Saint Nerona Imu
"What? What happened?"
"The air feels so heavy!"
I feel like I can't breathe!
"Oh no! We need to retreat!"
After subduing the three elders, John, Loki, and the others, who were about to ravage them, noticed a change in the color of the sky and earth.
Although Loki didn't seem to mind, the others decisively retreated. Just then, another bolt of lightning struck down violently, piercing the earth.
Loki's eyes widened, feeling a sense of oppression.
That was the supreme, unparalleled Conqueror's Haki, cultivated and refined by a ruler who had dominated the world for eight hundred years!
Screech~ Screech screech screech~
Its Haki swept across the entire God Valley, engulfing every corner, tearing apart the clouds, and even reaching overseas!
The fleeing Celestial Dragons and slaves, along with the marines on the warships, all fainted from the impact, their eyes rolling back in their heads.
A real, raging wind howled, the earth trembled uncontrollably, and the entire battlefield was leveled.
"Holy crap! What is that now?!" Ganzui was shocked, Reishi flames dancing on his wings, swaying in the oncoming wind.
"The Five Elders called for reinforcements?" Kaido's expression was solemn, and his mind felt slightly heavy.
"But aren't the Five Elders already the highest authority in the World Government? Could there be someone above them?" John realized he had been dragged into something.
"Truly an endless stream of new talents; no wonder he's the ruler who has stood atop the sea for eight hundred years." Keel's eyes gleamed.
"I don't care about this or that! Since this isn't over yet, then you'd all die!" Loki charged forward instead of retreating, roaring as he did so.
Everyone else was shocked and astonished by what they saw.
However, not long after...
"Aaaaaah~!"
Loki was suddenly thrown backward! He cried out in pain, blood gushing from the severed ends of his hands and feet.
One glance, and he'd lose an arm or a leg!
The deep black light began to recede, a dark shadow changed shape, and then completely disappeared.
Lightning flashed and thunder roared across the sky, and the earthquake raged relentlessly.
Trees and buildings transformed into demons, pure black monsters baring their fangs and brandishing their claws. Their appearance caused all things in the world to rejoice as if celebrating the creation of the world.
At this point, its true form was finally revealed.
He wore a long, flowing black robe covered with strange symbols and characters.
Her long, silvery-white curly hair hung loosely, and her dark brown skin, neck, limbs, and ankles were covered with dense, eerie white circular spots.
A pair of curved horns protruded from the top of its head, and a sharp, long demonic tail floated leisurely at its side.
She wore loose-fitting wide-leg pants, and her arms were adorned with spiked wrist guards, which were also decorated with three horned skulls, each with stitching marks on its forehead.
His body was surrounded by swirling black flames, and a ring of black mist floated behind him. Countless deep demonic eyes slowly rotated within the ring, greedily surveying the earth beneath his feet. In his hand, he held a strangely shaped, long-handled, ferocious weapon.
His forearm was covered in tattoos resembling circuit patterns, and the back of his hand had an eye-shaped tattoo. A serrated line extended from his left cheek to the left half of his torso.
His irises were crimson red, and his pupils were surrounded by multiple concentric rings. Black flames burned silently beneath his feet, and the earth crumbled under the erosion of demonic energy.
A trace of blood remained at the corner of his mouth, suggesting that his arrival here had also taken a toll on him.
Founder of the World Government!
One of the original twenty!
King of the World!
Narona Imu!
Time seemed to stand still; the wind stopped breathing, and even the clouds in the sky remained motionless.
Imu stood there, expressionless, with Gunko lying unconscious behind him.
Everyone present looked at him. His exaggerated entrance, especially considering he was the person who appeared after the Five Elders, was particularly intimidating.
"Is... is it an adult?!"
"If Your Excellency would deign to appear here..."
"Damn it!!"
Saturn, Mars, Warcury were both shocked and furious, knowing full well what Imu's appearance meant.
But they couldn't say anything, because they were fighting so badly that the World Government's ruler had no choice but to step out from behind the scenes.
Swish!
Suddenly, Imu flicked his finger, and several wisps of dark demonic energy transformed into small demons and flew out.
These little devils are round, without hands or feet, only with heads and little tails, and are shaped like bells.
It has two small horns on its head, a pair of fierce eyes, and a large mouth with two rows of sharp teeth.
The little demons transformed into rings of demonic energy and flew towards the three Saturn and his companions, whose bodies were battered and mangled.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Saturn, Mars, Warcury the Roar in unison, their shattered bodies instantly regenerating, making them appear even more ferocious.
"Save my men first?" Newgate whispered. "Who's that guy? Explain yourself."
"All you need to know is that the World Government doesn't belong to the Five Elders and the Celestial Dragons, but to this BOSS," Rocks said in a cryptic tone.
"This guy who's been cooped up at home for eight hundred years has finally decided to go out." Kaya's smile widened.
"You're deliberately forcing him out!" Seeing Kaya's reaction, Gloriosa suddenly realized that this was Kaya's purpose in this operation.
"What's next? Keep fighting?" Maron asked.
This is a problem that everyone else has encountered.
Imu's appearance was more exaggerated than the Five Elders combined, judging from their reactions.
The Five Elders' sudden encounter with Imu felt somewhat like they were seeing Kaya... I don't know if that's an apt description.
Brake!!
Kaya suddenly drew his sword and slashed forward.
It didn't cleave through the air; instead, it collided with a long-handled weapon that appeared out of nowhere! It was a strange, twisted, black-and-white blade.
Those around were startled; before they could react, Imu's attack had already struck their faces!
"Imu! Welcome to my world!" Kaya, sword in hand, faced Imu in a fierce struggle, the two weapons, one blue and one black, clashing violently.
"This is Mu's world!" Imu's face was indifferent, and his voice sounded strange, a mixture of electronic and magnetic sounds, slightly muffled.
"Was it from the very beginning?" Kaya countered.
"It was from the very beginning!" Imu with unwavering conviction.
"Dark Sea Abyss!" Rocks suddenly drew his sword, and a surging, domineering Haki surged upwards, as massive and violent as a tsunami, tearing the ground apart inch by inch.
This attack was somewhat fueled by hatred.
Imu retreated abruptly to avoid it.
But Imu came by and left some things behind.
"What are these?" John asked curiously, looking at the two small, pure black demons floating in the air.
A fraction of a second later...
The thing exploded on the spot! Black and red flames engulfed the nearly ten people around it.
"Cough cough cough!" Ganzui coughed in the thick smoke.
It flapped its wings a few times quickly and flew out of the high-temperature area.
"Thank goodness I have the Blut Vene!"
Just as he was secretly rejoicing, he subconsciously reached up and touched his chin, and his face instantly darkened.
It's gone! My beard, which I've grown for decades, is gone!
"Fuck your mother!"
Ganzui a rage and raised his hand to bombard the area.
But then, the ground began to shake again, and not only that, but there was also the mixed sound of monster roars.
Sudden!
A figure burst out of the smoke, and because it was so unexpected, he didn't realize what was happening until it was right in front of him.
"You are..." Ganzui didn't finish his sentence.
The man swung his sword down, the icy aura chilling the air and carrying a bone-deep coldness, striking the armor on Ganzui.
Ganzui sent flying backwards, the distance unknown.
He looked down and saw a hole in the golden armor on his chest, revealing blue patterns on his flesh, with a patch of frost still clinging to it.
"How is that possible...?"
He stared at the centaur swordsman who had retreated after his attack, and at the giant worm rolling in the ground, his heart filled with turmoil.
The Five Elders have all been resurrected!