Holy Land Mariejois:
Just as the other four Five Elders were hurriedly preparing to rescue Saint Mars, they suddenly all stopped in unison, their faces reflecting an expression that was hard to tell whether it was shock or fear, but it was undeniably dark.
"How is this possible? How could Saint Mars die in such a short time!"
The four Five Elders were utterly astonished. From the moment they transmitted back until now, it had only been about three seconds. In such a brief time, Saint Mars had actually been killed, which was simply unbelievable!
After all, this was Saint Mars, a member of the Five Elders, who possessed the Zoan-type Mythical Beast Fruit Itsumade form and had even developed it to the Awakened level, with an incredibly strong vitality and an immortal body.
It was this top-tier configuration that had been killed by Li Yuan in less than three seconds!
In other words, if the four of them fell into Li Yuan's hands, they too could be killed within three seconds.
Thinking of this, their fear of Li Yuan escalated. They had already made up their minds that they would absolutely not leave the Red Earth Continent, no, they would absolutely not step out of Holy Land Mariejois until Li Yuan was dead.
Only with that great being's protection here could they ease the fear in their hearts.
"Hmm?"
In the center of Holy Land Mariejois, within the newly rebuilt Pangea Castle, Imu, who had been sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes.
"Saint Mars is dead? Who could have killed him?"
After waking up, a black shadow completely enveloped Imu, making it impossible to discern his expression.
"Master is summoning us, let's hurry over!"
After Imu awoke, Saint Saturn and the other three quickly received Imu's summons. They all knew that this matter had alarmed their master, so they dared not delay and rushed over immediately.
"Master!"
When Saint Saturn and the others arrived before Imu, there was none of the previous high-and-mighty pride of being Five Elders; all that remained was deep humility and fear.
"How did Saint Mars die?"
Imu directly inquired.
"Master, Saint Mars was killed by the current captain of the Infinite Pirates, Li Yuan. The specifics are..."
Saint Saturn and the others did not dare to conceal anything and recounted the details word for word.
"The Infinite Pirates of the New World? Another Rocks? But since he is not a D, he won't inherit that person's will."
After hearing Saint Saturn's response, Imu couldn't help but ponder.
"The opponent used the power of Sea Stone to suppress Saint Mars's strength, which is how he was able to kill him!"
"And also, select someone new to be a Five Elder; four people are not enough!"
"The matter of that pirate and the new Five Elders will be left to you. Don't disturb me unless necessary!"
After thinking for a moment, Imu said.
What he cared about was the inheritance of Joy Boy's will. Since Li Yuan was not a D, he was not within his concern, and thus he lost interest in Li Yuan.
After all, in the past eight hundred years, there had been similar powerful pirates who had killed Five Elders, but in the end, they couldn't even reach Holy Land Mariejois, making them not worth his attention.
Over the past eight hundred years, most of Imu's emotions had been worn away, and only the matters concerning the former Joy Boy could stir any ripples in his heart; he was indifferent to everything else.
"Yes, Master!"
Hearing Imu's words, Saint Saturn and the others breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Imu did not intend to punish them, which finally allowed their anxious hearts to settle.
As Imu continued to fall back into slumber, the four Five Elders felt reassured and retreated, returning to their offices to continue their meeting.
"The new Environment God should be elected from the Celestial Dragon family, just like the previous Five Elders' election. This should not be a problem."
Saint Saturn, Warrior God of Science and Defense, said.
"Adding a new Environment God is not an issue, but the current problem is how to suppress the Infinite Pirates. After this confrontation, Li Yuan has displayed overwhelming power, just like the former Rocks; almost no one can match him in a one-on-one fight, even we top-tier fighters might be killed by him in a very short time!"
"Previously, we received news from the Navy that the Infinite Pirates have infiltrated our Four Seas with considerable strength and have destroyed many Navy bases within the Four Seas."
"Moreover, with the news of Saint Mars's death at Li Yuan's hands spreading, the reputation of the Infinite Pirates will rise significantly, leading to a large number of pirates flocking to them, thereby increasing their overall strength."
"The current Infinite Pirates have already taken on the shape of the former Rocks Pirates!"
Saint Ju Peter, Warrior God of Agriculture, said.
"As for the Infinite Pirates, I think we should avoid drawing attention on the surface. After all, our CP forces have suffered too many losses, and the Navy is too weak!"
"We need to cultivate more pawns; the Four Seas are already chaotic enough. As long as it doesn't affect our allied nations, we don't mind if it gets a little more chaotic. Only in chaos can we reap more benefits and restore our economy faster, thus regaining our overall strength!"
Saint Nusjuro, Warrior God of Finance, said.
In simple terms, they aimed to cultivate some pawns to plunder the wealth of non-allied nations and nobles in the Four Seas to fill the World Government's financial gap.
They had already been doing this, albeit discreetly and on a small scale, but it had brought them considerable wealth.
Now they needed to act on a larger scale and restore the economy in the shortest time possible.
However, doing so would only make the already tumultuous seas even more chaotic.
At this point, they were no longer afraid of the seas becoming more violent. After all, the World Government had already been pushed to this extent; what else could they not do? "On the surface, we should avoid drawing attention, but in secret, we need to merge the army and CP, forming a combat department from some of the army's powerful forces to specifically handle battles and cooperate with the CP intelligence department to clear out the Infinite Pirates' personnel in the Four Seas."
"And once those pawns acquire wealth, they should quickly invest it into the Navy, the army, and the CP combat department. We currently have far too few powerful forces; we must cultivate new top-tier fighters!"
Saint Warcury, Warrior God of Law, said.
"Agreed!"
"Agreed!"
"Agreed!"
"Agreed!"
Infinite Pirates: "Morgans, did you see the photo I sent you?"
After returning to the Infinite Pirates, Li Yuan immediately sent the photo to Morgans.
It was a picture of Li Yuan holding the Seven Star Sword, having stabbed through Saint Mars's chest from behind. This was specifically taken by Nepal, who was hidden nearby.
"Lord Li Yuan, the old man in this photo, isn't he Saint Mars?" Morgans asked in shock.
"Hahahahaha, that's right! It's the Saint Mars who stands at the pinnacle of power in this world. I have killed him, and the photo you have is the evidence. You should know how to write tomorrow's news report, right?" Li Yuan laughed.
"Is it really Saint Mars?" Morgans asked again in disbelief.
"Hahahahaha, Morgans, you heard me right! It is indeed Saint Mars. I hope to see this photo on the front page of tomorrow's newspaper, understand?" Li Yuan said.
"Rest assured, Lord Li Yuan, you will definitely see what you want in the newspaper tomorrow!" Morgans said, calming down and then starting to laugh excitedly.
This was big news, monumental news! It was the kind of news he had never seen since he was born!
The Five Elders, who wielded the power of the World Government, had actually been killed by Li Yuan. Such earth-shattering news, once released, would completely ignite the world!
As a principled professional journalist, he had already blackened the World Government for so many years; he didn't mind doing it again. No, he had never blackened the World Government; he had always reported the most authentic news based on facts!
"Then I look forward to tomorrow's arrival!"
After receiving Morgans's response, Li Yuan hung up the phone with satisfaction.
Although releasing that photo would expose Li Yuan's consumption of the Devil Fruit, even if Li Yuan himself did not reveal it, the Five Elders would.
After all, Saint Saturn had already known about Li Yuan transforming into Human-Beast Form. Rather than letting the Five Elders announce it, it was better to admit it himself.
Moreover, after exposing the Devil Fruit, being able to kill a Five Elder was worth it. From now on, he just needed to be cautious not to be ambushed with Sea Stone and the sea.
After settling matters with Morgans, Li Yuan went to the Blood Pool.
"Seven Star Sword, this is for you, eat it!!"
Li Yuan gently called out, and the Seven Star Sword transformed from his body into a handful of blood, which then coalesced into the form of the Seven Star Sword.
"Buzz!!!"
The Seven Star Sword did not immediately descend to the Blood Pool to devour the blood; instead, the sword body trembled lightly, circling around Li Yuan three times, as if a child was being coy with his father before finally going to eat at the Blood Pool.