The entire world became a gray-white expanse of absolutely frozen spacetime!
"Hahahahahahahahaha!!!"
Looking at the figure he had completely frozen in spacetime, Dio could not help letting out the most triumphant, arrogant laugh of his life!
"It's over! It's all over!"
He slowly walked toward the motionless Ye Chuan, an enraptured expression on his face, as though admiring his own most perfect work of art.
"What a wonderful expression, Ye Chuanliu."
"Turn to cosmic dust in this frozen despair!"
He controlled his Stand, [The World], concentrating all its strength into its right fist, and drove it viciously toward Ye Chuan's unguarded neck!
Yet just as [The World]'s fist was about to touch Ye Chuan's neck-
Clang-!!!!
An incredibly dull, terrifying crash suddenly rang out!
"What?!"
The wild grin on Dio's face froze instantly!
He stared at the scene before him in disbelief!
When [The World]'s fist, powerful enough to pulverize everything, struck Ye Chuan's neck, it was as though it had hit steel. His neck did not budge!
"Impossible! This is impossible!"
Dio completely lost his mind!
He controlled [The World], launching a frenzied storm of attacks at the other parts of Ye Chuan's body-his head, heart, limbs...
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Yet no matter how he attacked, no matter how much strength he used...
The body of the man frozen in spacetime never budged!
As it turned out, at the very instant Dio activated [The World] and stopped time...
Ye Chuan had used the highest-level technique from the [Pirate King] world to cover his entire body in [Armament Haki] without holding anything back, like the most perfect suit of close-fitting armor!
The nine seconds of frozen spacetime ended.
When the world began moving again, Ye Chuan slowly raised his head.
Looking at Dio, who had fallen into a