The dramatic turn of events on the battlefield left everyone stunned—not just the navy forces present, but also the global audience watching from afar and the ninja warriors who had just escaped their icy prisons.
On a battered warship, Tobirama Senju and Minato Namikaze, who were preparing to aid Lin Xuan, froze in shock. Minato let out a gasp of amazement. "I never would've guessed Lin Xuan would deal with those three Celestial Dragons like that!"
"Indeed," Tobirama agreed, equally surprised.
What they didn't know was that Lin Xuan's strategy drew inspiration from their own Flying Thunder God: Mutual Instantaneous Rotation Technique, as seen in their original world's story. The difference? With Kaguya Otsutsuki's Yomotsu Hirasaka, it was far less complicated.
As the two conversed—
Boom!
Akainu's plummeting figure crashed heavily onto the frozen Chambord Archipelago. Almost simultaneously, the mangled corpses of the three Celestial Dragons he'd struck down smashed into the ice.
Crack!
The impact snapped the navy and the worldwide audience out of their stupor. Chaos erupted, both on the scene and in front of screens across the globe.
"What in the world just happened?"
"Am I dreaming? Celestial Dragons killed by Admiral Akainu?!"
"No way! This can't be real!"
The system notifications in Lin Xuan's mind went wild, scrolling at a frenzied pace. The surge in his reputation points told him just how much he'd shaken the world. He smirked, but his gaze soon shifted to the approaching figures of Sengoku and others who had rushed to save the Celestial Dragons.
What would they do now?
Sengoku and his group snapped back to reality, though they were clearly rattled. Suppressing his shock, Sengoku turned to Cypher Pol's commander-in-chief, Steel Bone Kong, and asked gravely, "Commander, what do we do now?"
The other navy officers turned to Steel Bone Kong as well. He took a deep breath, his eyes glinting with cold fury.
The Celestial Dragons were untouchable.
That was the iron rule the World Government had imposed on the world, a foundation of their absolute authority. Yet now, three Celestial Dragons lay dead—killed right in front of him, the commander-in-chief of the World Government. Even if it was Akainu's technique that struck them, everyone knew Lin Xuan had orchestrated it.
Killing a Celestial Dragon was a grave crime.
And doing so during a global broadcast? That wasn't just a challenge—it was a declaration of war against the World Government.
Steel Bone Kong clenched his fists, the sound of his knuckles cracking betraying his rage. As the commander-in-chief, with things escalating to this point, he had only one course of action: eliminate the threat.
The world needed to see the consequences of defying the World Government.
Ironically, the deaths of the three Celestial Dragons freed him from any hesitation.
"If we can't take the Chambord Archipelago," Steel Bone Kong said coldly, "then we'll wipe it out completely."
He pulled a golden Den Den Mushi from his coat, marked with a distinct red circle.
Sengoku's expression tightened. He recognized it instantly—the special Den Den Mushi held only by the World Government's commander-in-chief, the trigger for the "Grand Demon-Slaying Order."
The Demon-Slaying Order, authorized by the World Government and executed by Navy Headquarters, involved ten top-tier warships, five vice admirals, and ten thousand elite marines to carry out indiscriminate, devastating attacks on a designated area. It was a tool to erase anything—or anyone—that threatened the World Government.
The Grand Demon-Slaying Order was the same in purpose but far greater in scale and firepower. Once activated, it wasn't just the navy's forces—the entire World Government would mobilize to annihilate the target.
Sengoku understood Steel Bone Kong's intent the moment he revealed the golden Den Den Mushi. He didn't object; in fact, he agreed with the commander's decision.
On the Chambord Archipelago, Lin Xuan and a few others had escaped the ice, but most of the ninja warriors remained trapped. Dr. Vegapunk's device was no small feat—the ice encasing the archipelago was incredibly durable. Only those with special techniques, like Tobirama and Minato, or powerhouses like Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju, could break free. The rest were still stuck.
This was the perfect moment to unleash the Demon-Slaying Order and wipe them out.
Click!
Without hesitation, Steel Bone Kong pressed the button on the golden Den Den Mushi.
The Grand Demon-Slaying Order was activated.
Sengoku immediately ordered all surviving marines to return to there warships and prepare to support the Grand Demon-Slaying Order. Once it began, it wouldn't stop. This was no ordinary operation—it was the World Government's ultimate weapon, and soon, this entire sea would be engulfed in a storm of cannon fire. Any marine who didn't retreat to the ships risked being caught in the crossfire.
Truth be told, Sengoku's orders weren't even necessary. The marines were already scrambling back to their warships, readying every cannon for the onslaught.
On the Chambord Archipelago, Lin Xuan merely glanced at the scene and did nothing.
In the group chat, Madara Uchiha's voice rang out. "Why are they suddenly retreating to their ships? Are they plotting something?" Ever cautious, he sensed something amiss.
"They've probably activated the Demon-Slaying Order," Lin Xuan explained.
"Demon-Slaying Order? What's that?"
Not just Hashirama and Madara, but the other ninja warriors were curious. The name sounded formidable.
Lin Xuan didn't hold back, explaining the concept of the Demon-Slaying Order in detail.
But after hearing his explanation, the ninja warriors only scoffed. To them, it didn't sound like much. After all, they'd just crushed the navy's elite forces with ease. A bombardment? That was a joke in their eyes.
Lin Xuan wasn't so dismissive. Steel Bone Kong wasn't a fool. Knowing their strength, he wouldn't take pointless actions—or at least, actions he thought were pointless. Lin Xuan suspected this "Demon-Slaying Order" might differ from what he knew.
Still, he wasn't worried.
He could whisk himself and his allies away at any moment. As for the ninja warriors, their Reanimated bodies meant they could be blown to bits or even have their summoning undone—it didn't matter. With his overflowing reputation points, he could just resummon them.
That said, the Chambord Archipelago, which he'd worked so hard to secure, might be in jeopardy.
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