"That's how things are. We must reach the Flower Room through the Heaven's Gate as soon as possible to stop Imu, or our entire world may be destroyed."
Roger revealed everything he knew, and everyone present was deeply shocked by the news.
They never imagined that such a shocking secret existed in the world. It turned out that eight hundred years ago, the D. Clan had been guarding the Creator God had been severely damaged and fallen into a deep sleep. However, with the arrival of Imu and the rise of the World Government, the D. Clan was brutally murdered, and only a few bloodlines survived.
The D. Clan, as guardians of the Creator God, were granted their power before the Creator God fell into slumber, and this power was integrated into their bloodline. They can summon the Heaven's Gate, thus reaching the place where the Creator God sleeps, which is now the Flower Room in the hearts of the Five Elders and others.
That was originally the sleeping place of the Creator God, a special space that existed in relation to this planetary world. It was seized by Imu eight hundred years ago and became the Flower Room as it is today.
"We understand the secrets of the World Government, but what about those Gold Saints, the so-called Galactic River God, and the goddess Athena?"
Dragon, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up and voiced his doubts. He had thought Roger would reveal information about the Gold Saints, but to his dismay, he hadn't.
In comparison, the Gold Saints, especially the Galactic River God and Athena behind them, pose a considerable threat.
Red-Haired Shanks and the Five Elders were also very wary. They had seen several Gold Saints, all of whom were abnormally powerful, far exceeding their limits.
Although they had improved their strength considerably over the years with the help of techniques they had secretly obtained from the Air Force, they still felt like ants when facing those Gold Saints, their lives and deaths not in their own hands.
Clearly, they possessed absolute power capable of annihilating them instantly; whether such an existence was a blessing or a curse for them, or even for this world, was unknown.
"You don't need to worry about the Gold Saints; just deal with Imu in Heaven!"
At this moment, Vice Admiral Tsuru spoke, uttering a statement that drew everyone's attention.
She had long harbored suspicions about those Gold Saints, but had never found evidence to confirm it.
However, she figured that all the mysteries would be revealed on this trip to Heaven, and she wanted to see how long that man could keep up his act.
"Young man, the Heaven's Gate can only be opened by those who possess the bloodline of the D. Clan and have a pure heart. I was initially a little worried that you weren't strong enough, but now it seems there's no need to worry."
Roger turned his gaze to Luffy, his prospective son-in-law, and a hint of hostility crept into it.
Because he died before his son Ace was born and never saw him, he quickly accepted that his son had become a woman and truly treated him as his daughter.
But this daughter he had just adopted was about to be taken by this brat, making him feel like his own Xiao Bai had been eaten by a pig—a truly unpleasant feeling.
"Father-in-law, just you wait and see!"
Luffy with a confident smile, strode forward to the Heaven's Gate, his entire body enveloped in a powerful aura of Haki.
This is not simply Armament Haki, but Perfect Haki produced by cultivating the Three Types of Haki to their ultimate level and fusing them into one.
So far, only he and his second uncle have succeeded in cultivating it; even his own grandfather fell a little short and failed to succeed.
" Rubber Gear Twelfth - Heavenly God Form!"
He bit his thumb and blew hard, a large amount of air was blown into his body, and his body expanded rapidly, transforming in the blink of an eye into a giant ten thousand meters tall, as tall as the enormous Heaven's Gate.
This is Luffy's Heavenly God Form, which is currently his most powerful state.
Feeling the terrifying power contained in this form, Luffy couldn't help but roar to the sky. The sound wave spread out like a tsunami, causing all living beings within a radius of tens of millions of miles to faint in fear. Even Sengoku Garp, and others felt immense pressure.
Luffy in this state is just too strong!
"Open!"
Without delay, he placed his palms on the Heaven's Gate, exhaled, and the massive, heavy Heaven's Gate were slowly pushed open.
Of course, as a gateway directly to Heaven, which is now the Flower Room, it is not something that can be opened so easily.
As the door was slowly pushed open, a series of soul-searching questions flooded Luffy's mind, and all sorts of temptations kept conjuring up.
Unfortunately Luffy's innate childlike innocence, coupled with his unwavering will, prevented him from being swayed and ultimately allowed him to completely open the Heaven's Gate.
Inside the Heaven's Gate is a mysterious spatial passage; all that can be seen is a constantly rotating spatial vortex, and the true state of the Heaven within remains unknown.
"Grandpa, I'm going in first!"
With a shout, Luffy fearlessly stepped into the spatial vortex and was transported into the interior of Heaven.
He is the strongest among them and is most suitable to be the Vanguard to explore the way. Even if something unexpected happens, he can survive to the greatest extent possible.
"Hey kid, wait a minute!"
With a curse, Garp hurriedly followed. He dared not let anything happen to his precious grandson; he would protect him even at the cost of his own life.
Dragon and the others filed in, and even the new form of Whitebeard Guan Yu Yunchang, carried his sword, ready to enter the Heaven to fight, but was stopped by Sengoku.
" A-Yu, just calm down. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about the baby in your belly!"
Sengoku Guo grabbed Guan Yu Yunchang around the waist, determined not to let go even at the cost of his life. This scene made Roger's face twitch repeatedly.
"You're right, let go!"
Stopping, Guan Yu Yunchang pondered for a moment, then spoke calmly, seemingly abandoning the idea of entering to fight.
Just as Sengoku breathed a sigh of relief and released his grip, he was violently slashed away by the broad blade of a sword. The one who made the move was Guan Yu Yunchang.
"Hmph! That old Garp has already gone in, how could I possibly miss out?"
Guan Yu Yunchang strode forward, holding the great Guan Dao forged by Wang Hao himself, and entered the Heaven.
Sengoku, regaining his senses, hurriedly followed and rushed in. On the other hand, Kakarot and Akainu were not so dramatic; both of them stepped into the spatial vortex with expressionless faces and were teleported to Heaven.
"Success or failure hinges on this moment, I'm going in first!"
Shanks said indifferently to the Five Elders behind him, then stepped into the Heaven's Gate, heading to the final battlefield where everything would be decided.
The Five Elders exchanged glances and then filed in.
"Is this the Heavenly Kingdom Room of Flowers?"
Upon entering what was supposedly Heaven Red-Haired Shanks, was utterly bewildered by the scene before him that resembled the end of the world.
The world before them was in complete chaos: the earth was crumbling, the sky was pitch black, and terrifying spatial rifts stretched out all around. There was not a trace of life; it was a scene straight out of the apocalypse.
The Five Elders, who followed closely behind, were also completely bewildered. They had been inside the Flower Room before and knew exactly what Flower Room, but they never expected it to turn into such a horrific sight.
"Could it be because of that man?"
Shanks and the others immediately thought of Wang Hao, the man who had torn through space and entered after his surprise attack on Reverse Mountain.
They had already suspected that the man had likely entered the Flower Room through some means to challenge Imu to a war, and Imu's subsequent complete severing of contact with them proved this to be true.
I never expected the battle to be this fierce, with Heavenly Kingdom Room of Flowers being battered to this state.
"Boom..."
A terrifying explosion, like muffled thunder, resounded from the Void high above, causing the surrounding spatial rifts to tremble violently, as if they were about to collapse on a large scale.
Then, as expected, it shattered, turning into a spatial storm that crushed everything inside. A burly figure then shot out from the spatial storm like a meteor, creating a huge crater in the already ravaged ground.
"Pah! That woman is absolutely insane!"
Spitting out a mouthful of broken teeth, Wang Hao grimaced as he got to his feet, gazing at the spatial storm high in the sky, and muttered to himself, "I should be breaking through soon!"
"Second Uncle, where is Imu? Where is he?"
Seemingly sensing the commotion, Luffy, in his Heavenly God Form, rushed over, followed by Garp and the others.
Isn't that the one your grandfather is carrying in his hand?
Wang Hao glanced sideways at the miserable figure that Garp was carrying in his hand; it was Imu he had completely crippled.
Although Imu made rapid progress in the early stages, his own limits were there, and he had no chance of breaking through to the Shattering Realm on his own.
After fighting fiercely with him here for thousands of years, he himself had also raised his cultivation to the Celestial Person Realm Peak. Having no more use for Imu, he naturally crippled him.
If this guy weren't still of some use, he would have killed him long ago.
However, it also extracted the Origin of the Cosmic Will this guy had refined within his body, which was then stolen by the hidden Snake Princess Hancock and merged with that part of the Origin of the Cosmic Will within him, causing his strength to increase dramatically.
What followed was a fierce battle between him and Hancock that lasted for thousands of years. Both of them improved greatly, especially Hancock, whose strength was now almost equal to his, and she even showed signs of breaking through to the Shattering Realm.
Once Snake Princess Hancock breaks through, he can officially begin his plan to deal with the impending arrival of Heavenly Mandate.
"..."
Everyone turned their gaze to the pitiful figure being held in Garp's hand, and even Garp himself was completely dumbfounded.
As soon as he entered, he used his Observation Haki to cover the entire area and immediately located the half-crippled and mostly unconscious guy, wanting to ask him what exactly happened here.
Because the other party was in such a miserable state, they didn't even consider the possibility that it was the great demon Imu. Only now do they realize that this guy is actually the great demon Imu they are supposed to be fighting.
But isn't Imu the great demon king who's about to completely seize the power of the Creator God?
How did it become such a horrible sight?
That's so tragic!
The most unacceptable one is the Pirate King Roger. His lineage has been plotting for nearly a thousand years to kill the Great Demon King Imu, revive the Creator God, and restore order to this chaotic world.
But before they could even make a move, the Great Demon King was already severely injured.
What, then, is the culmination of their nearly thousand years of effort?
The second one that is unacceptable is Blackbeard. The reason he is so desperately searching for the Dark- Dark-Dark Fruit Dark-Dark Fruit is so that one day he can use its power to devour the power of Imu and the Creator God and become the ruler of this universe.
Their lineage paid a heavy price for this, but they never expected to get this result.
It's like going to bed with a stunningly beautiful woman, only to find out at the last minute that she pulls out a thing bigger than yourself. The fall from extreme hope to extreme despair is enough to break even the most resilient person.