A loud boom resounded.
Saturn's demon-king-like body crashed heavily behind a group of Marines.
A terrifying aura spread out wildly, leaving the Marines in front of him looking horrified.
However, the changes in Saturn did not stop there.
From the top of his head, thick ink-like black gas gushed out, rising into the sky like a pillar of black smoke, slowly forming a spire-shaped silhouette above his horned head.
At the tip of that silhouette, a pair of eyes with vortex-like pupils slowly opened.
What kind of eyes were those!
Indifferent, majestic, and cold!
Devoid of any emotion, like a god ruling over the [World], looking down upon all living beings.
Along with the emergence of those vortex pupils,
a vast aura, as if the heavens were collapsing, suddenly erupted from Saturn, spreading and radiating across the entire God Valley island!
This terrifying aura transformed into bolts of pitch-black lightning, flashing across the sky of God Valley in an instant.
"Rumble!!"
Pitch-black lightning spread across the sky, instantly tearing through the clouds and splitting the entire sky above God Valley.
Wherever it passed, centered around Saturn, within a radius of hundreds or even thousands of meters, all living creatures were shaken to their core by the physical impact, their spirits failing.
Hundreds and thousands of Marines and Pirates rolled their eyes and collapsed, foaming at the mouth.
The closer they were to Saturn, the stronger the intimidation they suffered.
Only the elites among the Marines and Pirates could remain conscious under this terrifying pressure.
The mere release of this aura set off an earth-shattering storm on God Valley.
Even the sea outside the island was affected, beginning to heave violently, as if a record-breaking tsunami was about to rise.
The moment this peerless, vast aura descended upon God Valley,
all struggles across the entire island ceased instantly!
Top powerhouses scattered throughout the island all looked toward the source with expressions of shock.
Roger suddenly looked up at the source of the countless black lightning bolts, his eyes filled with astonishment.
"What is this sense of trembling? Such a powerful aura! To think such a powerful existence exists in this [World]? Rayleigh! Jabba!"
He looked at Rayleigh and Jabba beside him and saw their expressions had also become incredibly solemn.
Suddenly, he grinned. "See? What did I tell you when I first invited you onto my ship? As expected, there are still many mysterious existences in this [World] that we don't understand."
He turned excitedly toward Saturn's direction.
"What kind of thing could it be, an existence that can make even me tremble? Is it a god? Or a devil?"
Seeing the excitement flashing in his eyes,
Rayleigh and Jabba's hearts skipped a beat, and an ill premonition immediately welled up.
Jabba reached out to grab Roger's arm. "Hey! Roger! Calm down! Now is not the time to be impulsive. We have to leave. Shakky has been rescued, and we've snatched a lot of treasure. There's absolutely no need to stay in this dangerous place..."
However, he grabbed only thin air.
Roger had already run off.
Gripping his long sword, he charged toward the mountain peak in the center of the island with a look of excitement.
"Rayleigh! Jabba! You guys head back to the ship first! I'm going to meet this mysterious existence!"
"I knew it would be like this!" Rayleigh shook his head helplessly.
Garp, who had just finished a fight with Golden Lion, also felt this powerful aura that shook all of God Valley.
He arrived at the foot of the mountain, his gaze piercing through the crowd of Marines, and immediately saw the massive demonic shadow standing behind them.
Garp frowned. "What's going on? What is that monster?"
"Vice Admiral Garp!" The Marine officers hurriedly saluted.
Someone reported, "We're not too sure either, but that seems to be... Satan Saint!"
Garp was stunned.
"Saturn? One of the Gorosei? It's really the first time I've seen him. That ghostly appearance is indeed what a leader of pests should look like!"
The Marines were startled. "Shh! Watch your words, Vice Admiral Garp!"
Garp stared intently at Saturn behind the crowd; even he was deeply shaken by the terrifying aura Saturn was currently emitting.
"No... I see that old fossil Saturn often, but there's no way he could possess such a terrifying aura. This feeling... it's like a dream! This Haki... its strength is beyond my understanding!"
On the other side,
Carlo and Whitebeard had also found Rocks.
The three met up, and before they could even speak, they all sensed this terrifying aura that had suddenly descended upon God Valley.
Rocks' expression remained normal, though his eyes flickered slightly and his lips curled into a mocking smirk, as if he had been psychologically prepared for what was happening.
Carlo and Whitebeard said nothing, simply holding their weapons and silently standing to Rocks' left and right.
Rocks glanced at the two of them, the curve of his grin widening.
"Newgate, Carlo, I didn't expect that at a time like this, you'd still be willing to help me. I'm telling you now, I have no benefits to give you! You should know, I haven't snatched a single piece of treasure."
Whitebeard laughed loudly upon hearing this. "Gurararara! Listen to you! It's a small matter! Who told me to always put my drinks on your tab?"
Carlo leisurely fished a crushed box of cigars from his pocket, picked out a relatively intact one, slowly lit it, and stuck it in his mouth, exhaling a faint puff of smoke.
His gaze pierced through the smoke, looking at Saturn, who was striding forward on eight giant spider legs toward them, emitting a terrifying killing intent and locking firmly onto Rocks.
"Let's treat it as one last gathering before we part ways."
"Part ways?" Whitebeard was slightly surprised and looked over at him.
Rocks heard it too.
But he only grinned and laughed.
"Worhahaha, part ways? You're right. Originally, we only came together to make a fortune."
"But now, everyone on this island has gained a massive amount of wealth, which indeed means it's time for our crew to go our separate ways."
"Besides... I can no longer suppress your strength and ambition!"
"In that case, let's enjoy the time of this last gathering to the fullest!"
"Worhahahaha!"