Whitebeard Pirates.
After Whitebeard returned, he quickly took care of all the arrangements, mainly instructing Marco and the others to prepare for battle.
During this time, he had been training nonstop.
He'd been deeply inspired—and gained a lot—from his time in the Dragon Ball world, and now he was gradually mastering the use of ki. At the same time, he could feel his own strength undergoing a transformation.
However, when he learned that Lin Xuan was leading an attack on Impel Down, he stopped his training and had been keeping a close eye on the live broadcast ever since.
But at this moment, his expression was one of utter shock.
Ten thousand meters!
He had seen that move Lin Xuan used earlier at the World's Strongest Martial Arts Tournament—Sun Goku and the others had performed it, and he'd even been practicing it himself lately.
It took him a long time to close his mouth again.
But seeing Lin Xuan's Kamehameha blast straight through the ocean surface, carving out a ten-thousand-meter-long trench that the sea took forever to refill...
A storm raged in Whitebeard's heart. If he wasn't mistaken, a decent-sized deserted island in the distance had been completely obliterated by the blast!
And that was aimed at the sea. If it had been fired into the air without all that resistance, it might have even struck the moon!
"President Lin is getting stronger by the day. This power is just too terrifying!" Whitebeard thought with a sigh.
Marco and the others nearby were equally stunned beyond words.
Marco swallowed hard, his emotions in turmoil as he turned to Whitebeard. "Pops, what kind of monster is President Lin, anyway?"
"Gurararara, you're right—that guy's practically inhuman!" Whitebeard laughed instead.
Yeah, the man was a monster, no need to compare himself to him!
At that moment, Whitebeard's gaze swept across the ship. "Has Ace come back yet?"
"Pops, Ace seems to have spotted Teach's trail. He's chasing him down right now!" Marco replied.
Whitebeard's brow furrowed at that, and he said gravely, "Didn't I say to leave Teach alone?"
"You know how Ace is, Pops. Teach killed a crewmate, and he was from Ace's division. Ace isn't the type to let that go. But this time, he didn't go alone—he took the second division with him!" Marco explained.
Whitebeard sighed and waved it off. "Fine. If you can get in touch with him, tell him to be careful!"
"Got it!" Marco nodded.
Right now, it wasn't just the Whitebeard Pirates— the other Emperors were also watching the Impel Down broadcast.
Anyone who could tune into the live feed reacted much like the Whitebeard crew, utterly floored by Lin Xuan's "Kamehameha."
What kind of technique was that? It was insane!
Shanks was handling it better, thanks to his connection with Roger, which kept things amicable with the Ninja Guild.
But Big Mom and Kaido felt immense pressure.
The Ninja Guild was too powerful!
The two quickly issued strict orders: no one was to provoke anyone from the Ninja Guild. If they spotted them, steer clear.
They had no desire to mess with that terrifying monster!
In a certain small town, Doflamingo, who was hiding out there, couldn't stop his body from trembling. "This guy's getting even stronger!" he thought in horror.
During the war at the Sabaody Archipelago, he'd already sensed Lin Xuan's overwhelming power and knew he was no match, so he'd gone into hiding to avoid any trouble from him.
Now, seeing Lin Xuan's strength grow even further only amplified his fear.
The Gates of Justice slowly returned to calm.
At this point, the World Government fleet that had come charging in aggressively had mostly been reduced to debris by that single strike.
Out of over a hundred warships, only a scattered handful—fewer than ten—remained, and that was only because they'd been outside the attack's range.
Right now, quite a few people stood on those surviving ships. Before Lin Xuan's attack, some had reacted quickly enough to abandon ship and escape.
But the survivors were still shaken to their core. If they hadn't fled in time, they'd probably be at the bottom of the sea by now!
Among the crowd, Kong's face was ashen with rage.
The losses were catastrophic!
He'd nearly been caught in it himself. He wasn't sure he could've survived if he hadn't escaped in time. Before coming to Impel Down, he'd imagined that even if this fleet couldn't defeat the Ninja Guild, they could at least hold them off.
He never expected them to be nearly wiped out without even making contact!
And the Five Elders wanted him to stall them for half an hour?
In this situation, how was he supposed to hold them back?!
Just as Kong felt utterly powerless, Lin Xuan suddenly waved his hand, slicing open another rift in the sea right in front of the Gates of Justice, drawing a clear divide between them and himself.
"Cross this line, and you die!" Lin Xuan declared.
Instantly, everyone's faces paled again.
"Damn it, he's gone too far! Let me take him out!" Akainu roared, ready to charge forward.
But at that moment, Kong suddenly punched out, knocking Akainu flat.
Seeing Lin Xuan sit down cross-legged in front of the Gates of Justice with no apparent intent to continue attacking, Kong felt not anger, but relief.
He'd been wracking his brain over how to buy time, and now that Lin Xuan wasn't pressing the attack, it was perfect. He wasn't about to let Akainu ruin that.
What he didn't realize was that this scene—him being too intimidated to act—had been broadcast live by Lin Xuan, shocking countless viewers once more.
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