Jinx Enters the Fray

In the sky.

"Houka! We need to fuse!!!"

Golden Lion Shiki carried Rocks toward the battlefield. From far off, Rocks unleashed his strongest slash at Imu.

But Imu held the Demon Trident in one hand and the sun in the other. With a mere sweep of the sun, a fiery shock wave shattered Rocks's strongest slash.

"Damn it! Is Imu really that strong?!"

Once again, Rocks saw the vast gulf between himself and Imu.

No wonder that, in one future Houka had "foretold," Rocks couldn't even defeat one of Imu's manifested forms.

And this was Imu's true body!

What was more, Houka's constant pressure had made Rocks far stronger than before.

Ever since Houka had mocked him for having Conqueror's Haki that couldn't even kill a Holy Knight, Rocks had worked tirelessly.

Houka had given him a higher standard to aim for.

He was no longer the arrogant frog at the bottom of a well he had once been.

Yet after all that effort, a single strike from Imu had nearly shattered his deepest conviction.

"Fuck! That's terrifying!"

Golden Lion Shiki stared wide-eyed at what was practically a casual attack from Demon Imu.

Even the long golden hair on his head smelled scorched.

Terrifying!

To fight Imu, he would have to defend himself constantly with Haki.

He knew how to defend himself with Armament Haki, but he had yet to master the more advanced defensive use of Conqueror's Haki.

So far, he had only mastered the simplest form of Conqueror's Haki Infusion.

Without that defense, he might be controlled by Imu's dark tentacles before he could block even one attack.

Sure enough.

At his current strength, he had no business joining this fight!

Hearing Rocks, Houka spat out a Thunderfire Twin Dragon Great Torch, blasting it toward Demon Imu.