Rocks stood upon the earth, experiencing the sensation of rebirth as he threw his head back and let out a wild laugh.
"Hahahahaha!"
His laughter churned up a tangible shockwave, causing the ground beneath his feet to groan and fracture with a dense web of fine cracks.
He had returned for revenge. The grudge from God Valley wouldn't be settled just like that!
He raised those eyes full of ambition and madness, his gaze seemingly piercing through thousands of miles of sky, crossing over the Red Line, and finally landing on the Room of Flowers.
"Imu! Are you watching?!"
Rocks's voice was manic, containing a power capable of overturning the world.
"I told you, I would definitely return! I'm going to personally drag you down from that throne!"
He slowly withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the crowd.
He grinned, revealing a mouthful of stark white teeth in an arrogantly unbridled smile.
"Hahahahaha!"
"Newgate, Kaido, my old friends."
"Are you interested in causing a ruckus with me once again?"
"This time, let's completely overturn this rotten world!"
Before his words could even fade.
"Worororororo!"
High above, Kaido's excited roar exploded like rolling thunder.
He violently swung his dragon tail, temporarily forcing back Fenrir, who he had been fighting. His massive dragon body rapidly shrank in the air, ultimately transforming back into his human form.
*Boom!*
He plummeted from the sky like a meteor, smashing heavily into the ground behind Rocks. The earth beneath his feet instantly cracked and caved in, forming a massive, spiderweb-like crater.
Resting his kanabo on his shoulder, Kaido brimmed with fighting spirit, his fanatical gaze sweeping over the five monsters in the sky.
"Overturn the world? How could you leave me out of something like that!"
"This is what a top-tier war in this world should be!"
"I've waited far too long for this day!"
On the other side, Whitebeard glanced down at the unharmed Ace beside him, then at Luffy, who was grinning foolishly.
A genuine softness surfaced on his face.
Then, he looked up and let out his own signature, hearty laugh.
"Gurararararara!"
"I lost interest in overturning the world a long time ago."
Whitebeard slammed his Murakumogiri heavily into the ground, causing the entire island to tremble.
"But, to carve out a new era for my sons!"
"Going wild one last time doesn't seem too bad!"
Just then, a massive thundercloud approached at an astonishing speed from the distant horizon.
Atop the thundercloud, an incredibly obese woman exuding terrifying pressure shouted at the top of her lungs.
"Mamamamamama!"
"How could a party deciding the fate of the world be missing me, Charlotte Linlin!"
The thundercloud Zeus carried BIG MOM as she crashed to the ground, accompanied by her strongest son, Charlotte Katakuri, whose expression was currently solemn.
Almost simultaneously, another figure silently appeared beside Whitebeard.
"Leave dealing with the Celestial Dragons to me!"
Red-Haired Shanks rested his hand on his famous sword, Gryphon, his sharp gaze fixed on the Five Elders in the sky.
Legends of the old era and emperors of the new era were gathered together at this very moment.
Rocks!
Whitebeard!
Kaido!
BIG MOM!
Shanks!
Five emperors who ruled or currently ruled these seas now stood side by side.
The auras they exuded—whether arrogant or domineering—intertwined. The five distinct emperor's spirits merged into visible black-red lightning, tearing through the sky and violently clashing against the black-blue Haki of the Five Elders.
The entire artificial island groaned on the verge of collapse under the collision of these powers.
...
The Holy Land, Mary Geoise, deep within the Room of Flowers.
Upon the Empty Throne, a solitary, aloof figure quietly watched everything unfold on the broadcast screen.
When he saw Yang Yi easily resurrect Rocks, those eyes hidden in the shadows shrank sharply.
Then, an unprecedented greed, along with a trace of fear, appeared in those eyes.
A will crossed through space, echoing directly in the minds of the Five Elders.
"Capture that Paw-Paw Fruit user alive at all costs."
"He is a greater threat than Nika."
...
The Marineford battlefield.
Having received the supreme directive, the Five Elders no longer held anything back.
The five Mythical Zoan beasts coiled in the high heavens moved simultaneously at this moment.
"Divine Punishment!"
Saint Nusjuro, in his skeletal warhorse form, exhaled the freezing air of the underworld.
Saint Marcus Mars, in his monstrous bird form, flapped his wings and whipped up a storm.
The others also unleashed their strongest abilities, pouring five world-destroying powers down upon the Five Emperors below.
However, greeting them were five soaring figures of conquerors.
"Juniors, watch closely! This is a real battle!"
Rocks laughed wildly at the Den Den Mushi, taking the initiative to charge at the rampaging wild boar.
"Gurarararara!"
Whitebeard swung his naginata, shattering the atmosphere and completely pulverizing the storm whipped up by the monstrous bird.
"Worororororo!"
Kaido roared, his kanabo coated in ultimate Conqueror's Haki as he clashed head-on with the sandworm using a "Thunder Bagua".
BIG MOM rode the thundercloud Zeus on her left and the sun Prometheus on her right, crashing violently into Gyuki.
Red-Haired Shanks unleashed endless blade gleams from Gryphon, engaging the skeletal warhorse in combat.
A pinnacle battle that would truly decide the fate of the world officially began at this moment!
On the other side, the surviving members of the Holy Knights attempted to head to the battlefield to support the Five Elders.
But several figures instantly appeared, blocking their path.
"Hey, hey, hey, your opponents are us."
Lu Mingfei picked his ear, black-red electrical arcs crackling around his body, no longer sporting his previous playful demeanor.
Chu Zihang gripped Murasame, his golden eyes burning with a fiery fighting spirit.
They fully unleashed their auras, releasing the powerful energy within their bodies without reservation.
In just a single encounter.
The members of the Holy Knights, who had been unbearably arrogant just moments ago, instantly froze in place, not daring to move an inch.
Meanwhile, Sengoku, Garp, the Three Admirals, and the other Marine higher-ups were also blocked by Senju Hashirama and the others, unable to step forward and help.
The development of the battle had exceeded everyone's expectations.
The strength of the Five Emperors was far more terrifying than imagined.
Especially Whitebeard, who had recovered to his peak or perhaps even surpassed it, and the already ambitious Rocks, whose combat power exceeded that of an Admiral. The two of them actually beat back the arrogant Five Elders step by step.
The scales of victory seemed to be tilting toward the pirate faction.
However, right at this moment.
A sudden change occurred!
"Sweets... sweets!!!"
A loud roar erupted from BIG MOM's mouth.
Her eyes instantly lost focus, turning into bizarre spirals as drool leaked from the corners of her mouth.
At this most critical moment, her Hunger Pangs had actually flared up.
"Linlin!?"
Kaido, who was fighting alongside her, noticed something was wrong immediately.
But before he could react.
The completely irrational BIG MOM had already turned around, throwing a terrifying iron fist coated in Armament and Conqueror's Haki right at Kaido.
"Hand over... the sweets!!!"
This sudden attack instantly disrupted everyone's coordination.
Kaido was forced to interrupt his suppression of the sandworm and defend with all his might, roaring furiously.
"Linlin! You crazy hag!"
And the Five Elders in the sky seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Saint Nusjuro in his Gyuki form instantly gathered heart-palpitating, terrifying energy within his dozens of eyes.
"Gyuki Cannon!"
A thick, dark red beam of energy tore through the sky, blasting ruthlessly toward the stricken BIG MOM.