Chapter 93

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092: Im's Ultimate Hole Card / Bai Ye: No Matter How Many Come, Burn Them All!

"If it's only to this extent, then it can be over!"

Boom!

Bathed in the "Remnant Fire Taidao Xi-Remnant Sun Prison Clothes," Bai Ye wore a 15 million-degree high-temperature flame formed by almost substantive Reiatsu. He stepped into the mid-air where Mariejois had nearly melted away with the Red Line. Bai Ye's eyes were indifferent.

Shunpo!

He appeared in front of Im like a 'humanoid' sun. Wherever Bai Ye passed, everything burned up! The 'Remnant Fire Taidao' was raised.

"...DAMN!!!"

Im felt the high temperature that even burned the space. Even the wind could burst and disappear due to the excessive heat. Im was about to raise his right hand, trying to slow down Bai Ye while using his 'space' ability to create distance.

However, even though Im showed a space ability that far surpassed the previous bearded Five Elders, it was still one step too late! The moment he started moving, the 'Remnant Fire Taidao' had already fallen in Im's view. Im raised his right hand halfway.

The result was that the 'Remnant Fire Taidao' exploded everything in front of it.

Boom!!!

The entire sky, visible to the naked eye, caused ripples and collapsed! Im, who appeared in the distance, let out a scream. Visible to the naked eye, Im's ability to stagnate 'time' could not prevent the flesh and blood on his right hand from melting instantly. The blood evaporated and turned into white bones, which were completely burned!

"Bastard!"

Im's red pupils stared at Bai Ye firmly, his face becoming ferocious.

"It's just a mere 'inferior creature'! Trying to kill a 'god' in delusion, don't be too arrogant!!!"

Im let out a moved growl. Gritting his teeth, he grabbed the void with his left hand. To be precise, he grabbed the 'Gate of Hell' made of pitch-black death energy. He shouted:

"Don't think this is the end! It's just the beginning! Let me be buried in hell forever!"

With those words, Im stepped into the air and opened the 'Gate of Hell' with his left hand. 

Boom...!

At that moment, a strong breath of death flooded the entire Mariejois. Everything touched by the leaked death ability was quickly corroded and became silent! The pitch-black door, seemingly possessed by an evil spirit, began to rumble and vibrate. The entire melted Red Line began to shake violently again. The space couldn't stop rippling.

Soon after, as the dark, invisible door opened, Im said coldly:

"Come out, all of you!"

Thereafter, the entire Grand Line was shaken. These were figures whose bodies had mostly corroded, exuding a strong aura, stepping forward slowly like puppets! At that moment, all around the world—the Grand Line, New World, and Four Seas—countless people opened their mouths wide, their pupils dilated, and their hearts pounded.

For no other reason than the opening of Im's 'Gate of Hell.' When those 'puppets,' whose bodies were mostly corroded, were bathed in the sun, those figures were without exception. They weren't just the big pirates who became famous at sea in the past but also some legendary monsters.

"The people up there are... Rocks Pirates Silver Ax and Ochoku?!"

At Naval Headquarters, Marineford:

"Hey, hey... those guys are all very bad existences."

"Wait... if all the monsters from the Rocks Pirates are in there..."

The Marine executives were shocked; their thoughts couldn't help but tremble.

Indeed, after Silver Ax and Ochoku, John and others appeared. Once buried in history by the world, the monster who committed the crime of destroying the "Valley of Gods" thirty-eight years ago appeared! He had a spiky hairstyle, and although his strong body had become tattered, he exuded a terrifying and powerful aura as soon as he appeared.

"Never... definitely can't be wrong!"

"That guy is..."

Marine executives trembled inwardly. The captain of the Rocks Pirates, who once assembled almost all monsters on the sea, created an unprecedented era of vicious pirates, known as the "Rocks" overlord of the "Uncrowned King" at sea!

And

"That's the former Marine Admiral 'Thunder Tiger' who was at the same time as Fleet Admiral 'Kong'!"

"There's another Admiral...?!"

"Wait, it's not just that Admiral, but... 'Roger'?!"

"Fake... fake?!"

Most of the older Marine executives were shaken. Behind the execution platform, Sengoku, who was in indescribable shock, saw this scene. His face sank involuntarily as he stared at Im above.

"That guy... even Admiral, who Marine once died?!"

"No, not right..."

Sengoku's heart skipped a beat. Seeing the 'Gate of Hell' continue to release figures, it even included the 'Golden Lion' that was first received by the World Government dispatched not long ago.

Sengoku's face turned extremely grim. Many retired Marine Admirals from the past had mysteriously disappeared. Even the dead bodies were hard to find. It was a constant mystery within the Marines.

Now it seemed... Sengoku looked at some figures above, who he didn't recognize, but they were wearing Marine Admiral uniforms. These figures were powerful and they continued to step out of the gate of hell. Sengoku's heart was inevitably shaken. What kind of "monster" has the Marine government been obeying?

Sengoku found it hard to believe his own guess. How could anyone gather so many strong men and turn them into puppets? And those Admirals who didn't even remember him—how to explain them?

"Could it be... from the very beginning, that 'God' doesn't belong to this era?!" Sengoku's heart shook violently. As the Marine Fleet Admiral, Sengoku naturally knew there were some special Devil Fruits that could make people live for a long time, and even resurrect as skeletons with the soul, such as the fruit of the underworld.

But because of this, Sengoku was in disbelief. How long had Im, who stood behind the Five Elders and controlled countless resources, lived? With Admirals he didn't even know about, the years Im had been around were unimaginable. 

Im referred to people other than himself as "inferior creatures." Maybe that explained it... no, this was the only possibility! Maybe Im had been around since the World Government was founded. Only in this way was it possible for Im to have that kind of terrifying power, almost indistinguishable from "gods."

"Old man, old man, that's the Golden Lion, right? And Roger?!" 

On the Whitebeard Pirates' side, Marco watched as Im opened the gate of hell to reveal familiar figures and couldn't help but look at his father in horror.

Seeing his friend again, Whitebeard's eyes were complicated. However, Whitebeard was far more shocked than Marco at the moment. Besides the people Whitebeard used to know—Silver Ax, Ochoku, John, Golden Lion, and Rocks—Whitebeard could clearly feel it. All the figures stepping out of Im's gate of hell were terrifying monsters that did not lose to the strength of a Marine Admiral. Even Rocks and Golden Lion were beyond the average Marine Admiral's strength.

Looking at the ten, twenty, thirty people who appeared from the gate of hell that Im opened, in a blink of an eye, over fifty powerful figures came out. Even if those 'monsters' had become Im's puppets and their auras were not stronger than when they were alive, there was no denying their power. Even if all the forces in the world combined, they would be hard-pressed to match half the number of monsters controlled by Im.

After all, the powerhouses of the Grand Line were mainly from the previous or current era. But the strong puppets controlled by Im had been slowly accumulated over several eras. These were almost the top monsters in the sea in each era, including not only pirates but also past Marine Admirals and hidden powerhouses in the World Government. One could imagine the terrifying impact Im's trump card had brought to the entire Grand Line and the world.

At this moment, except for Rocks, Roger, and others controlled by Im, the power of death continued to erode. The Five Elders, who Bai Ye had killed, also appeared. They were now like numb marionettes.

Bai Ye saw the opening of the gate of hell and faced the power of death. Thousands of undead appeared in Mariejois, along with the puppets who were once the overlords of the sea like Rocks. Bai Ye's eyes showed no wavering, only disdain.

The undead and the monsters Im turned into puppets were a nuisance to others. But Ryūjin Jakka was not a single-target attacking Zanpakutō. On the contrary, Ryūjin Jakka feared a lot of enemies.

"Since they are dead, they should lie down and not disturb the living," Bai Ye said, placing the 'Remnant Fire Taidao' horizontally in front of him. An indifferent look appeared in his eyes. "No matter how many appear, burn them all!"