Chapter 389: Mechanism Monster?!

Seeing the Morning Star Group and other familiar faces arrive even before the God's Knights, the Five Elders suddenly felt a pang of panic.

It's over; the enemy is too well prepared.

So many top-tier experts, a lineup even more luxurious than that of God's Valley back then.

God's Valley only had the Rocks Pirates and the Luo Jie Pirates; now, who exactly has come—

Whitebeard, Shiki, Red Count, all legendary great pirates on par with Luo Jie, along with Luo Jie's right-hand men, Jabba and Lei Li.

The Morning Star Group's Mihawk, Master Tenghu, Barrett, Kuma, and the Yonko Kaido, plus Big Mom's Charlotte Katakuri and the Beasts Pirates' King.

Revolutionary Army leader Dragon, and Red Hair and Benn Beckman, who look like they were carved from the same mold as Shamrock.

The Five Elders discovered in horror: even counting the belatedly arrived God's Knights, their side has only twelve combatants.

Meanwhile, the Morning Star Group has a full sixteen, with nearly everyone having awakened Conqueror's Haki and mastered Advanced Conqueror's Coating; their top-tier combat power actually exceeds theirs.

The only thing worth celebrating might be that Harald didn't come; if the Giant King had arrived...

At this moment, the Five Elders finally remembered the Marines, recalling Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Marine Hero Garp, and the three Admirals; if they count the Marines' top-tier combat power, at least they would have a numerical advantage!

Just as the Five Elders pulled out their Den Den Mushi, they awkwardly discovered again: all Den Den Mushi had been stunned by the collision of the two Conqueror's Haki waves earlier.

In short, Mary Geoise is currently cut off from the outside world; the Five Elders simply cannot order the Marines to come to their aid.

Compared to the panic displayed by the Five Elders, Imu remained very calm, with a hint of joy even flowing beneath His crimson eyes.

With Black Turn Domination in place,

all of Saint Saint Saiwen's assets, whether Yonko, Revolutionary Army leaders, Morning Star Group executives, or remnants of Luo Jie's crew, will all become His aids.

However,

when Imu thought of Saint Saint Saiwen being able to break free from the control of the Abyss Contract, unease inexplicably rose in His heart.

"Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen? Is this your confidence?"

Saint Saint Saiwen shook a finger.

"It is my partner."

Imu sneered, unleashing Conqueror's Haki even more ferocious than before without holding back.

Seeing this, the Five Elders each transformed into beast forms; instantly, the Ox-Head Ghost, the Tsukumogami, the Great Boar, the Horse Bone, and the Sand Worm, all surrounded by black flame clouds, appeared.

"Wu la la la la~"

"Brothers, I'm going first."

Kaido picked up his spiked club and roared as he charged at the Five Elders, attempting to take them down single-handedly.

As the saying goes, soldier against soldier, general against general, king against king; naturally, Imu is left for Saint Saint Saiwen to deal with.

Among the other enemies, compared to the trash Saint Garling, whom Rocks cut down with two slashes, Kaido believed the Five Elders were more worthy of his attention.

The battle instantly erupted; nearly twenty surges of Conqueror's Haki shot into the sky, causing even space to twist and tremble.

Imu did not use Black Turn Domination immediately; instead, He manipulated a massive pentagram array to buff and enhance the Five Elders and the God's Knights.

Black Turn Domination must be used according to the situation.

If the enemies were at the Warlord level, using it face-to-face would be fine, but since the enemies now are almost all Emperor-level experts, a suitable moment must be chosen.

The main point is to catch them off guard.

Besides, Imu actually wanted to test just how strong Saint Saint Saiwen truly is, and whether He can surpass the legendary figures of old, Joy Boy and David Jones.

Facing Saint Saint Saiwen, Imu unusually drew a weapon: a long-handled great blade with a tip curved like a crescent moon and serrated, its hilt end wreathed in black flame clouds.

"Draw your sword, Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen."

Imu knew that Saint Saint Saiwen's sword was at least of the Supreme Grade Great Blade level.

Seeing the crimson eye within the flame clouds of Imu's weapon, Saint Saint Saiwen's eye twitched slightly, then casually drew his sword, Mengxiang Yixin.

"Why not use a sword?"

At the moment of decisive battle, Imu didn't even dare to use a sword; in Saint Saint Saiwen's eyes, this already classified Imu as: inferior to the world's number one swordsman, Mihawk.

Then what is there to fear?

When Imu and Saint Saint Saiwen drew their weapons, both the Five Elders and the God's Knights on the World Government side, as well as the Morning Star Group, moved far away from the two.

In the eyes of the Five Elders: Saint Saint Saint Saiwen's strength is rare in the world; perhaps only my lord Imu is superior.

Getting too close risks getting grazed.

Even if they possess immortality, if they are unfortunately caught in the crossfire, there is still a risk of falling; it is better to wait quietly for my lord Imu to achieve victory.

Only then will they eliminate all these rebels.

The Morning Star Group, on the other hand, believed that Imu, the master of the Empty Throne, being met by Saint Saint Saiwen with such seriousness, must possess unfathomable strength.

Getting close would only trouble Saint Saint Saiwen.

It is better to leave ample space for the two; with their strength, taking down the Five Elders and the God's Knights is merely a matter of time.

By then, they can concentrate their forces to support Saint Saint Saiwen.

This tacit understanding between both sides left Imu stunned, standing still in place.

In this case, It seems there is no opportunity to use Black Turn Domination, unless the will is instantly transferred to other vessels and each enemy is individually dominated into a demon.

A moment of distraction on the battlefield is a path to death.

Saint Saint Saiwen naturally would not miss the moment of Imu's distraction, instantly unleashing several strikes of the One Sword of No Thought, wrapped in demonic power, purple lightning magma, and Lunarian flames.

The black-robed Imu immediately transformed into a giant crawling demon, opening a vast, dark abyssal maw to swallow all of Saint Saint Saiwen's attacks.

Then, He switched back to the black-robed form.

Seeing this, Saint Saint Saiwen already formed a judgment in his heart.

A mechanism monster?!

Then let's test whether his duration of full-power combat is longer, or if Imu's absorption limit is higher.

After a brief probe, the two figures wielding divine weapons charged at each other like heavenly thunder meeting earthly fire.

Clang-clang-clang~ Clang-clang-clang~

With every clash of divine weapons, shockwaves rose and fell like ripples, sweeping outward in layers, leaving not a blade of grass in their wake.

The buildings of Mary Geoise, the stunned Celestial Dragons—everything was crushed to powder.

Saint Saint Saiwen admitted he had been mistaken earlier; Imu was not only a mechanic monster but also the strongest opponent he had encountered since setting sail.

Whether it was Armament Haki, martial arts, or Devil Fruit abilities, neither he nor Imu could determine a victor in the short term.

However, it was only because Saint Saint Saiwen had consumed the Year-Year Fruit that he could mimic different types of Devil Fruit abilities.

And as black flame clouds appeared behind Imu, with crimson eyes within those clouds, Imu could actually wield different Devil Fruit abilities as well.

When the two clashed again with their divine weapons, Imu activated a mixed male-and-female voice resonance.

"Barzab Saint Saint Saiwen, you seem quite surprised?"

Saint Saint Saiwen gazed closely at Imu beneath the black robe. "You know, I have always wanted to see what your face looks like beneath that black robe."

After several exchanges, Saint Saint Saiwen felt more confused than ever before.

If Imu was not the supreme Devil form among Devil Fruits, then why had Saint Saint Saiwen been able to manifest the Satan form from the devil power within his body back then?

Could the Satan form be merely one manifestation of the primordial power of Devil Fruits?

Then what exactly was the Imu before Saint Saint Saiwen, or rather, what Devil Fruit had Imu consumed?

Hearing this, Imu spoke as if mocking him.

"It depends on whether you have the capability."