Lurking legend statement debunks that. He a post timeskip creation that never existed in Oda original 5 year plan. The fact OP community even believed/believe this guy the main antagonist of Void Century. Let alone the final boss shows how retarded this community truly is.
Lol.... tell me when was the lurking legend thing like what year... then check for what event it was and after that check the date of Imu introduction
 
I'll agree with @Sir Yasheen that Zoro and Sanji vs HKs sucks and it would be too mid.

Just bring the Gorosei and let the party happens lol
the power progression is just too slow this way, Holy knights are far below Gorosei or any Top Tiers like Admiral and Yonko. Zoro and Sanji beating them means they move from YC+ Tier to YC+ Tier just a little strong, thats boring progression. they need to fight high Tiers NOW, Luffy already moved to God Tiers so no need to hold back
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