Self-destruct… The dignified Five Elders actually had to rely on such a humiliating method to destroy the meteor.

A moment of hesitation and dissatisfaction flashed in the hearts of the five Five Elders, including Saint Jaygarcia Saturn.

But they quickly suppressed these emotions.

The five monsters said nothing and charged towards the meteor above their heads.

"Boom!"

Satan, in his Ushi-oni form, was the first to self-destruct.

His massive spider body inflated like a balloon, reaching dozens of meters in diameter.

The next moment, his entire spider body exploded violently.

In the dazzling white light, Haoshoku, Armament Haki, and Devil Fruit energy poured out from the shattered remains of his body.

The power of the explosion was immense, no less than the full-force attack of two Four Emperors.

A small portion of the remaining two-thirds of the meteor was shattered.

Rocks several meters and dozens of meters in size fell, crashing towards the palace complex.

The other Five Elders had no time to spare.

Their bodies also inflated like balloons, and the various energies within them ignited like gunpowder, about to unleash.

Especially a powerful energy that did not belong to them, but came from Imu, became the fuse that ignited the gunpowder.

The powerful monster bodies could not contain Imu's power and directly exploded.

Four small suns rose above Mary Geoise, dazzling white.

Terrifying explosion shockwaves spread in all directions.

Even the palace complex of Mary Geoise was not spared; buildings within several hundred meters directly below the explosion were razed to the ground.

Many unconscious Celestial Dragons were injured or killed by the falling debris of the broken buildings.

This was even with the Knights of God and some powerful Celestial Dragons on the ground acting to protect them.

Otherwise, the shockwave from the Five Elders's self-destruction alone would have been enough to flatten Mary Geoise.

The Five Elders's self-destruction was equivalent to ten Four Emperors unleashing their full power.

The first meteor was completely shattered.

In mid-air, a large amount of mysterious black smoke danced in the sky, gradually condensing into five colossal figures.

It was indeed the Five Elders.

Their bodies were no different from before the self-destruction; they were still in monster form, with complete beast bodies.

They had completed their “resurrection” in a short time after self-destruction.

The five monsters looked up at the second falling meteor and charged directly into the high sky.

If these two meteors were not shattered, the crisis in Mary Geoise today could not be resolved.

On the ground, the four Knights of God watched silently.

Somaz Saint, in the form of a scruffy blond old man, cast out thorny rings to protect the unconscious Celestial Dragons.

Whenever meteor fragments or broken buildings struck these Celestial Dragons, they would be pulverized by the thorny rings.

He held his palm horizontally above his brow, looking up, and sighed:

"The Five Elders are still strong, aren't they? Only the Captain can achieve this level of self-destruction power, right?"

Shamrock glanced at him indifferently.

Qilingomu Saint, with a human body and Qilin head, was extracting nightmare monsters from the dreams of many unconscious Celestial Dragons.

He smiled at the scruffy blond old man: "Actually, your self-destruction would be similar."

"Essentially, it was Imu's power that caused the Five Elders to explode."

"The self-destruction having such power is because Imu is strong enough."

Somaz Saint glared at him.

Who would willingly self-destruct unless absolutely necessary?

Even if it didn't lead to death,

the intense pain of flesh tearing and the humiliation of being blown apart were very real.

Several arrow-shaped strips quickly extended from under Gunko's wide sleeves, rushing thousands of meters into the sky as if alive.

She said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense. Get up there and deal with Luo Chen's main body."

"If he's not dealt with, other meteors will fall."

Qilingomu Saint leaped onto an arrow-shaped strip.

Somaz Saint shook his head: "I can't go; I still have to protect these useless people."

He looked at the sleeping Celestial Dragons on the ground.

Shamrock said coldly: "Say less that is detrimental to unity."

With that, he leaped onto Gunko's arrow-shaped strip and shot up to a thousand meters in the sky... In the sky, Luo Chen was fully utilizing his Observation Haki, trying to discover the secret of the Five Elders's immortality.

He had read a theory before his Crossing.

The root of the Five Elders's immortality should be their souls.

Deep within Mary Geoise, there was a “Phantom House.”

This Phantom House likely contained the souls of the Five Elders and the Knights of God.

With their souls in a “safe house,” no matter how much their physical bodies were damaged, as long as their souls remained unharmed, they could always regenerate.

Luo Chen was not entirely clear about the specific principles involved.

Perhaps it involved Imu's abilities, or perhaps some Devil Fruit power.

It could also be the special power of the “Phantom House.”

The Celestial Dragons' national treasure might refer to that “Phantom House.”

Imu's eternal life was a condition for using the “Phantom House.”

"Jabba, known as the Pirate King's left arm, whose Haoshoku could break immortality, must have severed the pathway between soul and body."

"Or could he directly injure the souls within the Phantom House along that pathway?"

Luo Chen leaned towards the former.

The Phantom House could be considered one of Imu's important abilities.

It was unlikely for Jabba to directly injure the souls within the Phantom House.

It should have only temporarily severed the mysterious “pathway” between the souls in the Phantom House and their physical bodies.

"My Observation Haki couldn't find this 'pathway' connecting soul and body."

"How did Jabba discover it?"

"Or is it that his method of breaking immortality didn't involve severing the pathway?"

Luo Chen was puzzled.

At this moment, several arrow-shaped strips attacked from below.

Ripples appeared in his right black eye, and his figure disappeared into a distorted spatial vortex.

He had escaped.

If he stayed any longer, he might provoke Imu to act personally.

Now was not the time for a direct decisive battle with the World Government.

He still had ten million cultivation points unused in his account.

Within the Kamui Dimension, Luo Chen glanced behind him; the arrow-shaped strips had not pursued him.

Only then did he relax.

In summary, two meteors were deployed, and the Five Elders's ability to self-destruct was witnessed.

Not too many of Imu's trump cards were forced out.

Even the mysterious weapon that annihilated the Lulusia Kingdom island in the original storyline did not appear.

"After this battle, both sides have completely torn off their masks."

"They really don't give me any time to lie low, do they?"

Luo Chen sighed.

He had thought that becoming a Four Emperors would give him some time to settle down and develop steadily.

Yet the World Government still chose to target him.

Not bothering with soft targets like Whitebeard, Charlotte Linlin, and Kaido, but insisting on going after him—were they out of their minds?

Luo Chen complained inwardly.

Although the first meteor was shattered, quite a few Celestial Dragons were still crushed to death.

The World Government would absolutely not let him off.

Luo Chen didn't look at the results of the second meteor's destruction.

If Imu released Haoshoku to assist the Five Elders in destroying the meteor, the threat would probably not be as great as the first meteor.

After all, when the first meteor fell, the Five Elders's return support was delayed for a moment... Outside, Mary Geoise.

Shamrock and Qilingomu looked at the place where Luo Chen disappeared and did not pursue him deeply.

While the arrow-shaped strips could indeed take them into Luo Chen's mysterious alternate dimension,

if the arrows were shattered, the two might be trapped in the alternate dimension and unable to return.

Luo Chen's abilities were still full of many unsolved mysteries.

To deal with this person, they must never act rashly.

Full preparations were needed.

Qilingomu, with a human body and Qilin head, complained:

"Sabaody Archipelago was still tricked by Luo Chen; a clone tied up so much of our combat power."

"A CP0 Admiral capable of spatial sealing died, and his ability was taken by Luo Chen."

"Mary Geoise was attacked, and many Celestial Dragons died."

"It was a huge loss."

Shamrock turned his head to one side and said coldly:

"The most crucial thing is that Imu may have been exposed."

Marine Admiral Kizaru and Aokiji stood far away in the mid-air of Mary Geoise, their gazes directed towards them.

He knew that to resolve the second meteor, Imu would still need to act.

Even if Imu acted in secret, Aokiji and Kizaru would detect a problem.

The Haoshoku released by Imu at the very beginning had probably already been discovered by the two.