The tremor ripped through the globe once more, a colossal shockwave sweeping across oceans and continents alike. Everywhere, people froze in fear as the ground quivered beneath them.
"Just now… that loudspeaker said it. The weakness of Uranus…"
"I remember the ancient myths. Uranus was said to be invincible, yet suddenly the Holy Land Mary Geoise broadcasts information about a weakness?"
"This isn't ordinary. Something world-shaking is happening!"
An elderly man, trembling as the land rumbled beneath his feet, recalled those ancient legends. His face paled with dread.
"If a change is coming, then let it be for the better," someone muttered.
"After so many years, we've suffered enough under the Celestial Dragons."
"If the world must change, then let it change completely. Let a new power rise and overthrow the Celestial Dragons!"
A man once enslaved by the Dragons—his family stolen from him—shouted with all the anger of a lifetime of torment.
Meanwhile, in the Holy Land Mary Geoise, the Revolutionary Army stood gathered, still shaking from the overwhelming force they had sensed. Yet despite the fear, smiles appeared across their faces.
They had broadcast the secret about Uranus to the entire world. The instant they did, a catastrophic shock followed. To them, this could only mean one thing:
A titanic battle had erupted—and without doubt, the one causing such destruction was Thorne Ashveil.
"Great! Ashveil must have received our message and has begun fighting back!" the South Army Commander said with excitement.
Even Dragon—the leader of the Revolutionary Army—allowed a rare smile to slip across his normally stern face.
"So we'll go down in history as well. We delivered the message to Ashveil. That makes us essential contributors to this great war!" Dragon declared proudly.
Laughter rippled across the Revolutionary Army.
If only they knew that Ashveil never relied on their warning… and had chosen to confront the terrifying Uranus head-on from the beginning. Their excitement would surely have turned to embarrassment.
Far from their celebration, the battlefield itself was on the verge of collapse.
Under Uranus's full-power strike, the Conqueror's Haki barrier—already straining to hold back the onslaught—shattered completely.
The defense that had barely managed to resist before was instantly obliterated. A flood of Ashveil's own Conqueror's Haki erupted outward, detonating like a volcanic blast and surging across the world.
A deafening boom echoed, like the cracking of the planet's crust. The world trembled violently.
Even over a hundred kilometers away, in the Whitebeard Pirates' territory, the crew felt the terrifying shock. Every one of them went pale, their bodies shaking from sheer instinctive terror.
The sea beneath them convulsed wildly, waves rising like mountains and twisting toward the sky.
Golden Lion Shiki reacted instantly, activating his Devil Fruit ability to keep the entire fleet from being swallowed by the raging ocean.
Under his power, the Whitebeard Pirates' ships rose several hundred meters into the air, escaping the chaos below.
"Cheh cheh cheh…!"
"Cheh cheh cheh…!"
Shiki's grin stretched wide with excitement. Even after witnessing countless terrifying powers in his life, the force he felt now filled him with awe.
"Thorne Ashveil… turn this world upside down!" Shiki roared, his laughter echoing high above the roaring sea.
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