The Gorosei and the God's Knights were shocked that Luo Chen knew of Imu's existence.
The three Admirals were stunned by "Lord Imu."
They all looked at the Gorosei.
'Above the five highest authorities of the World Government, there's a Lord Imu?!'
'How have we never heard of him before?'
'What have the Gorosei and God's Knights been hiding?'
Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru were reeling internally.
In that one instant, they had learned too much shocking information.
First, the Luo Chen on Sabaody Archipelago was still a clone.
Second, this mysterious "Lord Imu."
The Admirals' shock was indescribable... for the Gorosei and the God's Knights to regard someone as "Lord"...
'Who in the world is Imu?!'
Saint Saturn roared furiously, "Nonsense! What Imu? Stop spouting such madness here!"
The killing intent in his fierce eyes was almost tangible as he stared at Luo Chen.
"After we shatter the meteorites, your main body won't escape either."
"You think you can attack Mary Geoise? Stop dreaming."
"Let's go!"
Saint Saturn shouted to his four colleagues and the four God's Knights.
The Holy Land was under attack; they had to teleport back immediately.
If Lord Imu's existence was exposed, it would be a subversive disaster.
The red-haired Shamrock shot a cold look at Luo Chen.
'Dropping meteorites on the Holy Land... This man's audacity is boundless.'
'Good thing we have the magic circle for teleportation, or the Holy Land would be in real danger.'
The dark light of the magic circle grew brighter, about to activate at any second.
Just then, Luo Chen's clone let out a sneer.
Beside him, space twisted into a vortex.
A thousand golden chains, hovering between illusion and reality, shot out of the vortex, spreading into the void in all directions.
The space around the giant magic circle was completely sealed by the golden chains.
It was like a golden birdcage, trapping the Gorosei and the God's Knights within the magic circle.
At that moment, the faces of Saturn's group of five and Shamrock's group of four completely changed.
"'Baker's Bind-Bind Fruit?!'" Saint Saturn snapped his head toward the spatial vortex.
Unfortunately, he couldn't see what was inside.
The magic circle shook violently, causing the very ground of Sabaody Archipelago to tremble.
The space above the magic circle buzzed. Ripples spread out, colliding with the thousand golden chains with a crisp sound.
It seemed the magic circle was independently trying to break free from the chains'-bind.
The monsters the Gorosei had transformed into instantly became agitated.
The faces of Saturn and Nusjuro, which were still visible, turned pale for the first time.
'How can Luo Chen use the power of the dead Baker's fruit?'
'And the effect is even stronger than Baker's original was.'
'A thousand golden chains.'
'That's something Baker could never do.'
A terrifying guess surfaced in the minds of the Gorosei and the God's Knights.
'Did Luo Chen kill Baker and take his Bind-Bind Fruit power for himself?'
'Could it be that his many abilities were all stolen after killing people?!'
The thought flashed and was gone. They knew this was not the time to investigate Luo Chen's abilities.
If they were delayed any longer, they wouldn't make it back to the Holy Land, Mary Geoise, in time.
The thought of two meteorites smashing into Mary Geoise made even the Gorosei break out in a cold sweat, their eyes filled with desperation.
Saint Saturn's voice trembled as he roared, "Quick, break these chains!!!"
Nusjuro and Shamrock reacted the fastest.
The former's skeletal hooves shattered the ground. His long sword, Shodai Kitetsu, wrapped in black Armament Haki, slashed at the golden chains in the sky.
Shamrock's rapier transformed into a three-headed hellhound.
The hellhound's three "ge-ning" heads spat out long swords, which, wrapped in Armament Haki, cut toward the golden chains.
"God's Avoidance!"
In mid-air, space twisted, and another Luo Chen figure stepped out.
His wood blade, wrapped in black and red lightning, slashed down on Nusjuro's Kitetsu.
On the other side, the earth shattered, and countless wooden vines shot up to block the sword strikes from the three-headed hellhound.
For a moment, neither Nusjuro's nor Shamrock's attacks were effective.
"LUO CHEN!!!" Saint Saturn's roar was sharp, filled with anger and terror.
'Blocked again!'
'Those two meteorites are getting closer and closer to Mary Geoise.'
'If we don't teleport back, Lord Imu will be absolutely furious and will act personally.'
'But the result will likely be that the five of us are executed by Lord Imu.'
This wasn't the first time the Holy Land, Mary Geoise, had been attacked.
But Luo Chen's meteorites were different.
If they hit, even Lord Imu might not be able to intercept them.
A huge number of Celestial Dragons would die, and Lord Imu would be exposed.
Such consequences would be catastrophic for the World Government—unprecedented.
The five of them would definitely be executed by an enraged Lord Imu!
It could be said that right now, Luo Chen wasn't just obstructing them; he was killing them.
On the ground, Luo Chen's clone pushed himself up, clutching the large hole in his abdomen. He smiled.
"I know you're in a hurry, but don't be."
"You can go. Just call me 'Daddy' and get on your knees and beg."
"BASTARD! BASTARD!!! BASTARD!!!"
Saint Saturn was uncontrollably furious.
The snake-bird Gorosei monster shot directly into the sky, its wings unleashing a flurry of sword beams.
Its target was also the golden chains.
The sandworm Gorosei roared in agitation, ramming its head into the golden-chain blockade.
The tusked-boar Gorosei's eyes were blood-red—it was unclear if from fear or rage. He charged at Luo Chen's clone.
They had realized that to break the golden chains, they had to tie down the two Luo Chen clones.
Otherwise, they would be blocked.
One of Luo Chen's clones was attacked by the tusked-boar Gorosei.
The other was tied down by Nusjuro.
They could no longer spare the attention to stop the others from destroying the golden chains.
The clone that had first landed on Sabaody Archipelago looked at the three Marine Admirals.
"Akainu, behind those five beasts, there really is a 'Lord Imu'."
"Before Imu, everyone must kneel."
"If you don't want to kneel before Imu one day, then act now. Stop the Gorosei."
"Let the meteorites fall on Mary Geoise."
"When that time comes, the World Government will be destroyed, and the future of the Marines will be in your hands."
"Your 'Absolute Justice' can finally be realized."
Luo Chen's clone smiled, attempting to sway him.
He knew the chances were slim.
But saying it now might have a miraculous effect in the future.
Sakazuki's gaze turned toward him.
He looked over the Gorosei and the four God's Knights, his eyes filled with scrutiny.
'Imu?'
'Above the Gorosei, there's really another mysterious existence?'
Thinking back to how the Gorosei and the others'-Auras had changed drastically when Luo Chen mentioned Imu's name, Akainu's heart sank.
He clenched and unclenched his fists, over and over, as if hesitating, thinking.
Luo Chen's clone didn't forget the other two.
He looked at Aokiji.
"Do you know why the World Government doesn't give a damn about the lives of commoners?"
"Because behind the World Government, behind the Gorosei, there is a supreme being."
"Every action of the World Government and the Gorosei is dictated by Imu's will."
"He kills whoever he wants."
"There is no 'fairness' or 'justice' in any of the Gorosei's or the World Government's decisions. It's all just Imu's one-man show."
"Join me, and we'll overthrow the World Government. On my side, you will see true justice."
Aokiji punched away Rayleigh's sword, leaped back, and looked over in silence.
He stopped attacking Rayleigh and, using Moonwalk, shot into the sky.
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