One Piece : Glory To The Fleet Admiral

As Mars head shattered into pieces, the chaotic shockwaves abruptly ceased.

Everyone present held their breath, their eyes fixed on the scattered fragments, waiting for Mars to revive once more.

But this time, they were in for a disappointment!

Markus Mars, slain by the supreme-grade blade imbued with the ultimate Conqueror's Haki, shattered into fragments and fell silent, clearly obliterated!

"!!!!"

"He killed Saint Markus Mars!"

Sommers witnessed this scene his pupils contracting sharply in shock.

As a member of the God's Knights, he too possessed an immortal body, but he was well aware that they were not truly invincible.

During the God Valley War, when he had followed Figarland Garling into battle, he had witnessed how Conqueror's Haki could suppress even those with immortality.

Back then, he had narrowly avoided being affected by the Conqueror's Haki unleashed by a pirate during that war, leaving him with a sense of dread.

Most importantly, the Conqueror's Haki released by Orion was even purer and more domineering than that of the pirate from the God Valley War.

Even from a distance, when Orion blade struck Mars, Sommers felt an inexplicable chill run down his spine.

"Is Conqueror's Haki truly above all else?"

Shamrock, who had not participated in the God Valley War, narrowed his eyes.

Though he appeared calm on the surface, he was deeply shaken inside.

Mars, one of the Five Elders who had once stood so high that even he had to kneel in reverence, had just been slain by Orion blade!

Though it was unbelievable, he wasn't naive enough to think that Mars was weak.

Instead, it was Orion who possessed terrifying strength that completely overwhelmed Mars, along with an almost invincible Conqueror's Haki.

"MARS!!!"

At that moment, Shepherd Peter, who had been battling Doflamingo, let out a roar upon seeing Marcus Mars shattered into pieces without reviving.

He suddenly unleashed a surge of energy and thick black mist erupted from his body.

When the black mist reached its peak, a deafening explosion rang out.

In the next moment, Peter completed his transformation, turning into a massive sandworm shrouded in billowing black smoke.

Its grotesque, gaping maw opened wide, facing Doflamingo.

Buzzzz——

As a series of low-frequency vibrations filled the air, an unprecedented suction force suddenly appeared, pulling Doflamingo straight toward the gaping maw.

"Outrageous!"

Just as Doflamingo was about to be swallowed by the maw, Orion, who had just slain Marcus Mars, turned abruptly.

Raising his supreme-grade blade high, he channeled his Conqueror's Haki, which instantly wrapped around the blade.

With a slash, he sent a black-and-red flame cloud hurtling through the air.

Whoosh——

A dazzling blade light flashed, descending like divine punishment upon Shepherd Peter.

"Thud—"

The blade's energy sliced through the sandworm grotesque maw, severing it cleanly.

Doflamingo fell to the ground along with the severed maw.

"ARGGHH—"

As the grotesque maw hit the ground, Shepherd Peter agonized scream echoed across the Holy Land.

Moments later, Shepherd Peter, who had not been completely obliterated, reverted to his original form.

With his head split open, he collapsed to his knees with a thud.

Saved by Orion in the nick of time, Doflamingo wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up, looking down at Shepherd Peter, who was kneeling before him.

With a flick of his finger, dozens of threads shot out, embedding themselves into Peter body, controlling him like a marionette and suspending him in the air.

After completing this, Doflamingo suddenly let out an evil laugh.

"Hehehe HAHAHAHA—"

As he laughed, his voice gradually became distorted and maniacal, as if he was venting something.

Then, his voice shifted from maniacal to slightly choked, and his eyes began to glisten with unshed tears.

Back in the day, he had knelt just as humbly before the Five Elders, hoping to regain his status as a Celestial Dragon. But what he received was not the restoration of his identity, but the disdainful indifference of the lofty Five Elders.

It was from that moment that he abandoned all illusions and formed an alliance with Kaido.

Not because Kaido possessed invincible strength, but because Kaido desired to ignite a great war and wished to destroy the world ruled by the Celestial Dragons.

Whether the world was destroyed or not didn't concern him.

He only hoped that one day he could storm the Holy Land and drag the lofty Five Elders down from their thrones of supreme power.

"This day has been long overdue!"

After a bout of maniacal laughter that left his voice hoarse, Doflamingo hunched over and approached Peter, grinning bloodthirstily.

"Peter, you never imagined you'd one day kneel before me, did you?"

"So what... if I did?"

Struggling to lift his head, Peter glared at Doflamingo, gritting his teeth.

"Without Orion, you're... nothing! A mere ant... is still an ant—"

Before Peter could finish, Doflamingo sharply flicked his fingers, cleanly severing Peter suspended body in half.

Watching the scattered fragments of Peter body fall to the ground, Doflamingo exhaled a sigh of relief, then turned to Orion and bowed slightly, solemnly saying.

"Thank you, Fleet Admiral!"

As soon as the pure, unadulterated words "Fleet Admiral" left his lips, Doflamingo immediately knelt down on one knee with a devout expression.

Before his knee could touch the ground, an invisible force surged forth, lifting it up.

Orion then walked over, holding his sword, and said indifferently.

"Is this enough for you? Don't you want to become a Celestial Dragon again?"

Hearing this, Doflamingo head snapped up. But almost immediately, he shook his head decisively, grinning.

"Celestial Dragons are not so unattainable!"

"Not just unattainable!"

A flash of ruthlessness crossed Orion eyes as he turned to look at the nearby Marine soldiers, who were already sharpening their blades and said in a deep voice.

"Marine forces, where are you!"

At his command, the soldiers standing a hundred meters away straightened up, saluted in unison, and shouted loudly.

"LOYALTY!"

"Go, arrest all members of the Marcus and Shepherd Celestial Dragon families!"

"I want them publicly executed!"

Without hesitation, all the Marine soldiers turned and charged towards Pangaea Castle like a pack of wolves.

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Meanwhile.

Shepherd Ju Peter, who had been sliced into pieces by Doflamingo threads, began to visibly regenerate and revive.

Before his body could fully recover, Shepherd Peter, as if fearing that any delay would lead to his immediate annihilation, turned his head toward the direction of the Flower Room and shouted with all his might.

"IM-SAMA, SAVE ME—"

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