Although that figure wasn't particularly tall to many Vice Admiral, they looked at it like ants looking at a prehistoric behemoth.
In the very instant it arrived, it completely reversed the entire situation.
No one expected that Luo Wen would make his appearance in this way, and that the Five Elders, who had just been so full of vigor, would be defeated so quickly.
The Five Elders, the world's highest authority, are five powerful figures who have just unleashed their Admiral aura.
It was cut in half the moment Luo Wen appeared, and even the Three Admirals and the Fleet Admiral Sengoku could not stop it.
"This is terrifying! He's a monster, he's not human!"
"No one could do that! No one could be that strong!"
The sailors looked at that figure as if they were seeing a demon.
Admiral is already the strongest in the navy; the difference between a regular navy officer and Admiral is like a firefly compared to the bright moon.
At this moment, even the Five Elders, along with three Marine Admiral Fleet Admiral, were no match for Luo Wen.
The joy of executing the son of the King of the Pirates, the glory of killing Whitebeard, and the arrogance of coercion all vanished at this moment.
The navy's glorious victory seemed to be nothing but a dream, vanishing as soon as Luo Wen arrived.
How can they possibly defeat such an opponent?
Despair filled the eyes of the elite officers at Marine Headquarters; this was not the enemy they were meant to face.
Godslayer, even a god standing before him will be killed!
How could these ordinary mortals possibly possibly deal with it?
Pirates around the world watching the live stream were equally stunned into silence.
Near the Execution Platform, the Transponder Snail used to broadcast the live event had long been destroyed along with the Execution Platform.
The images they saw came from Video Transponder Snail) deployed on the outskirts of Marine Headquarters.
Although they were also affected by the aftershocks, the projected images showed streaks of snow.
Yet they still strive to broadcast the complete and accurate account of the situation to audiences around the world.
The five old men, who appeared to be powerful Admiral, were cut in half.
The Three Admirals and Sengoku were also blasted away.
The pirates couldn't believe their eyes; the once-powerful navy had suddenly become the weaker party.
"The World's Strongest man, the Godslayer, Luo Wen!"
There wasn't even a moment to mourn Whitebeard; the next person to ascend to the World's Strongest has already been determined.
They even thought Whitebeard should be thankful that he hadn't been challenged by Luo Wen before reaching Marine Headquarters.
Otherwise, his title as the World's Strongest would have been taken away long ago, and Whitebeard wouldn't have had such a grand farewell.
Should we celebrate the navy's defeat?
A pirate muttered to himself.
Seeing the navy suffer a great loss, the pirates should naturally cheer.
But it was Luo Wen who caused the Navy a great loss, establishing Neo Marines's pirates.
"What are you cheering for! We're about to be in big trouble!"
A pirate cursed in despair.
Compared to the World Government, Luo Wen is a far more extreme enemy of pirates.
The World Government has created special positions for pirates, Shichibukai, and turns a blind eye to pirates in the Four Blues under their rule.
Some clever pirates understand that they are tools for the World Government to exploit its Affiliated Nation, which is why they are allowed to continue.
The Neo Marines only prepared prison cells and methods of execution for them. Although the Godslayer had subdued a few pirates, he treated the vast majority of pirates with a zero-tolerance policy.
Pirates living in the Four Blues can still live a carefree life, but pirates under the rule of the Neo Marines only have one path: death.
A powerful World Government would bring an end to the Great Pirate Era, but pirates could still roam the seas.
The powerful Neo Marines will wipe out pirates, and the profession itself will cease to exist.
For a moment, the pirates were plunged into despair.
On the Red Force, the Red-Haired Pirates were shocked by the devastation at Marine Headquarters.
"Heh, the most Haki man in the world? How laughable."
Shanks chuckled self-deprecatingly.
He led his entire pirate crew to bow before the Five Elders, only to find two corpses.
When Luo Wen rode a dragon and shattered the Five Elders into pieces, his appearance plunged the entire Navy into panic.
"Shanks, don't say that." Benn Beckman shook his head and said calmly, "If you weren't worried about us, you would have continued fighting."
"Yes, boss, you're definitely not a coward!"
Lachi Rue and Yasopp quickly offered words of comfort.
"I'm not that easily discouraged, I was just feeling a little sentimental," Shanks sighed, adding, "I should thank him, though, for helping me get revenge."
He was disgusted by the Five Elders calling him "Shanks."
But considering his companions, he couldn't act impulsively.
Now that Luo Wen had cut all Five Elders in two, he felt much more relieved.
Shanks looked in Luo Wen's direction and exclaimed, "This strength... even two Captain Roger combined couldn't match it!"
One person cleaved the Five Elders in two, and the remaining Three Admirals and Sengoku were also violently blasted away.
Who in this world can rival him?
"I seriously doubt if he's even human; his strength is just unbelievable," Lucky Roux agreed. "He took down five Celestial Dragons in one go; it's unbelievable."
Yasopp narrowed his eyes and said with a grave expression, "Wait, those five old men aren't dead yet!"
He possesses exceptional Observation Haki, surpassing even Shanks in this aspect.
He sensed that something was changing in the bodies of the Five Elders, which were shattered into ten pieces.
"Um!?"
The members of the Red-Haired Pirates immediately looked towards the battlefield.
In the midst of the battlefield, the Five Elders were first cut into ten pieces by Luo Wen and then blown away by the Azure Dragon. Their bodies should have been scattered in all directions.
But now, the five old men's phantom beast bodies, broken into ten pieces, are all gathered together.
Beneath them, a mysterious magic circle emitted a dark, purplish-black light.
Black mist emerged from the cut surface of the broken phantom beast's body, and it reconnected to form a complete phantom beast body.
The Five Elders, who appeared to have been killed, seemed completely unharmed.
Five enormous mythical beasts, each with a different appearance, floated together, like hideous demons crawling out of hell.
The diverse crowd watching the live stream, the navy personnel on site—everyone was astonished by the resurrection of the Five Elders.
With their bizarre ability to resurrect the dead, will they attack Luo Wen again?
However, the Five Elders did not immediately retaliate as others had expected.
They looked at Luo Wen with considerable apprehension, as if he were a monster.
He cleaved the five of them in two with a single strike; had it not been for the life-saving measures bestowed upon them by Lord Imu, they would have died on the spot.
And this is just the beginning.
They've revealed most of their cards, while Luo Wen remains shrouded in mystery.