"What did you just say?" Elder Curly-hair shouted loudly.
Lin Xuan's lips curled into a faint smile as he said lightly, "Nothing. I was just getting bored waiting for your decision, muttering to myself. Don't mind me!" The Five Elders trembled with rage upon hearing this.
What did he mean, 'don't mind'? They had heard him perfectly clearly—this bastard was talking about releasing everyone in Impel Down.
If it were anyone else, they wouldn't have paid it any mind. After all, Impel Down was known as the "impregnable" number one prison, and its reputation was not unearned. Its defenses were absolutely top-tier, designed to ensure no one who entered ever left.
But the person saying these words now was Lin Xuan. Coupled with the fact that the members of the Ninja Guild all possessed various strange abilities they had never seen before, the Five Elders suddenly felt a lack of confidence.
If all the prisoners in Impel Down were released, it would undoubtedly be a major blow to the World Government! Especially those from Level 6—if they got out, they would cause significant trouble for the World Government!
"This bastard!" the Five Eldors all gnashed their teeth in fury.
As old monsters who had lived for so many years, they could clearly tell that this damnable scoundrel was threatening them again!
But the infuriating part was, they currently had no means to counter this threat!
Seeing that they still hadn't made a decision after all this time, Lin Xuan even began to urge them impatiently: "Have you made up your minds yet? If you don't decide soon, I'll make the decision for you!"
"Damn it!" Elder Bald Monk was the first to shout angrily, almost unable to resist drawing his sword to fight Lin Xuan to the death.
However, Elder Long-beard stopped him and said in a calm tone, looking at Lin Xuan, "We cannot possibly agree to such an unreasonable demand of yours! Hmph, your threats are utterly useless! The defenses of Holy Land Mary Geoise are not something you can breach easily. And while it might be difficult for us to defeat you now, breaking out of your encirclement would be quite simple for us!"
Hearing this, the other Elders immediately calmed down, their expressions becoming much more composed.
They had indeed almost been bluffed by Lin Xuan, forgetting that their own side's strength was not to be underestimated either!
Lin Xuan laughed upon hearing this and said, "Oh? So you want to give it a try? Well then, go ahead and try!" Before his words even faded, his figure flickered, suddenly splitting into five hundred Wood Clones that surrounded Marineford. Then, they all activated the golden Susano'o!
"Boom!"
A full five hundred golden Susano'o, each nearly a hundred and fifty meters tall, their bodies even clad in Lightning Armor, appeared in an overwhelmingly domineering display!
They raised their hands in unison, golden spears coated with Armament Haki pointing directly at the crowd, their voices cold and synchronized: "Come on. Anyone who wants to try and force their way out, feel free to try."
The scene stunned everyone present.
Not to mention the people from the World Government, even members of the Ninja Guild like Uchiha Madara were momentarily dumbfounded.
Five hundred Perfect Body Susano'o!
The sight was terrifying to an extreme, enough to make one's hair stand on end!
At the very least, Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui, who couldn't even manifest a single Perfect Body Susano'o themselves, were wide-eyed and speechless.
Although they had long suspected that Lin Xuan had been hiding part of his strength, they never imagined he had concealed this much!
As for Elder Long-beard, who had been so composed just moments before, he was now completely stupefied.
Although he vaguely guessed that these five hundred golden Susano'o couldn't possibly each possess Lin Xuan's full power, even if they only had a fraction, they were likely comparable to Admiral-level strength!
Breaking out of an encirclement formed by five hundred Admiral-level powerers with over a hundred thousand soldiers in tow?
The mere thought made his scalp go numb!
Moreover, Lin Xuan's side wasn't just him alone. Just Uchiha Madara and the others were enough to prevent the Elders from being able to protect anyone else!
Furthermore, the other members of the Ninja Guild were fully capable of suppressing the rest of the World Government's forces!
In that case, were they supposed to let the ordinary soldiers fight a monster like Lin Xuan? That would be no different from sending them to their deaths!
Akainu, seeing the situation, suddenly roared, "These Ninja Guild guys love using deceptive tricks! I don't believe all of this is real!"
As he spoke, he launched an attack directly at one of the golden Susano'o...
"Great Eruption!"
"Boom!"
A massive magma fist shot towards one of the golden Susano'o with terrifying force!
But, in the very next instant—
"Boom!"
The golden Susano'o thrust its spear forward, the tip coated in Armament Haki instantly shattering the magma fist and continuing its unstoppable thrust towards Akainu!
Akainu's face changed dramatically. He tried to dodge, but ended up right in front of another golden Susano'o, which promptly sent him flying with a swipe of its spear. He crashed violently into the Marine headquarters building!
The scene plunged the entire area into dead silence!
Lin Xuan looked at the crowd with keen interest and asked, "Anyone else want to give it a try?"
The surroundings remained deathly quiet.
Even the Vice-Admirals and Admirals among the World Government forces could only swallow hard, not daring to make a sound.
Were they joking? Even Admiral Akainu had ended up like that. Were they supposed to step forward? To seek death?
What made Elder Long-beard and the others feel their scalps tingling even more was that, right at that moment, numerous pirate ships suddenly appeared on the sea beyond Marineford.
The appearance of these ships immediately caught the attention of everyone at Marineford.
Shanks, standing next to Roger, glanced over and a smile appeared on his face. "These guys, finally showing up now. They're way too late!"
Roger asked, "Oh? Are these your current pirate crew?"
Shanks quickly replied, "That's right, Captain! This is the Red Hair Pirates I founded now! Many of them are big fans of yours. When I introduce you to them later, they're going to be shocked out of their minds!"
"Is that so? Then I'll have to get to know them properly! Hahaha..." Roger laughed heartily.
Everyone else also noticed the flags on the pirate ships—it was indeed the Red Hair Pirates!
They had somehow broken through the naval blockades set up for them and arrived just in time!
This situation was becoming even more disastrous for the World Government!
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