Akainu's words were not only the highest praise for Renji's strength but also a declaration of his responsibility as a Marine officer.
In the distance, Garp, Sengoku, and Akainu had already begun to comment.
Originally, they had planned to go all out and offer Renji all the help they could, but now it seemed they were quite redundant.
Renji alone was already capable of pinning down the Gorosei and the God's Knights Supreme Commander, and thoroughly crushing them in all aspects. Neither the immortal Gorosei nor Garling had any room to resist. This was something they had not expected at all.
"Seriously, I've become a mere bystander, truly… it's very unaccustomed."
Watching Renji smash Garling so satisfyingly, Garp couldn't help but clench his fists in indignation.
In all the battles, big and small, throughout the years, whenever he was present, wasn't he always the most conspicuous, with the highest output?
Now, Renji had single-handedly taken care of everything. It was difficult to adapt to all at once.
"Alright, let's rest well and not cause Renji any trouble. With our current combat power, if we went up there, we'd only drag Renji down." Sengoku chuckled.
Even while simultaneously beating Garling and continuously slicing the Gorosei in the sky, Renji's face remained calm, which was a bit terrifying.
Seeing this, Sengoku was completely relieved, but he was still curious: who was this Imu that Renji had just mentioned?
It seemed Imu's strength and status were even above the Gorosei and Garling?
Why had he never heard of Imu?
Despite being a Fleet Admiral, he had no means of learning about the background behind the name Imu.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As Renji's fists fell again and again, Garling's cries gradually faded, and his aura completely dissipated.
Thus, a legendary Celestial Dragon, Supreme Commander of the God's Knights, an invincible expert who mastered top-tier Haki and supreme swordsmanship, Garling, met his end in Mary Geoise.
However, seeing that Garling was already dead, Imu still showed no movement. This made Renji frown slightly.
"Is Imu planning to hide behind the scenes all along? Or does Imu think the current situation isn't worth their intervention?"
Renji couldn't figure it out, then stopped thinking about it, a smile on his lips.
"If you won't come out, then I'll just chop off all your pawns."
Vast, abyssal cursed energy descended instantly.
From within that white bone shrine, a terrifying roar, like the opening of the gates of the netherworld, seemed to echo.
The sky changed dramatically, and visibility instantly lowered, becoming incredibly dark, as if something terrifying had descended upon this world.
Huummmm—
This deep, prolonged hum seemed to transcend the shackles of time and space, slowly unfolding from an unknown and profound dimension, carrying an ancient rhythm that made all things tremble.
Vast, abyssal cursed energy, at this moment, was like invisible chains suddenly unleashed, surging forth to pour out, aimed at the white bone shrine standing atop the isolated island.
Upon the shrine, bones were stark white, each bone seemingly containing endless resentment and curses. At this moment, they seemed to be awakened by some ancient and powerful force, beginning to slowly writhe and emit a bone-chilling grinding sound.
Immediately after, an extremely cold aura burst forth from the depths of the shrine, like the gates of the netherworld dramatically opening, releasing the terrifying scene of ten thousand wailing ghosts.
The roars of evil spirits penetrated layers of clouds and mist, reaching the deepest fears in people's hearts, making the entire world tremble.
The originally turbulent, towering-wave ocean, in this instant, miraculously calmed down, as if even the wild and untamed seawater felt the deterrent power of this force and chose to submit and retreat.
The countless whirlpools that had surged on the sea surface were silent, not even a ripple left behind, only boundless tranquility and deathly stillness remained, forming a stark contrast with the distant storm, appearing exceptionally eerie.
Even someone as strong as Garp couldn't help but get goosebumps at this sight.
"What terrifying power, what is this kid doing?!"
Sengoku was also shocked by the scene before him. Sometimes he couldn't help but wonder if Renji was a reincarnation of a demon.
Otherwise, how could the techniques he unleashed carry such a terrifying, suffocating sense of horror?
"Renji's not a devil, is he?"
Renji's voice slowly sounded, calm with a certain rhythm.
"Dragon Scales, Repulsion, Twin Falling Stars."
Crack!
In an instant, five terrifying beasts of various forms were all severed by an invisible force.
This force not only severed their bodies but also their vitality, their Haki, everything, even the very essence of this world.
This, of course, included the divine power that Imu used to maintain the Gorosei's immortality.
Deep within the Holy Land, Imu was just about to press their hand onto a strange symbol when their body suddenly began to tremble violently, and an indescribable sound they emitted instantly spread throughout the entire Holy Land.