One Piece: The Celestial Dragons' Self-Cultivation

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Immediately afterwards, a wave of Conqueror's Haki that enveloped the entire Mary Geoise erupted.

This Conqueror's Haki was more terrifying than any of the previous ones.

The foundation, which had been severely damaged in the battle, could no longer support the structure and was now vibrating at a strange frequency.

The shattered bricks and stones no longer fell, but floated silently in mid-air, as if gravity had been forcibly distorted by some will.

A deep abyss was torn open in the clouds.

It wasn't a thunderstorm, it wasn't a storm, but the entire sky seemed to be retreating.

The faint light that had just appeared suddenly dimmed, as if the light itself was escaping.

The overwhelming pressure distorted the atmosphere, forming a dark vacuum zone, as if even light could not withstand this pressure.

The suspended pebbles turned to dust the moment they touched this area, leaving not even ashes behind.

The surrounding ruins began to crumble on their own.

Cracks appeared on the surface of the supporting pillars, which were struggling to stay afloat, and then crumbled into dust like a thousand-year-old piece of dead wood.

The golden dome in the distance is twisted and deformed, like a piece of waste paper being crumpled by an invisible hand.

It eventually collapsed into a metal sphere and crashed into the ground.

Slave private armies fell in droves on the battlefield.

Having previously seemed to have adapted to the clash of Conqueror's Haki from powerful individuals, they were now unable to even maintain their composure.

Even further away, the speculators who were plundering treasures in the Celestial Dragons' manor area all lost consciousness.

Stella's alternate dimension made a series of cracking sounds before shattering with a loud crash.

Blake had already taken her away, leaving only the chair and coffee table behind, which fell to the ground and shattered into pieces when the space shattered.

A plume of smoke shot into the sky from Satan's body, transforming into a blurry, dark figure.

His figure and face were obscured; only two eyes, gleaming with an eerie light, were faintly visible in the black smoke.

Upon seeing this, the Knights of God and the Five Elders, who were engaged in battle, all withdrew from the battlefield.

Approaching Satan, he knelt on one knee before the black smoke emanating from Satan's body and respectfully said:

"Lord Im!"

"Insects, disturbing Mu's rest."

Garin lowered his head even further, his voice trembling slightly as he said:

"It is our dereliction of duty."

Without making excuses or reasons, he decisively admitted his mistake.

Judging from Garin's performance, it's clear that his succession to Satan as the new Five Elders was no accident.

Satan is secretly researching ancient robots.

Back in God Valley, Im asked, "Is Rocks dead?"

Satan neither took any action nor admitted his mistake.

I sat on the edge of the cliff and started chatting with Im.

If your boss asks if you've finished your work, just hurry up and get it done.

But Satan seemed completely unfazed, as if he had done nothing wrong.

So it was no wonder that this guy was later executed by Im.

Looking at Garin's attitude towards Im now, it's no wonder you became one of the Five Elders.

On the other side, Christopher and Dragon stood together, with Tiger and a group of Revolutionary Army cadres following behind them.

At this moment, everyone looked solemnly in the direction from which the black smoke was rising.

The distorted space that had been wrapped around Christopher's blade had disappeared.

The dragon held out its hand to its eyes, and the storm that had been in its palm began to dissipate:

"How can this be?"

For the first time, he showed a look of shock:

"Even Devil Fruits can be affected?! This level of Conqueror's Haki..."

Christopher's pupils contracted, but his body remained completely still.

"This sense of oppression..."

He sneered:

"That direction..."

"So, such a monster was lurking deep within Mary Geoise!"

"The secrecy was really well done; I didn't even notice anything!"

The dragon's trench coat was tattered in the previous battle, but his eyes were sharp as knives:

"Is this... the true 'king' of the world government for the past eight hundred years?"

Christopher suddenly burst into laughter:

"It seems so!"

"Interesting! So interesting!"

His long sword pointed diagonally at the ground, with black lightning formed from Conqueror's Haki swirling around it.

"Hey! Revolutionary Army! You're not scared, are you?"

Dragon is actually thinking of retreating now.

After all, his guiding principle has always been—

Let fate be in the hands of the wind, let Ginny be in the hands of the Celestial Dragons, let Kuma be in the hands of Satan, let Sabo be in the hands of Im, let the old man be in the hands of the Black Organization...

I was sweating profusely at home.

Dragon's approach to things is actually somewhat similar to Teach's; he won't act rashly unless he has a considerable degree of certainty.

But he is now a world-class powerhouse.

Now, after much effort, we've reached the heart of Mary Geoise and witnessed the truth of the world.

If they don't even have the courage to fight, and just leave with their people, when will they ever be able to realize their long-cherished wish of overthrowing the Celestial Dragons?

Regardless, things have come to this point, and he has no choice but to test the waters.

Even if you want to leave, you should do so only after you have tested the other party's strength.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the dragon's lips:

"I was just thinking..."

His Conqueror's Haki began to surge like a storm:

"Today, we may be able to uncover the world government's greatest secret!"

The two unleashed their Conqueror's Haki simultaneously, directly confronting Im's astonishing Conqueror's Haki.

Although suppressed, it has never dissipated.

A fighting spirit ignited in Christopher's eyes:

"Who cares what it is!"

The black lightning crackling around the dragon's fists collided with each other, producing a series of crackling sounds.

"Since you dare to show your face..."

"Don't even think about getting away unscathed!"

In the distance, Blake appeared on a collapsed building, carrying Stella, also gazing at the black smoke rising into the distance.

"Can Im still possess Satan? This seems even stronger than when he possessed Junzi."

Blake frowned.

He had always believed that Junzi was able to join the Knights of God and have the identity of a Celestial Dragon because of her special constitution, which allowed her to withstand Im's possession.

After all, Black did not witness the battle at God Valley before his time travel, and Im did not choose to possess the Five Elders during the Battle of Bullet Island.

Furthermore, since Junzi and Brook were old acquaintances and seemed to have lost their memories, Black always believed that the other party was not a native Celestial Dragon.

However, due to some special reason, he was given the identity of a Celestial Dragon and became a member of the Knights of God.

"If it's just possession, maybe these two could even have a go at each other?"

Blake thought to himself, his anticipation for the upcoming battle growing stronger.

Although Im couldn't personally intervene, this possession might allow him to see something different.

Especially after Dragon and Christopher learned how to use the Conqueror's Haki mark, they wondered if it could cause any damage to Im.

In this way, Blake's plan was more than half successful.

Chapter 121: Another New Discovery

Black's primary purpose in luring the Revolutionary Army to attack Mary Geoise was, of course, to test Im's true strength.

Although Im didn't directly attack like he did when Sabo confronted him, possessing Satan still allowed Black to experience his combat power up close.

Judging from the Conqueror's Haki that Im has shown so far, his strength is at least no less than that of Black at present.

Although Black believed his Conqueror's Haki might be stronger now, Im's abilities were a bit too bizarre.

Furthermore, it remains unknown whether there is a power reduction between Im's possessed state and his true form.

Black's second objective was to weaken the Revolutionary Army and the Knights of God, or even to cause them to perish together.

This goal is obviously impossible to achieve at present, at least the Knights of God will not suffer any casualties.

However, judging from the combat strength shown by the Knights of God, they can hardly be considered an obstacle.

According to Blake's initial idea, these people in the Knights of God should at least have the combat strength of a royal vice commander, right?

Now it seems that some of them might not even be as good as the Three Disasters, at most reaching the level of weaker Shichibukai like Moria and Crocodile.

Especially Shepard Somaz, the guy who was almost chopped into mincemeat by Jabba, fought a group of slave soldiers and mid-level revolutionary officers and was still injured?

This was before Black knew about Somaz's record in God Valley, where he was almost killed by Rayleigh in one move.

Blake now felt that he might have overestimated this "powerful team" that the dragon had been thinking about in his memories.

This made him feel very strange at one point.

After all, these people won't die. In eight hundred years, surely they haven't produced a single strong individual?

Of the current members of the Knights of God, only Commander Garin is considered to be of decent strength.

Shamrock might grow up in a few years; after all, he's Shanks's brother.

No one else could stand a chance against either Mandy or Kella.

Moreover, the Knights of God have another very big problem.

They always like to rely on their immortal regenerative abilities to withstand damage.

This makes these people almost the weakest among those of the same level of strength, and they are not worth worrying about.

As for the revolutionary army...

It might be difficult for them to escape; they might really fail here today.

Faced with Im's Conqueror's Haki, the use of Devil Fruit abilities was severely suppressed.

Dragon and Christopher can still rely on their strength and Conqueror's Haki to continue using their Devil Fruit abilities, but the power will be greatly reduced.

Other Revolutionary Army officers also find it quite difficult to use their Devil Fruit abilities.

It's impossible to send everyone away using Kuma's Paw-Paw Fruit.

But it doesn't matter; they have already completed their historical mission.

To test the strength of the World Government for Black.