While Aokiji, Kizaru, and Sengoku were battling Kaido, they were also deeply shocked by this scene.
"As I said long ago, on this vast ocean, only Haki can overcome everything!"
"Beyond the Conqueror's Haki Coating, there really is an even higher level. What is that!?"
Kaido brandished his naginata and laughed excitedly.
Even though he was in grave danger under the combined attack of Aokiji, Kizaru, and Sengoku, he didn't care at all.
The Conqueror's Haki allowed Luo Wen to fight five opponents single-handedly excited him.
This was the opponent he truly acknowledged, and all his Haki reached its peak.
What shocked him even more was that the Conqueror's Haki was still increasing, moving towards a realm he couldn't understand.
That mysterious and unknown Haki realm captivated him, making him yearn to fight Luo Wen again.
Even if he were to be killed, he wanted to witness a higher level of the Haki of his beliefs.
"This is terrifying! It's unbelievable that such terrifying Conqueror's Haki actually exists in the world."
Sengoku, Aokiji, Kizaru, while besieging Kaido, marveled at the power of Luo Wen's Conqueror's Haki.
That powerful Conqueror's Haki was something even Roger, whom Sengoku had encountered, could not compare to.
After defeating Kaido with a single strike of the Yasakani no Magatama, Kizaru casually remarked, "Perhaps what Luo Wen meant when he said he'd spare our lives was true."
"..."
Upon hearing this, Sengoku and Aokiji paused in their attack on Kaido.
Kizaru was absolutely right; the scene of Luo Wen descending from the sky and cleaving five of the Five Elders in two with a single stroke was still vivid in his mind.
It was only because the Five Elders possessed the bizarre ability of infinite regeneration that they escaped from Luo Wen's clutches.
And for Luo Wen to have Kaido block them like this, it wouldn't be wrong to say that he spared their lives.
So, should we now focus on Kaido and then join forces with the Five Elders to Luo Wen?
Of course not!
Before the World Government designated Luo Wen as the King of the Pirates, and before the Navy completely lost face, both of them were willing to fight Luo Wen to the death for the World Government.
But now, the navy is almost destroyed, and the five Five Elders have no intention of letting any of their lineages inherit the position of Fleet Admiral.
They have no reason to continue serving the World Government, which has been defined as the King of the Pirates.
"Kizaru, don't say things you shouldn't."
Sengoku rebuked Kizaru, and then joined forces with Aokiji to attack Kaido once again.
"Is it my fault?"
Kizaru shrugged and joined the two in attacking Kaido.
In this round, however, all three of them held back considerably, lacking the fierce fighting spirit they displayed when besieging Kaido at the beginning.
As time went on, the combined power of the Five Elders' Conqueror's Haki made no progress, and even showed signs of being countered by Luo Wen.
"What on earth is going on?" Saint Mercury exclaimed in shock, "Can't even the five of us together subdue him?!"
Saint Saturn, Saint Peter, and Saint Mars all changed color.
His triumphant expression, which hadn't lasted long, immediately turned deathly pale.
In their respective perceptions, Luo Wen's Conqueror's Haki was becoming stronger, even showing signs of turning back.
No, as time goes on, the backlash will inevitably come!
"His Conqueror's Haki is getting stronger; he's using our Conqueror's Haki refine his own!"
Saint Saturn discovered the truth to his horror.
He could sense that, under the suppression of the five of them, Luo Wen's Conqueror's Haki was progressing towards greater strength.
Just as sand gathers to form glass, just as iron sand is refined into Tekkai.
"What?! How is this possible!" Saint Peter murmured incredulously, "The combined Conqueror's Haki of the five of us isn't enough to overpower him, let alone give him any advantage!"
The combined Conqueror's Haki released by the five of them would be absolutely impossible for even Red-Haired Shanks, who is known as the most Haki in the world, to withstand.
Luo Wen alone withstood the Conqueror's Haki of all five of them, and it was even continuing to increase.
How could they possibly accept this!
"If his Haki continues to grow stronger, could he reach the level of Nika from eight hundred years ago?"
Saint Mars asked with some fear.
Luo Wen was already terrifying enough, but if he added that level of Conqueror's Haki, they would be truly finished.
"No, we can't let him continue!" Saint Peter truly felt fear. "Once he masters that level of Conqueror's Haki, we'll all be dead!"
Kaido's Haki that his Haki surpasses everything was no empty phrase in their ears.
Its Conqueror's Haki is so powerful that it rivals that of Nika from eight hundred years ago, and it can forcibly sever their immortality.
Lacking immortality, how could they possibly face Luo Wen, whose head had been shattered by the Ox Demon in a single blow?
They really might die!
"Withdraw your Haki; we can't let him hone his skills any further!"
Saint Saturn said through gritted teeth.
They had intended to use the combined power of the five people's Conqueror's Haki to overwhelm Luo Wen, but now Luo Wen has instead found a way to actually kill them.
"Good!"
Saint Nusjuro, Saint Mars, and the others all agreed.
The five of them simultaneously withdrew the Conqueror's Haki that had been pressing down on Luo Wen, preparing to face the counterattack of Luo Wen's Conqueror's Haki.
The oppressive Conqueror's Haki of Luo Wen vanished, and he immediately rebounded.
In just a moment, it was as if the sea had transformed from a weak, receding tide into a raging, rising tide.
The Conqueror's Haki -black lightning, imbued with a domineering aura and carrying a long-suppressed rage, crashed down upon the Five Elders like a raging storm on the sea.
Boom!
The five enormous phantom beasts and demons were struck as if by lightning, their eyes seeing stars.
The massive magic array beneath them also trembled slightly under the Impact of the Conqueror's Haki.
"I'm actually close to reaching that level!"
Saint Saturn's head, which had been dazed by the Haki, cleared up the moment the magic circle shook.
So close, so very close.
If they had waited any longer to retract their Conqueror's Haki, allowing Luo Wen to hone it further, Luo Wen's Conqueror's Haki would have truly reached the level they feared.
Saint Saturn couldn't help but feel relieved; thankfully, they discovered it early, otherwise they would have been doomed.
"It's not that simple. Luo Wen's Conqueror's Haki has found its direction. As long as he doesn't die today, he will reach that level sooner or later." Saint Nusjuro's face was furrowed, extremely solemn.
Saint Mercury's face was extremely grim. "So, if we let him leave safely today, he really will kill us!"
"..."
An unprecedented fear was brewing in the hearts of the five Five Elders.
They viewed humans as ants, and even Admiral and Fleet Admiral were just dogs in their eyes. They always maintained a godlike and superior attitude.
This is not only because they possess strength comparable to that of past Admiral, but also because they have been granted immortality by Lord Imu.
That power to live for eight hundred years without aging, and to recover from any injury, is what truly sets them apart from ordinary people.
Now there is someone who can curb their proudest, most core strength, and can truly kill them.
This caused them to fall from their godlike state of mind; they began to feel anger, and they began to feel fear!
"Leave him here!"
The Ox Demon roared with all its might.
"We absolutely cannot let him leave, we absolutely cannot let his Conqueror's Haki reach that level!"
Saints Nassus, Saint Mars, and Saint Mercury all reached a consensus.
Either Luo Wen dies today, or they all perish tomorrow!
They've gone mad; they'll stop at nothing to kill Luo Wen here!
"Luo Wen, you'd better die here!"
Five terrifying phantom beasts, driven by the desperate urges of dying beasts, charged furiously at Luo Wen.