" Red Lotus Karmic Fire, what a vivid name!"
Above the Holy Land Mary Geoise, a figure shrouded in mist examines a crimson flame in their hand.
He had already gathered the crimson Red Lotus Karmic Fire that had filled the sky and understood how terrifying these flames were.
If he hadn't already devoured most of the origin of this universe, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand such a strange and powerful flame.
This flame is fueled by forces of sin, and it itself is full of sins. Once ignited, it will either kill you or leave you severely injured.
What terrified him even more was that these Red Lotus Karmic Fire were merely caused by the power emanating from the flame within that Gold Saints's body. If just one emanating flame was so powerful, how terrifying must the true flame be?
And just how terrifying is the power of the Galactic River God and the goddess Athena behind him?
Although he is incredibly powerful and has now refined most of the universe's origin, he still doesn't have a very clear understanding of this seemingly boundless universe.
It was simply too vast, and he was only ten thousand years old since his birth, having visited very few places. In addition, the power of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire made him basically certain that the so-called Galactic River God and the goddess Athena were real.
"Send word to search for any suspicious extraterrestrials, and for the divine treasure they are seeking."
Using the immense power of the universe's origin, the mysterious man forcefully crushed the Red Lotus Karmic Fire in his palm, and coldly gave the order.
"Yes, Imu!"
The Five Elders bowed and accepted the order, then glanced at the ruins below and said in fear, "My lord, as you have seen, our World Government has suffered heavy losses this time. We implore you to bestow Divine Seed upon us so that we may cultivate a large number of powerful individuals again, so that we may carry out the mission you have commanded."
There was no other way; the losses suffered by their World Government this time were simply too severe. If it weren't for Imu's avatar descending and taking away the Red Lotus Karmic Fire raging in the Holy Land Mary Geoise, they would probably have had to relocate.
What pains them even more is that over 90% of the top members of their CP department have perished, which will cause their control over the world to decline sharply, making it extremely difficult to complete the tasks assigned by Lord Imu.
Imu's clone didn't say much, but waved his hand and scattered a patch of light towards the Five Elders. Then, a ripple appeared in the space around him, and he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Farewell to Imu- sama!"
The Five Elders first greeted them respectfully, and then, with fervent expressions, collected all the points of light.
These points of light are a gift from Lord Imu; each one is enough to quickly cultivate a peak-level general, just like Garp was a few years ago.
Previously, Lord Imu only bestowed ten Divine Seed upon them. Five of these seeds were used on the five individuals themselves, enabling them to achieve their peak strength. The remaining five Divine Seed were used to cultivate powerful members of the CP.
Unfortunately, all five supreme experts perished in that great fire. They had originally thought that Lord Imu would be quite generous if he bestowed ten more Divine Seed, but unexpectedly, he bestowed tens of thousands of Divine Seed at once.
This means they can quickly cultivate tens of thousands of supreme powerhouses equivalent to Garp, and the prestige of their World Government will far surpass that of the past.
This also demonstrates Lord Imu's strength and the importance he places on this matter; they absolutely cannot afford to mess it up.
The Five Elders, having carefully stored away the Divine Seed, were solemn, knowing that the real test was yet to come.
Recalling the terrifying aura of the Cancer Gold Saints three days ago, the joy of obtaining the Divine Seed vanished completely.
The opponent is definitely a peerless expert who has surpassed that threshold. Facing a peerless expert of that level, even if you send out more general-level combatants, it will be of no use.
This task is going to be very difficult!
However, the most urgent thing now is to move. This place has been completely destroyed by the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, and it seems that the Cancer Gold Saints also described it as an extremely evil place. Who knows if the Red Lotus Karmic Fire will reignite?
They all seem to be sinful people, and once they are tainted by the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, they will surely die. So it would be best to move away as soon as possible.
Furthermore, this place is too close to the Marine Headquarters, and that perverted man has appeared in the Marines. With Lord Imu unable to reveal his true form, it's not advisable to clashed with him again.
Therefore, we must move as soon as possible, and the new place to settle down is naturally the opposite Reverse Mountain.
Their World Government must be located at the core of the world, and there are two key core points in this world. One is the original Holy Land Mary Geoise, located at the middle of the Grand Line, and the other is Reverse Mountain, located at the beginning and end of the Grand Line.
Leaving aside the World Government, which is currently making great efforts to restore itself and relocate, Wang Hao on the other side has also accomplished something important in the past few days, and today he finally succeeded.
" Garp, are you really leaving?"
Sengoku looked at the resignation letter on his desk, which was obviously written by someone else, and couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Although he had anticipated this, he still felt very frustrated when the moment actually arrived.
He realized his mistake too late and underestimated the ruthlessness of the World Government, which actually wanted to completely eliminate their Marine Headquarters. If he had known this would happen, he would have rebelled at the beginning of the war.
Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now!
Garp squatted on the ground, holding Garp donut, silent. The donut, which he used to find incredibly sweet, now tasted like cardboard. He mechanically stuffed one donut after another into his mouth, his mind filled with images of Ace's childhood.
His own grandson died just like that!
He's dead!
Lieutenant General Tsuru, on the other side, remained silent, gazing at the ruins before him.
Whitebeard truly lives up to his reputation as a man with the power to Destroying the World. His Tremor-Tremor Fruit directly shattered the foundation of the island where the Marine Headquarters is located, and it is only barely maintaining its strength now thanks to Aokiji Fruit power.
As for the various buildings above, including the naval headquarters, they have long since become ruins, and even Sengoku's office is now in the open air.
Although their Marine Headquarters had a great harvest this time, with the exception of Shanks, Kaido, Charlotte, and Linlin who escaped, almost all of the Four Emperors' pirate crews were captured, making it a great victory.
However, the losses were also devastating, with almost everyone injured and more than three million people killed. While it wasn't a complete collapse, it was still a significant blow.
Not to mention they also have to face the retaliation from the World Government. Faced with this situation, even someone as intelligent as her couldn't help but feel somewhat lost.
What does the future hold for the navy?
"They're all here!"
Wang Hao strode over, greeted them with a smile, and Sengoku Garp, and the other two seemed to sense something and suddenly turned their heads to look at the group of young men and women following behind Wang Hao.
" Rouge?"
Staring intently at the blonde girl with freckles following closely behind Wang Hao, Garp stood up in shock, his old face filled with horror and bewilderment.
The girl looked exactly like the wife of his old rival, the Pirate King Roger, who was also Ace's birth mother, except that she was younger and had a very different temperament.
"Old man? Are you getting old and your eyesight is failing? I'm not Rouge, I'm Ace! And why are you bald? Are you experiencing hair loss?"
The familiar tone coming from the girl's mouth struck Garp like a thunderbolt, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru, who were standing nearby, were also quite surprised and carefully examined the blonde girl who called herself Ace.
"I already told you, your name is Alice, not Ace!"
Wang Hao flicked his finger between the girl's eyebrows and corrected her.
That's right, this girl is Ace, or more accurately, Ace who has been reborn in a second life.
The real Ace deserved his fate, and he couldn't convince himself to save him, but Garp, as his former best friend, naturally had to give him a break.
So he secretly preserved Ace's soul, erasing all of Ace's memories after the age of four, allowing him to be reborn.
To this end, he separated the bloodline belonging to his mother Rouge from Ace's cells, thus creating this female body that was extremely similar to his mother's, as Ace's new body for his rebirth.
" Zephyr!"
Looking excitedly at his best friend, Garp could hardly believe that this was really his deceased grandson.
" Ace is gone. This is Ace's adopted sister, Alice. I'm entrusting her to you, Garp!"
After pushing Ace —no, Alice— in front of his former best friend Garp, Wang Hao stopped paying attention to the grandfather and granddaughter.
"Old man, did I really get a strange illness when I was a child and sleep for more than ten years? Why do I feel so strange? My little bird down there is gone, and I have these two lumps on my chest. It's really uncomfortable."
Alice asked in confusion, scratching her chest where her pectoral muscles were, wondering how they had changed so much since she was a child.
"Girls don't have those two things on their chests when they're little, but they develop them as they grow up. As for the little bird thing, you're mistaken. Only Luffy has a little bird, you don't."
Garp was quick to adapt and readily accepted the situation, gently coaxing his grandson—no, his new granddaughter.
Listening to his old friend Garp's unreliable words, Vice Admiral Tsuru shook his head helplessly, walked over and kicked Garp away, then pulled Alice aside and whispered something to her.
How could Garp, a grown man, who can't even take care of himself, possibly take care of Alice?
Moreover, that roughneck didn't understand any of the special knowledge that women have, so now it's up to her to teach Alice.
" Zephyr, could they also be...?"
Turning his gaze away from Alice, Sengoku looked strangely at the group of boys and girls following behind Wang Hao, especially the tall, Tyrannical Dao Haki sister at the front.
He vaguely sensed an aura from the other person that was extremely similar to that of Whitebeard. With Alice as a cautionary tale, he also vaguely understood something.
Could it be that...
Thinking of this, Sengoku felt inexplicably excited.
Whitebeard is his old rival. If the opponent really transforms from a man into a woman, and into such a stunningly beautiful woman, that would be incredibly exciting!
"Let me introduce you. This is Guan Yu Yunchang, and these are her adopted sons and daughters. They are all people with a strong sense of justice. Please arrange things for them!"
Wang Hao gave a casual introduction.
That's right, the boys and girls in the background are the ones he preserved and resurrected from the souls of Whitebeard and the others.
Like Ace, these people had committed crimes punishable by death, so it wouldn't be right not to kill them, and this was the only option.
After all, Whitebeard and his crew not only possessed excellent character, but also top-notch talent. Whitebeard himself, in particular, was no less gifted than Garp and the others, and nurturing him would undoubtedly be a great asset.
Of course, he modified the memories of these resurrected people to some extent, so that he could easily deceive them into joining his camp.