Clearly, the "Luffy" who had been possessed by Joy Boy possessed no less domineering power than Jerry, and his other physical attributes were also suspected to exceed ten thousand points.
Jerry, who was experiencing this overwhelming strength firsthand, recognized that such power seemed to transcend the normal standards of the pirate world entirely.
Thinking about this discrepancy, he couldn't help but ask with genuine curiosity: "By the way, how exactly did you lose 800 years ago?"
"Lose?!" "Luffy" echoed with apparent offense, throwing a punch while beginning to laugh with unhinged intensity. "You're far too naive! That wasn't a loss—I simply hadn't had enough fun yet! Shishishishi!"
"According to the ancient prophecy, I would cross eight centuries and return to this world as humanity's savior, liberating all mankind from their suffering. Just thinking about it fills me with trembling excitement!"
"Of course, there were other reasons as well. You can try guessing for yourself!"
"Oh! But you probably won't have time to figure it out anyway! Shishishishi!"
Jerry threw a backhand punch, deflecting his opponent's strike before falling silent for a moment. Then he responded with obvious exasperation: "Who has nothing better to do than waste time guessing your boring riddles?"
"As for that ancient history from 800 years ago, you don't actually think everyone would be interested in it, do you?"
Jerry's mouth curved into a mocking smile. "If people weren't living in poverty and facing life-or-death situations, do you really believe anyone would care about the petty squabbles between you and Imu?"
"Don't take yourself too seriously. After all, you're just a passing figure in other people's lives—someone who should have been lost to the river of history long ago."
Jerry swung his fishing rod rapidly, creating countless water slashes that angled toward the sky and headed directly for "Luffy" as he continued speaking: "Compared to ancient gossip, I'm much more interested in how you managed to cross through times and return to this world."
"From what I understand, you probably used some method to embed your soul consciousness within that Devil Fruit, didn't you?"
When Jerry noticed the brief flash of astonishment that crossed his opponent's face—neither confirming nor denying the accusation—he became convinced that his hypothesis was likely correct.
He smiled with gentle confidence: "However, I've always believed that this world won't be manipulated by you, time itself won't be controlled by you, and people's hearts and emotions certainly won't be toyed with by you!"
At that moment, crimson light suddenly blazed in Luffy's eyes. His hands swelled like massive palms, each drawing a semicircle through the air before suddenly clasping together.
Seeing Jerry leap up to avoid his grappling attack, "Luffy" raised both hands high above his head and laughed with manic intensity.
"Shishishishi! I'm not manipulating anyone—it's simply that the entire world needs me to liberate it! Only I am worthy of being called the Sun God, to be worshipped by all peoples, to become their faith, and to illuminate their hope!"
His expression shifted to something darker as he continued: "But there's a darkness within you that my light cannot penetrate!"
"So you, who are not favored by the gods, are only fit to live with rats in the shadows. If you dare to walk in the sunlight, there will be only one outcome!"
With a furious roar, "Luffy" moved back and forth with blinding speed, closing the distance between them to mere meters in the blink of an eye.
"Gum-Gum White Sun Gun!"
The muscles in his right arm swelled dramatically as explosive power gathered. His heavy punch traced a perfect arc aimed directly at Jerry's head with devastating intent.
"Sun God? You?" Jerry's mouth curved slightly upward. "Let me reiterate something for you—I'm an atheist! Self-proclaimed gods have absolutely no power to intimidate me!"
Faced with the incoming assault, Jerry had no intention of dodging. Instead, he stepped forward boldly, twisted his waist, clenched his fist, bent his arm, channeled his strength into his knuckles, and surged forward with overwhelming Haki.
"God-Slaying Technique: Leviathan!"
Rapidly converging water and energy transformed into a divine dragon's form, coiling and wrapping around Jerry's left arm before launching forward as he threw his punch.
A deep roar echoed across the battlefield as both fists collided with tremendous violence, sending invisible shockwaves rippling in all directions.
Wind howled, debris flew through the air, dust filled the sky, water droplets scattered like rain, and both combatants were forced to retreat rapidly from the impact.
However, "Luffy" suddenly kicked against empty air, then spun his legs like wheels to change direction abruptly. He flew through the smoke and dust at incredible speed, rushing toward Jerry and catching up to him in just the blink of an eye.
He stretched out both hands, grabbed Jerry around the waist, and held his opponent's body in a crushing grip. Then he lifted Jerry with tremendous force, suddenly extending his arms to full length, spinning him around before hurling him toward the ground.
"These Nika powers really can do whatever they want, can't they? Is Newton completely irrelevant here?" Jerry complained with remarkable calm, making no effort to resist the throw.
Jerry was slammed headfirst into the earth, causing countless new cracks to appear in the already shattered ground and forming yet another massive crater.
"Shishishishi! You're nothing but—"
"Luffy" laughed triumphantly toward the sky, but before he could finish his taunt, he was shocked to discover that Jerry, who had been thrown into the deep pit, suddenly dissolved into countless water droplets. These droplets immediately gathered into a dragon shape and struck him like a cannonball.
The water dragon slammed into Luffy as he sped through the air. In the next moment, he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure flashing past the corner of his vision.
"Time for a swim!" Jerry appeared above Luffy like a materializing ghost and delivered a powerful kick with his signature flip-flop.
"Luffy" cried out in genuine pain, then realized he was flying directly toward the enormous lake that had formed where Pangaea Castle once stood.
"Eh?! I'm gonna die, die, die!" His eyes bulged out in exaggerated cartoon fashion as he began flailing frantically through the air.
After a series of desperate struggles, although his falling speed miraculously decreased significantly, he still inevitably plummeted toward the lake's surface.
"Shishishishi! Just kidding!"
When his body made contact with the water, a large circular depression strangely appeared on the smooth lake surface, just like the ground had done before. The water acted like a massive trampoline, cushioning and absorbing the impact force before bouncing him skyward again.
"What the hell? That's not right! Seawater can be rubberized too?" Jerry was visibly stunned, asking three questions in rapid succession with obvious confusion written across his face.
However, his actions didn't stop despite this unexpected development.
"It seems there's no easy way around this trick. Then I'll just have to use the old-fashioned method and beat you up!"
Jerry followed like a persistent shadow, chasing after the white figure that had been launched back into the sky. His low whisper echoed ominously through the air.
His aura suddenly became concentrated and focused, and his earth-shaking Conqueror's Haki erupted from his body like a spiritual serpent, twisting and reaching out in all directions with tangible menace.
At this moment, "Luffy" adjusted his position and landed lightly in mid-air with supernatural grace.
Seeing Jerry's figure breaking through the sound barrier as he rushed forward, Joy Boy raised both hands to cover his eyes and laughed with manic delight.
Just when the distance between the two combatants had shortened to barely ten meters, he suddenly shouted with tremendous volume: "Gum-Gum Giant!"
In an instant, a colossal white giant materialized in the void above them. The massive figure swung his enormous fist downward with devastating force, threatening to crush everything below.
The sheer scale of the transformation was breathtaking—what had been a normal-sized opponent moments before was now a towering colossus whose shadow fell across the entire plaza. The giant's white form seemed to glow with supernatural energy as it prepared to deliver what could be a battle-ending blow.
Jerry looked up at the massive fist descending toward him, his expression shifting from surprise to grim determination. The real test of his enhanced abilities was about to begin, as he faced an opponent who could literally reshape reality according to his whims.