The Battle Erupts

Rocks, who knew full well how powerful Imu was, immediately put distance between himself and Imu in Kong's form.

The griffin that Kong had transformed into now bore a slender black figure on its back, sprouting countless dark tentacles and looking incomparably evil.

Rocks remembered Houka's warning well: do not let Imu's black hand tentacles pierce you.

Otherwise, Imu's Black Turn Domination would forcibly turn you into a slave!

Those lacking sufficient strength did not even need to be pierced by the black tentacles. As long as they were within a certain range, Imu's Black Turn magic circle could transform them directly.

"Don't come near! Stay away from that monster!"

"Kalleras!! Aim at It! Blast It with Pluton!"

Wielding King's Sword: Erosion, Rocks unleashed a violent Advanced Conqueror's Haki slash at Imu.

The slender black shadow atop the griffin took Rocks's strongest Advanced Conqueror's Haki slash head-on and was cleaved in two.

Yet in the next instant, It had completely recovered, just like a true shadow.

Rocks's Advanced Conqueror's Haki attack appeared to have had no effect whatsoever.

"Completely useless?"

Rocks's gaze hardened. This was truly the first time he had encountered such an unreasonable monster, one that could ignore his Advanced Conqueror's Haki slashes.

Sure enough, it was still too early for him to face Imu.

Before obtaining the legendary Dark-Dark Fruit, there was simply nothing he could do against this ancient monster that had lived for a thousand years.

"So you really do know Mu's abilities!"

Seeing Rocks swiftly retreat, rage filled Imu's multiple pupils as tentacle after tentacle shot toward Rocks.

Upon hearing Rocks's call for aid, Harald erupted without hesitation, sending the massive Fengxi boar flying with a terrifying Advanced Conqueror's Haki-infused slash.

Even Fengxi's pair of enormous tusks were shattered by Harald's Hero's Sword,