Chapter 128: Attacking the Holy Land! The Death of Imu!

A steel behemoth, entirely pitch-black, floated in the clouds.

It blotted out the sky and sun.

A hundred-meter-long bird in the high altitude couldn't dodge in time and slammed into Pluton's hull, falling unconscious and plummeting into the sea below.

"Mr. Tom, this altitude still won't do; we need to raise it by several thousand meters. Queen, Judge, Caesar, don't just watch from the side, move and help!"

Several people ran to the lowest level of Pluton's hull to test the latest flight system, but the effect was not ideal.

It could fly!

But it couldn't fly high! Pluton often bumped into some birds in the sky, and one had to know that some birds were even more massive than Sea Kings.

This was very dangerous.

The flight altitude had to continue to increase, at least exceeding the flight altitude birds were accustomed to.

And flying too low, people below could see Pluton, let alone sneak attack the Holy Land! "My lord, although the three of us barely know a little mechanical modification technology, it's still too difficult to use it to modify Pluton. This is advanced technology from the Ancient Kingdom."

Caesar couldn't help but complain to Chu Yang; compared to modifying machines, they were better at modifying life.

Chu Yang could also understand them, and even he himself was a bit confused; the knowledge he learned in Marvel was of little use here.

It wasn't the same system at all!

Pluton was the strongest weapon of the Ancient Kingdom 800 years ago, and the technology inside was the most cutting-edge at the time.

For Chu Yang to learn and master it, it would take a considerable amount of time.

If it weren't for Tom having studied Pluton's design drawings for many years, it would be a question of whether this flight system could even be installed.

"What should we do now?"

Chu Yang was a bit worried; making Pluton possess flight capability was an indispensable part of the plan.

"We can only go find that guy Vegapunk!"

"But ever since he left the laboratory on Punk Hazard, I haven't received any news about him."

Caesar spread his hands, indicating he was powerless.

Queen and Judge also indicated that they had never been in contact with him.

Chu Yang wasn't sure about the current timeline, whether Vegapunk had started researching the technology of the Ancient Kingdom on Egghead Island.

Without any intelligence, he could only take a gamble.

Fortunately, Egghead Island was in the New World, and although finding it was troublesome, it wasn't completely without clues.

A large number of Shadow Clones left Pluton at the same time.

Two days later.

When Chu Yang was waiting for news in silence.

Dragon suddenly found Chu Yang, his expression quite strange.

"Companions on the ground sent news that an old man found them, claiming to be Vegapunk."

Chu Yang was stunned upon hearing this.

Thinking about it later, he suddenly realized that Vegapunk was aiming for Pluton!

He wanted Pluton's core technology! "Almost forgot, Pluton is the best bait..."

Chu Yang shook his head and laughed. "How could Vegapunk give up the opportunity to come into contact with the highest civilization?"

"He could obtain technology from the ancient robots left by the Ancient Kingdom; he would only acquire more from Pluton."

Vegapunk, who came from the bitter cold land of Baldimore, had pursued infinite energy as his goal throughout his life.

He believed that all wars in the world happened because of the struggle for energy; as long as there was infinite energy to use, humanity could enter eternal peace.

"Do you want to go see him? It might be a trap."

Dragon was an old friend of Vegapunk; after Ohara was destroyed, they even went to pay tribute to Professor Clover.

"Even if it's a trap from heaven, I have to go."

Chu Yang smiled, not caring at all.

Subsequently, Chu Yang and Dragon, without anyone else knowing, left Pluton and headed for land.

The Revolutionary Army stronghold that Vegapunk found was located near a huge bridge near a winter island.

This place had just been liberated.

When Chu Yang saw Vegapunk, his head was still very large and hadn't been separated.

Vegapunk, who looked extremely similar to Einstein, inexplicably gave him a sense of intimacy.

The two sat and chatted for a while, talking happily.

Chu Yang himself was also a proper scientist, especially in mechanical manufacturing and energy.

He was very familiar with things like nuclear reactors.

But Vegapunk didn't have theoretical knowledge in this area, so he was very interested in every word Chu Yang said.

Dragon went around the neighborhood to check if there was anything unusual; after all, this meeting with Vegapunk was a bit too smooth.

In fact, Vegapunk's visit this time didn't arouse the suspicion of the World Government.

Or rather, because of the Navy's crushing defeat not long ago, they were now overwhelmed and couldn't care about Vegapunk at all.

The information about this stronghold was intercepted by Vegapunk from the World Government's intelligence.

"Have you thought it through? Once you board the ship, you will stand completely on the opposite side of the World Government. If we fail, your end will be very miserable."

"If you continue to stay in the World Government, no matter what happens in the future, the impact on you won't be great."

For an old friend, Dragon said his heartfelt words sincerely.

To this, Vegapunk's answer was only one sentence: "I need Pluton."

In the pirate world, people's pursuit of dreams was always higher than everything else, and they were willing to pay a huge price for it.

Vegapunk, who had always craved infinite energy, was very determined.

Dragon and Chu Yang looked at each other. Chu Yang stood up and reached out to Vegapunk. "Then welcome to join us. I think we will have a lot of common language."

Vegapunk shook Chu Yang's hand and smiled. "Looking forward to working with you; your ideas have given me great inspiration."

None of the three wanted to delay time, so they returned immediately.

The moment he boarded Pluton, Vegapunk only had exclamation in his eyes. "The masterpiece of that era turned out to be like this... I can't find words to describe its beauty."

"Follow me, I'll take you to the laboratory."

Chu Yang led Vegapunk into the ship's cabin, arriving at the location between the living area and the power energy room.

For convenience, Chu Yang had Tom transform this place into a laboratory, which was also Tom's workshop.

Fisher Tiger had arranged for many fish-men to help him.

"A great place, just a bit cramped."

Vegapunk politely put forward his suggestion.

"After this war ends, Pluton will free up a lot of space, and you can use it however you want by then!" Chu Yang smiled.

"Mr. Yang seems very confident? Do you know what you are about to face?"

Vegapunk's expression was solemn.

"I am not Joy Boy; just because he couldn't do it doesn't mean I will fail."

Chu Yang replied meaningfully.

"It seems you don't care about some things. Since that's the case, I won't suggest you waste time in Elbaf."

"When Ohara was destroyed, the books in the library were transferred to there by giants. To you, this doesn't seem to have much significance."

After Vegapunk finished speaking, he pushed open the door of the laboratory. Queen and the others were working inside, and upon seeing Vegapunk, all three were stunned.

"Why are you here?"

Queen took off his sunglasses and wiped them, looking at Vegapunk in disbelief.

Vegapunk looked around, his expression nostalgic for the past. "Seeing the three of you here reminds me of the MADS period. It seems we will be working together again in the future."

Caesar's face was gloomy, and he retorted, "You can leave anytime if you don't want to."

All along, the three of them were on equal footing in the laboratory, but now that Vegapunk had come, he would definitely suppress them.

The three knew it well, so their attitude wasn't good.

Vegapunk didn't care about their attitude, wandering around with a smile, looking at their research results.

After a round, Vegapunk was very surprised; the research Queen and the others had done on lineage factors was no weaker than the results he had researched alone over the years.

This also strengthened Vegapunk's determination to stay here.

While the four were arguing, Chu Yang was in a daze on the side.

The Land of Giants, Elbaf.

A country that had never appeared in Chu Yang's plan.

Chu Yang had no interest in the Giant race because Elbaf was relatively xenophobic, and their situation was much better than other races; at least the World Government's attitude toward them was to win them over.

Considering various factors, the possibility of the Giant race becoming allies was not high, so Chu Yang didn't want to waste time on them.

Most of the books left by Ohara were research on history, not research on the Ancient Kingdom itself.

Chu Yang was only interested in the technology of 800 years ago.

If he had to say what could attract him, it might be the lineage factors of the Giant race.

Three days passed.

Pluton's flight system had a fundamental improvement. Vegapunk added an anti-gravity system on the original basis.

While greatly reducing power consumption, it ensured the stability of flight.

Compared to a week ago, Pluton's flight altitude was raised by a full 10,000 meters. Standing on the deck, Chu Yang could even vaguely see the outline of the Sky Island.

If research funding was tight in the future, he could take a trip to the "City of Gold" Shandora on Jaya Island.

"The time is almost right..."

Dragon held a newspaper, which wrote that King Cobra of Alabasta had officially announced his withdrawal from the World Government's allied nations.

He refused to hand over the Heavenly Tribute and also refused to lead soldiers to Mary Geoise.

Cobra's behavior was like a fuse, causing nobles all over the world to follow suit. Because of the paralysis of the Navy department, the World Government's control was declining rapidly.

"Well, we can't drag it out any longer."

"Tell Mr. Tiger to notify the allies to prepare for action!"

Chu Yang's tone was as if he were giving an order, but Dragon didn't feel the slightest impropriety; he had already silently acknowledged Chu Yang's leadership status.

For everyone on the warship Pluton, Chu Yang's status was even higher than the so-called leader; he was a more lofty existence.

Just like the meaning of Imu to the Five Elders.

Before attacking the Holy Land, everyone still held a simple battle meeting.

"The first step in attacking the Holy Land is to seize control of the elevator. Mr. Tiger is very familiar with this matter, so I'll trouble him to take the Sun Pirates and the samurai to act together."

As the biggest scapegoat for the Holy Land burning incident, Fisher Tiger was the best candidate.

When Chu Yang said this, the two looked at each other subconsciously, with smiles in their eyes.

They remembered the moment they first met; their images were both very miserable.

Fisher Tiger was very emotional; the boy from that night was now going to bring a new order to the whole world.

"After Mr. Tiger and the allies join forces, prioritize working with Dragon to deal with the God's Knights."

"The guards of the Holy Land will be left to other companions of the Revolutionary Army."

"Without the Navy's intervention, we won't necessarily be at a disadvantage in numbers."

Chu Yang laid out the overall plan, and the detailed execution process was decided by Dragon and Fisher Tiger themselves.

No one in the meeting room asked how to deal with the Five Elders and Imu.

They all knew that was Chu Yang's own problem.

"The plan is not complicated, but it will require a great price. Sacrifices are inevitable. I hope you won't hesitate when the time comes."

This was the last advice Chu Yang could give everyone.

After the meeting, Chu Yang sought out Vegapunk and Tom alone. As non-combatants, they would stay on the warship Pluton.

There were also some auxiliary personnel who would follow them.

"Vegapunk and Mr. Tom, Pluton is left to you. When to launch the attack will be decided by you."

Tom might not understand, but Vegapunk definitely understood Chu Yang's meaning because he knew about the existence of the Celestial Dragon Secret Treasure.

Night fell.

The steel behemoth roamed in the clouds, slowly approaching the Holy Land.

No one noticed anything wrong.

Because the focus of their attention was always the boundless sea in front of them.

The fish-men of the Sun Pirates and the samurai of Wano all carried parachutes. Following Fisher Tiger's leap, the others also jumped out from the deck one after another.

The target was the control console of the elevator.

Chu Yang also left the deck and flew toward Pangea Castle in the center of the Holy Land.

The moment Fisher Tiger and the soldiers fought, Pangea Castle received the news, and a large number of reinforcements poured out from the city.

Chu Yang flew over their heads.

With Observation Haki unfolded, Chu Yang searched for Imu's trail. Not long after, he felt like he was being watched.

It was Imu's Observation Haki! The two's Observation Haki collided, and both saw each other from their respective perceptions.

Imu was sitting on the empty Empty Throne, quietly waiting for Chu Yang's arrival.

"What a grand show."

Chu Yang summoned Susanoo, entered the complete state directly, and killed his way to the Empty Throne.

The Five Elders guarded in front of Imu, staring angrily at Chu Yang.

"Rude fellow!"

Saint Jaygarcia Saturn launched the fruit awakening first, turning into an ox-headed demon form, and rushed toward Chu Yang.

Saint Marcus Mars turned into a fire-bathing monster bird form and followed closely.

Other Five Elders members also transformed one after another, launched fruit awakenings, swarmed up, and besieged Chu Yang with all their might.

Imu disappeared quietly at this time.

Pangea Castle was turned upside down.

The outside was the same.

Fisher Tiger led the fish-men and samurai to successfully seize control of the elevator, and not long after, they transported the allies who had gathered in advance.

The first to appear was the Pirate King's first mate, "Dark King" Rayleigh.

Beside him was the former third-in-command, Scopper Gaban. The two opened the way in front, leading the Allied Forces to kill their way into the Holy Land.

Outside Pangea Castle, they saw Dragon and the Revolutionary Army confronting a group of people.

The leader on the opposite side had hair like a crescent moon and a Western sword slung around his waist.

Commander of the God's Knights.

Figarland Garling!

The God's Knights had a total of nine members.

Nine top powerhouses who could skillfully use Conqueror's Haki entanglement! Dragon was stopping them from entering Pangea Castle to assist Imu.

Figarland Garling swung his sword first, the slash entwined with Conqueror's Haki, splitting the earth in two.

Dragon was just about to make a move.

A figure blocked him.

"Dark King" Rayleigh also swung a slash, entwined with strong Conqueror's Haki, colliding with Figarland Garling's slash.

The earth tore apart.

"Leave this guy to me!"

Rayleigh walked slowly toward the other party.

"It's been a long time since God Valley, old friend, Dark King Rayleigh!"

Figarland Garling saw an old friend and chatted with Rayleigh with a calm expression.

But the Conqueror's Haki on both of them was clashing fiercely, and black lightning erupted everywhere in the void.

Rayleigh seemed to have recovered the sharpness of his youth, his momentum like a sharp sword.

The two didn't say a word and fought into a group with swords.

Dark clouds rolled backward in the sky, and the phenomena formed by Haki were clearly distinct.

Others also looked for opponents, fighting in pairs, or dragging opponents down with numerical superiority.

War is about being unscrupulous, throwing so-called martial arts into the trash can. Pluton hovered above the Holy Land, ready to fire at any time. Chu Yang didn't use Pluton to strike first because he wasn't sure about the location of the Secret Treasure.

Pluton's shelling required time to accumulate energy.

This point was the same as the Sunny, and it took even longer.

If the Celestial Dragon Secret Treasure couldn't be destroyed in the first instance, they would suffer a devastating blow during the period when Pluton was re-accumulating energy.

This was also why Imu didn't use the Secret Treasure immediately after discovering Chu Yang.

She was also waiting for an opportunity.

Rashly using the Secret Treasure would not only expose her position but might also fail to destroy Pluton, which was full of energy.

The one who would be passive then would be her.

It was just that compared to Chu Yang, Imu had fewer cards in her hand. As long as the Five Elders were defeated and the God's Knights couldn't enter Pangea Castle to rescue them, she would have to use it whether she wanted to or not.

Ultimately, powerful individual combat power was the key to influencing the result.

What made people feel ironic was that this happened to be the philosophy Imu believed in, and it was also the means by which she ruled the world.

Inside Pangea Castle.

The Five Elders were all Mythical Zoan fruit awakeners, with first-class ability to withstand beatings, successfully dragging down Chu Yang's pace.

Seeing Imu leave, he didn't want to waste time, so he chose to expand his domain.

The Malevolent Shrine appeared behind Chu Yang.

The blood-colored moonlight illuminated the Empty Throne.

Chu Yang formed a seal with one hand and pointed remotely at the Five Elders.

Violent slashes fell.

The five people immediately had blood surging.

"What kind of ability is this?"

"Armament Haki defense doesn't work!"

"Damn it! The body can't recover!"

"Ah ah ah ah!!!"

The screams turned from loud to weak, and finally fell into dead silence.

The magnificent hall was flowing with blood, and the figures of the Five Elders could no longer be seen, only five piles of minced meat that couldn't be identified.

Chu Yang stepped on the blood pool and chased after Imu.

Deep in Pangea Castle.

Imu also felt the disappearance of the Five Elders' aura, and her heart sank. In the 800 years, she had never been so panicked.

The enemy's strength far exceeded her expectations, and he was much more powerful than Joy Boy back then.

"He can't be human!"

"Could it be that he, like me, possesses the ability of immortality?"

"Is he someone who survived from the ancient era?!"

The flustered Imu began to talk nonsense, wanting to give Chu Yang a reasonable identity so that her cognition could understand this powerful force.

"It doesn't matter, as long as I use that weapon to eliminate him, everything will return to calm!"

"This time, no matter what price I have to pay, I must eliminate him." 【128-2

The only thing that could bring Imu peace of mind was the secret treasure hidden deep within Pangea Castle.

There were two conditions for activating the secret treasure: either provide a powerful energy source, such as the near-infinite power source of Pluton—that was technology belonging to the ancient Great Kingdom.

Or provide a massive amount of life force, which is to say, lifespan. After the World Government was established, Imu had relied on her own life force to drive the secret treasure.

But the second method had a flaw, because as the number of times the secret treasure was used increased, the excessive consumption of life force could affect Imu's immortal state.

This was also the reason she valued Vegapunk; the powerful energy the other party created could allow her to avoid using the second method to drive the secret treasure.

Before Chu Yang arrived, Imu had taken the lead and activated the secret treasure.

It was a deep black bead that looked like a pupil; at this moment, it seemed to have come alive, and under Imu's control, it stared fixedly at Chu Yang.

"It has a locking function?"

"What a nuisance!"

When in doubt, stack armor first. Because he couldn't be sure of the secret treasure's power, Chu Yang exhausted all his defensive measures.

A scorching white light illuminated Mary Geoise, and more than half of the entire Pangea Castle vanished in an instant.

The God's Knights, who were in the middle of battle, looked back in astonishment, staring blankly as half of Pangea Castle turned into flying ash.

The area beneath Pangea Castle was pierced through by the white light, leaving behind a bottomless hole.

The sea level rose once again.

A massive tsunami broke out nearby.

Imu had locked onto Chu Yang; everything else suffered only from the aftermath.

From this, one could see just how powerful the secret treasure was!

Because she was too close to Chu Yang, Imu herself was also affected, and blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

"I cannot let these damned vermin get close to me..."

"Kill them all!"

Imu's face was ferocious, and she decided to create an unprecedentedly massive tsunami to submerge everything except the Red Line.

"You had better worry about yourself first!"

Chu Yang flew slowly out of the hole in the ruins; his clothes had turned to rags, and his entire upper body was covered in blood.

However, his injuries had already healed.

"Damn it, that actually packed a punch; I almost flipped over!"

Chu Yang cursed; the power of the secret treasure had indeed exceeded his imagination, breaking through all his defenses.

In the end, Chu Yang had relied on his own powerful physique to withstand it.

If it weren't for his life force being heaven-defying enough, combined with Idle Transfiguration to maintain his soul, allowing him to continuously recover from his injuries,

it would have been hard to say whether he could have held on.

Imu was terrified to the point of despair, and the bead that looked like a pupil slipped from her hand.

Thump~ thump~ thump~ the bead bounced and rolled to Chu Yang's feet. He bent down to pick it up, looking at Imu with a half-smile.

"You... what exactly are you?!"

"Why can't you be killed even like this?!"

The intense blow caused Imu to become hysterical, her demeanor crazed, no longer possessing her former mysterious nobility.

"Don't kill me! I'll give you all the wealth I've accumulated over these 800 years!"

Imu suddenly knelt on the ground.

"It seems that no matter how noble a person is, once they are driven to a dead end, they become even more base than a beggar!"

"You are not much different from those ordinary Celestial Dragons."

A disappointed Chu Yang walked forward and directly slashed Imu into a pulp of flesh and blood.

"Hahaha, Lord Imu has sent down divine punishment; that slave who carried your hopes is dead beyond all doubt!"

"However, one must still praise him; he was actually worth Lord Imu going to such lengths."

"As for you lot, just die obediently here!"

Figarland Garling laughed toward the sky, his expression arrogant, looking as if victory was already in his grasp.

He was not the only one who thought so.

Other members of the God's Knights saw their momentum surge, and the Revolutionary Army side was already struggling to hold them back.

Dragon was slightly distracted.

With such a terrifying attack, could Yang really survive?

"Kid! Focus on your own battle!"

Dark King Rayleigh roared: "This is not a war for one person alone; everyone should be prepared to die!"

Rayleigh's voice traveled across the entire battlefield, waking everyone up and allowing the battle situation to stabilize.

"What a troublesome fellow!"

Figarland Garling's expression was vicious; he had wanted to use this to strike at the enemy's morale, but he had been hindered by Rayleigh.

In this way, they were still the ones at a disadvantage.

But it didn't matter; once the Five Elders and Lord Imu arrived later, this group of people would still have to die.

At most, he would just get a few scoldings.

The castle, which had been closed for hundreds of years, had half of it destroyed, and as a result, it received the embrace of the starry sky, illuminating the dark corners.

Chu Yang stepped on the moonlight and starlight, walked outside, and looked down at the bead in his hand: "It's just a controller; I still don't know where the weapon itself is."

"Forget it, let the others find it; in any case, the controller is in my hands."

Chu Yang, shirtless, walked swaggeringly toward the outside of the city; along the way, not a single soldier guard could be seen.

All around were flames and gunpowder smoke.

Chu Yang saw Rayleigh.

He was locked in a fierce battle with the enemy.

The other party's figure made him feel very familiar, especially the sword techniques, which always made him associate the man with a red-haired fellow.

"This should be Shanks's old man?"

Chu Yang walked over with long strides.

Rayleigh's gaze crossed Figarland Garling and saw Chu Yang approaching behind him.

A look of wild joy appeared on his face! Figarland Garling was stunned for a moment, feeling a great sense of foreboding in his heart!

He turned his head abruptly, just in time to meet Chu Yang's eyes, which were overflowing with killing intent.

"How are you still alive? Where is Lord Imu?"

Figarland Garling screamed in shock, attracting the gazes of countless people.

Upon seeing Chu Yang, the other members of the God's Knights all had terrified expressions, their bodies unable to stop trembling.

"Dead."

Chu Yang walked past him nonchalantly; after all, the other party was Shanks's old man, and it would be better to leave him for Shanks to deal with if there was an opportunity later.

"Just by you?!"

Figarland Garling seemed unable to accept the blow, looking somewhat insane, and without a word, he swung his sword at Chu Yang.

Chu Yang didn't even turn his head.

Rayleigh drew his sword and blocked the other party's attack.

After a brief moment of distraction, the other members of the God's Knights all abandoned their own enemies and charged at Chu Yang.

The Revolutionary Army side wanted to stop them but were a step too slow.

Eight people, their bodies wreathed in Conqueror's Haki, attacked Chu Yang from different angles.

Expanding his domain multiple times would consume a massive amount of cursed energy, and Chu Yang was unwilling to waste it on this group of people.

He channeled the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin, his protective sword Qi wreathed in Conqueror's Haki, sweeping through the surroundings like falling flower petals.

The sound of metal clashing rang out.

The eight members of the God's Knights were pierced through their vital points by the sword Qi and collapsed limply to the ground, becoming eight corpses.

Seeing this, Figarland Garling's gaze was dull, and the Western sword in his hand slowly slipped away.

The Revolutionary Army took him prisoner and locked him up.

Imu was dead, the God's Knights were annihilated, representing that the power of the Celestial Dragons had been officially overturned by Chu Yang.

As the news spread, the soldiers of the Holy Land gave up their resistance one after another and chose to surrender.

Those slaves who had been oppressed for a long time began to resist and retaliate, and one Celestial Dragon mansion after another was swallowed by fire.

The few surviving Celestial Dragons fled frantically.

A moment later.

Cheers of victory echoed over the Holy Land.

When people wanted to find the hero again, they discovered that they couldn't find Chu Yang's figure anywhere.

(End of chapter)