Shaking Heaven and Weeping Gods! The Throne Changes Hands!

When Roa began to unleash his Conqueror's Haki, the entire world began to tremble.

Somewhere in the sky, quite a distance from this battlefield.

A colossal, jet-black dragon floats silently here.

But it was precisely at this moment that...

"Hold head high!"

Níðhöggr, the second-generation Dragon of the End, suddenly flapped his wings vigorously and flew backward, his scales almost standing up, and his already narrow eyes now almost shrinking into two vertical lines.

The black dragon's ferocious maw now bared its teeth like a cat with its fur standing on end, roaring fiercely towards a distant point in the sky.

Níðhöggr!

On the black dragon's back, Shanks was nearly thrown off by the sudden rampage of Níðhöggr. He quickly steadied himself and asked in a somewhat panicked tone, "What's wrong! Did you sense something?"

"Hold head high!!"

Níðhöggr, however, seemed to have lost his mind, roaring as he flew backward.

But at this moment, within these successive roars, there was a hint of—

Níðhöggr--

Standing beside Shanks on the back of the black dragon Dragon spoke with a slightly hoarse voice, "Are you afraid?"

"Fear?"

Shanks suddenly turned to look at him.

Will Níðhöggr be afraid?

The battle with several other Ancient Weapon caused a significant rise in sea levels. Would Níðhöggr, who once nearly destroyed the world, be afraid?

If it's truly fear, then it is fear--

"Forehead!"

Shanks suddenly looked up, almost instinctively glancing at a certain point in the distant sky.

He couldn't see anything; even when he used his full Observation Haki, he couldn't sense anything because the distance was too great.

But at this very moment, Shanks found himself breaking out in a cold sweat.

"What, what is that?!"

Dragon's voice trembled.

They shouldn't have been able to sense anything, but at this moment, they suddenly felt a chill run down their spines from the deepest part of their hearts.

It was as if some darkest, cruelest, most vicious, most tyrannical, and most evil monster was staring at them with those malevolent eyes.

"Yes, something absolutely terrifying has been born!"

Even someone as magnanimous as Shanks stammered at this moment.

"That's the direction of the battlefield! What exactly happened there?!"

What is that?

What kind of disaster is next heading towards this world?

For safety reasons, we have sailed to the Calamity City on the outer edge of the world.

"Wow!"

Princess Shirahoshi, who had been hiding at the bottom of the pond in seclusion, suddenly began to cry in terror.

"Oh, how scary! How scary! Father, Mother, brothers, please come and save me!!"

Around the world, the Sea Beast that were ravaging the area around every inhabited island suddenly roared in unison.

Humans cannot understand their language, therefore, they cannot understand their fears.

"Demon King has been born!"

"No one can stop him now!"

"This world is about to face an unprecedented catastrophe!"

"My king, who can save you!"

Besides the highly intelligent Sea Beast, other sensitive animals around the world have also begun to revolt.

Wild beasts burst out of the jungle, birds flew aimlessly as if they had lost their way, and insects began to die in large numbers.

The whole world seems to be in complete chaos.

And the rulers of this world are humanity, and all human subspecies—

"Wow!"

Countless people screamed in terror at the unexpected heart palpitations that had gripped them.

The children began to cry, the elderly slumped to the ground, the men broke out in a cold sweat, and the women screamed in terror.

But at this time, the oblivious people had not yet realized what had happened in the world; they simply thought that the riot by the Sea Beast had left them with lingering fear.

As the world begins to stir, near this aerial battlefield in the New World...

Some distance from the battlefield, a round, bulging aircraft was tossed about in the fierce wind.

The interior of the aircraft.

"Wow! What's going on!"

Lilith, who was piloting the spaceship, screamed repeatedly, "What's with this strange wind! And what's this chilling feeling?!"

The boy, who had been making a ruckus, suddenly fell silent in that instant.

His eyes were fixed intently on what was behind him.

Although all he could see was the cold interior of the aircraft, it was as if he possessed the X-ray vision of the Glint-Glint Fruit, allowing him to see through the aircraft, through the sky, and see something utterly terrifying.

"Luffy?"

Lilith, her forehead covered in cold sweat, noticed the boy's strange behavior and turned around with a pounding heart.

Something terrible has appeared!

The boy's muscles were tense, and his pupils were trembling. "It's terrifying, so terrifying!!"

"..."

Lilith looked somewhat bewildered.

Almost simultaneously.

Below the battlefield where Roa and Imu fought, on the massive deck of the Uranus.

The sudden tremor of the large ship startled everyone.

Even though that earth-shattering aura had deliberately avoided them, everyone couldn't help but fall silent at this moment.

"What, what is that?"

Besieged by the Charlotte Family executives, the already wounded and battered candidate Admiral Gion, stared blankly at the sky.

No one took this opportunity to attack her, because everyone looked up in a daze.

"Conqueror's Haki? This level of Conqueror's Haki? Are you kidding me! Am I really not dreaming?"

Black Leg Zephyr, who was almost covered in wounds from Redfield's beating, was trembling slightly. Even a man with an iron will like him couldn't help but wonder if he hadn't yet woken up from the nightmare!

Zephyr was certain that even he couldn't withstand that level of Conqueror's Haki unless they deliberately avoided it!

But how could there be Conqueror's Haki that powerful?!

What made Zephyr even more hopeful that he was dreaming was --

"It's Roa's aura!!"

The cigar that Golden Lion had been holding in his mouth fell to the ground. He stared up, almost dumbfounded, a strange expression that could only be described as comical appearing on his usually Haki face.

"What on earth did that guy do this time?! How could his aura be so powerful?!"

Observation Haki Golden Lion was an aura so exaggerated that he wondered if he had been afflicted by an illusion!

Could it be that--

The Golden Lion's pupils contracted.

"It's evolution--"

Forced into joining the war by Roa, Hancock and Robin, who had been slacking off the whole time and hadn't contributed anything, were now deathly pale.

The two beautiful women exchanged a glance, both seeing unfathomable fear in each other's eyes.

Is this the evolution that Roa was talking about?

How could it be so exaggerated!

No wonder he was so confident he could take on Níðhöggr!

What kind of monster is this?!

Despair was almost evident in Robin's eyes.

It's over. Imu has no chance of winning anymore.

The reign of Imu, which ruled the world for eight hundred years, has come to an end. Next, Roa will take over the world.

Next, he will wield three Ancient Weapons, and the energy that Calamity City and Pluton lack will be revived by replicating Uranus's energy.

Furthermore, there's Roa, who has evolved to a level that's difficult to comprehend!

Could Níðhöggr alone defeat him?

Could Níðhöggr, in his fully evolved form, defeat Roa? Could he defeat Roa, who far surpasses even Davy Jones and Nerona Imu of his prime?

Robin almost collapsed to the ground in despair.

Is this world already finished?

Not just them, everyone was stunned.

Even Kaido remained silent at this moment.

Even Linlin was completely shocked at this moment.

Bullet was somewhat stunned, and Abel's face also showed disbelief.

If the pirates are in such a state, the Marines are even more hopelessly trapped in an abyss of despair.

"Well."

The Marine Hero sighed dejectedly.

It seems that this is the only way it can go.

Severely injured by Roa and further aggravated by his fight with Bullet, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, now on the verge of death, wore a bitter expression.

Roa, what kind of monster has this world given birth to?

Akainu, severely injured by Teach, remained silent; Abel, covered in wounds inflicted by Abel, was drenched in cold sweat; and Aokiji Kizaru, locked in combat with Enel, sighed deeply.

Fujitora, who was fighting Bonney, looked up, his cloudy, blind eyes wide open, "What will this world face next?"

The navy was almost in despair.

But there was one more person, only one more person.

Zephyr resolutely pulled out Den Den Mushi and dialed a number while everyone was still in shock.

Almost immediately, the call was connected.

"Mr. Zephyr, what exactly—"

"Run! Dragon! Roa has become so strong that even Imu can't compare! Run! Run as far as you can! Don't be impulsive!"

Before Dragon could even respond on the other end of the phone, a sharp slash severed the Den Den Mushi, Redfield retaliated by thrusting his umbrella sword through Zephyr's shoulder.

"Dragon?"

Composing himself, Redfield smiled with interest, "That's certainly interesting news."

He had become a vampire, his ten fingers had become sharp, and he wore a mask on the upper half of his face. His aura was so strong that it was not much inferior to that of Golden Lion and Kaido.

"But,"

Red laughed and said, "Don't you understand? There's no one in this world who can defy Roa anymore."

Zephyr remained expressionless and silent.

That's all he can do.

Above, there was a battlefield high in the sky.

"How is this possible?!"

Imu's massive and bloated body trembled violently, and countless thick, Haki Inazuma leaped from her body surface, like black spears piercing through her body, rendering her unable to move.

But how could that be!

How could someone possess such powerful Conqueror's Haki!

Even Joy Boy, even Davy Jones, even those two combined couldn't possibly do something like that!

"Roa!"

Imu screamed in near terror, "What kind of monster are you?!"

Roa was enveloped by an unprecedented torrent of dark Conqueror's Haki; at this moment, his Conqueror's Haki seemed inexhaustible.

He simply chuckled and said, "Haven't I already said it? I am the calamity."

In addition to the basic numerical improvements, the second evolution also saw an evolution in the ability to create natural disasters and manipulate man-made calamities.

However, the truly crucial mechanism of this evolution lies in the fact that Roa has truly become the embodiment of calamity.

Specifically, he can transform into black energy, directly absorb black energy to increase his power, and even directly manipulate black energy to create all sorts of disasters.

In this world already filled with darkness, Roa can confidently say that he is invincible.

The fact that it can transform into black mist is invincible enough.

The black aura was invisible to everyone except Roa, let alone touch.

No matter what kind of seawater, Seastone, or Armament Haki Conqueror's Haki you use, all your techniques are no longer effective against Roa.

In other words, the dark aura is a manifestation of disaster, and Roa is the complete embodiment of disaster. Humanity can never eliminate the concept of disaster.

"Although it wasn't entirely satisfying, it seems like this is the best you can do, Imu."

The black torrent of Conqueror's Haki slowly dissipated, and Roa looked down at Imu with a sigh, whose body was still trembling slightly even without the bombardment of Conqueror's Haki.

Just as expected, after completing her second evolution, even a monster like Imu, who was comparable to only a handful of people in the long history of humankind, was no longer worth mentioning.

"What a joke! I don't believe it! Roa, you're not trying to fool me! Don't try to bluff!!"

As if he had lost his mind, Imu pushed both hands forward at the same time, and an unprecedentedly huge pentagram magic circle was formed. From the center of the magic circle, a huge black light wave rushed straight towards Roa.

Roa simply smiled. "You've shown your Haki, now let's demonstrate your abilities."

He simply raised his right hand and pointed lightly.

In a realm unseen by Imu, endless black energy suddenly gathered before Roa.

Then, the black energy condensed into a bolt of lightning.

A bolt of lightning, hundreds of meters wide.

Imu felt a white blur before his eyes.

The dark light vanished in an instant, and then lightning engulfed Imu.

This beam of light, exceeding five hundred meters in width, pierced through the sky, leaving a dazzling trail like a Lightning Spear.

After illuminating half the world, the lightning bolt finally dissipated slowly.

Then, in the distant sky, black matter gathered and reformed into the shape of a giant demon.

Even lightning, powerful enough to easily destroy the world, cannot kill Imu, who possesses an immortal body, without the addition of Conqueror's Haki.

Only.

Wow!

Despite being a demon that symbolizes terror, Imu screamed as if he had seen a ghost and turned to run away without hesitation.

Imu, the King of the World who had ruled the world for eight hundred years, chose to flee in disarray.

But.

One hand.

A hand reached out.

This hand grabbed Imu was over 100 meters tall, and held him in its palm.

Imu turned around in disbelief.

He saw a gigantic face that almost completely blocked out the sunlight.

"Your fear is delicious, Imu!"

"Ro... Ro... Roa-- "

Imu never imagined that one day her voice would tremble to that extent.

To her even greater surprise, she asked, "Can we reconcile?"

"At this very moment? You're not joking, are you?"

Roa Ya laughed and said, "Alright, blame yourself for not being a good bad guy. With your abilities, you're supposed to be the embodiment of human malice?"

"I've already told you, this is where you end up. Say goodbye to this world."

The changing of the times has begun.