Are you prepared to go to hell?
Imu's eyes slowly rolled within their massive sockets, their vertical pupils swirling with an eerie, dark purple light as they locked onto Vic.
That unchanging female voice, now accompanied by a muffled hum from the change in her size, sounded like the low growl of a deep-sea monster. Every syllable weighed heavily on people's hearts. It was clearly a death ultimatum, yet it carried an undeniable sense of oppression, as if it would crush this world in the next second.
"Ever since I decided to overthrow your pedestal, I have etched this resolve into my very bones."
Vic's voice was as calm as a deep spring, yet his fingertips had unconsciously touched the lightning patterns on the Divine Staff at his waist.
"If you want my life, come and take it—provided you have the ability."
Vic had anticipated this form of Imu's.
The last time he was in the shadows of Pangaea Castle Mary Geoise, the blurry yet earth-shattering outline of that beast was imprinted in his mind, though the light was too dim to see it clearly then.
Now, Imu has transformed into Human-Beast Form, his height exceeding eighty meters. His muscular torso is covered with dark gold scales, each one shimmering with a cold, metallic light!
In comparison, Kaido, who was once hailed as the " Strongest Creature in the sea, land, and air," was nothing more than a child in size.
This colossal creature did not surprise Vic in the slightest; only a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes—no wonder it was a monster that had lived for eight hundred years.
Imu said no more. Her long arm suddenly rose, and the moment her sharp claws opened, ripples that distorted space spread from her claws, and a wave of energy emanated from them.
A sharp metallic hum suddenly rang out from the distant horizon, and the Devil Trident that had been blasted away by her transformation was returning, trembling with a fierce wind!
During flight, its size expanded wildly, growing from a few meters long to over a hundred meters. The halberd was covered with eerie dark red runes, and its tip gleamed with a cold light capable of slicing through light. Finally, it was firmly grasped by Imu's giant hand.
She casually swung the trident twice, and the whistling sound of it cutting through the air was like the wailing of thousands of Kikoku. When the tip of the trident pointed diagonally at the ground, it even caused the surrounding rocks to crack inch by inch.
"A divine artifact governed by Laws?"
Vic narrowed his eyes, his gaze falling on the trident that could be scaled up and down at will.
He knew all too well the origin of such divine artifacts—only God Realm expert could forge them using perfect Laws as a foundation, spending hundreds of years to create them, placing them on the same level as his own Divine Staff and Dimensional Ring.
Vic could also forge one, but he didn't want to spend too much time on it. The Divine Staff and his Law of Lightning were of the same lineage, so having that was enough; there was no need to spend too much time on forging it. But Imu, having lived for over eight hundred years, had plenty of time and it was only natural for him to possess such a tailor-made divine Laws.
"You even know such secrets?"
Imu's vertical pupils contracted slightly, his tone carrying a hint of surprise.
These kinds of secrets concerning the God Realm have never been spread before. How did this kid know them? There was nothing about this in the previous newspapers either.
But this surprise was fleeting, replaced by a deeper murderous intent—knowing more wouldn't change his inevitable death.
Vic noticed the indifference in Imu's eyes and knew that further words would be pointless.
Just then, the giant tail covered in bone spurs behind Imu suddenly rose high, the barbs at the tip gleaming with a ghostly blue light, making everyone who saw it wary. Then, it crashed down like thunder!
"Boom--!"
As the earth shook and mountains trembled, a ravine tens of meters wide and bottomless instantly spread out where the giant tail had struck. Soil and rocks were reduced to dust under the immense force. The ravine extended all the way to the edge of the valley, and the fractured mountain collapsed with a roar. Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, the terrifying power of this attack was fully displayed.
Feeling the long-lost destructive power, Imu's lips curled into a cruel smile.
Having not used this form for hundreds of years, I was somewhat rusty in controlling it, but I was able to regain my peak condition in just over a dozen moves.
After assessing her physical condition, she glanced down at the Devil Trident in her hand. Its current length of one hundred meters was its true form, and only this size could bear the full power of her perfected Laws and unleash its most powerful force!
The next second, Imu moved.
The giant figure wielding a hundred-meter-long trident suddenly leaned forward, the tip of the trident drawing a perfect arc along the ground. In the instant the cold light flashed, the trident tip, which was originally pointing diagonally at the ground, had already swept across the earth and sky, pointing straight to the heavens!
"Sizzle--!"
Then the earth seemed to have been struck by an unparalleled slash, and the sharp sound of the heavens and earth being torn apart was deafening!
Starting from the ground pointed at by Imu's halberd, a bottomless abyss, as if measured by a ruler, instantly appeared and stretched forward at an astonishing speed. In less than a breath, the abyss had already cut through the valley and split the mountain peak at the end in two!
But this is far from over.
The abyss broke free from the valley's constraints and rushed straight out onto the coast, forcefully splitting the vast ocean in two. The waters on both sides transformed into two continuous, gigantic waterfalls, like two silver barriers stretching to the horizon, seemingly without end.
Meanwhile, the warships and pirate ships that happened to be anchored on that spot were silently cleaved in two by Imu's invisible energy. The broken hulls, carrying their flags, plummeted down the waterfall into the endless depths of the sea, stirring up a cloud of mist.
Vic looked up and saw that another terrifying chasm had been pierced through the thunderclouds above, connecting with the abyss of the land and the ocean, forming a terrifying rift that pierced through the heavens and the deep sea.
He instantly understood. Imu's Devil Trident had merely swung casually, yet it had simultaneously cleaved the earth, the sea, and the sky in two. The destructive power was terrifying. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Imu's full-force attack could split the moon in two!
Gazing at the abyss stretching towards the sky, the once bustling battlefield fell into a deathly silence.
Everyone froze in place, their eyes fixed on the abyss that stretched across the sky and the ocean, unable to utter a sound.
The power of Imu's halberd strike was absolutely terrifying; only a few top swordsmen, such as Hawk-Eye, Kuina, and Zoro, knew the true significance of this attack!
With their current strength, they could probably divide an island in two if they planned it out, and splitting the sea in two wouldn't be impossible either.
However, its width, depth, and longitudinal dimension are not as satisfactory as Imu's. Imu's can't be seen at all, and it even extends to the sky. Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle!
A moment later, a cacophony of voices erupted:
"This... this is something a human could do?!"
"What kind of monster is that?! Scales, a giant tail, and that trident—it's definitely not human!"
" Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit is said to be able to destroy the world? Compared to her, it's nothing! She's the one who can truly tear the world to shreds!"
" Loki was sent flying in one blow, now only Thunder God can stand a chance against her... Can we still win?"
"Even their will is being broken... How can we fight this battle?"
Seawater rushed back up from the abyss, quickly filling the ravine and forming a straight river that cuts through the narrow passage.
With a casual strike, Imu permanently altered the island's topography—ships that would later travel along this river might easily sail into the island's heartland, but they would never know that this place was once a terrifying abyss that tore apart heaven and earth, bearing the terrifying power of eight hundred years of divine power.
"Ignore them, focus all your energy on killing the enemy!"
Vic's roar was like a thunderclap, carrying the oppressive force of the Law of Lightning that reverberated throughout the entire battlefield.
Seeing that many people were stunned by Imu's casual move, Vic shouted, startling everyone awake!
As the strongest member of the enemy forces, the greater the fighting power Imu displays, the greater the impact on their morale. If they see no hope of victory, how can they possibly muster the courage to fight?
If even their will is broken, how much fighting strength will they have left? Therefore, Vic must boost morale and at least keep all the enemies except Imu here!