One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

The deepest part of the World Tree.

The thick root system is like an underground mountain range, intertwined with each other, supporting a vast, dark space with no visible dome.

Only a pale golden light slowly seeped from within the World Tree, flowing along the veins of its roots and illuminating the ancient circular altar in the center.

Around the altar stand stone statues of giants and heroes from all ages.

Each stone statue holds a huge stone tablet in its hand, engraved with the names and achievements of heroes.

Mrs. Elba believed.

After a warrior dies, his body remains in the hero's tomb.

The name, the story, and the indomitable will will return to the World Tree through this altar, forever remaining in the memories of future generations.

This is a sacred place in Elbaf where heroes' memories are preserved.

But now, in the center of the altar lies a massive skeleton that almost occupies the entire stone platform.

King of the Mountains, Helmond.

Even though he has been dead for many years, his bones and some of his dried flesh are still intact.

Its enormous arms were like collapsed mountains, and its skull was larger than the houses of ordinary giants.

Dozens of corpses burning with black soul flames stood around Helmond.

There are giants who have just died guarding it.

There are also the remains of several ancient giants unearthed from the royal road and the surrounding cemetery.

They have no consciousness.

Driven by the black fire, the King of the Mountains was moved to the very center of the altar, and then, as ordered, placed in different positions.

It was not Blackbeard himself who truly entered the depths of the World Tree.

Rather, it was the dead he controlled.

Off the coast of Elbaf.

The Blackbeard flagship was hidden in the thick fog and darkness.

Seeing Helmond being taken to the designated location, the black-bearded man spread out an arm and burst into laughter.

"Hehehehehe!"

"It's finally arrived!"

"King of the Mountains..."

"Soon, you will become the most powerful monster in my hands!"

In front of the Hero's Altar.

The remains of a giant, draped in an ancient priest's robe, slowly emerged.

It is not the king of mountains.

Instead, it was a royal priest whom Blackbeard dug up from the Tomb of Heroes.

This giant, who had presided over a hero's sacrifice during his lifetime, still retains the special marks left by royal rituals on his withered skin and tattered robes.

Blackbeard did not know the complete way to open the altar.

Lafitte also didn't get an answer from Loki.

But they confirmed one thing from the murals in the royal tomb and the remaining materials from Ohara.

Only those with royal blood and the mark of a priest can make the World Tree Altar react.

The priest of the dead walked to the front of the stone platform.

It raised its withered palm and pressed it onto an ancient totem shaped like the sun.

The royal mark, dormant for many years, was instantly activated.

Om-!

Golden lines lit up from the bottom of the altar and spread outwards along the stone platform.

The light within the roots of the World Tree intensified.

However, the center of the altar still has not been truly opened.

Although the priests of the dead retain their bloodline and ritual imprints from their previous life, they have no consciousness and are incapable of performing complex rituals.

It can only mislead the altar into thinking that a royal priest has arrived, thus opening the outermost power channel.

If the altar is to be activated normally, a living member of the royal family is still required to preside over the ceremony.

Blackbeard, however, didn't care at all.

"Hehehehehe!"

"Even opening it a crack is enough!"

On the main ship at sea.

Blackbeard raised his arm.

Dozens of black containers opened simultaneously.

Countless fragments of souls flew out from it.

There are the lingering souls of countless citizens and soldiers from all nations.

There are also fragments of souls collected after pirate crews along the way were destroyed.

They let out muffled howls in mid-air before being thrown into the massive soul fire in front of the black-bearded man.

Inside the altar.

The black flames in the empty eye sockets of the deceased priest suddenly surged.

Black lines quickly spread from the eye sockets, mouth, and chest to the entire body.

boom!

The priest's chest exploded from the inside.

Thick black fire erupted like a torrent, forcefully pouring into the newly opened outer passage of the altar.

The golden royal patterns were quickly covered by black.

The entire altar shook violently.

Dozens of the deceased walked forward at the same time and placed their hands on different points on the altar.

The soul fire within them erupted one after another.

Each corpse was a storage container for soul fire prepared in advance by Blackbeard.

Black fire seeped down the altar like a tide.

Then they entered the World Tree's vast root network.

Golden light and black soul fire clashed together.

The entire underground space emitted a painful, low rumbling sound.

Hero's Tomb.

Royal cemetery.

Underworld.

Middle layer of the World Tree.

After the altar was corrupted, the World Tree's vast root network actually connected with Blackbeard's Soulfire core.

He couldn't have the same precise control over each body as if he were physically present at the scene.

Yet, through the contaminated altar, one can issue the simplest commands to the entire Elbaf.

Awakening.

Attack all living people.

The man with the black beard spread his arms, and his laughter echoed throughout the main ship.

"Hehehehehe!"

"Wake up, everyone!"

"Heroes of Elbaf!"

"From this moment forward, become my slave! Serve me!"

Hero's Tomb.

Initially, only a few stone coffins experienced slight tremors.

Subsequently, more and more black flames emerged from the cracks in the ground.

They burrowed into the tomb along the roots of the World Tree and became entangled with the remains of giants.

The empty eye sockets lit up one after another.

boom!

The first tomb door was smashed open from the inside.

A giant hero clad in decaying armor slowly emerged from the tomb.

Followed by.

The doors to the second, third, and fourth tombs were successively broken.

Giant warriors who had been asleep for decades, centuries, or even millennia rose up one after another.

The soldiers stationed at the Heroes' Tomb immediately sounded the bugle.

The constantly resurrected dead quickly broke through the outer defenses.

At the same time, black fire surged into the underworld along the roots of the World Tree.

One after another, the enormous animal skeletons, driven by the soul fire, stood up again.

Many of the remaining surviving behemoths of the underworld went completely mad due to the stimulation of their souls by the black fire.

The giant wolf crashed into the rock wall.

The giant snake coiled around the roots and climbed upwards at great speed.

Several monsters, each the size of a mountain, rushed toward the middle level of the World Tree at the same time.

The giant warriors responsible for blocking the exit from the underworld fought desperately, but were quickly scattered by the horde of beasts.

Boom!

The first fissure penetrates the middle layer of the World Tree.

A monstrous head suddenly emerged from the ground, its gaping maw snapping open as it lunged at nearby buildings.

The giants in the village immediately fell into chaos.

At the center of the Hero Altar.

Helmond, the King of the Mountains, is absorbing the most concentrated black fire.

A large number of soul fragments that had been stored in the body of the deceased beforehand were continuously poured into his remains through the altar.

This ancient giant's body was far stronger than that of ordinary dead.

Even after long years of death, a terrifying power still remains in the bones and parts of the flesh.

The moment the black soul fire entered the body, it was met with resistance from some residual will.

Helmond's fingers began to tremble.

Cracks also began to appear on the stone tablets around the altar that were engraved with the names of heroes.

On the main ship at sea.

The black-bearded man felt the resistance, but instead laughed even more excitedly.

"Having been dead for so long, are you still thinking of resisting?"

"Hehehehehe!"

"Then I'll give you some more souls!"

More soul fragments were thrown into the soul fire.

In the center of the altar.

Two enormous black flames finally ignited in the empty eye sockets of the King of Mountains.

His palm pressed heavily on the edge of the altar.

boom!

Large sections of the stone platform have collapsed.

Helmond's massive body began to slowly sit up.

From the deepest part of the World Tree, a deafening roar resounded.

Roar--!

The entire city of Elbaf trembled at that roar.

The direction of Heroes' Tomb.

The fallen heroes are breaking through the graveyard's defenses.

Underworld.

The horde of underworld beasts crashed through the rock layers, and a large number of giant beasts poured into the middle layer of the World Tree.

In the village of giants.

The ground cracked.

The house collapsed.

The woman carried her child and ran towards the shelter.

One war bell after another tolled.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

This time, it wasn't just a specific area that was attacked.

Instead, the entire city of Elbaf was plunged into crisis at the same time.

Ancient library.

A violent tremor was felt in the library.

The tall bookshelf swayed continuously, and a large number of books fell from the top.

Robin immediately crossed his arms.

"A riot of colors!"

Thousands of arms emerge from the bookshelves and walls, catching all the books that are about to fall.

Viktor raised his right hand.

An invisible repulsive force supported several toppling bookshelves, gently pushing them back into place.

The giant's panicked cries echoed from outside.

A guard covered in blood rushed into the library.

"Lord Halding!"

"The ancestors in the Heroes' Tomb have all risen!"

The second giant followed closely behind.

"The exit to the underworld has been breached!"

"A large number of behemoths have entered the middle level!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the distant rumble of collapsing buildings echoed once more.

The Heroes' Tomb, the Exit of the Underworld, the Giant Village, and the Altar are located in completely different directions.

The loss of any point would result in numerous civilian casualties.

Zoro frowned.

"Damn it, we've been misled."

Luffy clenched his fist and looked at Loki.

"It was Teach who opened the altar, right?"

Loki felt the vibrations from the chains, his face darkening.

"It can allow black fire to spread throughout the entire Elbaf through the altar."

"The source must be there."

The sea stone chains around his arms and neck were still vibrating violently.

Loki turned to look at Halding.

"Untie them."

Haildin immediately refused.

"impossible."

Loki raised his hand and pointed to the black pillar of fire that was rising in the distance.

"The core seal of the altar has been corrupted."

"Only royalty can shut it down."

Although Haildin possessed royal blood, he had never learned the complete ritual, nor did he understand the internal structure of the altar.

"Making me stay the way I am now would only be a burden."

Loki looked at him.

"You want to keep me locked up."

"Still want to save Elbaf?"

Haildin gripped the greatsword tightly.

The blade slowly pressed against Loki's face.

Loki did not retreat.

You can continue to hate me.

"Once this is over, you can lock me back in the underworld."

"But if you hesitate any longer, every giant who dies outside will be blamed on you."

Anger surged in Haildin's eyes.

Just then, the cries of the giant child suddenly came from outside the library.

The sound cut through the chaos and roar, reaching everyone's ears clearly.

The sword in Haildin's hand trembled slightly.

Loki stared intently at the direction from which the black fire was rising.

"The people of Elbaf can hate me."

"You can always consider me the sinner who killed my father."

"But Teach had no right to enslave our ancestors."

"They have no right to let the children of Elbaf die at the hands of those heroes."

Haildin closed his eyes.

He could not forgive Loki.

It is also impossible to determine whether this man is hiding other motives.

But he knew all too well that every moment of hesitation could lead to the deaths of more giants.

A moment later, Haildin opened his eyes again.

"After the crisis is over."

"You must explain everything that happened back then."

Loki looked at him.

"Survive first, then we'll talk."

Halding slowly lowered the greatsword.

Loki raised his arms.

Haildin placed his palm on the royal seal on his neck.

Sharp fingernails cut into the palm.

Fresh blood flowed down the fingertips into the ancient patterns.

Om-!

Golden light spread rapidly along the sea stone chains.

boom!

The Seastone core that had suppressed Loki for years began to loosen.

The power that had been dormant within him for so long was also awakened.

A sudden gust of wind erupted from beneath Loki's feet.

Even though it wasn't fully unsealed, its aura had already made the nearby giants instinctively retreat.

However, his royal weapons remain sealed in the valley of the underworld.

Loki slowly raised his hand, which had regained its freedom.

A loud bang suddenly came from beneath the World Tree.

Valley of the Underworld.

The chains binding the royal weapons tightened simultaneously.

Click!

One seal after another broke.

The enormous weapon rose from the ground, smashed through the rock wall, and sped upwards along the royal ancient road.

Haildin's expression changed.

"Can you recall it?"

Loki grinned.

"It was originally mine."

boom!

The ground outside the ancient study hall suddenly shattered.

The royal weapon burst forth from the ground, spinning as it fell into Loki's hands.

The last chain around his neck also came off completely at that moment.

The aura that had been suppressed for many years was completely released.

boom--!

The Conqueror's Haki, centered on Loki, swept through the middle layer of the World Tree.

The clouds in the sky were forcibly shaken apart.

The ordinary giant beasts nearby, affected by the black fire, rolled their eyes and collapsed one after another.

Countless giants simultaneously raised their heads, gazing in the direction of the ancient library.

The prince, a sinner who had been imprisoned for many years.

came back.