Chapter 124: Demons Stand Above the Heavens!!
"F-Five Elder… he… he's dead?!"
The Marines were stunned.
One of the world's highest authorities had just been killed… that easily?
But suddenly—
Saint Mars let out a savage roar.
His shattered head rapidly regenerated, flesh and bone knitting back together. His enormous wings beat violently, stirring a demonic wind as black-purple Conqueror's Haki surged across the battlefield.
"My power… is not something an insect like you can oppose."
Black and red lightning erupted everywhere, shaking the clouds and turning the sky dark.
Everyone's expressions changed.
Instinctively, they looked toward the center of the Haki clash.
And what they saw shocked them—
Luffy stood there calmly, completely unfazed, enduring the pressure of Mars' Haki head-on.
"Your Haki… is pretty weak."
Luffy looked up at the monstrous bird with disdain.
An aura almost equal in intensity burst upward from him.
The two waves of Conqueror's Haki clashed violently, forming a storm like a raging inferno.
In the next instant—
Luffy's Haki overwhelmingly suppressed the Itsumade monster.
Black-red lightning wrapped around his arm as he threw a punch.
"Impossible?!"
Saint Mars couldn't believe it.
How could a mere "insect" possess Haki stronger than his?!
BOOM!!
The Conqueror's lightning ravaged his body.
The gigantic monster was blasted hundreds of meters away, crashing into the ruins.
"Saint Mars!!"
Sengoku shouted with concern.
Though deep inside… he felt a hint of satisfaction.
You insulted me earlier—look at you now, getting beaten just the same!
CRACKLE!
BOOM!
Sengoku's golden Buddha form was suddenly thrown away by Luffy's strike.
"Marco! Jozu! Take Ace and the others and leave—now!"
Luffy's voice was unusually heavy.
A huge problem was about to arrive.
Saint Mars had only just stepped into the elite Admiral threshold.
To be blunt, every Marine Admiral was stronger than him.
But the Five Elders possessed two terrifying advantages:
Near immortalityFighting as a group
With those two factors alone, there was almost no one in the world who could defeat them.
Clearly, Luffy's Conqueror's Haki was not yet strong enough to break their immortality.
He glanced briefly at the system panel.
Conqueror's Haki: 89.99
Luffy sighed.
Then his gaze hardened.
"As long as Ace escapes… no one can keep me here."
From deep within the ruins, a black-purple demonic aura surged skyward.
"Very good…"
Saint Mars' eyes were filled with bloodshot fury.
Not a single wound remained on his body—but his rage had reached its limit.
How many years had it been?
He couldn't even remember the last time someone had dared humiliate a Five Elder.
Staring at the red-clothed boy nearby, Mars laughed in anger.
"I must admit… your growth has exceeded my expectations."
"But you have no idea of the eight hundred years of power behind the World Government."
Spreading his wings, he muttered:
"Come here, all of you."
"Nika must not leave this battlefield alive."
The moment those words fell—
The world changed.
Black lightning erupted across the ground near Saint Saturn's position, forming giant pentagram magic circles.
Sinister lightning twisted violently as an unimaginable evil aura spread outward.
Four magic circles appeared simultaneously.
The pressure they emitted was so overwhelming that everyone present felt suffocated.
Then—
The monsters emerged.
A skeletal hellish warhorse, radiating freezing death.
A massive sandworm, its spiral maw lined with endless teeth, slime dripping from its body.
A monstrous boar with four tusks and iron-like skin.
A towering creature with spider-like legs and enormous horns.
Together with the already-present Itsumade—
Five demonic figures stood across the battlefield.
Each surrounded by swirling black smoke.
Each radiating terrifying pressure.
They were the legendary monsters:
Bakotsu (Skeleton Warhorse)SandwormFengxi (Mythical Demon Boar)Gyuki (Ox Demon)Itsumade
Creatures straight from ancient nightmares.
"W-What the hell are those things?!"
"I've never seen monsters like that!"
Both Marines and pirates gasped in horror.
Sengoku's face turned extremely grim.
He never expected all five Five Elders to descend upon Marineford.
These were not benevolent rulers.
To them, humanity was nothing more than insects.
This war had now spiraled completely beyond control.
In theory, the Navy should withdraw immediately.
But—
A rough hand suddenly landed on Sengoku's shoulder.
"Sengoku… what the hell is going on here?"
"Why are these pieces of trash showing up at Marineford?!"
Garp had arrived beside him, blood running down his forehead.
"I didn't expect we would all need to come out… just to deal with a seventeen-year-old brat."
Saint Saturn—now transformed into the monstrous Gyuki—spoke calmly.
Suddenly his eyes glowed with eerie red light.
Evil Eye.
BOOM!
Luffy's head suddenly exploded with flames and smoke.
Saturn smiled with satisfaction.
From his perspective, the hidden attack should have at least gravely wounded him.
But—
CRACKLE!!!
Violent black-red lightning erupted across the battlefield.
Heaven and earth darkened.
Storm winds howled like hell itself.
The raging Conqueror's lightning around Luffy compressed into a one-meter radius.
"Then let me see it."
"The eight hundred years of power behind the World Government."
Black-red lightning crackled at his fingertips, distorting the air.
He clenched his fist.
And in an instant—
It was as if he had crossed space itself.
His punch slammed straight into Gyuki.
BOOM!!
Compared to the giant monster dozens of meters tall, Luffy looked no bigger than a mosquito.
But the power of that punch was overwhelming.
Countless bolts of Conqueror's lightning surged into the monster's body.
CRACK—CRACK—
Gyuki's body shattered like porcelain.
Blood sprayed into the sky.
The massive body was blasted away and crashed into the ground, sending dirt flying meters high.
"You insignificant insect—how dare you act so arrogantly?!"
Saint Warcury, in the form of the monstrous Fengxi boar, roared violently.
His gigantic body charged forward.
His enormous tusks slammed toward Luffy.
Purple-black Conqueror's Haki wrapped tightly around them.
Luffy's eyes sharpened.
His right arm stretched backward and expanded rapidly.
Ryuo, Conqueror's Haki Infusion, and crackling lightning gathered together.
Then he threw his punch.
"Thunder God: Ryuo • Conqueror's Infusion • Elephant Gun!"
BOOM!!!
A massive shockwave erupted.
Black-purple and black-red lightning collided, shaking the clouds.
But unexpectedly—
Luffy was forced backward.
A trace of blood appeared at the corner of his mouth.
What terrifying strength… and that boar hide is unbelievably tough!
Luffy was shocked.
Suddenly—
A cold killing intent approached.
Luffy leaned back instantly.
A gigantic blade over ten meters long swept past him, freezing the air itself.
Conqueror's Haki surged as the slash tore through the sky.
"Our power… is not something an insect like you can oppose."
At the same moment—
A giant sandworm burst from the ground beneath him.
Luffy's eyes flashed red.
Lightning gathered in his hand.
BOOM!!
A black lightning pillar nearly one hundred meters wide crashed down onto the creature.
Greenish-yellow slime exploded outward.
The sandworm—transformed from Saint Peter—let out a piercing scream before being burned black and exploding.
"Ha…!"
Sweat covered Luffy's forehead.
After fighting nonstop for most of the day, even he was reaching his limit.
Across from him stood five towering figures like demons from hell.
Their abilities were absurd.
Fengxi — monstrous defense, strength, and reflective damageBakotsu — devastating offensive powerItsumade — terrifying speedSandworm — corrosive attacksGyuki — bizarre and unpredictable abilities
And most terrifying of all—
No matter how severe their injuries were, their wounds healed completely within seconds.
Luffy slowly straightened up.
Looking at the Five Elders, he laughed mockingly.
"Who would have thought…"
"That those living in heaven above the clouds…"
"…are actually five monsters beyond imagination."
"This world's hell…"
"…is not underground."
"It's in the sky."
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