The Red Line, deep beneath Mary Geoise.
The sleeping Imu suddenly jolted awake, crimson eyes gazing toward the direction of the New World.
"This is... Joy Boy's aura?!"
A dark shadow appeared beside Him, resembling a mass of black mist.
"It is one of the few remaining fragments of his will left in this world."
"Where exactly is it?" the Dark God in the form of black mist inquired.
Imu closed His eyes to sense it for a moment, then opened them and said, "Wano Country!"
The Dark God was somewhat puzzled. "How could it be there?"
"Could it be that the Nika of this era is in Wano Country?"
"Or is there some treasure left by Joy Boy in Wano Country?"
Imu could not be certain.
However, within Wano Country, there were CP agents from the World Government lying in wait.
He transmitted a message across the void to Steel Bone Kong.
He ordered Kong to contact the CP agents in Wano Country to ascertain if any unusual events were taking place within the nation.
The Dark God's voice carried a slight hint of a smile. "Once Joy Boy's will is consumed, it cannot be restored."
"The traces of him remaining in this world will grow fewer and fewer."
"If his will completely vanishes, our actions will no longer need to be hidden."
His act of devouring the souls of the dead would trigger the appearance of Joy Boy's will.
But if Joy Boy's will were to dissipate entirely...
At that time, no one would be able to stop Him from devouring the souls of the dead to restore His full strength.
Once His power was fully recovered, Luo Chen would be of no concern.
Imu suddenly asked, "Does Davy have any will remaining in this world?"
Davy D. Jones—a powerhouse from the same era as Joy Boy.
His strength was not inferior to Joy Boy's.
It was just that after Davy Jones died, he vanished completely, unlike Joy Boy, who would occasionally "resurrect."
The Dark God's tone turned frigid, seemingly filled with killing intent toward the name Davy.
He said coldly, "There is no need to pay him any mind. If I return to my peak, even Davy Jones and Joy Boy combined would be nothing to fear."
Whether Davy Jones was truly dead, He did not know for sure.
However, unlike Joy Boy, that man did not stop Him from devouring the souls of the dead.
Whether he lingered in the world or not, the Dark God did not care.
...
On Onigashima, after Joy Boy took over Luffy's body, he did not engage in a drawn-out struggle with the enemies.
With his strength, he could easily crush the big fool and the old hag opposite him.
It was simply unnecessary.
This fragment of his will could not manifest for long; it would dissipate in less than a minute.
Joy Boy stood in the air, his legs running rapidly in place, forming a fan-like blur of leg shadows.
In the next instant, his pure white body streaked through the air like a white line, vanishing from his original position.
The expressions of Kaido and Charlotte Linlin changed as they both looked toward the castle behind them.
"Luffy's" figure had already appeared above the castle.
He extended a single palm, which rapidly grew massive in the air, uprooting the entire castle.
The moment the castle came into contact with the palm, its entire structure became as soft and elastic as jelly.
"Luffy" shook the toy-like castle up and down with his hand.
Members of the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates still inside the castle cried out in terror as they fell out of doorways and windows.
When a young girl with short purple hair also fell out, "Luffy" let out a laugh.
His giant hand tossed the castle aside, then he caught Carina, his feet began running again, and he returned to his original position.
Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, and Shiki were absolutely furious.
Even if it was the legendary Joy Boy, they acted decisively nonetheless.
"Hakai!"
Charlotte Linlin and Kaido roared as their Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki erupted.
The two Emperors combined their power to blast out an incredibly powerful shockwave.
Everywhere the shockwave passed, the island's ground shattered and sank into the sea.
"Luffy" had his back turned to the attack, seemingly completely unaware.
His giant hand reached out again, grabbing Zoro, Usopp, and the others from the ground.
At that moment, the combined technique of Kaido and Big Mom slammed into "Luffy's" back.
No physical explosion occurred.
The pure white body acted like a trampoline; his stomach stretched out dozens of meters toward the sea ahead under the impact of the Hakai.
Then, it rapidly snapped back, reflecting the combined attack of Kaido and Big Mom.
The power of the Hakai strike was not diminished at all as it returned the way it came.
The expressions of Kaido and Charlotte Linlin shifted as they launched another combined attack.
Two instances of Hakai collided at the coast of Onigashima.
Boundless Haki and air currents blasted out in all directions.
Great sheets of earth were torn up from the ground, surging into the distance like a reverse wave of soil.
The castle hundreds of meters away collapsed to the ground, blown to pieces by the aftershocks of the energy.
People from the Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates scrambled out of the ruins in a wretched state, their expressions filled with terror.
Shiki floated in the air, likewise blown back over a hundred meters by the energy aftershock.
His current strength had declined too much; he was simply not equipped to intervene in a battle of this level.
Once the winds calmed and the dust settled...
The faces of Kaido and Charlotte Linlin were extremely unsightly.
"Luffy" had run away with everyone.
The white figure had disappeared into the horizon.
"Chase him!" Kaido roared, taking the lead as he transformed into the Azure Dragon and soared into the sky.
Onigashima had been utterly destroyed by that damn Joy Boy.
If he didn't kill the Straw Hat kid, his inner rage would never be quelled.
Charlotte Linlin rode her thundercloud into the sky.
King the Conflagration, one of the Three Calamities, shook the black wings on his back and flew into the high heavens.
Katakuri and the other Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates boarded a ship condensed from mochi and rapidly set out to sea.
In the air ahead, "Luffy" was quickly running into the distance.
However, the aura on his body had already begun to fluctuate.
The white light on his surface gradually dimmed; his white hair would return to black for a moment before turning white again.
Zoro noticed something was wrong and asked, "Are you about to change back?"
"Luffy" glanced at them and sighed, "Yes, my will can only linger in this world for a dozen more seconds."
"I didn't expect the owner of the Nika Fruit to encounter a mortal crisis so early."
"The dangers waiting for him are still many..."
Joy Boy's tone was somewhat helpless.
He had thought that the appearance of his will was to deal with Davy Jones, Imu, or the Dark God.
As it turned out, the enemies were merely two Emperors.
One of the talismans he had left for the possessor of the Nika Fruit had been consumed.
Usopp cried out in terror, "What do we do now? They're catching up!"
Behind them, the Azure Dragon that Kaido had transformed into was full of intimidation, riding the clouds and mist with a sky full of flame clouds.
Beside him was Big Mom.
Behind the two of them were the high-ranking officers of the Emperors' crews.
Joy Boy cast a glance back.
His will residing within the Nika Fruit could manifest a total of three times.
Now, it had already been used once.
Perhaps the remaining two times could not be saved either.
Just as he was about to trigger his will for the second time, he suddenly sensed something and looked up into the sky.
A figure draped in a bulky, dark green cloak descended from the heights.
He stood suspended between "Luffy" and the pursuers like Kaido.
The figure in the dark green cloak looked toward "Luffy," surprise and confusion appearing in his eyes.
When Zoro and Usopp clearly saw the face of the cloaked man, their expressions froze.
The leader of the Revolutionary Army, Monkey D. Dragon.
Joy Boy, possessing Luffy's memories, broke into a smile.
The father of this generation's Nika Fruit user had arrived.
His strength was not weak; stalling the pursuers wouldn't be much of a problem.
Suddenly, another shout came from the sea surface below.
"Hey! Over here! Zoro! Usopp!"
Hearing someone calling out, Zoro and Usopp looked down and were overjoyed.
On the sea, there was a small boat.
On the boat were Franky and Brook, who had been separated from them!
Using the last of this fragment of his will's power, Joy Boy threw Carina, Zoro, and the others toward the small boat.
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