Imu's Journey Through Hell!

The sky was crimson, like blood and fire; the ground was gravelly, like charcoal and black rice; the air was filled with a purplish mist; the temperature was scorching; and the smell of sulfur was overwhelming.

Imu felt distinctly uncomfortable as soon as he appeared.

Strictly speaking

This was actually his second time here.

But the previous time, because I was facing King Enma, all my attention was focused on him.

Therefore, these environments have not received much attention.

However, after applying the Haki to the body, the burning sensation disappeared.

According to them, this is Yomotsu Hirasaka.

The counterpart to the Sea Star Human Realm is Wano Country, but the problem is that Noah has long since left the 'New World' sea area.

This phenomenon is indeed quite amazing.

So what do we do now? Which direction should we go?

"I should have ordered a map."

Despite his thoughts, Imu gripped the scabbard of the 'Enma' sword and, following his Sixth Sense, slowly walked in one direction, essentially leaving everything to fate.

Honestly.

The experience of exploring the wilderness alone with a knife was truly novel, which gradually excited him.

This is the normal start for a time traveler.

"So there are trees in Hell too?"

Imu marveled at the few remaining Kogarashi that stood tall on the wasteland; everything was new and exciting to him now.

Just as he was wondering why this Hell was so empty, a towering red pillar appeared at the other end of his line of sight.

That is...

As Imu approached, he immediately discovered that it was a red Torii, estimated to be nearly a thousand meters high, representing the gate separating the realms of gods and humans.

A large number of semi-transparent figures poured out of the 'Red Gate', some walked in, some floated in from above, and then there were more above, layer upon layer.

As soon as they appeared, they automatically joined the seemingly endless procession under the watchful eyes of two Purple-Robed Skeleton wielding large scythes.

From Imu's perspective, it's impossible to see how many lines there are; counting from the ground upwards, there are at least eighteen layers.

The scene was indeed spectacular, even making one wonder, are so many people dying every day in the Sea Star World?

"It turns out the skeleton from before wasn't Enma's true form."

Imu thought about it and found it unsurprising; it was normal for these god-level beings to like to bend over. However, this made him understand what to do next.

He didn't continue to approach; instead, he created some distance, but his direction was the same as the long queues.

As he walked, he grew impatient. The desolate environment became monotonous without any novelty, so he began to speed up.

He didn't know how much time had passed, or how far he had traveled, until a dark yellow river and an ancient bridge connecting the two ends appeared before him, and Imu stopped his fast-moving steps.

Not only that.

With his eyesight, he could see some things that looked like houses in the distance across the river.

But Imu's gaze was fixed on the woman standing on the bridge, turned to the side, seemingly observing the river.

The other person was dressed in a kimono similar to the river, and held an umbrella that looked like it was made of white paper, which she rested on her shoulder. Her figure was quite graceful.

At this moment, the other person seemed to notice her as well, and slowly turned around, revealing her gentle face and tender eyes.

"Sir, you must be new to the Underworld?"

"Oh? How do you know?"

Imu looked at the beautiful woman in yellow with great interest and asked.

"Because your scent is so refreshing, I can barely detect any ghostly aura."

Although he didn't know what the woman meant by "underworld energy," he didn't deny anything.

Seeing the other person curiously approaching step by step, as if attracted by his scent, Imu's lips curled up slightly.

"This is finally getting interesting, but with that overwhelming malice and greed, are you sure you're planning a sneak attack?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the woman stopped abruptly, clearly stunned, but her gentle gaze instantly turned cold and ruthless.

Oh, I should say female ghost.

"I didn't expect you to have sensory abilities. This is no fun. I was hoping to play with you for a bit!"

Imu chuckled and said, "But I have a lot of things I want to ask you. How about we talk about it?"

"Ask me from inside my stomach!"

The Yellow-Clad Female Demon's expression suddenly turned ferocious, and the paper umbrella in her hand flew out, spinning rapidly like a top as it flew more than ten meters into the air.

[Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh]

In Setsuna, countless dark yellow water droplets splashed out like a heavy rain, while at the same time, wisps of yellow mist spread throughout the area.

Soon, a withered tree was swallowed up by the mist right before Imu's eyes, and the ground in front of him was riddled with deep holes by the falling water droplets.

"Oh~"

"It's like sulfuric acid."

Imu thought to himself, then glanced at the river not far away and said, "It seems your ability is to manipulate some of the waters of the Yellow Springs."

When the female ghost saw that he showed no intention of dodging, she grinned maliciously, but before she could say anything, her expression froze.

"How... how is that possible?"

All the raindrops and mist were blocked by a Formless wall of air about ten meters away from Imu, and she realized that she had provoked a monster.

"Hey, let me see what you know."

Sudden.

Imu's figure appeared instantly in front of the female ghost, while the figure behind him vanished like an illusion in the wind.

"Not good!"

The female ghost's expression changed drastically; her delicate brows furrowed, and a chilling unease spread through her body like a bone-chilling cold.

Just as she was about to summon a paper umbrella to protect herself, she discovered that the umbrella in the air had been split in two and was turning into ashes and disappearing.

[Bang!]

The next moment, Imu gripped the female ghost's neck tightly with his right hand. When her terrified gaze met the latter's golden, wavy pupils, she felt her entire body tremble with extreme fear, completely unable to move.

Imu then proceeded to question the other party while simultaneously 'browsing' what the other party was subconsciously thinking.

This ability to read another person's thoughts through contact is one of the special abilities of his Observation Haki.

I originally just came here with the intention of giving it a try.

After all, the target changed from a human to a ghost, but judging from the current results, it hasn't had much of an impact. This should be related to the fact that ghosts also have 'hearts'.

"Oh, so you're the legendary Rain Woman."

Through the female ghost's inner thoughts, Imu's understanding of 'Enma Hell' began to increase rapidly. These demons who refused to submit to the king's rule were the evil spirits that King Enma spoke of.

For example, there are Bone Woman, Snow Woman, Needle Woman, Two-Mouthed Woman, and so on, who specialize in devouring the souls of ordinary people in Hell. The village behind that bridge has already been 'eaten' clean by this Rain Woman.

The so-called commoners are souls who temporarily live here while waiting to be reincarnated. This waiting process is often very long because there are countless ghosts ahead of them in line.

So they spontaneously gathered together to form villages and towns, and even married and had children with each other.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the village's souls have been devoured by the Rain Woman; it won't be long before they're filled up again, since the houses are already built.

The Rain Woman couldn't stay there indefinitely, as the jailers would come to check on her.

"Wow, the Underworld is actually a civilized world!"

Having obtained everything he desired, Imu used his Haki to tear the Rain Woman in his hand to pieces, and a ball of eerie blue flame appeared in front of him.

With the information provided by the Rain Woman, he knew that this was the key to enhancing his soul's strength.

High concentration of Spirit Particle Aggregate!

Without any hesitation, he scooped it up with his palm and put it in his mouth.

[Boom!!]

Instantly, a golden, sun-like Conqueror's Haki erupted from Imu's body like a tsunami.