In the audience seats.
"What a nice view!"
"What a sacred feeling!"
"It's like a pillar of sunlight, a miracle bestowed by God!"
In the stands, the audience watched the scene unfolding in the center of the arena, completely mesmerized.
Many people even made wishes upon the dozen or so beams of light that stretched from the ground to the sky, truly regarding these beams of light as a miracle.
"Ignorant!"
Katakuri glanced disdainfully at the ordinary spectators.
These ordinary people had no idea what they were praying to.
Beneath the beautiful exterior of those beams of light lies a deadly, deadly intent.
As the strongest officer in Big Mom Pirates, he keenly sensed the immense energy condensed within the pillar of light.
Even if it actually hits, if Luo Wen loses control and lets the beam of light scatter, very few in the entire arena will survive.
"Brother, let's leave here first."
Smoothie said solemnly.
She was terrified by the dozen or so golden beams of light.
Like her brother, her Observation Haki also sensed immense danger, frantically warning her.
"No need. This Lord Luo Wen is probably just issuing a warning; he doesn't intend to attack us."
Katakuri waved his hand, declining his sister's suggestion.
In his Observation Haki, Future Sight, he did not see the scene of Luo Wen going on a killing spree; otherwise, he would not have remained so calm.
"A warning?" Smoothie murmured softly, then said with a wry smile, "Using such a powerful move as a warning, this Lord Luo Wen is really reckless!"
Any one of the dozen or so beams of light was stronger than her full-force attack.
It's no exaggeration to say that if a beam of light hit her, she would most likely be dead.
"In terms of physical skills, they are invincible; in terms of energy, they are monstrous. These are the Four Emperors who stand at the pinnacle of the world."
Katakuri stared intently at Luo Wen in the arena and said in a deep voice.
He had witnessed the intense clash between Luo Wen and Monkey D. Dragon. Luo Wen was practically made of steel and possessed immense strength.
The dozen or so beams of destruction he's unleashing demonstrate that his mastery of energy has reached its zenith.
It is so powerful that it is flawless in every aspect, so powerful that those below the Four Emperors are not even qualified to touch it.
These are the Four Emperors, and below Four Emperors lies another dimension of existence.
"As one of the Four Emperors, why do I feel like he's even more powerful than my mother?"
Smoothie muttered some blasphemous words under his breath.
The power that Luo Wen displayed seemed to be even greater than that of her mother, Charlotte Linlin, one of the Four Emperors.
"Don't rely on feelings, that's just how it is."
Kaku looked at the still-burning pillar of light in the arena and said calmly.
Judging from Luo Wen's physical skills and the current energy beam alone, these are things that Charlotte Linlin cannot achieve.
It must be admitted that there are differences among the Four Emperors, and Luo Wen is among the top tier.
Perhaps the title of one of the Four Emperors is no longer sufficient to describe his strength; only the former pirate overlord Rocks can be compared to his current power.
"Hey, Kizaru, is this your Yasakani no Magatama?"
Aokiji nudged Kizaru's arm and asked curiously.
These dozen or so golden beams of light look quite similar to Kizaru's abilities.
"No, it's much better than mine."
Kizaru pushed up his glasses and said, somewhat annoyed.
His Yasakani no Magatama weren't nearly as thick; compared to that, Luo Wen's was a bucket, while his was just chopsticks.
Even at his maximum power output, it's less than half of what Luo Wen is currently doing.
If his Yasakani no Magatama were that powerful, he would be the Fleet Admiral right now. Akainu and Aokiji wouldn't even need to fight over him; they would just have to obey him obediently.
"You might not believe it, but Luo Wen not only surpassed me in the quantity of light, but also in the quality of his beam."
Kizaru said bitterly to Aokiji.
His Glint-Glint Fruit only emitted ordinary beams of light.
Luo Wen's beam of light possesses a higher-level nature, much like the sun.
Could it be that the Glint-Glint Fruit also has a higher status?
Sun-Sun Fruit?
But he'd never heard of Luo Wen eating Devil Fruit!
Kizaru's small eyes were filled with confusion.
"That's really a headache!"
Aokiji rested his head on his arm and said with a sigh.
They were already outmatched, and now they're even less likely to win.
The navy is doomed.
"It's a bit tricky, but fortunately, this mission doesn't involve fighting him."
Kizaru felt a little fortunate.
If they were to confront Luo Wen head-on, they would probably both die a horrible death.
Aokiji nodded in agreement, but looked at the center of the arena with a puzzled expression. "Is he just going to keep shooting like that?"
The golden beam of light stretched from the sky to the ground without the slightest fluctuation, and it seemed it would continue for some time.
"That shouldn't be possible, right?"
Kizaru said uncertainly.
His Yasakani no Magatama requires a great deal of physical strength to use even once, and can only be unleashed for a short period of time.
But Luo Wen's Light Execution was many times more powerful than his.
If it continues for that long, it's just inhuman.
However.
Ten minutes later, the dazzling pillar of light continued.
The arena, which is 1,000 meters in diameter and covers an area of more than 70,000 square meters, has undergone tremendous changes.
The once solid, yellow earth has been completely melted by the intense heat of the pillar of light, turning into a sea of lava.
Bright, scorching lava rolled, turning Monkey D. Monkey's face a deep red.
At this moment, his feet were covered in Armament Haki, separating him from the scorching magma.
Magma can separate things, but high temperatures cannot.
Under the scorching heat of the Light Execution, the temperature in the air nearly reached 100 degrees Celsius.
Under such intense heat, the air fluctuates constantly, making it appear as if space itself is distorted.
"It's a bit hot."
Large beads of sweat dripped from Monkey D. Dragon's face. He had no doubt that an egg placed in the air at that moment would be cooked quickly.
He couldn't help but look at Luo Wen, wanting to see how Luo Wen, the man who had caused all of this, was doing.
But then I saw...
Luo Wen floated quietly above the magma, remaining calm as always amidst the intense heat, no matter how the magma churned beneath him.
A dozen or so pillars of molten gold light stood before and behind him, seemingly unchanging since time immemorial, illuminating him like a god.
"Is this the real deterrent you've prepared?"
Monkey D. Dragon's expression was complicated; at this moment, he finally understood what Luo Wen meant by deterrence.
Apart from the Four Emperors and their vice-emperors, no one could withstand such an attack, not even a single one.
If that rain of light lasted for ten minutes, even if hundreds or thousands of people were to cause trouble at the same time, they would be wiped out in an instant.
Those who think they can escape punishment because of the sheer number of people, or those who think Luo Wen can't kill them and want to cause trouble, naturally don't have that kind of power.
How are you feeling?
Luo Wen asked in return with a smile.
The Light Execution is a variant of Karna's Noble Phantasm, [Brahma, cover the earth!].
Or rather, it's about unleashing Noble Phantasms dozens of times in succession under powerful magic, while maintaining continuous output.
Only someone with his mana bar depleted could afford such a massive mana consumption.
In the past, he probably would have performed a feat of smashing a mountain with a single punch as a deterrent.
After all, magic power should be used sparingly.
As for now?
Having deducted the blue bar, he no longer cared about this kind of consumption.
"That was powerful; those scoundrels must have wet their pants in fear."
Monkey D. Dragon gave a thumbs-up and said approvingly.
Regardless of what those people Luo Wen wanted to intimidate thought, he was close to wetting his pants in fear.
Meanwhile, he envied the birds that had turned purple.
If he had such power, he would have confronted the World Government head-on long ago, instead of developing in secret and hesitant as he is now.
No wonder Luo Wen dared to openly challenge the World Government; he truly has the power!
However, could that beam of light stop for a moment? Monkey D. Dragon is feeling a bit uncomfortable from the heat.
"This move is always active, do you have enough energy?"
Monkey D. Dragon was feeling unwell under the high temperature and wanted Luo Wen to finish as soon as possible.
Such a powerful move consumes a significant amount of energy.
If it were just one beam of light, he felt he could handle it. But now there were more than ten beams of light in the arena.
Even if he possessed such a technique, he absolutely couldn't afford it. If he had forced himself to use it, he would have been completely drained by now.
Meanwhile, Luo Wen, who had been maintaining this posture, remained completely unfazed, seemingly oblivious to everything.
That's terrifying.
Hopefully, Luo Wen isn't faking it, otherwise the feeling of kidney exhaustion is unbearable.
Monkey D. Dragon was thinking to himself.
"Energy? I don't lack that."
Luo Wen admired his masterpiece; this sea of lava would probably leave even Akainu bewildered.
"How could there not be a shortage?"
Monkey D. Dragon was extremely puzzled and had reason to suspect that Luo Wen was just showing off.
"My energy is inexhaustible!"
Luo Wen put his hands in his pockets and said calmly.
Having said that, the magic surged forth once more.
More than a dozen beams of light descended from the sky, melting the lava even more thoroughly.