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

"But is this my choice? We've been constantly hunted down, just like the David family. The Celestial Dragons will never let us go!!!"

"I must survive, I must become stronger, I must obtain the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit, and become a world king like our ancestors!!!"

"I will take revenge on the Celestial Dragons, overthrow them all, and destroy them all!!!"

"What right do you have to criticize me, Rocks! My mother, sister, and I lived with the David clan in God Valley, and what happened then? We were hunted down, hunted down forever!!!"

Teach's words silenced Rocks, because he was right.

In the incident at God Valley, he did indeed go there to save his wife and children, and he personally killed the David family, who had been turned into demons, including Rocks' family.

They had promised to meet again in the Kingdom of Lulusia, but in the end, everything came to nothing.

"Hey, hey, hey, didn't you come here to release us? Why are you suddenly acting out some family squabbles!"

A prisoner in the sixth-level cell shouted in discontent, while simultaneously mocking the conversation between Rocks and Teach.

"If you want your father and son to fight, go back home. Stop whining here—"

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The dark light vanished in an instant.

The next second, the entire sixth level prison and cells were completely destroyed, and under this attack imbued with Conqueror's Haki, eighty percent of the sixth level prisoners died instantly!

"You're planning to pick your partners from this garbage?"

Lox looked contemptuously at the fallen corpses, his gaze lingering on the few survivors before settling on Teach, who was slumped on the ground.

His eyes were filled with disappointment.

"Teach, do you know what disappoints me the most? It's that you talk about becoming the king of the world, but you don't seem to have any of the domineering presence you should have!"

Rocks rubbed the 'Erosion' in his hand, grinning as he looked at the terrified Teach.

"That god of strife will usher in a new era for this world. Everything from the past will become irrelevant, and the struggle for supremacy in this new era will be pure and simple!"

"There is no destiny, no fate. Joy Boy, the David family, the Celestial Dragons, Im—all will vanish like bubbles!"

“Come on, Teach, prove to me your worth and ability as a member of the Davy family! Kill me and you will be the new Davy Jones; if not, then prepare for the worst!”

Locus laughed wildly as he raised the Eclipse in his hand, unleashing boundless domineering power and unrestrained abandon.

"Abyss Curse!!!"

The black and red Conqueror's Haki transformed into terrifying lightning that crashed down from the sky, tearing Impel Down in two in the next instant!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

P.S.: I'll finish One Piece the day after tomorrow, and then tentatively, I'll have two days of transitional storyline. This is an early brainstorming idea (it's a bit radical, and I'm afraid of being banned, but if I'm afraid, then not writing it is a waste of my mind! Of course, if I'm forced to revise it, that's another story). Then I'll finish the last chapter of Gundam UC that I didn't collect, followed by Gundam SEED, which I'll finish in three, four, or at most five days. As for the world after that, I haven't decided yet. I'm thinking of writing about Marvel, starting with the X-Man universe, and then moving into the main Marvel universe. As for DC, I actually prefer to start writing from the Sandman series, but I feel like that's a very niche genre (winking).

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The world depicted by the Life Extractor is all in "Traversing the Heavens, Can You Be Smarter Than Me?"

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691. The Warring States Period at Marineford

The moment Dongjiang appeared, Sengoku realized things were about to go wrong.

Upon hearing his wish, Sengoku nearly fainted.

What do you mean by saying that people who died within the last forty years will come back to life? Isn't this timing intentional?!

Just think about how many troublemakers died on this sea forty years ago!

Putting everything else aside, there are just two people.

If Roger and Rocks were alive, the ocean would be in utter chaos!

But what happened next gave Sengoku no time to think things through.

The Whitebeard Pirates stormed into the battlefield at the speed of light. The Moby Dick, which had submerged into the sea through its coating, burst forth from the depths of the ocean in an instant. Whitebeard Edward Newgate stood at the bow, wielding a large sword, and his fists slammed into the air almost instantly.

The power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit shattered the space, creating a spiderweb-like crack, and two towering tsunamis roared toward Marine Headquarters!

"Ice Age!" Kuzan leaped up, and a massive ice wall instantly froze the tsunami along with the entire bay, freezing the tsunami that was supposed to engulf the entire execution platform.

"Ace, I'm here to save you—!"

Oars Jr., the giant under the command of the Whitebeard Pirates, charged ahead, using his body to smash a bloody path to the execution platform. But the next moment, Hawkeye cut a line of blood through his body with his sword.

The giant crashed to the ground, his blood staining the ice red. Ace roared at the sight.

The three generals immediately took action.

Borsalino leaped high into the air and unleashed a barrage of Yasakani no Magatama towards the Whitebeard Pirates, countless beams of light raining down upon them.

Marco the Phoenix immediately rushed forward and engaged Kizaru in combat, while on the other side, Diamond Jozu used his ability to forcefully block Mihawk's attack on Whitebeard's strongest slash in the world.

"Now is not the time to slack off, Kuzan!" Sakazuki warned, half-gesturing, as he watched Kuzan retreat.

"That capricious god has already thrown the world into chaos. Whitebeard is no longer the biggest threat; other powerful figures will soon arrive to stir things up! If you don't want the Navy to be destroyed, then go all out!"

"I understand without you having to say more," Kuzan said in a deep voice, glancing at Sakazuki.

But the one who charged even faster and more fiercely than them was Shamrock.

This strongest knight of the gods, who was deliberately raised outside of Mary Geoise from a young age and whose cognition was distorted to some extent through special education to avoid the curse of the gods, swung his sword at Whitebeard without hesitation.

Scramble!

The moment Shamrock drew his sword, the blade of his weapon instantly transformed into a three-headed hellhound with black flames. It detached from the weapon the instant the sword was drawn, its head separating from the collar as it spun rapidly, and a sword emerged from its mouth to stab at Whitebeard.

Whitebeard raised his Murakumogiri sword, and with a deep black light imbued with Armament Haki, firmly caught Shamrock's attack.

"You are, oh, that red-haired brat's older brother, right?" Whitebeard looked at Shamrock in front of him and said knowingly.

"You were planning to take that red-haired brat back to that godforsaken place with you, right? But you lost to him... What, now that you seem normal, you're not planning to be one of those trash Celestial Dragons anymore?"

"Shut up, you despicable pirate!" Shamrock interrupted Whitebeard, hissing.

"Unlike my self-destructive brother, I have always been proud of who I am!"

Unlike the original story where Shanks chose to return to the Holy Land to gather intelligence, this time Shanks chose to travel the world and hone his skills after leaving Loguetown, and established the Red-Haired Pirates a year earlier.

After all, even if he wanted to pretend, he couldn't. If he didn't genuinely believe he was a Celestial Dragon, he wouldn't trigger that deadly divine curse.

But anyway, there's no need to gather any intelligence, because the Roger Pirates had already obtained a lot of information about Im.

The source of the information was a Celestial Dragon, Mamia Military Palace—but at that time she preferred to be called by her original name before she was forced to become a Celestial Dragon, Juri.

She was a Celestial Dragon highly regarded by Im, who not only bestowed upon her a surname but also made her the only person besides the Five Elders who could sign the Abyss Contract, which granted her immortality.

Therefore, she knew almost all of Im's information.

Because of Aqua's divine power, the contract was broken, so she did not hesitate to destroy the contract and escape from Im's side, but the accumulated price was extremely cruel.

Her life was about to be taken away and she was about to die. Im tried many times to persuade her to go back, but Junko would rather die than agree.

After all, her becoming a Celestial Dragon was, in itself, a form of plunder by Im. He erased her memories, controlled her body, and even made her kill her father and the beloved Brook with her own hands.

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She didn't want to live anymore and preferred death.

Roger and his crew saved Junzi, who was supposed to die, and in his last moments before dying, Junzi spilled all of Im's information.

Knowing what kind of place that was, Shanks naturally wouldn't go back to become a Celestial Dragon. Instead, it was Shamrock who came to find Shanks on his father's orders.

They spent more than a year together, living as brothers who had been separated since childhood.

But the inevitable outcome was that they parted ways. Shanks was unwilling to become a Celestial Dragon again, and Shamrock was unwilling to betray his clan and his father.

Even though he was deliberately kept outside of Mary Geoise, he knew deep down that his sense of belonging wasn't enough to trigger the curse, but he still stood on Mary Geoise's side.

The conflict ended in a battle, and Shamrock was defeated and returned to Mary Geoise, where he joined the Knights of God.

Without uttering any further words, Whitebeard immediately used a powerful attack to force Shamrock back!

Right next to Ace's execution platform, Little Oars, who was supposed to be killed by Hawkeye, stood up.

"Ace! Dad, I'm not dead!!!"

Little Oars's joyful cry echoed across the entire battlefield like a megaphone, and Whitebeard let out a hearty laugh upon seeing Little Oars stand up.

"Gurararararararar!!! That god really didn't lie to us. It seems we can fight as we please all day long!!!"

Having said that, Whitebeard completely disregarded his ailing body and unreservedly wrapped his arms with Conqueror's Haki.

"Are you ready, Sengoku!!!"

Whitebeard looked at Sengoku in the stands and grinned.

"Airquake - Land Collapse!"

The terrifying aura gathered in the air like a tilting tsunami, and poured out without reservation with the roar that Whitebeard unleashed, which seemed to shatter space itself!

The powerful earthquake instantly reached its feet, and the ice surface created by Aokiji began to collapse almost instantly. Further damage caused the main body of Marineford to collapse amidst the tremors.

"Don't even think about continuing, Whitebeard, Hades!!!"

"The Ice Age!"

Seeing Whitebeard unleash his full power without holding back, Akainu, who had been resurrected, dared not be careless and attacked together with Aokiji, who dared not hold back any longer!

Together with Shamrock, the three of them ganged up on Whitebeard.

Despite his ailing body, Whitebeard fought three opponents alone. Even though he didn't need to worry about his life and indulged in his Conqueror's Haki, he still inevitably fell into a disadvantageous position.

The advantage is in our hands! At least until now, our navy still holds an absolute advantage. As long as we quickly defeat Whitebeard and regroup our forces, we can...

Sengoku was frantically considering how to handle the current situation and the drastically changed battlefield, but the next moment—

"Ahhh~~~~ Eris's breasts are padded~~~~"

At the heart of the battle, in that ocean, a swirling eddy emanated the synchronized singing of a choir.

That was a hymn praising the goddess Aqua—although the lyrics were rather indecent!

But as the choir sang hymns, the underwater eddies propelled the fleet, which should have been thousands of miles away, directly to the center of the battlefield.

Immediately following, solemn music accompanied by the chanting of ancient priestly script appeared on stage.

"Divine Beast of the Heavens, heed my call and bring me victory in this battle. Envelop the desert with your radiance and unleash your fury upon my enemies. Unleash your inner power, and together we shall win! I call upon your name, Rathalos!"

Phew! ! !