World Lord Descends, Battle World Lord

Imu stared expressionlessly at Luo Chuan, and Luo Chuan met his gaze without the slightest weakness. It was as though invisible sparks were colliding and intertwining in the air between them.

"What you've done is utterly unforgivable. Even dying a thousand times over wouldn't be enough to atone for your sins! However... if you obediently hand over your power, I might just show mercy and grant you an intact corpse, so you won't have to suffer being dismembered after death."

Imu's utterly flat voice drifted over slowly, making it impossible to tell whether he was male or female.

Hearing this, the corners of Luo Chuan's mouth lifted slightly, revealing a disdainful sneer. "Hmph, what a sanctimonious bastard. If you've got the ability, then come take my life and power with your own strength. Why put on this fake act?"

At that, Imu casually raised a hand and made a light grabbing motion toward the void. In an instant, the space before Luo Chuan seemed to be kneaded violently by an invisible giant hand, twisting sharply as deep, muffled explosions rang out.

Just then, Imu, who had originally looked composed, seemed to sense something unusual. He whipped around and, without hesitation, sent a kick flying backward. In that split second, Luo Chuan steadily reached out and caught the fierce kick in his hand!

Immediately after, Luo Chuan swung his arm with force, flinging Imu back and forth like a sandbag. The sound of rushing wind howled as Imu's body traced arc after arc through the air.

Finally, with a powerful throw from Luo Chuan, Imu's body smashed heavily into the ground like a cannonball, sending dust billowing into the air.

However, Luo Chuan's attack did not stop there.

The instant Imu hit the ground, Luo Chuan's figure flashed and appeared above him. He raised his foot, about to stomp down hard on Imu. As that foot was about to fall, the surrounding air seemed to freeze solid.

Imu's gaze sharpened slightly, and his right hand reached gently forward. In an instant, the originally calm space ahead actually split into two halves as though cut by an invisible blade! Faced with this sudden, strange attack that could neither be seen nor touched, Luo Chuan reacted extremely quickly. His head jerked to the side, and his body nimbly dodged away, successfully avoiding the strike.

The instant Luo Chuan tilted his head to dodge, the corners of Imu's mouth lifted slightly, and his figure vanished.

This must be the legendary Space Fruit ability, Luo Chuan thought to himself.

After all, aside from the Space Fruit, it was truly hard to imagine any other possibility that could allow someone to manipulate space so freely.

Luo Chuan's eyes swept over his surroundings. Suddenly, he lifted his right leg without hesitation and kicked forward with force.

Almost at the same time, Imu, who had just flashed into view, happened to crash head-on into that fierce front kick. With a muffled bang, Imu had no time to react at all before his entire body shot backward like an arrow loosed from a bow.

However, Luo Chuan's offensive did not stop there. His feet shifted, and his figure instantly turned into a bolt of lightning, appearing behind Imu in the blink of an eye.

He raised his leg and kicked again. This kick was even faster and more powerful, landing directly on Imu's back. Poor Imu tumbled continuously through the air, suffering Luo Chuan's storm-like barrage again and again.

The scene at this moment was a recreation of the move Frieza had used against Son Goku in the Namek arc of Dragon Ball Z.

Luo Chuan was like a skilled soccer player, treating Imu as a ball and kicking him back and forth nonstop.

After this continued for several rounds, Imu, who had been passively taking hits the entire time, finally could not bear it any longer. A low roar came from his mouth as his palms suddenly came together in a clap.

With that motion, the surrounding space began to twist violently. Powerful spatial force formed visible ripples that spread in every direction.

Sensing this terrifying fluctuation of power, Luo Chuan immediately stopped his forward charge and swiftly withdrew his right foot. Then he swung his arm, straightening his index and middle fingers together, unleashing an astonishingly powerful sword-finger strike.

Luo Chuan casually waved his arm a few times. Such a simple motion caused a series of heart-stopping shattering sounds to ring out in the surrounding space!

At that moment, Imu quickly broke free and, in the blink of an eye, circled around behind Luo Chuan. Without hesitation, he unleashed the power of the Space Fruit. A sharp longsword condensed from pure spatial force abruptly appeared in the air and slashed fiercely toward Luo Chuan with thunderous momentum!

Luo Chuan did not even turn his head. He only let out a sudden low shout, and an unmatched, powerful aura erupted from within him like a volcano, forming an indestructible protective aura around his body.

With a crisp clang, the spatial sword slammed hard against the aura on Luo Chuan's body, sending countless sparks flying. After only a few breaths, that spatial sword, which had originally held astonishing power, actually snapped apart while clashing with Luo Chuan's aura.

Immediately after, a deep, soul-shaking humming sound poured continuously from Luo Chuan's body. His entire physique also began to change slowly, his muscles gradually bulging as his body grew more and more burly and powerful.

Suddenly, a brilliant green light burst violently from Luo Chuan's body, like a blazing sun rising into the sky. The light was so intense that it was almost impossible to look at directly.

As that light shone, an extremely violent wave of energy swept outward in every direction with Luo Chuan at its center.

The first to bear the brunt were the Five Elders and Imu not far away. They had no time to react at all before they were sent flying directly by that terrifying wave of energy, looking as wretched as dead leaves in the wind.

The scene in the sky was even more shocking. The originally clear sky had, at some point, become covered by thick dark clouds. Lightning flashed through the cloud layer from time to time, and thunder boomed.

The sea also seemed to be affected by some enormous force. Waves surged violently, rising into massive walls dozens of meters high, one after another, never ceasing.

This sudden upheaval not only made the entire New World tremble, even the distant Four Seas felt an obvious quake.

When the light gradually faded, everyone finally saw the scene before them clearly—Luo Chuan had already completed his transformation and entered his Super Saiyan 1 form!

At this very moment, he radiated an unparalleled, powerful aura. The surrounding space seemed unable to withstand that terrifying energy, and fine cracks appeared everywhere, as though it might completely shatter at any moment.

Luo Chuan's figure flashed, appearing in front of Imu, and he struck out with a palm. In Imu's eyes, that palm was as terrifying as the end of the world descending.

Imu's eyes widened in horror as he looked at the rapidly approaching palm, his heart filled with despair and fear. In that moment, time seemed to become incomparably slow. His thoughts completely froze, and he could only watch helplessly as this fatal blow fell toward him.

However, at this critical instant, something unexpected happened.

In the span of only a few tenths of a second, the entire space seemed to freeze. The pitch-black color that had originally covered Imu's body actually began to fade little by little, replaced by a dazzling, brilliant white—and that white even radiated bright yellow light.

Imu subconsciously raised his hand and clashed palms fiercely with Luo Chuan.

There was a thunderous boom, and an indescribably powerful wave of energy erupted at once, sweeping outward in every direction like raging storm tides.

This surging, unstoppable wave of energy sent sand and stones flying wherever it passed, filling the air with smoke and dust. With overwhelming force, it broke through the dark, cloud-covered sky overhead, tearing apart the heavy cloud layer and revealing the brilliant sunlight hidden behind it.

At the same time, Imu's voice changed, and his appearance underwent an earth-shattering transformation in that very moment.

The black clothing on his body peeled away like shed skin, revealing to everyone a bright yellow body, with a small black dot faintly visible on his forehead.

Words appeared out of thin air, conveying a message: it turned out the World Lord had already used Imu to successfully descend into this world!

"The power you are using does not belong to this world at all! I will absolutely not allow you to trample and destroy this world's laws and order so recklessly!"

This World Lord's gaze was as sharp as a blade. As he spoke, his right hand gave a light, crisp snap of the fingers.

In an instant, a strange humming sound rang out. The scene before them seemed to be violently torn apart by an invisible giant hand, and in a heartbeat, it underwent an earth-shaking change.

In the blink of an eye, the two of them were already inside a mysterious, unfathomable space.

Countless grain-like specks of yellow light filled the space. When they sensed the World Lord's presence, they seemed to be drawn by some powerful attraction, rushing toward him at incredible speed and quickly sinking into his body.

As more and more yellow specks of light were absorbed by the World Lord, wave after wave of vast, majestic energy began to spread outward in every direction with him at the center.

The energy fluctuations were like raging, surging waves, each one higher than the last, constantly battering the entire space. By the time the fluctuations gradually subsided, the World Lord, who had originally used Imu's body as a medium, had somehow completely transformed into a real, tangible body.

Imu, meanwhile, was sent back to the Pirate World under the World Lord's control.

"I will erase you, this anomaly who appeared from who knows where, completely!"

A cold gleam flashed in the World Lord's eyes. His figure abruptly turned into a bolt of lightning, shooting toward Luo Chuan with thunderous speed. In the blink of an eye, he had already flashed in front of Luo Chuan, followed immediately by a relentless barrage of ferocious attacks like a violent storm.

Faced with the World Lord's swift, savage chain of attacks, Luo Chuan, in his Super Saiyan 1 form, could only use every ounce of strength he had to dodge left and right.

Under the World Lord's storm-like assault, even the air was torn apart, releasing deafening sonic booms one after another. The piercing explosions thundered beside his ears, showing just how terrifying the force behind the World Lord's attacks truly was.

The World Lord was somewhat surprised. This was the first time he had encountered an outsider who could dodge his attacks.

Although Luo Chuan managed to avoid each strike at the critical moment, he had actually still suffered no small amount of damage. After all, relying on the strength of Super Saiyan 1, there was no way for him to dodge completely.

Next, Luo Chuan unleashed Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3, and Super Saiyan 4, before finally transforming into Super Saiyan 5.

When the energy fluctuations of Super Saiyan 5 appeared, the World Lord's gaze sharpened. He had not expected to run into such a tough opponent.