Dressrosa's harbor had long since filled with a jet-black torrent of steel. The Empire's elite stood solemnly on the docks, their armor gleaming coldly in the morning sun, their spears a forest, their banners a sea. Three thousand-meter-long Pluton Battleships lay quietly in the center of the harbor like deep-sea behemoths lying dormant. Their main guns, each a hundred meters in caliber, pointed toward the distant New World, radiating a suffocating aura of destruction.
Clad in a jet-black Imperial Robe and wearing the Pingtian Crown, Chen Yu stood at the bow of the Pluton Battleship Huaxia. Behind him stood Admiral-level powerhouses including Bai Qi, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Lü Bu, and Ma Chao, each exuding an overwhelming presence that looked down upon the world. The sea breeze lifted the hem of his Imperial Robe. Chen Yu swept his gaze across the million-strong army assembled below, his voice ringing like iron throughout the harbor:
"Soldiers!"
"For eight hundred years, the World Government, the Celestial Dragons, and pirates have lorded over hundreds of millions of people! They burn, kill, plunder, and commit every imaginable evil! They treat people as slaves and lives as worthless weeds!"
"Charlotte Linlin is one of the most vicious pirates in this world! For decades, she has ruled Totto Land, stolen the lifespans of millions, and turned all of Totto Land into her private kingdom of sweets! Countless families have been torn apart, and countless people live lives worse than death!"
"Today, I shall lead you to crush Totto Land! To liberate all its oppressed people! With our iron swords, we shall sever these eight hundred years of darkness! With our burning blood, we shall forge a bright new world!"
"Tell me, are you confident?"
"Yes!!! Yes!!! Yes!!!"
Five hundred thousand soldiers roared in unison, their voices shaking