Ch. 261Rushing to the Front

After freeing the Devil race, Figo asked its leaders to help decide the fate of existing Devil Fruits and contacted Empress Kailin about the truth behind the Celestial Dragons’ war. As the conflict stalled around the trapped Yasheng, Figo prepared to expose the Devil race’s history and headed to confront the First Divine General.

  • Figo asked the Devil race leaders whether existing Devil Fruits and their users could be spared, even as cultivation and creation of Devil Fruits were forbidden.
  • The war dragged on for nearly two months, with Hram, Acheris, and King of Collection holding off the five Divine Generals while Yasheng remained trapped on a barren planet.
  • News spread that Figo had killed Beelzebub and Blue Flavors, leaving Rocks so shocked by the report that he spat blood.
  • Figo called Empress Kailin, explained that the modern Devil race consisted of innocents transformed into Devils, and asked her to help end the Celestial Dragons’ deception.
  • Figo approved Baoyu’s report, “The Truth About the Devil race: The Greatest Hoax in the Starry Expanse,” and set out to find Yasheng and end the war.

Ch. 262Yasheng's Resolve

Nimer revealed that his Slow Bloodline had made Yasheng experience a month of slowed time, causing the time to rebound and leave him starving and weakened. Hram confronted Yasheng, but he tore off his own arm and ate it, showing he still intended to fight.

  • Yasheng defeated Nico, then realized that time had passed far more slowly for him during their fight and rushed toward Nimer.
  • Nimer explained that his ability had prolonged Eri’s life 713 years earlier, but Eri’s final battle caused the slowed time to rebound and kill him.
  • Nimer revealed that Yasheng had experienced only half an hour while a month passed outside, and that the rebound had left him weakened by half a year without food.
  • Yasheng tried to escape toward the Planet Membrane, but Hram intercepted him and attacked, driving him into a vast crater.
  • Hram offered Yasheng a chance to reveal what he knew about the King hidden on Celestial Dragon Star, but Yasheng ripped off his left arm and ate it.

Ch. 263Let's Put an End to This (Part Two)

Yasheng’s allies reached him as Hram and the Devil race pressed their attack, and the battle turned on Shanks carrying giant snake meat that could restore Yasheng’s strength. Just as the meat was about to reach Yasheng, Gaston Figo appeared, caught it, and declared that he would end the fight.

  • Yasheng fought Hram after sacrificing his arm, while Shanks located him and alerted Long Yue.
  • Ailier and the other Divine Generals arrived to protect Yasheng, and the Devil race’s Demon Princes joined Hram; Long Yue and the King of Collection also reached the battlefield.
  • Shanks descended with giant snake meat for Yasheng, but the King of Collection attacked him and the Thousand-Faced Demon Prince, disguised as Yasheng, tried to steal the meat using Nimer’s time ability.
  • The Eighth Divine General rescued the destroyed snake meat with his Restoration Fruit and sent it toward Yasheng as both sides fought to intercept it.
  • Gaston Figo appeared before Shanks, caught the snake meat, blocked the King of Collection’s attack, and said he would end the battle.

Ch. 264I'm Here to End This War

Gaston Figo entered the battlefield and announced that he intended to end the war, revealing that seven Celestial Dragons had lit all five flames. Hram learned that the Devil race’s centuries of resistance had been treated as a trial, while Figo prepared to confront Yasheng if he refused to stop fighting.

  • Gaston Figo arrived on the battlefield, and both the Devil race and the Celestial Dragons questioned his motives.
  • Gaston Figo told Hram that seven Celestial Dragon experts had lit all five flames, making victory impossible for the Devil race.
  • Yasheng confirmed that the Devil race’s conflict had been a trial intended to prepare the stars for a greater enemy.
  • Hram flew at Yasheng in fury, but Gaston Figo seized her wrist and stopped her, saying he had come to end the war.
  • Gaston Figo threw snake meat to Yasheng and told him to eat, signaling that he would fight if Yasheng still refused to stop.

Ch. 265One Punch

Figo defeated Yasheng in a single punch, forcing Celestial Dragon Star’s forces to withdraw. After Figo revealed news about Lucifer and offered the Divine Generals a chance to join the Blue Sea, Yasheng ordered the retreat without answering the offer.

  • Yasheng ate the snake meat, recovered his strength, and challenged Figo to a duel while Hram led the other Devils away.
  • Figo and Yasheng exchanged punches, but Figo overwhelmed Yasheng with sheer physical power and left him spitting blood.
  • Yasheng recognized Figo’s extraordinary strength and ordered the Divine Generals to withdraw rather than fight a futile battle.
  • Figo gave Hram and Long Yue copies of the Starry Sky Newspaper, revealing that the conflict had been part of a trial preparing for a confrontation with Lucifer.
  • Figo invited the Divine Generals to join the Blue Sea if they rejected Celestial Dragon Star’s decisions, but Yasheng crumpled the article and repeated his order to withdraw.

Ch. 266Hram's Choice

Hram chose to follow Lucifer and seek revenge on the Celestial Dragons, but agreed to let Figo make arrangements to protect the Devil race until Lucifer returned. Meanwhile, Yasheng explained the Celestial Dragons’ long-term plan to Long Yue, and the Starry Sky Newspaper’s revelations spread across space.

  • Hram thanked Figo for helping the Devil race and asked about his bloodline, then guessed he might have inherited Lucifer’s bloodline.
  • Figo asked what Hram would do if Lucifer returned and tried to turn all of space into the Devil race, and Hram said she would follow Lucifer and take revenge on the Celestial Dragons.
  • When Figo asked what she would do if Lucifer were killed, Hram agreed to seek a chance for her people to live and let Figo make arrangements in advance.
  • The King of Collection tore up the newspaper and cursed the Celestial Dragons after learning the truth about the Land of Eternal Life.
  • Yasheng told Long Yue that the Celestial Dragons had deliberately fostered hostility to gather resources and prepare to fight Lucifer, and ordered her to contact Rolet.
  • Divice Wan called for Figo’s execution, but Yasheng defended Figo as the King of the Blue Sea and an indispensable ally against Lucifer; the latest Starry Sky Newspaper then caused an uproar across space.

Ch. 267Legendary Strongmen

The ten four-lamp Kings learned more about their hidden strength and agreed to support Figo’s plan to exile the Devil race, despite the risk of war with the Celestial Dragons. The Celestial Dragons responded by declaring Figo a threat and revealing two legendary five-lamp powerhouses, intensifying unrest across the starry sky.

  • News exposing the Celestial Dragons’ role in manipulating the Devil race spread, leaving many people confused and angering the starry sky’s powerful figures.
  • On Giant Star, the ten four-lamp Kings discussed their hidden powerhouses and learned that Figo planned to exile the Devil race to three uninhabited habitable planets.
  • The ten Kings chose to back Figo, deciding that opposing the Celestial Dragons was preferable to remaining their tools and sacrifices.
  • At the Divine General Pavilion, Donal and other Celestial Dragons decided to act against Figo, whom they said had Devil Progenitor blood and could not be trusted.
  • The Celestial Dragons published a report calling for Figo’s elimination and revealed Renos and Diagulaga as two living legendary powerhouses.

Ch. 268The Microcosm and the Promise (Part Two)

The Starry Sky Newspaper exposed the Celestial Dragons’ deceptions, stirring reactions across the stars and revealing how the revelations affected ordinary people and major factions. Meanwhile, Figo subdued Acheris and discussed restrictions on the Devil race before Baoyu arrived with an insect and a newspaper.

  • Devil Hunters read reports about the Celestial Dragons and beat Beijie and Beiwu as anger and confusion spread through the bar.
  • Bosen learned from the newspaper that his missing son might have survived in the Flame Lodging Place, and his wife’s hand trembled as he begged her to wake.
  • A space pirate spared his father after they read the reports, while Masha and her husband reconsidered fleeing to the South Universe Sea after Shalana La Kailin supported the King of the Blue Sea.
  • The revelations prompted the Blue Sea, Roger Pirates, Rocks, Teach, and the Ten Kings to react to the unfolding crisis and the Celestial Dragons’ threatened campaign against Figo.
  • Figo defeated Acheris, explained that hardliners like her would be confined to the Devil race’s three life planets, and received an insect and newspaper from Baoyu.

Ch. 269The Challenge

The seven Eternals discussed Gaston Figo’s plan to relocate the Devils and his public challenge to meet Celestial Dragon Star face-to-face. They accepted the challenge and announced a meeting on a desolate planet near Bibidi Star in eighteen days.

  • The Eternals debated the prophecy, the reactions of other races, and whether to bring the starry sky under Celestial Dragon Star’s authority.
  • The Starry Sky Newspaper published Figo’s plan to accompany the Devil children and challenged the Eternals to choose the time, place, and number of fighters for a meeting.
  • Renos created a sword that could instantly kill Rolet, but Diagulaga shattered it and warned that Figo might be far more dangerous.
  • Donal assured Rolet that the Eternals would use their full strength while the others quietly prepared to watch and intervene if needed.
  • Celestial Dragon Star announced that Figo would meet the Eternals on a desolate planet near Bibidi Star in eighteen days.

Ch. 270Will Empress

Figo met the Will Empress, who revealed that she was a woman with the rare Charm flame. She asked him what he thought of the Half-Devils, leaving her purpose for seeking him out unresolved.

  • Dragon tried to persuade the distrustful Half-Devil Xiwo Li to join his refuge and showed him footage of the Blue Sea Defense War.
  • Figo gathered allies and arrested more Giant warriors on Giant Star while preparing for the coming battle against the Celestial Dragons.
  • Bai Ji visited Figo and told him that the Will Empress was waiting outside the Planet Membrane.
  • Figo met the Will Empress and learned that her disguise came from the Charm flame.
  • The Will Empress revealed a purple horn and asked Figo what he thought of the Half-Devils.

Ch. 271The Battle for Public Opinion

Long Yue publicly defended the Celestial Dragons and invited strong individuals to join a war exterminating the Devil race in exchange for residency and Devil Fruits. Figo watched the broadcast on Giant Star and considered answering their public-opinion campaign.

  • Skul Hati watched the Starry Sky Newspaper headquarters and discussed the Celestial Dragons and the coming conflict with his crew.
  • Long Yue broadcast the Celestial Dragons’ defense of their actions and invited anyone with at least one ignited flame to join the Devil race extermination campaign within twelve days.
  • Skul Hati decided his crew would register as Celestial Dragon residents to obtain Devil Fruits, even as he predicted the Starry Sky Newspaper would lose.
  • Linlin visited Figo on Giant Star, teased Bai Ji, and heard about the Will Empress proposing marriage to Figo.
  • Baoyu delivered Figo another recording bug, and Figo watched Long Yue’s broadcast before asking Linlin whether they should launch their own public-opinion campaign.

Ch. 272The Kings Gather

As the Celestial Dragons and the Starry Sky Newspaper competed for support before their negotiations, Charlotte Linlin’s appeal helped rally kings behind Figo and the Devil race. Long Yue wrestled with doubts about the Celestial Dragons’ cause before joining their delegation, and the three sides reached the barren planet as tens of thousands of kings watched.

  • King Autan chose to support the Starry Sky Newspaper after hearing Charlotte Linlin ask who would defend the stars when the Celestial Dragons oppressed them.
  • Linlin’s video spread through the Central Star Domain and gained the Starry Sky Newspaper many supporters.
  • The Celestial Dragons and the Starry Sky Newspaper broadcast competing videos as over 120,000 kings gathered near the barren planet to await the negotiations.
  • Long Yue noticed that most Celestial Dragon recruits were pirates and criminals, recalled Flavio’s death and Figo’s offer, then joined the Celestial Dragon delegation.
  • Two days later, the flying ships carrying the Celestial Dragons, Figo and the Starry Sky Newspaper’s kings, and the Devil race arrived near the barren planet as tens of thousands of kings watched.

Ch. 273Contact

Renos and Gaston Figo met on a desolate planet as the Starry Sky Newspaper, the Devil race, the Celestial Dragons, and hidden spectators gathered to watch their confrontation. Roger and Dragon arrived before the battle began, leaving Figo to ask Renos why he had come alone.

  • Renos illuminated the starry sky with the power of the Creation Fruit, then went alone to meet Figo while Diagulaga and the Divine Generals watched.
  • Figo left the Giant airship after Bai Ji detected the Celestial Dragons, and the three groups gathered in the planet's sky with the Starry Sky Newspaper and Devil race outnumbering the Celestial Dragons.
  • Diagulaga, Hram, and Dexter exchanged words as the assembled fighters faced one another, while hidden Kings discussed the forces and awaited Figo's duel with Renos.
  • Roger and his companions arrived in cloaks, then met Dragon and joined him to watch the confrontation.
  • Figo asked Renos why he had come alone, but Renos did not answer.

Ch. 274Mechanical Emperor!

Gaston Figo overwhelmed Renos in their first exchange, but Renos merged with the Mechanical Emperor and unleashed a volcanic assault. Figo dismantled the machine and badly wounded Renos before Diagulaga rescued him, leaving Figo challenging the enemy side to send another fighter.

  • Renos repeatedly tried to form different swords, then attacked Figo with one that partially bypassed defense, but Figo shattered it and sent Renos flying with a kick.
  • Renos emerged from a mountain and merged with the Mechanical Emperor, launching powerful sword strikes and a massive magma eruption at Figo.
  • Figo endured the machine's weapons unharmed, bound it with chains, and pierced its joints until it collapsed and exposed Renos.
  • Figo and Renos clashed with their swords amid the magma, and Figo's attack burned away much of Renos's flesh as he called for Diagulaga's help.
  • Hram and the Starry Sky Newspaper's kings engaged Diagulaga and the Celestial Dragon generals, while Donal appeared beside Diagulaga.
  • Diagulaga pulled the badly injured Renos away from Figo, who held the Mechanical Emperor's head and challenged the enemy to send another fighter.

Ch. 275A One-on-Four Fight (Two Chapters Combined)

Figo fought Renos and Diagulaga, then faced Ruda and Olaf as the Celestial Dragons’ reinforcements joined the battle. Even outnumbered four to one, Figo appeared to hold the advantage and demanded another opponent.

  • Donal claimed Figo was descended from Lucifer, while the hidden Solnos wavered and the other immortals sent Ruda and Olaf into the fight.
  • Diagulaga used his Light Gas Fruit alongside Renos’s creations, but Figo endured their attacks and broke through their combined ocean assault.
  • Ruda and Olaf joined Renos and Diagulaga, surrounding Figo as the spectators recognized that four of the seven immortals were fighting him.
  • Figo summoned a spiked club and urged his opponents to attack together, then traded blows with all four while maintaining the upper hand.

Ch. 276The Strongest Logia!

Figo overwhelmed four Celestial Dragon opponents until Berry, the Third First Divine General and user of the Sun-Sun Fruit, joined the battle and briefly matched his strength. The Starry Sky Newspaper’s Kings prepared to attack the remaining Celestial Dragon forces as Figo faced five opponents.

  • The Immortals agreed that Figo had to be killed at any cost, and Berry ordered preparations for all-out war.
  • Roger, Rayleigh, Gaban, and Dragon left the battlefield, where Asmodeus appeared and questioned Dragon about his Half-Devils.
  • The spectators withdrew beyond the Planet Membrane as the Starry Sky Newspaper’s confidence rose, and Fauci revealed himself as a former legendary swordsman allied with the Celestial Dragons.
  • Figo’s tornado attack drove Renos, Diagulaga, Ruda, and Olaf back before Berry joined the fight and broke Figo’s spiked club with a Sun-Sun Fruit-powered punch.
  • Figo recovered and challenged all five opponents, while the Starry Sky Newspaper’s Kings set their sights on the remaining Immortals and Divine Generals.

Ch. 277Chain Tactics

Figo fought the five immortal elders at once and focused his attacks on Renos, using a chain to keep him from escaping. Berry landed a heavy blow on Figo, but Figo dragged Renos toward the ground with him as the chain tactics began.

  • The Starry Sky Newspaper’s forces and the elders’ allies clashed while Figo faced the five immortal elders alone.
  • Figo chose Renos as his target and struck him repeatedly while defending against the other four elders’ attacks.
  • Renos fought back despite mounting injuries, creating openings for his allies to attack Figo.
  • Figo wrapped a chain around Renos and crushed the blades Renos formed to cut it.
  • Berry struck Figo in the back of the head, moderately injuring him as he plunged toward the ground with Renos in tow.
  • Im praised Figo as an expert, and Rocks was moved to tears.

Ch. 278Piercing the Stars!

Figo dragged Renos underground and drilled through the planet while the other Longevity Ones attacked him. He emerged on the far side with Renos dead, leaving the gathered Kings stunned.

  • Figo used reinforced Seastone chains to bind Renos and drove them both deep underground as the other Longevity Ones pursued them.
  • The Snowman King and the other Kings discovered the enormous hole and descended until the extreme heat forced them to turn back.
  • Hram fought Yasheng while Donal faced Kailin, Linlin, Rak, and two other Body Kings as the battles raged across the planet.
  • A heartbeat-like sound preceded Figo and the Longevity Ones erupting from underground on the planet’s opposite side.
  • Berry demanded that Figo release Renos, but Figo declared him inedible and Renos’s corpse struck the ground.

Ch. 279The Last Straw

After Figo killed Renos, Solnos tried to halt the battle, but Figo demanded the Celestial Dragons surrender unconditionally. Asmodeus revealed her true form and five-flame power, exposing the Celestial Dragons’ waning resolve and leaving their forces shaken.

  • Figo emerged nearly unscathed after killing Renos, and Berry considered the limits of Figo’s strength and the rules preventing attacks on weaker opponents.
  • Solnos appeared and urged Figo to negotiate, but Figo demanded the Celestial Dragons surrender and accept all their demands.
  • Berry argued that Figo and his Devil race bloodline were responsible for the conflict, while Kailin challenged the Celestial Dragons’ role in stifling the starry sky’s progress.
  • Donal called on the Celestial Dragons to fight to the death, but no one answered before Asmodeus descended.
  • Asmodeus revealed herself as a woman and used Mind Recital, causing nearly everyone present to voice their true thoughts; Berry recognized that she had five flames.
  • Diagulaga admitted he had lost his will to fight after Renos’s death, and Berry recognized that Asmodeus had become the last straw for the Celestial Dragons.

Ch. 280A New Era

After the Celestial Dragons’ defeat, Figo returned to the Blue Sea and began preparing to relocate the Devil race while addressing Marines lost in the Flame Lodging Place. On the Celestial Dragon Star, a Mechanical Race attendant awakened to strange memories and fled as the defeated rulers worried about Figo’s growing power.

  • Figo returned to Marine Headquarters after arranging habitable planets for the Devil race children, and Sengoku reported that the ships and personnel for the great migration were ready.
  • Sengoku asked Figo to help Marines missing in the starry sky, and Figo found Doflamingo’s prison record pointed to the Flame Lodging Place and promised Roger would search for them.
  • Figo recalled that Asmodeus, princess of the Half-Devil race, had escaped the Flame Lodging Place 120 years earlier and had told him her subjects were still there.
  • A Mechanical Race attendant remembered being given memories by a blue-haired young man and identified himself as B6 before escaping the treasury with the Mechanical Emperor.
  • The five immortals of the Divine General Pavilion learned the Mechanical Emperor had run away and worried that they might soon be unable to deter Figo and the Starry Sky Newspaper.
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