Evolution?
Imu was momentarily taken aback.
What was this guy talking about now?
What evolution?
Imu had no idea what Roa was saying.
But she could sense that Roa's meaning was that he could still become stronger!
Are you kidding me!
Having already reached this point, how could he possibly become even more powerful?
"Roa!! Whatever you're planning, don't even think about it!!"
Although she didn't understand what Roa intended to do, Imu knew she absolutely could not let him succeed now!
The giant Devil flapped its wings and descended, the pitch-black trident cleaving down like thunder.
"I'm afraid not, Imu,"
Roa took a deep breath, "What's evolving isn't me, but this world!"
"This world has evolved to a brand new stage, and because of that, I can reveal a further stage of my form!"
He no longer suppressed the surging power deep within his body, and so—
Boom boom!
Roa felt a strange rhythm.
Just like the feeling he had when he first crossed over to this world over two years ago, the evolution had begun.
And this time was different from the last; this evolution would be much faster.
Because this world was truly marvelous now.
The black miasma in this world was so dense that it was not only sufficient for Roa to complete his evolution, but it could enable him to complete it quickly.
All of this was thanks to Princess Shirahoshi.
Rewind to a little earlier.
East Blue, Goa Kingdom.
Although anyone with eyes could see that the world situation was on a knife's edge, and that a world-spanning war between the World Government and the Pirate Alliance would break out sooner or later.
Still, worries aside, life had to go on as usual.
Both the World Government and the Pirate Alliance were too distant for the ordinary people living in this country.
People quietly went about their daily lives.
Until this day.
Initially, it was just an unusually deep patch of black on the sea surface, reflecting an ominous, oily sheen under the sun.
Workers unloading cargo on the docks, fishmongers hawking their goods, and elderly people mending fishing nets all subconsciously stopped what they were doing, gazing doubtfully at the rapidly expanding shadow.
"What... is that?" someone muttered.
The answer was quickly revealed.
It wasn't a shadow; it was the back of some living creature, a size so massive that it exceeded all normal understanding.
Next, a head of indescribable scale broke through the sea surface, sending spray skyward, and slowly rose like a small mountain.
Its long, snake-like body was covered in dark, dull scales. A pair of colossal, cold, cruel, and emotionless eyes, like two deep pools, stared down indifferently at the entire port.
Time seemed to freeze for a moment.
"Sea... Sea King—!!!"
A sharp, distorted scream tore through the brief silence, igniting the deepest fear in everyone's hearts.
Panic exploded like a plague, instantly spreading to every corner of the port.
People dropped everything in their hands and ran screaming like headless chickens.
The cries of children, the shrieks of women, and the roars of men mixed together, forming a symphony of despair.
Completely ignoring the cries and despair of the people, this giant serpent-like Sea King suddenly arched its long neck, then, carrying immense force, slammed violently into the port.
The sheer size of this Sea King was considered massive even among deep-sea leviathans, easily reaching a thousand meters in length.
Therefore, simply slamming its body onto the port resulted in total destruction.
The port was instantly smashed to pieces, and the shock even rattled the city nearby.
It wasn't over. On the sea surrounding the country, one Sea King after another began to emerge.
These monsters behaved as if they were utterly疯mad, one after the other crashing into the island's bedrock.
In an instant, the entire Goa Kingdom began to shake violently.
Everyone, from the common folk to the nobles, was terrified out of their wits.
"What in the world is going on! Have these Sea Kings all gone mad!"
"It's Roa! It's that monster! Only he can control Sea Kings, that monster wants to destroy this country!!"
Despair began to spread across the entire island.
And the Goa Kingdom was not an isolated incident.
Across the globe, all islands inhabited by humans were being attacked by Sea Kings.
Even in the half of the world where similar events had occurred—the Red Line—the people living in the West Blue, North Blue, and New World were equally terrified now.
Because this time, the Sea Kings were genuinely launching an offensive against the islands they lived on.
It must be said that the entire world was plunged into despair.
People with a little more knowledge were screaming in horror, "Roa! That monster is going to destroy the world!"
Therefore, amid the despair and terror of everyone, the global concentration of black miasma was increasing at an astonishing rate.
Before the official fighting began, Roa was actually already capable of starting his evolution.
But to make things more interesting, he forcibly suppressed this urge to evolve.
Only now, after confirming that Imu was truly out of tricks, did Roa decide to begin his second evolution and completely settle all his grievances with the World Government.
And right now, the second evolution was underway!
And just a little earlier, before Roa began his evolution.
Inside Uranus.
"Hahahaha! Those two guys were so tough!"
Luffy, carrying Lilith, dashed through the distorted passage. The boy laughed heartily, his brow showing a spirited delight, "I really wouldn't have beaten them if I hadn't eaten that Devil Fruit!"
The woman slung over his shoulder was now just staring curiously at the boy's profile, "Luffy, where did you get that Devil Fruit?! It wasn't recorded in any Devil Fruit Encyclopedia I've seen!"
"I found it!"
The boy answered grinning, his face full of pride.
"You found it??"
Lilith, one of Vegapunk's satellites representing Evil, couldn't help but twitch her lips.
Such a powerful Devil Fruit was just found?
But never mind, now wasn't the time to worry about these things!
"Luffy! Pursuers will keep coming! It's too dangerous to stay here any longer!"
Lilith shouted loudly, "We have to retreat quickly!"
"Eh? Are we running away?"
Luffy was shocked and immediately refused, "No way! I want to help Zephyr-ossan, and Grandpa!"
"Don't be stupid! This isn't a war we can interfere with! The final victory can only be decided by Imu and Roa!"
Lilith raised her hand and fiercely knocked the boy's head, "And we're not running away completely, just retreating for now!"
"If the World Government wins in the end, we can just come back!"
"No way!"
The boy refused without hesitation, "I'm not a deserter!"
A deserter, he called it!
Lilith was furious.
However, she had no better option now.
Apart from her, the main body and the other satellites had been captured by that scoundrel Judge.
She had to escape with her life!
But merely escaping herself wasn't enough. If Imu lost the battle, she would need someone who could protect her safety.
As things stood, it could only be this little brat in front of her.
"I see,"
Lilith's eyes suddenly darted. "I understand, then I'll take you to the elevator that leads to the top deck!"
"Really? You're the best, Lilith!!"
The boy Luffy was ecstatic.
"Good! Then you listen to my command, kid!"
"Yes!"
So, the boy carried Lilith and rushed madly through the twisted interior of the giant ship.
Lilith guided him to a certain area.
However, the state of things here immediately made Lilith frown, "It's been severely corroded by the ability of the Merge-Merge Fruit!"
But, perhaps fate was smiling upon them?
Lilith spotted an intact spherical device in the corner.
"That's it! Luffy! Get in quickly!"
"Oh! Is that the elevator? I get it!"
The boy rushed towards the device like a gust of wind, yanked the door open, and dashed inside.
Then, Lilith jumped off his shoulder and slammed her fist down on the nearby control panel.
Click.
That was the sound of the door closing.
Then, a sudden sense of weightlessness rushed in.
"Eh!!"
Just like that, amidst the boy's cries of shock, the spherical device plummeted into the large hole that had suddenly opened below.
And then, it fell directly out of the passage beneath Uranus.
Returning to the present.
High in the sky.
Imu's trident, which had crashed down as if to tear the heavens and earth apart, was already almost upon Roa's body.
Roa tilted his head up.
Whether to dodge or retaliate, either was easy for him.
Imu in their complete state was powerful, but only to the extent of being evenly matched with him.
Of course, that was him before this evolution.
And now—
Roa curled his lips.
Chii!!
The massive trident sliced Roa's body straight down the middle, splitting him into two halves.
Just as Roa had previously cleaved Imu's body with one strike, Imu now returned the favor to Roa.
"Hahahaha! And you spoke of evolution!"
The great Devil laughed wildly, "Roa, your only future is death!"
No matter how powerful Roa was, he wasn't an immortal like herself!
Die! Roa! Just die like this!!
Roa's two halves were flying away in opposite directions.
Imu raised both hands, and two more waves of pitch-black light pursued them, directly obliterating both halves of Roa's body.
Roa had just blown her body into scattered pieces of meat, and now she was paying him back.
But.
Whoosh—
A gust of wind blew across the high altitude, and Roa's fragmented body completely turned into ash in that instant.
No!
It didn't turn to ash; it transformed into black streams of air!
The two streams of air mingled together, collectively forming a mass of black mist.
"What?"
Imu's eyes abruptly widened.
What's going on?
Elementalization?
"How fascinating,"
A faint voice came from all directions, "I feel like I'm omnipotent now."
"Roa! Get out here!!"
Imu angrily executed a horizontal slash with the trident.
The trident, wrapped in powerful dual-colored Haki, tore a sharp crescent-shaped arc through the air, unleashing a huge slash that directly ripped the sky apart.
But this attack hit nothing.
Even though the giant trident swept through the black miasma, it still failed to touch anything.
Imu's pupils instantly constricted. She performed several more continuous cleaves, but still couldn't touch a single hair on Roa.
It's not Elementalization? Why doesn't Haki work?
"It's useless,"
Roa's smiling voice came from the black mist, "My evolution is complete. For me, there are no more obstacles in this world."
"..."
Imu remained silent, simply continuing to unleash various attacks.
All kinds of weapons were summoned by Imu, bombarding the mist that Roa had become.
When weapons failed, the five-pointed star arrays flared, and various light waves were launched in rapid succession.
But not only did they fail to force Roa's main body out, the black mist didn't even suffer any interference!
It was as if the two sides existed in two different spaces; none of the attacks worked at all!
"How is that possible!!"
Imu was practically gritting their teeth.
None of the techniques work against this guy!!!
How could this be!!
What in the world is this guy's ability?
"Had enough fun?"
The black mist began to slowly converge, coalescing into Roa's form.
This time, it was neither the Beast Form nor the Hybrid Form, but simply Roa's original appearance.
He did nothing, yet he floated calmly in the sky, completely disregarding the laws of physics.
"Roa! You finally came out!!"
The trident again tore through the air.
Roa's body was again cleaved into two segments.
Then, the lower half once again dissolved into black mist and gathered back together, re-coalescing into form.
As Imu's eyes nearly bulged, Roa spread his hands with a smile, "Nothing in this world can hurt me anymore, just like people can't eradicate the concept of Calamity."
"What are you!!"
Imu shrieked the words out.
All attacks were completely ineffective against Roa!
How could there be such a brazenly unfair ability?!
"Me?"
Roa smiled, "I am Calamity."
Calamity?
Imu hadn't even fully reacted when they suddenly saw the air behind Roa begin to twist.
Something invisible was gathering towards Roa!
Near Roa, the invisible and immaterial thing began to condense, and Imu finally saw clearly.
It was a mass of black miasma!
Endless streams of black miasma were continuously pouring into Roa's body!
What?
What is that?
What are those black streams of miasma? Where do they come from? Why are they entering Roa's body?
"Ooh!"
Roa let out a comfortable sigh, "Now, I'm invincible in the world, hmm, hopefully not beyond the world?"
"Roa! Stop playing games!"
Imu's voice carried a strange streak of madness, "You can't defeat me! I am the ruler of this world!"
"I think you completely don't understand."
Roa curled his lips, "Fine, I showed you the mechanism just now. Now let me show you the difference in the numerical values."
Saying this, his eyes suddenly narrowed.
Omm!!!
A dense pitch-black aura erupted from Roa's body, transforming into a dark column of light that instantly pierced the sky!
The dark column of light rushed up to the highest reaches of the atmosphere, even penetrating the stratosphere, heading straight into the deep cosmos!
The entire sky began to shake violently.
As if Teach were fully unleashing the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, crisp, glass-shattering sounds rang out across the sky. The air across half the sky began to shatter, spreading like spiderweb cracks.
Below, the massive Uranus began to shake uncontrollably. Its hull, sturdy enough to resist destruction even by top-tier powerhouses, now seemed on the verge of collapsing at any moment.
Further down, the violently shaking sea even began to boil. Large swathes of white mist rose, and the creatures within the sea were instantly crushed into a paste.
"Ugh!!"
Dark bolts of lightning abruptly erupted all over Imu's body. The grotesque and twisted Devil form was shaking violently.
And Imu's mind felt as if it had been hit squarely by a massive sledgehammer, giving them a splitting headache and dizziness that made it nearly impossible to think.
They had only one thought right now.
This is...
Conqueror's Haki?
This Conqueror's Haki?!
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