The Outcome

The Five Elders frowned, their gazes darkening.

They knew this operation could only suppress Xia Le for now. One day, this ticking time bomb would explode again.

"Time will prove we were right!" Saint Topman Warcury said grimly.

The five stepped forward and pinned Xia Le to the ground with all their strength.

Sakazuki watched in silence, his expression complicated. A thousand thoughts ran through his mind.

Any means are justified against someone who has gone astray and turned his back on justice.

Absolutely any means.

His gaze soon hardened.

He stared coldly at Xia Le on the ground as the Five Elders threaded thick chains around his body.

If not for his strange bloodline, the World Government would probably have erased a monster like him long ago.

"Your undying bloodline is powerful, but it's also become your fatal weakness."

"People often die because of the very thing that makes them strongest," Sakazuki said quietly.

Xia Le was pinned down tight. The Seastone chains rapidly sapped his strength, and the last of it gradually drained away.

The Five Elders had planned carefully. They left him just enough breath to keep him from dying.

Suddenly, all five men looked up toward the shore.

A warship eased in. A figure leaped high from its bow and, in an instant, appeared above their heads.

His white Justice Cloak snapped behind him. His square face was dark with fury.

"You dared!"

"You dared lay a hand on my beloved disciple!"

His low, icy, furious voice rang out, shaking the air.

Then—

Crackle!

Black-red lightning lit the sky. His fist clenched, and time itself seemed to stand still.

"Fist Bone Clash!"

There was no hesitation, only blazing rage.

"Garp!" Jaygarcia Saturn Saint shouted, his expression shifting.

The Five Elders seized Xia Le and dodged at