Resurrecting the Giant King

After the tail detached from the angel's left hand, it quickly turned back to its original black color.

Belial flapped his wings quickly to steady himself, gripped the cross-shaped lightsaber in his hand, and prepared to attack Imu once again.

Just then, a voice rang out above both sides:

"That's fine."

"Owner!"

Belial paused slightly, then looked up at the sky.

Imu's gaze narrowed slightly, his Observation Haki Future Sight.

He heard what the Lord would say next, but could not grasp the Lord's presence.

"... Strange wind?"

In a future fragment, Imu senses something is amiss.

The voice of the Lord seemed to come from the wind, which was constantly swirling in the air, changing direction.

"Let's retreat. With him here, you can't get the spoils by yourself."

"Lord of the Seven Deadly Sins, I am very curious about you. Who exactly are you?"

Imu spoke first, his gaze following Ain the entire time. No matter how Ain changed position, he could always lock onto that faint breeze.

Dimon's tone was surprised:

"Can you detect me? No wonder you're the mastermind behind eight hundred years of rule over this world, Nerona Imu."

This sound... I don't recognize it.

Imu recalled the past and confirmed that he had never heard the voice of the Lord.

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that the other party deliberately disguised themselves.

"Answer my question, who exactly are you?"

Rumble!

Conqueror's Haki Haki erupted from Imu's body, and black and red Inazuma, like long whips, lashed out towards Ain's true form.

Knowing of His existence, Imu believed that the Lord must have come from someone in the past.

Ain created more clones, each clone being A Breath of Fresh Wind. As soon as a clone was created, it was locked onto by Conqueror's Haki and instantly annihilated by the Haki.

"Why be in such a hurry? We will meet again someday. Until then, I've prepared some toys for you. I hope you'll like them."

"Hehehe, well then, farewell, King of the Celestial Dragons."

The laughter faded, and Ain quickly retreated.

Imu's gaze was cold, and anger surged in his bloodshot eyes.

He was not a man who got angry easily; throughout his long life, he rarely got angry with his subordinates who did not perform their duties well.

But at this moment, he was enraged.

"Trying to leave? No way!"

Imu extended his left index finger and drew a black magic circle in the air.

Upon seeing this, Belial immediately drew his sword to meet the attack.

Although He did not know what Imu was going to do, He would not allow Imu to lay a hand on the Lord.

Sabaody Archipelago, living room.

[Master, that was really dangerous! I almost got knocked out of my original form by Imu's Conqueror's Haki.]

Ain was still shaken.

The so-called "breaking out of the original form" refers to the forced cancellation of his fusion with A Breath of Fresh Wind.

Instead of being truly suppressed by Conqueror's Haki and regressing into a Devil Fruit.

Dimon shook his head and asked, "How did he lock onto you?"

[He didn't completely pinpoint my location; he only sensed the presence of the wind. I used my clone to mislead him.]

[Imu's Conqueror's Haki is too strong; his indiscriminate, all-around attacks make it impossible to sustain a prolonged engagement.]

"I see."

Dimon nodded knowingly.

Imu's strength is indeed far beyond that of the so-called Admirals and Emperors. Ain has been lurking in the Marine Headquarters for so long, and neither Sengoku nor the Admirals could detect him, but Imu was able to immediately sense that something was wrong.

To be honest, once you're aware of the existence of "wind," it's not really impossible to detect Ain.

"Let's abandon this third fruit for now; there's no need for a full-scale war with Imu yet."

This is only Imu in his possessed state; if his true form were to appear, his strength would be even greater.

Belial can only manage a few rounds against Imu in his possessed state; it's impossible for him to steal the Devil Fruit right under Im's nose.

Of course, Dimon could order all Seven Deadly Sins to attack.

However, this will only provoke Imu, and perhaps next time they meet, Im will appear in his true form.

There's no need for that right now, just for a Devil Fruit.

Thinking of this, Dimon got up from the sofa and walked to the window to look at the scenery in the distance.

"After Belial has left, tell Him to come see me."

Yes, Master.

Rayleigh's aged body unleashed astonishing power, allowing him to swim faster in the sea than even the Fish-Men.

When he arrived at the battlefield, he only had time to see the final battle scenes.

An angel radiating holy light poured all his power into a single strike; the spear of judgment, formed from holy light, pierced the heavens, illuminating the cloud-covered sky.

Who is fighting Imu?

Rayleigh floated on the surface of the sea, his face filled with astonishment.

After a long while, the holy light gradually faded.

After being bathed in this sacred light, Rayleigh felt that his strength had been restored considerably.

He squinted and stared intently at the sky.

Above the sky, the angel's figure had completely vanished, while the body judged by the Spear of Judgment now appeared somewhat disheveled.

A trickle of blood escaped from the corner of Imu's mouth, and one of his wings was wiped away by holy light.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and in a short while, new wings grew back, and his external injuries were completely healed.

"Disappeared?"

In his Observation Haki, he had completely lost the presence of the Angel Belial.

This doesn't feel like an escape; it's a true disappearance.

Imu recalled that two days earlier, during the great battle at Marine Headquarters, Envy Kuranos had vanished into thin air right before everyone's eyes, just as suddenly as he had.

It's not teleportation, it's not instantaneous teleportation, so how is it done?

Imu did not understand; this was a power He had never seen before.

Then, I thought of the Lord.

"The Lord of the Seven Deadly Sins, his power is wind? Logia, Wind- Wind-Wind Fruit..."

Chapter 171 Resurrecting the Giant King

Imu suspects that the Lord's power is the Wind-Wind Fruit, Logia Devil Fruit.

However, this inference has a huge problem.

Three years ago, at Reverie, the kings of the 50 participating countries collectively expressed their fear of a certain organization and formally proposed the name of its leader.

Monkey D. Dragon, the world's most dangerous criminal and leader of the Revolutionary Army.

Unlike pirates, the Revolutionary Army's goal is to overthrow the world's order, and they came into Imu's sights a long time ago.

Based on information gathered by the intelligence department, Monkey D. Dragon's ability is suspected to be the Logia Wind- Wind-Wind Fruit.

"Could it be the same person?"

The Revolutionary Army, the Seven Deadly Sins... Judging the Celestial Dragons for their Seven Deadly Sins in the name of revolution seems quite reasonable.

Imu for a long time before drawing a conclusion.

Suddenly, His Observation Haki sensed a hidden presence and He couldn't help but cast His gaze toward the distant sea.

The waves rolled in, and there was no one else in sight.

Imu gave a soft hum and ignored him.

At the same time.

Under the sea.

Rayleigh swam toward the Sabaody Archipelago, the scene from before replaying in his mind.

Although his appearance is different from before, there is no doubt about his Haki. He is definitely the Celestial Dragons King, Nerona Imu, who has lived for more than 800 years.

Rayleigh was more concerned about the angel he was fighting than Imu.

And who is that?

Lately, powerful figures have been emerging one after another, and he's starting to get confused.

"Imu has descended to the mortal realm; looks like I'll have to go have a chat with that guy."

Not long after, in the Sabaody Archipelago, at Shakky's Rip-off Bar.

Rayleigh, soaking wet, pushed open the bar door. Shakky, standing behind the bar, Big Eyes upon seeing his appearance.

"What are you doing...?"

"We encountered a slight problem. You felt the Conqueror's Haki just now, didn't you?"

"Yes, it's that same Haki from back then."

Shakky Qi nodded solemnly.

Rayleigh pulled out one of his usual knives from a corner and then said to Shakky:

"I need to leave for a while and have a chat with an old friend."

Where to?

"Elbaf."

After saying that, Rayleigh left without even changing his clothes.

Shakky looked helpless. "At your age, you're still so impatient... really."

In the same district No. 13, at Dimon's home.

On the fruit platter on the table, a banana suddenly changed.

Its shape changed to rectangle, and its yellow skin quickly turned brown, with the stems and leaves at the top transforming into the shape of a cross.

You're back?

Dimon stood by the window, sensing the movement behind him, and slowly turned around.

The Angel Fruit was reborn here, reforming into human form.