Chapter 313 The Strongest of the Modern Era and the Strongest of the Last 800 Years

The Strongest of the Modern Era and the Strongest of the Last 800 Years

Seeing this, Imu flew into a rage and brandished his serrated long-handled naginata: "Since reconciliation is impossible, what are you waiting for? Let us battle."

Immediately after, the flames on his back suddenly went out again, trading his defensive power for extreme speed; in an instant, the weapon in his hand swung toward Hera.

Although his movements were fast, Hera, who had already entered the 'Shadow Collection Place · City of Devouring Time' state, had already foreseen Imu's strike using 'Fifth Shot' and her Observation Haki.

Accelerated by 'First Bullet', Hera's speed was only faster; with a flash, she dodged Imu's attack, the military saber in her hand flashing with white light as the 'Cancer Sword' struck directly at Imu's back.

At the final moment before being struck, the flames on Imu's back reignited, maximizing his defensive power once more to tank Hera's sword strike head-on.

As Hera's military saber struck Imu's body, a powerful sense of recoil surged from her hand, making her nearly lose her grip on the military saber.

In her perception, Imu's defense under the burning flames on his back was even more formidable than Kaido's in his Azure Dragon form.

"As expected of the legendary race from the top of the Red Line, beings once revered by the world as gods; this defensive capability is practically like a turtle shell."

"Less talk, keep it coming."

Feeling the situation slipping out of his control, Imu felt somewhat broken; he didn't understand why, even after using his final trump card and paying a massive price to split the others out of his body,

he still couldn't gain the upper hand and was instead retreating steadily. The Gorosei and God's Knights, who had absorbed his power, were also falling into a decline under the siege of the various Pirate Crew executives.

Especially Beckman and Yasopp, who remained in the central battlefield; with their continuous support, even if someone found an opportunity, they would be stopped by their bullets.

The first to be unable to hold on was Saint Shepherd Somaz of the God's Knights, who was currently being besieged by the members of the Straw Hat Pirates.

The adventure on Elbaf had allowed both Zoro and Sanji to awaken their own Haoshoku. The Wings of the King exchanged a glance, knowing each other's thoughts instantly.

Zoro's aura erupted violently, three swords crossing before his chest as Haoshoku and Armament Haki intertwined. Even with the shodai kitetsu he had seized from the Gorosei held in his mouth, his words were not hindered in the slightest:

"Nine Mountains and Eight Seas make one world. A thousand of them form a'Slight Chiliocosm'. When this is cubed, there is nothing I cannot cut. Three-Sword Style Secret Technique: Billion-fold World Trichiliocosm."

Pitch-black Haoshoku and Armament Haki were simultaneously coated onto Zoro's three swords as he slashed toward Somaz.

"Tch, I can't let that marimo take all the glory."

Blue flames ignited on Sanji's lower leg, and red-black Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki were simultaneously infused into it: "Ifrit Jambe: Concassé."

Feeling the pressure from both sides, Somaz cursed inwardly. Spikes created by the Thorn-Thorn Fruit emerged from the ground, forming barriers one after another in an attempt to block the duo's attack.

But these barriers clearly could not stop the pincer attack from the Wings of the King of the Straw Hat Pirates. Sanji's Ifrit Jambe arrived first, directly incinerating all the protective thorns into ash before his foot kicked into Somaz's back.

Seeing that the path had been cleared by Sanji, Zoro also slashed through. His strike broke through the defense of the black mist in front of Somaz and sliced him clean in half at the waist.

Nojiko, who had absorbed the Magnet-Magnet Fruit, suddenly felt as if there was something in Somaz's chest that she could pull out.

She immediately applied magnetic force to the upper half of Somaz's body, pulling his unprotected mechanical heart right out of his chest.

Somaz, already severed into two pieces, originally intended to use the power bestowed by Lord Imu to reattach his body, but with his heart pulled out, he suffered an unprecedented and heavy blow.

Somaz still wanted to open his mouth to beg for mercy, but Nojiko did not hesitate for a second. With her hands wrapped in Armament Haki and the application of the Magnet-Magnet Fruit, she directly crushed the extracted heart.

Then, under the cover of Usopp and the others, they quickly transported the exhausted Zoro and Sanji to the rear.

Somaz's death made Imu's already unfavorable situation even worse. The backlash from the ability caused him to spit out another mouthful of blood, and his body stiffened for a moment.

Hera, in the midst of battle, would not give up this rare opportunity. Her military saber was coated with a pink glow, distinct from the white light of spatial power; the 'Aries Blade', which could cause confusion in whoever it hit, slashed solidly into Imu's body.

The Aries Sword made Imu, who was already somewhat disordered due to Somaz's death, even more confused. For a time, the flames on his back flickered erratically under the influence of the confusion.

Taking advantage of this opening, Haoshoku condensed on Hera's military saber, while the time and space powers from Zafkiel and ability also intertwined and flowed upon it.

In an instant, the three forces intertwined upon 'saikū', and even the air around 'saikū' was churned into a distorted vortex by this power.

"Imperial Descent: Absolute Void-Time Slash"

Hera did not hesitate in the slightest; this strike, which gathered three forces, pressed heavily against his chest just as the flames on Imu's back were at their weakest.

The three-colored sword light directly tore through the black mist surrounding Imu and slashed straight into his chest. The skin covered in white patterns was instantly ripped open by Hera's strike.

The three forces spread into his body through the torn wound. This life-threatening strike finally caused Imu to snap out of his confusion.

He immediately reignited the flames on his back, attempting to use this method to reinforce his own defense and heal the injury from this strike.

But the power of time caused his plan to reinforce his body's defense to fail, the sharpness of the spatial power continued to spread more wounds from his injury, and the Haoshoku even shattered his internal organs.

"Agh—!"

Imu let out a roar of pain like never before. The confusion of his consciousness and the heavy damage to his physical body caused the wings on his back to tremble violently, and his figure flew backward uncontrollably.

With great difficulty, Imu stabilized himself and looked down at the hideous wound on his chest; through this wound, he could even see the sky on the other side.

"How is this possible? I am a god, how could you possibly wound me?"

Hera twirled 'saikū' in her hand and said indifferently:

"God or not, you've only been able to sit securely here because your strength was the greatest in these 800 years. But now, the situation has changed. Before me, you are the challenger."

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