One Piece: Surrounded at Marineford? Just kidding!

Chapter 120: An Appetizer, a Gift for the Two Emperors

Quinn's exclamation was abruptly cut off, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Because the Conqueror's Haki that erupted from Chen Ye's body had completely shattered his understanding of the word "Conqueror's Haki".

That's not some kind of Conqueror's Haki.

It's more like the will of a god that views all living beings as ants.

boom--!!!

The black lightning was no longer a simple circling; it transformed into a materialized thunderous python, roaring wildly around Chen Ye and tearing apart every inch of space.

Centered on him, an invisible giant hand forcibly tore open a dark crack that stretched across the entire sky of Cake Island.

The sky has cracked open.

"Ughh ...

"My...eyes! My eyes!"

In the plaza, even the henchmen of the Charlotte family and the elites of the Beast Pirates lost the right to even look that figure in the eye.

Merely swept by that ripple of will, their eyes rolled back, foam gushed from their mouths, and they collapsed to the ground in droves, crimson blood seeping from their seven orifices.

The release of his aura alone cleared out 90% of the miscellaneous soldiers on the field.

This death zone, constructed by the top combat forces of two Yonko pirate crews, now appears somewhat empty.

"This monster..."

Katakuri's Observation Haki screamed wildly in his mind. He foresaw countless possible endings where he would be torn to pieces, but at the end of each ending, he was frozen on the unmoving back of that man.

His supposed ability to foresee the future, which he was so proud of, proved laughably fragile in the face of absolute power.

Opposite him stood King, the leader of the Beasts Pirates, whose face, covered by a black leather mask, revealed for the first time an almost distorted solemnity.

As a member of the rare Lunaria race and the second-in-command of the Beasts Pirates, he had never experienced such humiliating oppression.

The other person never looked at him once from beginning to end.

This complete disregard, treating him like a roadside pebble, ignited his inherent pride and anger more than any vicious curse.

"Stop looking down on me! You bastard!!!"

Jhin let out a roar, unable to bear the contempt of being treated like air any longer.

He drew his long sword from his waist with a fierce roar, transforming into a burning afterimage. His wings flapped violently, stirring up scorching air currents, and he hurtled straight towards Chen Ye's rear at a terrifying speed exceeding the speed of sound.

"Emperor Yan!"

Flames coiled around the blade, transforming into a massive slash that tore through the atmosphere, crashing down towards Chen Ye.

This strike was enough to cleave mountains and dry up rivers.

But faced with this furious attack from the highest-ranking officer of the Four Emperors, Chen Ye didn't even turn his head.

Just as the blade was about to touch his back, he raised his left hand and casually waved it behind him.

The movements were light and casual, like chasing away a noisy cicada.

There was no earth-shattering collision.

There was no explosive roar of energy.

The giant flaming blade, powerful enough to force Smoothie and Cracker to defend themselves, vanished into thin air the instant it touched the space where Chen Ye's hand had swept across.

Silently.

It was as if it had never existed.

Jin's pupils suddenly contracted to pinpoints; his powerful attack had failed to even budge his opponent.

An unprecedented fear filled my entire mind.

He realized the gravity of the situation; his opponent had become far stronger than he had ever imagined.

"Warm-up is over."

Chen Ye finally spoke, his voice still calm, yet carrying a chilling quality that sent shivers down one's spine.

He slowly turned around, and for the first time, his golden eyes looked directly at everyone in front of him.

There was no anger, no murderous intent in those eyes, only the indifference of a god looking down upon the dust.

"I was originally planning to play with you guys for a bit."

"But... it's too weak."

"So weak that I have absolutely no interest in it."

The moment the words fell.

Buzz—! !!! !

A colossal, unparalleled phantom of a sun, composed entirely of pure light, slowly emerged and rose behind Chen Ye.

Endless light and heat poured out of that phantom, coating the entire world with an apocalyptic golden glow.

A phantom form of the sun god Apollo!

"What...what the hell is that?!"

Quinn's obese body was already trembling uncontrollably, the cigar in his mouth had long since fallen to the ground, and his voice was filled with undisguised fear.

Katakuri and Jin tensed every muscle in their bodies, entering a state of maximum alert.

From that illusory image of the sun, they sensed an aura of destruction powerful enough to completely erase them, an aura they could not resist.

Chen Ye ignored the horror of these "ants".

Under everyone's gaze, he raised his right hand, palm up.

Strands of golden light gathered, compressed, and condensed in his palm.

In just a few seconds, a small golden sun, less than a meter in diameter but more dazzling than the real sun in the sky, quietly floated in his palm.

Around that small sun, space was violently distorting and collapsing, unable to withstand the weight of that extreme energy.

Chen Ye's gaze swept over everyone present and finally landed on the enormous cake castle that symbolized Charlotte Linlin's glory and rule.

"Let's start with you."

He said softly.

"As an appetizer for this funeral."

This moment!

On the throne of the Cake Castle, Charlotte Linlin's massive body trembled violently. Her bloodshot eyes were fixed on the golden sun in Chen Ye's palm, and an extreme sense of crisis that threatened her life swept over her.

"You brat! How dare you!!!"

She let out a hysterical roar, pushing her immense soul power to its limit in an attempt to disrupt Chen Ye's will.

at the same time!

The airspace above the sea, which is very close to the Kingdom of Nations.

A colossal azure dragon, blotting out the sky, is hurtling toward Whole Cake Island at an astonishing speed.

It was Kaido of the Beasts in his dragon form.

He also sensed the destructive energy in the distance, which made even him tremble, through his ultimate Observation Haki.

"Oh, hehehehehe!!"

"That bastard... what does he want?!"

For the first time, a twisted expression of both rage and extreme excitement appeared on Kaido's dragon face.

Stay here!

The roar of the Sea Emperor resounded across the skies above all nations.

However, Chen Ye ignored the two roars.

He merely raised his eyelids, a cold smile curving his lips, and gently pushed his right hand, which held the golden sun, towards the direction of the cake castle.

"Divine punishment."

"The beam of light that blotted out the sky disappeared."

boom--!!!!!!!

The golden sun transformed into a pillar of light piercing through the heavens and earth, tearing through the atmosphere and striking the magnificent cake castle with pinpoint accuracy at a speed beyond the limits of vision.

There was no explosion.

There was no loud noise.

Under the horrified and unforgettable gaze of everyone.

That enormous castle, constructed of countless desserts and steel, symbolizing the authority of the Four Emperors, instantly... silently decomposed, dissolved, and vaporized upon contact with the golden pillar of light...

From the spire to the foundation, everything was reduced to the most primordial particles and vanished into nothingness within that pure light and heat.

It only took one second.

That colossal structure, which had stood for decades, was completely erased from everyone's sight.

Where it was, only a bottomless, mirror-like, glass-like crater remained.

Dead silence.

The whole world fell into absolute silence.

Whether it was Katakuri, Jhin, Queen, or Smoothie, these top powerhouses of the New World stood frozen in place like stone statues, their minds blank.

One strike...

Just one strike...

How about completely erasing the headquarters of the Four Emperors from this sea?

What power this is!

The smoke and dust cleared.

Chen Ye slowly withdrew his hand, his simple white shirt still spotless.

He looked around at the so-called strongmen who had completely lost their fighting spirit, and his cold voice clearly resounded in everyone's ears.

Warm-up complete!

just now!

war!

Let's officially begin!!!