"Dead?"
"He's really dead!"
Imu stared intently at the sea, which had remained calm for so long. The tension he had suppressed for so long finally eased.
The Forbidden Pills really did work.
No matter how strong Garen's constitution was, he could only hold out for a few minutes.
Though his death had looked somewhat strange, Imu carefully recalled what he had felt when Garen died and could clearly sense the life force within Garen draining away:
The two had been fighting with all their strength. One breath, Garen had still been brimming with vitality and strength; the next instant, Imu's punch had knocked the life out of him, leaving his face pale as paper.
It wasn't just his face that had gone pale. Garen's entire body had turned into a ghastly white stone statue.
Although his death was completely unlike that of an ordinary person, the light that had suddenly vanished from his eyes could not be faked.
To Imu's powerful senses, Garen had been like a lamp that had burned through all its oil. One second, it had blazed brightly; the next, its flame had guttered out.
There was no doubt about it. He was dead.
Although Imu's Observation Haki could not pierce the sea's natural energy barrier to inspect the ocean floor, the fact that Garen had made no movement for dozens of seconds after falling into the sea also confirmed his death.
"Hahahaha!"
Imu laughed wildly, venting the emotions in his heart through his laughter.
"Finally, finally dead!"
"This is the fate of any mortal who dares shake my throne!"
His hysterical voice rang through heaven and earth, filling everyone present with despair.
Yet as Imu laughed, he gradually found that he could no longer laugh.
Because Imu knew that even his victory had been a