The Five Elders remained still, as did Sengoku and the Three Admirals.
They had just seen it clearly: Luo Wen had cleaved five terrifying Mythical Zoan in two with a single strike.
Although we don't know why the Five Elders are still alive, that doesn't mean the power of that single strike that cleaved five Mythical Zoan in two was fake.
They don't have the resurrection abilities of the Five Elders; if they get slashed, they're really dead.
Seeing Luo Wen standing amidst the ruins of the Execution Platform, even the hot-tempered Akainu didn't dare to be the first to speak up.
The arrogance that had just been felt after killing Whitebeard and threatening Shanks was completely worn down by Luo Wen's sudden appearance.
The Five Elders exchanged glances, and then they returned to their human forms, just as they had at the beginning, dressed in suits and ties.
Next, they will speak for justice, and maintaining the image of demons and monsters is somewhat inappropriate.
"Luo Wen, you stormed Marine Headquarters at a time when the Navy was executing the bloodline of the King of the Pirates. Do you have any sympathy for pirates?"
Saint Saturn looked at Luo Wen and said in a sinister tone.
A battle between them and Luo Wen is inevitable, so they'll do whatever they can to tarnish Luo Wen's image.
"How ridiculous! If I wanted to save the bloodline of the King of the Pirates, do you think you could touch a single hair on his head?" Luo Wen said with a sneer.
While Akainu and Whitebeard were locked in combat, he was already floating in the sky; he simply didn't want to interfere in the execution.
He came here to declare war on the Navy, not to rescue Whitebeard and Ace.
"You definitely have that ability."
Saint Saturn admitted it with a grim expression.
Then, Saint Saturn stared intently at Luo Wen and said, "But you attacked the Marines who executed the criminal pirates. How do we know if you're here to avenge those pirates?"
"Oh, you mean I'm with the Whitebeard Pirates?"
Luo Wen scoffed.
He casually swung his longsword, sending several slashes flying in all directions.
The Five Elders' hearts tightened, for they saw that each of the slashes had a specific direction.
Sizzle!
The division commanders captured by the Navy— Marco, Jozu, and Vista— all perished in the slashing attacks.
The last few division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates also perished with Whitebeard.
Luo Wen pointed his sword at the Five Elders and said indifferently, "I did not come to rescue the pirates; I came to declare war on the World Government."
"Declaring war on the World Government, what an evil brat!"
Saint Saturn said in a deep voice.
"Is declaring war on the World Government evil?"
Luo Wen scoffed, wanting to see what kind of show they could put on.
Saint Mercury stepped forward, his voice carrying throughout the entire Marine Headquarters: "We have annihilated the Four Emperors, saving countless lives. We have ended the bloodline of the King of the Pirates; the Great Pirate Era will now decline!"
"The World Government has protected 338 Affiliated Nation from pirate attacks, and the Navy has been hunting down vicious pirates everywhere. The world is what it is today because of the World Government."
"Anyone who opposes the World Government is plunging the world into chaos and is an enemy of justice!"
Upon hearing these words, the naval officers at Marine Headquarters straightened their backs and glared angrily at Luo Wen.
The Five Elders are right; they are the representatives of justice.
And the man who came to cause trouble, Luo Wen, is the most evil person in the world.
"Heh, you dare call yourselves justice?" Luo Wen scoffed. "The Celestial Dragons' Slaughter Ritual still exists, doesn't it? They randomly select a country, carry out the Slaughter Ritual, and the more Celestial Dragons they kill, the more rewards they receive to prove their abilities."
"A ceremony that uses the slaughter of civilians as a sacrifice—what a righteous Celestial Dragons!"
"You're talking nonsense! The Celestial Dragons have never engaged in such bloody activities!" Saint Saturn's expression changed slightly, and he immediately retorted.
He didn't know how Luo Wen knew about this; logically, everyone who knew about it except the Celestial Dragons should be dead.
Aside from the incident at God Valley where some people ran away, Luo Wen's age doesn't match up at all.
"He's making up stories; this guy really says anything!"
Some of the younger navy men were indignant and simply didn't believe Luo Wen's words.
The massacre of an entire nation—if such a massive event truly occurred, it would be known throughout the world.
But they haven't heard a single word about it, so it must be fake.
"Stop talking!"
Some elderly lieutenant Vice Admiral shouted to the young naval officers.
Having experienced the Battle of God Valley forty years ago, they naturally knew that what Luo Wen said was true.
If it weren't for that time when the Rocks Pirates received news of God Valley and launched an attack there...
The World Government will not urgently send their navy into battle; those Slaughter Ritual remain hidden in the deepest darkness beneath the light.
"This..."
Seeing the older Vice Admiral trying to stop them, the young naval officers couldn't utter a word.
They had a bad feeling; what Luo Wen said seemed to be true.
But they refused to believe that it betrayed the justice in their hearts.
Despite the Navy's widespread skepticism, Luo Wen remained unperturbed.
The Celestial Dragons' Slaughter Ritual are indeed very well hidden, and not something that ordinary people can understand.
However, this is not the only dark aspect of the World Government; many other dark aspects are also out in the open.
"Whether the Slaughter Ritual happened or not, you yourselves know the truth. Since you're unwilling to admit it, then I'll say something you can't deny."
Luo Wen cleared his throat and said in a deep voice.
"That cross-sea bridge, which took eight hundred years to build, had so many slaves that it could have formed a country."
"The Celestial Dragons levy exorbitant taxes and plunder the people, while the Navy protects and aids them in their wickedness."
"The escalators used in World Government meetings are pulled by hundreds or even thousands of slaves. Where do these slaves come from?"
"The Affiliated Nation of the World Government have to pay a sum of money every year that is enough to bankrupt them. Some countries even sell their land to pirates in order to prepare for the Heavenly Tribute."
"These are objective facts, known to everyone in the world. What are you trying to use to whitewash them?"
"Regarding the Celestial Dragons' privileges, that's a legacy left by their ancestors," Saint Saturn said in a deep voice. "As descendants of twenty kings, they have every right to enjoy everything in the world."
"If it weren't for our World Government's efforts to eradicate pirates, this world would have been destroyed long ago!"
"Compared to the achievements of the World Government, the Celestial Dragons' minor mistakes are nothing."
"The World Government, which eradicates countless pirates and maintains world security, is the greatest justice in the world!"
Saint Saturn spoke with conviction, truly believing it to be so.
Those ants are honored to offer Heavenly Tribute to the Celestial Dragons.
The sailors' expressions softened slightly after hearing Saint Saturn's explanation.
They may have made mistakes in minor matters, but they are unblemished in major ones!
From the perspective of the world as a whole, they are the ones who are righteous!
"Another self-deceiving excuse." Luo Wen sneered disdainfully, "If killing a few pirates can be called justice, then the justice of the Four Emperors is no better than that of the Navy. They probably have killed several times more pirates than the Marine Admiral."
The title of the Four Emperors was earned through battle, not through a group discussion.
In his youth, Moria fought against Kaido, and his entire pirate crew was wiped out by Kaido, leaving only him alive.
Whitebeard subdued many of his affiliated pirate crews one by one, recruiting them under his wing through paternal love. Those who didn't want to be his sons and refused to back down were simply killed.
It's quite normal that these people killed more pirates than the Marine Admiral.
After all, the Admiral have to deal with all sorts of orders from the World Government, while the pirates just need to keep fighting.
"You..."
Saint Saturn, whose brain was smaller than a walnut, was speechless.
He couldn't admit that the Four Emperors were more righteous than the Navy, but he couldn't refute it either.