On the Red Line, Mary Geoise.
The Holy Land, usually peaceful and serene, was in chaos. Curses and screams rose one after another.
The nineteen Celestial Dragon families residing here all sensed something was wrong and rushed out of their homes.
As soon as they stepped outside, they saw the giant meteorite rapidly descending from the sky above.
How big was the meteorite? It could be said that it covered the entire Holy Land.
As far as the eye could see, it was like a massive, burning mountain had tipped over and was falling toward them.
If this one meteorite hit, the Red Line, which soared into the clouds, would be snapped in two.
Let alone them, the Celestial Dragons.
"Damn it, where are the Marine Admirals?!"
"Why is a meteorite falling on Mary Geoise?!"
"Where is everyone?! The guards?! Where did they all go?!"
"All you slaves, get on top of me! Block this meteorite for me!"
...
The Celestial Dragons, usually arrogant and tyrannical, were in a complete panic.
Like ants on a hot pan, they scrambled to call for help, flee, and find cover.
Some were so scared they dropped to the ground, forcing their slaves to stand on top of them as human shields.
A few elderly Celestial Dragons remained relatively calm.
They looked up at the translucent magic circle, pinning all their hopes on it.
Perhaps, this mysterious magic circle could block the meteorite.
Inside the Room of Flowers, Imu's aura raged. Unparalleled Conqueror's Haki danced wildly as black and red lightning.
The lush, vibrant flowers and the flitting butterflies were crushed to dust by the Conqueror's Haki.
The anger and killing intent in that pair of crimson eyes were almost tangible.
The magic teleportation circle had been interfered with.
The meteorite was only a few hundred meters above Mary Geoise, and those five beasts had not yet returned.
Just as Imu was preparing to act personally, the magic circle above Mary Geoise exploded with dark light.
Black lightning filled the sky.
Five enormous monsters, as if from the world's nightmares, appeared in mid-air.
The Ushi-Oni, with its spider legs and ox-head.
The sandworm, with its abyss-like maw.
The Fengxi, a tusked, spotted boar.
The Itsumade, a flying monster, a hybrid of bird and snake.
The skeletal horse, all bone.
The five monsters, wreathed in black, flaming clouds, their massive bodies exuding an oppressive aura of misfortune and disaster.
Beside the monsters were four normal-sized humans.
Among the Celestial Dragons, some recognized the five monsters and four humans.
Smiles appeared on their faces.
"It's the Gorosei and the God's Knights!"
"They'll definitely shatter this meteorite!"
...
The Celestial Dragons' voices reached the ears of the Gorosei and Shamrock.
They looked up at the meteorite, which was now right on top of them, their expressions turning extremely ugly.
It was too close.
Only a few hundred meters, and incredibly fast. It was about to smash into the Holy Land.
At such a short distance, even with all of them, they couldn't stop it.
BOOOOM—!!!
A giant roar, from an unknown source, resounded deep in the souls of everyone in Mary Geoise.
A monstrous wave of Conqueror's Haki erupted from the depths of the palaces, from the heart of Pangu Castle.
This Haki swept across the entire Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
It even affected Aokiji and Kizaru, who were still dozens of kilometers away, rushing toward them.
Both their expressions changed at the same time, their eyes wide with horror.
They had never encountered Conqueror's Haki of this magnitude.
Unprecedentedly powerful! Unprecedentedly dense!
The Haki of the Four Emperors, of former Fleet Admiral Sengoku, of Garp... was not in the same dimension as this.
Their Haki, while strong, felt "shallow" in comparison.
If the Haki of the Emperors was a shallow puddle, the Haki pouring from Pangu Castle was a deep, heavy ocean.
The breadth and depth were not on the same scale.
It was as if the Conqueror's Haki from Pangu Castle was the result of hundreds, or even thousands, of years of accumulation.
Saved up for an eternity, and unleashed all at once.
It could be called... the strongest in the world!
Aokiji's expression was one of shock and suspicion as he stared toward Mary Geoise.
"Who released that Haki?"
"Whether in the Marines or the World Government, there is absolutely no one like that."
Kizaru didn't reply, just flew silently.
'Who was it?' Both he and Aokiji already had the answer in their hearts.
Most likely, it was the "Lord Imu" the Gorosei had vehemently denied—the one who was the ultimate mystery.
Imu likely did exist.
Kizaru couldn't help but complain internally at this thought. 'They've made Imu as mysterious as the One Piece.'
'The Gorosei had hidden it well.'
...
Imu's Conqueror's Haki knocked out all the ordinary Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise.
Only a few powerful Celestial Dragons remained conscious.
They looked back at the depths of Pangu Castle, their eyes full of terror.
Lord Imu had acted personally.
This proved that the meteorite above them posed a genuine threat to Mary Geoise and to them.
At this moment, the massive meteorite's speed had slowed significantly, its surface covered in cracks.
Lord Imu's Conqueror's Haki had had a great effect.
High above, Luo Chen's main body's eyes narrowed.
That Haki just now was extremely strong.
Even stronger than the red-haired Shanks' Haki at the Summit War.
'The Haki of a King of the World who has possibly lived for hundreds, nearly a thousand years, is truly astonishing.'
Luo Chen thought to himself.
Imu was, without a doubt, the King of the World.
'Suspected to be one of the 20 Kings who founded the World Government 800 years ago, Nerona Imu Sei of the Nerona family.'
'The world's strongest Conqueror's Haki.'
'A Devil Fruit user, suspected Demon-type.'
'Besides this, what other trump cards do you have?'
Luo Chen's gaze was deep as he looked down on the Mary Geoise palaces.
'In the original story, Imu once controlled a mysterious weapon, bringing down "justice" from the sky, and annihilated an island in one blow.'
'This mysterious weapon is suspected to be the Ancient Weapon, Uranus.'
'But activating this weapon requires the infinite energy source developed by Vegapunk, the "Mother Flame"...'
'In this time period, Luo Chen didn't know if the Mother Flame had been successfully developed.'
'If the Mother Flame isn't usable yet, can Imu still activate the mysterious weapon?'
'This guy is too mysterious.' Luo Chen felt a headache coming on.
'It's all Oda's fault for drawing too slowly.'
'When I crossed over, Imu hadn't revealed much information yet.'
At this moment, above Mary Geoise, energy fluctuated violently.
The Gorosei, transformed into monsters, and the God's Knights all attacked.
They unleashed their strongest attacks to blast the cracked and slowed meteorite.
The effect was not ideal.
The meteorite had been made brittle by Imu's Haki.
But its size was still too great.
Even if the Gorosei and the others shattered a third of it, the remaining fragments were still falling.
There clearly wasn't enough time.
It was about to hit Mary Geoise.
The Gorosei and the others could even smell the scorched scent from the meteorite's surface.
They could feel the burning heat of the flames.
"You... go self-destruct." Imu's voice echoed in the Gorosei's ears.
Saturn, Nusjuro, and the other five all paled at once.
'Self-destruct?'
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