Chapter 127: Sengoku

"Who were the allies you mentioned before?"

Chu Yang asked Fisher Tiger on the deck. All along, Fisher Tiger had been responsible for the other forces in the alliance.

The Revolutionary Army was busy liberating countries.

And Chu Yang had been in the laboratory and rarely came out.

"In addition to enslaving the Fish-Man race and the Mermaid race, many other races have also been oppressed by the Celestial Dragons."

"These races are all our allies. When the wall-breaking operation began, they had already gathered at Fish-Man Island."

"There are also helpers among humans, for example... the former crew members of the Pirate King Roger."

Chu Yang looked at Fisher Tiger in surprise; what the other party had done far exceeded his expectations.

"With Pluton's emergence, some kingdoms will also consider leaning toward us, and there might be unexpected reinforcements by then."

"However, in matters of war, one cannot think from an optimistic perspective. Let's think about what to do with our existing forces."

Dragon spoke about the battle plan he had formulated long ago; he also had Revolutionary Army personnel deployed in advance in Mary Geoise.

Chu Yang waved his hand. "Leave Imu and the Five Elders to me; you guys gather the strongest combat power to deal with the God's Knights."

"It's best if you can defeat them directly; if not, help me stall for time."

Dragon admitted that Chu Yang was powerful, powerful beyond his cognition, and qualified to challenge that World King who possessed the name of a god.

But facing so many powerful enemies alone, wasn't it a bit arrogant?

They didn't have the chance to gamble; once they failed, everyone would have to pay with their lives, and it might even implicate more people.

"I'll go with you!"

Dragon still couldn't help but persuade him. He didn't necessarily have to defeat the Five Elders, but at least he could help Chu Yang share some of the pressure.

As the warships that didn't know the situation gradually gathered, Chu Yang expanded the range of the Malevolent Shrine at the cost of reducing its power.

Because the combat power of the God's Knights was unknown, even if it were possible to obtain the help of "Pluton" Rayleigh, Chu Yang still rejected Dragon's proposal.

This scene was very similar to when they decided to crusade against Kaido; Dragon also proposed to help Chu Yang fight Kaido, only to be rejected by him without hesitation.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere between the two, Fisher Tiger immediately changed the subject. "What about the Navy? The previous bounty orders caused the Navy to be scattered severely; we didn't include them in our calculations."

"But now, the Celestial Dragons will definitely spare no cost to let the Navy guard Mary Geoise."

Fisher Tiger said worriedly.

"No!"

Chu Yang shook his head firmly. "The Celestial Dragons won't choose such a passive strategy, nor will they let the battle happen at their doorstep."

"The greater possibility is that the Celestial Dragons will let the Navy mobilize all their forces to encircle and suppress us on the high seas."

"So, before reaching Mary Geoise, we will definitely encounter the Navy and fight to the death."

There was one more thing Chu Yang didn't explicitly state, and that was the "Secret Treasure" controlled by Imu, that weapon capable of destroying an island in an instant.

Being too close to Mary Geoise, Imu should have some scruples and wouldn't use it at will, because it might affect himself.

This was a better assumption.

It also didn't rule out that once Imu determined their coordinates, he would immediately activate the "Secret Treasure" to erase them and Pluton from existence.

Facts proved that Chu Yang's prediction was correct; the newspaper the next day wrote that the Navy had mobilized in full force.

It wasn't just the Navy from Headquarters and the New World branches; the Navy from the first half of the Grand Line and the four seas branches were also gathering.

The role of the Navy in the four seas branches was only one: to find Pluton's trail and then report it to the World Government.

The World Government mobilized all its power, intending to find Pluton on the vast sea.

"Are they really this crazy?"

"Mobilizing all the Navy from all over the world, wouldn't that become a carnival for pirates?"

"The Celestial Dragons really don't take the lives of civilians seriously at all!"

Fisher Tiger threw the newspaper in his hand angrily.

"Revolutionary Army members in other regions have provided information that some Navy units did not respond to the World Government's orders and are still maintaining regional stability in their own way."

"We also have personnel left in the four seas regions, so don't worry too much."

Dragon soothed Fisher Tiger's emotions.

"With so many Navy ships out looking for us, do we need to change our course?"

After Fisher Tiger stabilized his emotions, he turned to look at Chu Yang.

"Everyone has been used to being chased by the Navy for a long time and might not have reacted. Let's change our thinking and think about who is the prey now?"

Chu Yang grinned. The warship they possessed was the Ancient Weapon Pluton.

"That's right, it's they who should be running away." Fisher Tiger clenched his fists and said excitedly.

"They hope the battlefield is outside the Holy Land, and I happen to have the same idea. First, crush the Navy's top combat power, weaken the World Government's influence, and then attack the Holy Land."

Chu Yang's idea was recognized by Dragon and Fisher Tiger. The Navy was the right and left arm of the World Government; cutting off the other party's arm was undoubtedly a very good choice.

The World Government's perception of Chu Yang and the others was that they were forces that had defeated Kaido and Big Mom, and had used natural defenses to block the Navy's crusade.

In terms of individual strength, Chu Yang and the others were placed on the same level as Admirals.

Mobilizing so many people hysterically was entirely out of "respect" for Pluton.

As for Chu Yang defeating Garp yesterday, it wouldn't necessarily reach the ears of the World Government.

First, the CP0 member who delivered the message was killed by Dragon. Second, Chu Yang felt that Garp would prevent the news from reaching the World Government.

Not for his own face, but Chu Yang felt that Garp would help Dragon once in this way.

The silent farewell between father and son last night made Chu Yang notice the change in Garp's attitude.

Garp might have seen the possibility of overturning the rule of the Celestial Dragons in Chu Yang.

That power beyond cognition had already left an indelible influence in Garp's heart.

Regarding Chu Yang's combat power, the World Government had a wrong perception, and this would make them pay a huge price.

Therefore, Chu Yang would not only not avoid the other party but would also take the initiative to let the Navy know where Pluton was.

Three days later.

More than a thousand warships were galloping in the New World, and not a single pirate shadow could be seen wherever they passed.

No pirate was bold enough to go head-to-head with such a massive Navy fleet.

"Are you sure you saw Pluton's trail?"

On the deck of the flagship, the then-Fleet Admiral Kong asked Sengoku beside him.

If it weren't for the incident of the Revolutionary Army putting a bounty on the Celestial Dragons, he would have already handed over the position of Fleet Admiral to Sengoku.

Sengoku nodded. "The news sent back by the Navy of the four seas branches has been confirmed for authenticity; it is Pluton, no mistake."

"Those guys from the countryside are still somewhat useful." Thinking that the four seas regions were now empty, Kong's eyes were coldly terrifying.

"Hmph! A bunch of desperate criminals, luckily finding an Ancient Weapon, actually daring to aim their spearhead directly at Mary Geoise, causing such a huge chaos."

Kong gritted his teeth. "I must lock them all in Impel Down and torture them until the day they die of old age."

Sengoku remained silent. Mobilizing the Navy from all over the world was clearly the decision of the Celestial Dragons, yet Kong was downplaying it.

"Where is Garp? Why can't I even see his shadow at such an important time!" Kong asked with a dissatisfied expression.

Although Garp always did some unreliable things, this time it clearly exceeded his bottom line.

"I heard he is still fighting the Red Hair Pirates in Wano."

Sengoku felt very strange. Logically speaking, Garp should have had contact with Pluton no matter what, yet no intelligence had been sent over.

"Given the current situation, is the Red Hair Pirates still important? Is he so old that he can't distinguish between priorities?"

"So what if he catches the Red Hair?"

"In the end, he'll have to let them go; it's simply a waste of time!"

"If he hadn't messed around, we could have blocked this group of Revolutionary Army members directly in Wano; where would we have needed to pay such a huge price!"

Kong became more and more angry as he thought about it, and in the end, he stopped mentioning Garp's name altogether.

Sengoku always felt something was strange. Listening to Kong's complaints, a shocking thought suddenly popped into his mind.

According to the trajectory of the action, Garp definitely encountered Pluton, but he didn't provide any feedback...

He was helping this group of people!

Sengoku's body trembled violently! "What's wrong?"

Noticing Sengoku's abnormality, Kong frowned and asked.

"Nothing... nothing, I seem to have eaten something wrong today."

Sengoku answered with cold sweat dripping down.

Kong's face softened, and he exhorted, "You go down first; remember to take care of your health."

Sengoku left with a pale face. If the facts were really as he guessed, Garp's behavior was equivalent to betraying the World Government and the Navy.

"This is impossible. He has insisted on justice his whole life; how could he waver at this time?"

Sengoku kept comforting himself, but his heart kept sinking. He really couldn't bear this torment, so he walked to a deserted place and dialed the Den Den Mushi.

"Moshi moshi~ Vice Admiral Garp is fighting pirates and has no time to answer the phone. Is there anything you can..."

"Shut up! Bogard! Let Garp come over to answer the phone!"

Sengoku roared in a low voice, and the other end of the phone fell into silence.

"Forget it, Bogard, you can't fool him. Give the Den Den Mushi to me."

Garp's voice came from the Den Den Mushi, hoarse and dull, without a bit of his usual vitality, as if he had suffered a serious injury.

Sengoku's hand shook, and he endured the shock and asked, "Are you injured? How serious is the injury?"

Garp said in a relaxed tone, "Almost didn't have a chance to answer your Den Den Mushi."

Sengoku roared, "Why didn't you say anything about such an important matter? Were you injured by Pluton's attack?"

Garp sighed, "Attack my ass, I didn't even see what Pluton looked like; I was beaten into this state by someone."

Sengoku was stunned. He had thought Garp was hit by Pluton's shelling; otherwise, who else in the world could beat Garp like this?

However, Garp's next sentence plunged Sengoku into endless fear.

"He only used one punch!"

Hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Sengoku stood in place, dazed. The content of the call just now was too sensational.

How could there be someone in this world who could defeat Garp with one punch? That was the Navy hero Garp!

He was the existence the Navy used to benchmark Pirate King Roger!

He was the faith of how many young Navy soldiers?

"Such an important matter, must immediately..."

Sengoku just wanted to go find Kong, but suddenly stopped his steps. He suddenly realized why Garp chose to hide this matter.

"If a person can really be powerful to this extent."

"Perhaps they really can overturn the rule of the Celestial Dragons?"

Sengoku was not a die-hard fan of the Celestial Dragons. Like Garp, he became a Navy not to maintain the majesty and power of the Celestial Dragons.

It was just to realize his own justice.

"True or false, let me try it myself..."

The calmed-down Sengoku made the same decision as Garp: if that group of people wasn't strong enough, they would die at the hands of the Navy; if they were strong enough...

Then what if they stepped on their corpses to Mary Geoise? Having obtained the intelligence, Kong ordered the fleet to rush to the destination at full speed; he wanted to gather all his strength to eliminate the Revolutionary Army in one fell swoop.

"Just take it as a celebration ceremony for my promotion to Fleet Admiral!"

Kong clenched his fists and showed a ferocious smile.

At night.

The fleet arrived near a Calm Belt, which was littered with the wreckage of Navy warships.

Sengoku's expression was solemn; the Navy unit that provided the intelligence before had obviously been wiped out.

"Damn it! One step too late! They escaped!"

"This bunch of trash, they couldn't even stall for time!"

Kong was furious and punched the control console, and the alarm sounded immediately.

"They might not have left..."

Sengoku's mouth was full of bitterness. If the other party's intention was the same as what he thought, the Revolutionary Army might be in the darkness, staring at them covetously.

"They aren't idiots; why would they stay here and wait for us to find them if they aren't leaving?"

"Pluton is strong, but can it deal with a thousand warships at once?"

Kong looked at Sengoku with dissatisfaction. "What's wrong with you today? Absent-minded, and your stomach ache still isn't better?"

Sengoku looked blankly ahead, and a behemoth was breaking through the darkness and approaching slowly!

As the conjecture became reality, Sengoku felt no joy.

"Eh, what is that..."

Kong widened his eyes and gradually saw the steel beast in the darkness, shocked. "These guys really didn't run away; they actually stayed here and waited for us to come to their door..."

Sengoku said firmly, "Prepare to meet the enemy, Fleet Admiral."

"Let me take the lead!"

On the other side, Pluton was riding the wind and waves, and Chu Yang stood on the deck, looking at the Navy's flagship.

"Fighting so many warships, most of Pluton's energy will be used for defense; it can't fire many shots."

"Need to think of another way to break out."

Tom said worriedly.

As the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands; there were too many enemies, and even Pluton couldn't eliminate them all.

Pluton's greatest role was to counter the Secret Treasure in Imu's hands, blasting open the Red Line beneath the Holy Land.

"I never intended to break out from the beginning, Mr. Tom. This is a battle of annihilation!"

Chu Yang shook his head.

Tom froze for a moment. "Yang, I just explained to you..." Before he could finish, he saw Chu Yang soar into the sky, crossing over the fleet, and flying toward the flagship.

Arriving above the target, Chu Yang slammed down toward the warship.

The huge force caused the hundred-meter-long flagship to tilt up and fall heavily back down, and the Navy on the deck was tossed and turned.

In the chaos, a figure walked out and walked straight toward Chu Yang.

"Are you the one who fought Garp?"

Sengoku took off his shirt and asked seriously.

Chu Yang nodded.

"Then I'm sorry, but you'll have to convince me with your fists too, otherwise the old man won't be at ease."

Sengoku's whole body shone with golden light, entering the Buddha form, his body turning into a huge golden Buddha, slamming a punch toward Chu Yang.

The fist was entwined with astonishing Conqueror's Haki.

"As you wish!"

"Domain Expansion!"

"Malevolent Shrine!"

A huge, eerie shrine appeared behind Chu Yang.

At this moment, in everyone's eyes, even the moon in the sky seemed to have turned blood-red.

It was eerie and carried an indescribable beauty.

Sengoku, flashing with golden light, was like a Buddha wanting to eliminate demons and defend the Dao!

Chu Yang, driving the shrine, was like a demon of the world, emitting a terrifying aura.

The Dao is one foot high, the demon is ten feet high.

Under the blood moon, violent slashes descended like a rainstorm, cleansing the filth of the world.

Crack!

Cracks first appeared on the golden Buddha's arm.

Like a shattered mirror spreading rapidly! Sengoku's face changed suddenly.

As more and more slashes erupted, the cracks on the surface of the golden Buddha became more and more numerous.

Sengoku raised his arms to block the slashes coming from nowhere.

In the blink of an eye, half of his body had lost sensation.

Sengoku suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

He could no longer maintain the Buddha form. After the golden light dissipated, half of his body was covered in dense wounds, continuously oozing blood.

Then he fell to the ground.

"Admiral Sengoku!"

A scorching firelight slid across the horizon and landed in front of Chu Yang. Sakazuki's face, exposed with blue veins, poked out from the burning magma.

"Despicable guy, how dare you sneak attack Admiral Sengoku!"

Sakazuki believed that the pirate in front of him couldn't defeat Sengoku head-on, and the only possibility was that the other party had used despicable means to sneak attack.

Sakazuki's hands turned into magma and slammed toward Chu Yang; he wanted to melt this shameless person into ashes.

A black ancient sword flew out from the void, circling Chu Yang, and strands of Huangquan water flowed slowly along the path of the ancient sword's flight.

Huangquan water could extinguish the Ryujin Jakka, which was close to the sun's high temperature, and Sakazuki's Magma-Magma Fruit was even less worth mentioning in front of it.

Before he could touch Chu Yang, the magma had already extinguished, turning into pieces of ordinary black stones.

Chu Yang entwined Conqueror's Haki on the blade of 【Fengdu】, and then the flying sword shot out, pointing directly at Sakazuki's heart.

"My Haki isn't for nothing!"

Sakazuki entwined his arms with Armament Haki, preparing to resist Chu Yang's flying sword attack head-on.

The next moment.

【Fengdu】 easily broke through his Armament Haki, pierced through his heart, and carried Sakazuki away, nailing him alive to the mast.

"This is impossible!"

Sakazuki looked down at the long sword piercing his heart in disbelief.

He reached out to pull the sword out, but couldn't exert any strength, and the rapid loss of vitality made him feel despair.

Finally.

Sakazuki was nailed to the mast alive by Chu Yang.

Chu Yang waved his hand, and 【Fengdu】 flew back quickly. Sakazuki's corpse fell from the sky and hit the deck with a "thud."

The Navy soldiers who witnessed this scene felt an unspeakable despair welling up on their faces.

A Navy Admiral! A Vice Admiral who was about to become an Admiral!

Both lost!

"Is he a devil, or... a god?"

The battle ended too quickly, so quickly that Kong, as Fleet Admiral, didn't have time to react.

He was still gathering troops, and in a turn of his head, Sengoku was seriously injured and fell to the ground, and Sakazuki died in the line of duty on the spot.

Kong's eyes were splitting, and he immediately fell into a state of rage, crashing through the control room window and jumping down.

"I'm going to kill you!"

Kong let out an angry roar, rushing toward Chu Yang like a beast.

Appearing with Kong was Borsalino.

The moment he saw Chu Yang's face, Borsalino stopped his figure abruptly, looking like he still had lingering fears.

The crushing defeat in Wano last time was still vivid in his mind.

This was a monster that was absolutely impossible to defeat.

He vaguely remembered that after returning to Navy Headquarters, he reported the situation to Kong, but Kong didn't care at all and even reprimanded him.

"Kuzan and Sakazuki are about to take over as Admirals, and look at you, actually beaten to the ground by a brat!"

Thinking of this, Borsalino muttered, "Told you already, you didn't listen, now bear the consequences yourself."

Kong's strength was not as strong as Sengoku's. Under the shroud of the Malevolent Shrine, he was slashed into a bloody man in a few strokes.

Kong tried his best, but didn't even touch Chu Yang's body before falling at his feet.

"What kind of monster are you?"

At the moment of death, Kong's eyes were filled with confusion and unwillingness.

Chu Yang looked up at Borsalino in the sky.

The latter ran away directly, without the slightest courage to fight Chu Yang.

Only Aokiji among the future three Admirals was not here.

He was one of the few Navy who didn't follow the World Government's orders, taking his subordinates to suppress chaos everywhere.

Zephyr, who was about to retire, was the same.

The remaining Navy was no longer a threat.

As the warships, unaware of the situation, gradually closed in, Chu Yang expanded the domain of the Demon-Subduing Shrine at the cost of reducing its power.

Slashes erupted, and a thousand warships were damaged at the same time, with countless Navy soldiers injured.

Chu Yang defeated the Navy that had mobilized in full force all by himself.

Just as he was about to leave, Chu Yang suddenly heard Sengoku's weak voice.

"Can you win?"

Sengoku opened his eyes with difficulty, wanting to get an answer.

"Of course!"

Chu Yang replied decisively, and then flew toward Pluton.

Pluton was full of people; they witnessed the destruction of the Navy and deeply felt Chu Yang's terror.

Some even regarded him as a god, silently kneeling and worshiping.

"He really only needs one person to do it..."

Dragon was too shocked to speak.

Fisher Tiger patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "We have our own responsibilities. Even if we can't fight side by side, we must ensure he has no worries."

Dragon was a person who had experienced great storms, and this blow wasn't enough to make him depressed; he soon recovered his calm and composed side.

"The Navy has been defeated. Without this force, the balance of victory is tilting toward us."

"Next, I have to trouble Mr. Tiger to contact the allies on Fish-Man Island and be ready to attack Mary Geoise at any time."

Chu Yang walked up to the two.

Fisher Tiger nodded. "Okay, no problem. Are we going directly to the Holy Land now?"

Chu Yang shook his head. "Not yet. We need to land in an unexpected way to achieve our goal. Therefore, I asked Mr. Tom to modify Pluton."

"Rest for a while. Without the Navy, it's difficult for the World Government to track our whereabouts, so don't worry."

After this battle, Pluton completely disappeared from people's sight.

The lingering influence swept the world like a tsunami.

The news of the Navy's destruction spread quickly through news birds, and even the World Government couldn't stop it.

Fleet Admiral Kong died in battle! Admiral Sengoku was seriously injured!

Sakazuki, who was about to take over as Admiral, died in battle! Vice Admiral Borsalino's whereabouts were unknown.

The remaining Vice Admirals and Rear Admirals from Headquarters, as well as a large number of Navy soldiers, were all injured and completely lost their combat ability.

The Navy system was completely paralyzed.

Such a tragic ending had never happened in the history of the Navy.

The World Government, which had stood for 800 years, also had its status shaken strongly because of this.

Rebellion flags were raised one after another in various regions.

Even some places where the Revolutionary Army had never been heard news of resistance against the World Government.

Terrifying riots were happening frequently.

Pangea Castle.

Flower Room.

The Five Elders crawled on the lush grass, shivering, while a mysterious figure stood in front of them.

The tall body was hidden under the robe, and only the towering crown could identify his identity.

The King of the World, or the King of the Celestial Dragons.

Imu.

Imu seemed not to see the terrified Five Elders, his eyes always falling on the lily in the corner of the room, seemingly recalling, his expression somewhat lost.

"Lily..."

Hearing this name, the Five Elders' bodies trembled even more violently, and their heads were buried lower.

This name represented some kind of taboo.

"Where is Pluton now?"

Imu finally spoke, easing the fear in the Five Elders' hearts.

"Pluton's whereabouts are currently unknown, but there is no sign of it approaching the Holy Land. We have already arranged guards to be on alert."

Saint Jaygarcia Saturn answered first.

Others glared at him with the corners of their eyes.

In this atmosphere, whoever spoke first was the least likely to be scolded.

"Who is that person?"

Imu's voice suddenly rose a few decibels.

The Five Elders looked at each other, not knowing who Imu was asking about.

Saint Topman Warcury hesitated for a moment and answered cautiously, "The person who defeated the Navy is named Yang. He was originally a slave and escaped when the fish-man Fisher Tiger attacked the Holy Land."

"Later, he joined the Red Hair Pirates and gradually grew into a famous pirate on the sea."

"After that, I don't know how he got in touch with the Revolutionary Army and became what he is today."

After answering, Saint Topman Warcury's heart was pounding; he didn't know if Imu was asking about Chu Yang.

The Flower Room fell into silence.

Saint Topman Warcury was sweating profusely.

"Red Hair? Is it the one that the Figarland family once lost?"

"Yes."

Having obtained the answer, Imu said in an icy tone, "Whoever created the problem, let them deal with it."

Saint Topman Warcury nodded quickly. "I will convey this to Saint Figarland Garling."

Saint Marcus Mars asked respectfully, "Imu-sama, should we activate that weapon?"

The Flower Room became extremely quiet.

"It's not time yet. Let the God's Knights go and kill that slave."

Imu's voice became ethereal, echoing throughout the room.

The Five Elders nodded and slowly exited.

The Flower Room was left with only one person again. Imu walked to the lily, squatted down, touched the butterfly resting on the flower, and muttered, "Lily, why did you do that?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 128 =====