Subsequently, Marco, Dragon, and Sabo signed the Oath of Immortality. The moment the oath was completed, immense power surged through their bodies. At the same time, Dragon and Sabo fully submitted to Marco, because power of that level always came with a price.
"Monkey D. Dragon, Logia Type Storm Storm Fruit, Ability: Phoenix, Estimated Strength: Low Yonko Level."
"Sabo, Ability: Phoenix, Estimated Strength: Admiral Level."
Afterward, preparations began for the public execution of the Celestial Dragons.
Over the years, the Revolutionary Army had continuously fought against the World Government and secretly gathered countless records of the World Government's crimes committed throughout the past eight centuries.
Marco had never been skilled at speeches or public declarations, so he entrusted the entire matter to Dragon.
Dragon was more than willing to accept. Together with the commanders of the Revolutionary Army, he worked through the night organizing all the evidence and compiling a complete report on the World Government's atrocities.
The following day, Vegapunk used his advanced technology to forcibly hack into Transponder Snails across the entire world and began a global live broadcast.
On screen, Dragon passionately exposed the darkness of the World Government. He listed countless crimes committed by the Celestial Dragons and the Gorosei over the centuries, while also declaring the justice of the Emperor Alliance and the Revolutionary Army.
He repeatedly emphasized that their enemy was only the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, not the Marines themselves.
After Dragon finished speaking,
Hundreds of Celestial Dragons were publicly executed before the eyes of the entire world.
At the end of the broadcast, Marco openly declared war against the World Government.
At that same moment, deep within Pangaea Castle in Mary Geoise, the Gorosei were completely enraged.
Because of Vegapunk's interference, they had been unable to shut down the transmission. The hidden darkness of the World Government had now been exposed before the entire world, and the damage to their authority was immeasurable.
Still, after ruling for centuries, the Gorosei quickly regained their composure.
This war was unlike any conflict before it.
For the first time in eight hundred years, the World Government truly faced the possibility of collapse.
Even the Gorosei became cautious.
Inside the Room of Authority beneath the Empty Throne, the five elders once again came before Imu.
Recently, they had been meeting her more frequently than ever. The current situation had already exceeded their control, leaving them no choice but to rely on Imu herself.
Imu sat upon the throne with an indifferent expression.
"I already know," she said coldly. "I watched the broadcast."
Saint Garling stepped forward and spoke respectfully.
"Imu-sama, should we launch a counterattack immediately? They executed so many Celestial Dragons publicly. If we fail to respond, the authority of the World Government will suffer greatly."
Imu showed no concern whatsoever regarding the deaths of the Celestial Dragons.
"Let those useless fools die," she replied indifferently. "Even if they are Celestial Dragons, they are no different from insects from the lower world. Their only value comes from the blood of their ancestors, the creators of this world. But after so many generations, how much of that bloodline truly remains?"
To Imu, those incompetent Celestial Dragons were nothing more than livestock raised for blood and souls.
Their deaths were insignificant.
After all, there were still countless Celestial Dragons living within Mary Geoise.
Over the centuries, truly pure-blooded Celestial Dragons had become increasingly rare. In Imu's eyes, the weak and useless should have been eliminated long ago.
Using this opportunity to clean out part of the bloated nobility was not entirely a bad thing.
Saint Garling, however, still looked worried.
"But if we do nothing, they may become even bolder."
Imu's expression darkened slightly.
If Uranus had still existed, she would have already launched a devastating retaliation. But with Uranus destroyed, she no longer possessed the ability to annihilate entire nations from afar.
More importantly, her true body could not leave Pangaea Castle.
After a brief silence, Imu spoke calmly.
"Find a way to lure Marco to Mary Geoise. Once he arrives here, I will personally deal with him. As long as Marco dies, the others will no longer matter."
The Gorosei immediately nodded.
The only person they truly feared was Marco.
His strength was simply monstrous. Even after using the Four Soul Divine Blood, they still could not defeat him.
In their eyes, only Imu possessed the power necessary to kill Marco.
Although they did not know what method Imu intended to use, their faith in her remained absolute after centuries of rule.
Imu possessed not only the power of this world but also powers from beyond it.
Whether Marco was the reincarnation of Joy Boy or someone blessed by another world's power, they still believed he could never surpass Imu.
After receiving Imu's orders, the Gorosei immediately abandoned all previous plans.
They directly ordered the Marines to gather every available force and retreat from Marineford. All military power would be consolidated within the first half of the Grand Line before regrouping at Mary Geoise.
The final battlefield would be Mary Geoise itself.
At the same time, the World Government issued emergency orders to all one hundred and fifty affiliated nations.
The heavenly tribute demanded from the member nations was increased once again to support the coming war.
To the World Government, this was the greatest crisis in eight hundred years.
If they survived, their rule would continue.
If they failed, they would drag the entire world down with them.
Of course, despite their intentions, they no longer possessed the actual power to destroy the world.
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