In the latter half of the New World, Holy Land Marijoa.
Amid the grand and magnificent palace complex lay a super plaza spanning several hectares. A verdant giant tree stood alone in the square. Beneath its roots, countless people queued up carrying small buckets filled with bright red, pungent liquid. After pouring it over the roots, they turned and left. The stench of blood hung thick within several hundred meters of the giant tree.
Beneath the underground palace, in that quiet, dim secret chamber, a pale hand suddenly twitched. The person seated upon the throne with closed eyes abruptly opened them, and two sharp glints flashed in her gaze. At that very moment, the Kingdom of Dressrosa in the New World was engulfed in flames, while Uchiha Hikaru unleashed supreme Kamui and used Wood Release to save Dressrosa.
"Such powerful Chakra?" the person rasped. But then confusion appeared in her eyes. "Impossible. From so far away, Chakra perception could not possibly reach this place. Then was that... divine consciousness? Awakened divine consciousness?"
"Clang!"
Startled, the person on the throne flung out both hands and knocked every vessel beside the throne onto the floor. A harsh clatter of metal rang through the silent chamber.
"Impossible! What kind of power would it take to awaken divine consciousness? No, even immense power could not awaken divine consciousness. No matter how strong one became, one could not break through that shackle." The fair hand clenched into a fist, becoming even paler. "Even I, even if I consumed the fruit of the World Tree, might not be able to awaken divine consciousness. How could he possibly have touched that realm?"
The person on the throne rose abruptly. The shadows behind her could no longer hide her face, and under the dim light of the secret