On the other side, Naruto had already arrived at the edge of the Red Line aboard the Gale Breaker.
Last time, he was in a hurry, and it was just a clone, so he couldn't fully test the hidden military strength of the Celestial Dragon's Holy Land.
Watching the Red Line get closer, Naruto released his enhanced Observation Haki, which was now even harder to detect.
The Haki quickly covered the entire airspace, then spread forward over the Red Line above.
Mary Geoise still held many life signatures.
Those foolish, obese Celestial Dragons were still detected arrogantly bossing around their slaves and men in black suits.
But the difference was that it seemed impossible to find any truly powerful or high-ranking Celestial Dragons within Mary Geoise anymore.
Those left in the Holy Land seemed like deliberately 'abandoned' pawns.
'It seemed these guys really learned from their mistakes.'
'At least they understood they shouldn't keep their important departments in such obvious locations anymore.'
As for the low-ranking Celestial Dragons left behind, they were probably meant to confuse others and ensure the 'dignity of the Celestial Dragons' wouldn't be shattered by a single attack.
Even though over half the Celestial Dragons died in that attack-
In the eyes of the true high-ranking Celestial Dragons, these creatures who only ate, drank, and wielded power arbitrarily were like 'breeding machines'. As long as the Celestial Dragon bloodline continued, it was fine.
As for the dead Celestial Dragons, they would eventually be replenished through reproduction.
"Naruto-san, are we flying over this?"
Karin came to Naruto's side, first marveling at the Red Line's ten-thousand-meter altitude, then remembering her task.
If Naruto decided to fly over it, she would need to control the air currents to lift the Gale Breaker.
"No..."
Unexpectedly, Naruto just shook his head and walked directly to the ship's bow.
"Maintain this altitude. We'll just pass through."
"Consider it saying hello."
As he spoke, he extended his palm, and a black sphere quickly condensed in his hand.
It wasn't a Conqueror's Bomb, but something with greater penetration, harder to block or neutralize.
A Truth-Seeking Ball.
Since 'consuming' Kaguya, before her [Kama] could activate, the power she mastered was first digested by Naruto.
In fact, beneath this appearance, which is no different from before, Naruto's true form should be that of the Otsutsuki clan: white skin, horns on the head.
Simultaneously, he had grown the Rinnegan, the Byakugan, and another eye… the [Kokugan].
These three eyes could only be possessed simultaneously by a complete Otsutsuki Clan's member, i.e., one who had consumed the God Tree fruit.
Unfortunately, lacking the Chakra of the nine Tailed Beasts, Naruto currently had to rely on his own Chakra to make up for it.
Therefore, the Otsutsuki Clan's techniques he could execute were somewhat reduced in effect.
But if quality was lacking, quantity could compensate.
He had plenty of nothing else, but Chakra Reserves were huge.
Even an ordinary Truth-Seeking Ball, when released by Naruto, could achieve effects similar to an [Expansive Truth-Seeking Ball].
Karin and Sasuke were fine, but it was Konohamaru's first time seeing this move.
He watched, dumbfounded, as the black sphere in front of Naruto's palm quickly expanded to be larger than the entire Gale Breaker, then shot forth silently.
It was as if even the sound of the wind had vanished.
Within Mary Geoise, several Celestial Dragons sat on balconies, drinking famous wines tributed from various countries on the sea, watching slaves fight each other below, while constantly shouting angrily.
"Kill him! You lowly slave!"
"Go on! Useless thing! If you lose, I'll definitely execute you!"
"Hit him! Bastard!"
One Celestial Dragon, after watching his slave be beaten to death, angrily threw his wine glass down, hitting the corpse.
The other slaves looking at the killed one showed no murderous intent in their eyes, only numbness.
Perhaps in this damned place, being directly killed was also a form of release.
The Celestial Dragon who lost the match sat back in his chair indignantly, ignoring the laughter of his clansmen nearby, and glanced outside.
Since the last incident, they had been confined to Mary Geoise, not allowed to go below.
This left many Celestial Dragons with nothing to do but torment their slaves.
Besides enjoying things that had long become boring, this place only offered layer upon layer of white clouds.
But this time, what met his eyes wasn't the unchanging sea of clouds.
But a black sphere growing larger and larger.
"Huh? Why aren't you talking? What are you looking at?"
At that moment, a nearby Celestial Dragon, as if noticing he was sitting motionless, also turned his head.
The black sphere was like a black hole that could devour everything. All matter in its path was annihilated into nothingness silently.
"That is... what?"
The Celestial Dragon still looked foolish, watching the approaching sphere.
It was destruction more terrifying than a Conqueror's Bomb.
A silent horror.
The next moment, the earth shook.
The black sphere directly penetrated the main body of the Red Line, forcibly 'digging' a path wide enough for the Gale Breaker to pass through.
As for the buildings tilting and collapsing due to the destroyed underground structure...
A few slaves were injured because they couldn't dodge in time, but perhaps because they were in the 'arena' deliberately left open and empty by the Celestial Dragons, there weren't many casualties.
In comparison, the Celestial Dragons who fell from the high platform were worse off.
"Ahhh! You there! Come save me!"
The Celestial Dragon who was just drinking and watching slaves fight now lay before the slaves, his leg crushed by rubble and tiles, screaming like a stuck pig.
The men in black responsible for protecting him had already died under the collapsed platform.
It couldn't be helped… these people were only good at flattery and bullying others with borrowed power. Getting this 'cushy job' relied on family connections.
In terms of actual ability, these guys might not even beat ordinary small-time pirates.
In the past, this wasn't a big deal.
Was there really anyone who dared attack a Celestial Dragon? Especially so soon after the last attack.
In their view, the higher-ups must have strengthened the Holy Land's security, making them even more carefree.
Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.
Hearing the Celestial Dragon's curses, the slaves looked at each other, then finally obediently prepared to work together to move the stone pillar.
But perhaps because the pillar's position was bad and it was too heavy, the slaves couldn't move it quickly. They even accidentally shifted the pillar, worsening the Celestial Dragon's injuries.
"Ahhh!!! It hurts!! I'll kill you all!! I'll kill every one of you!"
This Celestial Dragon's intelligence wasn't sufficient for him to understand one thing: when your life is in others' hands, it's best to speak politely.
The slaves exchanged glances, their faces full of fear and unease.
One taller former pirate's expression changed, then he passed a message to the others with his eyes.
The others hesitated, then understood.
Could things get any worse than this?
So-
"Ahhh! You... what are you doing! How dare you! You bunch of..."
The Celestial Dragon's shrill screams abruptly ceased.