After all, Old Man was getting old, Marco thought to himself with a sigh.
Whitebeard in his prime, hailed as the "World's Strongest Man," possessed the power to destroy the world, and this was by no means an exaggeration.
"Don't worry, don't worry, it's impossible for us to clash with those guys for now! Ku la la la la, our goals don't conflict," Whitebeard said, reassuring the worried Marco.
Moreover, Emperor Descend still owed him a favor. Unless there was a major conflict, Emperor Descend and he would essentially not go to war.
Marco quelled the worry in his heart and showed a brilliant smile.
At this moment, at Marine Headquarters, Fleet Admiral Sengoku also convened a Marine meeting.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku's gaze swept over Garp, Kizaru, and Akainu, before letting out a heavy sigh and slapping the documents in his hand onto the table.
"Look at these documents and tell me your thoughts!"
Akainu silently took the documents. When he saw the contents, his fists clenched suddenly, and a savage glint appeared in his eyes. Flames faintly burned in his palms.
Seeing this, Aokiji lazily said, "Hey, I haven't seen it yet. If you want to burn the intel, at least wait until I'm done reading."
Akainu came back to his senses and silently handed the intel to Aokiji. When Aokiji saw the intel, his lazy expression turned anxious, replaced by a solemn seriousness.
The solemnity on Aokiji's face was no less than Akainu's. For Aokiji, a Marine Admiral who lived by the creed of "lazy justice," this was quite an incredible thing.
Soon, the intel circulated around the room and finally returned to Sengoku's hands.
"Tell me, the situation is so dire, what strategy should we use next?"
Vice Admiral Tsuru was the first to step forward, looking directly at Sengoku. "There's no need to worry so much. In fact, this isn't necessarily a bad thing."
Sengoku was about to retort. After all, Emperor Descend's strength had reached such a terrifying level, ascending to the pinnacle of the Pirate Era. He had genuinely surpassed the unimaginable peak of the Great Pirate Era.
However, Sengoku quickly realized what Vice Admiral Tsuru meant, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Yes, the situation couldn't get any worse."
Although Emperor Descend had displayed unparalleled power, Big Mom, a Four Emperors-level pirate crew, had ultimately been annihilated.
Currently, in the New World, only three Emperors remained, and after Emperor Descend eliminated Big Mom, he showed no interest in the territory she left behind.
If the Marines played their cards right, they could use this as bait to plunge the New World pirates back into chaos.
However, they still needed to be cautious. This could only be considered a contingency plan for Sengoku, as he dared not guarantee that if he really made such a move,
it wouldn't enrage that Emperor Descend Ye Chen, who might then fly his Slifer the Sky Dragon to Marine Headquarters, Marineford, to have a "heart-to-heart" with him.
If that truly happened, it would be a complete disaster.
"No matter what, no matter what power Emperor Descend has displayed? At least one of the Four Emperors forces we face has been eliminated!" Sengoku sighed, then after a moment of silence, continued.
"Raise the vigilance level for Emperor Descend by another notch, and then... dismiss!"
The various Marine Admirals stood up and nodded silently to Sengoku.
The storm swept across the entire sea.
Although people had anticipated before the battle that Emperor Descend would reach the apex and achieve victory.
But they hadn't expected Emperor Descend's victory to be so thorough, nor for Charlotte Linlin to be defeated so completely.
The other Four Emperors-level pirate crews, who were on par with Charlotte Linlin, began issuing orders to avoid Emperor Descend's Pirate Crew as much as possible.
And the pirate crews weaker than Emperor Descend's were trembling even more.
After this battle, Ye Chen's reputation among both pirates and Marines had surpassed that of Gol D. Roger, who was executed in Loguetown a few years ago, ushering in the Great Pirate Era.
Ye Chen was currently on Slifer the Sky Dragon, but he wasn't paying attention to these issues. With his arms crossed, he gazed at the sea below, pondering for a moment before turning to Hashirama Senju, Ulquiorra, and Esdeath behind him.
"My Lord, what's wrong?" Hashirama Senju noticed Ye Chen's complex gaze, raised an eyebrow, and asked with a hint of confusion.
"Nothing, I just thought that since the mission to subjugate Big Mom has been completed, you should all return to your original tasks!" Ye Chen said calmly.
Each of Hashirama Senju and the others had their own tasks. Previously, due to special circumstances, Ye Chen had temporarily gathered them, forming the fully operational Emperor Descend.
However, once the mission was completed, they should return to their original places to carry out their tasks.
"That's good too!" Hashirama Senju pondered for a moment, then nodded. "Lord Ye Chen, please teleport me back. I have no objections!"
"Whatever orders my Lord gives!" Ulquiorra said indifferently. He was the one least likely to have an opinion among them all.
Esdeath hesitated for a moment, but then frowned, looked down at Slifer the Sky Dragon beneath her, and still nodded.
"With Slifer the Sky Dragon by your side, there's no need to worry about anything happening to you... If a situation like this arises again in the future, be sure to gather us immediately."
Feeling Esdeath's concern, a peaceful smile hung on Ye Chen's lips. "I understand!"
Afterward, Ye Chen used his Dimensional Transfer ability.
Immediately, the figures of the three in front of him became ethereal under the effect of the Dimensional Transfer ability. After a moment, the three completely disappeared without a trace.
Ye Chen silently watched the direction in which the three disappeared.
"Does Lord Ye Chen seem a little disappointed?" Slifer the Sky Dragon perceived something and spoke via telepathy.
"Disappointed? No... just a strange feeling of melancholy!" Ye Chen shook his head.
Seeing that Ye Chen didn't want to elaborate, Slifer the Sky Dragon didn't ask further and changed the subject.
"Then, Lord Ye Chen, where are we going next?"
"Next... we're returning to Woman Island!"
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