Just like Kaido and Big Mom, although their destructive power is strong, if they were converted equally to Sword Masters, their destructive power would be even stronger.
In normal circumstances, even more extreme and fierce swordsmanship would definitely cause harm to people in equal confrontation.
But Sage's fist just steadfastly stuck to the blade, only letting the blade embed into the skin of the fist's surface.
Incredibly hard!
"Then you'll see even more in the future!"
Sage grinned grimly, his arm exerting force again, pressing Kitetsu I down, and slammed into Nusjuro's head, shattering his skull with a punch, and the subsequent black-red impact burst into his body, destroying it.
Boom!
With a sharp laugh, Sage's steps rippled smoke rings, and he flashed a shadow to the sand worm's head before it could burrow into the sand, his palm forming a blade, piercing into the giant eyeball of the sand worm, gripping the eye socket.
Sage's arm lifted up, as his body explosively surged upward, forcibly pulling the gigantic sand worm from within the flow of sand, and immediately tossing it upward, throwing it into the sky.
"Ha!"
Just hearing a muffled shout, Sage bent his legs, his left palm against the right palm, a black-red beam burst from his hands, drilled into the sand worm's body, expanding it larger, and with a bang, it exploded into black fireworks in mid-air.
"Such a filthy firework."
Sage raised his head to glance, then turned to the five magic arrays which reappeared on the ground, almost simultaneously as he destroyed the Five Elders, five magic arrays lit up again, under the burning black flames they revealed their massive forms once more.
"But it's also quite troublesome!" he laughed grimly.
Their strength isn't poor, although there's a significant gap compared to someone like him, their power lies in their immortality, no matter how much they're attacked they can quickly recover, even if shattered or exploded into ashes they can revive.
This grinding fighting method is also the way of the kings in the sea.
For instance, the Straw Hat relies on sit-ups, while Sage relies on his seemingly infinite recovery power of Haki, and now there are five more immortals.
If it really came to a grind, Sage actually isn't capable of grinding them down.
No matter how strong his recovery power of Haki is, physical strength will still be depleted, whereas for these five, Sage currently cannot see their limits, other than a bit of pain in their expressions, there's not a trace of physical exhaustion.
"Indeed, it's quite painful."
Nusjuro frowned, baring his teeth, "Saturn, is this his unique Haki? It's quite an unhuman strength, is it the bloodline?"
"Still researching."
Saturn said: "However, this pain remains as clear as ever, clear enough that one can recall the past."
"Indeed, it's been a long time since experiencing such pain."
Mars, embodied as Izumizan, spoke: "At the moment of attack, not only was the inside of the body completely shattered, but even upon being reborn, the pain follows, torturing every cell, it's not solely the power of Haki, his Body Techniques are also special, like Qi Gong Techniques but more refined, if this could be mastered..."
"It's a bit difficult."
Peter said: "This guy, strong enough to be frightening."
"First resolve this place, the will of that one cannot be defied."
Warcury looked at the approaching gigantic robot, "York destroyed all the Radio Snails in the research layer, but they are still broadcasting, she said it might be inside this thing."
"Oh... I remember it."
Saturn said: "Two hundred years ago, it once attacked Mary Geoise, didn't expect it to become active again. Yes, it seems it needs to be eliminated, and the issue of the fire seed..."
"Have to get past this one first, and Nika."
Mars glanced at the Straw Hat being playful with Bonney on the ground, a gleam in the bird eye, "Physical strength is severely depleted, it seems it can't last for now, don't worry about him, focus on dealing with Sage, hold him off first."
Several suddenly fell into silence, not needing to meet eyes, in the connected telepathy, a strategy had already been decided.
"Hmm? Planning something bad?"
Sage couldn't hear, but his Observation also sensed through the void, after all, the hostility was aimed at him.
He sneered fiercely: "You guys used to be excellent sparring machines! It's a pity, now I've lost interest in you."
Five together can fight a battle with him, but in an all-out fight, Sage is also proficient at defeating them separately, able to see through the end of a battle, won't provide much improvement for him.
Ultimately, the great power doesn't boil down to one person.
This round, he must devour them!
"Eight Phases of the Underworld!"
Nusjuro suddenly stabbed Kitetsu I into the ground, ice crystals frantically grew along the ground's cracks, the chill mixed with the aura of death caused the flowers and trees outside the city to instantly wither.
It's a power with the same traits as the Straw Hat Pirates' skull.
Peter, embodied as the massive sand worm, plunged downward, and the ground beneath the ice crystals began to turn into quicksand, rapidly expanding to cover half the island.
As the legendary desert giant worm, when it tumbles in the desert, the quicksand and ice crystals stir up sand mist, spreading across the entire sky, making everything around impossible to see.
"Screech!"
Mars, embodied as Izumizan, flew higher into the air, creating a crimson net with fiery wings, as fire spewed from the mouth, the converged net blanketed the visible sky spreading downwards.
Warcury trembled with four hooves, the four tusks turned blade scattered sharp fragments, forming suspended blades scattered in the mist, Saturn's eyes widened fiercely, emitting fierce light, with a shake of the body, massive poisonous blood surged out from the spider leg tips, mixed together with the blades and flames into the ice crystal sand mist.
The scorching burn of the flames, the freezing aura of the chill, the sharpness and hardness of the blades, the deadly poison and the suppressive power, all in this sand mist, invading towards Sage.
In addition, a sensation of numbness from lightning could be felt, brought by the sand worm.
Alongside a barely perceptible, growing irritation in the heart, even affecting the quality of Haki, a cursed whisper.
Brought by Izumizan.
Along with the death stillness brought by the Underworld, the disaster caused by the beast, and the binding created by Ushioni, all appearing within.
On the island, slowly becoming a land of deathly silence.
The power of the Five Elders, if to speak of island destruction, they certainly possess such destructive force, but more adept at targeting life force.
Rather than directly destroying the island, they would deplete everything on the island, thoroughly turning it into a land of deathly silence, which is more terrifying than destroying the island.
The Five Elders excel at this method.
Hundreds of years ago, before the world stabilized, they did this.
Even though not descending to the Lower Realm or landing on the ground means they never descend, they would still deal with matters the Navy couldn't.
Pirates like Sage, before him was Roger, before Roger was Rocks, and there were more before, at those times, individuals the Navy couldn't handle were all resolved by them.
Of course, there was alternation.
The alternation of the Five Elders.
If disgrace is too great, it awakens Lord Imu, who forcibly strips them of their positions, then another person replaces.
This has occurred; they are not the original Five Elders, there were others before them.
Like Peter's position, long ago their colleague wasn't Peter; an incident occurred that enraged Lord Imu, leading to Peter's replacement.
They uphold the stability and balance of the world, the most powerful, the most underrated existences.
Whether Sage or anyone, they never fear, nor have any apprehension, mostly out of profit considerations.
But now, let's make this guy, currently acknowledged as the number one at sea, see the true foundation of the Five Elders!
Just a fight, they have plenty of ways.
Can't handle Sage immediately?
As long as this hits him and stays, fighting for months, they'll kill this guy!
But there's an urgent matter now, a quick resolution is also simple.
Ability User...
Just go into the sea!