Chapter 705: The Drum of Liberation! (2 in 1)

The sword light released by Tsugakuin Yoshiichi pierced through the holy land and rushed straight to the bottom of the red earth continent. The terrifying domineering aura spread in the air. The area covered by the gray mist was all within the coverage of the slash. The entire holy land was instantly turned into powder under the sword light of Tsugakuin Yoshiichi.

Far away from the battlefield, Zhan Guo had already run a long way away when Ji Guo Yuan Yi was ready to go. Before that, Ji Guo Yuan Yi went to the underground palace to look for Im, and there were still some puppets of Im left on the land. Zhan Guo, who was already injured, naturally knew that if he stayed in the holy land in that state, it would only cause trouble for Ji Guo Yuan Yi.

Therefore, long before the battle between Tsugakuin Yoshiichi and Joy Boy, Sengoku had already left the holy land far away. And when Tsugakuin Yoshiichi slashed down with his sword, Sengoku, who was obviously far away from the holy land, was still affected by the terrifying hurricane above the holy land. Even though he was at the edge of the battlefield, he was still blown away a thousand meters by the hurricane.

The blinding light lasted for a long time before gradually dissipating, but the terrifying domineering aura that permeated the holy land lingered for a long time, condensing into tangible domineering aura that even raised gusts of strong wind over the empty red soil continent, blowing the clothes of the Warring States Period fluttering.

His vision returned to him, and Zhan Guo managed to keep himself steady in the strong wind. He raised his head and stared ahead, only to find that the originally magnificent holy land had disappeared from his sight, and in its place was a bottomless "sinkhole".

The moonlight was shining, but there was no way it could reach the bottom of the sinkhole in front of it. In Zhan Guo's eyes, the sinkhole was dark and everything in the holy land had returned to nothingness.

The walls of the tiankeng were dark red. Perhaps it was because when Ji Guoyuan's slash fell, it caused violent friction with the land of the Red Earth Continent. The solid rock walls seemed to have just been burned by flames, turning red and cracking. Stone and rubble continued to peel off from the walls of the pit and fell into the darkness below.

The huge temperature difference between the inside and outside of the sinkhole caused a cyclone to form in the sinkhole. Even if Zhan Guo stood at the very edge, he could still feel the heat waves coming from the pit.

"This this."

The huge crater that suddenly appeared on the red soil continent filled Zhan Guo's eyes with astonishment. He knew that Jigoku Yoshiichi was very strong, but it was not until Zhan Guo saw with his own eyes the destructive power of Jigoku Yoshiichi's sword that he could clearly realize how strong Jigoku Yoshiichi was.

Zhan Guo had also seen the top powerful beings in this sea, those who shattered islands with one blow, those who used their powers to create tsunamis, those who had the power to destroy the world. Zhan Guo had also seen that.

But what Zhan Guo could be sure of was that the destructive power those people could cause was nothing compared to that of Tsugikoku Yoshiichi in front of him.

Destroy
Such words may be somewhat exaggerated when used to describe other people, but they are extremely suitable to describe the attack of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

The holy land where the Celestial Dragons had lived for generations was not simply razed to the ground; it was simply blown to pieces by Yoshiichi Tsugumi. Their existence was completely wiped out from this world by Yoshiichi Tsugumi.

Not only the Tianlong people, but also the places where their ancestors lived, the wealth accumulated over the years, and the history recorded, all turned into nothingness at this moment.
"Plop!" Perhaps it was because the attack from Tsugaru Yoshiichirō brought great shock to Sengoku, or perhaps it was because of Sengoku's injuries that he could no longer support himself standing.

With a plop, the admiral who had been in a high position for many years sat down on the ground without caring about his image at all. The shock on his face turned into confusion, as if he was in a dream.

Gently rubbing his cheek, Zhan Guo felt the real touch, and his eyes regained focus.

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have suspected that everything that was happening was a dream."

"Tsugikoku Yoriichi is able to deliver a slash of this magnitude with a human body."

"This destructive power is comparable to ancient weapons."

Sengoku personally witnessed the miserable state of the Kingdom of Alabasta after it was attacked by the World Government, but what is the difference between the Holy Land today and the Kingdom of Alabasta that was attacked by ancient weapons? !
Even compared to an island country like the Kingdom of Alabasta, the holy land is located on the red soil continent, and the hardness of the land here is simply incomparable to that of a desert country like the Kingdom of Alabasta.

To be precise, the destructive power caused by Yoshiichi Tsugikuni's slash far exceeded that of the ancient weapon that attacked the Kingdom of Alabasta.

Moreover, compared with the restrictions on the use of ancient weapons, Tsugukuni Yoriichi's slashes require him to have spare strength, so he can continue to release them.
A golden light fell from the sky and soon landed beside Sengoku, condensing into the entity of Tsugakuni Yoriichi.

After releasing this kind of slashing attack, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi looked like nothing had happened. His face was not red, his heart was not beating, and even his breathing was still as calm as usual. After appearing next to Sengoku, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi looked at the sinkhole in front of him with a calm face, and his observation Haki also swept towards the bottom of the sinkhole.

All I could sense was chaos and nothingness, and I couldn't detect any sign of life.

However, Yunyi was not impatient. He explored every inch of the tiankeng bit by bit, looking for Im's breath.

Tsugumi Yoshiichirō doesn't care about the life and death of ordinary Celestial Dragons at all. In other words, ordinary Celestial Dragons have no chance of survival under his attack. Perhaps only Im has a chance to survive Tsugumi Yoshiichirō's attack.

She is the one that Yoriichi Tsugakuin should really pay attention to!
Sengoku sat silently beside Tsugikuni Yoriichi without saying a word, while Yoriichi lightly raised his long sword, but did not completely let down his guard. He was just concentrating on sensing everything in the tiankeng and the red soil continent.

I don't know how long it took, but Jiguo Yuanyi squatted down slightly, patted Zhan Guo on the back and asked:
"Marshal Zhan Guo, how is your injury? Are you still able to move?"

"It's time for us to leave."

Hearing what Tsugakuni Yoriichi said, Sengoku was startled involuntarily. He turned his head slightly to look at Tsugakuni Yoriichi. After a long time, he came back to his senses and replied:

"what?"

"Oh! It's okay, my injury won't be a problem."

"Are they gone? Have the enemies been eliminated?"

Although his great revenge was achieved, Zhan Guo did not feel any joy at this moment. Instead, he felt confused and at a loss.

“It should be destroyed.”

Tsugikoku Yoshiichi nodded slightly, but the words he said were not so certain. His observation Haki could no longer sense any breath of Im, but since he had not seen Im's body with his own eyes, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi could not actually confirm whether Im was dead or not.

Perhaps the other party had some special means, and he was lucky enough to escape from Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's hands and leave the battlefield quietly.

Although this possibility is almost non-existent, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi did not say anything final and still left some room.

"should?!"

"You have no way to confirm it?"

Zhan Guo shook his head slightly, then turned his head and looked towards the sinkhole in front of him.

When Sengoku heard what Tsugakuin Yoshiichi said, his first reaction was a little worry, but soon, when Sengoku saw the horrific sinkhole in front of him, this trace of worry disappeared.

What kind of person could survive such an attack? !

In Sengoku's impression, except for the person in front of him, Yoriichi Tsugikoku, no one else can do it.
Although he knew that the enemy that Tsugikuni Yoriichi had to deal with was very strong, Sengoku still didn't think that any human could survive such an attack.

should
It was indeed an overthinking for Jigoku Yoshiichi to say that. Zhan Guo put his hands on the ground and slowly stood up. Jigoku Yoshiichi also reached out to help him. The golden flame was released, flowing along Zhan Guo's arms, to his feet, and lingered on the wound, slowly healing Zhan Guo's injuries.

Sengoku himself does not have the ability of super-speed regeneration, but Tsugakuni Yoriichi's devil fruit ability can quickly heal such injuries.

The reason he didn't do so before was simply because he didn't want Sengoku to continue participating in the battle.

Even when he was injured in battle, he still wanted to help Tsugakure Yoriichi. If Tsugakure Yoriichi healed Sengoku's injuries, he would definitely fight to the death with the enemy.

Sengoku's personality actually has certain similarities with those of Garp, Zephyr and others. It is precisely because these people have certain things in common that they can become close comrades-in-arms.

When facing someone like Sengoku, Tsugikuni Yoriichi is very willing to do something that is easy to help.

"The highest authority in world government."

"The Holy Land. Did you just take it away like that?"

Zhan Guo stood up and looked at the holy land that had turned into a sinkhole, his tone full of sighs. At this moment, Zhan Guo's figure became a little hunched. He no longer had any regrets in his heart, but in this instant he looked dozens of years older.

As the admiral of the navy, Zhan Guo is actually very young and healthy. Originally, there is no sign of old age on Zhan Guo at all. However, at the moment when his wish is fulfilled, Zhan Guo also shows the old age that he should have at his age.

"what!"

"It's solved."

Ji Guoyuan heard the sigh in Zhan Guo's tone and nodded.

After looking at the scene in front of him for a long time, Sengoku asked Tsugikoku Yoshiichi beside him:

"What are you going to do next?"

Sengoku was somewhat curious about Tsugumi Yoshiichirō's future plans. After the holy land was destroyed, a huge power vacuum appeared in the system and structure in which the world is now operating. It is foreseeable that Tsugumi Yoshiichirō and his new navy will fill this power vacuum.

But the biggest question is what to do next once they fill the gap.

Like the World Government, is it to win over the nobles and suppress the lower classes to extract the heavenly gold to support the huge navy? Or does Tsugikoku Yoriichi have other methods?
“There is a general idea, but no detailed plan yet.”

"In fact, I myself did not expect that this operation would be so smooth and progress so quickly."

"As for the new navy, it only intends to extend its sphere of influence toward the first half of the Grand Line."

“We are not ready to receive the rights.”

"At this stage, we can only temporarily maintain the system of the world government. Reform will take some time and be gradual."

"The member states of the World Government will not be willing to have someone override them so easily. If they want to completely break the current situation, someone must completely destroy the existing system."

"To accomplish something like this, it's not enough to just deal with the Celestial Dragons."

Sengoku's words also made Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's brain work rapidly. Destruction is easy, but construction is difficult.

Although the New Navy is the most powerful force in the New World, if one wants to govern the entire world, the size of the New Navy is just a drop in the ocean.

The reason why the world government can control so many countries is fundamentally because they do not participate in the specific political affairs of the countries.

They are like bandit leaders, who only need to collect protection fees from various "villages" and "towns" on a regular basis. As for what methods the village and town heads use to make the people in the territory pay the "fee", this is not something the Tianlong people will care about.

This is actually a variation of the "tax farming system", but for people like Yuichiro Tsugikuni, they obviously will not allow the world to operate in this way.

The advantage of this model of world government is that they can manage the vast world, but the disadvantage is that they will not care about conflicts between countries, nor will they care about the pros and cons of national politics within those countries.

The world that Yunyi hoped for in his heart was not like this.

However, Yoshikazu Tsugakuni also knows that it is not easy to achieve his goal, so he needs a "villain" to help the situation develop.

And the villain, Yoriichi Tsugakuni, had actually already been chosen.

Although Sengoku didn't know what Tsugakuni Yoriichi would do next, after hearing what Tsugakuni Yoriichi said, he understood that he should have a whole set of ideas in his mind.

But at this time, Sengoku no longer cared about these things. He had done everything he should and should not do. The world would eventually be handed over to the hands of Tsugaru Yoshiichi's generation. Letting go early would not necessarily be a wrong thing.

"Let's go."

A soft murmur came from Sengoku's mouth, and Yunyi gently grabbed Sengoku's shoulders. Then a pair of wings grew behind him, and he carried Sengoku into the sky, and instantly disappeared at the top of the red earth continent.

After the two left, the Red Earth Continent became dead silent, without any signs of life.

New World, Redchiled Island.

The Straw Hat Pirates who escaped from Fishman Island sailed here, put down the pirate flag, disguised themselves as an ordinary passenger ship, and successfully landed on the island.

The trade on Redchiled Island is prosperous, with countless ships passing by. And strangely, the Straw Hat Pirates seem to have some strange "magic". With just a little disguise, the New Navy can't recognize these wanted criminals.
The Straw Hat Pirates who sailed here also stayed for a while on this prosperous island.

Night, the bright night hangs high.

Luffy, who had already fallen asleep in the cabin, suddenly had his heart beating violently. The sound of his heartbeat was heard from far away in a sound wave that was inaudible to human ears.

(End of this chapter)