Luo Chen activated Tenseigan Mode, standing in the air as his Observation Haki spread out across the area. He immediately sensed numerous presences within the royal capital, Alubarna. His pale blue pupils turned toward the capital, locking onto a speck of dust atop the castle.
Amenotejikara was triggered.
Luo Chen's figure vanished, crossing several thousand meters to instantly descend upon the castle.
Imu met Luo Chen's gaze, ripples appearing in His scarlet eyes. The killing intent and wariness within His eyes were starkly visible.
"You really have killed quite a few people."
Luo Chen surveyed the ruins of Alubarna. There were tens of thousands of signatures of death. It proved that Imu had killed at least forty to fifty thousand people. Moreover, in a city to the south of the capital, the aura of death was even thicker; it had completely become a city of the dead. At least a hundred thousand people had likely perished there.
Luo Chen's gaze fell upon "Vivi." With a single look, he "saw" the other soul residing within the princess's body.
"And you are?" Luo Chen asked with some doubt.
"Vivi" spoke, "Joy Boy. You must be Luo Chen, right? I've seen you in Monkey D. Luffy's memories."
Joy Boy spoke rapidly, informing him of the current situation.
Luo Chen nodded. "Return to Luffy's side. Leave Alabasta Kingdom to me."
Because the host's power was too weak, Joy Boy was unable to stop Imu. In that case, Luo Chen would do it. Joy Boy was still somewhat uneasy, but this was currently the only way. He had to go save Luffy. The Nika Fruit was the only way to defeat the Dark God. Although Luo Chen was very strong, Joy Boy believed he would be unable to defeat the Dark God.
"Vivi's" eyes suddenly snapped shut, and her body fell from mid-air. When she opened her eyes again, she had regained her own consciousness. However, the weightless sensation of falling from a great height made her scream out in terror.
With a wave of his hand, Luo Chen pulled her toward him. Vivi flew over and was caught by him, standing in mid-air.
"This..."
Vivi was dazed. Hadn't she been inside the castle just a moment ago? Why was she suddenly outside, falling from the sky? And what was going on with Luo Chen?
Vivi's beautiful eyes landed on Luo Chen's face. Although he was covered in a layer of indigo energy and his pupils had turned pale blue, she still recognized him as Luo Chen. Remembering something, she hurriedly looked down.
When she saw the royal capital completely reduced to rubble and the blood flowing through the streets, all color drained from Vivi's face. Her lips turned pale and trembled violently as she stared deathly at the two terrifying demonic monsters.
"Who are you people?!"
"Why would you do such a thing to Alabasta Kingdom!"
Vivi questioned them in a rage, her eyes filled with hatred and grief.
Imu ignored her, His scarlet eyes remaining fixed on Luo Chen.
"Mu's previous proposal is still valid," He suddenly said.
Luo Chen raised an eyebrow, unable to recall any such proposal.
Imu explained patiently, "If you are willing to join hands with Mu, the world can be split in half with you."
Luo Chen couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Give him half? Realizing he couldn't win and trying to surrender now? What a joke.
Luo Chen reached out his palm toward the demonized Steel Bone Kong and Loki, and Bansho Ten'in erupted. The Tenseigan and Chibaku Tensei added their gravitational force to the technique. With the three gravitational forces combined, Steel Bone Kong and Loki had no power to resist as they were pulled into the sky.
Imu's scarlet eyes flashed with anger, realizing that Luo Chen utterly looked down on Him. Conqueror's Haki erupted from the possessed body of Steel Bone Kong, attempting to crush Luo Chen's gravitational pull. He had been able to do it once before in Totto Land.
But this time, Imu failed.
The gravitational force enveloping Steel Bone Kong and Loki was rock-solid and unshakable. No matter how much He unleashed His Conqueror's Haki to its maximum extent, He could not break it.
Incredible shock appeared in Imu's scarlet eyes. How had Luo Chen grown this much stronger in such a short time? Although He had noted Luo Chen's sword strike that split the sea not long ago and was psychologically prepared, His mind was still shaken when facing it directly.
"Get out of there," Luo Chen barked coldly.
The figure of Imu inhabiting Steel Bone Kong began to tremble violently. His pitch-black, elongated head was dragged by the gravity like a rubber band, stretching toward Luo Chen's direction.
Imu sensed the crisis. He felt as if His very soul within Steel Bone Kong was being forcibly dragged out. If He fell into Luo Chen's hands, His end would surely be miserable.
Imu let out a strange cry, and the space around His body shattered completely, revealing a dark and gloomy extradimensional space. A phantom of a mysterious house, existing between reality and illusion, appeared. This mysterious house was pitch-black, with its two doors open to reveal a profound and mysterious darkness within.
A powerful suction force emanated from within the gates of the mysterious house. Imu's soul, which was about to be sucked away by Luo Chen, immediately snapped back and then turned into a streak of black light, rushing into the doors of the mysterious house.
After the mysterious house sucked in Imu's soul, the gates slammed shut, and the phantom vanished. The shattered space healed rapidly, returning to normal.
Steel Bone Kong reverted to his demon form and remained frozen in mid-air alongside Loki.
Luo Chen frowned, staring at the spot where the mysterious house had disappeared. Was that the Phantom House? It was a very powerful treasure. Even with his current strength, he had been unable to seize Imu's soul, and the Phantom House had managed to rescue Him.
"You brat, let me go!" In mid-air, the demon Loki roared, struggling frantically. He wanted to give Luo Chen a blow with his hammer, but the immense gravity made him unable to move.
Luo Chen pulled his thoughts back and dealt with Steel Bone Kong and Loki first. These two had been controlled by Imu, becoming demons and massacring over a hundred thousand citizens of Alabasta Kingdom. No matter what, they could not escape the death penalty.
Luo Chen condensed a golden light sword in his hand, over a hundred meters long, and slashed forward. The massive heads of Steel Bone Kong and Loki flew into the air, their expressions frozen as they fell to the ground.
He stowed their corpses into the Kamui space and looked at Vivi.
"Those two are dead. The mastermind was Imu of the World Government."
"I am sorry that Alabasta Kingdom has suffered such a disaster," Luo Chen sighed softly. He didn't know what Imu and the Dark God were thinking, but they had actually chosen to slaughter an entire nation.
Vivi was overcome with grief, tears streaming down her face. Although the direct killers had been slain by Luo Chen, the hundred thousand dead of Alabasta Kingdom could never be brought back to life. She knew Luo Chen could use another method to bring the dead back to the world of the living, but it wasn't a true resurrection after all. Looking at the cracks on the faces of the Jinghai Army Admirals, one could tell that Impure World Reincarnation had significant drawbacks. Moreover, with over a hundred thousand people, Luo Chen likely couldn't do it anyway.
Vivi wiped away her tears and choked out, "Thank you, Luo Chen, for saving Alabasta Kingdom once again."
The first time was Crocodile. This time, it was Imu. Both had been dealt with by Luo Chen.
She made a sincere statement, hoping that Alabasta Kingdom could, like Dressrosa, accept the stationing of the Jinghai Army. This was the best way to protect Alabasta Kingdom. As for the royal family's power being restricted by the Jinghai Army, Vivi didn't care. Her father wouldn't care either. As long as the citizens were safe, that was enough.
Luo Chen agreed and told her to communicate the specific details with Robin. The stationing of the Jinghai Army in various kingdoms would happen frequently in the future. It had already begun in many countries across the four seas.
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