"Fuffuffuffu!"
Doflamingo was laughing wildly.
He had completely merged with this massive ship, and the power of the legendary Ancient Weapon was now at his command!
The two heavy cannons extended from the giant purplish-black titan's arms raised only slightly, yet it was enough to make everyone's faces change color.
"Hey! Doffy!!"
A bead of cold sweat appeared on Teach's forehead. "Don't you dare aim that thing at us!"
Having personally witnessed the power of the Uranus's cannon fire, Teach didn't think he could withstand a blast of that magnitude now.
If they were already this scared, the people on the World Government side were even more terrified.
So, the power of Uranus was now being used by the enemy?
If one of those blasts came crashing down on them—
"Fuffuffuffu!"
Doflamingo cackled, and then—
"Er—"
He fell into hesitation again.
With everyone currently mixed up in a chaotic battle, whom should he fire at?
The power of this thing wouldn't allow for precise targeting; every shot was a world-destroying, large-scale attack from which no one could escape.
"Don't be reckless, Doffy."
A black Pterosaur flapped its wings, and Dylan landed on the black titan's shoulder, shouting loudly, "Uranus is something the Boss explicitly requested. Firing a cannon on it might not spare the ship itself."
"Sigh."
Doflamingo sighed, feeling deeply frustrated.
He had acquired the world's most unbeatable weapon, but now he couldn't even use it. Wasn't that infuriating?
If he was infuriated, he had to vent.
The Uranus, which had already become somewhat distorted due to the emergence of the purplish-black titan, began to ripple like a wave once more.
The black titan absorbed more matter, its size inflating further. It was now in no way inferior to Bullet's Mercury Titan. Its two giant, mountain-like arms suddenly slammed down.
The World Government's people finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although they were still at an absolute disadvantage and would soon be completely wiped out if things continued this way.
But at least it was better than being instantly killed by a Uranus blast.
In this way, there was still hope, as long as Lord Imu could win—
Shing!
The world suddenly darkened.
Everyone looked up in astonishment and saw a slice of black curtain descending from the distant sky, partitioning the heavens and the earth.
Above, the black curtain split the sky in two; below, it cut the sea in half. Forward, it extended all the way to the horizon.
"What... is that??"
Figarland Garling's voice was incredibly dry.
That fluctuation—could it be Haki?
But how could there be Haki like that in the world?
"Gyahahahaha!!"
The Lion roared as he flew over, casually tearing the knots from the ropes wrapped around his favorite sword. "It's normal that you can't understand! Because that brat is always beyond the common person's imagination!!"
"With this, we can take you down, right!!"
It must be said that the meteorologists Roa had hired in Disaster City were quite capable.
In cooperation with the scientists, they had truly developed what Roa called the new energy source: Conqueror's Haki.
These knots could store Roa's own Conqueror's Haki, allowing for a lethal single strike at a critical moment!
And now was that moment!!
Garling looked back in astonishment.
Inside the Uranus.
The inner space of this massive ship had become a mess due to Doflamingo's recklessness.
For instance, one unlucky person was rolling down a slope with a clatter due to the continuous distortion inside the ship.
"Wow! Where am I now!"
The boy rubbed his head and climbed up in annoyance. "What in the world happened! Why can't I find the way all of a sudden!"
The boy walked forward along the twisted passage, complaining while rubbing his head. "Where did everyone go! Uncle Zephyr, Brother Kuzan, where are you all!"
The boy, who was not qualified to participate in the highest-level meeting, still had no idea what was happening.
He had just been halfway through his training when he suddenly found the massive ship beginning to deform.
But when he tried to find people, he couldn't even find the path.
"Hmm?"
The boy suddenly paused; his foot seemed to have kicked something.
"Eh?"
He blinked in surprise, then subconsciously reached out and picked up the object on the ground.
"Hahaha!"
The boy let out an innocent laugh. "I picked up a Devil Fruit!"
The fruit in his hand was covered in swirling patterns, clearly a Devil Fruit.
"Did someone drop it!"
The boy yelled at the top of his lungs, "Whose Devil Fruit is this!"
Of course, no one answered him.
So, the boy nodded solemnly. "Looks like no one wants it! So it's mine!"
He tilted his head. "But Uncle Zephyr said not to rely too much on Devil Fruits!"
Should he eat it or not?
It was at this very moment—
"Waaah! Help me!!"
A sharp cry for help came from near and far.
A woman suddenly rushed out from the corner of the twisted passage ahead.
She was wearing a pink bodysuit with a purple jacket over it, had short blonde hair, and a beautiful face full of panic.
"Eh!"
The boy was startled, then suddenly grinned and waved hello. "It's Lilith! Long time no see!"
He knew this woman. He had met her when he went with Uncle Borsalino to the Science Unit to visit Dr. Vegapunk. She was allegedly a clone of Uncle Vegapunk.
But the concept of a clone was something the boy didn't quite grasp.
"Luffy!!"
The Vegapunk clone named Lilith's eyes suddenly lit up. "Save me quickly!"
"Huh?"
The boy tilted his head and saw two figures that looked almost identical rushing out of the twisted passage behind the woman.
The boy's eyes instantly sharpened.
Going back a few minutes ago.
High, high in the sky, a black curtain partitioned the world.
Roa slowly raised his beloved sword. "Haha, this move is really cool, it looks like I split the world in half!"
The combination of overly powerful Haki and a flying slash gave birth to this world-cleaving strike.
"Hmm,"
Roa kept nodding seriously. "How about calling this move Mugetsu?"
After all, in terms of visual effect, it was in no way inferior to Ichigo's Final Getsuga Tenshō, was it?
"ROA!!!"
A shrill, demonic scream came from nearby.
Roa looked down.
That's why he could call this move Mugetsu.
Imu was also split in half, just like Aizen, being neatly divided down the middle by this one strike.
Black matter spread out from both sides of the body, attempting to reconnect the entire body.
But some unseen force was preventing Imu's body from regenerating, and the black matter trying to connect the body was continuously crumbling.
"Oh? You're not dead yet?"
Roa raised an eyebrow, flipped his beloved sword onto his shoulder, and looked down at Imu, who was struggling to survive.
"Do you have a Hōgyoku too? Joy Boy never mentioned that."
"Roa!! Imu wants you dead!!"
Imu's split mouth roared simultaneously.
The face, which should have been exquisitely beautiful, was now twisted and terrifying.
This brat's power had reached an incomprehensible level!
Barely two years ago, he could only narrowly dodge when facing her!
Was he truly that exceptionally gifted?
In her current state, she was utterly defenseless against this brat!
Even the arrogant Imu, the World Sovereign who had ruled for eight hundred years, had to admit this in her heart.
Therefore—
"All of Imu's power, return!!"
A five-pointed star magic circle suddenly appeared on Imu's left hand.
"Oh?"
Roa raised an eyebrow. "You have a hidden move?"
But how could a villain boss of the new era just watch the enemy power up without doing anything?
In that instant, various fierce and chaotic mythical disasters wrapped around Roa's beloved sword again.
Fusing with Roa's Haki and the bloodlust released by the Tiger Soul sword, Roa swung it forward with all his might.
"Tiger Roar!!"
A dark-toned yet colorful light wave instantly pierced the sky, engulfing Imu entirely.
If Imu's power was only at the level it was just moments ago, this single attack would have been enough to blast her into pieces.
Sigh, what to do when I've trained too hard in the past two years?
Over two years ago, during the Battle of Mariejois, his value was just over two hundred, while Imu's main body was around two hundred seventy or eighty. Facing him then, she naturally held an overwhelming advantage.
But in the past two years, his value had increased significantly.
The evolution of Armament and Observation Haki was only part of it; the further maturation of his body was also key.
However, the most important factor was naturally the continuous absorption of Black Qi in this era of extremely dense Black Qi, which brought about abilities and his own subtle evolution.
It wasn't a true leap in the level of life, as when he first arrived in this era, but a subtle, continuous evolution achieved through absorbing Black Qi.
Now, his value was not double what it was two years ago, but at least close to four hundred.
Fighting Imu now was like fighting a dog.
It was in this moment, on the deck of the Uranus below.
"Gyahahahaha!"
Golden Lion looked down mockingly at Figarland Garling, whom he had struck down with a single sword slash. "You were pretty arrogant back at God Valley, weren't you? Try recovering now for me to see?"
That brat Roa's Haki was indeed powerful.
After releasing the knot, the power of that sword strike constantly surged, and one strike had left this fellow on the verge of death, unable to recover.
"Urgh..."
The Supreme Commander of the World Government was now spitting blood, making gurgling sounds, unable to utter a single word.
Death.
He had thought that after becoming a member of the Five Elders, this concept would never touch him again.
As long as he was careful and didn't get too close to Roa like the unlucky Saturn and Peter, he could live forever with the gift of eternal life and immortality bestowed by Lord Imu.
But now, death seemed imminent.
However, precisely in the instant Golden Lion raised his sword again.
Black mist suddenly billowed up from Garling's body.
Garling paused, then his eyes widened abruptly.
"Hrk! Hrk! Hrk!"
He was making strange noises, but his blood-stained face now wore an expression of intense terror.
"Huh?"
Golden Lion looked confused.
What was going on?
It wasn't just him. All the God's Knights, the remaining two Elders, all those granted immortality by Imu, now had thick black smoke surging from their bodies.
"No! Lord Imu!!"
Warcury, who had been severely wounded by Charlotte Linlin and was also unable to recover and near death, shrieked in terror. "Please forgive us!!"
"Lord Imu! What are you doing!!"
Nusjuro also screamed out.
"Oh?"
Katakuri stopped his offense, held his trident, and tilted his head, saying in surprise, "So, you guys are finished, right?"
"Lord Imu..."
Shanks' lackey, Shamrock, collapsed weakly on the ground, looking up with a lament. "Have you been forced to this point as well?"
The black smoke rising from everyone became increasingly dense, now raging on their bodies like black flames.
Their bodies were visibly shriveling, as if their flesh and blood were being entirely incinerated.
All the God's Knights were screaming in near-despair.
"Lord Imu! What are you doing!"
"Spare us!"
And it wasn't just them.
"Waaah! No! I don't want to die yet!"
Ryokugyu, who had been severely injured by Yamato, also screamed repeatedly.
But all the screams and wails were meaningless.
In the next moment, streams of black energy converged into a long river, shooting up into the sky.
On the deck of the Uranus, only shriveled white bones remained.
The three Elders who once wielded the world's highest authority, and the God's Knights who stood above the Celestial Dragons—everyone died in this instant.
"This—"
Vice Admiral Tsuru looked around the battlefield, feeling confused.
In that case, only the Navy personnel like them were left.
How were they supposed to stop these monsters in front of them?
"Oh no!!"
Teach suddenly screamed, clutching his head.
Everyone looked at him in surprise.
"If these guys are all taken out, what about their Devil Fruits!!"
So many powerful Devil Fruits, now they couldn't get their hands on them!
Meanwhile, in the sky where Imu and Roa clashed.
The multicolored beam of light slowly dissipated.
Roa had to squint to see the pile of crushed flesh that he had nearly obliterated.
But at the same time, black energy surged in, rushing into that pile of flesh like swallows returning to their nest.
Boom!
Boom! Boom!
Roa suddenly heard a heavy heartbeat.
The pile of flesh was regenerating at a visible rate.
"Whew! Now I get it,"
Roa whistled. "So you're not Aizen, you're Yhwach."
Auswählen (Consecration), is it?
Well, sorry, but I guess I'll just have to repeat Getsuga Tenshō.
He delivered another sword strike.
But this Getsuga Tenshō was shattered directly by an arm.
Whoosh!!
This was the sound of the black monster flapping its wings, stirring up a gale.
"Roa!!!"
A man's voice and a woman's voice mixed together, resulting in a strange, indistinct tone that sent shivers down the spine.
The pile of flesh had swelled into a monster in the true sense of the word.
Its wingspan was over a hundred meters wide, and its clothes had long been worn away, exposing a bloated, distorted, fleshy body.
Its lower half was covered in black fur, and its feet resembled goat hooves.
Its hands were thin and curved like chicken claws, extending into long fingernails.
The face, which should have belonged to Queen Lily, was now twisted and covered with bulging blood vessels.
The pair of horns on its forehead curved upward, appearing like a bizarre crown atop its head.
"Roa!!!!"
The roar turned into a gust of wind rushing toward him.
Roa twitched the corner of his mouth. "Is this the form you were in when you fought Joy Boy back then?"
"But, has anyone ever told you that you have bad breath?"