"Weiwei's photo has appeared here alone. The royal family of the only one among the twenty kingdoms that did not move to Mary Geoise, it's been 800 years, why is it being singled out?"
Looking at the perfectly intact photo of Vivi beside him, Vic fell into deep thought. All he knew about the relationship between Vivi and Imu was twofold: one was what he had just said, that Vivi was a descendant of the royal family who had not moved to Mary Geoise.
Another point is that she briefly joined Luffy's crew. If that were the reason, there should be many more photos here, since quite a few people Luffy. Obviously, that's not the reason.
That could only mean that events from 800 years ago have continued to this day. Although Vic had thought of this, he couldn't guess what happened 800 years ago, and it didn't have much to do with Vic, so there was no need to delve into it. Moreover, although the bright sunshine here was refreshing, there was an invisible aura that made Vic very uncomfortable, and he didn't want to stay here any longer.
After leaving the Flower Room silently, Vic was already not far from the place where the aura of a powerful figure was gathered. He arrived at the vicinity in just a few minutes.
Vic didn't get too close. Inside that enormous building, the powerful auras were already at the level of the Four Emperors, the slightly less powerful ones were at the level of Grandmasters, but most were at the level of Vice-Emperors.
In terms of strength, he was definitely not as good as Vic, but some Devil Fruit abilities have special uses. Even if Vic used Observation Haki Killer the whole time, he might not be able to completely hide his tracks. Therefore, Vic did not enter the building to observe the owners of these auras one by one.
"It seems this is the gathering place of the Holy Knights. It's not far from the Flower Room. You don't usually show yourselves or let outsiders know you exist, just like Imu is unknown to the public!"
I don't believe you two are unrelated. Is it the relationship between the king and his guards? Then what about those Colon outside the Flower Room? Who exactly is the king's guard?
Imu couldn't possibly have such weak bodyguards, but Vic was misled by those Colon. In Vic's view, the role of bodyguards was to shield their lord with their own bodies when he was in mortal danger, and those Colon who only knew how to obey orders were the best and least valuing of their own lives as bodyguards!
So Vic was puzzled. If he had traveled to a later time, he would have known what the duties of the Holy Knights were. The Knights' previous mission to intercept him was just a side job for them.
But Vic doesn't know this yet. He only thinks that this is a hidden force among the Celestial Dragons, second only to the God Realm. The strength of the people in this building is roughly equivalent to that of two Yonko crews, and there are many more strong people than in the Navy!
This is the true strength of the Celestial Dragons. If Vic hadn't come here, he really wouldn't have known that besides the God Realm powerhouses, the Celestial Dragons also have these Emperor-level and General-level powerhouses. This trip to Mary Geoise was definitely worthwhile!
"This is the gathering place of the Holy Knights. The area with fewer auras should be the Five Elders, right? And that obscure aura, could it be Imu?"
Even I can't detect it, so it's definitely God Realm. But in such a vast Mary Geoise, are there no other God Realm besides Imu? Or are those people far more powerful Imu, which is why I can't sense them?
If that's the case, then Imu is just someone they've put out to mislead the newly awakened God Realm powerhouses! Or are all the Celestial Dragons ' God Realm powerhouses, except for Imu, not in Mary Geoise? Hiding somewhere inconspicuous? If that's the case, this is going to be troublesome!
When Vic used his Observation Haki to sweep across the entire Mary Geoise, he discovered that the strongest auras were gathered in this building and the five auras on the other side. This was the gathering place of the Holy Knights, and the other side was the Room of Authority the Five Elders resided.
However, there was now another obscure and difficult-to-identify aura over there. Vic guessed that it should be Imu's aura. As for the auras scattered throughout Mary Geoise, those even weaker than the First Vice-President's auras were the CP0 agents.
As for those with weaker auras, Vic didn't spend too much time investigating them in detail. What Vic wanted to investigate more was the number of Celestial Dragons who were at the God Realm, but it wasn't so easy to find out who was at the same level.
He was able to detect Imu, using the residual aura within the Flower Room as a guide. Whether the other God Realm experts were not in Mary Geoise or were completely undetectable, Vic couldn't say for sure!
It's normal for the Celestial Dragons' holy land, which has been hidden for 800 years, to be somewhat secretive. Moreover, it's normal for powerful beings at the God Realm to be able to forge divine artifacts, and some of these artifacts have special effects, just like Vic's Dimensional Ring!
"We have to hide every four years. This is our territory! What right do those lowly people have to make us retreat?"
"This is for the sake of the bigger picture; just think of it as a vacation!"
Inside the building Vic was watching, two people were talking in a room. The one complaining angrily was a young man with a baby face who was holding a bottle of liquor and taking swigs every now and then.
However, at this moment his baby face was full of ruthlessness, and no one would be surprised if he said he could suddenly turn violent and kill someone at any time.
The person comforting the baby-faced man was a middle-aged man with glasses and a stubble beard. He was wearing an old man's vest and patterned underwear. If it weren't for the black trench coat he was wearing on his back, he would look like he was going to the beach for a vacation. He looked completely harmless!
Both of them were members of the Holy Knights, and unlike the other Celestial Dragons, they did not wear those spacesuit-like outfits and soap bubble headgear.
The Holy Knights are composed of the elite among the Celestial Dragons, completely different from the ordinary Celestial Dragons who are treated like pigs. They are all true warriors, having fought their way out of the triennial hunting tournament!
The Devil Fruit Contest also has prizes, all of which are the most powerful Devil Fruit collected by the World Government from all over the world, making this group even stronger!
Perhaps to conceal their identities, or perhaps because they are far Yamato than ordinary Celestial Dragons, they wield far greater power, allowing them to live more freely. Even if they were thrown into the lower realms, no one would treat them as Celestial Dragons!
The Celestial Dragons are typically depicted in spacesuits and carrying soap bubbles, which has become a deeply ingrained stereotype. This stereotype may also be partly intended to provide cover for the Holy Knights.
Are we allowed to go to the Cleansing this time? I really want to go down to the mortal realm and vent my frustrations!
"We probably don't need to go. Apart from our old rival Vic, the others are negligible. We don't need to lift a finger. Doesn't the Science Division have Seraphim? They'll probably test the waters with Seraphim this time!"
" Vic? He's our enemy, the God's Knights of Holy Knights! He must die at our hands!"
" Vic has had Four Emperors- level combat power for a long time, and given his Devil Fruit ability that excels at escaping, he's not easy to deal with. Even if Shamrock were sent, he might not be able to take him down."
Adding in his associates, it would probably take us all out to secure a safe capture. That would be too much of a commotion, so the chances of us going are slim!
"Do we really only have a chance when he's alone? What if he stays with his friends? Are we just not going to get revenge?"
"It's us. Without you, you'd still be a hundred years behind in strength, brat!"
" Jiringomu! You bastard, I'll definitely beat you after these next few days!"
"Ah! Yes, yes, yes! You really can do it."
The Five Elders will probably try to find a way to Vic, right? We'll just teleport there and give him a surprise!