Shen Yuan stood in the scorched remains of the shattered arena, his sword humming with spiritual heat, his presence towering like a celestial warden descended to purge the vilest of the world.
Born into this world with one mission: to execute the evil that even the sea itself rejects.
"Smoothie. Only you or your mother, Charlotte Linlin, gets to walk away from here alive. You choose."
Smoothie's face turned ashen—like her soul had already vacated her body three days ago.
Her thoughts raced as her instincts screamed to cry out the obvious.
"I... I choose..."
Shen Yuan waved her off with a flick of disinterest, already walking away toward the fallen Emperor.
"I'll give you ten minutes. If you're still stalling by then, I'll erase your entire bloodline from this world."
His voice echoed like a curse. Then, he turned to Kaido, flashing an amused, predatory grin.
"Kaido... what a disgrace you've become. Once part of the Rocks Pirates, and now groveling in Wano like a drunken beast with a title too big for its horns."
Kaido's earlier relief soured into wariness.
Shen Yuan didn't let up, mocking him like thunder breaking on steel.
"You call yourself a dragon? Dragons are divine beasts. If you're one, then I'm the Primordial Flame King! Qinglong, Baihu, Zhuque, Xuanwu—those are the sons of heaven! You? You're a bloated lizard with a drinking problem and a cult for orphans!"
"And let's not forget—who put you in charge of Wano, hmm? Was that your idea, or a mission handed down by the Five Elders? You've been their leash dog for years, haven't you?"
Kaido sucked in a sharp breath.
That hit too close.
"How do you—What do you mean, the Five Elders—"
Shen Yuan's eye narrowed.
"You really dare bark at me now?"
Before Kaido could raise his club, Shen Yuan struck.
A bladed roundhouse—razor sharp and heat-enchanted—slammed into Kaido's throat!
BOOM!
Kaido reeled, staggering back as Shen Yuan followed with a second kick that smashed across his nose bridge.
"Puh!"
Blood burst forth. Kaido howled in rage as pain cut through his scaled hide.
His instincts screamed war, but deep inside, something clawed with fear.
"You think you can challenge me? I was the Death God who ended your life once in under ten seconds. You've forgotten your fear."
Before Kaido could respond, a massive black hand erupted from Shen Yuan's awakened skill tree.
[Skill Branch: Phantom Dominion – Tier 3: "Hand of Reaping"]
It seized Kaido like a ragdoll.
Kaido's Haki faltered.
His Zoan transformation began to unravel—the hand was nullifying his Mythical Fish-Fish Fruit awakening!
"You feel that?" Shen Yuan asked casually. "That's what I forged from your own weakness. Your scales are strong—but my grip is laced with seastone from Wano itself. One word, and you get to live."
Kaido wheezed, eyes glimmering with hope.
"Lord Death... I swear! From now on, all Wano's seastone—mines, stockpiles, smugglers—yours to command! And the Land of Wano will operate under your rule!"
Shen Yuan nodded, satisfied.
He released Kaido, letting him crumple to the ground in heaving gasps.
Kaido wiped blood from his mouth and bent down on both knees.
"I, Kaido... submit to you. My blade, my crew—yours to wield!"
But Shen Yuan wasn't finished.
"Only one of your three All-Stars can remain breathing. Make your pick."
Silence blanketed the battlefield.
Smoothie, until now paralyzed, trembled and finally whimpered:
"I want to live…"
Shen Yuan turned slowly. His smile was the kind gods offer before judgment.
"Good choice. Get out of my sight before I change my mind."
Smoothie backed away, each step heavy with relief and terror.
As she vanished, Shen Yuan turned back to Kaido.
"Your turn."
Kaido hesitated, sweat dripping.
"I... I can't choose... They've been with me through wars..."
Shen Yuan didn't wait. His hand blurred forward—
Grabbing Queen by the throat.
CRACK!
With monstrous strength, Shen Yuan shattered his spine, bending Queen's head at an unnatural angle.
Still holding his corpse, he stared at King.
"Jhin. Give me one reason I shouldn't break your wings next."
King—the last Lunarian—trembled. His obsidian wings drooped in fear.
In the face of true death, loyalty cracked.
"I... I'll serve you too! Please! Let me!"
Kaido clenched his fists. "Traitor...!"
But Jhin didn't care. In this moment, self-preservation reigned supreme.
Kaido tried to interject, but Jhin barked over him, desperate.
"No! Let me serve him! Not you!"
The two of them argued like starving dogs over scraps, while Jack, the last All-Star, remained frozen in place.
Too late.
CRACK! Shen Yuan's boot slammed onto Jack's chest.
He gripped one of the mammoth's tusks—and with one violent wrench, ripped it clean off.
Tian Tun, the enchanted system weapon forged in a previous chapter, had already pierced Jack's chest.
Blood burst from his mouth.
A second later—a burst of awakened death aura exploded from Shen Yuan's palm.
[Skill Path: Judgment Pyre – Tier 2: "Crushing Oblivion"]
Jack's body imploded into steaming pulp.
Silence.
Jhin and Kaido both gasped. Their limbs numb, their pride shattered.
Shen Yuan turned to Kaido.
"Well? Next?"
He pointed the blade—not at Jhin.
At Kaido.
Just then, a humming voice interrupted.
A glow flickered in the air.
Napoleon. Zeus. Prometheus.
They returned to their mother.
Big Mom, bathed in Promethean flames, stood again.
Her body was bruised, her soul fragments missing—but her Conqueror's Haki still howled like a beast!
"Kaido," she said hoarsely, "I can't beat him... but I can buy you time. Run."
She had barely finished her words when a black arrow, forged of compressed spiritual fire, erupted from Shen Yuan's outstretched hand.
[Awakening Branch: Soulburn Engine – Tier 4: "Obsidian Judgment Bolt"]
CRACK—!
The arrow punctured Big Mom's chest, exploding in a chain of fire and spiritual impact!
"You? Stop me?" Shen Yuan mocked. "Katakuri had a shred of potential. You? You're a relic."
Leaping high into the sky, Shen Yuan triggered one of his deepest awakening skills.
His whole body blazed gold.
[Ultimate: "Sunfire Apex – Annihilation Heat"]
A burning wave—thousands of degrees—devoured half the battlefield.
Big Mom screamed.
And then, like wet paper under a forge, she disintegrated.
No corpse. No trace. Only warped relics and a smear of molten iron.
Shen Yuan landed hard, dust billowing.
He wiped his mouth, staggered slightly, then steadied himself.
"Kaido. I'll spare you. But you will provide what I require. Without delay."
Kaido had wanted to turn on Big Mom—but now?
Gone. Just like that.
"I... I obey! I swear! You'll have everything! I'll never disobey!"
Shen Yuan nodded. "One last thing."
He pointed toward a trembling figure behind Kaido.
"Leave Black Maria to me. I'll spare Jhin."
Kaido hesitated. His face twitched.
Then, eyes deadened, he nodded slowly.
Maria took hesitant steps toward Shen Yuan, her knees buckling with each pace.
Before she could plead, Shen Yuan's palm—coated in sacred golden fire—punched directly into her abdomen!
A precise blow—not to kill, but to plant a soul seal from his system.
She collapsed with a choked cry.
"Done."
With no more words, Shen Yuan vanished.
Not a trace left—just the echo of burning wind, the scent of charred ambition...
And three emperors shattered by a Death God with an awakened system.
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