What Garp saw was the person he had been hunting in his youth. The two were both enemies and friends. In the end, the other party turned himself in when he was seriously ill and entrusted his unborn child to him. What a trust that was! Seeing him again after so many years was full of memories!
" Pirate King!"
Smoker looked at the figure standing tall like a pine tree, like a victorious general returning home, and then at Luffy, Luffy had turned white and who was laughing and joking. A thought arose in his mind: how could the difference between the two generations of Pirate King be so great?
Back then, Roger was executed in Loguetown, a moment watched by all, marking the beginning of the Great Pirate Era. Now, a new Pirate King has been born, and it seems the Pirate Era is coming to an end!
" Pops! Father!"
Ace looked at the two figures, his feelings were the most complicated. His biological father and his godfather were there, but they were no longer alive!
But now they both appeared before him, yet there was not a trace of emotion in their eyes. This quickly brought him to his senses; they were not the people he wanted to see, but merely puppets in the guise of old acquaintances!
"Captain!"
Kaido's eyes were fixed on the arrogant figure in the middle— Rocks, a legendary figure whom Kaido could subdue!
Although Kaido was a complete underling in the Rocks Pirates back in the day, and often got beaten up!
He was closest to the Big Mom, respected Newgate the most, but admired Rocks the most. Rocks was a man with a strong personal charisma and clear goals, but he died because of his loyalty and righteousness!
" Rocks Xebec!"
Katakuri also recognized the tall figure. Although he was just a little kid back then, he had actually seen Rocks. That a group of lawless strongmen actually respected this person was extremely shocking to his young mind!
" Roger, Whitebeard! And the one in the middle? That must be Rocks, the strongest warrior on the high seas back then!"
The appearance of the three figures once again confirmed Vic's guess: Imu indeed possessed a Laws that could turn the illusory into the real!
He wasn't quite sure whether this Laws was based on reality or imagination, mainly because no one could prove that those legendary mythical beasts had ever existed, nor could anyone prove that they had never existed!
After all, history has been interrupted for a long time, and the era in which these mythical beasts lived must have been very ancient. Perhaps the humans of that time did not even have history to record. Therefore, Vic cannot judge whether Imu can really "conjure up whatever he wants"!
"That's right! A madman just like you, wanting to overthrow Mu's rule!"
Imu finally became interested in paying attention to Vic. In her eyes, Vic and Rocks were not much different; one was a descendant of Davy Jones, and the other rose from the bottom!
But their goals are largely the same: to overthrow the World Government. So Imu wanted to see what kind of sparks would fly when these two clashed.
"How can you claim a world that you've seized by trickery and force as your own? Are kings and nobles born with a special destiny?"
Vic didn't tolerate Imu at all, and brought out a wise saying from his hometown. Although this saying wasn't very applicable in a world with superhuman powers, its momentum was incredibly strong!
In the world of One Piece, most extraordinary powers are obtained through external resources, namely the abilities of Devil Fruit. These extraordinary powers, which can be acquired through money and power, are mostly controlled by those in high positions of authority!
Therefore, this is a positive cycle where the powerful get stronger, and the world situation cannot be changed by some lucky kid suddenly obtaining a Devil Fruit!
The current changes are simply the result of favorable timing, location, and human factors. Otherwise, with the Celestial Dragons and the World Government's ruling methods, they probably wouldn't have even lasted 300 years under the curse of the ancient dynasty in Vic's previous life!
"Whether it's hers or not, we'll find out soon enough!"
Imu remained calm, even though Vic's words had greatly affected her!
Then the three figures on the ground all moved. The Whitebeard remained still, clenched his free hand into a fist, and slammed it into the void. The void was like a mirror, with cracks extending in all directions!
Roger drew his rapier from his waist, took a step forward with his right foot, and a slash wrapped in crimson Inazuma flew from the blade, heading straight for Vic in the distance, its momentum terrifying!
Rocks didn't launch a ranged attack; his figure vanished from the spot, leaving only afterimages in his wake, his target also being Vic!
The first thing to hit Vic was Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability, which spread through a space of vibration and was faster than Roger's slashes and Rocks's attacks!
Vic was hit by Whitebeard's attack. His body was like an ice sculpture, covered with irregular cracks, and then pieces fell to the ground like a pile of fragments!
"Is Thunder God alright?"
"Of course he's fine. That's Thunder God, didn't you see he didn't bleed at all?"
"I know, Thunder God is Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit Devil Fruit User, which allows him to transform into elements. He's never used this ability before, I almost forgot!"
Vic was indeed unharmed. Soon, the fragments on the ground transformed into lightning and reassembled. After the humanoid lightning disappeared, the complete Vic reappeared.
It wasn't that Vic looked down on Whitebeard's attacks and didn't dodge them, or that he couldn't dodge them even if he wanted to. Rather, at his level, even if the opponent's moves were imbued with Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, they would have no effect on him, someone who had mastered the Law of Lightning!
Just as Vic regained his true form, Rocks appeared in front of him, wielding a long Western-style sword and slashing straight at Vic's head, seemingly intending to cleave Vic in two!
It's unclear whether this was Rocks's fighting instinct or Imu's desire to avenge being cleaved in two by a single strike!
Although Vic was not afraid of such an attack, he decided to leave the experience of being cleaved in two to Imu alone. Vic raised his sword and blocked Rocks' powerful slash!
At that moment, Roger's Divine Departure arrived, but Rocks blocked in front of Vic. If nothing unexpected happened, the slash would hit Rocks!
But as expected, something unexpected happened: Roger's slash actually changed direction after approaching Rocks, bypassing Rocks and striking Vic instead!
The slash that suddenly appeared from the side cleaved Vic in two, the cut running from his waist to his shoulder on the other side, and his upper body was sent flying by Rocks!
"Aside from lacking the original's emotions and memories, are all the same as the original in terms of moves, abilities, and fighting instincts? How can one become so real while remaining intangible?"
Whitebeard couldn't defeat Vic, and neither could the former Pirate King Roger or the ruler of Hachinosu, Rocks!
Vic just stood there and let them kill him. They couldn't kill Vic even if they were exhausted. This is the passive ability after Logia ability reaches the perfection of the Laws!
Facing opponents below the God Realm, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him immortal, so Vic recovered quickly!
After the exchange just now, Vic has gained a basic understanding of the three people Imu has created by turning illusion into reality!
These three are no different from the legendary figures who once dominated the New World: Rocks, Roger, and Whitebeard. Except for lacking the experiences and emotions of the original characters, they possess everything else!