God Valley.
Central Area, God's Canyon.
Rumble! Rumble!! Rumble!!!
Several blasts of Conqueror's Haki poured out, suppressing the central area of the canyon with lightning speed. The immense power caused visible cracks to appear in the air, and the entire canyon trembled violently.
Faced with such an overwhelming amount of Conqueror's Haki, deep within the canyon, without any warning, a terrifying burst of Conqueror's Haki erupted in return.
In the next instant, this single stream of Conqueror's Haki collided with the multiple incoming blasts. A deafening roar resounded, causing the world to lose its color and the sun and moon to dim.
Undoubtedly, this was not a simple clash of auras; it was a rare sight even in the New World—a Conqueror's Haki gang-up.
Crack... Crack...
One stream of Conqueror's Haki clashed against many, creating apocalyptic phenomena. The clouds in the sky had long been scattered, replaced by thousands of bolts of black lightning, causing cracks to appear in space itself.
"Hehe, I didn't expect you all to actually join forces against me."
"Then let me show you the pinnacle of Conqueror's Haki: Conqueror's Killer!"
Before his voice had even faded, that single stream of Conqueror's Haki suddenly intensified several times over.
It directly formed an invisible Conqueror's Haki field within the canyon.
Immediately after, under the incredulous gazes of the crowd, the several powerful streams of Conqueror's Haki collapsed uncontrollably as if they had met their natural predator, turning into countless waves of air and vanishing into the canyon.
"What?"
"My Conqueror's Haki disappeared?"
"Is this the legendary Conqueror's Killer?"
"Damn it, this Ryker is not only a freak with Ninjutsu, but he has also cultivated his Conqueror's Haki to the level of Conqueror's Killer?"
"..."
A few seconds later, voices filled with disbelief rang out. clearly shocked by the supreme Conqueror's Killer displayed by Ryker.
"Ryker, you really are a monstrous freak. What a pity... no matter what, you must die today."
Witnessing this scene, a chilling voice spoke.
Rocks D. Xebec, the captain of the Rocks Pirates, took a deep breath, suppressed the throbbing in his heart, and revealed a crazed smile.
"Rocks, did the World Government give you this courage?"
Deep in the canyon, a man with long black hair, wearing a black tight-fitting combat suit with red layered armor plating on the outside, smiled mockingly. He clapped his hands gently. "Sure enough, it is a conspiracy. All of you, get the hell out of my way."
Buzz!!
As Chakra surged, a Wood Human over a hundred meters tall appeared on the scene.
Boom!!
In the next moment, the hundred-meter-tall Wood Human swung a fist wrapped in Armament Haki and smashed it simply and directly onto the canyon floor.
The entire canyon shook violently a few times. With the impact point of the fist as the center, the ground began to collapse, erupting with a terrifying shockwave of energy that swept out in all directions.
Dust soared into the sky.
Swish! Swish!!
Affected by this, sounds of breaking air rang out.
Several figures flew out from the center of the dust and stood in various positions, their eyes fixed dead on the figure standing atop the Wood Human's head.
At this moment, if anyone else were here, they would be terrified.
Because these figures were all renowned figures in the sea:
Rocks Pirates: Rocks D. Xebec, Golden Lion Shiki, Edward Newgate, Silver Axe, Captain John, Wang Zhi.
Roger Pirates: Gol D. Roger, Silvers Rayleigh, Scopper Gaban.
Marines: Commander-in-Chief Kong, Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr.
And three CP0 Chiefs wearing masks.
It was Rocks D. Xebec and the others who had just unleashed their Conqueror's Haki to gang up on Ryker... only to be cleanly defeated by Ryker's Conqueror's Killer.
"Damn it, how can it be like this?"
"A conspiracy, a complete and utter conspiracy..."
"I didn't expect the Marines, CP0, and Pirates to join forces to deal with Lord Ryker. It's truly absurd and ridiculous."
"As expected of Lord Ryker, he has trained his Conqueror's Haki to the level of Conqueror's Killer."
"Fortunately, Lord Ryker asked us to retreat first."
"..."
At the edge of God Valley, the retreating Kaido and Charlotte Linlin looked anxiously at the center of the battlefield.
Neither of them expected that the Rocks Pirates, Roger Pirates, Marines, and CP0 would join forces to deal with one person. It was truly laughable. What happened to Marines and Pirates being incompatible? What happened to the pride and dignity of the strong?
Well, despite their great confidence in Lord Ryker's strength, facing monster-level combatants like Rocks D. Xebec, Gol D. Roger, Sengoku, Kong, and Garp, Kaido and Charlotte Linlin became a little unconfident and couldn't help but show worried expressions.
Because, under such a grand formation, looking at the entire sea, there were probably very few people who could remain calm; anyone else would be trembling!
"God of Ninja, Ryker. Don't struggle in vain. You can't escape today."
At this time, in the center of the battlefield, Rocks D. Xebec stood on a giant boulder, his eyes narrowing slightly, and said with a complex expression, "Your existence has affected the Rocks Pirates and the balance of the sea. It is time for your curtain call."
Speaking of this, Rocks D. Xebec couldn't help but reveal a cold look, clenched his fists, and shouted, "This time, the Five Elders of the World Government took the initiative to contact me and Roger to completely strangle you."
For a long time, Rocks D. Xebec felt as if he was living in Ryker's shadow. The formation of the Rocks Pirates was based on violence and slaughter, and he had the great ambition to become the King of the World.
But unexpectedly, just as the Rocks Pirates were about to dominate the sea, this Ninja God from Wano Country, Ryker, turned out to be born out of nowhere. Without eating a Devil Fruit, relying on his god-like Ninjutsu, he forcibly dominated the entire sea.
More importantly, this Ryker, relying on his powerful strength, stirred up winds and clouds on the sea. He did whatever he wanted, acted unscrupulously, did not play by the rules, and did things entirely based on his mood.
He would attack the Marines, the World Government, and major pirate crews at the slightest disagreement. He killed Celestial Dragons like killing dogs. He was an extremely perverted, violent, moody, and berserk fellow.
So much so that people on the sea called Ryker "The Ancestor," implying he was the ancestor of all major forces.
As Ryker became more and more unscrupulous, especially after slaughtering Celestial Dragons continuously, the Celestial Dragon families in Mary Geoise could no longer tolerate it. The Five Elders of the World Government could no longer tolerate it. Even the master behind the scenes of the World Government, the owner of the Empty Throne, Im, could no longer tolerate it.
They could not tolerate the appearance of such an awesome, uncontrollable person on the sea.
In order to maximize their interests, they lowered their stance and secretly contacted Rocks D. Xebec and Gol D. Roger, who had been suppressed to death by Ryker. Using Uranus, one of the three Ancient Weapons, and some Devil Fruits with rare attributes as bait, they set up a dragnet at God Valley, the residence of the Celestial Dragons.
Sure enough, Ryker, who had always been lawless and liked to do whatever he wanted, was lured in. Now that the plan was successful, it was time to close the net.
"Jihahahaha..."
Hearing Boss Rocks' angry voice, Golden Lion Shiki let out his unique laugh and said violently, "Ryker, so you have a day like this too?"
"Ryker, your style of doing whatever you want was destined to have no good ending." Gol D. Roger hesitated for a moment before speaking with an indifferent expression, "To be able to force me and the World Government to join hands and attack you in a group, you should reflect on your actions."
Since entering the Grand Line, Gol D. Roger also had the great ambition to become the Pirate King.
But facing Ryker, who pressed down on his head like a mountain on the sea, he also felt immense pressure and helplessness.
In that case, he could only strangle Ryker.
At the same moment.
"Hmph..."
A cold snort rang out.
Not far away, a CP0 Chief wearing a cat-face mask said coldly, "Ryker, you can't fly away today even if you had wings. We, CP0, have our eyes on you."
"You dared to kill Celestial Dragons, you must die."
Another CP0 Chief wearing a dog-face mask added, "No matter what, we have you cornered."
"Surrender!!"
Fleet Admiral Kong said with a serious face, "You are surrounded by us. If you are willing to accept sanctions, our Marines can ensure you don't die."
"That's right..."
Sengoku looked up at the figure standing on the head of the giant Wood Human and said mercilessly, "If you continue to resist stubbornly, there will be no good ending. You are strong, but it is impossible for you to beat so many of us."
Beside them, Garp did not speak.
He just silently clenched his two fists.
He knew clearly that with the personality Ryker had displayed, Fleet Admiral Kong and Sengoku's words were actually just farting; they had no use whatsoever.
The only thing that interested him was exactly how strong Ryker was. He cultivated Conqueror's Haki to the level of Conqueror's Killer, his Ninjutsu was god-like, and especially that nearly unsolvable Wood Release was simply terrifying to the extreme. He was worthy of being the God of Ninja of Wano Country.
A man who redefined Ninja...