The Clash at the Summit of the World!

On this battlefield, they rescued members of the Whitebeard Pirates more than once. Even when they could have dealt with their own opponents first, they insisted on sending a clone to help their comrades in imminent danger block a fatal blow.

But every time he was thanked, he would turn away with a cold face, too lazy to even say "you're welcome".

These people are arrogant to the core.

"Ace--!" Luffy's voice boomed from the other side of the ruins. Before he even arrived, those two rubber arms had already swung over.

Ace had just been dug out of the rubble by Marco, covered in injuries, and hadn't even stood up properly when he heard the shout, which jolted him awake.

He turned his head in horror, and a red figure was hurtling towards him at the speed of a cannonball. The next second, Luffy's head slammed into his arms, and rubber arms wrapped around him several times, with Luffy hanging on him like an octopus.

"That's great! Ace! I'm so glad you're alright! Hahahaha!" Luffy his head back, laughing so hard that tears almost streamed down his face.

"Bang!" Ace punched him on the head, raising a fist-sized bump. "Idiot! What are you doing here? It's so dangerous here! Who let you come!"

Luffy covered his head, pouting pitifully, "I heard you were captured, so I went to Impel Down to look for you, but I couldn't find you, so I ended up here..."

Ace looked at his aggrieved expression, feeling both annoyed and amused, but her eyes welled up with tears.

He gritted his teeth and punched Luffy on the head again. "Damn it! I told you this is my adventure, I have my own crew and my own destiny, who told you to come here!"

"No!" Luffy tilted his head back, his eyes wide, his voice loud and stubborn, "I'm your brother! Even if it means death, I'll save you!"

"You--"

"Shut up! You two idiots! Can't you be quiet for a moment!" Uchiha Kei glared at the two clown brothers with disdain, then turned his head and looked solemnly at the two auras that were rising rapidly on the horizon.

Marco stood to the side, looked at Ace, then at Luffy, and finally understood where Ace's carefree attitude came from—the two brothers were cut from the same mold.

At the same time, Saint Imu sensed the wildly surging Natural Energy in the surrounding world, and his crimson almond eyes narrowed slightly, revealing an extremely dangerous glint.

Demonic Energy poured out from his body, and the dark red Conqueror's Haki formed a giant net that blotted out the sky, enveloping the Marineford. Black and red lightning leaped wildly beneath the clouds.

"Sage Art: True Several Thousand Hands!" Crimson-gold Senjutsu Chakra enveloped Natsu, transforming him into a god descending to earth.

The earth cracked open with a roar, and countless towering trees burst forth from the ground, intertwining, climbing, and coalescing beneath his feet, instantly transforming into a giant Wood Golem over a thousand meters tall.

Behind the Wood Golem, an equally enormous Buddha statue slowly rose from the ground, its face lowered, its countenance solemn and dignified, with countless wooden arms unfolding layer upon layer behind it, like a Senju Clan -armed lotus flower in full bloom.

"Sage Art Majestic Attire: Susanoo - Majestic Attire: Thousand Hands: Continuous Creation!" The dark golden Susanoo moved in response, spreading upwards from the base of the Buddha statue like a living thing, covering the ankles, knees, waist, abdomen, and chest, until every inch of the wooden texture of the Buddha statue was completely wrapped by the dark golden armor.

1,100 meters, 1,300 meters, 1,500 meters. When the 1,500-meter-tall, dark gold Thousand-Armed Buddha Statue finally stood atop the ruins of Marineford, the entire battlefield fell into utter silence.

Gion stood frozen in place, the Kompira slipping from her hand, its tip embedding itself in the rubble, but she was completely unaware.

A chill ran down his Sengoku as he looked into the distance. He suddenly realized that the word "justice" had become incredibly heavy in this day and age.

A complex light flickered in Garp's cloudy old eyes. Roger's words before his execution—what about waiting, what about dawn, what about the Sun God —sounded like a pale joke at this moment.

Saint Imu's Observation Haki was screaming wildly.

He stared at the dark golden Buddha statue that blotted out the sky, and for the first time, a clear look of horror appeared on his face, which had remained unmoved for eight hundred years.

He was wary for eight hundred years— of the Rain God, the Thunder God, the Forest God, and the Sun God who carried the Drums of Liberation and embodied the will of Joy Boy.

But none of what he was seeing belonged to any of the legends he knew.

This boy, this Uchiha Natsu who suddenly appeared from the West Blue, was not in any of his prophecies, not in any of his plans, and not even in any of his understanding of the rules of this world over the past eight hundred years.

"Who exactly are you?!" Saint Imu's voice was no longer calm, no longer the condescending indifference of before, but a sharp question that only comes when the unknown touches a bottom line.

"Who is it? Who is it? Who is it!" Natsu stood between the brows of the Thousand-Armed Buddha Statue, his crimson-gold Senjutsu robes fluttering wildly in the wind, the immortal markings on his profile dazzlingly bright, his voice filled with arrogance and pride that had been suppressed for too long and was finally being released at this moment.

"You bunch of false gods, do you all enjoy stirring up hope called destiny? Believing in so-called fate, you hide in the shadows like a group of Nezumi eyeing the sunlight, fearing the so-called predetermined destiny!"

How ridiculous. I am not the god you claim to be. I am the only being in this world!

Gods or wills, all will submit to the Uchiha Clan! And I, Uchiha Natsu, will be the sole ruler of this world!

He raised his right hand, spread his fingers, and then suddenly clenched them.

"The spy who has been hiding in the shadows for hundreds of years—witness the true power of a god! Sage Art Majestic Attire: Susanoo: True Several Thousand Hands: Buddha at the Summit!"

The 1,500-meter-tall dark gold Buddha statue slowly moved.

Countless giant arms covered by Susanoo armor rose simultaneously, blotting out the sky and descending like divine punishment, slowly falling towards the location of Saint Imu.

Saint Imu raised his head, gazing at the countless giant fists raining down from the sky, his crimson almond eyes surging with a madness and determination unseen for eight hundred years.

Demonic Energy exploded from his body, instantly crushing the surrounding ruins into dust. Dark red Conqueror's Haki, carrying endless Demonic Energy, poured into the long-handled sword in his hand.

"No matter who you are! For eight hundred years, countless people have tried to provoke me! But to this day, I am still the only king of this world!"

The Void Throne needs no second master, and this world only needs me as its king!

Whether it's the Sun God, Jones, or the will of Joy Boy —it doesn't matter! I am the sole ruler of this world!

The long-handled sword slashed out suddenly, Demonic Energy transforming into a jet-black strike that pierced the heavens and earth.

"Heavenly Punishment Blade - Piercing the World!"