Seeing that the boy showed no sign of stopping, Lu Yu didn't hesitate and charged straight towards the location ahead.
However, to Lu Yu's surprise, that young man simply vanished from his senses as he moved about.
Upon sensing the situation before him, the clone's face showed a look of confusion. Just as it was about to share the information with Lu Yu, a dark shadow flashed past behind it.
Such a fleeting moment resulted in an extremely unexpected attack, and in an instant, Lu Yu's clone, tasked with luring the enemy, was indeed destroyed.
"Ah, so it really is here?"
Lu Yu's eyes flickered slightly, and he instantly began to move. Now, Lu Yu's speed was more than ten times faster than before.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Yu had already arrived at the place where his clone had been destroyed.
At this moment, when Lu Yu spread his spiritual power to the surrounding environment, he realized that the aura of the young man he had targeted earlier had already transcended the human realm.
"Hey, what's going on?! Why did you steal all their memories?"
The young man who had just killed Lu Yu's clone was completely dumbfounded:
Wait a minute, I just killed this guy and he turned into a wisp of white smoke, and then in the blink of an eye, an exact replica appeared?
The young man frowned as he looked at Lu Yu. He could clearly sense how terrifying the energy contained within Lu Yu was.
It seemed that if he took even the slightest step, he might be met with a thunderous attack.
"Hmph, what would you understand if I told you all this! I must achieve my dominance! I must evolve to the highest level!"
The moment those words were spoken, the young man's eyes turned a deep blue.
A strange fluctuation slowly spread out, and upon seeing the situation before him, Lu Yu felt a sense of foreboding.
In this dark night, the fluctuations of this power emanating from the darkness allowed Lu Yu to clearly see the surrounding points of light, which slowly spread outwards.
It seems that the energy can enter one's body by following one's own breath.
Upon sensing the situation before him, Lu Yu's lips curled into a slight smile.
With a gentle wave of his right hand, a gust of wind formed a wall, blocking the light spots from Lu Yu's body.
"Just enjoy this power here. In a few days, my body will evolve to its highest level, and then I can transform into a true thousand-year-old dragon! From then on, I will roam the world, and no one will be able to stop me!"
After saying that, an excited look appeared on the guy's face.
His body had already begun to flee towards the outside world, and seeing this, Lu Yu was preparing to strike him down. Even as he clenched his right hand, the space around me began to crumble.
However, the next moment, Lu Yu's arm returned to its original state, and the strength he had accumulated also returned to normal.
Suddenly, an enormous balloon appeared and fell from the sky.
That balloon was the Gum-Gum Balloon that Luffy created!
The terrifying force of the impact sent the man crashing to the ground. The violent impact seemed to have hit his head.
At that very moment, Lu Yu could clearly see that the young man had spat out a creature resembling a seahorse from his mouth.
As soon as the seahorse revealed its true form, it panicked and jumped into the seawater.
Upon seeing this, Lu Yu gently clenched his right hand, and an invisible aura imprisoned him, making it impossible for him to move an inch.
"Damn it, let me go! Let me out!"
The creature roared furiously, and at the same time, countless blue light spots shot out from its mouth.
Upon seeing this, a flash of annoyance crossed Lu Yu's eyes.
The next moment, before Luffy could react, an aura, as if emanating from the depths of darkness, slowly condensed from Lu Yu's body.
At this moment, countless black shadows appeared out of thin air in front of Lu Yu. He, who was already able to control shadows, was like a king in the dark under the cover of night.
As soon as these shadows were formed, they were already being controlled by Lu Yu to slash forward!
But who could have imagined that the power contained within these shadows, after breaking free of their restraints, would strike the seahorse's body with an immense force of creation, each blow seemingly possessing immense creative power.
The impact slammed violently into Han Ma's body, bringing it to the brink of collapse.
Seeing this situation, Lu Yu nodded slightly, and the force he gently released from his hand struck the seahorse's belly.
This impact caused the seahorse to expel all the memory power it had previously absorbed from its mouth.
At this moment, Lu Yu could clearly see a multicolored power rushing towards the sky.
Returning to each of their bodies and witnessing the scene before him, Luffy stood up, a look of confusion in his eyes, and murmured to himself as he looked at his teammates.
"What's going on? Where's my meat? I was eating meat!"
Seeing that Luffy was still thinking about eating meat at this crucial moment, Lu Yu was furious and kicked him in the butt.
"They're gone!"