[This trial's winner: Robert]
[Dimensional Origin: One Punch Man World]
[Profile: A doctor with extraordinarily high medical abilities, possesses fanatical love for medical research, enjoys surgery and research on new species. Once infiltrated a Hero Association branch to steal an A-level monster corpse for secret research, and transformed part of his own body into monster cells. Possesses extraordinary talent.]
[Trial Rewards: God of Discovery (Godhead Fragment 1/10), Exploration Scalpel (Possesses the ability to analyze matter's most fundamental essence, even capable of splitting atomic nuclei. With this scalpel, your path of exploration will become smoother).]
Outside the Sacred Ruins Trial Tower, City J.
A blue light ring appeared outside the tower. The tower's base door opened, emitting a beam of light that directly illuminated the coastline. Figures of over a hundred people reappeared.
Their expressions appeared dazed, their bodies soaked in blood. Some people still retained fierce facial expressions that then turned into blank stares.
"I... I got out?"
"I survived?"
"Demons, inside that tower everything is demons!"
They cried in joy; only God knew what they actually experienced inside. There were things that could only be felt if experienced personally. Although outsiders could watch the live broadcast, those bloody events didn't happen on their own bodies.
Suspicion, doubt, slaughter—the mental state of several of them had already become abnormal.
"Everyone move aside!"
Rows of soldiers split the crowd and went directly to the coast.
They gathered these survivors and took them away. They were all people who survived the Sacred Ruins Trial Tower; no one knew what changes occurred to their bodies after passing through that tower.
From inside the tower amid the waves, that grand voice was heard again:
[Seven days later, the second round of trials will begin.]
The blue light on the tower disappeared, returning to calm. News about the opening of the Sacred Ruins Trial Tower spread throughout the One Punch Man world in an instant.
At this time, the world chat room was also very busy.
[Shirohige: "I heard the Sacred Ruins Trial Tower created by the Gold List's First Place appeared in the One Punch Man world and has already started trials. What's the situation?"]
[Saitama: "That tower has already completed the first round. Most participants were ordinary people and it was live broadcast. But there were many casualties... the situation is hard to explain!"]
[Kaido: "Many casualties? This tower is actually dangerous? What does that mean?"]
[Tatsumaki: "Hmm... in short it's very strange. This tower's purpose seems to be to select something. In its rewards appeared something called Godhead Fragments."]
[Roger: "Godhead Fragments? Gods? Do gods really exist in this world?"]
[Saitama: "Who knows, maybe they exist. If gods truly exist, then that Gold List in the sky might have a close relationship with gods, same with the Gold List's First Place... By the way, the war at your place has ended, what's the situation now? Establishing a new government?"]
[Shirohige: "Here we've formed a World Council. Marines and pirates manage it together to maintain world peace!"]
[Saitama: "That's a good idea. You should watch those pirates there well. If they randomly invade my place, I'll be very unhappy!"]
[Shirohige: "..."]
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At this time, at the former World Government residence, Mary Geoise.
The original giant palace had been modified by many Devil Fruit ability users and now became the World Council Headquarters. Shirohige and the others sat surrounding a large round table in the middle of the meeting room.
Shirohige swept his gaze to everyone and said flatly: "Based on the decision, the World Government has been completely abolished. But to maintain world stability, an organization is needed. Marines and pirates together formed the World Council, and every major decision must go through voting!"
The current World Council structure consisted of Chairman and Regular Members. There were twelve Chairman positions:
Former Pirate King, Gol D. Roger.
Former Yonko, Shirohige (Edward Newgate).
Former Yonko, Red-Haired Shanks.
Former Revolutionary Army Leader, Monkey D. Dragon.
Former Yonko, Kaido.
Former Yonko, Charlotte Linlin (Big Mom).
Former Marine Fleet Admiral, Sengoku.
Former Vice Admiral, Garp.
Former Admiral, Kizaru.
Former Admiral, Aokiji.
Former Admiral, Zephyr.
Former World Government Scientist, Vegapunk.
Former Shichibukai member, Mihawk.
While other Regular Members were strong fighters under their protection; anyone who reached Admiral-equivalent level could become council members.
"The world has now become very chaotic. But our world has abolished the World Government, and I'm sure before long the One Piece world will gradually stabilize. Now, after the Gold List, there also appeared the mysterious Sacred Ruins Trial Tower. We don't know what the purpose of these two mysterious existences is, but for certain, if we don't increase our strength, our world will also be dragged into this great current." Shirohige spoke with a serious expression.
Everyone nodded. Anyone could see that strong fighters in the world were increasingly numerous, as were people with evil intentions. For example Teach, who now hid in who knows what corner, waiting for an opportunity to move.
He was a very ambitious man. If not found soon, most likely he would create chaos from behind the scenes. With the rewards he obtained from making it onto both lists simultaneously, his strength in the future would be unimaginable. Even here, only Roger and Shirohige made the Strongest List; very few people could make both lists simultaneously.
"Now, there are three things we need to do!" Roger spoke seriously while raising three fingers: "First, stabilize the One Piece world situation so people's lives return to normal. Second, establish relationships with the other two worlds to obtain information while absorbing training methods from other worlds to strengthen ourselves. We can't just rely on rewards from the Gold List because that's too uncertain. Only relying on ourselves is what's real."
"Third, is the Sacred Ruins Trial Tower made by the Gold List's First Place. The Godhead Fragments appearing there very much attract my attention; most likely they have extraordinary power. We must send people to search for the Sacred Ruins Trial Tower that appears and enter it!"
Shirohige frowned: "From the information in the chat room earlier, this tower isn't simple. Entering there is dangerous, different from the Gold List, death can occur there!"