Chapter 85

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Bai Ye stood still, gazing indifferently at the sky above Mariejois.

The next second,

A magnified projection appeared, created by a phone bug.

A mysterious, shadowy figure towered over Mariejois.

The figure wore a crown with four tall spikes and a cloak that reached the ground.

At this moment, his slender eyes and red pupils were filled with pressure as he stared at the base of Mariejois.

"I-Master Im!"

The Five Elders, alive with shock, exclaimed.

At the same time,

The outside world was fixated.

People everywhere saw the mysterious figure, projected by the phone bug over all of Mariejois, and it seemed to be looking down on the World Government beneath its feet.

Countless people around the world were taken aback before being seized by shock and breaking into a cold sweat.

"Then... who is that?!"

"Does the World Government have such a person?!"

"Who on earth is that?!"

Afterwards,

Countless forces around the world stood up, faces full of indescribable shock.

"No... are you joking?! That person...!"

They could see very clearly.

And that was precisely why

The mysterious figure seemed to place the World Government beneath its feet as if looking down.

This was unbelievable not just for those in the Grand Line, but also for members of the World Government and the Marine Government, an agency of the World Government.

Seeing this was difficult to comprehend!

Furthermore,

The most shocking event was yet to come.

Right after the oppressive mysterious figure appeared in the sky above Mariejois via the phone bug projection,

Someone made a startling discovery.

The Five Elders, wielding supreme power, were kneeling before the mysterious figure!

Countless people worldwide had their eyes widen and mouths tremble uncontrollably.

What were the Five Elders doing?!

Had they lost their minds?!

As the highest-ranking Celestial Dragons,

The Five Elders held the pinnacle of power in the whole world.

This was common knowledge across the Grand Line.

Yet here they were, kneeling to the mysterious figure that had appeared!

At that moment,

The Five Elders, once distant, now seemed like mere servants in the shadow of that mysterious figure.

The outside world was nearly in an uproar!

"Hey, hey, hey... this has to be a joke, right?!"

"How can the Five Elders submit to someone?!"

"No, has the World Government been hiding such a being?!"

At Naval Headquarters,

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, this can't be real, right?"

"That family... No, who is that?!"

The Summit War had nearly halted.

Seagulls flew over Marineford.

The shocked Marine Vice Admirals instinctively looked to Sengoku for answers.

Marine Admirals Aokiji, Garp, and others were equally stunned.

They all turned their gazes to Sengoku.

But they soon realized

That Sengoku's face was as shocked as theirs, if not more so!

As the Marine Fleet Admiral of the Marine Government, holding the highest command in the Marine system,

Sengoku was privy to some World Government secrets.

However, after seeing the unknown figure compel the Five Elders to kneel,

Sengoku suddenly realized,

Even as the Marine Fleet Admiral, he was so unfamiliar with the inner workings of the World Government!

Above the Five Elders, there lay a secret that even he, the Marine Fleet Admiral, did not know!

Sengoku felt a chill as sweat trickled down his forehead.

It was as if the boss he always believed in was suddenly revealed to be just a servant to a mysterious entity...

How could Sengoku accept this?

His worldview began to shatter.

Suddenly,

A name surfaced, one that had previously made the Five Elders extremely nervous.

Im... Im?!

"Could it be that... the entity the Five Elders tried to conceal multiple times without hesitation is the same one?!"

Sengoku felt terror in his heart, staring at the mysterious image on the phone bug's screen, seemingly looking down on Mariejois.

Outside of Marineford,

"Shank, Shanks... Captain!"

"The Naval Headquarters is ahead... wait, wait?!"

"What is that...?!"

Yasopp's voice had barely finished on the Red Force when he suddenly noticed the image of Mariejois projected on all four sides of Marineford.

Yasopp's pupils shrank sharply. The red-haired Shanks was taken aback for a moment. Then, he clearly recognized Mariejois and the mysterious figure on the projection. Shanks' expression changed.

On Amazon Lily, Nine Snake Island, someone exclaimed, "Who is that?!" Another wondered why their mother-in-law rushed into the palace. They were just about to inform Hancock about what happened at Mariejois when the mother-in-law realized that Snake Ji was already watching the projection. However, Granny Nyon's attention was fixated on the projection, and a sense of trepidation rose in her heart. "The Five Elders... kneeling to that mysterious figure?! Is this the secret the World Government has been hiding for so long?!" Her worldview was greatly impacted.

In Dressrosa, Trebol's trembling voice had barely ceased when Doflamingo abruptly stood up, his gaze fixed on the mysterious figure looming over Mariejois. Doflamingo's face showed an unprecedented level of shock. After a long pause, he spoke in a tone filled with awe, "It looks like it's all coming to an end."

"End... over?!" Trebol was taken aback. Looking at the current situation, the entire 'Holy Land' of Mariejois was nearly destroyed by that monster, right? Why would Doflamingo suddenly...?

Doflamingo nodded, a tea stain on his face, and explained, "Exactly... because that person has shown up." While others might be ignorant, Doflamingo was all too aware of the situation. He could blackmail the Five Elders because, over time, he learned that the Celestial Dragons in Mariejois had created a vacant 'Void Throne' in the depths of the power structure to symbolize their combined authority. According to the design, no single person was eligible to sit on it. However, Doflamingo discovered the secret of the 'Void Throne' by chance and was shocked to learn that, despite the throne supposedly remaining vacant for hundreds of years, it had unexpectedly acquired an occupant at some point! He was certain that most of the Celestial Dragons living in Mariejois were unaware of this since their arrogance as deities would never allow anyone to reign over them. Yet, this was the reality!

That was why Doflamingo, though seemingly threatening the World Government, harbored deep fear within. And now, unimaginably, the being that could almost be called a 'God' on the 'Void Throne' turned out to be real and was revealing themselves to the entire world!

With this development, it became apparent that the World Government was about to reveal its truly terrifying side and demonstrate the 'end' to all sinners who dared to challenge its authority.

It was in this moment at Mariejois that 'Im,' showing no emotion in their red eyes, just indifference and a sense of superiority, gazed down at the man who had rendered the Five Elders helpless. As 'Im' moved, the world held its breath in anticipation of what the mysterious figure would do next. Then, 'Im' raised a hand and the skies above Mariejois ominously turned as thunderbolts roiled overhead. To the shock of countless observers across the globe, the sky seemed to be collapsing!

People everywhere questioned whether this power belonged to a god. Their thoughts immediately went to the man on Mariejois who was trying to overturn the World Government. Scanning the projection, they found Bai Ye, who stood resolute, showing no fear in the face of the terrifying movement caused by 'Im's gesture.

As a pillar of fire burst violently into the sky from Mariejois, Bai Ye remained undaunted. Even if 'Im' was revered as a 'god,' Bai Ye was determined to overthrow this so-called 'god,' the hypocritical World Government, and all the Celestial Dragons.