Seeing his attack easily absorbed by Rocks, Saint Mars's expression turned somewhat ugly, and his brows furrowed.
" The Dark-Dark Fruit, that's a really troublesome ability!"
After absorbing Saint Mars's attack, Rocks did not attack him first, but instead continued to raise his fist and blast it towards Saint Saturn.
He's a single-minded person; he won't switch targets until he's killed Saint Saturn!
In the blink of an eye, a fist imbued with Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki landed on Saint Saturn's head.
"Sizzle!"
A clear cracking sound rang out; without the power of the Devil Fruit, Saint Saturn's body was much more fragile.
Rocks had smashed his entire head so hard it collapsed inside.
Even so, Saint Saturn still had a breath left, which surprised Rocks.
Putting everything else aside, this guy's vitality really amazed him.
No problem, if one punch doesn't kill, then another one will do!
Rocks raised his fist again, preparing to deliver the final blow to Saint Saturn, but the others wouldn't let him have his way and rushed towards him.
However, in the next moment, everyone stopped in their tracks.
The three Five Elders and Kong suddenly stopped their charging bodies, and Rocks' raised fist also stopped in mid-air.
Everyone looked up in a certain direction, their faces filled with horror, and beads of sweat dripped from their foreheads.
They experienced great terror there!
They wanted to escape, but their bodies were frozen in Body Immobilization Technique, completely unable to move.
The next moment, a light suddenly appeared in the boundless darkness above, and it grew brighter and brighter as time went on.
Not long after, the surrounding black mist shattered with a deafening roar.
What appeared in their sight was a shockwave flashing with dazzling golden light.
The shockwave was a full ten meters long, and even though they were still hundreds of meters away, they could feel the terrifying energy it contained.
And now they understand why they can't escape: they've all been locked onto by the energy of this shockwave.
There was no way to escape the range of this attack; the only thing to do was to confront it head-on.
"What happened? Could it be that Xia Chen wasn't killed by Lord Imu?"
Saint Nusjuro exclaimed in shock.
The others around him did not answer his question; they all stared intently at the shockwave hurtling towards them.
Their priority now should be survival; everything else is only meaningful after they have survived this attack.
For a brief moment, Rocks and the Five Elders reached a consensus, refraining from attacking each other and instead unleashing their strongest attacks at the shockwave.
Except for the dying Saint Saturn, who lacked this ability, the five attacks were launched almost simultaneously.
"Huff~ Huff~"
After unleashing this attack, everyone was a little out of breath. To deal with the shockwave that posed a huge and deadly threat to them, they had given it their all.
So even a single blow drained a large portion of their stamina!
The group looked into the distance with expectant expressions, hoping their attack would be effective!
In an instant, the golden shockwave traversed an enormous distance, colliding with their attack a hundred meters in front of them.
"Boom!"
A tremendous roar came from the point of impact, but the result that the group had hoped for did not occur.
The five attacks appeared powerful, but they were instantly disintegrated upon contact with the golden shockwave, turning into energy mist and dissipating into the world.
"!!!"
The faces of the group were filled with utter shock, as if they couldn't believe that their strongest attack had been so easily thwarted.
This scene left the group stunned, a wave of despair washing over them.
In the moment of crisis, Rocks raised his arms high and roared.
Dark Abyss!
Suddenly, endless darkness rose up in front of Rocks, forming a huge dark vortex with a diameter of hundreds of meters.
Even the sunlight falling from the sky could not escape the pull of darkness and became distorted.
After doing all this, Rocks's body went limp, and he knelt down in mid-air. Heavy breathing filled the air around him.
But Rocks was completely oblivious to his own situation, staring intently ahead.
Dark Abyss is an upgraded version of Dark Water. It can also absorb attacks, but its range is larger and its absorption capacity is stronger.
It is currently the only means he possesses that could potentially counter the golden light shockwave.
A moment later, before their very eyes, the golden shockwave instantly plunged into the dark vortex and vanished without a trace.
Seeing this, the group instantly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if they had escaped death.
But before they could even rejoice for a second, the dark vortex began to violently churn, and a sliver of golden light shone through it.
The next moment, the dark vortex dissipated instantly, and golden light shone in their eyes.
"Boom!"
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Meanwhile, hundreds of nautical miles above the sky.
Xia Chen slung the Jingu Bang over his shoulder and said calmly:
"Done, that's it!"
Even from hundreds of nautical miles away, he could sense that the auras of the group were rapidly dissipating.
That's absolutely certain death!
He was very satisfied with the power of the God-Level Haki; it was stronger than ordinary people could imagine!
No wonder Imu fought him for so long.
As he spoke, he looked down at the sea.
At this moment, the seawater on the surface was still churning and surging violently!
"Now, it's time to get serious!"
Xia Chen twisted his neck and said in a deep voice.
Now that he has used Imu to break through to the level of God-Level Haki, there is no need to hold back in the upcoming battle.
He hadn't experienced what it felt like to unleash his full combat power in a long time!
Although his attack was incredibly powerful, it was absolutely insufficient to defeat Imu.
However, his opponent suffered a minor setback from his Body Immobilization Technique, so his injuries must be quite severe!
As I was lost in thought, the seawater below suddenly began to boil as if it were boiling water, and at the same time, a flame was shooting rapidly upwards from the sea.
"Boom!"
The sea suddenly exploded, and the ball of fire shot straight up to Xia Chen 'Xia Chen height, dozens of meters away from him.
The flames emitted extremely high temperatures, but they had no effect on Xia Chen whatsoever.
A moment later, the flames subsided, and a figure in black robes appeared in Xia Chen's sight.
Imu's breathing was somewhat disordered at this moment, indicating that the blow he had just received had indeed taken a toll on him.
Beneath the black robe, crimson eyes stared intently at Xia Chen, and he asked:
Why is seawater ineffective against you? Aren't you Devil Fruit User?
"Who says Devil Fruit User have to fear the sea? Can't I be fearless just because I'm awesome?" Xia Chen retorted calmly.
Upon hearing Imu, Im fell silent, unsure of what to say.
The fear of seawater by Devil Fruit User is a law that has always existed in this world, and no one is an exception, including him!
Don't be fooled by his seemingly fearless appearance when he rushed out of the sea; that's because he had been using his abilities to create a protective shield of flames around himself, preventing the seawater from getting close to him.
Otherwise, he would also be restrained by the sea!
But he clearly saw Xia Chen's body come into contact with the seawater just now, which was completely different from his situation!
Theoretically, as long as Xia Chen is Devil Fruit User, he should be affected, but this theory has now been broken.
After thinking for a long time, Imu still couldn't figure out the reason, so he simply stopped thinking about it and continued to stare at Xia Chen with his scarlet eyes, saying:
"Whatever your reason for not being afraid of the sea, that doesn't matter anymore!"
"Because you're destined to die here!"
As soon as Imu finished speaking, flames suddenly burst into flames, and his black robe slowly turned to ashes, revealing the figure beneath it.
(#°Д°)!
Xia Chen's eyes widened as if he had seen something unbelievable, and he began to stammer.
"You, you..."