Saint Saturn and Luffy clashed once again, both of them sliding back hundreds of meters behind the shattered lattice structure.
Saint Saturn stared at Luffy's grinning face, rage twisting his expression.
"You insignificant insect! I never expected that leaving you unchecked for such a short time would allow you to grow this far!"
Throughout his centuries of existence, he had never personally witnessed the true power of Sun God Nika.
Everything he knew about Nika came from ancient records.
Originally, he believed that even after awakening, Nika would still require years before reaching the level of a true top-tier powerhouse.
Yet only a few months after awakening, Luffy was already capable of fighting him head-on.
For the first time in ages, Saint Saturn regretted not eliminating Straw Hat Luffy sooner.
Unfortunately, Imu had rejected his proposal back then.
He never understood the reason, but he could only obey.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Luffy breathed heavily as he stared at Saint Saturn.
His body was exhausted, but his eyes remained determined.
"You're seriously tough... but I'm definitely beating you!"
The two had already exchanged dozens of attacks.
Neither side had gained a decisive advantage, but Luffy's Haki and stamina had been drained at an alarming rate.
Without hesitation, Luffy coated both fists with all his remaining Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki.
Crackling black lightning exploded around his arms.
The terrifying pressure distorted the air itself.
"White Gatling!"
Luffy roared and instantly vanished from his position.
Boom!
A massive fist slammed directly into Saint Saturn's face.
Blood sprayed from the Gorosei's mouth.
Before Saint Saturn could recover, countless fists rained down upon him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Black lightning exploded nonstop across the battlefield.
Luffy attacked like a mad storm, every punch carrying overwhelming Haki.
His fists smashed into Saint Saturn's face, chest, abdomen, and limbs without pause.
The surrounding ground shattered from the shockwaves alone.
As the barrage continued, Saint Saturn's body slowly began to collapse.
Every punch tore away chunks of flesh.
His body crumbled apart piece by piece like rotten stone.
Luffy continued throwing punches relentlessly, pouring every last drop of strength into the attack.
Finally, with one last devastating blow, everything went silent.
Boom!!!
Saint Saturn completely exploded apart.
No body remained.
Only scattered flesh and fragments covered the battlefield.
The entire battlefield froze.
The Special Agents rushing down from Mary Geoise stared in complete disbelief.
"What...?"
"Saint Saturn lost?!"
"Impossible! That's one of the Five Elders!"
"He's one of the highest authorities in the entire world!"
Several agents rubbed their eyes repeatedly, unable to believe what they were seeing.
One furious agent stepped forward.
"That damned Straw Hat! I'll kill him!"
The agent beside him immediately grabbed his shoulder.
"Are you insane?!"
"He killed Saint Saturn!"
"And? You think you can avenge him? Even Saint Saturn couldn't stop him!"
The furious agent gritted his teeth before finally stopping.
Meanwhile, panic spread among the Marines.
One Marine stared blankly at the battlefield.
"Even the Gorosei possess monster-level strength..."
"And Straw Hat actually defeated one of them..."
Another Marine swallowed hard.
"Is this the strength of Rolan's disciple?"
"That's terrifying..."
Fear rapidly spread through the ranks.
"The Ion Pirates haven't even appeared yet and the battlefield is already turning into hell."
"How are we supposed to fight this war?"
A Marine trembled violently.
"I want to go home..."
"I haven't seen my family in years..."
"My son was just born this year..."
The morale of countless soldiers began collapsing.
Nearby, Reiju was fighting against the frog-like Special Agent while watching the battlefield in shock.
Her red lips parted slightly.
"Straw Hat Luffy is actually this strong..."
Then her eyes narrowed.
"But can the Gorosei really die that easily?"
She glanced at the Special Agent in front of her.
Despite seeing Saint Saturn torn apart, there was no panic on his face.
That reaction immediately made Reiju suspicious.
On the Revolutionary Army's side, cheers erupted everywhere.
"Hahaha! One Gorosei is dead!"
"Only four left now!"
"So the World Government isn't invincible after all!"
"Kill them all!"
Even Hack looked excited.
"It seems the World Government isn't as terrifying as we imagined."
Dragon, however, remained serious.
"As the highest authorities in the world, the Gorosei should not die so easily."
His eyes remained fixed on the remains scattered across the battlefield.
"Rolan once said the Gorosei are immortal."
Several Revolutionaries laughed immediately.
"Immortal? That probably just means they don't age."
"Exactly! Nobody survives after getting smashed into pieces like that."
On the Red Hair Pirates' side, the atmosphere was equally intense.
Bang!
Yasopp fired a shot that instantly blew apart several Special Agents.
"Hahaha! Luffy's become incredible!"
Lucky Roux laughed loudly from afar while chewing meat.
"That brat already surpassed me."
However, Benn Beckman's expression remained grim.
"Something feels wrong."
"As the highest rulers of the world, they shouldn't be defeated this easily."
He understood very clearly that true power in this world was tied directly to authority and influence.
For eight hundred years, the World Government had remained unshaken.
That alone proved how terrifying the Gorosei truly were.
At that moment, Shanks split apart a massive two-headed monster with a single slash before speaking.
"Don't relax yet."
"The Gorosei won't die so easily."
Lucky Roux blinked.
"They really can't die?"
Shanks nodded slowly.
"I once read descriptions about them in ancient records."
"Five immortal demons from hell who control the world."
Yasopp laughed awkwardly.
"Sounds like some ridiculous myth."
Shanks' expression remained serious.
"Rolan said the same thing."
"Even if their bodies are destroyed completely, they'll regenerate."
Lucky Roux nearly choked on his meat.
"What kind of nonsense ability is that?!"
He slammed his chest repeatedly before finally recovering.
"Then how are we supposed to kill monsters like that?"
Shanks narrowed his eyes.
"There must be a source behind their immortality."
"Destroy that source, and they can probably be killed."
His gaze shifted back toward Luffy.
On the execution platform, Vegapunk stared with sparkling eyes.
"Sun God Nika..."
"So cool!"
For years, he had dreamed about the legendary warrior of liberation.
Now he was finally witnessing Nika with his own eyes.
Below the platform, Kizaru pushed up his sunglasses slightly.
"As expected of a legendary figure..."
"Scary indeed."
Meanwhile, Luffy finally deactivated Gear Fifth.
His white form faded as he returned to normal.
"That old guy was seriously hard to beat."
"He feels even tougher than Grandpa."
Without hesitation, he pulled out a massive piece of meat and started devouring it.
Ace suddenly remembered Rolan's warning.
"Luffy! Be careful!"
"They said the Gorosei are immortal!"
At the same time, Sabo shouted urgently from the execution platform.
"Luffy!! Watch out!!"
The moment his voice fell, dark purple flames suddenly ignited around Saint Saturn's scattered remains.
The battlefield instantly fell silent once again.
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