Several thousand meters in the sky above the Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
A lone figure stood within the thin clouds.
Luo Chen's gaze looked down. Upon the Red Line, magnificent palaces stood in rows, their marble as white as jade.
The Celestial Dragons lived here.
The World Government Headquarters, the world's highest authority, was also gathered here.
Those exquisite buildings and palaces housed the so-called "descendants of gods."
"Will you recall the Gorosei to block this, or will you step up yourself, Imu?"
Luo Chen chuckled lightly as a vast, ocean-like azure energy surged from his body.
The azure energy quickly condensed, first forming ribs, then a giant skeleton, and finally, it donned heroic armor, transforming into a thousand-meter-tall War God Giant.
The War God Giant's form continued to change, becoming two-faced and four-armed.
The giant's four azure energy arms lifted, slowly forming hand seals.
Profound, formless energy waves pulsed from the giant's hands, shooting tens of thousands of meters into the sky, past the atmosphere, and into outer space.
Luo Chen, standing at the giant's brow, gave a regretful smile. "The clone took half my stamina. I can only summon two meteorites."
"I'll find the two biggest ones. At least ten kilometers in diameter."
This was his current limit.
In the future, as his physical skills improved, the number and size of the meteorites could be increased further.
It was quick to find the meteorites.
Before long, the jutsu was complete.
Luo Chen did not leave. Instead, he stood high in the sky, preparing to probe Imu's true power.
He had the Kamui dimension; he could ignore the meteorite's impact.
The thousand-meter-tall War God Giant slowly dissipated.
Far above his head, from the depths of the sky tens of thousands of meters up, a sense of pressure descended.
It was as if fiery clouds were spreading through the highest reaches of the sky, turning the blue heavens a burning red.
Luo Chen smiled slightly, crossed his arms, and looked down.
...
Deep within the palace grounds of Mary Geoise, in the Room of Flowers.
Amidst the green grass, ten thousand flowers bloomed in a riot of color. Butterflies flitted about, full of vibrant life.
A mysterious figure, completely black with a pointed head, was holding a finger out for a butterfly to land on.
At a certain moment, the dark figure suddenly froze. It snapped its head up, staring toward the ceiling of the Room of Flowers.
Its face was also pitch-black, as if shrouded in a black fog.
Only a pair of crimson, multi-ringed eyes were visible.
At this moment, those strange eyes were filled with earth-shattering fury.
Imu's gaze seemed to penetrate the roof of the Room of Flowers, cross tens of thousands of meters, and see the meteorites in the depths of the sky.
"You dare attack Mary Geoise. Imu will kill you."
A voice, impossible to distinguish as male or female, echoed through the Room of Flowers.
The next moment, a pair of enormous, pitch-black bat wings sprouted from Imu's back, and a tail with an arrowhead-shaped tip appeared, giving the appearance of a demon from mythology.
The figure floated in the air of the Room of Flowers, its body pulsing with an evil aura.
A gale, as black as ink, blew through the room.
A giant magic circle appeared in the empty air beneath Imu's feet.
...
Outside, several thousand meters in the sky.
Luo Chen's eyes narrowed. 'Is Imu making a move?'
Above the opulent palaces of Mary Geoise, a massive magic circle appeared.
The circle was covered in profound runes and was so large it nearly covered the entire Holy Land.
'Imu's Devil Fruit seems to be a Mythical Zoan, Demon-type.'
'I wonder what its specific abilities are.'
Luo Chen stared at the giant magic circle.
He wasn't sure if it would attack directly or if it would summon the Gorosei and the others back from Sabaody Archipelago.
'We'll know soon enough.'
Luo Chen chuckled lightly and glanced up.
The meteorites, one after the other, had already broken through the atmosphere.
They were so large they blotted out the sun, casting a vast, dark shadow.
The shadow was boundless, completely covering Mary Geoise.
With the naked eye, one could see tiny, ant-like figures emerging from the palaces of Mary Geoise, looking up in terror.
...
Sabaody Archipelago.
Luo Chen's clone lay on the ground.
Saint Saturn, in his Ushi-Oni form, had pinned him to the ground with a spider leg.
"Kill him," Saint Saturn ordered coldly.
Akainu's arm turned into a magma dog's head, wrapped in Armament Haki, and shot toward Luo Chen's head.
The bald Gorosei, his lower half a skeletal horse, stood firm, his long sword radiating an icy chill as it slashed toward Luo Chen's body.
The others watched intently, on guard against any escape.
Aokiji, who was fighting Rayleigh, glanced back, his expression complex.
By his standards, it was difficult to judge Luo Chen as good or evil.
To say he was evil... he had only become a pirate because he was pushed to it by Onigumo and Sengoku.
To say he was good... countless Marines had died at his hands.
Aokiji was unwilling to attack Luo Chen, even though Luo Chen had captured him and publicly shamed him.
But Aokiji couldn't stop the Gorosei.
After all, Luo Chen had killed a Celestial Dragon.
No one's words could stop this.
'What a pity. Fate is a cruel master...' Aokiji sighed inwardly.
If it weren't for Onigumo and Sengoku, Luo Chen would have certainly become his comrade.
Kizaru watched silently from the air, the knot in his stomach slowly uncoiling.
To be honest, Luo Chen was, at present, the enemy he least wanted to face.
He was too strong, and his abilities were too strange.
Kizaru felt much more at ease knowing Luo Chen was about to be dealt with.
Otherwise, just the thought of having to fight Luo Chen in the future made his scalp tingle.
It was no exaggeration to say that when facing Luo Chen, he felt the urge to back down.
He had just wanted to slack off at work. With the Pika Pika no Mi's speed, not even a Four Emperor should have been able to threaten him.
But Luo Chen was different. His various abilities completely countered the Pika Pika no Mi.
The probability of death in a fight with this man was very high.
If Luo Chen hadn't agreed to the transaction with the World Government earlier, he, Borsalino, would probably be dead.
'Risking my life against a dangerous man like Luo Chen for that paltry sum of money... it's so not worth it.'
'Good thing this guy is about to die.'
Kizaru slowly exhaled, his usual relaxed smile returning to his face.
Suddenly, a dark, black light blazed from the ground.
A giant magic circle appeared beneath the feet of the Gorosei and the God's Knights, encompassing all of them.
At the same time, Nusjuro, who was striking with his sword, Saturn, in his Ushi-Oni form, and the three other monsters the Gorosei had become...
...all their expressions changed, as if they had received some terrible news.
The four members of the God's Knights reacted immediately after, their faces also changing drastically. They looked far off toward the sea and sky.
At some point, the sky above the Red Line had turned a fiery red.
A giant shadow was vaguely visible high above.
The eyes behind the red-haired Shamrock's mask quaked. He stared at Luo Chen.
"You... are not the main body?!"
Just now, Lord Imu's voice had echoed in all their minds.
The Holy Land, Mary Geoise, was under attack. Meteorites were falling from the sky, and the creator was Luo Chen.
Another Luo Chen had appeared several thousand meters above Mary Geoise.
Which was the clone, and which was the main body—combined with the Sabaody Luo Chen's strange behavior—it was now painfully obvious.
Shamrock's words stunned Akainu, who didn't understand what was happening.
The one on the ground, the Luo Chen they were about to kill... was a clone?
His magma dog's head arm seemed to lose its strength, slowly grinding to a halt.
It was only a few centimeters from Luo Chen's head.
The bald Gorosei Nusjuro's blade also stopped in mid-air. Lord Imu was summoning them.
Luo Chen's clone looked up, a mocking smile on his face.
"Just figured that out?"
"A little late, isn't it?"
"How many meteorites can your Lord Imu block?"
As his words fell, the faces of the Gorosei, the God's Knights, and the three Marine Admirals all changed.
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