A Troublesome Immortal Body!

A moment later.

Demonized Imu's wounds rapidly closed.

In the end, they slowly healed completely.

Through Observation Haki, Chen Ye sensed

that Imu's aura had not weakened in the slightest despite the damage he had just taken.

The oppressive darkness within him had only grown stronger.

"What a troublesome bastard."

Chen Ye muttered.

Leviathan's enormous body shuddered.

His blood-red eyes locked onto Chen Ye.

To Imu,

Chen Ye was a greater threat than Luffy.

He raised his right foreclaw

and lunged straight at Chen Ye's face.

Seeing the massive claw hurtling toward him,

Chen Ye had no intention of retreating!

He crossed his arms before his chest.

The powers of darkness and light erupted at once,

instantly forming a solid barrier.

The giant claw came crashing down.

A dull roar echoed across all of Elbaf.

An overwhelming force poured down from above.

Chen Ye was smashed toward the ground.

Boom!

The entire earth shook violently.

The ground beneath Chen Ye's feet collapsed into a pit several yards wide.

The dark-gold energy released by Imu's attack exploded outward.

Dislodged black scales shot in every direction without warning!

Whitebeard gripped Murakumogiri tightly.

He swung his blade through the air.

A terrifying shockwave swept out,

pulverizing every black scale flying toward them.

On the other side,

Rocks looked grim.

"That's not a fight we can interfere with."

Rocks gritted his teeth and growled.

Whitebeard slid his blade half an inch back into its sheath.

He replied in a low voice.

"All we can do is hold this position."

"Rushing in would only get in Chen Ye Kid's way."

Inside the pit,

Chen Ye crushed the ground beneath his feet.

Using the immense momentum of the descending claw,

he rolled sharply to the side.

His soles scraped across the ice with a piercing shriek.