"ROAR—!"

  "That is…"

  "A new form?"

  "It's pletely different from the beast form shown in the World Ey News before…"

  "Wait, isn't the Quetzalcoatl supposed to have no cws? Why does it look simir to the Azure Dragon from earlier?"

  "This… this kind of monster…"

  For a moment, everyone present—whether from the Fallen Angel Pirates, the Wover, or even Rocks and the Gold-Silver-Copper Trio—was left stunned.

  Their eyes widened as they gazed at the massive and oppressive creature t over the battlefield. Sweat dripped from their faces as they struggled to process the terrifying transformation before them.

  The Azure Dragon from earlier had already been awe-inspiring. But pared to the overwhelming presence of this monstrous new form of El, the dragon seemed hollow and insignifit.

  The primal and savage aura emanating from him was enough to make one's blood run cold—especially the suffog Haki, strohan anything they had ever entered. It sent shivers down their spines aheir heads buzzing in fear.

  "G—!"

  A massive bde collided with a colossal fist.

  "Ma-ma-ma-ma, what incredible Haki!"

  Fag off against Steel Bone Kong, Linlin ughed eerily, even as she retreated from their csh. She gazed up at the awe-inspiring figure dominating the sky—a creature resembling a dragon or even a mythical Winged Dragon—and grinned maliciously.

  Although this transformation didn't drastically increase El's strength, it was like a special key granting him access to multiple evolved forms. By harnessing the effects of Rumble Balls, bined with the Life Return teique, El had perfected the ability to adjust his transformation wavelengths.

  This allowed him te the best features of his hybrid and full beast forms into a brand-new plete form. Over time, through relerial and error, El had mastered these transformatioirely. Now, he could seamlessly shift between forms without the need for Rumble Balls.

  "That guy… El really is something else…"

  Having just exged a powerful blow with Fleet Admiral Hammons William, the exhausted Kaminari Oka retreated to Linlin's side. Panting heavily, he wiped sweat from his brow and muttered, "I could never do that."

  He had tried using Rumble Balls before, but pared to El’s level of mastery, his attempts felt embarrassingly clumsy.

  "What a monster…"

  On the opposing side, Steel Bone Kong, Hammons William, and the other leaders stood solemnly, their eyes narrowing in trepidation.

  While El's massive plete form made him a seemingly easy target—like the now-defeated Saint Muhe situation wasn’t so simple.

  This was El, a Lunarian, capable of withstandiating blows with his nearly invulnerable body. bined with his Quetzalcoatl Form, his defense had reached near-unbreakable levels. Unless he let his guard down, injuring him would be nearly impossible.

  …

  "What’s going on?"

  "Big Brother El’s transformation looks pletely different now!"

  Even those who had seen El’s previous plete form, like Lily and Lillian, were visibly shocked.

  "It’s the result of Dr. Kureha's Rumble Ball, which alters the transformation wavelengths of Zoan-type Devil Fruit users," Tsuru expined calmly, now leading their bined force.

  In her Beast Form, supported by the Mythical Zoan Okuo Makami, Tsuru remained vigint while keeping an eye on her oppo from the Holy Knights. She tinued, "You think of it as simir to the rampaging monster forms caused by Rumble Ball overdoses, like those experienced by Moss and Baka. However…"

  She paused, her tone filled with admiration. "El used his immerength and unshakable willpower to fully tame and trol that power."

  Even Tsuru herself, as a Mythical Zoan user, had experimented with Rumble Balls. Though she had gained access to multiple ransformation stages, she had yet to achieve the level of mastery where she could freely shift into forms beyond the standard three transformations of Zoan users without assistance.

  …

  "Is this… the legendary Quetzalcoatl?"

  "No, this transformation seems different from what was reported!"

  "Tch, every one of these transformations is truly eous!"

  Roger excimed in awe. Even Rayleigh and Scabae their shock, couldn’t help but stare with burning curiosity and longing.

  "When will we, the Roger Pirates, truly qualify to face such powerful foes head-on?"

  "ROAR—!"

  However, there was no time for prolonged astonishment.

  The monstrous Saint Valkyrie, transformed into a colossal Fengxi, let out ah-shaking roar and charged forward.

  "SWOOSH! SWOOSH!"

  His enormous tusks turned into bzing white beams of light, slig through the air toward the gigantic El.

  "WHOOOOOSH…"

  In an instant, the massive Quetzalcoatl spread its wings. A violent gust of wind surged out, nearly knog nearby marines, CP0 agents, and members of the Fallen Angel Pirates off their feet.

  "Parlor tricks, daring to show off in front of me?"

  El, in his Quetzalcoatl form, sneered and opened his massive jaws wide.

  "CRACKLE… SIZZLE…"

  Blinding fire aricity coiled together like liviies, f three dazzling beams of destructive light. They shot out like lightning, rag toward their targets.

  "BOOM… BOOM…"

  The terrifying beams collided fiercely with the razor-sharp tusks, shattering them mid-air. But one beam tis deadly path, faster than the eye could follow, streaking straight toward the massive boar.

  "MOOO…!"

  With incredible reflexes, the giant boar pressed its legs and leaped high, narrowly dodging the beam.

  "BOOM! BOOM!"

  The attack struck the ruins behind it, vaporizing the area in an instant. A fiery explosioed, sending waves of heat and debris casg across the battlefield.

  Meanwhile, the Gyuki form of Saint Saturn charged forward with terrifying momentum. He unleashed a barrage of green poison spheres, firing them like onballs at El.

  "WHOOOSH…"

  In respohe Quetzalcoatl fpped its enormous wings once again, geing a gale so powerful it blew the poison spheres off their intended course.

  "BOOM! BOOM!"

  The spheres detonated in the distance, sending fire and thick, acrid smoke billowing into the sky. The explosio craters in the ground, showg their destructive potential. Even those far away were rattled by the shockwaves.

  Suddenly, a hreat emerged from beh the battlefield.

  ROAR…

  ed in bck smoke, a massive Sand Worm with rows of jagged, menag teeth burrowed through the ground at incredible speed. Its objective was clear: bypass El and target the others.

  "ROAR…!"

  But before it could reach its destination, the earth split apart beh it, and the Sand Worm let out a pained howl.

  From the fissures in the ground, t vines—each as thick as a ship's mast and covered in sharp, menag barbs—burst forth. These iron-like thorned vines coiled around the massive worm, their barbs pierg its flesh with ruthless precision.

  The creature writhed in agony, its blood staining the ground as it was dragged into the air by the vines.

  "WHOOOSH…"

  From all dires, more of the vicious, thorn-covered vines emerged, snaking toward the Gyuki form of Saint Saturn and the Fengxi format of Saint Valkyrie.

  "G!"

  The csh of cws sharper than steel against the boar's iron-hard hide echoed across the battlefield.

  "BOOM! BOOM!"

  The colossal Fengxi stumbled backward uhe relentless assault, only to find itself surrounded by a relentless barrage of thorned viearing through the earth.

  "These Iron Thorn Vines from Elbaf are extraordinarily tough," El’s voied coldly, resonating through the battlefield.

  Standing tall in his monstrous form, El tinued with a smirk, "Even the mightiest Giant Warriors struggle to tear them apart. And these vines carry a unique venom—not fatal, but potent enough to cause excruciating pain to evero beings."

  Using his Mythical Zoan abilities, El maniputed the deadly pnts to relentlessly attack his three monstrous oppos.

  "WHOOOSH…"

  With a single powerful fp of his wings, the Quetzalcoatl soared high into the skies. His enormous form seemed to blot out the sun as he hovered above the battlefield.

  From his vantage point, El looked down at the chaos below, where the five Elders struggled to fend off the thorned vines.

  "This," he decred with a chilling ugh, "is my specially prepared wele gift for you!"

  El had anticipated this frontation long before it began. To ensure his advantage, he had transported a signifit quantity of Iron Thorn Vine seeds from Elbaf. Over the weeks leading up to the battle, he carefully pnted and nurtured them beh the isnd’s surface, creating a hiddeh trap.

  When Saint Ju Peter attempted to burrow underground, he unknowingly triggered the snare.

  Bleam