"Boom!"
Imu crashed into the ground like a meteorite, causing the surrounding ground to churn and the shockwave to spread for hundreds of meters.
The instant he propped himself up, King, Yamato, Ace, and the others attacked simultaneously.
The Flame Blade and the Frost Mace attacked from both sides, while Ace's Fire Fist descended from the sky, and the three forces simultaneously slammed into Imu.
A crater tens of meters in diameter was blasted into the ground. Imu stood at the bottom of the crater, several cracks appearing on his black scales, from which black blood seeped out.
Tesoro's Golden Domain had long since covered the entire area; the liquid gold at the bottom of the pit surged up as if boiling, wrapping around Imu's ankle.
The power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit flowed through the gold, and dozens of thick bolts of lightning simultaneously poured into Imu's body.
Crocodile's sandstorm also flanked from the side, sand grains carrying poisonous mist seeping into the gaps in the black scales.
Imu was surrounded and attacked by the cadres of the Hachinosu Allied Forces, who unleashed a barrage of attacks from various abilities.
Flames, lightning, sandstorms, frost, sword energy, and claw shadows filled the battlefield, turning it into a boiling soup with turbulent energy that changed the color of the sky.
Imu flapped his wings and brandished his Black Blade, trying to defend against attacks from all directions. But the onslaught was too intense, with attacks constantly breaking through his defenses and striking his black scales, leaving wounds of varying depths.
With a loud shout, Imu opened all the eyes on his body at the same time, and hundreds of black beams of light shot out like machine gun fire, trying to force the crowd back.
However, instead of retreating Bullet and Kaido, these two 'brutes,' advanced, one blasting away the black light with his fists, and the other using his dragon scales to withstand the attack.
The others weren't as monstrous as them; when struck by the black light, they were sent flying backward as if whipped.
"Get back!"
Kaido roared, his massive club sweeping across the room, using his body to block most of the black light and buying time for the others to retreat.
Roy watched from a distance, shaking his head.
These guys all fight the same way; they have no tactics whatsoever, they just stubbornly hold their ground.
To his surprise, Imu's aura seemed to be weakening slightly as he continued to wear down the group at the same pace.
"That's about it."
Roy muttered to himself, then winked at Tesoro.
Tesoro understood immediately.
He activated the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit once more, transforming himself into a bolt of lightning and rushing towards Imu with a speed that surpassed everyone else's reaction time.
He transformed into a golden Inazuma, weaving through the demons.
In the instant Imu was distracted, Tesoro's hand had already touched Imu's left sleeve, and his fingers yanked it hard.
"Sizzle--!"
The sleeve was torn open, revealing an entire black left arm.
On his arm, a black mark, different from the one on the Five Elders, appeared.
The mark was larger and more complex than that of the Five Elders, with lines that stretched from the shoulder to the elbow, like a wriggling spider web embedded deep in the skin, emitting a faint black light.
Roy's Observation Haki trembled violently.
He clearly saw that the mark on Imu's right arm was of the same nature as the Black Turn Mark on the Five Elders, but the energy level was completely different.
What alarmed Roy even more was that the mark clearly carried the aura of a living soul.
Could it be that...?
Roy's expression changed completely, and an absurd guess flashed through his mind.
Could the Imu before us also be merely a sophisticated, artificially created vessel?
If that's the case, then the person who truly controls all of this has never shown their face from beginning to end.
The ' Imu ' before us is nothing more than a more advanced puppet.
The true King of the World is probably still quietly manipulating everything deep within Mary Geoise.
"Laugh--!"
Imu reacted extremely quickly; the moment his sleeve was torn open, his left arm jerked violently.
The black scales closed again, completely concealing the mark.
At the same time, his attack turned towards Tesoro, the Black Blade slashing at Tesoro's back at an extremely tricky angle.
Tesoro couldn't dodge in time and could only use his golden armor to take the hit head-on, sending him flying.
The gold shattered on the ground, rolling more than a dozen times before stopping, and blood seeped from the corner of its mouth.
He got up, wiped his face, and grinned at Roy: "Boss, did you see that clearly?"
Roy stood up from the summit.
The hem of the black trench coat fluttered in the wind.
The Shusui shimmered with a ghostly blue light in his hand, and his Telekinesis receded into his body like a tide, only to slowly release again.
It was more solid than before, like a transparent wall of air visible to the naked eye enveloping his entire body.
He looked at Imu, his gaze even colder than before.
"It seems the World Government's resources are truly unfathomable."
Roy spoke in a low voice, his words carrying across the battlefield and into everyone's ears.
Imu's figure became fully visible from the black flames, his left arm slightly drawn to the side.
Its black wings were half-spread, like an evil god crawling up from hell.
His gaze was fixed on Roy, his dark, swirling eyes growing even deeper, and his voice as cold as an unmelting glacier:
"And what else have you learned?"
Roy smiled, his left hand gently tracing the back of Shusui's blade, blue light flowing endlessly across the surface.
I know far more than you can imagine.
He leaped into the air, his Telekinesis lifting him to the same height as Imu.
Two figures faced each other in the air, like two moons of different colors, one black and one blue, each occupying half of the sky.
Everyone below stopped what they were doing and held their breath as they watched this scene unfold.
Kaido the first to unleash his fighting spirit. "Everyone, attack together!"
Bullet leaped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Kaido behind Roy. Hawk Eyes, Red Count, and the others also stepped forward, forming a line with their fighting spirit blazing.
Ace finally broke free from Marco's grasp and ran towards Luffy.
Luffy and Loki have been taken to a safe area by the medical team from Hachinosu. Loki is still conscious.
Although Luffy's eyes were closed, his breathing was steady, and the burns from the black flames on his body were slowly healing.
Roy glanced at the ground out of the corner of his eye to make sure Luffy was alright before turning all his attention back to Imu.
" King of the World! Show me what other tricks you have up your sleeve."
Roy raised his Shusui, the tip pointing at Imu.
"Otherwise, you might not have another chance."
Imu was silent for three seconds, then his black wings suddenly unfurled completely.
All the black flames and mist in the world converged in his direction at the same time, like the ocean flowing backwards.
The night sky darkened completely, leaving only the two opposing figures, each radiating their own light in the endless darkness.
At the eye of the storm, Imu's voice, like heavenly music, resounded throughout the entire island:
"Fine. Let you ants witness what the power of a god truly is."
A black vortex formed above Imu's head, drawing in all the Thundercloud.
The vortex spun faster and faster, growing larger and larger, expanding from tens of meters to hundreds of meters, obscuring most of the night sky.
A red light flashed deep within the vortex, like a gigantic, boundless eye slowly opening.
Roy looked up at the thing, and a smile crept onto his lips again.
"That's more like it," he said softly.
As soon as he finished speaking, a blue sword light shot into the sky.