Battle (II)

This situation did not last long. Imu suddenly let out a strange cry, the sound exploding like thunder. The enormous sound waves spread in all directions with the force of landslides and raging seas, instantly dispersing the powerful current.

Then, Imu's body underwent an astonishing transformation. He became a half-human, half-beast figure.

His face resembled that of the Blue Ogre, savage and terrifying, radiating a chilling aura. His feet were broad and flat, like a duck's webbed feet.

Behind him, a pair of sharp, piercing tails swayed ceaselessly, as if ready to launch a deadly attack at any moment.

"You did not exceed my expectations. You're considerably stronger than Rocks." Imu chuckled lightly, but there was an inscrutable meaning hidden in his smile.

"My strength isn't anything special, but it's more than enough to deal with you!" Swain said as he quickly retreated a thousand meters into the air.

Although the two were far apart, their powerful Observation Haki was enough to detect the slightest disturbance.

"Hehe! In all these years, only two young men have dared speak to me like that." Imu's voice was extremely shrill, like a blade scraping across glass. It sent chills down anyone's spine.

If Swain had not immediately protected his body with Haki, he felt that his eardrums would have burst outright. He could even see the air around Imu trembling faintly beneath that shrill voice, as if it could barely withstand it.

"You only narrowly defeated Joy Boy back then, you traitor to Totto Land!" Swain said without mercy.

In a battle of this level, as long as one could affect the opponent's state of mind, there was a chance to seize victory.

"It seemed you had learned the truth of the Void Century." Imu's expression darkened as he spoke grimly.

He had