"It's President Lin Xuan and the others!" The group's spirits lifted, their attention snapping to the broadcast screen.
On the screen, Lin Xuan stood with his hands clasped behind his back, suspended in mid-air.
By his side floated Uchiha Madara, Senju Hashirama, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, Uchiha Obito, Nagato Uzumaki, Senju Tobirama, and Uchiha Izuna.
Seeing this lineup, everyone couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
Whitebeard sighed with emotion, murmuring, "The final battle has finally arrived. It seems President Lin is about to put on another show. What a pity this old man still isn't qualified to participate!"
"No kidding, what a bunch of monstrous freaks!" Gol D. Roger clicked his tongue in amazement.
The others nodded in agreement, their eyes dimming slightly with a touch of melancholy.
The gap in power was simply too vast. As Whitebeard said, they didn't even have the qualification to participate. In a battle of this level, they would be useless, only throwing their lives away for nothing.
Yet, precisely because of this, watching the live broadcast left a bitter taste in their mouths.
In a corner, Conis clenched her fist in frustration, feeling the distance to that man growing ever wider, the pressure in her heart mounting.
Elsewhere, Empress Boa Hancock sighed softly, her eyes flickering with unreadable thoughts.
As their minds raced, the scene shifted. The former World Government headquarters, the great city, was gone. Even the Red Line that divided the seas had completely crumbled.
At this moment, the Demon Mother Tree sensed something amiss and ceased its barrage of branches. Discovering that its previous attacks had failed to kill anyone, it flew into an even greater rage.
Countless tendrils and branches swept out madly in all directions, churning the surrounding seawater and stirring up terrifying tsunamis.
Lin Xuan had just been discussing the next steps with Uchiha Madara and the others when the situation suddenly turned dangerous.
"Madara, you'd better hurry up, or I might accidentally wrap this up myself. Then there'd be nothing left for you to do!" Lin Xuan said with a laugh.
Uchiha Madara snorted coldly, ignoring Lin Xuan's teasing.
The others exchanged glances, feeling the pressure. They could tell the President wasn't joking; he really might handle everything alone!
"Haha, time for my performance!"
Lin Xuan let out a hearty laugh. Before his words faded, his figure blurred, and in the next instant, he appeared directly before the Demon Mother Tree's trunk.
"**Nation-Shaking Heavenly Palm!**"
Lightning snaked from his palms, taking the form of dragons that coiled around countless palm imprints before crashing toward the Demon Mother Tree's body.
"**Hiss!**"
The Demon Mother Tree let out an ear-piercing shriek. Tendrils transformed into sharp blades, shooting forth rapidly to clash with the palm imprints in the air.
"**Boom! Boom! Boom!**"
A series of violent explosions erupted. The previously indestructible tendrils suddenly shattered, while the lightning-infused palm imprints dissipated with a thunderous roar.
Then, an enormous human face appeared on the black trunk.
It was the face of an old man, but grotesquely terrifying, the kind that could frighten a child into unconsciousness.
Immediately after, a sinister, grating voice rang out: "Lin Xuan, go die!"
The voice sounded like a child's yet carried a weariness of ages, creating an intensely uncomfortable feeling for all who heard the broadcast.
Lin Xuan dug a finger in his ear, his expression one of utter annoyance. "If your voice is that unpleasant, do you mind shutting up? Who are you trying to scare? Planning to kill me with sound?"
"**Die!**"
The voice came again. The Demon Mother Tree's previously extended branches and leaves suddenly contracted rapidly, gathering to form countless giant black hands, as if forged from steel.
"**Rip!**"
The hands slammed down with terrifying force. The air screamed, the surrounding space shattered, and chaotic void currents raged wildly.
The power contained in each hand was enough to obliterate an island instantly!
Lin Xuan's expression remained unchanged. He smiled and said, "You've made so many hands. It would be quite embarrassing if I had fewer than you, wouldn't it?"
"**Art of a Thousand Armed Kannon!**"
Numerous gigantic wooden hands shot out from beneath him, clenching into fists that shot upward to meet the onslaught. Moving at incredible speed, the countless massive fists ignited with blazing flames.
"**Rumble!**"
Countless fists collided and intertwined in the sky above the sea, unleashing earth-shattering power. The deafening roar was accompanied by the sea below being instantly blasted into a crater ten thousand meters in diameter.
"**Bang!**"
The next second, the space between the two combatants simply shattered, giving way to a region of black void fissures from which chaotic spatial currents erupted violently.
The Demon Mother Tree's trunk suddenly shimmered with multicolored light, and it began unleashing a variety of attacks—flames, storms, frost, and more.
Its main body also underwent a transformation at this moment, its surface covered by a layer of crystalline diamond, forming its defense.
"Devil Fruit abilities?" Lin Xuan couldn't help but show surprise.
However, he quickly understood.
Devil Fruits were, after all, born from the Demon Mother Tree. These abilities were originally bestowed by it, so it was perfectly normal for the tree to be able to wield all Devil Fruit powers.
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