Pirates: A Family Slaughtered, Every Celestial Dragon Must Die!

Jinbe's bounty now exceeded one billion, Crocodile's stood at 1.9 billion, and the Empress's at 1.6 billion.

Hawk-Eye was a confirmed Emperor-Admiral Level fighter, with a bounty of 3.5 billion!

"Clown King" Buggy had even become one of the Four Emperors, with a three-billion bounty! (Just kidding.)

Whitebeard II probably wasn't weak, either.

Kuma had been modified, and Doflamingo was still in prison, so neither of their bounties had been updated.

Apart from Moria, the disgrace of the Shichibukai, virtually every Shichibukai had grown much stronger!

It seemed the Shichibukai were now meant to rank above the Four Emperors' top officers—the likes of the All-Stars and the Three Sweet Commanders.

They were one of the Three Great Powers, after all.

Blackbeard Fled in Terror

There was no mistake!

That young man wore a Supreme Grade Sword at his waist—the First Generation Kitetsu!

Then there were the familiar white shirt and black trousers!

And the faint yet overwhelming aura radiating from him!

It was no weaker than that of Rocks, the ruler of the seas thirty-six years ago!

There was no doubt!

The man before them was Rono, the "Most Evil Criminal" who had died after the Battle of God Valley thirty-six years ago!

The World Government had erased his very existence!

But hadn't he died?

Twenty Admiral Level fighters had surrounded and killed him!

Bullet, Red Count, and Byrnndi World had all been there to witness it!

So how had he suddenly appeared in Impel Down?

That enormous explosion should have reduced him to dust!

Had he come back to life?

"Everyone, pull back! Now! If we don't leave, it'll be too late!"

Just then, Blackbeard seemed to remember something!

Terror filled his face!

He immediately gave his captain's order: an emergency retreat!

"Captain Teach... what's wrong?"

"Is it because