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"Vegapunk and Mr. Tom, Hades is in your hands now. You decide when to launch the attack."
Tom might not understand, but Vegapunk certainly understood what Chu Yang meant, because he knew about the existence of the Celestial Dragons' secret treasure.
Night falls.
The steel behemoth roamed through the clouds, slowly approaching the sacred site.
No one noticed anything was wrong.
Because their focus is always on the boundless sea in front of them.
The fish-men of the Sun Pirates and the samurai of Wano Country, all carrying parachutes, jumped off the deck as Tiger leaped into the air.
The target was the control panel of the elevator.
Chu Yang also left the deck and flew towards Pangu City in the center of the Holy Land.
The moment Tiger clashed with his soldiers, Pangaea received the news, and a large number of reinforcements poured out of the city.
Chu Yang flew over their heads.
With his Observation Haki activated, Chu Yang searched for Im's whereabouts. Before long, he had a feeling that he was being watched.
It's Im's Observation Haki!
Their Observation Haki clashed, and they both saw each other through their own senses.
Im was sitting on the void throne, which should have been empty, quietly waiting for Chu Yang's arrival.
"What a grand display."
Chu Yang summoned Susanoo, directly entering its complete form, and fought his way to the Void Throne.
The Five Elders stood guard in front of Im, glaring angrily at Chu Yang.
"Ignorant person!"
Jaigolusia Satan Saint was the first to activate his Fruit Awakening, transforming into a bull-headed demon form and charging towards Chu Yang.
Marcus Massan transformed into a monstrous bird covered in flames and followed closely behind.
The other five elders also transformed, activating their Devil Fruit awakenings, and swarmed forward to launch a full-scale attack on Chu Yang.
Im, however, quietly disappeared at this moment.
The fighting within Pangu City was devastating.
The same is true outside.
Tiger led the fishmen and warriors to successfully seize control of the elevator, and soon brought up the allies who had gathered in advance.
The first to appear was Rayleigh, the vice-captain of the Pirate King.
Beside him was his former third-in-command, Skba Jaba.
The two led the way, guiding the allied forces all the way into the holy land.
Outside Pangoal Intent, they saw the dragon and the revolutionary army confronting a group of people.
The person leading the group opposite them had hair that looked like a crescent moon and a Western sword slung at his waist.
Commander of the Knights of God.
Figarand Galinger Saint!
The Knights of God have a total of nine members.
Nine top-tier powerhouses who are proficient in using Conqueror's Haki Entanglement!
The dragon is preventing them from entering Pangaea to aid Im.
Figarand Galinger Saint was the first to strike, his sword slashing with Conqueror's Haki, splitting the earth in two.
Long Gang was about to make his move.
A figure blocked his way.
Rayleigh, the Dark Lord, also unleashed a slash, imbued with powerful Conqueror's Haki, which collided with Figaland Galinger Saint's slash.
The earth was torn apart.
"Leave this guy to me!"
Rayleigh, the god of the underworld, slowly walked towards the other party.
"It's been a long time since we last met, Rayleigh!"
Figaland Galinger met an old friend and casually reminisced with Rayleigh.
But the Conqueror's Haki emanating from the two was fiercely clashing, and black lightning burst forth everywhere in the void.
Rayleigh seemed to have regained the vigor of his youth, his aura as sharp as a sword.
Without saying a word, the two drew their swords and began to fight.
Dark clouds rolled back in the sky, creating a distinct and powerful spectacle.
Others also sought out opponents to fight one-on-one, or used their numerical advantage to hold off their opponents.
War is about using any means necessary, and discarding any so-called martial virtues.
Hades hovered above the sacred ground, ready to fire at any moment. The reason Chu Yang didn't use Hades to strike first was because he wasn't sure of the location of the secret treasure.
Pluto's bombardment requires time to accumulate energy.
This is the same as the Sunny, but it will take even longer.
If the Celestial Dragons' secret treasure cannot be destroyed immediately, then they will face annihilation while Pluto is gathering his energy again.
This is why Im did not immediately use the secret treasure after discovering Chu Yang.
She was also waiting for an opportunity.
Using the secret treasure rashly would not only reveal our location, but may also fail to destroy the energy-filled Hades.
She'll be the one in a passive position then.
However, compared to Chu Yang, Im has fewer cards to play. If the Five Elders are defeated and the Knights of God cannot enter Pangu City to save the day, she will have to use them whether she wants to or not.
Ultimately, individual physical strength is the key factor influencing the outcome.
Ironically, this is precisely the ideology that Im believes in, and also the means by which she rules the world.
Inside Pangu City.
All five elders are awakened users of Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruits, making them excellent at taking hits and successfully slowing down Chu Yang.
Seeing Im leave, he didn't want to waste time, so he chose to expand his domain.
The Demon-Subduing Shrine appeared behind Chu Yang.
The crimson moonlight illuminated the Void Throne.
Chu Yang formed a hand seal with one hand, pointing towards the Five Elders.
A ferocious slash descended.
Blood gushed out from all five men immediately.
"What ability is this?"
"Armament Haki defense is useless!"
"Damn it! My body won't recover!"
"Ahhhhh!!!"
The screams gradually subsided, eventually fading into deathly silence.
Blood flowed like a river in the magnificent hall, and the Five Elders were nowhere to be seen, only five piles of unrecognizable minced flesh remained.
Chu Yang chased after Im, stepping over pools of blood.
Deep within Pangu City.
Im also sensed the disappearance of the Five Elders' aura, and her heart skipped a beat. In the past 800 years, she had never been so flustered.
The enemy was far stronger than she had anticipated, many times stronger than Joy Boy back then.
"He can't be human!"
"Could it be that he, like me, possesses the ability to live forever?"
"He survived from ancient times?!"
Completely bewildered, Im began to ramble incoherently, trying to give Chu Yang a plausible identity so that her understanding could comprehend this powerful force.
"It's alright, as long as we use that weapon to eliminate him, everything will return to normal!"
"This time, we must eliminate him no matter the cost."
The only thing that could put Im's mind at ease was the secret treasure hidden deep within Pangaea City.
There are two conditions for activating the secret treasure: either it provides a powerful energy source, such as Hades's almost limitless power source, which belongs to the technology of an ancient, vast kingdom.
Either it provides a large amount of life force, or lifespan. After the World Government was established, Im relied on his own life force to drive the treasure.
However, the second method has a drawback: as the number of times the treasure is used increases, the excessive consumption of life force may affect Im's immortality.