Houka transformed into an enormous demon just like Imu and ravenously devoured the devil shadow power Imu had released.
The Devil Shadow Zone, which had been spreading rapidly toward the East Blue and West Blue, abruptly slowed its expansion.
Houka was not merely using his awakened Age-Age Fruit ability to imitate demonic powers. He was also using the demonic powers he had plundered from another world.
In his current demon form, Houka was almost identical to Imu. He simply had not developed his powers as far as Imu had.
Still, as he devoured the high-quality devil shadow power released by the god-level Imu, Houka felt that Merry's demon form would soon awaken.
By now, the ship spirit Merry ought to be called Demon Merry—or the Demon Tenth Soul!
"Impossible! Impossible!"
Under demon Houka's relentless devouring, shadow Imu truly panicked, their body beginning to waver and turn insubstantial.
"Ahahahaha! Scared now, you old bastard?"
"Once Houka finishes swallowing these shadows, let's see where your real body can hide!"
Loki spoke excitedly. Without these devil shadows, that old bastard Imu would no longer be able to play hide-and-seek with them.
"Wahahaha! Imu, are you hiding over in the Florian Triangle right now?"
"Loki, hurry and fly over there! Don't let them get away!"
Rocks had known that bastard Houka was not so simple.
The man had gone to another timeline, killed its Imu, and plundered that Imu's demonic powers. Perhaps he had already anticipated this day.
Rocks instantly read far too much into it, raising his image of Houka as a "mastermind" several notches higher.
In truth, Houka had never known that this True God Imu would unleash such a move.
He had intended to kill Imu head-on in the holy land of Mary Geoise, then merge with and reclaim those powerful