Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 642 God VS 'God'

Im, seated high on his throne, stood facing Li Xia below the steps. The entire hall was unusually quiet, and even the air felt incredibly heavy, carrying a sense of oppressive despair.

Suddenly, a tiny crack appeared in the smooth floorboards, spreading silently like a spider web.

Almost instantly, countless streams of dark red lightning erupted in the hall, forming two distinct sides—Im's side was an inky black-red, as if it could devour all light and heat; while Li Xia's side was a dark red studded with fine golden light, like the rising sun about to ascend.

Two powerful auras clashed and intertwined in the air, their gazes sharp as knives as they stared at each other.

As a result, the already dense Conqueror's Haki suddenly surged, like a prehistoric beast breaking free of its shackles, spreading outwards recklessly.

The stone beams, carved with the Celestial Dragons' emblem, groaned under the weight of the weight. Spiderweb-like cracks spread across the dome like lightning, and rubble mixed with gems fell in a flurry, only to explode the moment they touched the boundary between the two Conqueror's Haki.

The massive throne beneath Im trembled slightly, as did the weapons embedded in front of him, their rust slipping off and revealing their sharp edges that gleamed with a cold light.

Terrifying domineering auras continued to surge wildly from the two bodies. The torrents of domineering auras, slightly different in color, collided violently, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared in the space at the point of impact, emitting a "sizzling" tearing sound.

A terrifying, suffocating shockwave swept outwards from the two of them. The thick stone pillars in the hall were also covered with cracks. The windows first showed fine cracks, and then shattered with a series of bangs. The dense fragments reflected tiny pieces of light, casting an unusually dreamlike glow in the air.

The entire city of Pangaea trembled as falling rocks rained down on the distant, ruined Mary Geoise district, stirring up clouds of dust. The steps of Pangaea crumbled layer by layer, large chunks of the outer city wall fell off, and even the flag symbolizing the authority of the World Government in the distance was instantly torn to shreds by the overwhelming aftershocks.

The air currents were completely disrupted, forming a violent vortex that extinguished all the remaining flames in Mary Geoise, leaving only smoke and dust and intertwined, domineering lightning.

The battlefield outside the hall had long since come to a standstill. Garp, Dragon, Rayleigh, and the others stopped fighting and looked up in the direction of Pangaea City, their faces showing disbelief and solemnity.

Even the Five Elders and the Knights of God were intimidated by that chilling aura. The overwhelming Conqueror's Haki pressure was like Mount Tai pressing down, making the top experts present feel breathless. Even the red earth beneath their feet was trembling continuously, as if the entire Red Earth Continent was about to crack open under the collision of these two forces.

Even if it was just an illusion, the feeling of the sky falling and the earth cracking weighed heavily on everyone's hearts.

"No wonder. No wonder you trust that kid so much."

Veins bulged on Rayleigh's forehead, and he gripped his longsword with unusual force, forcing out a few words through clenched teeth:

"Even Roger didn't reach this level of terrifying dominance!"

"No!"

Jabba, who was beside him, was also not feeling well, but he grinned, revealing his gleaming white teeth:
"Even Rocks didn't have this kind of domineering aura! We've seen God Valley before!"

Those present witnessed the incredible power of Jabba and Rayleigh's Observation Haki; even though their voices weren't loud, they were still heard by everyone.

The vast majority of people present had participated in the God Valley Incident 38 years ago.

Back then, God Valley also gathered many powerful individuals, but Rocks Cap Roger's terrifying domineering aura still left a deep impression on everyone present.

A rare look of worry appeared in the eyes of the Five Elders and the Knights of God. Even though they knew that Lord Im was immortal and possessed eternal life, worry and fear had already taken root in their hearts like seeds.

"I acknowledge your domineering presence! You have the strength to challenge me, a god!"

Inside the main hall, Im's eyes gleamed with a peculiar light, and his black and red domineering aura suddenly surged, as if transforming into a ferocious, clawing behemoth that lunged at Li Xia.

A glint also flashed in Li Xia's eyes, and his Conqueror's Haki surged. In a daze, Im seemed to see a phantom behind Li Xia, wearing a strange crown, with vertical eyes on his forehead, dressed in a long robe, with a sword hanging at his waist, and holding a long polearm with blades split on both sides and pointed into the shape of mountains.

Upon closer inspection, however, there was nothing there. Even so, it was enough to make Im secretly alarmed, because the domineering aura he was unleashing at this moment had already surpassed that of Rocks, the strongest person he had encountered in the past eight hundred years.

But judging from the other side's appearance, they still hadn't reached their limit. The cold light in Im's eyes became more and more obvious. This was an extremely dangerous person, and he had to be killed here, just like Rocks!

"boom!"

The two domineering auras, which had reached their peak simultaneously, finally triggered a terrifying explosion. A muffled roar erupted from inside the hall, the dome collapsed completely, and the dim sunlight pierced through the ruins, only to be shattered into fragmented spots of light by the dense, domineering lightning.

The two remained standing opposite each other, their figures motionless, only their robes fluttering in the violent air currents, and the Conqueror's Haki lightning around them growing ever more intense.

The tremors of Pangu City grew more and more violent, and the main structure of the entire castle began to collapse. Stone fragments and components fell like rain, but they could not reach within three feet of the two people.

The tremors of the Red Line spread in all directions, causing ripples to spread across the sea. Below, the massive mangroves of the Sabaody Archipelago trembled, their leaves shaking and emitting a violent, rain-like friction sound.

Black and red lightning intertwined and collided in the ruins. Each clash was accompanied by a violent tremor of the earth. The remains of Pangu City were constantly crushed and swallowed up, until only the hall where the two people were standing remained.

The powerful figures on the periphery, who had been stubbornly holding on under such domineering pressure, were now in a state of extreme shock.

The clash of Haki between Shanks and Whitebeard back then, which caused the ship to crack and the clouds in the sky to part, was already a clash of top-tier Conqueror's Haki.

But the mere clash of their imposing forces could cause the castle to collapse and the sea to ripple—a terrifying scene they had never witnessed before. Could such power truly be achieved by humans?
The clouds in the sky had all dispersed, leaving a huge circular hole, and the dim sunset cast its reddish light across the ruins of Mary Geoise.

Im looked down at his black robe, which now had a small tear at the hem.

His dark red eyes narrowed, and his voice, as cold as ice, carried a chilling undertone:
"Your domineering presence has exceeded my expectations. Someone like you shouldn't have appeared out of nowhere; you should have become famous in this world long ago."

But what intrigues me even more is how you possess such domineering aura, which exceeds the limits of normal humans, even the Three-Eyed Clan.

and"

Im narrowed his eyes:
"You did not eat a Devil Fruit."

He had seen this kind of domineering aura in Joy Boy, but Joy Boy's domineering aura was different from the one in front of him. Joy Boy's domineering aura, combined with the Drum of Liberation, could remove the influence of his Dark Transformation Domination.

But the domineering aura of the person before him was more like the literal meaning, carrying a suffocating pressure, as if he were facing not a person, but...
"Divine Might and Overbearing Aura, Divine Might is like a prison, it naturally appears after being mixed with Divine Might, it's normal."

Li Xia remained 'honest,' telling the absolute truth to whatever Im asked, but it was precisely this blunt honesty that repeatedly nearly broke through Im's defenses.

God. Power?
Im was stunned, but then a surge of anger rose within him as he stared at Li Xia in disbelief.

No, I said I was a god, and you just started using your divine power?

I couldn't even think of a name for my domineering aura!
Enraged, Im unleashed his ultimate ability, a fleeting red light flashing in his eerie eyes. From Li Xia's perspective, the notifications from the Temple of Light flowed by like water.

[You have been affected by the Black Transformation and are currently undergoing a Willpower Rank assessment.]

[Executioner, your current willpower level is too high, resulting in an overwhelming advantage.]

[Executioner, you have completely resisted the Black Domination effect and will ignore this skill's judgment.]

Before the shattered throne, Im's body swayed violently. Looking at Li Xia, his eyes were filled with surprise and deep confusion, and he even forgot his anger.

The Black Domination is like repeatedly twisting and bending a person's will through emotional manipulation, like bending a wire until it breaks, and finally parasitizing a demon to form control.

But when Im just unleashed Black Domination to try and provoke Li Xia's emotions, it was like trying to break a piece of Seastone with all his might. How could that be possible?
Every human being experiences fear, worry, anxiety, anger, and despair.
How could anyone have such a strong will, as if everything was just a gentle breeze blowing across the hills, completely unaffected by his emotions?

"You're not human?!"

For the first time, a serious look appeared in Im's eyes as he looked at Li Xia:
Are you an artificial human or a robot?

He instantly thought of the awe-inspiring technology of the great kingdom eight hundred years ago. If it were them, creating a super soldier wouldn't be impossible.

Im even imagined that the super soldiers from eight hundred years ago had never awakened since their birth, until recently, and had even infiltrated the Navy, spreading the malignant ideology of the Great Kingdom within the Navy, gradually corrupting the Navy and eventually causing it to defect. Otherwise, with the full support of the Navy, even the super soldiers of the ancient Great Kingdom would have died here.

Especially that guy named Garp, who left Im somewhat helpless.

A stubborn battle maniac whose mind is filled with nothing but smashing others to death with his fists is equally unable to be controlled by the dark side.

Upon hearing Im's surprised voice, Li Xia fell silent, a rare occurrence for him.

His mind began to flash back to those painful memories, like breaking through extreme limits, breaking through extreme limits, and breaking through extreme limits again...
And then there are the suddenly appearing incarnations of the ancient gods, the incarnations of star gods, and the true forms of the ancient gods.
It is these experiences that inexplicably bring tears to my eyes when I think about them that have shaped my current exaggerated level of willpower.

Touched on a sore spot, Li Xia no longer wanted to talk to Im. He silently raised Night Silence in his hand, the floor beneath his feet suddenly exploded, and he transformed into a black shadow, instantly rushing to Im's front.

There were no special techniques to deal with Im. The sharp sound of the spear tip cutting through the air was extremely piercing, directly creating dozens of indistinguishable spear shadows, like a field of silver lotuses suddenly blooming in the cold night. Each shadow was wrapped in dark red Armament Haki, just like the stamens of these lotuses.

In just a moment, countless holes were pierced into Im's body, making him look like a sieve.

Im paid no attention to the minor injury; instead, Li Xia's silence made Im feel that it was tacit agreement.

Surprised, angry, and somewhat fearful, Im laughed in exasperation. Thick tails behind him lashed out eerily, aiming at Li Xia. The shadow cast upon him by the ancient, enormous kingdom was immense.

If he hadn't orchestrated the betrayal of Joy Boy's partner and stolen the Ancient Weapon Uranus, he would have been the one to lose that battle!
For eight hundred years, Im has been hiding among the flowers, fearing that his appearance would provoke something that would cause the damned Joy Boy and the ancient great kingdom to reappear.

Faced with several massive, crisscrossing tails, Li Xia neither dodged nor evaded. Instead, a set of armor that looked like a work of art appeared on his body, covering him. After being covered with Armament Haki, the crystal-clear armor gleamed with a cold metallic color, giving people a sense of indestructibility.

"Ding Ding Ding Ding"

Im's tail stabbed haphazardly at Li Xia's armor, but it was like nails hitting steel, producing only a series of clanging sounds without any effect.

Combat suit!
The sudden appearance of the combat suit reactivated Im's memories, making him increasingly recall the vast kingdom he once knew.

Only cyborgs can wear combat suits; this is a consensus among everyone!
At this moment, Im felt as if he were being pursued for eight hundred years, and fear and anger amplified his emotions.

He roared, and his tails suddenly surged forward, creating a tremendous force that sent Li Xia flying.

"I had foreseen all of this!"

Im's pupils trembled violently. He stretched out a hand and raised it upwards. A thick book appeared above his palm, flipping through the pages. Then, a dark light emerged from the book.

Li Xia's pupils contracted, and he vaguely sensed a hint of danger.

Black flames rose from the ground and rapidly formed a giant pentagram.

One by one, figures with two horns on their heads and demonic wings on their backs slowly stood up from the pentagram. They stretched out their hands, and the weapons that were stuck in front of the throne seemed to come alive and flew back into their hands.

"Black Transformation Domination - Twenty Kings!"

Im spread his arms, his dark red eyes filled with rage and malice, and suddenly pointed at Li Xia:

"The kings of eight hundred years ago, the Creator, have once again annihilated our enemies!"

Nineteen figures froze for a second, then stiffly turned around to look at Li Xia. Flames gradually ignited in their nineteen empty eyes, and then they suddenly transformed into black shadows, instantly surrounding Li Xia from all directions.

"Ding ding ding ding ding"

In an instant, the ruins of the entire castle seemed to be enveloped in a flashing cold light, and the scattered slashes and shockwaves almost leveled the original broken walls and ruins of Pangu City.

Li Xia's focus was now at its peak. The spear in his hand seemed to come alive, swinging left and right, parrying and thrusting, with a dense barrage of impacts accompanied by sparks flickering in the air.

Im watched Li Xia being besieged with a gloomy smile. No matter how strong the opponent was, he would definitely be torn to pieces by the chaotic blades when faced with such an attack from the immortal and powerful kings.

But gradually his gaze changed, and his eyes were filled with confusion and fear as he looked at Li Xia.

Because the princes could occasionally leave a shallow scar on Li Xia's body, and sometimes Li Xia would deliberately take the blow with his body, which would inflict greater damage on the princes in return, often resulting in a single spearhead beheading or a piercing of their chests.

But those wounds disappeared in an instant, just like the wounds themselves were healing!
No, you also have an immortal body??
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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

I finished 8,000 words today. I have to go out again tomorrow. It's the end of the year, and I'm busy with business, so please forgive me.

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