Ian stepped on a cloud of flames and slowly descended to the ground, no longer floating in mid-air. The axe he was holding drooped slightly, and he looked at the Five Elders with an arrogant expression.
"The God of Sun... Ian!"
The Five Elders and the other two members of the God's Knight stared at Ian with grim and ugly expressions.
This guy had already shocked them before, but they never expected that it wasn't even his limit!
They underestimated this guy after all!
At that moment, it was as if the person opposite them was a god, while they were just insignificant ants.
He was filled with an arrogance, holiness, and nobility that surpassed even their own!
But this time, he must have reached his limit!
The Five Elders stared with deep, cold eyes at Ian's bulging, abnormally large muscles.
There was no doubt that those astonishing muscles contained terrifying power, a power that seemed unable to be contained even by those monstrous muscles.
Those muscles were constantly tearing apart, yet they were also constantly healing under the sunlight. However, the flowing blood did not disappear; it kept drying up, forming a strange and terrifying blood-red pattern on Ian's body.
This madman!
He had absolutely no control over this terrifying power, and yet he actually dared to use it?!
Thinking of this, the Five Elders' ugly expressions softened slightly, but their faces remained grim. "It seems you have no control over this power at all..."
However, before the Five Elders could finish speaking, a kind and sunny smile suddenly appeared on Ian's ferocious face, and he said in a warm voice: "The time is perfect."
As the sound faded, Ian thrust his right foot back, and to everyone's astonishment, a deafening explosion erupted from behind him. The impact of that single kick sent the ruins behind him shattering.
The remains were instantly obliterated, and he vanished from everyone's sight.
When he reappeared, he was already standing in front of the Five Elders, with his golden axe, wreathed in the flames of the sun, raised high in his hand.
Five Elders: "...?!"
At this moment, gazing at the figure that appeared before them, radiating an unparalleled aura, the Five Elders' eyes widened, their pupils contracted, and a unique feeling suddenly welled up within them.
That was a feeling that should have disappeared.
A sentence involuntarily popped into their minds: Even if it's an uncontrollable and terrifying power, it's still a terrifying power that this guy possesses…
"Bang!"
The moment the axe fell, the entire island trembled.
St. Shepherd Ju Peter, who was standing in the front, was instantly cleaved in two.
And that wasn't all…
The entire ground instantly detached, revealing a bottomless ravine that stretched out into the distance, resembling a scar on the earth.
At the same time, the powerful impact instantly stirred up huge waves around the island.
With just a simple move, it was already comparable to the previous Guillotine... No, it was even far superior.
Looking at their companion who had been split in two, the other four elders could no longer keep their composure. At this moment, countless questions seemed to pop into their minds.
Why is this guy so strong?
Why does this Devil Fruit possess such an ability?
Why... Did they come here?
Even before a second had passed, the four elders high in the sky seemed to tremble, and that feeling became even clearer.
That was... the feeling of fear.
They actually felt fear because of a lowly commoner?!
However, this was not the end. After the axe cleaved down, Ian did not retreat this time, nor did he even stop moving.
In the blink of an eye, his legs had already taken a step, and his right hand holding the axe stretched straight behind him.
A terrifying aura, as if it could shake the heavens and the earth, shot out from his body once again.
The four elders, who were still intact, were filled with rage, but before they could react, or rather, before they even had time to react.
Ian's twisted waist quickly straightened, and his hand, which had been stretched back, swung towards the four elders, the axe striking out once more.
This time, it didn't fall heavily, nor did it cleave downwards; instead, it cleaved horizontally from right to left towards the four elders.
Faced with this destructive power, the four elders and the God's Knights couldn't even dodge; they were all enveloped by that terrifying aura.
They couldn't even move their bodies before the axe swept across, instantly splitting everyone in two at the waist.
"Ian!!!"
All they could manage was a roar filled with anger and helplessness.
But this was only the beginning.
After the four elders and the remaining two God's Knights were cleaved in two at the waist, Ian's body twisted again, and then the axe in his hand fell once more... downward, horizontal, diagonal, upward…
In just a moment, he had already unleashed countless attacks, cleaving the Five Elders and the God's Knights into pieces.
"You damned bastard, just how far do you intend to blaspheme god?!"
Upon seeing this, the other three members of the God's Knights' expressions changed drastically, and they stopped engaging Enel and the others, all rushing towards Ian.
They surrounded Ian from the left, right, and behind, attacking him all at once.
However, facing this ferocious attack, Ian's expression did not change at all. He merely raised his right foot, and in less than a second, he swept the three people away.
The three figures flew out like small stones that were casually flicked away, smashing countless debris, and finally fell into the sea.
Ian ignored them and continued to swing his axe wildly in front of him.
One swing, two swings... a hundred swings, a thousand swings... he had lost count of how many times he had swung his sword, while the Five Elders and the remaining two God's Knights before him were constantly getting cut and healing…
However, their recovery ability is visibly decreasing at a rate that is visible to the naked eye.
The loss of power and the slow recovery made the Five Elders unable to contain themselves any longer, and they roared in anger once more: "Ian!!!"
However, in response to this furious roar, they only hear a cold remark.