One Piece: Surrounded at Marineford? Just kidding!

Chapter 407: Unbelievable!

boom.

A loud bang exploded over Egherd.

That wasn't a collision of flesh and blood.

It was a violent collision between two stars in their orbits.

That was Chen Ye's fist.

The fist, imbued with Armament Haki and chaotic light and darkness, slammed solidly into the spine of Im's Stand, "Junzi".

At this moment, the indestructible body, flowing with divine radiance, rang out with the sound of bones shattering.

Click.

The cracking sound was swallowed up by the booming sonic boom.

Im's stand-in was unable to scream.

He was like a meteorite that had been struck down, turning into a black line as he crashed to the ground from thousands of meters in the sky.

A vacuum tunnel was torn open in the atmosphere.

The high temperature from friction ignites the air, burning out a trajectory as it falls.

Boom!

The earth let out a mournful cry.

Junzi fell into the ruins of Egherd.

The earth's hard crust is as fragile as paper in the face of destructive kinetic energy.

The ground collapsed.

Rock strata disintegrated.

Soil vaporization.

A terrifying shockwave rippled outwards from the point of impact, spreading wildly in all directions. Billions of tons of dust and debris were hurled into the sky, mixing with evaporating water vapor to instantly form a mushroom cloud that blotted out the sun.

A purplish-black mushroom cloud.

The remnants of Im's divine power colliding with Chenye's chaotic power.

Immediately afterwards, the aftershocks swept across the entire arena.

It's several times more powerful than any punch from an ancient robot.

The wind was as sharp as a knife.

The naval warships that were still holding on were tossed about by the blast wave, and several small frigates were blown into the air. Trees on the edge of the island were uprooted, and the sturdy futuristic buildings creaked and shattered, their glass curtain walls exploding into a shower of crystals.

The smoke and dust dissipated slightly.

Everyone fell silent.

The ground was smashed into a huge, bottomless crater.

The pit is several kilometers in diameter, with neat edges, as if God had scooped it out with a spoon.

Instead of crumbling, the rocks and soil around the pit melted into a strange, fluid state.

They were completely melted under instantaneous high temperature and pressure, and then cooled to become obsidian that is as smooth as a mirror.

The still-steaming glass floor reflected the shattered clouds in the sky, like the single eye of hell opened wide.

The entire room fell silent.

navy.

Pirates.

Revolutionary Army.

Everyone stopped what they were doing.

The air seemed to freeze.

Tens of thousands of eyes stared blankly at the huge crater belching black smoke, their minds completely blank.

The god who made the Five Elders kneel down.

That being who could suffocate admirals like Kizaru and Fujitora with just his aura.

That "Junzi" who viewed all living beings as worthless and aloof.

Chen Ye punched him into the ground like a punching bag.

"This...how is this possible..."

Not far away, Satan, who was locked in combat with Luffy and the ancient robots, froze, his massive bull-demon body stiff. His venomous eyes now held only incredulous terror.

That's Lord Im!

The one true god who has ruled the world for eight hundred years and sits on the empty throne!

Even if it's just a substitute, it's still a vessel that carries the will of God. How could it be swatted away like a fly?

"God...has fallen?"

The giant boar, the avatar of the Holy Vocuri, trembled again, its massive fangs baring. His once-proud defense seemed utterly pathetic at that moment. He dared not imagine what would have happened to him if that punch had landed on him.

Marcus Mazsan's enormous bird-like body hovered in mid-air, forgetting to flap its wings, and nearly fell headfirst.

Fear spread like a plague among the world governments.

In contrast, Chen Ye stood proudly upright.

He hovered thousands of meters in the air, with broken clouds beneath his feet and a fading golden halo behind him. He withdrew his right fist with a calm and collected motion, not like he was slaying a god, but more like he was casually swatting a bothersome mosquito.

Chen Ye clapped his hands, brushing away imaginary dust. His breathing was steady and even, without the slightest disturbance. His clothes fluttered in the wind, yet remained remarkably clean.

He glanced down at the deep pit, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

"Are you lying down already?"

"The so-called 'god' doesn't seem to have as hard bones as I imagined."

The cool voice wasn't loud, but with its domineering aura, it clearly reached everyone's ears.

This is a contempt for divine authority.

It is a trampling of the old order.

The next second, Chen Ye's figure flashed.

Space folded beneath his feet, and without any time delay, he instantly traversed a thousand meters, appearing out of thin air beside Roger and Rocks.

"Hey, you two, have you had enough of the show?"

Chen Ye put his hands in his pockets, speaking in a relaxed tone as if he were greeting an old friend in a pub.

Roger and Rocks' previously tense nerves visibly relaxed.

Although the two of them were arrogant just now, and even dared to mock Im, it was just a show of bravado in a desperate situation.

The cold sweat on their foreheads was still wet.

Roger, gripping the famous sword "Ace," looked excitedly at Chen Ye, grinning and revealing a set of bright white teeth, his smile filled with the relief of surviving a calamity.

"Hahaha! Brother Chen Ye, that was really ruthless! With that commotion, I thought the island was going to sink!"

Rocks' face was grim, his eyes flashing red. He didn't laugh like Roger, but the chaotic dark energy of the Dark-Dark Fruit around him finally calmed down.

"Hmph, they arrived just in time."

Lox snorted coldly, but his eyes were fixed on the large pit. His tone was fraught with fear. "That guy... that monster's aura is still there. He won't die so easily."

Chen Ye nodded.

"Of course, if one punch could kill, then this eight-hundred-year reign would be too childish."

"But at least let her know what pain feels like."

Roger and Rocks exchanged a glance, their fighting spirit now truly burning, becoming intense and pure.

Neither of them had any confidence before.

That memory of the Valley of the Gods is an inescapable nightmare in the hearts of the overlords of the old era.

Back in God Valley, Im merely possessed Satan's body, yet the power he displayed was enough to instill despair. It wasn't simply Haki or a Devil Fruit ability, but a higher-dimensional, suppressive force that seemed capable of altering the very rules of existence.

Especially Lox.

He once proclaimed himself the king of the world and sought to overthrow the world government. However, when he faced the possessed "god" in God Valley, his proud dark power was easily suppressed.

Even more terrifying, Im once controlled him, just like the black-turned-monster he is now.

The feeling of powerlessness—body out of control, soul forcibly twisted, consciousness sinking into darkness—was a shadow that haunted Lox for his entire life. He was like a puppet, manipulated at will by that high and mighty being.

If Chen Ye hadn't intervened back then and forcibly woken him from his control with a heavy blow, he probably wouldn't even have been reduced to ashes, let alone be able to stand here now in the form of Edo Tensei.

That battle broke Rocks's backbone and showed Roger the ultimate terror of the world.

So just now, when Im's Stand "Junzi" descended, and that familiar, nauseating aura, carrying both decay and divinity, reappeared, even someone as bold as Roger and as arrogant as Rocks couldn't help but feel an instinctive shudder deep in their hearts.

But now, everything is different.

Chen Ye made his move.

This instantly gave him confidence!