I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Even the Revolutionary Army in this era can only hide in the shadows and has no chance of directly challenging the World Government.

And... Sig?

Like Tiger, he ventured alone into the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, but the commotion he caused was even more outrageous than Tiger's...

Half of the holy site was destroyed?

This is even more outrageous than when Tiger burned down the Holy Land and freed a large number of slaves!

"That's not all..." the Five Elders continued on the phone:

"Sigurd has the ability to fly. He has now left the Holy Land and will most likely head to the Impel Down waters."

"Warring States Period, listen carefully."

"The pirates that have appeared in Impel Down include the Whitebeard Pirates, the Flying Pirates, and now possibly the Higuma Mountain Pirates... This is an extremely serious situation, arguably the biggest crisis since the founding of Impel Down!"

"These three forces are probably joining forces to attack Impel Down! This is probably... the strongest pirate alliance in history."

On the other end of the phone, the Five Elders' voices were also very serious.

"This even reminds me of the Rocks Pirates back then."

Zhan Guo was slightly taken aback.

Yes, the Rocks Pirates.

This was the strongest pirate crew that dominated the seas before Roger's era. In the era before the Four Emperors, Rocks was the undisputed ruler of the seas.

And there was one thing that suddenly made Sengoku wary.

The current Whitebeard and Golden Lion both originated from the Rocks Pirates.

So... is it really a coincidence that this so-called strongest pirate alliance in history is allied with two of Rocks' former subordinates?

Higuma has a close relationship with former members of Roger's pirate crew, and now he has formed a pirate alliance with Rocks' former crew. He is now plotting an attack on Impel Down...

After a moment's thought, Zhan Guo broke out in a cold sweat.

"Is it not enough that Sieg has conquered the Holy Land? He wants to conquer Impel Down as well?"

"Could it be that Sieg wants to liberate the most vicious criminals who once roamed the seas, resurrect Rocks, and bring that dark and hopeless old era back to the ocean?"

On the other end of the phone, the Five Elders were also momentarily stunned by Sengoku's idea.

Rocks' existence has been intentionally or unintentionally erased by the World Government. Apart from a few veteran Marines like Sengoku, the new generation of Marines and pirates on the high seas are basically unaware of this name.

And Sieg actually had such an idea...?

"In the Warring States period, Shiki's abilities pose the greatest threat to us. But in this war, Sieg is the Navy's primary target."

"Hurry up and head to Impel Down for assistance."

The call was disconnected, and Sengoku's back was already soaked with cold sweat.

Looking back on his interrogation of Arlong, he realized he had once thought Sig was the kind of pirate who only wanted to retire... Sengoku felt incredibly stupid.

There are indeed great pirates on this sea who are determined to retire from the world.

But it is absolutely impossible that Sig, after causing havoc in the Holy Land, was still preparing to break through Impel Down!

"It seems that Sig really did cause quite a ruckus in the Holy Land."

General Zephyr stood beside Sengoku, having overheard Sengoku's conversation with the Five Elders.

However, Zephyr did not react as strongly as Sengoku; his eyes merely flickered slightly.

"To breach the Holy Land and become an enemy of the Celestial Dragons... that is indeed something only a criminal who is an enemy of the World Government can do."

On another warship nearby, Navy Captain Higuma watched Sengoku and Zephyr seemingly talking from afar, feeling a strange unease in his heart.

He had already communicated with his original self beforehand about Sig's plans to go to Impel Down.

However, given Higuma's current status, it's impossible for him to contact Siguru via Den Den Mushi anymore, so Higuma is also unaware of what exactly happened in the Holy Land.

"Although I don't know exactly what happened, there must have been another unexpected turn of events."

"Being in the navy is still the best."

Higuma sighed inwardly.

...........

The Holy Land of Mary Geoise, Pangaea.

The Five Elders in the hall had just finished their call with Sengoku and were now handling the remaining matters.

"I have finished communicating with Saint Charmaco, and I can say that I have obtained some useful information."

The Five Old Stars with the Eight-Character Mustache spoke up:

"According to Saint Charmaco, Sigurd possesses the ability to manipulate lightning, which may be a further development of his Roasted Gluten Fruit ability."

"Perhaps, Sig has already developed the roasted gluten fruit to the point of fireless grilling, using the high temperature brought by lightning for grilling."

Upon hearing this, the Five Elders nodded repeatedly, their expressions becoming serious.

"The Roasted Gluten Fruit, which Sig called the strongest Devil Fruit, is indeed extraordinary."

"Electric heating? His development of the fruit's abilities has indeed reached a very high level."

"Roasted gluten fruit, terrifying indeed..." the curly-haired Five Elders sighed.

Developing the abilities of Devil Fruits really depends a lot on imagination.

For example, Law's Op-Op Fruit was used by him to develop techniques such as "High-Frequency Scalpel" and "Gamma Scalpel".

The former involves manipulating high-voltage electric shocks, while the latter simply condenses gamma rays directly on the hand to destroy the enemy's internal organs and cells.

Compared to the Op-Op Fruit, Sigurd's lightning-heated grilling isn't that amazing.

"Moreover, this time, I'm afraid Sieg hasn't even used his ultimate move yet," said the Five Old Stars with the mustache, his face grave.

"You mean..." The other five elders listened, their expressions growing increasingly grave.

"It's a fragrance! Sig boasted in the newspaper that it was an attack technique that could kill the Four Emperors with its fragrance."

The old man with the mustache said in a very serious tone:

"I know this sounds absurd, and it might just be Sieg bragging, but I'd rather believe it..."

"In addition, from Saint Charmaco's words, we may even have guessed Sig's purpose in attacking the Holy Land."

"Oh? Tell us quickly." The other four immediately perked up.

"Sieg once threatened Saint Charmaco, demanding that he hand over his treasure and the little girl!" the Five Elders with the mustache said in a serious tone.

"...Let's discuss the Black Flame Dragon, like the giant hole where it appeared..."

Chapter 525 Whitebeard, I'm Back from My Feigned Attack on the Holy Land

In the area most severely damaged by the Heavenly King's bombardment, there is a crater several hundred meters in diameter.

The black flame dragon, which should have only existed in fantasy, broke out of the pit and disappeared into the depths of the clouds.

The deep pit collapsed completely as the Black Flame Dragon broke through the earth, forming an abyss that seemed bottomless at first glance.

However, with Im and the Five Elders paying close attention, and the Holy Land possessing a large number of slaves available for scouting...

The slave caravan has now reached the bottom of that abyss and captured the view at the end using a Den Den Mushi (photo denial mushi).

This abyss is certainly not bottomless.

And now, the photos of the bottom of the abyss taken by the slaves have been presented on the table in front of the Five Elders.

The photo shows a large, hollow cave at the bottom, with traces of fire damage on all four walls.

At the very center of the cave stood a massive, terrifying pillar. Its base was submerged in the cave's soil, while its upper part continued upwards, emitting a soft glow amidst the darkness of the underground cavern...

The five elders exchanged glances, their expressions of surprise revealing that this was not some enormous pillar...

"Sun Tree Eve!" they said at the same time.

"Eve, the Sun Tree rooted 10,000 meters deep in the ocean... How did that dragon find such a place?"

The length of the Sun Tree Eve is astonishing. Its trunk reaches above the Holy Land of Mary Geoise and transmits sunlight along its trunk to the deep seabed, bringing sunshine to Fishman Island.

There was more than one photo of the Sun Tree Eve. After looking through them, the Five Old Stars with the Mustache also saw another view of the Sun Tree Eve trunk from different angles.

On the other side, the trunk of this giant tree, which was radiating a warm glow, bore shockingly large and menacing signs of erosion...

The moment they saw the photo, the five elders' expressions changed drastically, and the five elders holding swords even jumped up from the sofa.

"I'll go report to Lord Im... I didn't expect that there would be new developments that I need to inform Lord Im so soon."

The five elders, wielding their swords, hurriedly departed.

The other four exchanged glances and made a joint decision.

"Seal off the underground pit leading to the Sun Tree Eve as quickly as possible!"

"The slave scouts who were just taking photos... do not leave any survivors."

"Let them sleep eternally underground with Eve of the Sun Tree."

...........

Push through the main gate of the city.

At this moment, Whitebeard and his crew were still on high alert.

However, a long time has passed, and there has been no response from either the expected naval fleet or the Golden Lion in Impel Down.

This is not what was planned.

Whitebeard and his crew, who should have been engaged in direct combat with the naval fleet and under immense pressure, instead spent a long time waiting at the gates of Impel Down.

"It seems that Golden Lion is in trouble."

The white-bearded man frowned slightly and spoke to Marco beside him:

"I've heard there are two rather troublesome figures in Impel Down."

"One is Shiryu of the Rain, a great swordsman with a rather ferocious reputation."

"The other one is Magellan, the warden of Impel Down. His Venom-Venom Fruit ability is extremely troublesome... Marco, if you go in with Shiki, it should be of great help."