Boom!!
The same mushroom cloud rises upward in the air, and this time the tremor couldn't hold the upper research layer; the connected supporting white clouds shattered and disappeared under the impact, causing the eggshell-like research layer to tilt sideways.
The sky filled with dark clouds was penetrated with a huge hole, and as it contracted inward, a storm burst outside the island, stirring up thunderbolts.
"This power..."
Mars's eyes revealed a shadow, "It's indeed a guy adept at destruction, stronger than the Quake-Quake Fruit, the weather of this island will turn terrifying in the future."
"It's not just due to Haki."
Warcury, in his giant boar form, said in a deep voice, "The important thing is that body, able to develop the More-More Fruit to such an extent, in hundreds of years, I've only seen him alone, so fitting."
"No matter."
Saturn glanced at the sand worm fragments before the spider legs and said, "It's already in production, once successful..."
He lifted his head and looked at Sage, who was reckless and arrogant like a demon god, "We'll master this power too!"
Speaking of which, his eyes condensed, about to glare at Sage, while Mars cried sharply, spreading his wings to fly towards the research layer.
More important than dealing with these people is obtaining the Mother Fire Seed.
At this moment, two hands larger than giants extended out, one like a giant net covering Saturn's head, the other clasping the snake-like neck of the monstrous bird.
"Hahahahaha! Let me join in too! Rubber Rubber..."
Luffy laughed, his body spinning like a top, swiftly whirling with his two hands, lifting Ushioni's head and Izumizan's body, rotating at high speed together.
"...Windmill!"
Boom!!
The spinning two Five Elders landed on the ground at Luffy's shout, yet didn't crack the ground, as if a layer of elasticity was added, forcefully causing the heads of the giant forms to have intimate contact with the ground, getting crushed.
Half of Saturn's head flattened, even retracting into the spider body; Mars's head shrunk into the snake's neck, even his long beak drilling in, leaving just two eyes blinking there, comically.
"Damn you!"
Warcury stepped, aiming his four tusks at Luffy, raising a road of dust, heavily charging forward.
"There's me too!"
Bonney, whose clothes turned white and wrapped with a white flame cloud, gained the 'Future Nika Form,' suddenly jumping out, her fist also inflating like rubber, reaching forward to smash Warcury's head.
Bang!
With a pop, Bonney's fist was bounced off the thick skin of the head, shaking her with a soft hum, her body flying backward.
"So hard!" Bonney exclaimed.
"Really..."
Sage clicked his tongue, looking at Bonney in the Nika form, "Is the ability so usable? Even able to simulate that form?"
She thinks Warcury's skin is tough?
Sage finds it shocking that this little girl can battle against him.
Can the Age-Age Fruit reach this level?
The future of Nika?
Is there also a future of Sage?
The Five Elders' strength isn't high, unable to reach 'Four Emperors' level, but not far off, definitely exceeding the Seven Warlords of the Sea, even stronger than Fujitora and Ryokugyu.
Additionally...
Sage looked around the giant boar, seeing two black clouds rising, forming Nusjuro's centaur form and Peter's sand worm.
"It's not Creation Rebirth anymore, can revive even when shattered... is it purely undying?"
Sage laughed, "Plus with this bizarre teleportation, it seems shattering and throwing them into the sea won't necessarily work."
"Hahahaha! Truly interesting, truly amusing!"
Luffy laughed in the air, kicking his legs, Vegapunk continued broadcasting.
"The 'Mother Fire Seed' I created, hoping to provide the world with endless energy, was partly stolen and used in a certain weapon, causing the destruction of the Lulucia Kingdom, and the sea level rose by one meter, while over these hundreds of years, the sea level rose a total of... two hundred meters!"
"I don't want to talk about good and evil, I just want to reveal the truth I know. For instance, 'Joy Boy,' nine hundred years ago, there was a gigantic kingdom with advanced technology, technology that even I cannot replicate today. And in that gigantic kingdom, the world's first pirate was born, namely Joy Boy."
"He fought against the predecessor of the World Government, the United Army of twenty nations, but eventually failed."
"During this war, the sea level also rose, and the world we live in now is actually fragments of the former world! Beneath the sea, there are traces of the old world."
"I also want to say, this is not a natural disaster, it's caused by 'weapons,' a war that has persisted for nine hundred years, using 'weapons' against 'weapons,' and it hasn't stopped, even now!"
"Enough!"
Saturn's head returned to normal, glaring at Vegapunk ahead, "Turn it off! Vegapunk!"
"The truth needs to be known, even if I die..."
Vegapunk shook his head, "This matter will be known! Revealing the truth is nothing remarkable, I fail to understand what you fear, everyone has the right to know the truth!"
Saturn suddenly opened his mouth, spraying black bullets like buckshot towards Vegapunk, seeing these, Luffy was shocked, instinctively reaching to grab a tree far away.
Boom!
But faster than him, a massive flame covered the black bullets, causing explosions within the flames, releasing clouds of poison.
"Don't harm those I'm interested in."
Sage grinned, "Didn't I say already? Killing him is useless, if you genuinely want to stop it, why not check where the mechanisms are?"
"Sage! Do you truly desire destruction?" Warcury shouted.
"As if you guys could eliminate me."
Sage landed in front of Vegapunk, glanced at nearby Luffy and Bonney, and laughed:
"Why not think about how to achieve your goal under these two troublesome people. Hey, Vegapunk, that Mother Fire Seed... you have a clone on it, my subordinates are on it too, give me that thing."
Upon hearing this, the Five Elders' pupils all contracted, flying Mars first moving towards the research layer, relying on his undying body, directly crashing into the external laser circle, attempting to squeeze in.
Saturn's spider legs pressed down, also intending to apply elasticity to jump up, but just as he jumped, he was pressed down by Luffy's big hand.
Simultaneously, another hand reached upward again, grabbing Mars's bird legs, pulling him down.
"Hahahaha, I won't let you go, there's still the apple-headed uncle's clone up there!" Luffy laughed joyfully.
"Troublesome guys, not just troublesome to me, also extremely troublesome to you, enjoy this feeling brought by the sense of humor."
Sage folded his arms, gazing at the still unbroken big screen, with a smirk, "Ancient Weapons... they truly are great things."
"The world has three 'Ancient Weapons,' I don't know why Joy Boy left these things to future generations, but the truth will eventually be revealed to the world. The blank hundred years, shrouded in mist, pioneers will eventually pierce through the fog, to reach the truth."
"The Pirate King is the one who knows the truth. I don't know the whole picture, nor why they haven't disclosed it, but what I do know is..."
Rumble!
A huge noise erupted from among the cracks, a colossal old iron robot rose from the ruins, moving towards the Five Elders' location.
"Whoever finds One Piece will possess the key to everything in the world!!!" Vegapunk shouted on the screen, his voice even halted the battle sounds within the island.
"To obtain... everything..."
At this moment, people all over the world fell into silence.
"Hey, Vegapunk, is this your deduction?" Sage asked.
"Yes, One Piece must hold the crucial key to obtaining everything!" Vegapunk nodded seriously.
"I don't believe in this."
Sage said in a deep voice, "I only believe in what I can personally grasp, the world I desire is one I personally hold, personally rule! To place the whole world on a treasure, it's empty, without any control power! One Piece... humph, meaningless!"