Chapter 559: Princess Shuri? Brook's Rage!"Franky! Do something! My ammunition is really about to run out!"Usopp stood on a high rock, his legs shaking uncontrollably.Ahead, the swarm of knock-off monsters summoned by the Celestial Dragon Saint Kirin Gom continued to surge forward."Don't back down, you bastard! Usopp!"Franky operated the massive Iron General, steam constantly venting outwards."SUPER—! Even if they can resurrect ten thousand times, this uncle's iron will will never fall here!"Though he maintained his absolute hard-boiled persona, the cola reserve indicator light inside Franky's mechanical body had already begun to flash a dangerous red.This war of attrition that defied common sense was slowly draining their physical strength and ammunition."Brook! What the hell are you doing, you old bag of bones!"Usopp turned around and shouted for help toward the ruins in the rear."Quickly use your Underworld chill to freeze these unkillable monsters! If you keep spacing out, we're going to be wiped out!"However, the only response Usopp received was the whistling wind of the battlefield.Standing on the high ground at the rear, Brook did not draw his soul solid as usual, nor did he let out his signature lighthearted laughter.The musician of the Straw Hat Pirates, this fleshless skeleton, was currently standing rigidly in place.His bony hand holding the cane sword was trembling violently; his hollow, deep eye sockets completely ignored the surging sea of monsters below, staring fixedly instead at the white figure thousands of meters away who was clashing with Trafalgar Law.A gust of wind blew through the ruins of Onigashima.Gunko of the God's Knights had just used dozens of pitch-black arrow ribbons to forcibly repel Law's spatial cutting.She stood on a high broken wall, her pure white uniform, representing the supreme authority of the World Government, fluttering loudly in the wind.Though the uniform had been cut in several places during the previous battle, her tall and slender figure still carried an extreme arrogance that viewed all living beings as mere weeds.The night wind brushed past, lifting Gunko's waterfall-like, slightly curly long blue hair.It also allowed Brook to see her face with absolute clarity.Especially those heterochromatic pupils devoid of any emotional fluctuation.The left eye was a deep-sea ghostly blue, while the right eye was a blood-like crimson.*Clang...*Without warning, the cane sword in Brook's hand slipped from his bony fingers and slammed heavily onto the rock."Princess... Shuri?"Inside Brook's mind, a thunderclap that had been sealed for half a century suddenly exploded!The scene before him began to distort and blur.The long river of fifty-plus years was forcibly reversed at this moment.Brook's consciousness was instantly pulled back to that sunny West Blue kingdom filled with laughter.Back then, he wasn't a skeleton who only told skull jokes.Back then, he had thick black hair, wore a crisp Royal Guard Captain's uniform, and carried a rapier he was proud of at his waist; he was the most respected swordsman in that country.And in the deepest part of his memory, there was a permanent image of a little girl in a floral dress with beautiful blue hair and strange, mismatched eyes."Captain Brook! Play another song for me! The one you're best at!"The young Princess Shuri always liked to follow behind him, her blue and red heterochromatic eyes sparkling with the purest curiosity and innocence toward the world.Back then, Brook would always smile helplessly, put down his longsword, pick up his violin, and play that cheerful tune for the mischievous princess in the palace garden filled with the scent of peace."Yohohoho! Princess, this is the pirates' favorite, 'Bink's Sake'!""Pirates? Captain Brook, what are pirates like?""Pirates... they are a group of men who are unrestrained on the sea, pursuing freedom! Actually, I've always had a dream to become a pirate who sings freely on the ocean!"Princess Shuri laughed so hard she shook; not only did she not blame him for his 'treasonous' thoughts, but she also clapped her small hands for him.That crisp laughter was the most beautiful note Brook had ever heard in his life.Later, to pursue that dream of freedom, Brooksubmitted his resignation to the old King.On the day he left, Princess Shuri stood on the high wall of the palace, waving a silk scarf to see him off, shouting loudly, "You must become the greatest pirate!"That was the last beautiful image of that country in Brook's memory.He went to sea!!He joined the Rumbar Pirates and began his adventure on the ocean.Until one day a few years later, amidst the surging waves of the sea, he saw a piece of shocking news from a newspaper dropped by a News Coo that made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar!The front-page headline was written in eye-catching, bold black letters—'West Blue Tragedy! Kingdom Destroyed! Patricidal Princess Missing!'The accompanying photo showed the once laughter-filled palace turned into a ruin in a sea of fire.And the content of the news shattered Brook's understanding even further.The report said that Princess Shuri, the old King's favorite, had actually sneaked into the bedchamber in the middle of the night and personally pierced the old King's chest with a dagger!She then led the wolves into the house, resulting in the overthrow of the entire kingdom, while the 'Patricidal Princess' completely vanished into the sea with the royal treasury.At first, Brook simply didn't believe any of it.How could that innocent and kind girl, who would be sad for half a day just for stepping on an ant, do such a heartless thing!He wanted to rush back to the West Blue like a madman to find the truth, but soon encountered the disaster of the Florian Triangle. The Rumbar Pirates were wiped out, and he turned into a skeleton, trapped in the Florian Triangle for a full fifty years!During those fifty years, the contents of that newspaper became a nightmare he couldn't shake off.He asked himself countless times in the dead of night: Had power really changed that girl?Did such a cruel heart really hide behind that crisp laughter?Fifty years of loneliness and despair caused the confusion in his heart to gradually ferment, ultimately turning into deep heartache and a faint trace of hatred.And now... when he saw Gunko, standing high above and wearing the World Governmentuniform.A violent fluctuation, unprecedented in intensity, erupted within Brook's hollow eye sockets.She wasn't dead!Not only was she not dead, she had changed her appearance and become a lackey of the Celestial Dragons!She had become a cold-blooded killer for the God's Knights!Everything seemed to confirm the 'truth' from that newspaper years ago.To obtain the protection of the World Government, for higher power and status, she betrayed the country that raised her and personally killed the father who loved her most!*Clack, clack, clack...*Fifty years of doubt received the most cruel answer at this moment.Heartache, disappointment, and an extreme hatred that was completely ignited turned into a wild Underworld fire within Brook's chest cavity!"Brook! What is wrong with you! Help us!"Usopp's desperate roar came again as a knock-off Azure Dragon opened its bloody maw and lunged toward his position.Brook slowly bent down, and his trembling bony hand once again gripped the cane sword on the ground.The moment he stood straight again.The air on the battlefield suddenly underwent an incredible change."What's going on... why is the temperature dropping so fast..."Franky, who was operating the Iron General, suddenly shuddered.He was surprised to find that a thick layer of white frost had condensed on the metal shell of his mecha in just a second or two.It wasn't just Franky.Thousands of meters away.Law looked down in shock; he saw that at the edge of the ghostly blue K-ROOM space he had opened with his Ope-Ope no Mi, large patches of visible ice crystals had appeared.That chill actually caused the conceptualized space to show signs of freezing!"This level of pressure... who is it?!"Law snapped his head around, looking toward the source of the erupting chill.He saw Brook standing quietly on the high ground.The faint green ghostly fire that usually lingered on the cane sword had now completely changed!It was an aura emanating an extreme cold!"For this kind of fake power... you actually turned into a complete demon..."Brook's voice was no longer his usual lighthearted tone, but had become deep and low.He slowly drew his soul solid.The deep, dark chill gathered behind him, and the faint phantom of a scythe-wielding Reaper appeared behind him."Wind of the Underworld..."Brook's bony hand tightly gripped the sword hilt, and two clusters of ghostly blue soul flames erupted from his hollow eye sockets."Absolute Zero!!!"Accompanied by this low growl.Brook swung the soul solid in his hand, unleashing a massive ghostly blue fan-shaped sword wave toward the sea of knock-off monsters covering the mountains and plains ahead!*Crackle, crackle, crackle—!!!*Everywhere the ghostly blue Underworld sword wave passed, everything seemed to stop.The knock-off Azure Dragon charging at the front, its maw open to devour Usopp, turned directly into a crystal-clear ice sculpture the moment it touched the sword wave.Following that, a second, a third... hundreds and thousands of knock-off phantom beasts were frozen in place as the violent soul cold wind swept through them in patches.This freezing was not just low temperature on a physical level!The chill of the Underworld directly affected the soul!Those monsters, which could originally heal and reassemble infinitely by relying on the powers of the Fantasy Fruit, had the fake cellular activity forcibly injected into them completely stripped of the possibility of rebirth before the absolute deathly aura of the Underworld!A light breeze blew.*Crash...*The massive monsters frozen into ice sculptures shattered into ice crystal powder that scattered across the sky.Completely annihilated!With the power of a single strike, the sea of monsters that had caused despair was instantly cleared!The surroundings became extremely quiet.Usopp slumped on the ground, his mouth wide open, not even noticing that the slingshot in his hand had fallen to the ground.Franky also stopped firing, his eyes under the iron visor full of disbelief."This guy Brook... when did he become so monstrous?!"Trafalgar Law's hand gripping kikoku tightened slightly.As a great pirate with a very high level of insight, a huge wave of shock rose in Law's heart."This kind of lethality that directly strikes the soul, and this kind of large-scale crowd control capability..."Law looked at Brook's back, which was emitting a bone-chilling aura, and a drop of cold sweat seeped from his forehead."This skeleton's current presence is practically approaching the level of a Marine Admiral!"However, Brook, who had erupted with such earth-shattering power, paid no mind to his companions' shock.He sheathed his longsword, his figure like a bolt of ghostly blue lightning, directly crossing the distance of thousands of meters.In a few leaps, Brook landed steadily in front of the broken wall where Gunko was located.The two were less than ten meters apart.Gunko slightly furrowed her beautiful brows.She looked at the skeleton before her, which was emitting an astonishing chill and intense hatred, and a flash of contemptuous displeasure crossed her blue and red heterochromatic eyes."A lowly skeleton dares to stand before me with such insolent killing intent?"Gunko's voice was as cold as frost, carrying a high-and-mighty arrogance.With a slight movement of her fingers, dozens of pitch-black arrow ribbons instantly condensed around her, like poisonous snakes waiting for their chance."Since you've lived long enough, I will use this trajectory of fate to grind your bones to powder."Facing Gunko's Arrow-Arrow Fruit ability.Brook made no move.He just stood there quietly, letting that terrifying killing intent lock onto his entire body.In his hollow eye sockets, the ghostly blue soul fire flickered violently because of extreme anger."I once thought... that what was written in that newspaper was all nonsense."Brook's voice trembled,"I thought you were still that kind princess... but look at you now!"Brook suddenly took a step forward, ignoring the black arrowheads already pressed against his sternum, and roared at the top of his lungs:"For this filthy power, to become one of those Celestial Dragons who call themselves gods!""You could even betray the country that birthed and raised you!""You could actually personally plunge a dagger into the chest of the man who held you in the palm of his hand!""That was your father!!!""Princess Shuri!!!"*Hum—!!!*Gunko's right hand, which was about to launch an attack, suddenly froze in mid-air.On her exquisite face, which had always maintained its arrogance, an extremely unnatural twitch suddenly appeared."Fa...ther?"Gunko's rosy lips trembled slightly as she repeated this word, which was completely foreign to her.In her understanding, she was the blade of the god-like Lord Imu, a member of the noble Mammeafamily of the Celestial Dragons.In her life, there was only absolute obedience and slaughter; there was no such thing as a 'father,' a weak bond filled with mundane emotion.But... why did her heart feel a sudden, sharp pang of agony upon hearing this skeleton shout that word?"What... what nonsense are you talking about..."Gunko bit her teeth, trying to use her arrogant posture to mask the panic in her heart.But she was horrified to find that the black arrow ribbons around her, which she usually controlled as easily as her own limbs, had actually begun to tremble uncontrollably, and the 'absolute trajectory' they had locked onto also became chaotic."I don't know you at all! My name is Gunko! I am of the God's Knights...""You're still lying!"Brook gave her no chance to escape; his heart full of hatred turned into an angry rebuke as he pressed forward step by step."Do you think that by erasing the past and changing your name, you can wash away the sin of patricide!""How desperate that King who loved you most must have felt the moment he fell!""Father... patricide..."Words like curses poured into Gunko's ears one after another.A certain mental shackle hidden in the deepest part of her memory, set by Imu, began to show fine cracks under the strong stimulus of the word 'father.'Fragmented, bloody images flashed wildly in Gunko's mind like an out-of-control slideshow.A sunny garden... the melodious sound of a violin... the face of an old man lying in a pool of blood, full of love but unable to rest in peace... and that dagger in her own hand, dripping with blood!"Ah—!!!"Gunko suddenly let out a painful scream.Her originally arrogant figure instantly lost all strength, her legs gave way, and she knelt on one knee directly on the broken wall.She reached out both hands and clutched her head tightly, her fingers digging painfully into her long blue hair.The ghostly blue of her left eye and the crimson of her right eye contracted and dilated violently at this moment."It hurts... my head hurts so much..."Gunko's whole body was trembling, and the black arrow ribbons that had been lingering around her all dissipated into black spots of light because they had lost the control of their master's will.This cold and proud woman, who had been an extremely difficult opponent even for Trafalgar Law,was now like a frightened, helpless young girl, moaning in pain upon the ruins....
Chapter 560: Imu Descends!"I... I didn't... I didn't want to..."Gunko's body was hunched into a ball. Her once proud and cold face was now completely consumed by pain and tears.She gasped heavily for air and looked up at the skeleton before her. In her heterochromatic eyes, a hint of clarity and frailty had actually returned.It was the gaze of the simple "Princess Shuri" from the West Blue kingdom."Brook... Captain..."Gunko bit her rosy lip, blood trickling down the corner of her mouth.Her voice trembled, filled with regret and despair."I'm sorry... It was me... that dagger..."She struggled to reach out and touch Brook, but her body began to spasm violently and uncontrollably."Run... Captain Brook..."Two lines of clear tears rolled down the corners of Gunko's eyes. Using the last ounce of her remaining consciousness, she screamed at Brookwith all her might:"Run! Get out of here! 'He'... 'He' is coming!"Brook was momentarily stunned.The hatred that had filled his heart wavered for a second upon hearing that long-lost "Captain Brook" and seeing that familiar, fragile gaze."Princess Shuri... just what have you been through..." Brook's skeletal hand gripping the sword loosened slightly.However, Gunko's warning came too late....At the peak of the distant Red Line, in the Holy Land Mary Geoise.In the deepest part of Pangea Castle, within the [Room of Flowers] where it was spring all year round.In the shadow of the Empty Throne, that slender black figure slowly raised its head."What a useless pawn."Imu's voice was cold to the extreme, devoid of any emotional fluctuation.In the darkness, those concentric-circle eyes glowing with a crimson light slowly opened.A will that reigned supreme over all living beings followed an invisible bloodline and contractual connection, crashing down upon the skies of Onigashima in Wano Country!...Above the ruins.*Crack, crack, crack...*Gunko's body, which had been twitching in pain, suddenly stopped in a bizarre fashion.In a way that defied human joint structure, she stood up from the ground, swaying unsteadily."Princess Shuri?"Brook sensed something was wrong and immediately tightened his grip on his sword, his Underworld Chill erupting once again.But in the next second, Gunko slowly raised her head.When everyone saw her face clearly, every person present felt a shiver run straight to the top of their heads.Gunko's original heterochromatic eyes had completely vanished.In their place was a pair of blood-red concentric-circle eyes!Those eyes were terrifying.There was no mercy, no rage, not even any emotion a living creature should have. There was only an overwhelming pressure that viewed all things in the world as mere weeds and playthings."What... what kind of gaze is that?"In the distance, Usopp was so terrified that he collapsed onto the ground, finding even breathing to be incredibly difficult.The mutation had only just begun.Gunko's shoulder-length, slightly curly blue hair seemed to be injected with some kind of power, growing wildly at a speed visible to the naked eye!Immediately after.*BOOM—!!!*A shocking burst of black lightning exploded from within her body without warning!Black arcs of electricity wove and leaped around her, easily disintegrating the surrounding rocks into nothingness.Under the wash of this terrifying energy, Gunko's once delicate face began to twist and deform.Bizarre black cursed patterns spread frantically upward from her neck, covering half of her face.The corners of her mouth split to an exaggerated angle, revealing forest-white teeth. Her entire face became hideous and frightening, completely losing its human appearance."She's... she's turning into a monster!"The alarm inside General Franky's cockpit emitted a piercing buzz as various readings went off the charts.*Rippp—!*The sound of cloth tearing rang out.The pure white uniform on Gunko's back, representing the supreme authority of the World Government, was torn apart by two forces bursting from her body.A pair of massive black bat-like wings suddenly unfurled from her spine!The edges of the wings were lined with sharp bone spurs. Every flap stirred up a foul wind with a strong corrosive scent in the air.Almost simultaneously, the sound of bones cracking came from her tailbone.A demon tail extended out.At the end of this tail was a pitch-black inverted triangle arrowhead that glinted with a cold light!Gunko slowly reached out her right hand, which had turned a dull dark gray, and grasped the void.The black lightning in the air converged frantically.In the blink of an eye, a massive, three-meter-long black trident with an ancient and hideous design coalesced in her hand.Crimson concentric eyes, massive bat wings, an arrowhead tail, and the black trident in her hand.The person standing before them was no longer a member of God's Knights.She was a true demon!"Is this... the true face of a so-called god?"Brook gripped his soul solid tightly. Even though he was a skeleton, he could still feel an absolute suppression aimed at his soul.*Wring—!!!*The demon-transformed Imu (Gunko) did not speak; she simply slammed the black trident in her hand heavily onto the ground.In the next instant.The heavens collapsed and the earth split!An incredibly powerful Conqueror's Haki instantly poured out from her as the center, surging in all directions!After rising into the air, it suddenly curled back down, forming a massive black cage that completely sealed off the ruins of Onigashima!Inside the cage, the air was instantly sucked out, and gravity seemed to increase dozens of times over in an instant.*Thud! Thud! Thud!*On the Straw Hat's side, Usopp and Puddingalmost instantly foamed at the mouth and fainted, their eyes rolling back.Even though Chopper had eaten a rumble ball and transformed into his Monster Point, he was pressed directly to the ground by this terrifying pressure, his limb bones letting out a groan of being overtaxed.Even the powerful Jinbe was now drenched in sweat, kneeling on one knee and bracing the ground with both hands, barely managing not to collapse completely."What... what kind of joke is this..."Not far away, Roronoa Zoro was on one knee, his famous blades thrust deep into the hard rock to serve as crutches.Zoro gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, as he forced out a few words through his teeth:"I've never seen... such a strong Haoshoku!"He had fought Kaido of the Beasts and felt the supreme pressure of one of the Four Emperors.But even Kaido's violent Haki definitely didn't have this kind of crushing feeling that made it hard to even think of resisting!"Damn it..."Vinsmoke Sanji didn't even notice that the cigarette in his mouth had fallen to the ground."This isn't an aura a human can release... it's like the entire world is pressing down on my shoulders!"Compared to the Straw Hat's struggle and trembling.At the other end of the battlefield, the remnants of God's Knights who were clinging to life after their defeat reacted quite differently.Somaz, covered in wounds, did not feel fear the moment he felt this Conqueror's Haki; instead, a morbid fanaticism appeared on his face.Dragging his broken body, he knelt on both knees without hesitation and buried his head deep into the dirt.On the other side, Saintess Maffei, whose limbs had been broken by Robin, and Saint Kirin Gom, who had not yet recovered from poisoning, also prostrated themselves before the terrifying demon figure."It is the Great Lord!"Somaz trembled with excitement, his voice becoming sharp and piercing due to his ecstasy."The Great Lord has descended in person! These lowly insects are completely finished! Hahaha! The Creator's radiance will purify everything!"The demon-form Gunko paid no mind to the followers kneeling at her feet.Those crimson concentric eyes turned slightly, locking onto Brook, who was closest to her.Without any extra movement, she didn't even raise the trident in her hand.*Swish—!*The thick demon tail behind Gunko suddenly whipped out a black afterimage in the void.The pitch-black arrowhead at the end, over half a meter long, lunged straight for Brook's skull at an incredible speed!The speed was astonishing!So fast that even though Brook had pushed his Observation Haki to the limit, his skeletal frame could not make any reaction to dodge.The pitch-black arrowhead expanded infinitely in his empty eye sockets, and the aura of death instantly enveloped him.Just at this critical moment!"Damn it—!"A hundred meters away, Trafalgar Law bit the tip of his tongue hard.The intense pain forcibly stimulated his brain nerves, which were about to stagnate under the pressure of the Conqueror's Haki.Law's eyes were bloodshot, and his right hand holding kikoku trembled violently. He used all his strength to forcibly open a deep blue halo within this Conqueror's cage."ROOM: Shambles!"Accompanied by Law's raspy roar.*Thud!*The pitch-black arrowhead pierced the target.But what was pierced was not Brook's skeletal body, but a massive rock that had fallen from mid-air!The hard rock was as fragile as tofu before the arrowhead, instantly shattering into pieces.Brook's figure, in a flash of deep blue light, was perilously swapped to Law's side.*Huff... huff...*Law used kikoku to prop himself up on the ground with one hand, gasping heavily for air.Blood continued to leak from the corners of his mouth and nostrils.Law's expression was grave to the extreme. His eyes stared fixedly at the demon figure in the distance, his heart shaken."How is this possible..."Law gritted his teeth, waves of shock crashing in his heart."Under this level of Conqueror's suppression, even space has become completely viscous!""Using the Ope-Ope no Mi's ability is as difficult as swinging a blade at the bottom of the deep sea!"If the opponent launched a continuous attack, he couldn't guarantee he could perform a second swap!This was a crushing display of power that transcended dimensions!Having missed the strike, "Gunko" did not show any emotion.She slowly flapped the massive black bat wings on her back, her feet leaving the ground as she floated in mid-air.Those crimson concentric eyes looked down from above, scanning the struggling Straw Hat crew below.Then, an ethereal voice that sounded like countless voices overlapping rang out in every corner of the Onigashima cage."Whether it be eyesore pirates or failed pawns."The massive black trident in "Gunko's" hand was slowly raised, pointing at the people below."The world does not need uncontrollable variables.""Today, every living thing on this island shall be completely erased from this world."
Chapter 561: The Last Samurai's Death Match, Wano Country's Bloody Dawn!Meanwhile, in Wano Country!"Shave!""Shigan: Yellow Lotus!"Rob Lucci's figure, dressed in a white suit, transformed into an afterimage in mid-air that was impossible to capture with the naked eye.Countless invisible finger strikes, sharp to the extreme, poured down like a torrential rain, mercilessly blasting toward the three Scabbardsbelow."Block it!"Denjiro grit his teeth, his hands gripping his long sword tightly as he channeled all the remaining Ryuo Haki in his body, attempting to construct a defensive net in front of him.However, the piercing power of those finger strikes was truly terrifying.Bang! Bang! Puchi!Several finger strikes forcibly tore through Denjiro's Armament Haki defense, ruthlessly piercing his shoulder and thigh.Denjiro let out a suppressed groan, his body stumbling back several steps uncontrollably, leaving a glaring bloody footprint with every step."Denjiro!"Shutenmaru roared, and enduring the severe injuries to his shoulder and abdomen, he swung his tachi at Lucci."Too slow."Lucci's cold voice rang out from above Shutenmaru's head.He didn't even dodge, instead sweeping his right leg through the air with a sudden motion."Rankyaku: Leopard Tail!"A spiral-shaped vacuum slash whistled out, striking Shutenmaru's chest with peerless precision.The massive force sent Shutenmaru flying backward, slamming heavily into Kawamatsu. The two of them tumbled through the ruins like rolling gourds for over a dozen meters before stopping.Large mouthfuls of blood gushed from Shutenmaru's mouth. He tried to use his sword to prop himself up, but the intense pain caused his arms to tremble violently.—In the battle circle on the other side, the situation was equally desperate."Rankyaku: Amanedachi!"Kaku held a long sword in each hand, and using the vacuum slashes kicked out by his legs in mid-air, he pinned Duke Inuarashi and Master Nekomamushi into a narrow space."Damn it! How can this long-nosed guy's swordsmanship and martial arts be so bizarre!"Master Nekomamushi swung his spear with his single arm, struggling to parry a Rankyaku, but the counter-force made his already weakened body stumble again."Don't be careless, Old Cat!"Duke Inuarashi hopped on his single leg, using his rapier to deflect a sword strike aimed at his face.Since the two of them had suffered inhuman torture in the Quarry Prison, their stamina was long gone. Facing a top agent like Kaku who was proficient in the Rokushiki, they couldn't find any opportunity to counterattack."Stop your futile resistance, you crippled beasts."Kaku pressed down the brim of his cap, his lips curled in a playful smirk."If your limbs were still intact, perhaps you could have made me sweat a little more.""...But now, you are nothing more than fish on a chopping block."The direction of the battle was already very clear.Whether in terms of high-end combat power or the slaughter of low-level agents, the World Government's CP0 held an overwhelming advantage.In this moment of despair, a bolt of white lightning suddenly charged out from the flank of the ruins."Electric Moonwalk!"With tears in her eyes, Carrot watched the samurai fall one after another to protect Hiyori. The wild blood of the Mink Tribe within her boiled completely.Her furry legs kicked against the air with ear-piercing sonic booms, her speed breaking past its limits in an instant."What?"A masked CP0 agent who was slaughtering samurai was slightly stunned.Before he could even turn his head, Carrot's figure appeared behind him like a ghost."Electro Claw!"Claws carrying violent high-voltage electricity pierced deeply into his throat."Ugh..."The elite agent let out a muffled scream. His throat was instantly severed, and the high-voltage current directly destroyed his brain nerves, causing him to fall straight down.Carrot panted heavily, her hands covered in blood.She had successfully killed an elite CP0 agent!This scene boosted the morale of the samurai who were struggling to hold on."Well done! Carrot!"Hyogoro shouted while raising his sword.However, this local victory could not change the overall decline."Oh? A fish that slipped through the net?"Standing in mid-air, Lucci only glanced at the fallen agent's corpse out of the corner of his eye. There was no ripple of emotion in his gaze, as if the one who died was just an insignificant ant."It seems the pressure I've given you isn't great enough."Lucci slowly descended, his leather shoes stepping on the rubble with a heart-palpitating sound.He looked at the blood-covered Denjiro, Shutenmaru, and Kawamatsu, his tone cold to the extreme."Remnants of the Kozuki Clan, let this boring farce end right here."Denjiro used his sword to force himself to stand straight.He turned his head and looked at Kozuki Hiyori, who was being protected by Hyogoro not far away.Hiyori's face was already covered in dust and tears. Watching her retainers sacrifice themselves for her one after another, she bit her lips until they bled, her eyes full of self-reproach."Denjiro..."Hiyori's voice trembled; she wanted to rush over and stand with them."Princess, please do not come over!"Denjiro shouted sternly to stop her.He took a deep breath, and a pain that felt like it would tear his soul apart came from his lungs.If they continued to hold out like this, in less than half an hour, all of these Scabbards would be dead, and Princess Hiyori would never escape the clutches of CP0.Denjiro turned his head and exchanged a look with Shutenmaru and Kawamatsu, who had also stood up.No discussion was needed.They all saw the resolve in each other's eyes.Nineteen years ago, they failed to die alongside Lord Oden. Surviving until today was for the sake of one day seeing the dawn of Wano Country.Now, Lord Luffy had brought the first light of dawn to Wano Country.Then, as remnants of the old era, it was time for their lives to burn out right here."Big Dog! Old Cat!"Denjiro suddenly erupted with a roar.In the distance, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi both shuddered and looked toward Denjiro."Take the Princess! Leave this place immediately!"Denjiro's eyes were wide open, blood seeping from the corners."Denjiro! You bastard, what are you saying!"Nekomamushi roared, "How could we possibly leave you behind and run away!""Now! Kawamatsu!"Denjiro ignored Nekomamushi's roar entirely.He and Kawamatsu completely abandoned Lucci in front of them.Their legs slammed into the ground, kicking up a large crater as they lunged straight at Kaku, who was suppressing Inuarashi and Nekomamushi!"Seeking death!"Seeing the two of them rushing at him recklessly, Kaku's eyes turned cold, and his twin swords immediately slashed out in a cross."Rankyaku: White Thunder!"However, Denjiro and Kawamatsu had no intention of dodging at all."Kappa Style: Extermination Slash!""One Sword Style: Shura's Dead End!"The two of them actually used their bodies to tank those two lethal vacuum slashes. Even as blood sprayed wildly, their blades firmly locked against Kaku's twin swords."You lunatics!"Kaku was forced back several steps by their completely suicidal fighting style."Go!!!"Blood kept gushing from Kawamatsu's mouth as he pushed hard against Kaku's swords, shouting at the stunned Inuarashi and Nekomamushi."These miserable lives of ours should have been given up twenty years ago!""If something happens to the Princess here, how can we face Lord Oden in the afterlife!""Take the Princess and go! As long as you are alive, as long as Lord Luffy wins, there is still hope for Wano Country!"On the other side.Seeing Denjiro and Kawamatsu suddenly switch targets, Lucci snorted coldly and prepared to pursue."Your opponent is me!"A bloody body, carrying a scent of gore, lunged at Lucci.Shutenmaru spread his arms and tightly hugged Lucci's body."Get lost, trash."A flash of disgust crossed Lucci's eyes. His right index finger was instantly covered in pitch-black Armament Haki and ruthlessly pierced into Shutenmaru's chest.Puchi!Blood splattered as the strike even pierced directly through Shutenmaru's lung.But instead of letting go, Shutenmaru let out a burst of laughter."Hahaha! I am Ashura Doji!"A large amount of bloody foam kept gushing from Shutenmaru's mouth, but his arms tightened like iron pincers."If you want to get past me, you'll have to tear my body to pieces first!"Shutenmaru turned his head and looked at the distant Inuarashi and Nekomamushi, letting out one final roar."Quick! Take the Princess and get as far away as possible!""Live on with our share of hope!"Looking at Shutenmaru, who refused to let go even after being pierced through the chest by Lucci, and at Denjiro and Kawamatsu, who were blocking Kaku's twin swords with their flesh and blood.Duke Inuarashi and Master Nekomamushi's eyes were bloodshot.Bloody tears slid down the cheeks of the two Mink kings.They knew all too well what these three old friends were doing.They were using their lives to forcibly trade for a path to survival for Princess Hiyori and the future of Wano Country."Shutenmaru... Denjiro... Kawamatsu..."Duke Inuarashi's teeth bit his lip into a bloody mess, the intense grief almost more than he could bear.He wanted so badly to rush up and die in battle with them.But he couldn't!If they all died here, Princess Hiyori would definitely not survive, and the sparks of the Kozuki Clan would be completely extinguished!"Go!!!"Nekomamushi grabbed his fallen spear and turned around, not daring to look back at his old friends again."Carrot! Old man Hyogoro! Take the Princess! We're breaking out!"Hyogoro was in tears; he naturally understood what this meant."Princess, forgive me!"Hyogoro grabbed Kozuki Hiyori's wrist and pulled her desperately to retreat in the opposite direction of the coastline."No! No!"Kozuki Hiyori lost control of her emotions, struggling desperately as tears poured out."Let me go! I can't leave them! Denjiro! Shutenmaru!"She watched helplessly as Shutenmaru's back was pierced again and again by Lucci's Shigan, and as Denjiro and Kawamatsu became bloody figures under Kaku's swords.The piercing pain made Hiyori unable to even stand steadily."Princess! Please wake up!"Carrot used electricity to repel the ordinary agents trying to approach,"This is the opportunity they traded their lives for! If you die here, their sacrifice will be in vain!""We must live! We must let Luffy know everything that happened here!"Carrot's words brought Hiyori back to her senses.Yes.Lord Luffy!As long as Lord Luffy can defeat Kaido, as long as he can become the new deity of Wano Country!!Then the blood of these retainers will not have been shed in vain!!Hiyori stopped struggling, but the tears in her eyes continued to fall.She bit her lip hard and took one last look back at the battlefield stained red with blood."I will definitely avenge you... I swear..."Watching Hiyori and the others successfully break through the encirclement.Denjiro, Kawamatsu, and Shutenmaru, who were using their lives to block the enemy, finally showed relieved smiles on their faces."Great... With this... our mission is over."Denjiro's vision began to blur. He couldn't feel the pain in his arms because his blood had already run dry.On the other side.Rob Lucci watched Hiyori and the others disappear into the thick fog.On his cold face that never showed any expression, a flicker of emotion appeared for the first time.It was extreme anger and the humiliation of being offended."To cover that woman's escape, they used such an undignified, barbaric way to entangle me."Lucci's gaze became cold to the extreme.He looked at Shutenmaru, who was hugging him tightly, face covered in blood but still laughing."Do you think this will change the outcome of Wano Country's destruction?""Mere dying trash dares to obstruct the path of the World Government's Absolute Justice?"Lucci was thoroughly enraged.He had originally thought that dealing with these half-dead samurai wouldn't require using his true power.But this group of lowly ants had actually sent away the most critical target right under his nose!This was a massive insult to his strength!"It seems that by holding back slightly, I gave you the illusion that you could escape from my hands."Lucci's voice became low.A violent aura, far exceeding anything before, erupted from his body.Crack, crack, crack...Lucci's slender and upright frame began to expand at a visible rate.His white suit was stretched tight.His fingernails instantly elongated, transforming into razor-sharp animal claws.His originally human teeth became sharp and long, and his pupils narrowed into the vertical slits of an apex feline predator.Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: Leopard — [Hybrid Form]!Having activated his Hybrid Form, Lucci radiated an extreme killing intent that made one's heart shudder.The surrounding air seemed to be sucked dry in an instant, and the heavy pressure made it difficult for ordinary samurai to even breathe."I will crush your hearts first."Lucci lowered his head slightly, a cruel glint flashing in his beastly eyes."Then, I will go and personally wring that woman's head off."Facing this terrifying pressure like a descending demon.The three Scabbards straightened their broken bodies.They looked at Lucci, who had completely gone berserk, and grinned in unison, revealing heroic smiles of those ready for death."Then come and try it! You monster cat!"Shutenmaru laughed, using his last remaining strength to tighten his arms again.Denjiro and Kawamatsu also gripped their blades tighter."A samurai of Wano Country, even in death, will definitely shatter a few of those fangs in your mouth!"...
Chapter 562: The Scabbards Give Their Lives, Domi Reversi Shows Its Power!Wano Country, Udon Quarry."Roar—"A cruel beastly roar exploded amidst the ruins.Rob Lucci had completely unleashed the human-beast form of the Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: Leopard.His slender and tall frame expanded significantly, covered in leopard spots, with white vapor exhaling from between his sharp fangs.Before him were three men who were nearly drained of blood.Shutenmaru, Denjiro, and Kawamatsu.These three Scabbards, who once shook Wano Country with their fame, were now in a miserable state.The torture of wearing Sea Stone shackles for a long time, combined with the previous beatings from Queen the Plague and the devastation of biochemical weapons, had long since drained their physical strength and Haki reserves.At this moment, they couldn't even exert one-third of their peak power.A sense of frustration churned in their chests.If only they were in their prime!If only they hadn't suffered those twenty years of inhuman torture!How could mere lapdogs of the World Government push them into such a desperate corner!"Damn bastards..."Denjiro turned his head, catching a glimpse of a figure gradually receding into the thick mist behind them.As long as the Princess lives, as long as the bloodline of the Kozuki Clan continues...."You dare to be distracted? You're asking for death!!"Lucci's vertical beast-like pupils were filled with contempt.His legs suddenly stomped on the ground.The instantaneous burst of "Soru" turned him into an afterimage invisible to the naked eye, his sharp claws heading straight for Denjiro's throat."Your opponent is me!"A mountain of flesh blocked Denjiro's front.Shutenmaru spread his thick arms and met Lucci's claws head-on in a desperate gamble.Puchi!Lucci's claws pierced through Shutenmaru's chest, his blood-stained fingertips even emerging from his back.But Shutenmaru did not fall; instead, he let out a burst of wild laughter.His arms tightly locked Lucci's body, ignoring the claws stirring inside him."You arrogant stray cat! Don't underestimate the samurai of Wano Country!"Shutenmaru jerked his head forward, slamming it hard against the bridge of Lucci's nose, then opened his blood-filled mouth and bit down hard on Lucci's shoulder!Rip!A piece of leopard-patterned flesh was brutally torn away by Shutenmaru!A flash of pain finally crossed Lucci's eternally cold face as blood flowed down his shoulder.This was the first time this cold-blooded killer had been wounded since landing on the island!"You lowly piece of trash!"Lucci flew into a rage.Being injured by a dying prisoner was a great humiliation for him."Now! Kawamatsu!"Denjiro roared, seizing the half-second opening while Lucci was locked down by Shutenmaru.He squeezed out the last bit of Ryuo Haki in his body, his long blade turning into a streak of light as he slashed fiercely at Lucci's neck."Don't get too ahead of yourselves!"Kaku, who had been watching coldly from the side, moved.Stepping through the air with Moonwalk, he shifted instantly, crossing his twin swords to block Denjiro's fatal blow."Your opponent is me! Kappa Style: Extermination Slash!"Kawamatsu lunged forward.He didn't care about Kaku's descending blades at all, taking the hit with his left shoulder.The blade sliced through flesh and embedded deep into the bone; Kawamatsu twitched in pain, but he used his muscles to clamp down on Kaku's sword."Denjiro! Cut him!"Kawamatsu roared, spitting out blood and froth.Denjiro's blade suddenly changed direction in mid-air, abandoning Lucci and instead striking Kaku's right shoulder with thunderous force.Squelch!A terrifying wound, deep enough to see the bone, exploded on Kaku's shoulder, blood instantly staining his white suit red.Kaku let out a muffled groan of pain and staggered back several steps, his eyes filled with shock and anger.These broken and battered samurai had actually managed to wound them!"A bunch of unreasonable lunatics!"Lucci's patience reached its limit.His arms suddenly erupted with immense strength, breaking free from Shutenmaru's lock.Then, he pressed both fists together and slammed them hard against Shutenmaru's chest."Six King Pistol: Ultimate Ring!"A devastating shockwave was blasted into Shutenmaru's body at point-blank range.Boom—!Shutenmaru's massive frame shuddered violently, a mist of blood exploding from his back as his internal organs were shattered by the strike."Go reunite in hell! Tempest Kick: Sky Slicer!"The injured Kaku was fuming with rage, his right leg tracing a sharp, circular vacuum slash in mid-air.The slash cut across the waists of both Denjiro and Kawamatsu.Blood bloomed across the ruins.Denjiro, Kawamatsu, Shutenmaru.These three Scabbards, who carried twenty years of the Kozuki Clan's blood and tears, swayed weakly.The focus of their pupils was rapidly fading.It was so frustrating!!However, as their fading gazes passed over Lucci's shoulder toward the distance obscured by thick mist...The sight of Kozuki Hiyori's rapidly receding figure caused these three samurai to curl their lips into a smile at the final moment of their lives.They did not fall.They propped themselves up with their swords against the ground, frozen forever in a standing posture of glaring forward on their own land....Meanwhile, on Onigashima.Gunko, transformed into her demon form, floated in mid-air.The pair of black bat wings on her back flapped slowly, her crimson concentric-circle eyes looking down.Thick, black Conqueror's Haki suppressed the entire battlefield.But under this heavy pressure...Two tall figures tore through this black mire and stood side by side."Hey, you bat-winged ugly monster in the sky."Roronoa Zoro held the wado ichimonji in his mouth, his hands gripping sandai kitetsu and Enma respectively.Deep green Conqueror's Haki, like the fires of Shura rising to the heavens, erupted from his body.This domineering Haki tore a gap in Gunko's black cage.Behind him, the three-headed, six-armed asuraphantom became solid.Beside him, Vinsmoke Sanji's right leg was erupting with the crackle of electricity.With the enhancement of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, streaks of azure lightning were wrapping around his entire right leg.That blue lightning merged with the Diable Jambe, erupting with a terrifying heat capable of burning through space.In his eyes, partially hidden by his golden bangs, a cold light flashed."It's not very polite for an uninvited guest to take such a high-and-mighty attitude!!"Sanji said with a cold sneer.Zoro and Sanji stood side by side, deep green Shura Oni Aura interweaving with the azure lightning storm."Insects who don't know the meaning of death."Anger flashed in Gunko's concentric-circle eyes.She violently hurled the black trident in her hand, and a pillar of energy composed of black lightning crashed down toward the two."Don't get in the way!"Zoro and Sanji roared simultaneously."King of Hell Three Sword Style: 103 Mercies: Dragon Damnation!"Zoro's legs suddenly exerted force, and he transformed into a dark green sword light that could cleave the heavens.The Conquerors Haki Infusion on the three famous swords was dense as he met the black energy pillar head-on."Diable Jambe: Thor: Star Crusher!"Sanji's figure turned into a zigzagging azure lightning bolt, moving with incredible speed.His right leg, wrapped in azure lightning and Diable Jambe, kicked into the energy pillar from the side."Bang—!!!!!"The three forces collided in mid-air.The blinding light instantly stripped everyone of their vision.The shockwave swept out, leveling the surrounding architectural remains.Zoro's blade and Sanji's lightning kick actually tore that black pillar, symbolic of divine judgment, into pieces!Using the momentum of the aftershock, the two charged from left and right, instantly reaching Gunko."Get down!"Zoro's Enma struck directly at Gunko's left wing.Sanji's lightning leg whipped toward Gunko's flank.Gunko hurriedly raised her trident to block.Clang—!!!The counter-force caused Gunko's proud face to change expression.She felt her hands go numb, and she was forced back half a step by these two "ants" in her eyes!Not only that, the edge of Zoro's domineering sword intent brushed past one of her black bat wings, slicing off a large chunk of scales!Forced back!The Straw Hat's Wings of the Pirate King had faced Imu's possession head-on and gained the upper hand!"You... lowly things!"Gunko steadied herself, fury burning in her crimson eyes."Since you love fighting so much, then become my puppets."Gunko sneered, but instead of attacking, she turned her gaze toward the depths of the nearby ruins.There, the All-Stars King the Wildfire, Queen the Plague, and Jack, though defeated by the Straw Hat, had not died thanks to the tenacious vitality of their Ancient Type fruits."Domi Reversi."Accompanied by that ethereal voice, Gunkocondensed three magic daggers in her hand.With a wave, the three daggers turned into black streaks of light.Puchi!!The daggers pierced the hearts of the unconscious King, Queen, and Jack!Trauma marks set, the contract seal is established!!Immediately after, the entire earth of Onigashimabegan to tremble.Beneath the three All-Stars, a complex pentagram black magic circle appeared.An evil aura radiated from the magic circles, and a suction force swallowed the bodies of the three.In the center of the magic circles, their bodies were inverted and flipped."Burning life force, reshaping the demonic body."Gunko hovered in the sky, injecting her own "evil power" into the Three Disasters through the magic circles.Black flames erupted from the magic circles, enveloping their bodies.Within those dark flames that could distort perception, the forms of the three All-Stars began to undergo a mutation.Their sizes began to swell uncontrollably, muscles tearing and reorganizing, and bones emitting grinding sounds.In just a few seconds, their bodies became two to three times larger than their prime!Jack's Mammoth fur turned dark red, and two black demonic horns grew from his head;Queen's shredded mechanical parts were forcibly replaced by black flesh, and serrated fangs grew in his mouth;And King, who already had wings, saw his feathers turn into black bat wings, with a demonic tail ending in an arrowhead extending from his back.Their entire bodies were covered in dark patterns, surrounded by an aura of death and evil."Roar—!!!"The Three Disasters, after their Domi Reversitransformation, roared in unison.They had lost their independent will, becoming demonic puppets controlled by Imu.At the cost of burning their lifespans, their strength, speed, and defense had skyrocketed, and they gained rapid self-healing and immortality.That presence was several times more powerful than they had been at their peak!"Go, tear them apart."Gunko waved her hand casually, her eyes full of mockery.The Reversed Three Disasters roared and lunged into the battlefield.The originally concentrated battle formation was cut apart under the impact of these three immortal monsters.Zoro kicked away a flying boulder, turned his head, and locked his gaze on King the Wildfire, who had transformed into a demon as large as a mountain."It seems the real life-and-death struggle is only just beginning."Zoro grinned, and the deep green Oni Auracompletely enveloped him once more.Beside him, Sanji also lit a cigarette, the azure lightning on his right leg crackling in the air....
Chapter 563: The Battle Escalates!Law gasped heavily for air.Cold sweat slid down his forehead, dripping onto the floor.As the top doctor on this sea, Law's keen perception was frantically sounding alarms in his brain."This can no longer be called a living creature at all..."No sense of pain, no reason... only a pure desire for slaughter remained."Burning one's lifespan in exchange for a demonic body, this method of forcibly turning the strong into marionettes is simply a desecration of life!"Anger boiled within Law's chest."Roar—!"Jack, transformed into a dark red Mammoth, pounded his four hooves on the ground, creating deafening thuds.His pair of tusks, burning with black flames and carrying enough kinetic energy to shatter mountain ranges, headed straight for the Straw Hat Pirates' rear!"Don't even think about crossing this old man's defensive line!"A steady, bell-like shout suddenly exploded.Jinbe's massive blue body was like an immovable mountain, interposing himself without hesitation in Jack's charging path.His legs bent slightly, dropping into a deep horse stance, and the muscles in his arms bulged high as he assumed the most ancient defensive stance of Fish-Man Karate."Fish-Man Karate Secret Technique: Buraikan!"Jinbe pushed the moisture in the air to the extreme, throwing a heavy punch wrapped in a violent, high-pressure sea current to meet Jack's thick tusks head-on.Boom—!!!A massive counterforce erupted instantly, and a violent shockwave swept out.Jinbe was pushed back dozens of meters by this unreasonable brute force, his feet plowing two deep furrows into the ground.And Jack's massive body was also slammed to the ground by this punch.However, a scene of despair appeared.At Jack's broken forelimbs and sunken skull, countless black granulations frantically intertwined like maggots on a bone.In less than a single breath, those wounds, which would have severely injured an ordinary Ancient Type, were completely healed!Jack seemed unable to feel any pain at all; he rolled over and climbed up, the slaughterous desire in his eyes growing more intense as he lunged his tusks toward Jinbe's chest again."Even if you have become an immortal monster, as the helmsman of this ship, this old man will never take half a step back!"Jinbe shouted, his hands turning from palms into claws to firmly grab Jack's black-flame-burning tusks, and the man and the elephant began the purest and most tragic contest of strength.On the other side of the battlefield."ROOM."A translucent, pale blue space expanded once more.Law pulled down the brim of his spotted hat; in front of him was the massively bulked-up Black-Transformed Queen."Roar—!"Queen opened his bloody maw filled with serrated fangs, and a highly compressed black laser of death, carrying destructive heat, blasted straight toward Law's face.Law flicked his finger, and his figure instantly swapped with a piece of rubble to the side, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow.The laser beam hit the ruins behind, vaporizing them instantly."High-Frequency Scalpel!"Law didn't pause for a moment; using the instant of spatial transfer, a blinding blue electrical light lit up on the famous blade kikoku, and a precise spatial cut directly severed Queen's thick right arm.The massive severed arm, a mixture of machinery and flesh, flew into the sky.However, before Law could breathe a sigh of relief, that severed arm actually turned into a clump of viscous black mud in mid-air.From the wound on Black-Transformed Queen's shoulder, countless black, elongated flesh filaments surged out, grabbing the clump of black mud like tentacles and pulling hard!Rip!The severed arm was instantly and forcibly reattached to the shoulder!!Queen turned and swung his perfectly intact right arm, a heavy hammer-like blow smashing toward Law."Can even this kind of cutting damage be forcibly bonded back?"Law grit his teeth, forced to block with kikoku.The massive force made his palm go numb; he knew very well that against such an immortal monster with infinite regeneration, a conventional war of attrition would only drag him into a dead end.In the air above the ruins of the main hall, it was a different scene.Crackling—!Violent azure lightning jumped frantically in the air.Vinsmoke Sanji hovered in mid-air; he casually spat out the burnt cigarette butt in his mouth and pulled out another cigarette to light.In those eyes hidden by golden bangs, the soul of a knight that would absolutely not compromise flickered.Opposite him was the massively bulked-up Black-Transformed King, surrounded by black phantom fire."No matter what disgusting thing you've turned into, in front of the ladies, I must kick this rotten flesh of yours into ashes."Sanji's voice was bone-chillingly cold.On his right leg, azure lightning and Diable Jambeintertwined frantically, making his entire leg look like a divine punishment descending upon the world."Roar!"Black-Transformed King roared, his massive black bat wings flapping violently, as he turned into a meteor burning with phantom black flames, pouncing toward Sanji with a whistle that tore through the air."Diable Jambe: Thor: Star Breaker!"Sanji didn't retreat at all, his figure leaping in mid-air like a brilliant blue lightning bolt, meeting King's massive body and kicking him hard in the chest.Boom—!Blue thunder-fire and phantom black flames tore at each other frantically in mid-air.How terrifying was the power of Sanji's kick? It directly kicked Black-Transformed King's chest into a deep indentation, the sound of bones shattering clearly audible.King's massive body flew backward uncontrollably.However, even as he flew back, at the deep footprint on King's chest, black granulations wriggled like venomous snakes.In the blink of an eye, the sunken chest was instantly restored!Not only that, King's phantom black flames turned into two fire snakes, coiling directly around Sanji's leather shoes."Troublesome immortal monster."Sanji snorted coldly; he used the recoil to perform several backflips in the air, using the speed of lightning to forcibly shake off the entanglement of the black flames.He stared solemnly at the unharmed King, his brain working rapidly to find the fatal weakness to completely end this immortal monster....At this time, in the center of the battlefield.Roronoa Zoro stood in place; he had originally locked onto King the Wildfire who had turned into a demon and was preparing to draw his sword and charge up to form a pincer attack with Sanji.But the moment his fingers touched the hilt, a sense of danger, like a needle prick, stung his nerves.Buzz—!A thick, dark red Conqueror's Haki lightning suddenly erupted from the ruins to the side!This Haoshoku was like a physical blade, cutting an insurmountable gap between Zoro and the Black-Transformed Three Disasters, forcibly cutting off Zoro's pincer attack plan.Zoro turned his head sharply, a beast-like fierce red light erupting in his eyes.In the rolling smoke, a slender figure stepped out with steady paces.God's Knights Leader—Shamrock!He wore a deep red trench coat, and his flamboyant Red Hair billowed in the gale.He held a slender rapier, the blade entwined with violent dark red lightning.There was no emotion in his cold eyes; he simply locked onto the Mosshead swordsman in front of him with a gaze like he was looking at a dead man."Your opponent is me, pirate hunter."Shamrock's voice was low and extremely penetrating; he slowly raised the rapier in his hand, the tip pointing directly at Zoro's brow."Don't disturb the God's puppets. The Creator's will does not allow any lowly pirates to touch those blessed toys."Facing this Knight Commander who exuded supreme pressure,Zoro's mouth instead slowly curled upward,He felt it; the cursed blade [Enma] at his waist was trembling frantically!That was the ringing of extreme thirst for blood when encountering a truly top-tier powerhouse!"God's puppets?"Zoro unhesitatingly clamped the snow-white wado ichimonji in his mouth, his hands slowly drawing sandai kitetsu and Enma.Clang—!!!The crisp sound of drawing swords exploded on the battlefield.Deep green asura Oni Aura instantly surged out of Zoro's body, perfectly merging with his unruly Haoshoku.Behind him, a three-headed and six-armed asuraphantom exuding sky-piercing killing intent was becoming more solid than ever before.Violent deep green lightning and Shamrock's dark red lightning clashed and rubbed fiercely in the void between them, compressing the surrounding air into a series of sonic booms.Zoro lowered his body slightly, three famous swords crossed in front of him, assuming the Three Sword Style starting stance that made countless powerful enemies tremble with fear."Since you want to die first so badly."In Zoro's remaining right eye burned a sharp edge that could cut through everything; his voice was muffled yet carried absolute dominance."Then I will grant your wish and cut you, along with your hypocritical God, into mincemeat!"...
Chapter 564: The Conqueror's Haki that Splits the Heavens and Overturns the Seas!Upon Onigashima,the top combatants of the Straw Hat crew had been completely separated and were being pinned down relentlessly."Tch—!!!"Zoro gasped heavily for air, his wounds splitting open once more as blood dripped down his abdominal muscles.In front of him, Shamrock, the leader of God's Knights, was brandishing a slender rapier with an air of extreme composure.Dark red Conqueror's Haki lightning danced along the blade; with every clash, Zoro's arms were shaken until they felt numb."pirate hunter, your breathing is already in disarray,"Shamrock said coldly, his voice carrying a high-and-mighty arrogance,"In the face of the Creator's will, the struggles of low-level pirates like you are nothing more than a futile farce.""Stop talking out of your ass!!!"Zoro grit his teeth,"I can even slice through Hell itself. You think you can make me give up?"...In mid-air, the battle was equally intense.Sanji turned into an afterimage, clashing fiercely with a Blackened King who was burning with eerie black flames.Boom! Boom! Boom!Blue-black flames exploded continuously in the sky as fine beads of sweat broke out on Sanji's forehead.The opponent's unreasonable immortality was slowly chipping away at his stamina.On the ground nearby, Yamato brandished her massive Spiked Club, struggling to hold her ground against Aramaki's bloodthirsty vines dancing wildly across the sky....However, this wasn't even the most despair-inducing part.Directly above the battlefield, Gunko, in her demon form, floated quietly beneath the firmament.The pair of massive black bat wings on her back flapped slowly as she looked down upon the mortals fighting like ants below.She hadn't even truly made a move yet.Just the pressure of the black Conqueror's Hakinaturally radiating from her body, as thick as a physical substance, was already strangling everyone present.The air became incredibly viscous, and every breath required a massive amount of physical strength.Behind a massive broken wall,Nami clutched her clima-tact, her body trembling uncontrollably under this god-like pressure.She watched Zoro being pushed back, saw Sanjiforced away by the black flames in the air, and saw Law coughing up blood; tears welled up in her eyes."No... if this keeps up, everyone is going to die here!!!"Nami bit her rosy lower lip, suddenly turned her head, and grabbed the collar of the foaming-at-the-mouth Usopp beside her."Usopp!!! You have to think of something!!!"Nami's voice carried a sob, yet it was filled with a desperate urgency,"You're always the one with the clever ideas!""...I remember back on the ship, didn't that idiot Luffy secretly shove something into your hands?!"Usopp was shaken by Nami until he saw stars; his brain, which was about to crash, snapped awake at the mention of the name 'Luffy.'"Right... that's right!!!"Usopp took a deep breath and began rummaging through his bulging tactical satchel at his waist.His hands shook so much he could barely pull the zipper; with great difficulty, he reached the bottom layer and carefully pulled out a special red-and-white ball the size of a fist.On the surface of this seemingly ordinary ball, faint strands of crimson-gold electric arcs were actually pulsing!!...Even through a layer of special insulating casing, one could feel a violent power hidden inside that had reached its extreme.This was a contingency Luffy had created on a whim after mastering the highest level of Conquerors Haki Infusion, forcibly compressing his maximum output of Conqueror's Haki into it!"Luffy said..."Usopp looked at the red-and-white ball in his hand and swallowed hard,"He said if it ever came to a desperate situation where even he wasn't around and everyone absolutely couldn't win, to fire this!"Nami looked at the ball flickering with crimson-gold arcs as if catching her last lifeline:"Then what are you waiting for!!! Use it!!!""But... that monster up there, her aura is too terrifying."Usopp looked up at the demon Gunko in the sky, who was radiating an endless aura of evil.That black torrent was almost crushing his bones bit by bit.As an ordinary sniper, standing up to aim under a pressure that even a Yonko Commander could barely move in was harder than reaching the heavens."Are you just going to watch Zoro and Sanji and the others die?!?!"Nami roared with red-rimmed eyes."Are you kidding me!!!"Usopp bit the tip of his tongue hard.The intense pain instantly dispelled the fear of so-called 'gods' from his mind.He grabbed his kuro kabuto slingshot and, enduring the black gravity that felt like it would crush his soul, he stood up from behind the wall—shakily, but with absolute determination.His legs were shaking violently, his knees buckling several times, but he forced them straight."I am... I am the sniper of the future Pirate King! The brave warrior of the sea, Usopp!!!"Usopp notched the red-and-white ball into the kuro kabuto's band, fine lines of blood bursting from his arms.He stared fixedly at the demonic figure in the sky, drawing the slingshot back to a full moon state."Witness... our Captain's rage!!! Special Attack—King's Roar!"Bang!The red-and-white ball turned into a shooting star that broke the sound barrier, carrying an indomitable resolve as it soared straight into the clouds toward Gunko in mid-air!This sudden movement immediately caught the attention of the demon above.Gunko slowly lowered her head, a flicker of extreme disdain flashing in her crimson concentric-circle eyes.To her, this was nothing more than the boring struggle of an ant before death.She simply raised her left hand and tapped lightly in the void with her index finger."Ignorant insect."Whoosh!A black energy arrow instantly shot from her fingertip.The speed of this black arrow was unimaginably fast, meeting the red-and-white ball fired by Usopp in mid-air.Puchi!Without any suspense, the black arrow pierced straight through the specially made ball.However,at that moment, a sudden change occurred!Time on the entire Onigashima battlefield seemed to be forcibly paused by some higher-dimensional power.Buzz————!!!!Inside the pierced ball, a brilliant, extreme crimson-gold lightning exploded with a violent posture that could destroy the world!This Conqueror's Haki was too massive!!!Carrying an absolute hegemony that stood above all living beings, it used the point where the ball shattered as its center to turn into a violent crimson-gold lightning tsunami, spreading wildly in all directions.The suffocating black cage Gunko had previously set up let out an overwhelmed scream the moment it touched this crimson-gold tide.Imu was strong, but what she had descended into now was after all just a physical body acting as a vessel!There was a limit to the Haki capacity Gunko's body could carry.Crack! Crack!Accompanied by a crisp sound like glass shattering, the black cage was forcibly torn apart!A pillar of crimson-gold light shot straight into the sky, brutally splitting the thick, leaden clouds above... into two halves!Splitting the Heavens!Not only that, this hegemony swept downwards, causing the seas around Wano Country to churn violently under the intimidation of this will, kicking up a terrifying tsunami hundreds of meters high.Overturning the Seas!The situation on the battlefield underwent a complete reversal under the indiscriminate sweep of the crimson-gold lightning.The 'Blackened Three Disasters,' who had pushed the Straw Hat crew to their limits with their immortality, let out shrill roars the moment they were struck by the crimson-gold lightning.The layer of dark incantations on their bodies representing the demonic contract was forcibly shaken apart by this pure hegemony.The black flames were extinguished, and the budding flesh stopped squirming!!Their demonized bodies, which had expanded five or six times, rapidly shriveled like deflating balls.Although their fatal wounds had completely recovered under the bizarre mechanism!!Without the support of the demonic power, these three giants were so weak they couldn't even stand, collapsing onto the ruins and completely losing their combat effectiveness!"The immortality mechanism... has been forcibly erased!!!"Law used kikoku to prop himself up on the ground, a flash of shock in his eyes as he felt the nauseating evil aura around him vanish into thin air.And the members of God's Knights fared even worse.Except for Gunko floating in the air and the strongest, Shamrock,the rest of those arrogant knights felt as if their souls had been struck by a heavy hammer under this unprecedented impact of Conqueror's Haki.Everyone was drenched in sweat, their eyes filled with uncontrollable fear; under this overlord's intimidation, they found that even moving a single finger was a luxury!Shamrock, being closest to the explosion point, had his rapier shaken from his hand.He knelt on one knee, that always-cold mask finally being torn away."This level of Haki... this kingly disposition sufficient to overturn the world... that pirate, just who...!!!"In contrast, the members of the Straw Hat crew had a completely different experience in this violent crimson-gold storm.Not only did they not feel any pressure, but they felt that this Haki carried a majestic power as warm and reassuring as the sun.That was their Captain's aura!It was the will of the man who would stand before them no matter what desperate situation they faced!"It's Luffy..."Nami fell to the ground, letting the crimson-gold light illuminate her tear-stained face.Crying and laughing at the same time, her hand clutching the clima-tact finally relaxed.Zoro stood straight again, a proud smile curling on his lips as he returned wado ichimonji to its sheath.In the sky, Gunko in her demon form was illuminated by the crimson-gold light.She had intended to swing her trident to suppress this rebellious power, but her body stiffened slightly under the impact of that pure hegemony.In those eyes that seemed to view all things as mere grass, a rare and violent wave of emotion now surfaced.It wasn't fear, but a kind of wariness and reminiscence buried deep in her soul that spanned across long ages.Gunko stared fixedly at the afterglow that was gradually spreading outward, dyeing half the sky gold.She slowly opened her somewhat pale lips, whispering into the horizon with an indescribable complexity of emotion."Joy Boy..."...
Chapter 565: Punishment of the Nine Precepts!On the rolling waves of the sea, a hand-to-hand battle that defied human common sense was being fought with earth-shattering intensity.Waves were tossed high into the sky by terrifying kinetic energy, then instantly evaporated into a mist of white by the scorching aftershocks of the collision.Massive trenches continuously formed in the wake of the fierce winds from their clash, and incessant, muffled explosions caused the entire ocean to tremble violently.Monkey D. Luffy stepped on pure white Flame Clouds, his entire body bathed in a divine light.In his left hand, he controlled white flames that could burn the heavens and boil the seas; his right hand was wrapped in white lightning that tore through space.In his Nika form, he stretched his body without hindrance in mid-air, every punch carrying a massive destructive power that changed the very color of the heavens and earth."Huhahahaha! Kaido! Your movements have slowed down!"Luffy flickered through the air, his waist stretching back dozens of meters to easily dodge the massive Spiked Club swinging toward him.Kaido of the Beasts maintained his massive Hybrid Form, gasping for breath.His face, covered in azure dragon scales, was a mixture of blood and sweat, and a frenzied fighting spirit burned within his dull yellow dragon pupils."Stop your boasting, Straw Hat! Put some more strength into it!"Kaido gripped the hassaikai tightly with both hands, purple-black Conqueror's Haki exploding wildly across the club.Treading on pitch-black Flame Clouds, his massive body turned into a meteor, slamming violently toward Luffy's position.The two collided above the sea without any fancy tricks.Pure white lightning and purple-black lightning clashed and ground against each other frantically.Luffy used his right fist, wrapped in white lightning, to block the Spiked Club, while the white fire in his left hand transformed into a fire serpent, lunging straight for Kaido's face.Kaido tilted his head to avoid the white fire and opened his massive maw, biting toward Luffy's arm."Close one, close one!"Luffy chuckled as he retracted his arm, kicked off the air, and shot upward like a cannonball, performing an exaggerated backflip at the peak."Gum-Gum White Star Vulcan!"Luffy's right arm stretched back hundreds of meters. White fire and white lightning converged perfectly on his fist, and with a force that could crush anything in its path, he slammed it down heavily onto Kaido's cheek."Boom!!!"A massive muffled explosion erupted above the sea.The high temperature of the white fire instantly burned through the Armament Haki defense Kaidowas so proud of, and the power of the lightning surged through his skull.Kaido's massive body fell like a kite with a snapped string, crashing into the turbulent deep sea and sending up a massive water column hundreds of meters high.Cold seawater poured in frantically, the water pressure attempting to strip the Devil Fruit user of all his strength.Kaido opened his eyes in the dark depths of the sea, a sharp pain coming from his lungs.He released his purple-black Armament Hakiwithout hesitation or restraint.The powerful Haki transformed into an indestructible insulating armor, forcibly pushing away the surrounding seawater and creating a massive vacuum zone in the deep sea."Roar!"The sea surface exploded as Kaido burst out once more, swinging the hassaikai as he soared into the sky.Just as he was about to launch a counterattack, tearing pains erupted from all over his body.Kaido looked down at the left side of his body.His dragon scales and knotted muscles, once as hard as iron, were now in a soft, "rubberized" state under the erosion of the Nika Fruit's overbearing assimilation rules.His bones lost their original support, and his muscles twisted and deformed like mud that had lost its moisture.When he tried to swing his weapon with force, the flesh that had been forcibly rubberized simply couldn't withstand the eruption of his own Haki."Rip!"His flesh was torn raw, and blood gushed out like a fountain, instantly staining half of his body red.Nearly a third of his body had suffered irreversible physical damage in this battle."You annoying brat..."Kaido coughed up a large amount of blood, his chest heaving violently.He hovered in mid-air, looking at the white-haired youth above who was laughing lightheartedly.The intense pain stimulated his nerves, making his mind exceptionally clear.It had been twenty years.Ever since that fool Kozuki Oden died, he had occupied this isolationist island for twenty long years.He had built the massive Beasts Pirates, stockpiled weapons, and created an army of Artificial Devil Fruits.He wanted to rule the world with pure violence and launch a global top-tier war to verify if he was indeed the legendary Joy Boy who could change the era.He had failed.No matter how he ravaged his own body or how he jumped from ten thousand meters in search of death, he could never fill the vast void deep within his heart.He was not Joy Boy.And the boy before him, who treated all of creation as a playground and turned battle into an absurd farce, was the one truly chosen by fate."To even be able to forcibly change the rules of my own body..."Feeling that pain which defied common sense, Kaido didn't back down; instead, he burst into loud laughter.This sense of failure from a lifetime of planning ending in illusion, mixed with the ecstasy of finally meeting the enemy of a lifetime, sent Kaido into a state of extreme excitement."Joy Boy... you really are the man who can pull me down from my altar!"Kaido shouldered the battered hassaikai, and an unprecedentedly bright light erupted from his dull yellow dragon pupils.He no longer cared about hegemony in the New World or the territory of Wano Country.As a warrior, being able to engage in a hearty, life-and-death struggle with a legendary existence on this sea was the ultimate destination he had always been searching for."Worororo! Since conventional combat can no longer defeat you, let's settle this with one final strike!"Kaido's body expanded rapidly amidst the thunder, his bones letting out a series of sharp cracks.He completely transformed into a massive azure dragon that blotted out the sky.Azure dragon scales shimmered amidst the dark clouds as he summoned gales and thunder across the sky, circling above the vast ocean, his massive body casting a large shadow between the sea and the heavens."Straw Hat! Answer me!"Kaido opened his abyssal maw, and a scorching light condensed deep in his throat, causing the surrounding air to distort severely under the high temperature."Just what kind of world do you want to build!"Luffy hovered in mid-air, the smile fading from his face.He looked at the massive azure dragon, his gaze becoming incredibly serious.He thought back to the emaciated civilians he had seen in Wano Country and the blood his comrades had shed for this land.Luffy took a deep breath and shouted with all his might:"I'm going to build a world... where all my friends can eat their fill!"This incredibly simple declaration pierced through the gales and waves, echoing over the entire ocean.Kaido's massive dragon form paused slightly in mid-air.He had imagined countless answers.Ruling the world, overthrowing the Celestial Dragons, pursuing endless wealth.The only thing he hadn't expected was that the inner wish of this boy with the power of a god would be so simple."A world where everyone can eat their fill..."Kaido lowered his head, then burst into deafening laughter."Worororo! What a naive idiot! This world is a Shura's battlefield where the strong prey on the weak!""Then take your ridiculous ideals and go to hell!"The light deep in Kaido's throat reached its limit."Bolo Breath!!!"A scorching pillar of fire, capable of instantly evaporating an entire island, roared toward Luffy in mid-air with a power that could destroy everything.Wherever the pillar of fire passed, the seawater below was evaporated in swaths, revealing the deep seabed.Luffy faced the pillar of fire without dodging.He leaped directly into the pitch-black thunderclouds rolling across the sky.He spread his arms wide.The power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit reached an unprecedented peak under Nika's activation.The violent natural lightning of the heavens and earth seemed to be summoned by a sovereign, converging frantically around his body.A blinding, pure white light instantly illuminated the entire sea area.Amidst the endless white light, Luffy's small figure looked like a god in charge of divine punishment.Accompanied by the roar of high-frequency currents piercing the eardrums, nine massive Overlord Halberds, each a hundred meters long and composed of extremely compressed pure white lightning, slowly took shape in the sky.Each lightning halberd was wrapped in violent crimson-gold Haoshoku lightning, emitting a destructive aura that made the soul tremble."Thunder: Punishment of the Nine Precepts!!!"Luffy let out a world-shaking roar and swung his arms down with force.The nine hundred-meter-long giant lightning halberds, carrying the power of divine punishment that pierced the heavens and earth, fell like nine white meteors.In a dominant display, they tore through the Bolo Breath fire pillar Kaido had spat out with crushing force.The firelight across the sky was forcibly dispersed.The giant halberds accurately pierced Kaido's massive azure dragon body."Boom! Boom! Boom!"Dull sounds of penetration rang out one after another.The massive impact pinned Kaido's sky-blotting body firmly onto the rolling waves of the sea.Violent high-voltage currents and Conqueror's Haki rampaged wildly inside Kaido's body, continuously destroying his internal organs.This insufferably arrogant member of the Four Emperors let out a most shrill scream, as large patches of charred dragon scales peeled off his body and crashed into the sea.Kaido lay on his back on the sea surface, blood staining the surrounding waters red.His eyes rolled back completely, and he lost all ability to resist.His consciousness was rapidly fading."It's over..."A final trace of clarity flashed through Kaido's mind.He felt the lethal destructive power coming from all over his body, yet his heart was surprisingly calm.No resentment, no unwillingness.Kaido's massive body slowly sank toward the cold, dark seabed.The battle was decided; the winner had been determined.Just then.Luffy's Observation Haki spanned a distance of ten thousand miles.He keenly caught that fleeting crimson-gold explosion from the direction of Onigashima.That was the Backup Orb he had left for Usopp!That small orb contained his Conqueror's Haki at maximum power.He had told Usopp that it should only be used when the comrades encountered an enemy they absolutely could not defeat even together and were in a desperate, life-or-death situation.The relaxation on Luffy's face vanished without a trace in an instant."Everyone... is in danger!"Luffy could no longer spare a thought for the dying Kaido beneath him.He quickly turned around, his body transforming into a bolt of pure white lightning that tore through space....
Chapter 566: Retreat and Descent!High temperatures from the Haoshoku collision lingered among the rubble, and the air visibly distorted as it heated up.Shamrock rose from his kneeling position.He brushed the dust off his trench coat and pulled his rapier from the scorched earth. Red and black electricity flickered along the blade, and the surrounding rubble was shattered and scattered by the sparks!!He lifted his chin and stared fixedly at Zoro and Sanji ahead of him.Shamrock let out a cold laugh."Your strength is decent, but pirates from the lower world cannot overcome the radiance of a God. Round two, let's go."He leveled the tip of his sword directly forward. That burst of crimson-gold Haki just now had indeed exceeded his understanding, even causing him to briefly lose control of his body!!But that didn't mean he would admit defeat. There was no way Kaido, that monster who had occupied the New World for decades, could lose to a rookie who just went out to sea in a matter of hours!!As long as he dealt with these two meddling swordsmen and the cook, victory would still belong to God's Knights.Zoro bit down on the wado ichimonji again. The wound on his abdomen, deep enough to see bone, was still seeping blood. He endured the intense pain and raised his two swords in defense."So much... nonsense. When you were kneeling on the ground trembling just now, why didn't you call your bullshit God to save you?"He didn't care at all that the other person was a Commander of the Knights. His stamina was severely overdrawn, and every breath in his lungs was accompanied by sharp pain, but as long as it was an enemy standing in the way of Luffybecoming the Pirate King, he would cut them down.Sanji spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, his right leg tracing an arc in mid-air as the azure lightning crackled again.He forced himself to straighten his damaged suit. Excessive blood loss was causing the edges of his vision to blur, but he would never show a hint of fatigue in front of a lady."Tsk... A coward who only knows how to fire arrows from the shadows, I can smash your face with a single kick."Shamrock's facial muscles twitched violently. Being mocked to his face by two low-level pirates was a humiliation he had never experienced since becoming a Commander of the Knights.At that moment, a massive black figure descended from the sky through the clouds!!A black trident slammed heavily onto the stone slab in front of Shamrock with a loud bang, and the air wave scattered in all directions, forcibly stopping Shamrock in his tracks!!Gunko, in her demon form, landed between the two. Her massive black bat wings flapped slowly, and her crimson eyes stared straight across the battlefield toward the distant sea."Stop, Shamrock. It's too late."Shamrock's movements froze.He let the lightning on his blade dissipate and turned to look at Gunko with complete confusion.They were clearly only one step away from wiping out these meddling insects. Could it be that the monster Kaido had actually lost? That was an utterly ridiculous joke.Gunko gave no further explanation.She was rapidly deducing in her mind; that hegemony belonging to Joy Boy was approaching Onigashima at extreme speed!!The endurance of this physical body had reached its limit. Staying here would not only fail to suppress the awakened Sun God but would even deplete the core combat power of the entire God's Knights. Preserving their strength at this critical juncture was the optimal solution!!She slammed the trident onto the ground, and a black-purple light spread out from where the tip pierced the earth!!A massive pentagram light array quickly took shape, and spatial fluctuations spread outward. The edges of the array continued to extend, enveloping all the members of God's Knightsscattered across the battlefield."The mission has changed. All personnel, retreat to Mary Geoise."Shamrock sheathed his rapier, his body gradually becoming transparent along with the purple light."Consider yourselves lucky."He gave Zoro one last glance before completely dissipating into the air. With a flash of light, everyone from God's Knights vanished into thin air, leaving only a mess and the whistling gale on the battlefield.On the edge of the ruins, Admiral Ryokugyu Aramaki stood on a broken stone pillar.He pointed at the empty space where the array had been, completely stunned!!What happened? How did the Lords, who were just aggressively about to suppress everything, suddenly disappear en masse?They didn't even leave a verbal notice, leaving him, a Marine's highest combat power, alone on this battlefield of death!!Aramaki looked around. In the distance, Law, Jinbe, Yamato, and the others were staring at him with extremely hostile gazes!...Though these pirates were all injured, their momentum hadn't weakened in the slightest.Aramaki swallowed hard.This made no sense at all!!He had originally thought that descending upon Wano Country with God's Knights would be an easy cleanup operation!!He only needed to follow behind the Knights and clear the remnants to claim the credit, and even put on a good show in front of Fleet Admiral Akainu!!Now what was this? He had become an abandoned pawn, expected to take on these monsters alone?!Rumble!!Before Aramaki could figure out the situation, a massive rift split open in the pitch-black sky above his head without warning.The heavy dark clouds were forcibly dispersed, and a thick bolt of pure white lightning struck straight down from the heavens!!The dazzling white light caused everyone to briefly lose their vision.The earth trembled as bottomless cracks spread in all directions.The light gradually faded, and a mass of pure white Flame Clouds tumbled in mid-air. Monkey D. Luffystepped through the void, surrounded by white lightning as he descended steadily in front of the straw hat crew!!He wore his iconic straw hat and grinned broadly with a brilliant smile. He radiated an aura that stood above all else, and that pure and overbearing will instantly covered all of Onigashima.Uta jumped out from behind a giant rock, excitedly waving her hands and bouncing around."Luffy! You beat that big stupid dragon!"Nami let out a long breath. The complete relaxation of her tense nerves caused her legs to go weak, and she slumped onto the ground."Honestly... you idiot, you're finally back."Usopp raised his slingshot and wiped the blood and dirt from his face, his smile looking worse than a crying face."Waaa... I knew it! How could a tough guy like you die!"Zoro sheathed his swords, Sanji extinguished the flames on his right leg, Law used his sword to prop himself up, and Jinbe took a proper stance...The Straw Hat crew's morale soared as they gathered around Luffy. The sense of despair from facing Gods and immortal monsters was swept away!!...As long as this man stood here!!There was no desperate situation they couldn't overcome. This was their Captain!!And the man who was going to change the era.Aramaki looked up at Luffy in mid-air, his face instantly darkening!!That white lightning and form didn't belong to the realm of humans at all.Aramaki took half a step back. The vines beneath his feet writhed uneasily, shrinking into the ground in an attempt to escape this pressure!!As a Logia user, he could clearly sense that the other person contained enough energy to erase him!!How was this a pirate?He was clearly a Sun God descended to the world. His proud abilities were fragile and pathetic before this power.Aramaki's teeth began to chatter.He tried to mobilize the Armament Haki in his body, only to find that his Haki flowed with extreme sluggishness under this pressure!!Run, he had to flee this island immediately!!What Admiral's dignity??What Absolute Justice??Everything was bullshit in the face of overwhelming violence. He only wanted to get as far away from this demon as possible.Luffy turned in mid-air, his gaze passing over his companions to lock onto the retreating Aramakibelow. White lightning danced on his fingertips as he pointed his right hand directly at Aramaki."Hey! You bastard over there, what do you think you're doing to my friends?"...