It Wasn't That I Couldn't, I Just Wasn't Interested

"Damn it! So what if you can fly? I'm going to eat a Devil Fruit that lets me fly!"

On the ground, Rocks looked displeased.

He seemed to see Kaya in the sky communicating with Imu, but since he couldn't fly, he could only stand guard on the ground.

He could only console himself by thinking of the two legendary Devil Fruit he had been searching for all these years.

Whoosh~ Whoosh~

Rocks suddenly lowered his head and raised an eyebrow.

There were several dark blotches on his body, looking like paint or varnish, anyway, they were pitch black, clinging to his bare chest muscles.

"You got it on by accident?"

He raised his hand to brush off the black paint that was stuck to his body, as easily as brushing off dust.

But suddenly! The paint turned into a little devil!

Brake--

"The Grudge Demon Sword!"

A jet-black sword, thousands of meters long, pierced through Rocks' chest! Blood trickled from the corner of Rocks' mouth.

He was pinned to the ground, his body pierced from both front and back, and the sword was still burning with black demonic energy, its blade soaring into the sky.

It's a giant sword that fell from the sky!

"Let's tackle one first."

Imu lowered his hand, and the hilt of the sword broke off from his grasp.

Imu can use demonic energy to restore the power of the weapons of the nineteen kings who were the founders of the World Government, transforming them into powerful divine weapons.

The Grudge Demon Sword demonic energy to adhere to the target like a virus, making it difficult to dispel and leaving a mark, or rather, a brand.

Then Imu can aim at the target with the demonic mark on their body, then shake the bell-shaped demonic energy to track the enemy across endless distances, and pierce them through the air with the Grudge Demon Sword!

Given Rocks's level of Haki, he shouldn't have been able to withstand that attack head-on; it's more likely he was in poor condition.

After all, Rocks had been subjected to Imu's Black Turn Domination, which resulted in a portion of his lifespan being traded for, greatly enhancing his physical strength and even making him immortal.

After Imu's power was forcibly extracted by Kaya, Rocks recovered, but at best he was free.

What's lost can never be regained.

What kind of injuries did he suffer? The physical and mental exhaustion during the period of being controlled, coupled with the fact that the fate of his wife and children is currently unknown... it would be a miracle if things got better!

In conclusion, Rocks was caught off guard by one of Imu's skills and was temporarily disconnected.

And Kaya in the heavens certainly sensed it.

"That was a wise move. Although you marked both of us, your target was always Rocks." Kaya looked at Imu.

"Compared to you and your bloodline, nothing is worth mentioning, not even the Davy Clan." Imu continued to gaze at Kaya.

"My existence makes you want to preemptively cut off that future before things become completely irreversible." Kaya gathered his Spiritual Power into his sword.

"For this reason, even if I have to bear greater consequences, I must get rid of you, you sinner!" Imu clasped his hands together and then pulled them apart.

From within the shadowy figures shrouded in demonic energy, a long spear emanating an eerie aura was drawn.

"The Holy Life Spear!" Imu said slowly.

Upon seeing this, Kaya composed himself, revealing a serious expression for the first time since appearing on the island.

Godslayer? Immortality broken? Piercing through a saint?

The information in his mind played automatically: this gun is also called the Spear of Longinus, which, according to legend, pierced the side of the Son of God.

"Your divine weapons are all shrouded in legends; compared to that, my sword is utterly unremarkable." Kaya looked at the Reishi Sword in his hand.

"Do not destroy yourself, King of the Quincy! Your flesh will be pierced by this Holy Lance and placed on a cross. Be truly honored for this!" Imu shouted.

"Your limbs will be severed, your internal organs emptied, and you sealed away, neither alive nor dead. I will grant you the eternal witness to the end of this world." Kaya gently traced the blade.

"Are you a prophet? Or an omniscient one? In this world, only Mu can decide the future with words!" A whooshing sound came from behind Imu, and he transformed into a shooting star.

One side is blue, and the other side is black.

The two fought fiercely high above the clouds, like meteors colliding. Each contact sent out thunderous roars, silencing the wind and light in the area.

It is a battle of Spiritual Power and Haki, a battle that will determine which force will dominate this world from now on.

Setting aside traditions, it's purely a battle of strength!

Imu doesn't just rely on his versatile abilities; even though his methods are unpredictable and he uses a variety of magical artifacts, his basic combat strength is also extremely high.

Kaya slashed out arcs, having never practiced swordsmanship or any martial arts.

He became strong simply by chance.

The Reishi sword in his hand turned white during the battle, becoming pure white, like sunlight.

Only a trace of pale blue remained on the blade.

When waved, it resembles a banner or countless tiny ribbons, but it is actually a rear-mounted sword aura, a continuation of the attack capability.

Um?!!

Imu's eyes suddenly sharpened as Kaya's sword came down, which he caught with his spear.

Kaya brought his sword down, using a demonic energy shield.

Kaya brought his sword down, detonating the demonic energy shield and creating a brief, rapid gust of air that pushed it away.

As Kaya's sword fell, the spear in his hand was still blocking Kaya's first sword strike. The old move had just ended and the new force had not yet been formed. He had no time to defend against this sword strike and the tip of the sword cut into his shoulder.

Blood was flowing from Imu's shoulder.

"Why? The attack has clearly ended, yet it seems endless!" Imu demanded.

"Have you ever heard of the fast and slow sword techniques? As long as the beginning and end are connected, even the simplest movements can be linked together, and the attack will never end," Kaya explained.

Imu paused for a moment, unsure whether it was because of the simple, brutal, and terrifying swordsmanship, or because Kaya had actually answered him.

It's very simple to do: the sword is fast enough to transcend time.

When the enemy catches the first sword strike, and then strikes with the second, the enemy's weapon is blocked by the first sword, so they have no way to defend against the second sword.

The effect that requires two swords to work together can be achieved with just one sword from Kaya, as if countless versions of himself from parallel worlds simultaneously unleashed a single strike.

Imu suddenly unleashed a burst of Conqueror's Haki, a dark red Haki as thick as ink.

Kaya is facing forward, his hair is being blown around.

He lowered his gaze to look at Imu, but his eyes seemed to see nothing at all; his Haki and Imu had both vanished into thin air.

"Conqueror's Haki... is that right?"

Sizzle--Sizzle!!!

A deep blue electric current pierced through space! It forcefully pushed back Imu's Haki and continued to spread wildly, as powerful as deep-sea waves.

Towards the sky, towards the four directions of the island, towards the God Valley beyond, towards even more distant places...

Imu's eyes widened, the wind ruffling her long hair.

Kaya raised his sword, which was straight and streamlined, emitting a light so bright that it was invisible to the naked eye, and a deep blue Conqueror's Haki coating around the blade.

He then held his longsword horizontally and, with the grace of cutting water with a drawn sword, unleashed a slash.

In an instant, the sun turned blue!

The sky, which had been shrouded in dark clouds after Imu's arrival, was instantly cleared, and the deep gloom of this space was swept away, with the blue sky reappearing.

A slightly curved slash flew over Imu's head, reaching the sky. How long did it take? Or maybe less than half a second? He forgot his sense of time.

A deafening roar, like the sky collapsing and the earth splitting apart, erupted.

The God Valley... is broken!

For countless years, the two symmetrical valleys that had stood in the very center of the God Valley were severed in two by a single sword strike.

The air currents continued to surge, and cloud bursts were heard incessantly.

Air fragments fell like shards of glass, transparent in color, and reflected in the sunlight like reflections in Illusion.

In short,

The skulls of heaven and earth have been ripped open!

"It's not that I can't use this power, it's just that I have no interest in using it."

(Void Century of History. jpg)