Imu's Path to God King

The G-1 Marine Base in the New World.

Imu's expression was cold. Kozuki Houka had seized the Logia Ice-Ice Fruit, depriving the World Government of one of its means of countering the enormous tsunamis caused by the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

Imu had spent the past few years searching for all sorts of ice abilities.

But none of the powerful ice abilities they found had satisfied them.

Imu could only strengthen Hell Bakotsu's icy ghost energy, expending a vast amount of demonic energy to enhance this Abyss Martial God once again.

Now, the user of the Hell Bakotsu ability, the former director of Impel Down and one of the four Abyss Martial Gods, had instead become the strongest Abyss Martial God.

Even the former chief instructor of the Marines, now the Fleet Admiral, who had obtained the Feathered Serpent Fruit ability, was slightly weaker than him.

To secure their power base at Marine Headquarters, Imu had taken action.

From among the former senior officials of the World Government—the CP commander-in-chief, the Marines' chief instructor, the director of the Marine Criminal Investigation Bureau, the Marines' chief of staff, the director of Impel Down, and the Chief Warden—Imu had selected the two strongest to become Abyss Martial Gods.

Then, from among the strongest pirates in Impel Down and the powerful fighters of the Affiliated Nations, they had selected the two strongest people to receive the remaining two portions of abyss contract power.

Even Holy Knight Habert, an elite among the Celestial Dragons, could only envy these people.

After reclaiming the power of Holy Knight Wilkes Booth, who had been sent on a mission to Fish-Man Island, Imu had immediately appointed another Holy Knight.

That kept the six Deep Sea God Knights at full strength at all times.

All the remaining Admiral-level and Admiral-candidate-level fighters