Go to the Apex of the World!

"Thorn Hunt!"

Somaz drew his sword and aimed it at Moria, who was descending from the sky.

The entire massive warship suddenly began to shake, and a thorn bush, like wild grass, sprang up and formed a giant wave that swept towards Moria.

"Hehehehehe! Awakening Paramecia?"

Moria just laughed.

The blade of the enormous scissors in his hand was wreathed in a dark, domineering Haki, with invisible currents surging around it.

Armament Haki of internal damage level!

"But weeds are weeds! Using shears to trim them is just what's best!"

Rub!!

The sharp blade flashed and disappeared in an instant, severing the surging thorns.

Moria finally crashed heavily onto the deck of the large ship.

"You actually dared to call my abilities weeds! You piece of trash, you really have the nerve to say that! What are you idiots waiting for? Kill him!"

Somaz roared angrily.

"Hehehe! It's the enemy! Smash him!"

I'm going to grind him into mincemeat!

The Demon Giant on the deck cheered.

Their personalities have been completely reversed under Imu's control; the once valiant giant warriors have now become despicable and vicious demons!

They even swung their heavy cannons directly at Moria.

"Hehehehehe! Shadow, obey my command!"

Moria spread his arms wide, laughing as he commanded, "Shadow World!"

At that moment, the shadows cast on the ground by the sunlight falling from the sky—the shadows of giants, Somaz, cannons, masts, and ship cabins—all began to surge!

Then, these shadows snaked up the giants' bodies, binding them completely like long snakes.

"I can't move!!"

The Demon Giant were terrified.

The shadows were like unbreakable chains, binding their bodies tightly.

Only Somaz reacted quickly, instantly activating his powerful Haki, and the raging shadows subsided in the blink of an eye.

He glared at Moria with displeasure. "You, too, have Awakening?"

Hehehehe!

Moria simply smiled.

But I was still somewhat disappointed.

If this guy hadn't reacted, we could have taken advantage of the opportunity to summon his shadow and cut it off.

Moria was still quite curious: after stealing their shadows, could these guys be completely killed by sunlight?

Unfortunately, his Haki severely hampered his Awakening.

A slightly stronger Haki would be enough to break free from the shackles of his Awakening power, allowing the shadow to regain its freedom.

It doesn't matter, if we can't directly control this guy's shadow, then we'll just steal it!

"Kakutaku-Shadow-Thousand Blades!"

With Moria's wave of his hand, a large number of shadows condensed into jet-black spears, with invisible waves swirling around them, and they stabbed towards Somaz in a massive, overwhelming attack.

"Crimson Lotus Thorns!"

Somaz showed no weakness, and several thickets of thorns sprouted from the ground, also entwined with a dark, domineering Haki, clashing fiercely with the dark shadow spears.

But the next moment, Somaz's expression changed slightly.

His thorns were severed almost instantly by the shadow spears the moment they made contact.

Not only is their Haki aura astonishing, but the weapons formed from these shadows are also incredibly sharp!

But Somaz was not afraid at all. He flicked his right-hand sword, and thorns immediately wrapped around it, turning it into a huge thorny mace.

He met the oncoming sharp spear with his bare body while swinging his spiked club at Moria.

The end result was that his body was riddled with holes in an instant.

However, at the same time, Moria, who had blocked Somaz's attack with his scissors, was also sent flying.

This guy's strength is also unusually formidable!

Its Haki is astonishing!

However, the most crucial thing is--

The surging shadows instantly wrapped around Moria's feet, allowing him to land easily and steadily on the ground.

"Is this... immortality?"

Somaz, whose body was riddled with holes, acted as if nothing had happened and lunged at him again.

His wounds are healing at a speed visible to the naked eye!

No!

It couldn't even be called a wound; there was no blood or exposed flesh!

My attacks are completely ineffective against him!

"Hahaha! You think you're Roa? Possessing the power to break through immortality!"

Somaz laughed loudly, "A stray dog is just a stray dog after all!"

The Divine Knight leaped into the air, and his massive thorny mace slammed down on Moria once more!

"I've really been looked down upon!"

Moria grinned, and countless shadows surged up, once again piercing Somaz through the sky.

Somaz remained unconcerned and continued to slam his spiked club down.

That's how the Divine Knight fight.

Since we're immortal, feel free to attack us; let's see who can outlast whom.

But in that instant, Moria's body transformed into a blur, suddenly shooting forward.

"What?"

Somaz was caught off guard and smashed a large hole in the deck with his spiked club, causing the entire massive warship to shake violently.

Then he watched as Moria appeared beside his shadow cast on the deck, then bent down and grabbed it.

What the hell?!

Somaz suddenly felt his body go limp.

Because Moria had literally pulled his shadow off the deck.

"Hehehehehe! Come on! Let me see what's different about the shadow of the Divine Knight!"

Moria chuckled and with a single snip of his scissors, severed Somaz's shadow.

Because of your immortality, you've become far too arrogant, you Divine Knight!

Then let me give it one last try!

"Wow!!"

Somaz screamed in agony, "What did you do?!"

After his shadow disappeared, the bright sunlight shone on him, and thick white smoke immediately rose from his body.

His body was visibly evaporating!

In just a few seconds, under the sunlight, Somaz's body had turned to ashes.

Because the shadow exists because of its master, the shadow in Moria's hand also vanished the moment Somaz disappeared.

"Did it succeed?"

Moria was somewhat expectant.

It's a pity Roa wasn't there, otherwise he would have solemnly reminded Moria never to say such things during battle.

If you say you succeeded, then you must have failed.

Sure enough, the scattered ashes began to gather in the next instant, and in just a few blinks, Somaz reappeared before Moria in brand new condition.

"Hahaha! Useless, useless, useless!"

With a maniacal laugh, the massive spiked club slammed down on Moria again. "Immortality? That's true immortality! You think you're Roa?!"

Moria frowned.

Even the deadly Shadow Stealing technique can't do anything to this guy?

In that case, he would be completely helpless.

Moria gave Somaz a deep look.

Let's stop here.

The surging shadows on the deck instantly transformed into spears, piercing directly into the brains of all the Demon Giant.

Although the Boss can turn these giants into ghouls, he can't take them back now.

Let's just get rid of them here.

Then.

The massive spiked club crashed down, smashing Moria into countless fragments.

"Um?"

Somaz was taken aback.

The feel is a bit off.

Then he saw the fragments of Moria that he had smashed turn into streaks of black light, shooting straight into the sky.

Shadow?

That guy already ran away?

"You bastard!!"

Somaz roared furiously, "Get back here, you bastard!"

But the ship in the sky had long since disappeared into the clouds.

It's too late to catch up now.

Later, on the large airship, they gradually moved away from the island.

"Report this news to the Boss immediately and have him tell everyone that the Knights of God have been mobilized!!"

The message was immediately relayed to the massive floating Sky Island in the New World.

Then it is transmitted to all the airships in the West Blue and North Blue.

After the Knights of God were dispatched, the situation changed completely.

The Divine Knight were already very powerful, at least on par with the top officers of the major Emperor pirate crews.

What's even more terrifying is that they not only possess immortality, but they can also summon each other.

If you encounter a Divine Knight and don't immediately create distance, you might end up facing the entire Knights of God.

Even though the warships that set sail for the North Blue and West Blue were all staffed with high-ranking officers from various pirate crews, it was impossible for them to actually engage in a direct battle with the Divine Knight.

The airships that had been wreaking havoc in the North Blue and West Blue have all fallen silent.

"The Knights of God have actually been dispatched?"

In response to this situation, the monsters immediately held a short meeting.

The Golden Lion sneered, "No wonder, even if they're far away in the Four Seas, they can return instantly using their teleportation ability."

"In that case,"

Katakuri glanced at Roa, "The conquest of the North Blue and West Blue will have to be put on hold for now. Unless you personally lead the operation, even we can't do much against those guys."

Even they couldn't truly kill the Divine Knight.

Only Roa.

"How many Divine Knights are there? And how vast are the West Blue and the North Blue?"

Charlotte Linlin chuckled, "Let's play hide-and-seek with them!"

What's the point then?

Kaido snorted coldly, "Our ultimate goal is to occupy the North Blue and West Blue. As long as those scum are still roaming those two seas, we'll have to face them sooner or later!"

That's right.

Redfield nodded slowly, then looked at Roa with interest. "Or, Roa, why don't you go there yourself?"

"We don't need to kill everyone, just a few, and the rest won't dare to run rampant on the sea anymore, right?"

"That kind of thing is so boring,"

Roa casually remarked, "Besides, what's the point of just killing a few Divine Knight? Don't forget that immortality can be mass-produced."

"This is the scariest part."

Katakuri said seriously, "If one day, even the high-ranking officers of the Marine Headquarters become immortal, I really don't know how we'll cope!"

He looked intently at Roa, "We have to get rid of that woman!"

Kill Imu?

It might not be that easy.

But.

"It seems the government isn't going to send out any stronger forces. In that case..."

Roa chuckled and said, "Let's end this pointless probing."

"Let's go to Mary Geoise."

"Oh!"

Kaido's eyes lit up instantly. "Going straight for the enemy's lair, huh? Hehehehe! That's more like it!"

Roa shrugged. "This battle was bound to happen sooner or later."

Golden Lion frowned slightly. "Are you already confident?"

Let's go take a look first.

Roa narrowed his eyes slightly. "Didn't the captain cause quite a ruckus in Mary Geoise back then? It shouldn't be that scary."

"Fight if you can, run if you can't."

We need to find out exactly what kind of power Imu possesses.

Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle.

As for myself now, even if I'm not as good as Imu's original form, I shouldn't be too far behind.

Of course, if that guy is just a complete idiot, then he could wipe out the World Government in one fell swoop!

"Hahahaha!"

The Golden Lion suddenly burst into laughter, "You brat, do you think running away is so justifiable?"

"But does someone in this world really exist who could make you run away in panic?"

Red smiled, "Even that woman among the Celestial Dragons is no match for you."

He had personally experienced just how powerful Roa was.

It can be said to be incredibly powerful, completely surpassing human limits.

This level of power was already beyond his original imagination. Could this world truly give birth to someone even more powerful Roa?

Who knows?

Roa simply smiled. "This world is vast. The Celestial Dragons have ruled the world for eight hundred years; surely they harbor even more terrifying powers, right?"

Katakuri rolled his eyes slightly.

They're putting on quite a convincing act.

What exactly is the World Government hiding? Don't you know?

"Anyway, are you going?"

Roa asked with great interest.

"Hehehe! There's only one answer!"

Kaido roared with laughter, "Mary Geoise? Isn't that the best battlefield? It's long overdue to drag those Celestial Dragons into the fray! Let them know what the rules of this world really are!"

"Hahahaha!"

Golden Lion also smirked, "I'm also very curious about what else the Celestial Dragons are hiding!"

"Mother, Mother!"

Charlotte Linlin's crimson lips also blossomed into a wild smile, "Then let's cause a ruckus! I want to see what's different about Homies made from the soul of Celestial Dragons!"

"Then let's go!"

Red nodded leisurely. "Holy Land? Haha, turning it into hell wouldn't be bad."

"So, Roa,"

Katakuri chuckled and asked, "When do we set off?"

"Now, of course! Let's go, to the Apex of the World!"