"Galaxy...Star Burst!!!"
The enemy in front of him was an immortal ruler of the world for eight hundred years!
Not on the same level as any opponent he's ever faced.
But precisely because of this, he was finally excited again! The last time he entered this state was during that great battle with Kaido!
Boom!
Black-red and black-purple energies collided in mid-air, a terrifying shockwave sweeping across the entire island, even the sea and the sky.
Mountains collapsed, seawater rolled back, giant waves surged to the sky.
The sky even directly cracked open!
The rescue fleet where Izou and Marco were located had already retreated more than ten kilometers away but was still violently shaken by the waves.
Nearly capsized.
Everyone on the deck had to cling to the railing just to stand firm.
"This level of battle..."
Izou sweated coldly, looking at the island beneath the split sky, shrouded by two energy storms, barely recognizable in outline, his voice trembling as he spoke.
It's truly absurd!
He never thought that a battle between humans could trigger such terrifying changes in celestial phenomena.
Even compared to the battle between the old man and Whitebeard back then, this is far beyond that level!
"Let's move further back."
Marco, busy helping villagers with bleeding, spoke seriously, "This distance still doesn't seem enough."
"Hmm."
Izou instinctively nodded; the distance of a dozen kilometers was definitely not enough!
...
The commotion from the energy collision finally gradually weakened.
"Hmph."
Imu grunted softly, a trace of black blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
Clearly unexpected that Shano's punch was so terrifying, not only taking his own strike but even shaking his defense.
"Do gods bleed?"
Shano also wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, sneering, "Doesn't seem that strong, just about as good as me."
Imu's gaze remained calm as water, coldly saying, "You're too arrogant."
"Imu admits you're more interesting than Rocks, but in the end, mortals are just mortals."
The words hadn't finished.
The pitch-black wings behind him suddenly expanded to the limit, countless black feathers shooting out like arrows!
Shano's eyes flashed red, sensing immediately, his figure rapidly dodging, but those black feathers bent mid-air to chase him, forcing him to continuously punch and block.
"Is this it?"
Shano grinned fiercely, suddenly accelerating to break through the black feather blockade, his right leg like a war axe, fiercely striking Imu's neck!
"Is this all!"
Imu seemed to have anticipated this, while his right hand swung the trident horizontally to block, his left hand suddenly reaching out, five fingers transforming into sharp black bone spikes, aiming straight at Shano's heart!
So fast!
Shano's pupils constricted, unlike before, this strike was completely unforeseen by his Observation!
Is it that thing?
"Observation Killer" huh?
Using Supreme King Haki to control one's own aura, making the opponent's Observation completely ineffective, this method, since Red Hair mastered it, of course Imu could as well!
At the critical moment, he twisted his waist, narrowly avoiding this fatal strike, but the skin on his chest was still marked by five bloody scratches.
Shhh!
On the surface of those five blood scratches, purple-black flames immediately ignited, crackling and sizzling.
Damn it hurts!
Shano glanced down, furious, suddenly tearing off his already tattered shirt, revealing his sturdy physique.
Simultaneously, he activated a massive amount of Supreme King Haki, letting thick black-red lightning dance across his body, successfully dispelling these strange purple-black flames.
And letting those five wounds start to heal rapidly at a visible pace.
Hmm?
Imu's brows furrowed imperceptibly.
It was his first time witnessing such a scene.
Without external interference, this mortal's regenerative ability seemed more astonishing than the Divine Knights he bestowed with Undying Power.
How exactly was it achieved?
"Warm-up, over!"
Shano twisted his neck, his bones immediately emitting a series of cracking sounds like bean explosion, he smiled at Imu:
"Hey, you should probably get serious, this small skill won't cut it against me!"
As his words fell!
His hands suddenly clasped together, the Supreme King Haki accumulated within his body erupted completely like a volcano, the black-red lightning surrounding his body instantly expanded several times, forming a violent energy storm around him.
Shano's expression became increasingly rapturous, even his facial features subtly contorting.
Imu's face finally changed.
He could feel this man's aura rapidly climbing at an astounding speed!
"Previously, I could only barely match you, but now it's different. Having chosen to burn Haki, overdrawing stamina, I'm here to finish you quickly!"
"Brace yourself, Imu!"
With a loud shout, Shano's figure suddenly vanished.
The next moment!
He appeared directly above Imu, a grin spreading to his ear, his face twisted as fiercely as a demon, both fists entwined with unprecedented terrifying energy, crashing down like a meteor!
"Jaw Fang...Dragon Slayer Fist!!!!"
The world changed color!
Two dragon-shaped shockwaves interwoven in black and white roared, tearing apart everything in their path, Imu's trident raised to block, yet under this strike...
Crack!
Broke into two pieces!
His whole body was like a cannonball blasted into the earth, Sphinx Island could no longer hold, under this wave of impact, began to shatter and split apart!
"It's not over yet, Imu!"
Shano roared with laughter, pushing onwards, his hands clasping then spreading open.
The black-red lightning originally surrounding his body suddenly gathered entirely into his palms, condensing into a gigantic black-red energy ball.
The technique of Observation Killer, he hadn't mastered it yet.
After all, he was always used to flesh-on-flesh, straightforward battles, never bothering with restricting the opponent's capabilities.
Even wishing the opponent could develop their full potential, bringing out the most terrifying state.
But it didn't mean his prowess in developing and controlling Supreme King Haki was inferior to anyone!
Besides being able to transform Supreme King into a barrier, he could compress it! Compress it! And compress it again!!!
Into something even more terrifying and unleash it all at once!
This move, it was his first time using it in actual combat.
Though he had already named it!
According to its form, it could aptly be named...
Shano's palms suddenly pressed downwards, the black-red energy ball expanded dramatically, transforming into a devastating pillar of light that penetrated the earth, directly striking Imu in the depths!
"Spirit...Bomb!!!"
The terrifying explosion flipped over the entire surface of the island, dust and smoke soared into the sky, forming a gigantic mushroom cloud over the sea!
Huff, huff, huff...
Shano gasped heavily, eyes fixed on the massive pit blasted beneath.
The dust gradually settled, revealing a terrifying crater with a diameter of over a kilometer, seawater furiously pouring in from all directions.
"Hey, still not dead, right?"
Shano grinned viciously, "Your aura seems to have weakened a lot, if it's over just like this, then that'd be too disappointing!"
The next moment, piercing purple-black light suddenly erupted from the depths of the pit.
A figure slowly rose, it was Imu.
His clothes were already in tatters, revealing his beautiful white body, one of the demon wings behind him was broken, but those spiral eyes were even more blood-red and terrifying than before.
"Mortal..."
Imu's tone showed an emotion for the first time, with anger he couldn't suppress, "You successfully made Imu... angry."
As if this still didn't suffice.
He emphasized again:
"Imu is very angry, really... very angry."
Boom!
Imu suddenly spread his arms wide, suspended in air, countless black-purple energy surged from within him, aggregating in the air into tens of thousands of black arrows.
Each arrowhead burned with strange purple flames, covering the sky, endless at a glance.
Looking up.
This scene evoked a feeling of helpless resistance and world-ending despair, making one's spine shiver and scalp numb.