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Chapter 97 Im Possession! Black to Domination?
It was not because of her female identity that she received preferential treatment.

The reason Guan Yi shot and beheaded the other two members of the Knights of God, but only crushed Junzi's throat, was because he sensed an unusual aura on Junzi before the attack.

It was hard to say whether it was dangerous or ominous, but it made Guan Yi very uncomfortable.

Has he arrived? Im!

He looked into Junzi's eyes.

Junzi, whose throat he had crushed and who was being held in mid-air, remained indifferent, seemingly feeling no pain, and looked down at Guan Yi.

Her aura was extremely gloomy and ominous. The rupture in her throat did not affect her ability to speak. Without moving her lips, she could still say in a low voice, "Fire Tiger Ian, where did you come from?"

"Hmm... I can't find your origins."

Crack—The instant the words fell, an indescribable pressure erupted from Junzi's body!
That was Conqueror's Haki, but it was more majestic and ancient than ordinary Conqueror's Haki. The flowing fire on Guan Yi's body surged with its impact, and Guan Yi's Conqueror's Haki was actually suppressed and driven away by it!
The next moment, flames erupted.

The vibrant life force of the flames dispelled the gloom and added to the overall aura. Guan Yi's Conqueror's Haki surged forth once more, colliding violently with the Conqueror's Haki released from Jun Zi, tearing the sky apart.

The sky was pierced into two parts: one half was burning flames, and the other half was a bottomless void, where cold stars seemed to be fading away, condensing into a tangible curtain of darkness!
The entire Whole Cake Island was engulfed by the force of the collision. Ordinary residents who had been evacuated by the Big Mom Pirates fell unconscious without a sound. Even mid-level combatants like Duke Tamago couldn't help but tremble!
"It's that monster..." The only one still conscious near the battlefield was Garp.

"That bastard Celestial Dragon who possessed the Five Elders and controlled Rocks 35 years ago! But his aura seems to be weaker than before. Is it because the object of his possession is different? This is bad. Could Kaido's speculation be correct?"
Borsalino was defeated so easily; if Ian is turned into a monster, even if Charlotte Linlin and I join forces, we might not be able to control him. This island… will be destroyed!”

Pirates don't deserve sympathy, but there are many innocent people on this Whole Cake Island!

In the distance, the image of Junzi, who was held in Guan Yi's palm, had undergone a complete transformation.

Her eyes were replaced by a pure, empty darkness, and demonic wings unfurled behind her, with a long, black, pointed tail trailing behind her.

The true master of the World Government, the biggest 'BOSS' in the pirate world, descended upon Guan Yi through remote possession!

"The flames of a chaotic world..."

"Mmm... will be eradicated!"

Boom——

Explosion, buzzing.

Seeing that Im was about to launch an attack, Guan Yi chose to strike first. The hand gripping Junzi's throat spat out tongues of fire, instantly severing Junzi's neck. The flames then spread, engulfing Junzi's headless body, and the intense heat of tens of thousands of degrees instantly incinerated him into ashes.

But the next moment, a strange magic circle appeared from the ashes, and an arm regenerated from it, summoning a huge revolver that fired at Guan Yi with a bang!
Although it was just a gunshot, Guan Yi sensed a hint of danger. The structure of the gun that he had captured with his Observation Haki was something he had never seen before, and the energy circulating within it was also completely unfamiliar.

"Is it a product of a highly advanced technological civilization and a vast kingdom from eight hundred years ago?"

Even though it wasn't a Seastone bullet, how could it still make me feel threatened? Also, I clearly applied Conqueror's Haki to my attack just now, yet it didn't affect Im's regeneration? Was the purity not high enough?

Guan Yi dodged the bullets in an instant, and watched as Junzi, possessed by Im, rapidly regenerated and hovered in mid-air. He couldn't help but frown.

So, can the two of you manage?
The next moment, he suddenly turned his gun and lunged at Somaz Saint, who had been possessed by Im and had been pushed into a corner by Conqueror's Haki to secretly regenerate his head.

"Boss! Help..."

hum-

His arm transformed into a giant flaming blade and slashed down. This time, Guan Yi went all out, wrapping his attack with all the Conqueror's Haki he could muster!
The powerful spirit could not be extinguished; Somaz's reborn half-face was frozen in despair.

The fiery trenches stretched for miles, burying this Celestial Dragon, an elite member of the Knights of God who had lived for countless years. The attack, exceeding his regenerative abilities, finally extinguished his life!

[Hit Value +2159]

Not worth much.

But I won't forget about finishing off enemies!
On the other side, the Saint of Qilingom, who had recovered even faster, had already abandoned all the arrogance of being a 'god' and flew towards Im at lightning speed: "Lord Im! Save me!"

But to his despair, Im did not approach him; instead, he hovered indifferently in mid-air, reaching out to summon a strange magic book.

At his speed, it was far from possible for him to reach Im's back and receive Im's protection before Guan Yi arrived beside him.

Oh, is that so? Is that how it is?
In the instant the Conqueror's Haki pierced through him, Saint Giringom finally realized—our mission had been executed terribly, and Lord Im was very dissatisfied. If they had been more cautious from the beginning, helping Admiral Kizaru rescue Aokiji, even if Enko had arrived and displayed his immense power, perhaps the outcome would have been different?

I never imagined I'd die here.

[Hit Value +4580]

Having utterly slain two members of the Divine Knights, Guan Yi unleashed a torrent of flames, carrying with him unparalleled courage, and charged toward Im once more!
"Blackout!"

At the same moment, Im finally launched his attack on Guan Yi. A massive black magic circle appeared out of thin air beneath Guan Yi, and for a moment, Guan Yi felt the world turn upside down as he plummeted downwards. The magic circle emitted eerie ghostly flames, as if from the underworld, trying to drag Guan Yi into an abyss. Guan Yi frowned, and his fist, which was originally meant to smash into Im, turned downwards. Crimson lightning flashed, and a Conqueror's Haki shockwave shattered the magic circle, bombarding the ground below and burning a bottomless pit several meters in diameter!

With his feet firmly planted on the side of the bottomless pit, Guan Yi looked up at the sky again.

"Armed".

Im's indifferent voice fell like a divine oracle.

In an instant, with Guan Yi as the center, within a radius of several hundred meters, the void rippled like water, magic circles surged, and countless dark and cold cannon barrels and gun muzzles appeared out of thin air!

Long spears, short guns, giant cannons, rapid-fire machine guns... all kinds of shapes, hundreds and thousands of them, densely covering every angle of the sky, completely sealing off all space for dodging.

The next instant, no loading, no ignition—BOOM!
The world lost its sound, leaving only a pure, destructive roar!

Billions of black bullets composed of highly concentrated Armament Haki poured down like a torrential downpour from all directions, from above and below, left and right, towards Guan Yi at the center! Each of them was enough to easily pierce through the Navy's most sturdy warships, but at this moment they all converged into a destructive torrent, completely submerging the location where Guan Yi was!
The exploding orbs of light stretched out and engulfed everything. Black energy turbulence mixed with the flames of the explosion, forming a constantly twisting and expanding sphere of death, causing even space itself to tremble violently and shatter continuously.

The artillery fire lasted for a full ten breaths, as if it wanted to erase the space where Guan Yi was from this world, until finally, it subsided.

Im looked down, a flicker of emotion appearing in his dark eyes for the first time.

At the epicenter of the explosion, the ground had turned into an abyss, but the spot where Guan Yi stood remained completely undamaged. Guan Yi remained suspended in place, without even changing his posture.

The flames still burned brightly.

The terrifying artillery fire, powerful enough to annihilate everything, only left him with a few wisps of smoke on his body, without causing him any real harm!
"Is this One Piece or Fairy Tail? It has magic and firearms, but... is that all?"

Guan Yi and Im exchanged glances, their domineering auras surging and soaring into the sky.

Blackout?

Why not Black to Dominion?
Why not transform me in the same way you transformed Rocks into a demon?
You don't want to use it?

Still can't use it?
Previously, when Guan Yi inquired about the details of the God Valley incident involving Kaido and Big Mom, some of Kaido's speculations caught her attention.

'The power that controlled Rocks must not have been unconditional, otherwise Im would have already used Dark Domination on him when Rocks broke into the Holy Land!'

First of all, it must have been related to emotions. Looking back, I realized that Im had deliberately used Lox's wife and son to provoke Lox that day.

Secondly, it might be related to the location. God Valley is Rocks' hometown, which is why Im was able to control him. On that day, besides Rocks, only Rocks' family members were controlled by Im, while I, Lingling, and the others were all unharmed.

If it's not a matter of location, then it must be a matter of lineage. Perhaps Rocks' ancestors were once controlled by Im, which is why a man like him said he needed two Devil Fruits to defeat Im!

Bloodline factors cannot be ruled out.

But location is definitely a factor!
After Im possessed Junzi, he said two very meaningful things to himself: "Ian the Flame Tiger, where did you come from?" "I... I can't find your origin."

Guan Yi comes from the Fog Star.

In the world of One Piece, he has no home!

If these speculations are true, then Im's most troublesome ability—Dark Domination—would be of no use to Guan Yi, who is an explorer.

Switch to head-on combat...

When your true form descends, I will surely avoid your sharp edge.

But if I can't even beat you when you're possessed by Junzi, I'd better find a secluded corner and give up on this strategy!

As long as we find a way to break through their defenses...

The flames of Conqueror's Haki burned ever brighter, and with his unwavering resolve, Guan Yi's Conqueror's Haki intensified, preparing him for a battle against the gods.

But then, an unexpected change occurred.

"what--!!!"

A piercing scream that shook the soul exploded in the mind, and a terrifying wail echoed throughout the entire island!

Guan Yi's expression changed slightly as he looked towards the distant, tilting, and collapsing cake castle.

what happened?
Why did the old lady suddenly...?

It's gone berserk?!

(End of this chapter)