Battle Imu!

"Open!" Imu said in a deep voice.

The incomparably sturdy doors immediately opened one after another, as though they were ceremoniously welcoming their master home.

Swain, trapped inside, also noticed that all the outer doors had opened.

A powerful sense of unease surged within him. He knew that he was about to face an exceptionally powerful enemy.

Then, he saw someone who made his breath catch.

The man had a human body, arms, and narrow eyes, with fine rings around his pale pupils.

He wore a crown with four towering spikes and a cloak that trailed to the ground.

Imu!!

"An uninvited guest has arrived." Swain unleashed his full fighting power.

The Conqueror's Haki surrounding him clashed against Imu's. Swain's Conqueror's Haki was red, while Imu's was pitch-black.

Swain's Conqueror's Haki was faintly being suppressed.

"What powerful Haki!" Swain thought in shock.

"Heh, you do like throwing accusations around."

"You are Rocks's descendant, aren't you?" Imu's voice held neither joy nor sorrow, yet it carried a suffocating pressure.

"I am no one's descendant. My name is Swain!" There was not the slightest fear in Swain's eyes, only unyielding fighting spirit.

"Your grandfather was originally a prince of an Alliance Country, yet he went to sea and became a pirate."

Imu continued, seemingly trying to persuade Swain.

"So you were born a noble, yet you also became a pirate. Why not choose to return to the Alliance Country? I will grant you the status of a Celestial Dragon. Uphold my rule, and your descendants will enjoy this treatment for generations!"

Imu offered tempting terms, hoping to convince Swain to abandon resistance and serve him.

"Even if you have killed countless Celestial Dragons before, I will let bygones be bygones!"

Swain sneered. "Then weren't those dead Celestial Dragons your kin?"

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