Interrupting Imu's Rage and the Opportunity for Advancement

Holy Land Mary Geoise · Flower Room

"Put that straw hat down! Put my things down!!"

Imu swung his long blade, sending streak after streak of piercing power steeped in absolute darkness hurtling toward Kozuki Houka.

Within the awakened black flame clouds, countless eyes stared eerily at Houka, swiftly locking onto him as he transformed into lightning.

"Big guy! If I was going to give it back, I wouldn't have taken it!"

"Joy Boy said that anything left behind, anything placed on a table or in a display cabinet, was stuff nobody wanted."

"If you want trouble, go find Joy Boy!"

Houka's lightning flashes were not enough. He had to accelerate a hundredfold to break free from the precise lock-on of Imu's bizarre eyes.

"Kozuki Houka! I will make you die!!"

Nerona Imu completely snapped. His fury soared into the heavens, and his violent Conqueror's Haki shot skyward, blasting apart even the clouds.

The nearly tangible Conqueror's Haki crushed cracks and ravines into the walls and floor.

Bolts of black-red lightning as thick as arms blasted all manner of things apart.

Even Houka's elemental form was affected.

Houka was instantly alarmed!

He had thought this old monster's combat power would decline after losing the Yang Release, but this undead bastard's Conqueror's Haki seemed to have grown even stronger.

It could actually forcibly affect other people's Devil Fruit abilities.

Could Imu advance to God-level Conqueror's Haki like Joy Boy and forcibly suppress other people's Devil Fruit abilities?

If so, Houka would have to reassess Imu's strength!

Perhaps the current Imu was even more dangerous than before.

The previous Imu, although possessing the Yang Release power of Sun God Nika, had felt like an extremely contradictory existence to Houka.

But now, Imu's demonic power was purer, and even his Conqueror's Haki had