After the complicated wedding procedures were completed, countless fireworks and salutes resounded across the entire sky of Totto Land.
Brilliant, dazzling, and colorful fireworks bloomed one after another, turning the waters of Totto Land into a sparkling ocean.
The four brides were also sent to the most luxurious manor on Whole Cake Island.
Meanwhile, Barbarossa Caesar, the protagonist of today's wedding, was invited to the Sky Arena.
Under the extremely excited gazes of people worldwide, he slowly ascended the massive stone platform.
Tonight, Caesar would act as the challenge recipient, accepting challenges from all Gold Councilors and up to three Vice Speaker-level powerhouses!
The enormous Sky Arena, capable of accommodating hundreds of thousands of people, was packed full.
Countless fervent eyes converged on the massive floating platform at the center.
There, Caesar remained in his suit, wearing a gentle smile.
Facing the attention from all over the world, Caesar spread his arms and laughed heartily.
"Bororororo! Now, let's welcome our Gold Councilors to the stage!"
Whoosh!
Caesar's words completely ignited the arena.
Hundreds of thousands of people rose to their feet, waving their arms and cheering wildly!
The tremendous roar of the crowd nearly lifted the arena off its foundations.
Meanwhile, people all over the world gathered beneath giant projection screens, standing on tiptoe to watch the big screens.
Thump, thump, thump, thump.
Heavy, resolute footsteps echoed as figure after figure emerged, appearing before the world's eyes!
Ghost-Man Gin!
Heavenly Yaksha Doflamingo!
Sir Crocodile!
Golden Emperor Tesoro!
Gecko Moria!
Wildfire King!
Dragon Maiden Yamato!
Only the Gold Councilor-level powerhouses from the Beast God Pirates themselves made their appearance.
External powerhouses still didn't dare to easily take the stage.
This was actually understandable.
After all, not everyone had the courage to face Barbarossa Caesar, the world's strongest, directly.
Within the Beast God Pirates, those who had reached a Power Level of 20,000 or above during testing actually included Black Leg Sanji, Plague Queen, and former Seven Warlord Trafalgar Law.
However, these three didn't challenge Caesar on stage for various reasons.
If they had also stepped up, it would have created the shocking scenario of 1 versus 10!
Queen actually wanted to participate, but Caesar had chased him off to the research base to accelerate the production of Evolution Potions and clone soldiers.
"Borororo! You are all elites of my Beast God Pirates, future rulers of the seas! Come! Let me see the limits of your potential!"
With soft whooshing sounds, seven figures landed around Caesar, encircling him at the center.
Caesar made no defensive moves, remaining calmly standing at the arena's center.
The spectators looked over and saw that aside from the dragon maiden Yamato who appeared relatively normal, everyone else had deviated from human norms.
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At Marine Headquarters, Akainu frowned while watching the familiar faces on screen, each standing six to eight meters tall, licking his dry lips.
"These bastards, how did they become so huge? Did they got it from Caesar?"
Kizaru, who was speaking with a bald giant, chimed in.
"I heard they developed some kind of gene serum that greatly enhances physical body. Doflamingo and the others must have taken that serum."
"Sigh, these pirates are all becoming more powerful. Borsalino, aren't you the commander of the science division, always hanging out with Vegapunk? Don't you have any serum that can boost someone to admiral-level strength when drunk?"
"Don't joke around, how could such a thing exist?"
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Back in the arena, the tallest figure present wasn't actually Caesar!
Moria, with two huge curved horns on his head, had broken through the ten-meter mark, his body covered in bulging, thick muscles.
Caesar could tell that Moria was actually a hybrid of human and Oni tribe.
His human mother had been abandoned by his Oni father and raised him in simple aristocratic life until she fell ill and died without ever seeing that heartless father again.
This made Moria hold no goodwill toward the Oni tribe, which was why when he entered the New World, the first person he targeted was Kaido.
Now, after Indigo and Judge's blood transfusion surgery completely replaced Moria's blood with Caesar's essence blood, his physique had actually surpassed Daifuku and Perospero, approaching Katakuri's level!
This was one reason why Moria could barely meet the Gold Councilor standards.
"Fufufufu, boss, please go easy on us! I don't want to be pounded into meat paste by your fist!"
Doflamingo laughed strangely and was the first to strike.
"Birdcage! Flawless!"
He spread his hand wide, countless threads shooting from his five fingers directly toward the motionless Caesar.
"Moria!" Gin suddenly roared, his voice like thunder exploding through the huge coliseum.
As he spoke, Moria abruptly raised his arms to the sky and roared.
"Shadow's Asgard!!"
"Oh? Interesting, Moria. I didn't expect you to have such supportive abilities. Not bad at all!"
Caesar still hadn't made a move, wanting to see if these people working together could bring pressure to his current self.
Since returning from Fish-Man Island, he felt he had grown significantly stronger than before, almost reaching the level he used to achieve by burning his life force.
Though there was still some distance from the state of Oni blood boiling, it could already be called monstrous!
Moria's roaring voice still echoed within the Sky Arena when everyone witnessed in shock as a black waterfall poured down from an immeasurably high ceiling, splitting into seven streams that infused into the seven individuals on the arena!
"ROAR!!"
Including Moria, all seven individuals instantly grew several times in size, their aura skyrocketing like volcanic eruptions, stirring overwhelming storms within the colossal arena!
It was no secret on the seas that Moria could collect shadows to enhance his own or others' strength.
Ever since Shiki joined their ranks, Moria suddenly realized he didn't need to focus solely on human shadows.
There were too many weak humans and too few strong ones, making it extremely difficult to obtain the shadows of powerful individuals.
But beasts were different.
Moria could just as easily harvest the shadows of animals, and beasts were easier to control—they could be kept locked in lightless cells indefinitely.
Without their shadows, they wouldn't die as long as they avoided sunlight.
And the beasts on VerMeer Island were terrifyingly powerful, with numbers reaching absurd levels.
So, with Shiki's assistance, Moria soared straight up to VerMeer Island and harvested thousands of shadows from ferocious beasts.
Now, unleashing them, he instantly boosted the strength of the seven present to a monstrous degree!
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