However, putting that aside for now, he first needed to complete the transformation into the Fearful Great Demon King.
The next moment, black mist surged, as if boiling, completely engulfing the entire lake.
Simultaneously, across the world, those asleep at this moment all experienced an intruder appearing in their beautiful dreams.
It was an evil man with two horns on his head, half-naked, with a well-built, muscular physique!
...
"Is this what the transformation looks like when completed?"
In a beautiful dreamscape, Vladimir easily invaded it. His appearance had completely transformed into the Fearful Great Demon King.
The Fearful Great Demon King transformation stood at 2.30 meters tall, was half-naked, with well-defined muscles exposed to the air. On his right arm, there were unique, mysterious patterns.
On his head, there were a pair of spiraling demon horns. If one ignored these horns, the Great Demon King looked quite similar to a human.
"Such a powerful physique!"
As Vladimir familiarized himself with the new transformation, he couldn't help but feel surprised.
This Demon King body could practically regenerate from a single drop of blood. This meant that as long as the enemy couldn't kill him instantly, as long as even one drop of blood remained, he could revive.
Of course, this wasn't a star-level ability of this transformation; it was just a passive skill, roughly akin to a human's mild cold, where the body's immune system automatically repaired itself.
As for what the star-level abilities were, and what star level it was, he didn't know. Without completing the transformation, no one could be sure. The only thing he could be sure of was probably "Dream Invasion," or "Dream Entry" for short. That was all the information Vladimir had.
"It's more important to generate fear first. After absorbing enough fear, the transformation in the real world can be fully activated."
Thinking this, Vladimir began to examine the dreamscape.
Upon looking, he couldn't help but be a little stunned.
Because the scene of this dreamscape was quite familiar to him. This was Marineford, the Navy Headquarters!
"A dream about the Navy Headquarters, who could it be? Who is the dream's owner?"
Vladimir raised an eyebrow and slowly walked towards the main plaza.
Hundreds of thousands of Navy soldiers were gathered, forming ranks with solemn and respectful expressions.
In the front were dozens of Vice Admirals, and above them were the three Admirals. Most dazzling of all was a series of execution platforms.
On the execution platforms, criminals were kneeling before countless Marines, seemingly awaiting their fate.
The number of prisoners wasn't large, only about ten!
But these ten people were all very familiar to Vladimir; it was impossible not to be. Because they were all himself, representing the Phantom Organization!
Captain, Vladimir Emperor.
Vice-Captain, a blurred figure, whose identity was unknown, his face indistinct, as if the dream couldn't manifest him realistically.
One of the three Dominators, Sea Dragon, but on the execution platform, the Sea Dragon was only two meters tall, bound by several chains, roaring ferociously, appearing extremely weak.
The other two Dominators were Archangel and another figure whose face was also unclear.
There were others: Shadow Fiend, Ibaraki Doji, Nine-Tailed Fox, King of Knights, Lich King.
Each of these criminals was someone Vladimir was intimately familiar with.
"Whose dream is this? It's about publicly executing the Phantom Organization?"
Vladimir's expression was strange. Seeing himself about to be executed in someone else's dream was indeed peculiar.
Although, others having sweet dreams didn't cause him any substantial harm.
But as the saying goes, one thinks about things during the day and dreams about them at night. This dream's owner likely harbored a deep desire to completely destroy the Phantom Organization and publicly execute them someday.
As he was thinking, a man radiating Buddha-like golden light slowly walked onto the execution platform.
That man was the Fleet Admiral, Buddha Sengoku!
In the dream, Sengoku appeared incredibly majestic. As he walked, golden light emanated from him, and even a giant Buddha radiated golden light behind him.
Sengoku walked to the front of the execution platform and coldly stared at the "Phantom Ten."
After a moment, he let out a cold snort, then turned to face the hundreds of thousands of Marines and announced loudly,
"22 years ago, the Pirate King Roger was publicly executed in his hometown, Loguetown!"
22 years ago?
Vladimir was startled. It was currently the end of the year 1510 in the Grand Line, about to enter 1511. That was 12 years after Roger's execution.
Calculating this, it meant that the time point of this dream was ten years after the real world.
To dream about 10 years later…
Vladimir muttered to himself, continuing to listen to what Sengoku would say while remaining hidden.
"We thought that the public execution of the world's most evil person would instill fear in all evildoers, making them dare not desecrate justice again, and that the world would henceforth be at peace. But… things went contrary to our wishes. Roger's words before his death ushered in the Great Pirate Era!"
Sengoku took a deep breath, appearing incredibly tragic. "In the early stages of the Great Pirate Era, countless strong individuals flooded the Grand Line, becoming ferocious and brutal pirates. The world subsequently entered an era where evil suppressed justice. In this dark age, we Marines fought valiantly, and tens of thousands of warriors fell. Amidst blood and hatred, after a protracted and epic war lasting several years, the world finally established a new order and entered a relatively peaceful era."
That was the birth of the Four Emperors!
Among the countless pirates, four major powers emerged, suppressing the New World.
But this peace was merely a false peace!
At this point, Sengoku's aura grew even stronger.
He said sternly, "But we Marines never gave up. All evil shall be eradicated from the world!"
"Year 1510 of the Grand Line: The Four Emperors' Big Mom Pirates collapsed overnight under the joint efforts of us and the mysterious organization, the Phantom, and disappeared."
"Year 1512: Marine Headquarters engaged in a major clash with the Four Emperors' Kaido Pirates. After a ten-day and ten-night battle, we annihilated the Kaido Pirates at the cost of blood!"
"Year 1514: The Four Emperors' Red-Haired Pirates engaged in a large-scale sea battle with us in the Tequilas Sea. After the battle, we suffered countless casualties, and hundreds of warships were nearly annihilated, but we ultimately destroyed the Red-Haired Pirates!"
"Year 1516: The Whitebeard Pirates, known as the strongest man, weakened due to illness. The Navy, after paying a heavy price, even sacrificing the lives of a hundred thousand young Marines, finally made the last of the Four Emperors' pirate crews disappear from these seas!"
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