Chapter 267

The Kriyaka in the Cookie Forest raised his head in shock.

"This is…!!"

Katakuri stood on the street, gazing up at the slash, his expression grim.

The entire Cake Island was shaken by this slash.

Big Mom, savoring cake desserts inside the palace, narrowed her eyes and looked toward the ferocious slash approaching from outside.

"Oh? So we have guests…?"

She extended her hand.

"Napoleon!"

"Yes, Mama!"

The hat on her head instantly transformed into a sword, landing in her grasp.

The black slash had reached the front of the palace, its terrifying sword pressure whipping up a gale that made the entire structure tremble.

Big Mom gripped Napoleon's hilt with both hands, stomped hard on the ground, her dominating aura and lightning coiling around the blade, her eyes glowing crimson as she brought the sword down.

A ferocious, unmatched slash erupted from the sword.

It crashed violently into the black slash.

The dominating aura from both slashes collided and scraped furiously, sending writhing streaks of blood-red lightning lashing outward in all directions; a piercing gale howled up, and the shockwave from the clashing sword pressures instantly tore a twisted, winding crack across the earth below.

The building Big Mom stood on began to disintegrate under the clash of the two slashes; countless sentient desserts, whom Big Mom had endowed with souls hoping to devour them, screamed and scrambled outward.

In the clash of the two slashes.

The entire city trembled.

Heaven and earth changed color.

"Who could wield such sword technique?!"

Katakuri leapt onto the roof of a building, fixing his gaze on the direction from which the slash came, fully activating his Observation Haki in its third stage.

A scene appeared in his eyes.

On the vast open ground beyond the city, a young man in black stood calmly, holding a black blade.

The instant his Observation Haki perceived that man, Katakuri opened his eyes, filled with astonishment.

"Him?!"

…………

Outside the city.

Luo En held the black blade Shusui, his demeanor calm and composed.

He lifted his gaze, his azure eyes fixed on the distance.

"This Observation Haki… is it Katakuri?"

【Ding, detected host's current location—Wan Guo, signing-in conditions met, sign in?】

"Sign in."

【Signing in complete. Reward obtained—Vitality +10. Current Vitality: 4978.】

【Signing-in reward obtained—Immortal Body. Claim?】

Immortal Body: A special constitution in another world; those possessing it have extraordinarily abundant life force.

It's the Immortal Body…

A flicker of surprise and delight passed through Luo En's eyes.

"Claim."

Instantly.

A warm, vast power surged into Luo En's body.

Standing there with Shusui in hand, he closed his eyes and carefully felt this power.

Unlike the fiery heat of Vitality, this power was refined and teeming with vitality, like nectar nourishing every cell, cleansing every inch of flesh and blood.

Under this power's transformation, every cell in his body seemed to burst with renewed life, compounded by his already immense Vitality…

Luo En felt his already formidable physique rapidly undergoing transformation, evolving toward an even more monstrous state.

Or rather… drawing closer to Kaido's "Immortal Body"!

231, Clash of Conqueror's Haki! Luo En vs Big Mom (Combined)

Ten thousand meters above Cake Island.

Xiao Qi leaned on the railing, gazing downward, her eyes filled with disappointment: "I want to go with Master too."

"It's not like we're going to war against the Big Mom Pirates—just retrieving the Red Marker. Too many people would only complicate things," said Luo Bin, dressed in blue-purple robes, long hair flowing, wearing sunglasses, exuding elegance and maturity. "Wait a little longer. There'll be more battles."

She sat on a deck chair beside Nami, sipping juice and reading a book, relaxed and at ease.

Gu Yina practiced sword techniques beside her with Yoruichi.

Galot slept atop Cloud Fox Sisi.

Bonney had transformed into a little girl, devouring roasted chicken in large bites.

Konis carried a platter of fruit onto the deck and smiled at the dejected Xiao Qi: "Xiao Qi, come eat some fruit. The captain will be back soon."

Konis carried a plate of fruit out onto the deck and smiled at the somewhat dejected Xiao Qi. "Xiao Qi, come have some fruit. The captain will definitely be back very soon."

Wan Guo, Cake Island.

On a vast stretch of grass beyond the city.

Luo En slowly opened his eyes after completing his Immortal Body transformation.

What appeared before him.

appeared before his eyes.

They were the Three Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates, the thirty-four minister-officers, and the tens of thousands of pastry soldiers and pirate members under their command!

They stood on the grass before Luo En, packed densely together, occupying half the meadow!

The full military might of the Big Mom Pirates had gathered here!

Katakuri, Perospero, Xia Luote Daifuku, Cracker, Xia Luote Oven, Xia Luote Opera… and other main combatants stood at the front of the army, leading warriors of different races from within the Big Mom Pirates, their expressions wary and vigilant as they stared fixedly at the black-clothed youth holding a black blade in the distance.

That person, even doing nothing at all, merely standing there, was enough to make hearts pound and tremble, daring not to move rashly.

After all…

That person was a great figure, bounty of 4.7 billion, who could be crowned with the title 【Demon King】 by the World Government!

"Such a lineup… is the Big Mom Pirates intending to surround and annihilate me?"

Luo En looked toward Katakuri and Cracker and the others and laughed.

"It was clearly you who struck first."

One of the Three Sweet Commanders, Xia Luote Smoothie, raised the greatsword in her hand, pointed it at Luo En and asked: "Traveler Luo En, why have you appeared here?!"

Luo En sheathed his blade, took a single step forward, the ground boomed and sank, and his figure instantly appeared before Smoothie, throwing a punch at her.

Although Katakuri glimpsed a sliver of the future, he did not manage to stop it in time.

Facing this punch, Smoothie only managed to raise the longsword in her hand.

That fist, wrapped in Haki, smashed into her longsword, and under Smoothie's horrified gaze, the longsword in her hand snapped cleanly in two.

Luo En's fist stopped abruptly before her face.

The fierce fist-wind blew Smoothie's hat away, sending her ash-gray short hair flying wildly backward.

Smoothie's expression went blank.

Luo En withdrew his fist, and smiled at her before him: "If you want to ask me questions, a Sweet Commander isn't qualified enough — at the very least, you'll have to have your boss come out in person, won't you?"

His azure Rinnegan swept across the surrounding Big Mom Pirates members and pastry army, and he chuckled softly: "Such a lineup is fine for intimidating the weak, but for certain people, it's nothing more than a few extra sword strokes."

"What do you say? Big Mom."

The words fell.

Luo En looked ahead, and a flash of dazzling red light glinted deep within his azure eyes.

In an instant!

A burst of golden-red Conqueror's Haki erupted explosively from his body!

In a flash, it spread across all of Cacao Island and the nearby seas!

Heaven and earth changed color, and massive waves churned upon the sea!

Even Smoothie, Katakuri, and Cracker — one of the Three Sweet Commanders — felt their consciousness tremble at this close-range burst of Conqueror's Haki; the other battle-hardened officer-rank members of the Big Mom Pirates went blank-headed, their consciousness emptied for several seconds; and those members and biscuit soldiers with even weaker strength and will were directly knocked unconscious by this Conqueror's Haki, collapsing one after another, row after row!

Sensing this Conqueror's Haki carrying a provocative intent, a flash of anger glinted in Big Mom's eyes.