RNP Chapter 238 Divine Soldiers Descend from the Sky, Immortals Point the Way
Chapter 238 Divine Soldiers Descend from the Sky, Immortals Point the Way
Chapter 238 Divine Soldiers Descend from the Sky, Immortals Point the Way
Just as that pitch-black arrow was about to pierce the head of the Warring States period.
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That terrifying arrow, powerful enough to severely injure or even kill a naval admiral, vanished like melting snow, without even causing a ripple of energy.
This sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard.
Arjuna nodded gently and slowly lowered the Gandiba longbow.
He did not continue his attack. Instead, he turned around and walked steadily toward the broken prison gate, seemingly intending to leave.
Sengoku finally realized what had happened: Arjuna had shown mercy.
"Wait!" Sengoku shouted sharply, suppressing the shock of surviving the ordeal.
"Arjuna! Why did you stop attacking?! You are insulting the justice of the Navy! Do you think this will atone for your sins?!"
Ah Zhou didn't stop walking, but slightly turned his head and spoke in his voice, which had regained some of its coolness.
"Sin? Ha—In Alabasta, when I was defeated by Yang Jian and my spiritual foundation was on the verge of shattering, you did not kill me."
"If I spare your life today, I will have repaid the karmic debt for my bystander actions that day. Bodhidharma and karma are clearly distinguished. That is all."
Zhan Guo nodded casually, clearly distinguishing between gratitude and resentment.
Indeed, in the end, they are all heroes from other worlds.
Arjuna stopped and turned around completely, his eyes, now shining brightly again, staring directly at Sengoku.
"But you, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, as the Supreme Commander of the Navy, ask yourself honestly, are you truly unaware of the filth and darkness behind the World Government, the oppression of innocent civilians?"
"In the face of these facts, doesn't the so-called justice upheld by the Navy seem more like an act of accomplice?"
These words struck the heart of the Warring States period like a heavy hammer.
His expression shifted, finally settling into a heavy sigh.
How could he not know that many of the World Government's actions were questionable? How could he not resent the Celestial Dragons' certain privileges?
"I am not entirely ignorant," Sengoku said in a low voice, tinged with deep weariness.
"But Arjuna, the world is not simply a matter of right and wrong."
"Without the World Government maintaining a semblance of order, and without the Navy defending the seas, the Emperor and countless pirates would find the plight of the common people on this vast ocean even more miserable than it is now!"
"You've witnessed the rampant piracy firsthand! Will you choose a flawed government that at least maintains basic order, or utter anarchy and chaos?"
"The trade-offs involved are far too complex—sometimes, even I, an old man, can't see the road ahead clearly. How can you possibly see it!"
This candor, carrying the helplessness and struggle of a veteran over decades, moved Arjuna to tears.
He could sense the sincerity and weight in the words of the Warring States period. These high-ranking naval officers each had their own merits that made them worthy of being called heroes.
"Even so—" Arjuna's voice remained firm.
"I still believe that the path to the new order that Blackbeard has described, which is approved by my Father God, is the right direction to eradicate the karma in this world."
Even if this path is full of thorns and darkness, the light of God the Father shines before us!
The Avengers' power within him continued to erode his sanity, amplifying his hatred for the existing order and making him even more convinced of Blackbeard's ability to destroy and rebuild.
There was also the part about the Avenger in the Spirit Origin, which was initially confusing, but was now guided by the yearning for the Great Indra, and is no longer confusing.
"In that case—" Sengoku took a deep breath and exchanged a glance with Green Bull, who was also seriously injured but whose fighting spirit had not diminished.
The two simultaneously unleashed their final domineering aura and power!
"For the sake of the peace of the seas, for the countless civilians who rely on the navy for protection, I hereby declare—even at the cost of my life—that I will not let you leave!"
"Stubborn to the end!" The last trace of hesitation in Arjuna's eyes vanished, replaced by a resolute killing intent.
"Perhaps—giving you the most glorious end as warriors is the greatest respect we can show you!"
Gandibal raised it again, and even more terrifying magic began to gather!
Just as these ideas clashed fiercely and a life-or-death battle was about to erupt.
"This is the end, hero of a foreign land."
A calm, clear voice, yet imbued with supreme authority, suddenly resounded like thunder from the heavens throughout the chaotic Marine Headquarters!
A golden light, like a divine sword tearing through the sky, descended from the heavens and landed precisely between Arjuna and Sengoku Green Bull!
The golden light faded, revealing a divine general with divine eyes on his forehead.
With a casual flick of his divine weapon, he effortlessly deflected Arjun's poised arrow, as if it were merely a speck of dust.
Yang Jian's third divine eye swept over Arjuna, a hint of surprise flashing across his face, which then turned into a faint expression of approval.
"Congratulations, it seems you've rediscovered a part of your true self and escaped the complete erosion of that chaotic evil. Have you found a new anchor, lost avenger?"
Arjuna faced the Eastern god of war who had once defeated him with his own hands. His expression was solemn, but he showed no fear.
"Eastern Martial God—Thank you for your guidance back then. If I hadn't been defeated by you and the contract hadn't broken, I might still be lost in the rage of revenge."
"Now I have found a new path to follow the will of God the Father and cleanse this corrupt world."
"The will of the Father God?" Yang Jian raised an eyebrow slightly.
His divine gaze swept over Arjuna’s aura, a mixture of darkness and holiness, and the supreme divinity within him.
"It seems you have an extraordinary destiny. However, our paths diverge, and we cannot work together. Since you have chosen to ally with those who disrupt the order, I cannot allow you to leave."
"Just what I wanted!" Arjuna's eyes blazed with fighting spirit.
"I'm also eager to see who is stronger, me, who has rediscovered my divinity and clarified my own path, or you, the Eastern God of War!"
The moment the words left his mouth, Arjuna had already made his move!
"Whoosh—!"
No longer a single arrow, his arm that pulled Gandy's bowstring became a blurry afterimage.
In an instant, thousands upon thousands of black arrows, like a flock of migrating crows or the floodwaters of the Styx bursting its banks, surged toward Yang Jian from all directions!
Each arrow contains a different kind of power.
Some are entwined with whispered curses that tear the soul apart, some burn with sacred flames that incinerate all things, some freeze the air, leaving behind winding trails of frost, and some even leap and flicker directly in space, their trajectories unpredictable!
Faced with this destructive torrent capable of annihilating a fleet, Yang Jian remained unmoved, merely letting out a cold snort.
"A trivial skill."
He did not swing the three-pointed double-edged sword wildly, but instead gently tapped the hilt of the sword against the air beneath his feet.
"Buzz—!"
Centered on him, a golden halo that seemed to be in reality suddenly expanded, and on the halo, the phantom of the stars in the sky faintly appeared.
A torrent of pitch-black arrows clashed violently with a hazy golden halo!
It wasn't a simple explosion, but a far more bizarre sight.
The cursed arrow evaporated the moment it touched the golden light, like dewdrops in the sunlight.
The flaming arrows were swallowed by the golden light, which only added to the brightness of the halo.
The Frost Arrow shattered into countless shimmering powders, refracting brilliant yet deadly spots of light.
The energy turbulence generated by the collision and annihilation of countless arrows transformed into billions of tiny electric snakes, lashing wildly at everything around them. This tore countless bottomless ravines into the ground of Marineford's plaza, and instantly covered the walls of the distant Naval Headquarters building with spiderweb-like cracks!
The sharp sound of arrows piercing the air, the deep rumble of energy annihilation, and the omnipresent clear and melodious divine sound intertwined to form a symphony of destruction and protection.
The enormous sound waves assaulted the eardrums of every bystander. Many of the weaker naval soldiers even covered their ears in pain, fell to their knees, and blood oozed from their ears.
"Not enough!" Yang Jian shouted, and his divine eye on his forehead suddenly shone with an unprecedentedly brilliant light!
The divine light, like a searchlight, instantly locked onto several of the most concealed, deadly arrows in the torrent of arrows, arrows that contained spatial leaps and the law of instant death.
He moved!
His figure moved like lightning, like a fleeting shadow, directly rushing into the raging rain of arrows!
The three-pointed double-edged sword seemed to come alive in his hands; with a light touch of the tip, he precisely pierced the illusory arrow that attacked from behind.
A golden halo swept out with the movement of the blade, crushing seven or eight arrows wrapped in black runes in mid-air.
With a sweeping motion, the blade unleashed a golden aura that cut through hundreds of elemental arrows coming straight at them, cleanly and swiftly!
Sengoku and Green Bull had already retreated to a greater distance, joining forces to erect a barrier of Armament Haki to resist the scattered energy impact.
Sengoku looked at the battle before him, which was far beyond his comprehension, his face filled with shock and solemnity.
Back in Alabasta, Yang Jian easily defeated Arjuna, but now the two sides are evenly matched. This has deepened his concerns about the situation.
Green Bull coughed up blood while staring intently at the battlefield, his eyes revealing both fear of the immense power and a barely perceptible fanaticism.
This battle, without the absolute advantage of Spirit Origin Abilities, is a true god-level battle!
The violent collision of energy caused the entire Naval Headquarters to tremble, and shockwaves spread in all directions, making it impossible for the naval officers who came to provide support to get even a little closer!
All the naval personnel who witnessed the battle were dumbfounded, as if they were witnessing a war from the mythical age being reenacted!
Meanwhile, outside the Navy Headquarters' classified archives.
Blackbeard, the Earl, Lafitte, and Van Augur had just recorded a large amount of information about Heroic Spirit research, Ancient Weapons, and classified government missions on a video phone. "Hahaha! We're rich! Now I know more about the world than the World Government itself!" Blackbeard laughed triumphantly.
However, his laughter stopped abruptly.
An aura that seemed to merge with the entire world appeared silently behind them.
The four men felt their hair stand on end and turned around abruptly!
A young man holding a God-Slaying Whip was standing there, as if he had always been there, but they had never noticed.
It was none other than Jiang Ziya!
"Tai-- Taigongwang!!" The black-bearded man's face instantly turned from ecstasy to fear, and a trace of panic even flashed in his single eye.
He would never forget how, in Alabasta, this seemingly young hero effortlessly thwarted his many methods—a power that was unfathomable and instilled despair.
The shadows around the count rippled violently, revealing his extreme inner turmoil.
Lafitte and Van Auger immediately assumed defensive stances, their backs soaked with cold sweat.
"Quickly! Earl! Take us away!" the black-bearded man practically roared.
The count dared not delay, and a dense darkness surged forth in an attempt to activate spatial teleportation once more.
However, Taigong Wang merely raised the God-Slaying Whip in his hand slightly.
Buzz!
An invisible force, seemingly originating from the rules of the world itself, descended, like the strongest shackles, instantly suppressing the surging darkness completely!
Spatial teleportation was forcibly interrupted!
"What?!" The count let out a low growl of shock and anger. He felt that his power was like a stream facing the ocean in the face of this power of rules, and he could not budge it in the slightest!
Blackbeard's face turned ashen, and a sense of despair welled up inside him.
He knew that if Taigong Wang wanted to keep them, they might really not be able to leave.
However, unexpectedly, Taigong Wang did not launch any further attacks. He simply looked at them calmly, his gaze seemingly piercing through time and fate.
"Why the panic, Teach, and—the Earl." Taigong Wang's voice remained calm, yet it carried an indescribable penetrating power.
"My stance is not, as you might think, simply to serve the World Government."
The man with the black beard was taken aback, his single eye filled with surprise and uncertainty.
The count was silent for a moment, then a tentative voice emanated from the shadows: "Your Excellency—what exactly is your intention?"
Taigong Wang's gaze seemed to pierce through layers of buildings, looking into the distance: "The waters of this world are deeper than you can imagine."
"Blindly forcing things will only be the beginning of another cycle. If you really want to find a way to break the deadlock, why don't you go and see Fishman Island?"
"Fishman Island?" Blackbeard frowned.
"There, perhaps we can find clues about the existence of a man named Davy Jones."
Taigong Wang continued, his gaze shifting to the count, as if he could see through the true nature hidden beneath the count's identity.
"As for you—a lingering shadow bearing someone else's name, your resonance and entanglement with Marshall D. Teach due to the will of D, are nothing more than a slightly special ripple in the long river of fate."
The old man seemed to be able to see through the shadows to the count's solemn expression.
"Since you are unwilling to say more, then I will only say one thing: clinging to past glories will ultimately prevent one from seeing true transcendence."
Although the words were not spoken loudly, they resounded like thunder in the hearts of Blackbeard and the others!
The black-bearded man looked at the shadowy figure beside him in shock: "Count—could you really be—"
The count's shadow churned violently, but eventually subsided, which could be considered an admission of guilt.
After saying this, Taigong Wang said no more. With a gentle flick of his God-Slaying Whip, the power of the rules that suppressed space receded like a tide.
"Go. Do not engage in such pointless plundering before the true day of reckoning arrives. It will only increase your karma and will not benefit your pursuit of the path."
Blackbeard and the others were filled with doubt and uncertainty, but their survival instincts kept them from hesitating in the slightest.
The count immediately activated the teleportation again, and darkness quickly enveloped the four of them.
Before his figure completely disappeared, Blackbeard gave Taigong Wang a deep look, as if he wanted to remember this mysterious and unpredictable opponent.
The very next second after they left, the battle between Arjuna and Yang Jian in the distance reached its climax!
Arjuna, seeing that the rain of arrows had failed, felt the light in his eyes, a mixture of divinity and darkness, grow even brighter.
He held nothing back, simultaneously channeling the divine power of Indra within him and the karmic fire of the avengers into Gandibal.
"With my divine bow and my arrows, I bear the sins of the world and deliver the judgment!"
For the first time, a solemn expression appeared in Yang Jian's eyes.
"Well done!"
The three-pointed double-edged sword in his hand emitted a clear and melodious dragon's roar. The light on the blade was contained, yet it stirred up the surrounding wind and clouds!
Dark clouds filled the sky, and lightning flashed and thunder roared!
"Following the laws of heaven and earth, divine power—"
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Just as this cataclysmic collision was about to occur, a darkness suddenly appeared beside Arjuna and instantly engulfed him!
It's the Earl's teleportation!
Yang Jian's three-pointed double-edged sword, poised to strike, paused in mid-air. His divine eyes narrowed slightly before he slowly lowered it.
He did not pursue, but simply watched the disappearing darkness and the devastation that marked the Marine Headquarters, as if it had been ravaged by a natural disaster.
He turned around and looked at Taigong Wang, who had somehow appeared beside him.
"Uncle-Master." Yang Jian nodded slightly.
Taigong looked in the direction where Blackbeard and the others had disappeared, then glanced at the ruins and sighed softly.
"This calamity is a matter of fate, not something that happened overnight. We should simply observe and wait."
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