Having traversed countless realms, can you possibly be as clever as me?

"He is Lord Tsugumi! He is the god we follow!!!"

At this moment, Tsugumi truly had no intention of continuing the act. He had already gathered the necessary information, and he had experienced most of the so-called path to godhood.

So relax and do whatever you want.

The six-winged being standing in the sky with a godlike posture shocked the world. From kings to commoners, people on the sea saw and glimpsed for the first time such a majestic and sacred being as great as the gods in their imagination!

But Im, far away in Mary Geoise, fell silent upon seeing this figure radiating a divine aura.

"...They're not gods." Im growled through gritted teeth in the darkness.

"A demon, he and I are both manifestations of the 'demon'!!!"

Im has no understanding of the spark of divinity or the essence of gods, but that does not prevent him, as the holder of the 'Devil Fruit,' the source of all Devil Fruits in this sea, from having a profound understanding of this concept.

That was a demon, a demon just like him!

But if he is the 'Forest God' who is hated by the sea, the one who awakened the first demon fruit born from the ancient World Tree, then the existence of this demon transcends the concept of nature.

It is not the sea, not the sky, not the earth, not the forest.

These insignificant creations of the mortal realm cannot represent His existence, but these are all that Im can sense.

His perspective determined the truth he could glimpse. Mortals could only see Tsurugi's appearance, while Im could only glimpse a few insignificant truths behind Tsurugi. He could only guess that Tsurugi might be the demon of 'strife'.

It's abstract, but understandable. After all, the Nika Fruit originated from humanity's yearning for freedom, while the Devil Fruit was born from humanity's pursuit of order and aversion to the ocean.

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This solidified Im's resolve—he had to extinguish these flames of resistance.

"Continue your fight, mortals."

Looking down at the turbulent ocean below, Tsurugi said with pleasure...

"Go fight, go resist, go slaughter, go overthrow!"

"Do not be mediocre, do not achieve nothing, do not endure pain. My strength, my miracles, will only belong to those who dare to strive!"

After saying that, he transformed into a golden light and disappeared with Nico Robin from the spot.

At the same time, the entire ocean, especially the revolutionary army and its followers, was engulfed in extreme fanaticism!

The divine beings exist; they are here, advancing and retreating alongside us!

The next second, a vortex surged in the center of Marineford, and one after another, huge warships appeared in the vortex, following the Moby Dick, which also charged out.

Following the descent of the gods, the Marineford War has officially begun!

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690. Hell Reborn, Rocks

The dead were brought back to life. When this wish came true, everyone in the world looked up at the sky and shed tears.

Yes, compared to other fancy wishes, this is the 'wish' that almost everyone hopes for!

Father, mother, child, wife

Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the hardships and difficulties that cannot be escaped in life, and the separation from life is an ending that everyone must face, but no one wants to face.

And now, that dream has come true.

Death is reversed, regrets are filled, and the returning living bring back messages from the afterlife.

Although it may bring countless social problems, and many intense conflicts and troubles.

But who cares?

A wish is a miracle, and a miracle is something impossible. When something impossible happens, don't try to understand its logic.

All I want is to fulfill my deepest desires and cries.

The wishes of all beings have thus been fulfilled.

In the East Blue, Kuina was brought back to life, as was Nami's adoptive mother, and even Chopper's adoptive father, Hiluluk, was resurrected after death.

Of course, there are also the mothers of many men at sea.

Mother is the opposite of adventure; most men who make a living at sea come from broken families.

The miracle of resurrection prompted countless people still at sea to turn back and return home immediately.

However, Tsuruga did not completely disregard the consequences and fulfill his wish. Although he maintained 'fairness,' some heinous souls no longer had the means to continue committing evil.

The torment of hell will be etched into their souls forever; sleeping, eating, and even closing their eyes will immediately send them back to hell.

They will no longer have the courage to commit crimes unless their souls can transcend the torments of hell and remain steadfast in their convictions.

If such a soul exists, then Dongjiang blesses him.

For such a person, what he does might be, in a sense, in line with his perception of absolute 'justice'.

"Sakazuki, is it really you?"

Borsalino stared wide-eyed at his old friend who had come back from the dead, and exclaimed excitedly...

Akainu remained silent, still wearing the clothes he wore before going to hell, but his entire body was burning red.

Yes, Akainu went to hell.

No matter how he proclaimed his own righteousness, no matter how they explained their reasoning, he simply couldn't get past Dongjiang.

Any act of sacrificing or even actively slaughtering a minority under the guise of so-called righteousness is a manifestation of evil.

The good deeds you do are those you save, but evil deeds should not be offset by good deeds—otherwise, the world will be left with only the scales of value.

No one, except the Creator, can measure the absolute value of another person by the two ends of a scale.

This is the sin of pride.

So Akainu went to hell. The sins of rage and arrogance brought him a hell of blood pools and seas of fire.

He will be dragged into a pool of blood by the illusions of countless people he has killed, torn apart and devoured, and then thrown into endless flames to be burned and roasted.

Such torture would be enough to destroy the mind of any normal person, but Sakazuki, he did endure it.

At least until now, he still refuses to admit his mistake.

"I have returned from hell." Sakazuki looked at his old friend, his eyes softening considerably, but his tone remained chilling.

"I already know what happened, and I will join the fight. My sense of justice will never change just because I've fallen into hell!"

Even if God judges me! Even if I am indeed tormented in hell after death because of my sins, so be it!

My belief in absolute justice will not change, and even when facing God, my sense of justice will not waver!

This was an expression of arrogance, or one could say a proud demeanor, but his unwavering determination to never repent, even if it meant going to hell, truly earned the respect of the high-ranking naval officers around him.

but--

Borsalino gave his old brother a complicated look and silently made a decision.

He had already experienced the sadness of losing a friend once, and after getting him back, he didn't want to go through it again.

Moreover, knowing that Akainu had been to Hell confirmed Borsalino's belief in Zephyr's correctness.

He was already an ambiguous sense of justice, but now he has completely sided with the other side.

Even if it leads to a falling out later, Borsalino wants to force Akainu to accept the reality and the arrival of the 'New World'.

And clearly, there are more people who have been resurrected than just these.

The Whitebeard Pirates, who were charging into the battlefield, cheered as they saw many of their former comrades come back to life, especially Thatch.

"Guralalalalalalala, I really have to worship that god from now on!"

Whitebeard laughed heartily at the unexpected joy of this arrival.

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Impel Down, the underwater prison

Blackbeard, who has already reached the sixth underground level, is preparing to release these vicious prisoners to join his pirate crew and begin his journey toward his dream.

However, at that moment, a divine 'miracle' occurred.

But this miracle brought Blackbeard an unexpected person he could never have imagined.

"Dad?!"

Blackbeard stared wide-eyed at the person in front of him, his voice filled with disbelief!

He had a strikingly similar face to him, yet a completely different aura. He had blue and white hair, was shirtless, wore a dark belt around his waist, and dark trousers and dark knee-high boots.

At his waist was the Supreme Greatsword called "Erosion"!

It was him! Even though Blackbeard had only met him once, the David blood in his veins told him so!

The person before him was his father, the once strongest pirate in the world—Rocks D. Xebec!!!

But Teach's face did not show joy, but rather a deep-seated panic.

“Teach... my son whom I only met once.”

Rocks stared at the blackbeard before him for a long while, then said softly.

“I’m starting to doubt whether you really are a descendant of the David family.”

"You betrayed Newgate's trust, and that's fine; that's just how pirates are. But you should have taken that fruit honorably, not betrayed him and stole it!"

Before Blackbeard could speak, Rocks interrupted him, coldly saying...

"And your sisters... Teach, tell me you didn't do that!"

At this moment, Blackbeard's body contains three beating hearts.

It features the same elements as the three skulls on his pirate flag, the three guns at his waist, and the three whips.

Blackbeard was silent for a moment, then gave a short, mocking laugh, looking at his father and bursting into wild laughter.

"Hahaha, yes, Dad, just like you thought!!!"

"Annie, and Angelica, they live inside my body, and they will become the kings of the world with me!!!"