After Hui's reappearance, he became the focal point of the entire world.
This plundering journey could be said to be a world-renowned event.
Especially after analyzing that one of Hui's targets was Marine Headquarters, the attention reached its peak.
Unlike the previous incident where Hui auctioned off a Celestial Dragon, where he gave the world two hours' notice, although it also garnered global attention, many people still weren't able to follow it in time.
This time, from the moment Hui began his heist until he arrived at Marine Headquarters, he gave people ample time, allowing the event to capture the world's attention.
From the instant, Hui appeared at Marine Headquarters, Den Den Mushi connected with the world's thoughts together.
Countless people followed the developments, countless people anticipated the Marines' response. When news broke that the Marines wouldn't compromise, people everywhere were practically ecstatic. Everyone knew a great battle was imminent.
And the unfolding events didn't disappoint.
What was initially thought to be a war between Marine Headquarters and the Vilest Man in History unexpectedly involved the World Government.
The remaining four of the five elders appeared on the battlefield, vowing to capture this most villainous individual alive.
Subsequently, as expected, a large-scale battle erupted between the two sides.
However, the course of the war surpassed everyone's imagination. Or rather, Hui's power surpassed everyone's imagination.
Single-handedly, with just a sword, he slaughtered over half of the Marines.
He one-shot Garp, and vanquished Kizaru with a single move. Two sword strikes intimidated Kuzan and Akainu into inaction, leaving Sengoku and Z unable to find an opening to attack from start to finish.
With another sword strike, he eliminated half of the World Government's strongest fighters, taking them down one by one with punches and kicks, leaving no one daring to engage him in close combat.
If not for Vice Admiral Tsuru offering all the Devil Fruits possessed by the Marines and the World Government as a plea for Hui to spare everyone, perhaps everyone at Marine Headquarters would have perished.
What terrifying battle prowess, what a horrifying outcome! It utterly defied everyone's expectations.
Even the members of the Whitebeard Pirates and the remnants of the Roger Pirates were left speechless by this result.
Finally, someone lamented that when Roger said this man could annihilate both their crews, he was clearly understating it. If this man had truly fought seriously back then, perhaps all of them would have been instantly eliminated.
"What a terrifying man! So powerful, he's not like a human… like… a god!" Rayleigh muttered to himself.
As a possessor of Conqueror's Haki, his mental fortitude was well-known. In his life, he had only admired one person: Gol D. Roger. Now, there was another: Hui.
"As expected, that guy isn't human at all. Didn't he proclaim himself a god back at Sabaody Archipelago? Perhaps it wasn't a self-proclamation; this guy might actually be a god." Even Whitebeard spoke these words.
He was currently the strongest pirate in the world, excluding Imu, yet when he put himself in Hui's shoes and imagined undertaking such actions, he could only guess at the outcome.
This thought lasted only a few seconds before he chuckled self-deprecatingly. If it were him, he wouldn't know how many times he would have died.
After all, that old geezer Garp was his equal in strength.
Unless it was a fight to the death, neither could definitively win. Adding Sengoku, Z, those three brats, the four old geezers from the World Government, and other formidable individuals, trying to do what Hui did would be no different from seeking death.
"Yeah, that guy shouldn't be human. Perhaps there truly exists a race of gods in this world. Otherwise, how could a human possess such overwhelming power, so many abilities!" Marco and others chimed in, having already concluded that Mochizuki Hui was not human.
This world, after all, was different from the world of Naruto.
In this world, besides humans, there were numerous other intelligent races. Many of these intelligent races were also humanoid, though with some differences from humans. Therefore, the people of this world readily accepted the emergence of a new race.
The race of gods, because of Hui, now seemed a certainty in the eyes of many.
Not just the Whitebeard Pirates, but almost everyone in the world no longer considered Hui to be human. Because how could a human possess so many abilities?
It was common knowledge that every ability user in the world had to have eaten a Devil Fruit. And a Devil Fruit could only be consumed once per person; consuming more would result in death by explosion.
But Hui commanded so many abilities, be it fire, lightning, space, wind, WATER, levitation… he was practically omnipotent.
Moreover, his appearance, his eyes… these were all extraordinary. Therefore, everyone reached the same conclusion: Mochizuki Hui was not human, but a god.
And amidst the global uproar, Hui arrived at Mary Geoise.
This was the headquarters of the Celestial Dragons, where almost all of them resided. The world's attention focused once more, eager to see how Mary Geoise would respond.
Many anticipated that the arrogant Celestial Dragons would choose pride and engage in a grand battle with the god.
How wonderful it would be if the god destroyed all of Mary Geoise and killed all the Celestial Dragons! The very thought was exhilarating.
However, the reality was that the Celestial Dragons had long prepared dozens of Devil Fruits.
Members of the World Government knelt there, respectfully awaiting Hui to claim the Devil Fruits. This scene greatly disappointed everyone, yet a sliver of hope remained, the hope that the god would cause havoc here.
Unfortunately, Hui simply took the Devil Fruits and departed, as if a deity collecting his tribute.
After all, Hui's goal was only the Devil Fruits; he didn't desire to forcefully rule this world.
The reason he caused such chaos at Marine Headquarters was merely to create a more accessible training environment for the future outstanding talents of the Hidden Sage Village.
After suffering such significant losses, the Marines would definitely need to recruit heavily, and the World Government would also need to replenish its ranks. This way, the training of these talents could be accelerated.
After all, although they were exceptional, they couldn't be thrown into hellish training from the start.
It was better to begin with easier challenges, then move on to more difficult ones in other worlds, and eventually face hellish trials in another world. Since Hui was now immortal and had assimilated with space, finding other parallel worlds was incredibly easy for him.
Returning to the main topic, although a war between Hui and Mary Geoise didn't erupt, the world remained in a frenzy.
This incident of plundering Marine Headquarters was even more shocking than the previous Celestial Dragon auction.
This time, Hui transformed from the Vilest Man in History into a god.
He was the Sage of the Naruto world.
The God of the One Piece world!
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