Duel with Imu

Luluka Island,

Having eaten and drunk his fill, Oak had been greatly replenished and was about to continue fleeing when he suddenly sensed an immensely powerful aura.

This was...

He looked up at the sky not far above him.

Bang~

An Air Door opened, revealing a familiar figure standing there.

Buzz~

With the figure's appearance, everyone on Luluka Island collapsed in an instant. This was the effect of Conqueror's Haki, but wasn't this effect far too powerful?!

Oak stared at Garling as he emerged from the Air Door.

This was definitely not Conqueror's Haki Garling could have released, so...

Had he been possessed by Imu?

Though he had anticipated it long ago, the moment Oak saw Imu appear while possessing Garling, his heart still sank. Without another word, he raised his hand and was about to slap himself, but before the pad of his paw could land on his body, a black flame reached him first.

The flame seemed to have crossed space out of thin air, moving at an unbelievably fast speed.

Boom~

It exploded with a powerful impact, and the resulting blast engulfed Oak, sending him flying.

Whoosh~

His figure appeared a hundred meters away. Before he could regain his bearings, Garling had already crossed space and appeared before him.

So fast!

The speed displayed by Garling under Imu's possession made Oak's pupils contract.

He had never seen such speed before. It was even more sudden and unpredictable than the teleportation of the Paw-Paw Fruit.

Without wasting words, Imu, possessing Garling, raised his hand and swung his sword at him.

Clang~

Oak only had time to block with the Seven Star Sword. The instant the two weapons collided, Oak was sent flying.

He glanced at the arm holding his sword, which would not stop trembling slightly. In his