"Mama!!!"
A shout rang out from the direction of the Whole Cake Island fleet.
Charlotte Katakuri's eyes were bloodshot. The future he foresaw with his Observation Haki was a scene of his mother being heavily injured.
He could no longer maintain his composure.
He fiercely shattered the ground beneath his feet, his mochi limbs extending instantly. He rushed forward rapidly, desperate to save his mother at all costs.
However, he had barely dashed a few meters.
A gentle yet irresistible force appeared out of thin air, lightly pressing down on his shoulder.
Katakuri's immense strength was effortlessly neutralized under this hand.
"Calm down, scarf guy."
Lu Mingfei's voice echoed leisurely beside his ear.
"That's not a war you can interfere in."
"Just watch in peace. The boss won't let anything happen to them."
Katakuri whipped his head around, only to see Lu Mingfei winking at him.
At that exact moment.
A figure seemed to pierce through space, silently appearing in front of the frenzied Big Mom and swatting away the Five Elders' attack with a single palm strike.
Then, he slapped his palm against Charlotte Linlin's incredibly massive calf.
"Pop~"
A soft sound.
A giant pink paw-print bubble was forcefully slapped out of Big Mom's body!
Within that bubble, countless twisted, shrieking faces of agony floated and sank. It was the souls Charlotte Linlin had devoured, a culmination of all the negative spiritual energy she had accumulated over decades.
The instant this filth was stripped away, Big Mom's crazed expression immediately returned to normal.
At that very moment, Yang Yi delivered a backhand slap.
"Smack!"
That mass of negative energy instantly shot into a shadowy corner.
There, Blackbeard Teach, who was getting ready to enjoy a good show, had the sinister grin freeze on his face.
"Zehaha... Pfft!?"
His vision went black as the pink bubble merged directly into his body.
The next second.
An unprecedented wave of hunger instantly swallowed all his rationality.
"Hungry..."
"So hungry... I'm so hungry!!!"
Teach's eyes instantly turned redder than Katakuri's. He felt a violent pain in his stomach; in that instant, he felt as if he were starving to death.
He felt so famished he could swallow an entire island.
No, one island wasn't enough!
He wanted to devour the whole world! He immediately dug up chunks of ice from the ground and stuffed them into his mouth.
However, no one was paying attention to him right now.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the man who had created a miracle.
After doing all this, Yang Yi raised his right hand again and planted another palm strike on Linlin's back.
This time, a smaller bubble flew out from Big Mom.
Under the disbelieving gazes of billions of viewers worldwide, Big Mom's bloated, mountainous body actually began to shrink at a visible rate.
Layers of fat rapidly melted away.
Her sagging, scar-riddled skin became tight, smooth, and delicate once more, radiating a youthful glow.
Her withered pink hair regained its dazzling luster, dancing wildly in the wind.
In just a few short seconds, her appearance reverted to how she looked in her thirties.
That face was beautiful, domineering, and full of a queen's majesty.
It was the peerless Charlotte Linlin in her prime, the one who had fought alongside Kaido and Rocks, the one who had captivated countless powerhouses!
"Boom—!!!"
A wave of Conqueror's Haki, even more powerful than before, erupted from her body!
Her strength and mind had returned to their absolute peak, perhaps even surpassing it.
Facing the Five Elders' second "Bull Demon Cannon".
The rejuvenated and fully restored Charlotte Linlin raised her hand and threw a punch.
Ultimate Armament and Conqueror's Haki coiled around it.
"Bang!!!"
She actually shattered the dark red energy beam with a single punch!
A violent energy storm swept out in all directions, blowing her brilliant pink hair.
Katakuri was completely stunned.
He stared at the familiar yet unfamiliar figure before him, his mouth falling open unconsciously. The mochi in his hand slipped and dropped right into the mouth of Luffy, who had appeared out of nowhere.
*Is this what Mama looked like when she was young? I had almost forgotten!*
Across the world, every spectator watching through the broadcast Den Den Mushi fell collectively silent.
The same question echoed in the hearts of countless people.
"Is... is this really Big Mom!?"
Charlotte Linlin slowly descended, feeling the unprecedented strength and lightness within her body.
She ignored the dumbfounded crowd and turned to look at the man who had given her a new life.
She flashed a radiant smile at Yang Yi.
"Thank you, little brother."
Her voice was no longer shrill and grating, but full of a magnetic, mature charm, carrying a hint of lazy allure.
"I wonder if you're married, little brother? I have a few very fine daughters, you know."
Before she could even finish her sentence.
"Don't even think about it!!!"
Three voices full of vigilance and hostility rang out simultaneously.
Empress Hancock and her two sisters instantly rushed forward, shielding Yang Yi tightly behind them. They glared angrily at Charlotte Linlin.
Their eyes seemed to say: *He's ours!*
Faced with this sudden scene, Linlin merely let out a wild, queen-like laugh.
"Mamamama!"
She abruptly turned around and locked eyes with Kaido not far away.
In that single glance, an unprecedented tacit understanding erupted.
"Kaido!"
"Worororo!"
"Ocean Sovereignty!!!"
The two roared simultaneously, their figures crossing paths as they instantly appeared in front of one of the Five Elders.
Their former combo attack, now fueled by Charlotte Linlin's skyrocketing strength, was even more terrifying!
Their Haki fused perfectly, transforming into a heaven-spanning, world-destroying shockwave that instantly swallowed the arrogant Elder whole!
A miserable howl tore from the Elder's mouth.
The tide of battle had now completely shifted in favor of the pirates.
The Five Elders' bodies continuously regenerated under Imu's power, but the speed of their seemingly immortal recovery was growing slower and slower.
The Holy Land, Mary Geoise, Room of Flowers.
Imu, who had been sitting upon the Empty Throne all this time, saw the moment Charlotte Linlin regained her youth. A flash of greed once again crossed those ringed eyes.
*Still, these Five Elders are far too useless!*
He slowly stood up. At a critical moment like this, he had to rely on himself.
In an instant.
An intense sense of crisis enveloped the hearts of everyone at Marineford.