Uranus

At those words, the Five Elders' expressions changed. They looked deeply uneasy.

The elder in a black suit, with long, straight white hair and a long beard, apologized without thinking.

"I'm sorry, Lord Imu. I'll retrieve the new fruit from the Celestial Dragons and warn them not to use that power recklessly."

But unlike before, Imu shook her head.

"No... this time is different..."

"Different from before..."

The Five Elders exchanged baffled looks. At last, one of them ventured to ask,

"Lord Imu, what do you mean?"

"This Devil Fruit was not born from the power nurtured by Uranus..."

The Five Elders were stunned. Then a cold voice rang throughout the Flower Room.

"One of her children has escaped Uranus's control, just like that Devil Fruit bearing the name of a god. Find it. One power capable of upsetting this world's balance is enough..."

Out at sea, the blazing sun continued to burn fiercely.

Endless flames poured toward the black speck at its center.

John might not have known what Ye Mu was doing, but even a fool could see he could not let him succeed.

Just as he raised his sword to cut through it all, an unexpected figure appeared.

A mass of black and cyan flames flared up, blocking his path.

John should have cut straight through, but the sight of the figure before him stopped him in his tracks. He roared in astonishment,

"Lililu? Why are you here? I thought you died with the captain long ago..."

Black and cyan flames burned around Lililu's enormous form as she floated in midair, standing on white clouds. She glanced back at Ye Mu, who was merging the powers of two Devil Fruits, then turned to John and said firmly,

"It's been more than ten years, John!"

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