A crimson fire dragon coiled in the sky, spewing hot breath, its massive form drifting, bringing endless oppression to the world.
A majestic voice sounded from high above. "Insolent brat, I admit you are strong, but..."
"I am stronger than you!"
With that, Kaido no longer suppressed his aura. With a thunderous tremor, a towering crimson flame dragon, carrying the absolute will to incinerate everything, spewed forth a crimson hot breath towards Renji, more terrifying than at any other moment.
The terrifying breath, like a pillar of flame connecting heaven and earth, tore through the void and flashed violently.
"Do you think... you can win?"
Under the horrified gazes of countless people, the tiny figure opposing the crimson fire dragon in the sky made no movement in the face of such world-shattering flames.
"Is Renji crazy? How can a swordsman like him directly withstand the hot breath of that fire dragon?"
"Don't panic, Admiral Seiryu definitely has a plan."
"That's right, we don't need to worry, we just need to watch."
The massive crimson fire dragon's figure rose high into the sky, clearly visible even to people near the coast.
That giant crimson flame figure!
"You really scared me. This guy is simply my natural enemy. It's a good thing I'm not his opponent."
Aramaki broke out in a cold sweat. With his Devil Fruit ability, if he encountered Kaido's crimson flames, he would definitely be completely suppressed by the latter, unable to utilize his advantages at all.
Now that Renji was facing this guy, it relieved a lot of pressure from him.
"Terrifying aura... Even the meteorites I summon are no match. It's truly troublesome. I'll leave that to you, Renji."
Fujitora clutched the Yakuza Kasen in his hand. With his Observation Haki, he sensed that the warships belonging to the World government had already begun to move.
And as the commander of this warship, he had naturally received orders from the Gorosei.
However, Fujitora did not intend to fully obey. With his personality, even if Akainu himself came, he would dare to retort angrily.
What were a mere Gorosei in Fujitora's eyes?
"This side... just leave it to me."
The next instant.
Clang!
The Supreme Grade Sword, Yakuza Kasen, was drawn instantly.
Fwoosh—
An invisible force rapidly surged outwards from Fujitora, covering such a wide area that it encompassed several warships that were slowly sailing.
Under this gravity, the already moving warships suddenly trembled and their speed abruptly decreased, until they were as slow as snails.
Shake!
After a violent tremor, Kaku's face showed surprise, still unaware of what had happened.
"What's going on? Why do I feel like the warship isn't moving?"
Only Lucci, with his keenest senses, knew what had just happened. His figure vanished with a "whoosh" and then reappeared on the deck railing.
A pair of sharp eyes stared intently at the purple-robed figure from a distant distance.
"Fujitora, do you know what you're doing?!"
On Renji's warship, Yamakaji fell silent after hearing the Gorosei's inexplicable orders.
Looking at this situation, surrounding the island was one thing, at most preparing to launch a bombardment like a Buster Call. It could be explained as trusting Renji's abilities, that he wouldn't easily die under such firepower.
But what was the meaning of the subsequent order?
"I am Saint Warcury, and I am now issuing the latest order."
"Renji has colluded with pirates with the intention of disrupting the World Government. After our discussion, we have decided to revoke Renji's Admiral rank, effective immediately."
"And to issue a warrant for his arrest."
As soon as the news broke, the Marine soldiers instantly erupted in an uproar.
"What?! Admiral Seiryu has rebelled?! What kind of international joke is this?!"
"Exactly! Admiral Seiryu is clearly on a mission right now, and he's bravely fighting the enemy on the battlefield. How could he possibly disrupt the World Government?!"
"And they're going to directly revoke Admiral Seiryu's rank? Is there any concrete evidence, Saint Warcury?!"
"Exactly? Is there any evidence?"
"In the past two years, Admiral Seiryu has killed countless great pirates, with cumulative bounties of billions. How could he possibly collude with pirates?!"
"I don't understand."
As soon as the order was issued, it instantly provoked opposition from the Marine soldiers.
But unfortunately, the Gorosei had always been indifferent to the opposition from the lower ranks, and they would never care.
It was like biological signals emitted by ants. Perhaps life forms of different dimensions simply could not receive or understand them.
"Yamakaji, is that you?"
Warcury's voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.
Yamakaji, who had been silent for a long time, finally responded, "It's me."
"Hmph, as a Marine, just follow orders." Warcury's voice rang out coldly.
"Renji's rank has been revoked. Naturally, you are now the highest commander on this warship."
"If any news of, say, ineffective execution of orders appears on this warship... I believe you, as the direct person in charge, should understand the consequences."
As his voice fell, a difficult expression appeared on Yamakaji's face, and his fists gradually clenched.
He couldn't understand how, in the blink of an eye, things had suddenly escalated to this point.
Just a second ago, Renji was still a hero of the Marines, a majestic supreme combat power, an Admiral.
The next second, he was knocked off his pedestal by an order from the Gorosei, reduced to a wanted criminal.
This disparity...
Anyone would find it unbearable!
Boom!
Miguel's eyes were slightly red, his Haki showing signs of going berserk.
If he were in Mary Geoise right now, he would not hesitate to grab the Gorosei and give them a good beating. Whether he could win was one thing, but he would beat them first.
—
"Zehahahahaha! My subordinates, I just received a very interesting piece of news. The Marines are having an internal conflict."
Blackbeard showed a dangerous smile, arousing curiosity among his crew members.
"Oh? What kind of news makes Captain so happy?" Laffite's pale finger rested on the brim of his magician's hat.
"It's Renji. He is no longer an Admiral." Blackbeard chuckled.
The other Blackbeard Pirates crew members all turned their heads upon hearing this.
"Huh? What does that mean? Isn't he fighting on the island right now? How is he not an Admiral anymore?" Burgess asked, puzzled.
Blackbeard said sinisterly, "Just now, the highest authority of the World Government, the Gorosei, Warcury, personally issued an order,"
"Revoking Renji's Admiral rank and issuing a worldwide warrant for his arrest."
"What!?"
Upon hearing this, all the Blackbeard Pirates were shocked.
"The reason?"
Blackbeard said, "Colluding with pirates, intending to disrupt the World Government."
"..."