've finally gotten to this point! This was a competition I'd planned before I even started writing the book!!!