With a flap of its black wings, Imu soared into the sky.
The air behind him was torn apart, forming a sonic boom cloud visible to the naked eye.
Roy drew his Shusui, his pupils reflecting the black figure shooting straight at him.
"Regret?"
He chuckled.
"I'm the kind of person who has never known what regret is."
The moment he finished speaking, Roy rushed out as well.
Two figures collided high in the sky.
Black flames and Telekinesis exploded simultaneously, causing the entire sky to tremble.
Everyone below paled upon seeing this.
The shockwave from this collision was more than ten times stronger than when Luffy and Loki fought Imu.
The sea was shaken, creating waves hundreds of meters high, and several warships that had gotten too close were nearly capsized.
Tesoro steadied himself by leaning against a broken mast, muttering under his breath, "That monster..."
Roy and Imu engaged in a high-speed aerial battle.
The two figures moved as fast as two black lights, constantly colliding, separating, and colliding again among the clouds.
Each collision generated a violent shockwave, tearing the surrounding clouds to shreds and blasting giant water columns into the sea.
Roy activated his Telekinesis Domain at full power, attempting to bind Imu once again.
However, after Imu transformed, his body was enveloped in black flames, and Roy's Telekinesis were repelled as soon as they got close, unable to entangle his body at all.
Imu's Black Blade grew faster and heavier.
Each slash was enveloped in a solidified, Conqueror's Haki, the blade energy stretching hundreds of meters, slicing the forest below to pieces.
Roy dodged left and right, barely keeping up with Imu's speed by relying on his Observation Haki and Telekinesis: Acceleration.
A section of his shirt hem was cut off, and several holes were burned through his cuffs by black flames.
Imu became increasingly aggressive as the fight progressed.
The eye-shaped ribbons that previously surrounded her were now evenly attached to every corner of her body after the transformation.
As Imu attacked, eyes from various parts of his body would open intermittently, unleashing a barrage of incredible abilities at Roy.
While dealing with Imu, Roy also had to dodge the various bizarre abilities that Imu would suddenly unleash.
Shusui danced in his hands, flashing black and red Inazuma.
Roy was forced to retreat repeatedly, his breathing became rapid, and his Telekinesis was being consumed more and more.
Imu realized this and intensified his attack.
"What's wrong?"
Imu's voice was laced with sarcasm.
Weren't you being very arrogant just now?
Roy did not reply.
He suddenly sidestepped, dodging a black ribbon that shot straight at him, and then unleashed his Shusui Slash, cleaving a beam of blue light between the two.
Imu blocked with his Black Blade, and the blue light and black flames locked in a stalemate on the blade.
"I've just been thinking about something," Roy suddenly said.
"What?" Imu said coldly.
"How long can you maintain this form?"
Imu's pupils contracted slightly.
Roy smiled.
He seized the moment, his Telekinesis surged, and he forced Imu back a few steps.
You seem to be in a hurry.
Roy continued, his tone so relaxed it didn't sound like he was in a life-or-death struggle.
"You want to resolve this as soon as possible, because this form is a burden on your body."
Imu frowned.
"So all I have to do is stall for time." Roy's smile grew wider and wider.
"How long do you think you can hold out?" Imu's voice was as cold as ice.
"You'll see when you try." Roy readjusted his stance, with Shusui positioned horizontally in front of him.
Without another word, Imu flapped his wings and charged at Roy once more.
This strike was even more powerful than before; the Conqueror's Haki on the Black Blade solidified into a tangible form, like a giant black lightsaber, cleaving straight at Roy's skull.
Roy raised his knife to block.
"Boom--!"
A burst of black and blue light exploded in mid-air, and the shockwave knocked Roy down from the sky.
Roy plummeted to the ground like a shooting star, barely managing to steady himself with his Telekinesis when he was still dozens of meters from the ground.
When he landed, his feet crushed a large patch of rocks, and a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of his mouth.
Roy looked up at the dark figure silhouetted against the light in the sky.
Imu descended slowly, his black wings stirring up a fierce wind.
Roy wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and suddenly laughed.
"Good. That's more like it."
Imu landed twenty meters away from him, his Black Blade pointing diagonally at the ground, the black flames on the blade distorting the air.
"How long are you going to keep playing this game? I've already seen through your tricks."
Roy's smile remained unchanged.
"You've seen through it all? Are you sure?"
Imu narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Do you have any other tricks up your sleeve?"
Roy did not answer.
He flicked his finger lightly on the hilt of the knife.
The blue light on the blade suddenly changed, flowing like water, transforming from pale blue into a deep indigo.
The Telekinesis and the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit began to merge in an unprecedented way.
Roy said something in a low voice.
What you see through is only what I want you to see.
Robin, who was some distance away, got up from the ground and watched this scene, his lips slightly parted.
She had never seen Roy like this before.
Not only her, but Hawk Eyes, Bullet, Kaido, Ace, and everyone else sensed the strange aura emanating from Roy.
"This guy..." Bullet muttered, "... hidden something too."
Imu stared at Roy, the ease in his eyes vanishing.
He knew that the real battle was only just beginning.
Roy's aura suddenly changed.
The surging indigo Telekinesis spread from his arm to the Shusui Blade, and the entire blade hummed as if it had been infused with a soul.
Imu stared at the knife, his black wings trembling slightly. For the first time, he sensed something completely beyond his control in Roy.
"Playing tricks." Imu sneered, and his Black Blade out.
This strike, enveloped in black flames and Conqueror's Haki, resembled a giant black python, lunging towards Roy along the ground.
Roy didn't dodge.
He swung his sword horizontally, the indigo blade flashing as it collided with the black python.
The two slashes collided in mid-air, and at the moment of the explosion, Roy didn't move his feet, but Imu took three steps back.
Imu glanced down at his wrist; a small cut had appeared at the base of his thumb, from which black blood was seeping.
"That knife you used just now..."
What have you seen through about me?
Roy interrupted him, his voice carrying a hint of flippancy.
Imu's face darkened.
With a sudden flap of its black wings, Imu's figure rose from the ground, rushing towards Roy like a black Inazuma.
Roy did not back down.
He compressed his Telekinesis to the extreme, wrapping it around the Shusui Blade. Each strike was accompanied by a high-frequency vibration, and the air itself was shredded wherever the blade passed.
The two clashed again.
Black Blade and Shusui clashed wildly in the sky, each collision resembling two thunderbolts exploding together.
The ground could no longer withstand the impact of the battle. Everyone on the battlefield was forced to retreat by the shockwaves, Kaido had to raise his arm to block the wind.
Imu's knife grew faster and faster.
His strength, speed, and reflexes were all enhanced; each flap of his black wings resembled a small-scale spatial distortion.
An endless expanse of Conqueror's Haki covered the entire battlefield, making his movements unpredictable.
Although still within Roy's Telekinesis Domain, the influence of Conqueror's Haki...
For the first time, Roy was unable to relinquish his omnipotent control within his own Telekinesis Domain.