*Rumble—!!!*
The earth let out an agonizing groan under the immense pressure.
The foundation of the Room of Flowers suddenly shattered, fissures spreading endlessly. Immediately after, under everyone's horrified gaze, a massive number of stone coffins rose from beneath the ground. Among them, eighteen giant sarcophagi carved with ancient patterns were the most prominent.
Suddenly, an overwhelming wave of Conqueror's Haki washed over them. Aboard the flying fleet, some of the weaker pirates instantly fainted.
Powerhouses standing at the apex of the world like Whitebeard and Kaido instinctively erupted with their own Conqueror's Haki to resist.
However, the opposing Conqueror's Haki was no weaker than theirs, and their numbers were far greater.
"Pitiful bugs, do you even know who you are facing!"
Imu's inhuman voice echoed through the sky.
"Come forth! My original companions, my eternal servants!"
As those words fell, a continuous series of loud crashes rang out as all the coffin lids were blasted open.
Amidst the billowing dust, eighteen figures clad in ancient royal robes stepped out of the sarcophagi one by one, followed by their former subordinates.
Their bodies were shriveled, skin clinging tightly to their bones. Twisted demonic wings sprouted from their backs, and curved horns grew from their heads.
They were the dead, yet also killing machines driven by demonic power!
A surge of power flowed into them, and they opened their eyes in unison.
"Feel this power!" Imu's voice carried a tone of delight. "Empowered by my energy, every single one of them possesses strength surpassing their prime!"
"They feel no pain and know no fatigue. Only hatred for 'Joy Boy' remains in their hearts!"
"They are the most powerful legion in the world!"
Before the echo of those words faded, a Founding King wielding a golden spear instantly vanished.
The next instant, he appeared right in front of Kaido.
"Worororo! Get the hell away from me!"
Kaido's beloved kanabo was easily pierced by the spear raised by that Founding King!
The golden spear's momentum didn't wane in the slightest, viciously striking Kaido's dragon scales and actually impaling his body.
"What?!" Kaido paled in shock.
On the other side, Whitebeard, returned to his prime, met another Founding King wielding a giant axe with a "Sky Quake" strike.
*Boom—!!!*
The atmosphere shattered once again.
However, this time, the opponent actually blocked Whitebeard's attack head-on.
The tide of battle had reversed in an instant.
"Iya, hahahaha!"
In his Nika form, Luffy's body continuously bounced in mid-air, constantly dodging the siege of three Founding Kings.
But the three of them—one with a shield, two with swords—coordinated flawlessly. Even as powerful as Luffy was now, he found himself in a miserable state.
*Squelch!*
Failing to dodge in time, Luffy's shoulder was slashed by a sword, bringing up an exaggerated spray of blood. He hurriedly reached out, grabbed the blood, and stuffed it back into the wound.
Garp and Sengoku teamed up to blast a Founding King, but the opponent traded injury for injury, delivering a backhand slash that sent Sengoku flying backward.
Imu looked down indifferently at the completely routed allied forces below, that peculiar voice echoing throughout the Holy Land.
"Wouldn't it have been better to just obediently eke out a living? Why must you insist on opposing the World Government?"
As the battle below gradually became entirely one-sided, Lu Mingfei, Uchiha Madara, and the others on the ship asked Yang Yi if they should go down and help.
Yang Yi remained leisurely leaning back in his lounge chair. He picked up the black tea beside him and took a gentle sip.
"Tsk, it's lacking a bit of heat."
Behind him, Lu Mingfei yawned. "Boss, still lacking heat? If they keep fighting like this, Straw Hat and his crew are really going to get wiped out."
"Don't rush," Yang Yi said, setting down his teacup. His gaze fell on Luffy, who was fighting a bloody battle below.
"Isn't potential always squeezed out in desperate situations? The Haki that Joy Boy left behind from eight hundred years ago was enough to interrupt the Five Elders' transformations. There's still quite a gap between Luffy and him."
Seeing the situation stabilize, the arrogant Imu turned his gaze toward Yang Yi and his group.
Looking at Yang Yi's leisurely crew, his movements paused.
"You seem to have some misunderstanding about your current predicament."
Imu's giant claws slowly turned toward Yang Yi, and that world-destroying oppressive aura enveloped them along with it.
"Hand over all the secrets of the Paw-Paw Fruit and submit to me. I can make you a part of the 'God' race of the new world, and your descendants will become the new Celestial Dragons!"
This was his final shred of patience.
Seeing Imu point the spearhead at him, Yang Yi slowly stood up.
"A god? You?"
He raised his head, glancing at Imu's massive demonic true form.
"After all that fuss, aren't you just a slightly stronger demon?"
"Imu, was it?"
"Sorry to say, but demons just walked right into my line of fire."
He added leisurely, "Hold on a sec, I'll call in some experts to deal with you. They specialize in killing demons."
"Call in?" Suspicion surfaced on Imu's inhuman face. *Could this man actually summon even more powerhouses?*
*Why had he never heard of their names? Where did they all pop out from? Could they be aliens?*
Yang Yi didn't answer. He simply raised his right hand and, under the watchful eyes of Imu and the others, snapped his fingers.
*Snap.*
The next second, a massive number of portals, all in different styles, appeared in the sky above the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.
From the first portal, lightning and holy light burst forth! Ten giants, nearly three meters tall and clad in Grey Knight armor, strode out.
The moment they appeared, a powerful wave of psychic energy washed over the area. The surrounding demonic energy let out a sizzling sound as it melted away, and the eighteen Founding Kings couldn't help but take a step back!
The psychic fire in the helmet visor of the leading Grey Knight Supreme Grand Master, Kaldor Draigo, flared wildly.
"Massive amounts of Warp energy detected!" his roar echoed through the clouds like thunder. "For the Emperor! Purge them!!"
Immediately following that, another dazzling golden portal opened.
A squad of Custodian Guard clad in golden armor marched out, the giant plumes on their helmets swaying in the wind.
"Here lie the enemies of the Emperor!"
The next portal was filled with brimstone and hellfire.
An intense, frenzied heavy metal BGM blasted from within!
Amidst those furious drumbeats, the Doom Slayer, clad in heavy green armor, strode out!
His gaze instantly locked onto the demonic form of Imu.
"A fine demon. Worth killing!"
From the remaining portals, figures appeared one after another!
A bald, muscular man with ashen skin and red war paint, wielding the flaming Blades of Chaos in his hands, his eyes filled with endless rage!
A one-eyed man carrying the Dragon Slayer sword, the black armor on his body exuding an ominous aura as if it were alive, his single eye as sharp as an eagle's.
A super soldier wearing Master Chief armor, silent and resolute, the assault rifle in his hands already loaded.
The God and Demon Hunters, fully assembled!
These top-tier "experts" from different worlds, who specialized in hunting demons, aliens, and false gods, looked at the demons below.
Their eyes were filled with nothing but fanaticism and thirst!
In their eyes, these terrifying enemies that had plunged the One Piece world into despair were nothing more than delectable prey!
"Whoa."
Clad in a red trench coat and sporting a head of silver hair, Dante stepped out of a portal with a cigarette dangling from his lips.
"How could you have a party like this without inviting me?"
He grinned, drew the twin guns at his waist, and leaped down.
"Party Time!"