The sky was shaking.
The earth was groaning.
The fiery Pangea Castle was vibrating violently.
Everyone currently engaged in battle couldn't help but stop, all looking toward Pangea Castle with expressions that could only be described as shock.
"Hey, you've got to be kidding!"
Teach's forehead was slick with cold sweat. "This, this level of Conqueror's Haki!!"
It made his heart pound, and the hairs on his entire body stood up instantly.
Has he arrived?
The true Imu!
The World King who defeated Joy Boy eight hundred years ago and has been manipulating this world from the shadows throughout this long span of time!
What an outrageously powerful Conqueror's Haki!
Boss, can he handle it?
After a brief moment of panic, Teach glanced at Aokiji, who was also somewhat dumbfounded, and spoke with a hint of mockery, "Hey, Kuzan! You didn't expect this either, did you? That the World Government was hiding a monster of this level!"
"Don't try to be familiar!"
Though he said that, Aokiji's eyes were also twitching.
But, am I really not dreaming!
How can anyone in the world possess such an absurd level of Conqueror's Haki!
Although he didn't possess Conqueror's Haki, he knew that it was a power that couldn't be strengthened through training; the stronger the wielder's own strength and ambition, the stronger the Conqueror's Haki would become.
And at this moment, the overwhelming Conqueror's Haki currently bearing down was so strong it could be called ludicrous!
That woman was one thing, but the World Government was actually hiding an even more terrifying, no, much more terrifying, expert?
Why didn't they say so earlier? If they had such an expert, why didn't they send him out sooner? If they had, wouldn't that Celestial Dragon woman have lived?
Also feeling the shock were Shiki, Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, Redfield, Garp, Zephyr, Akainu... everyone who didn't know of Imu's existence couldn't help but have their faces change drastically.
Absurd, how can it be this absurd?
How can anyone in the world possess such powerful Conqueror's Haki?
Even monsters like Shiki and Kaido had their expressions instantly change.
Such Conqueror's Haki was simply unheard of!
Shiki's face instantly darkened.
Even Roa—
And the Five Elders and the God's Knights, who knew of Imu's existence, were now even more horrified.
"The situation has deteriorated to this extent!"
The Great Boar V. Nusjuro managed to flip back up while Charlotte Linlin was still stunned, gritting his teeth as he spoke.
Lord Imu in his possession state was actually defeated, now forced to reveal his true form!
Was that monster truly the Joy Boy of this era?
At this moment, the voices of the other two Five Elders sounded in his mind.
"Marcus Mars and Saturn have been killed by Roa! Even Lord Imu was almost disgraced! Damn that Roa!!"
"Lord Imu has decided to act personally! Then everything will be settled!"
Nusjuro took a deep breath, communicating mentally, "Get ready for the aftermath. All the pirates will naturally die here, but we need to figure out a story for the Marines."
Lord Imu's existence is a top secret!
Even the highest levels of the Navy must never know this secret!
"Understood!"
"Boss!"
Beside Roa, Dylan instantly lowered his voice.
"Go, Dylan."
Roa just chuckled. "Do as I told you."
"Yes!"
Dylan quickly left.
Watching Dylan fly away, Roa withdrew his gaze and looked towards the massive Pangea Castle, which was continuously trembling amidst the supremely powerful Conqueror's Haki.
The corner of his mouth gradually lifted, and then he raised his leg and walked towards Pangea Castle.
As Roa lifted his right foot, black and red electrical arcs already began to jump across his body.
The moment his raised right foot landed, the atmosphere suddenly trembled, and the black and red Haki lightning immediately shot into the sky, the savage aura spreading out without any sign of weakness.
The surrounding ground instantly pulverized. The shattered rock and brick pieces even lifted into the air as if weightless, then were instantly ground into dust by the wildly dancing Haki lightning.
The earth itself was forcibly crushed down by two meters in that instant.
Then, two unimaginably terrifying Haki forces violently clashed.
In an instant, the entire Marijoa began to shake violently.
The constantly colliding Haki lightning exploded into black spots in the air, causing the very heavens and earth to change color.
"Whoa! What is this!"
Sommers, a member of the God's Knights currently relying on his immortality to fight against the Vinsmoke brothers, felt as if his head had been hit hard by a punch, his mind hazy, and his body was slammed hard onto the ground by an invisible heavy pressure.
It wasn't just him; as Roa took a step, God's Knights and CP0 agents collapsed to the ground under the heavy pressure.
Even powerhouses like Momousagi and Chaton, who surpassed the level of Disaster Generals, trembled.
Then, black mist surged from Sommers and the other God's Knights.
"No way? Are you kidding me?"
Sommers let out a final scream.
Finally, these God's Knights summoned back from West Blue and North Blue instantly vanished.
The people engaged in combat were once again stunned.
"How is this possible!"
The voice of Shepherd Ju Peter was incredibly dry. "Mere spreading Conqueror's Haki drove the God's Knights back!"
Such terrifying Conqueror's Haki!
Had that guy Roa truly touched the realm of Lord Imu and Joy Boy?
"That bastard!!"
Akainu, who was largely being suppressed by Bullet, stared intently at Roa, who was calmly walking forward in the center of the battlefield.
His Conqueror's Haki has also grown to this extent?
Roa paid no attention to people's reactions, simply stepping forward.
But the chaotic battlefield instantly split open a path for him to pass through.
Zephyr was struggling to fend off Redfield's offensive. He was indeed old and frail, and against the still vigorous Redfield, he had clearly fallen completely into a disadvantage.
However, upon seeing Roa walk toward him, the old Marine also unconsciously cleared the way.
Anyone not an idiot could realize one thing: here, in this chaotic Marijoa, only that mysterious powerhouse inside Pangea Castle had the qualification to fight Roa!
Zephyr watched, almost splitting his eyes, as Roa walked right past him. The youth, who looked as young as he did twenty-five years ago, didn't even bother to turn his head to look at him.
This monster!!
"Don't worry about it, Old Zephyr,"
Redfield looked at Roa's retreating back, a relaxed smile already playing on his lips. "Roa, he's just different from the rest of us!"
"Oh! It seems we're about to witness an unprecedented battle!"
Mihawk even stopped his entanglement with King, smiling expectantly, "Otherwise, let's call it a day."
King didn't say anything. This man was indeed an extraordinary powerhouse, and even he would definitely not be able to win in a short time.
Now, all other battles were no longer important.
The victory or defeat between the Boss and Imu is the decisive factor that will truly determine the final direction of today's battle!
Both of them possessed the power to slaughter everyone present!
Everyone was now quietly watching Roa's back.
Even the Five Elders and the God's Knights who hadn't been sent back to their original spots yet, had to admit that now, only Lord Imu could fight Roa.
But of course, not everyone was so sensible.
"Hahahaha! If you want to be an enemy of the Master, you have to ask me first!!"
Along with a burst of wild laughter, a behemoth over a hundred meters tall suddenly swung a sword down towards Roa.
"Boss!"
Not far away, Loki, who had just climbed up from the ground, looking quite disheveled, shouted desperately, "It's up to you!"
Roa suddenly looked up, his black and white reversed eyes reflecting Harald's colossal body.
"A mere puppet!"
"Ugh!!"
Harald's eyes, filled with madness, suddenly shook. His enormous body, like a small mountain, staggered backward.
In his eyes, the color black was spreading rapidly.
Having his will twisted by Imu and turned into a walking dead like a Chongui (Ghost), how could he speak of willpower?
Even a powerhouse like Harald was utterly defenseless against Roa's ability at this moment.
In the blink of an eye, Harald's eyes became black and white reversed, just like Roa's.
Then, something miraculous happened again.
Just like when he turned Wang Zhi into a Chongui, Roa and someone else's will were once again connected through their respective abilities.
"Roa!"
A mix of male and female voices, cold yet mixed with a hint of anger, echoed in Roa's mind.
"In eight hundred years, you are the first to force Imu to this extent."
"Should I feel honored for that?"
Roa lifted the corner of his mouth. "Haha, I really am amazing, aren't I."
"So,"
Completely ignoring Roa's self-praise, the World King who had ruled the world from the shadows for eight hundred years spoke to himself,
"Next, Imu will personally descend divine punishment upon you!"
Roa raised his head. "Then what are you waiting for?"
"Waaah!!"
Harald instantly screamed beside him.
Dense black smoke rose from his body, and his flesh rapidly withered.
In just a few seconds, he was reduced to nothing but dry bones, which collapsed into a heap on the ground.
"Finally!!"
At this moment, Loki even shed tears of excitement. He was both crying and laughing at his father's death. "He's finally dead! Bastard old man, you're finally dead!"
The filial son.
"What?"
The Navy hero, Garp the Fist, watched this scene, his pupils tightening instantly.
Was it Roa?
Did that guy do it?
Did he take out a monster of Harald's strength in just one instant?
This strange misunderstanding made the faces of the Marines change drastically.
However, in the next moment, no one cared about Harald's death anymore.
Because the front of Pangea Castle suddenly exploded with a huge hole, and a violent wind rushed out.
And the source of the wind was a figure slowly walking out.
"He's here?"
Teach's eyes narrowed, staring intently at the slender figure.
"That is—"
The kilometer-high mercury giant also lowered its head. Bullet was also staring intently at that figure.
Undoubtedly, that was their final, and strongest, enemy!
Not just the pirates, even the Marines couldn't help but turn their gaze toward that figure.
What a terrifying aura!
What astonishing Conqueror's Haki!
To be so powerful!!
Roa looked up, meeting a pair of utterly cold eyes.
"Tsk, that's really exaggerated."
He couldn't help but exclaim.
Although he had anticipated it, it was still astonishing.
As expected of the main body, in terms of the raw strength of Conqueror's Haki, he was much stronger than himself.
But he couldn't back down now, could he?
Otherwise, where would Roa put his face!
Hmm?
Roa's smile widened.
At this instant, the Conqueror's Haki erupting from both of them simultaneously dissipated.
The sky and earth, which had been constantly trembling, returned to calm in that instant.
But it was in this moment of calm that two shadows instantly shot through the air and violently collided.
A dark red blade wrapped in violent elemental turbulence clashed with a black trident across the air.
Boom!!!
The atmosphere instantly exploded into a massive vacuum zone.
Black Haki lightning shot out in all directions. Each strike that landed on the ground was a disaster, instantly ripping open huge cracks in the earth.
The mere aftershock of the collision shattered the ground, completely collapsing the front of Pangea Castle behind them, blowing away half of it. The ground was literally plowed over, rocks were violently overturned and then directly blown away.
Even the monsters watching the battle felt a slight sense of distress, and the slightly weaker individuals couldn't even stand steady.
"That's seriously exaggerated!!"
Aokiji couldn't help but exclaim, "Are these really humans fighting!"
Then, from the midst of the earth-shattering collision, one figure was launched downward.
"It's Roa!!"
Figarland Garling, the Commander of the God's Knights, spoke with what could be described as delight. "Roa has been shot down!"
"Indeed! How could Roa possibly compare to that Lord!"
Nusjuro's voice also rose sharply. "He's merely a pirate!!"
For a moment just now, a flicker of hesitation had actually crossed his mind.
What if Lord Imu couldn't defeat Roa?
But, thank goodness!
Thank goodness!
Roa did indeed crash heavily onto the ground.
His legs bent as he landed with tremendous force, sinking directly into the earth.
A massive spiderweb-like crack was imprinted on the ground by his feet, spanning several kilometers.
The next moment, Roa lightly leaped out of the huge crater, his expression calm, but his eyes were quite serious, looking preoccupied,
"Combat power is at least 250 and above, right?"
Rats!
I really can't win against him, it seems.
Roa is losing so much face today!
He was acting all evenly matched and like a peerless duo with Imu just moments ago, but the moment they fought, he was exposed, getting knocked into the ground by a trident thrust.
I've become Murong Fu!
"Roa, you are indeed very strong, but,"
Imu's voice was flat, "In front of me, you are still too insignificant."
Lose the battle, but not the spirit!
Roa slung the Tiger Soul blade over his shoulder, a hint of mockery suddenly appearing on his face. "What arrogant nonsense, Nerona Imu, is that what you're called?"
"You took eight hundred years to reach only this level, but I've only taken sixteen years, you see. Who is more insignificant is obvious at a glance, isn't it?"
Understand potential much?
"What!!"
Before Roa's words had even finished, the Navy personnel collectively changed their expressions.
"Eight hundred years?!"
Zephyr looked at the black-robed figure in disbelief.
This guy, has he survived from eight hundred years ago until now?
Nerona Imu?
He has some impression of that name!
That's one of the original twenty kings!
The original king has actually survived until now?
Then, what is this guy's status among the Celestial Dragons? Or rather, what does this original Celestial Dragon mean to the World Government?
"You said, sixteen years?"
Imu was not surprised that Roa had called out his full name.
The World King was more interested in something else at the moment.
Roa said he took sixteen years!
"I see!"
Imu instantly understood. "That woman was the user of the Paramecia Time-Time Fruit! She brought you directly across from twenty-five years ago to this current era!!"
"What?"
Aokiji, who hadn't yet recovered from Imu's identity revelation, was stunned again,
"From twenty-five years ago? Does that mean this guy is only sixteen years old?"
Zephyr and Garp's faces changed drastically simultaneously.
How could this be possible? If Roa truly crossed twenty-five years of time, how could he have become so incredibly strong?
Even ability awakening shouldn't allow him to reach this level!
"Then you deserve to die even more!"
Black wings spread from under the black robe, and the trident smashed straight toward Roa. "Don't worry, Roa, I will likely never forget you!"
"That's scary."
Roa spread his wings and shot into the sky instantly. "But since you want to play so much, I'll play with you a bit more."
"However,"
He looked down. "Everyone, it's time to retreat."
Mmm, looks like I can't win against this guy yet.
Then there's no need to continue the fight.
The battle between the powerhouses won't be decided in a short time.
Let's end it here for today.
"Leave?"
Imu shot over again. "Everyone here will die!"
"Then,"
Roa smiled as he flew down. "Come and try it."
Mmm, I lost face, now it's time to make up for it.
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