One Piece: Surrounded at Marineford? Just kidding!

Chapter 149: Opening! The Golden Gate Leading to the Valley of the Gods!

Hearing the white-bearded man's heavy warnings!

Upon hearing these words, Chen Ye's smile slowly faded. Looking at the lingering confusion in the white-bearded man's eyes, he already knew the answer.

An older, more malevolent force... filled with pure malice and control...

Im.

Besides Im, who is hidden at the very top of the world's power, on the Void Throne, who else could it be?

It seems that thirty-eight years ago in God Valley, Im had already intervened in the battle by possessing the Five Elders.

"I understand, Dad."

Chen Ye nodded, his calm and confident demeanor easing the tension between Whitebeard and Marco.

"Don't worry, don't you know my strength?"

Chen Ye chuckled, and that domineering aura that could stir up the winds and clouds reappeared. "Whether it's the Five Elders or anything else, as long as they dare to stand in my way, I'll crush them."

"Gurarararara! Well said! You truly are my son!"

Although Chen Ye is so confident now, Whitebeard can sense that Chen Ye has taken his warning to heart, and that's enough.

"Alright, that's all for the important stuff."

Chen Ye clapped his hands, completely shedding his aura, and returned to being the same fun-loving person he always was.

He walked up to Marco with a grin and patted the man's shoulder hard.

"Brother Marco, in the two years I was away, my glorious image of 'seclusion to explore the secrets of the most perfect pineapple head in the universe' was entirely maintained by you and Dad!"

"Remember, you must make everyone believe that I'm undertaking a sacred, ultimate pilgrimage concerning the philosophy of hairstyling! Please!"

Marco's face twitched.

He now strongly suspects that Chen Ye raised his strength to this level just so that he could withstand the pressure and make up this ridiculous excuse.

"I...I tried my best..."

Marco forced out a few words through clenched teeth.

"very good!"

Chen Ye nodded in satisfaction.

"Well then, to keep a low profile and avoid making a fuss, the old rule applies. We'll go to that island when it's late at night and the crew is asleep, and then I'll open the time tunnel."

. . .

Late at night!

The salty sea breeze blew across the island where the three of them had traveled through time before.

Three figures appeared silently on the flat ground in the center of the island.

Chenye, white-bearded, Marco.

The white-bearded man stood with his arms crossed, like a silent demon god, the moonlight casting a long, dark shadow over him.

Marco stood aside, waiting for Chen Ye to put on another brilliant performance.

"Well then, Dad, Brother Marco."

Chen Ye stood in front of the two of them, turned his head, and finally smiled.

"Wait for me to come back."

As soon as he finished speaking, he completely changed.

His usual laziness and frivolity have completely disappeared.

Instead, a serious and earnest expression appeared.

boom!

A powerful energy exploded within him, and a powerful aura soared into the sky.

The space was emitting a piercing scream.

The earth is shaking!

Then, Chen Ye, with a solemn expression, raised his hands and aimed them at the void in front of him.

"Time Tunnel—"

"Valley of the Gods!"

"open!"

Chen Ye's hands ripped open the void in front of him.

The space was slowly torn open by Chen Ye, reaching the height of a door!

Then, Chen Ye's mind went blank, and he entered the system space!

"System! Activate all the templates for old friends related to 'God Valley'!"

[Command confirmed!]

[Legendary Template Resonance - Activated!]

As soon as he finished speaking, a virtual light screen that only he could see suddenly unfolded in front of him.

On the light screen, familiar yet unfamiliar avatars were instantly lit up, radiating endless brilliance.

[Legendary Template: Gol D. Roger]!

[Legendary Template: Monkey D. Garp]!

[Legendary Template: Edward Newgate]!

[Legendary Template: Charlotte Linlin]!

[Legendary Template: Silvers Rayleigh]!

[Legendary Template: White-haired Kaido]!

. . .

At this moment, the template portraits of all the legendary figures who are deeply intertwined with the history of "God Valley" all lit up.

Countless streams of "historical anchor power" were drawn from the void and poured into Chen Ye's body.

Tear--!

After being torn apart by Chen Ye and combined with the spacetime power of the system, the space in front of them was forcibly ripped open into a huge, pitch-black rift.

There is no emptiness within the crack.

Instead, it was a giant vortex made of pure golden light, spinning wildly.

At the center of the vortex, light twisted and folded, and a magnificent miracle, so grand that even the gods would be speechless, began to emerge.

That was a door.

A colossal gate cast in gold.

There were no carvings on the door, only countless mysterious and ancient runes.

"Boom—Rumble—Rumble—"

The solemn roar shattered the soul, and the golden gate, having completely broken free from the vortex, descended into this world.

The door that appeared this time was completely different from the previous ones. It carried an aura from thirty-eight years ago, a mixture of iron and blood, smoke and fire, arrogance, domineering, desolation and tragedy, which rushed towards us.

puff.

Marco almost collapsed to his knees.

The immortal divine flame on his body was as small as a candle flame in the wind, trembling in the face of this chaotic battle of powerful beings.

Even Whitebeard, the world's strongest man who had personally participated in that war, was shaken violently and uncontrollably took a half-step back.

His face was filled with shock and many questions.

Although the two had previously witnessed Chen Ye opening the portal to another time and summoning figures from other times!

But this time, the two of them clearly felt something was different!

Is this the charm of God Valley?

To the astonishment of the two, the hundred-meter-tall golden gate creaked open with a heavy thud, slowly revealing a gap just wide enough for one person to pass through.

Chen Ye smiled and turned around. That sacred and majestic aura disappeared again, and he returned to being that lazy young man.

He waved goodbye one last time to the white-bearded man and Marco behind him, bidding farewell to an ordinary trip.

Get rid of it! Brother Marco, don't forget my reason for "going into seclusion to explore the secrets of the most perfect pineapple head in the universe"!

Without hesitation, he turned and strode toward the golden gate that led to hell and legend.

His figure disappeared step by step into that chaotic flow of time.