Loa had sent out few invitations, but nearly everyone who received one agreed.
Not all of them had Aokiji's reason of protecting the world. Some simply wanted to face powerful opponents and enjoy the fight, like Mihawk. Others, like Xin Luo, had been dragged aboard Loa's ship whether they liked it or not.
When Loa's invitation arrived, Xin Luo's first instinct was to refuse. After all, Loa couldn't just tell him to go and expect him to—ahem!
In truth, there was an obvious conflict: Xin Luo was an Antonio, and Loa was going after the Antonio Family's trump card. But Xin Luo also harbored an ambition no one could have imagined.
Caro, the World Government's supreme ruler, had forced the Five Elders aside after his forceful arrival. Lately, that fearsome man had rarely appeared in public.
Though he had escaped the Abyss of Sinful Dragons, the mere aftershock of Poseidon's attack had left him grievously wounded and on the brink of death!
If not for his own strength and the Antonio Family's immense power, which had brought countless medical experts to his aid, Caro might have died on the spot!
Even so, he would not recover for at least a year!
Now every affair of the vast Antonio Family had fallen to Xin Luo. There was no one else to take charge! Because of the sacrifices, Caro had no siblings, and Xin Luo was his only son.
Even the Black-Robed Old Servant, who was fiercely loyal to Caro and stood above everyone else in the family, could not deny Xin Luo's authority.
That day, Xin Luo sat in his room, toying with the invitation.
He understood why Loa and the others wanted to destroy Poseidon to protect the world. Such overwhelming, uncontrollable power would only remain a threat. But what