When a Whale Falls, All Things Thrive

The moment those words were spoken, not only did the Five Elders on the other end stiffen, but even Donquixote Doflamingo and his family officers—whose lives were on the line—were shaken to the core.

"What do you mean? The world's sea level is rising? What exactly is going on? Could it be that the current world is..."

For a moment, countless thoughts raced through Doflamingo's mind. He rarely showed even a trace of nervousness, and he desperately wanted to hear the Five Elders' answer.

"Hmph, utter nonsense. You contacted us just to ask such a ridiculously delusional question?"

Saint Jaygarcia Saturn snorted coldly, seemingly dismissing the question with contempt.

Seeing that the other party was still stubbornly refusing to admit it, Hua Yue stopped holding back and presented an example that rendered the Five Elders speechless.

"Is that so? Then why have the historical relics concerning the Void Century been hidden so thoroughly for centuries? Those aren't traces that manpower or the World Government could have completely erased."

"Moreover, the rate at which the sea level was rising happened to stop in recent decades—and that only happened after your World Government faced an unprecedented crisis."

"That's right. It was precisely when the ancient weapon Uranus completely ran out of energy that the sea level stopped rising entirely for the past twenty-eight years!"

The Five Elders immediately fell silent. Doflamingo's eyes widened as he briefly wondered whether he had just heard something world-shaking.

"That is merely your speculation. It cannot be treated as fact."

Saint Jaygarcia Saturn's rebuttal came through the Den Den Mushi, but to Hua Yue, it sounded extraordinarily weak and hollow.

"Then let us assume that all of this is merely speculation. In history, an alliance formed by twenty nations attacked that unprecedented Ancient Kingdom, and the alliance