While Vic was cutting Saturn into eight or nine pieces, Saturn wasn't idle. Instead, relying on his Soul Contract with Imu, he held a meeting with the other Five Elders that only they could hear!
Although Vic found a way to counter immortality, he could not completely control death. Therefore, the fear in the five people's hearts dissipated a lot, but they also felt frustrated!
This is the second time they have been defeated by Vic. The once high and mighty gods have been brought down to earth. Their most pathetic state has been seen by the lower-ranking navy and agents. They have already decided that when they return, they will secretly execute these people or send them to Mary Geoise as slaves for life!
" Conqueror's Haki targets the soul. Now Conqueror's Haki it can suppress immortality, does that mean immortality is related to the soul? Or is true immortality merely a reflection of the soul?"
As long as the soul remains intact, this integrity can be mapped onto the body, allowing the broken body to quickly recover? So it seems like being unkillable, or having an immortal body?
Did Imu tamper with the souls of the Five Elders?
Instead of immediately causing trouble for the other Five Elders, Vic used logical reasoning to explain why Conqueror's Haki counters immortality!
Furthermore, Vic also referenced Moria's Shadow-Shadow Fruit ability. He remembered that after Moria stuffed Luffy's shadow into Oars' body, Oars was initially unable to use Luffy's rubber powers.
However, when Moria controls Oars ' shadow to fight, Oars gains the stretching ability of the Gum-Gum Fruit. He can do anything Oars shadow can do, and his body becomes like an extension of it!
This led Vic to think about a deeper level of the soul. If the soul remains intact and unharmed, could the body protecting it, like Moria's shadows, infinitely replenish the external body?
Conqueror's Haki affects the soul, isolating it from its integrity, which is why Saturn could never recover.
Of course, these are all Vic's deductions, and he doesn't know if they're correct. Also, what exactly did Imu do to the Five Elders ' souls, making their souls and bodies two separate entities?
Although their souls can still influence their bodies, the body is like a temporary dwelling place to the soul, something that feels dispensable!
But whatever Imu did to the souls of the Five Elders, it must have been using a very evil Power of Law!
"Even using Conqueror's Haki wouldn't be enough to completely kill them. I wonder if sending them into another dimension would solve these problems?"
But Imu seems to be proficient in Law of Space as well; could he go to another dimension to find them?
Regardless, it will take him quite a bit of effort!
Vic intended to use this opportunity to eliminate the Five Elders, thus clipping Imu's wings. However, it seems that his Conqueror's Haki is still not strong enough to annihilate the souls of the five in one strike. There is still room for improvement in his Conqueror's Haki!
Ignoring the pile of mangled flesh of Saturn, Vic approached the bound wild boar. Vic keenly sensed the fleeting unease and fear in the boar's eyes!
Although Conqueror's Haki couldn't completely kill these five old guys, it would definitely have an effect on them. At the very least, the pain wouldn't disappear, as evidenced by Saturn's splattered blood. It's not like Law's Op-Op Fruit, where he can cut people without getting hurt or bleeding!
"Your immortality comes from that person, doesn't it? Does he know you've all come out in force?"
Vic didn't rush to kill him. Since he couldn't kill him anytime soon, he might as well chat with him and maybe get more information about Imu!
Imu is showing increasing strength and more and more tricks up his sleeve, making him seem like a formidable opponent. This is just the tip of the Iceburg.
"Hmph! So what if you know? That's not something you can directly confront, and you can't break its defenses. Do you really intend to be its enemy?"
Think about the people around you. Joining the Holy Knights now offers a chance of survival, but once that lord gets angry, even ten of you won't have a place to bury your dead, and your companions will all become slaves trampled underfoot by thousands!
Hoki Warcury had already concluded that Vic was helpless against them. Even if he could prevent their resurrection, it wouldn't matter; they wouldn't die anyway, they would just suffer a bit. Which of them, who held a position among the Five Elders, hadn't fought their way up to that position?
What's a little pain? Didn't you see that Saturn didn't utter a sound? As if anyone can't do that!
Vic can't defeat them, but they are also helpless against Vic, and are even suppressed by Vic. If such a strong person could be recruited into the Holy Knights, that would be a great achievement!
Even in the current Holy Knights, there is no one this strong. Past grudges are nothing in the face of such overwhelming power. The Celestial Dragons that Vic killed was just a candidate member of the Holy Knights. He didn't even sign Soul Contract. He's dead, so be it!
"Oh? If I join the Holy Knights, can I also gain the ability of immortality? That ability is indeed very tempting!"
Vic's face showed longing, without the slightest flaw. He was simply the best of the best, with perfect control over his body that made every cell exude longing. Even the experienced Five Elders couldn't tell the difference between reality and illusion. His acting skills were ingrained in his very bones!
"Of course! As long as you are a formal member of the Holy Knights, you can obtain the ability of immortality. This is the foundation of the Celestial Dragons' dominance of the world!"
Warcury was fooled by Vic's God Level acting skills because Vic's desires were in line with human nature. How many people could refuse a long life and an immortal body? This is the final pursuit of the strong when they reach the end!
Wasn't that why they sold their souls to Imu in the first place? So Warcury wasn't too surprised by Vic's performance. Vic wasn't Rebecca; he had precise body control and naturally wouldn't expose himself with just a few words like Rebecca!
"Does joining grant me immortality? Shouldn't that person use their power on me first?"
Vic continued to act like a master of deception, determined to find out how Immortal achieved his immortality. With a clue, he could find a solution much faster. Facing the Five Elders wasn't a big deal, but if he encountered Imu God Realm being with immortality, that would be a real headache!
"Of course! But it's not about using your abilities on you; it's about signing a contract with you. That way, that lord can grant you immortality. Not just you, but anyone with great power is Holy Knights want to invite, just like Prince Loki of Elbaf!"
A monster like Warcury, who has lived for hundreds of years, would never so easily trust others, especially an enemy like Vic!
But one reason is that Vic's acting was too good, without any flaws, and the other is that Vic had been using the Law of Lightning to interfere with Warcury's brain from the very beginning!
Under the perfect Law of Lightning, Warcury could not detect anything unusual. After his brain's electrical signals were affected, his intelligence and vigilance decreased, and he found Vic more and more agreeable. Only then could he be tricked into revealing some information!