As the purple-black flames gradually burned, an imposing presence slowly grew stronger.
Chomp~
Luffy bit into his meat on the bone, staring at the scene before him in disbelief.
Where Saturn had just stood, only several pairs of feet remained standing.
The chunks of his body on the ground burst into purple-black flames and disappeared.
His legs began burning too.
The purple-black flames were eerily vivid, as though they had come from hell.
Where the flames burned, Saturn's body gradually re-formed.
"What?! What's going on?!"
At the sight, Luffy even forgot to chew the meat in his hand.
"Amazing~ Amazing~ He's actually coming back to life! So cool~"
Watching Saturn's body assemble like pieces of a puzzle, he had stars popping up over his head and a face full of admiration.
Ace's eyes were practically bulging out of their sockets.
Although he had learned from Lott that Saturn was immortal, seeing it with his own eyes was still unbelievable.
"This defies all reason! How could anyone in this world have an immortal body?"
Both historical records and popular rumors had mentioned people who had lived to a very advanced age.
But no one had ever heard of someone coming back to life after being smashed into countless pieces.
This was nothing short of a miracle!
Sabo watched Saturn regenerate, cold sweat breaking out on his face. "So it really is the same?"
The last time he had fought the Five Elders, he had witnessed their monstrous, absurd strength, along with their stamina and Haki that barely diminished.
More importantly, no matter how many times they were killed, they would come back to life like cockroaches.
No, wait!
Even cockroaches weren't as tenacious as they were.
The Five Elders were like bugs that the heavenly order had left in the Pirate