Impel Down, Level 1:
Due to the fierce battle between Esdeath and Magellan, the environment on the first level underwent drastic changes. Countless layers of ice spread, forcibly lowering the temperature of the entire floor.
If it continued, Level 1 might even turn into an ice hell like Level 5.
Magellan, the Warden of Impel Down, who was clashing with Esdeath, was covered in wounds all over his body at this moment, and many of his injuries were further frostbitten.
His proud Venom-Venom Devil Fruit ability was no match for Esdeath. No matter how he used his Devil Fruit power, it was completely frozen by Esdeath.
If his Venom-Venom Devil Fruit could be developed to be stronger, for example, capable of corroding ice, then he might have had a chance to resist.
But the blame lies with Magellan's own poison not being strong enough, and his own physique and Haki being inferior to Esdeath. With such a vast disparity, in just over ten minutes, Magellan was already on the verge of collapse!
"Dance of Ten Thousand Dragons!!"
Gritting his teeth, Magellan sprayed a large amount of venom from his body, which flew into the air and formed dozens of venomous dragons. He knew his ability was suppressed, but the only thing he had left to rely on was his Devil Fruit power.
Under Magellan's control, the dozens of venomous dragons charged towards Esdeath from all directions. Some of them even exploded on the spot, turning into countless drops of venom that fell like heavy rain.
"Pointless struggle!"
Esdeath said with a disdainful smile. She ignored the venomous dragons charging towards her and burst forth with her fastest speed, rushing towards Magellan.
"Maha Padmā!!"
The next moment, an unprecedented power of ultimate freezing erupted from Esdeath's body. The surging venomous dragons instantly turned into ice sculptures before this power, and the moisture in the air was also completely frozen, turning into ice shards that fell to the ground.
Even the surrounding space was frozen and solidified, and even the time in the unseen realm seemed to stagnate in this instant!
In this area, everything was frozen into a still world. Only Esdeath, moving at extreme speed, unleashed her peak sword strike!
"Swish!!!!"
A brilliant ice-blue sword light streaked across the area, and with a single strike, it also shattered the frozen space, breaking everything that had been frozen. The space and time in this area returned to normal.
"How is she behind me!"
After everything returned to normal, Magellan watched in horror as his full-power venomous dragons completely turned into ice sculptures and fell from the air. What was even more terrifying was that Esdeath, whom he had locked onto with his Kenbunshoku Haki just moments ago, had disappeared from his sight and appeared behind him.
"How is that possible!"
Just as Magellan was about to turn around to prevent Esdeath from ambushing him, he discovered that more than half of his body had been frozen into an ice sculpture, and he could even see his own beating heart in his chest.
There, a hideous and terrifying sword wound had torn open his chest, and his warm heart was still beating.
But the next moment, an extremely cold freezing power swept through his entire body, freezing him completely.
With his heart exposed and the freezing power invading, Magellan instantly grew weaker and weaker until he was finally frozen into unconsciousness.
"Another fool who relies too much on his own abilities!"
Putting the shura sword back into its sheath, Esdeath said disdainfully, then dragged the frozen ice sculpture of Magellan out of Impel Down.
"That's... Magellan was defeated so quickly!"
Shiryu watched the ice sculpture that Esdeath was dragging out, and his pupils instantly contracted. This was because he recognized it as his former superior, Magellan, the strongest man in Impel Down.
Clearly, Magellan had been captured alive by Esdeath so easily. Yes, captured alive, which was even more difficult than killing the opponent!
"Father, I have completed the task you assigned!"
Esdeath threw Magellan's ice sculpture onto the island and then came to Nox's side, saying.
Although her voice was still cold, her tone carried a hint of pride. After all, only in front of her family did Esdeath shed her usual cold demeanor.
If Esdeath's suitors were to hear this, they might be utterly shocked, as Esdeath's personality as the Ice Queen was well-known!
"Well done. Once Rhea and the others come out, we'll leave this place."
Nox smiled.
Seeing the changes in his daughter, Nox was quite pleased. At least Esdeath wasn't cold towards him; otherwise, he would have wondered if there was something wrong with his parenting style.
"Father, my task is also complete!"
Not long after, Rhea also emerged from Impel Down with a group of people. These were members of the Limitless Pirates who had gone in to collect the Sea Stone inside.
Although the Limitless Pirates weren't short on Sea Stone, the World Government was. As long as they took all this Sea Stone, the World Government would have a headache for a while.
"Since everything is ready, let's go, Koya!"
"John, I've left you three ships. Don't get caught by the Marine again after this!"
After all the members of the Limitless Pirates had returned to the island, Nox had Koya lift it into the air.
As for John and all the prisoners in Impel Down, Nox had no intention of taking them.
"Yo ha ha ha ha, Nox, thank you. I, John, will remember this favor!"
John laughed loudly.
"Wait for us! We're still down here!!"
"Captain Nox, we want to join the Limitless Pirates, please wait for us!"
"Ah ah ah ah ah, the Limitless Pirates' island has flown away, what should we do?"
"There are still three ships over there, hurry up and get on them! As long as we have ships, we can escape from Impel Down."...
The Pirates who had escaped from Impel Down saw the island where Nox was flying away and immediately began to wail, begging Nox to take them with him.
After all, this was Impel Down, surrounded by the Sea, and there were many Sea Kings in the Sea.
Many of them were Devil Fruit users who couldn't fly and feared the Sea. Even if they escaped from Impel Down, they couldn't leave the waters around Impel Down.
"Yo ha ha ha ha ha, do you want to leave Impel Down? If you do, then join my John Pirate Crew!"
"Only Pirates who join my John Pirate Crew are qualified to leave this Impel Down. Otherwise, just stay here and wait to die!"
Nox didn't take these Impel Down prisoners because he didn't think much of them, which conveniently benefited John, who had just been released.
His Pirate Crew had long since been annihilated. This group of Impel Down prisoners had excellent strength, which was perfect for him to rebuild the John Pirate Crew.
"Captain John, we'll join the John Pirate Crew, please take us with you!"
Without any surprise, the vast majority of the Pirates agreed to join the John Pirate Crew. Compared to escaping from Impel Down, what was joining the John Pirate Crew?
Some Pirates who tried to seize John's ships were immediately killed by John. Those dead Pirates were used as examples to warn the monkeys among the Impel Down Pirates.
"Yo ha ha ha ha, from today onwards, the John Pirate Crew is reborn. Let's go!"
After recruiting quite a few Pirates, John didn't wait any longer but set sail immediately. He hadn't forgotten that this place was close to Marineford. If Sengoku and Garp came to surround him again, he might not be able to leave.