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Chapter 180 Rain of Life, Lord of the Underworld!

Chapter 180 Rain of Life, Lord of the Underworld!
Well known.

A wild beast is most ferocious when it is injured and driven into a corner.

Just like the middle-aged woman at this moment.

After realizing that the three people opposite him were a real threat and could make his hard-won body and continued life vanish once again.

Charlotte Carmelo also raised her hand without hesitation.

"Buzz!"

And it was at this moment.

The unique 'soul perspective' reappeared in the eyes of the three members of the twelve constellations.

So they can see it.

The old woman's enormous, monstrous, and mixed soul.

At this moment, the division begins.

She began to extract a portion of their souls.

"Hahaha!"

"Lingling, eat slowly!"

"Hey, let us have some too!"

In that instant, they could almost see the memories within those souls—aside from the vast majority being black, symbolizing Sister Carmel, the affiliation of those scattered little souls was self-evident.

Those are the children from 'Lamb's House'.

They died at Charlotte Linlin's sixth birthday party—like Linlin, their souls were frozen on that day forever.

Their souls were too weak to have much influence on Carmel's character.

But a moment later.
The innocent laughter and memories of childhood have vanished, replaced by a fragment of a soul in the old woman's hand.

That was her own 'soul' and 'lifespan'.

"Little ones."

At this moment, Charlotte Carmelo also seemed to recall those memories because of the extraction of her soul.

And it is just as I said before.

For her, that was...
"Disgusting garbage."

With a whisper, she swallowed her own soul without hesitation!
boom--! ! !
An indescribable surge of energy suddenly erupted centered on her.

Her hair moved without wind, and her already enormous body expanded and grew taller at a visible speed.

As a result, the lacerated wounds on her skin began to heal rapidly.

The charred flesh quickly wriggled and regenerated, becoming even tougher.

【Fruit Awakening - Self-Sacrifice】

"Lifespan Sacrifice - One Year!"

Her voice grew even hoarser, and her bloodshot eyes were filled with a predatory glint.

The next moment, she raised 'Cronus' in her hand again.

"boom!"

The veins on her arms were bulging.

The intertwined Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki seemed to solidify into a tangible form at this moment.

"Elbaf Spear - Heavenly Might Kingdom!"

The next moment, the long sword was swung out fiercely.

As a result, the space in front of the blade was instantly twisted and dented as if a boulder had been thrown into a lake.

The sharp slash and violent power transformed into a massive torrent with a diameter of over tens of meters in that instant!
The earth, the air, even the light—everything that stood in the way of this attack was disintegrated and crushed the moment it made contact.

A massive ravine was carved out, its bottomless depths stretching straight to the edge of the island!

That was a force of a completely different scale from anything before.

Amidst the thick cloud of smoke, the woman who had unleashed the attack casually sheathed her long sword.

"boom!"

But the mere act of sheathing the sword caused a gust of wind to instantly disperse the smoke in front of him.

Then, the old woman saw the three people representing the twelve zodiac signs within the smoke.

At that moment, the three stood side by side.

The Rooster stood in the center—its fists swung out, and its powerful physique burst forth with intense golden light.

Zishu stood on the left, with countless layers of spatial portals appearing in front of him.

The Dog stood to the right, with a huge shadow forming a barrier in front of him.

Clearly, all three of them took timely defensive measures.

But
"Ha ha."

At this moment, the heavy breathing coming from them, their obvious signs of decline, and the dripping blood were enough to tell the story.

Despite having dominated the entire battle, they were injured by that attack.

"Hey"

Seeing this, the woman burst into cheerful laughter.

“You’re all very strong guys—but you used ‘Awakening’ from the very beginning to make sure you could kill ‘Lingling’, right? Ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh!”

"You don't really think you can win against me under these circumstances, do you?"

She was very pleased with herself.

Although for her body, losing a year of lifespan is already quite significant.

But without a doubt, it was worth it.

These guys in front of me are too dangerous.

The old lady also noticed this—at the very beginning of the battle, in order to ensure that the first blow could kill 'Charlotte Linlin'.

The Rat, Dog, and Rooster simultaneously unleashed their strongest forms.

In the older woman's view, it was clearly their respective 'fruit awakening'.

After that, their physical strength was clearly greatly depleted.

But she was different.

Although awakening her Devil Fruit ability also came at a considerable cost, ...
"All I need is to kill you all!"

Amidst her maniacal laughter, her aura continued to rise—the power from the sacrifice was still surging forth.

"The Great Free Heaven of the Devas"

But just as she was about to launch another attack, her movements suddenly stopped.

Because at that moment, she clearly saw it.

"Buzz!"

From the top of the twelve constellations in front of you.

It seemed as if tiny specks of something were falling.

In the dead of night, they stood out conspicuously.

That is
"Golden rain?"

The woman's first thought was this.

But after a moment, she dismissed the idea.

Because if you look closely, you'll find that what's falling is clearly not naturally occurring rain or dew.

It was a stream of golden, indescribable substance—it seemed to be liquid, yet it shone with a golden light.

"!!!"

Then, the woman began to recall.

At the start of the war, she seemed to have noticed that the blue glow emanating from the giant tree on Dream Island in the sky was very similar to this golden glow.

However, in the subsequent battles, since Wei Yang did not make a move, she almost ignored those things—in her judgment, Wei Yang should be tasked with dealing with the Homies.

but now
She instinctively raised her head.

And sure enough, at that moment, the source of the golden rain was indeed Dream Island.

Each drop of seven-colored dew, accompanied by golden radiance, blends into it, transforming into this 'golden rain'.

[Spring of Youth].

[High-level life essence].

The combination of the two is called...
【Dreamlike Creation: Rain of Life】

"Buzz!"

So, in front of the older woman.

The originally weak auras of the Rooster, Rat, and Dog began to intensify at an exaggerated speed in an instant.

Weakness – semi-weakness – full glory, and finally.
"boom!"

The aura emanating from the three was clearly even stronger than when they were at their peak.

"Sheep (未羊)"

The older woman looked up at Neverland and murmured solemnly.

Then, without hesitation, she opened her mouth and took a deep breath!

"call!"

So she swallowed the 'rain of life' that fell from the sky.

Yes—her reaction was very quick.

This rain of life clearly possesses an almost exaggerated regenerative ability, so...
"If you can use it, then so can I. I can use the Fountain of Youth to make up for my lost lifespan. Hmm!?"

But just as she was pondering this in her heart...

But she clearly sensed it.

The 'rain of life' that she had swallowed began to undergo a fundamental change in the next moment.

That 'rain of life' originally nourished the body and contained endless vitality.

At this moment, however, it seemed to have transformed into some kind of inexplicable destructive force.

The woman felt as if she had swallowed 'death' directly!
Even her incredibly strong and resilient body, that of a malevolent god, was visibly turning blue at this moment—her life force was rapidly waning.

【Reversal: The Poison of Death】

"Mommy, Mommy!"

At this moment, Kronos, who was connected to the Great Mother by soul, could also detect the Great Mother's rapidly declining aura.

But it didn't even have time to care about its mother.

because
"Mom, watch out—they're coming!"

Amidst such a loud roar.

"Boom!"*3
The woman did indeed sense that three terrifying auras had appeared beside her at that moment.

"!!!"

Her pupils widened suddenly, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw the sound appearing within the dazzling light.

That was a rooster with outstretched wings, surrounded by the light of the sun, its body resembling the sun.

[Winged Rathalos Stance - Winged Rathalos Strike]

In front of the old woman, a portal suddenly opened. The Rat, now adorned with the Giant Soldier Gauntlets, slightly raised its hand, seemingly aiming at her.

In the air, invisible spatial rifts are constantly converging and overlapping.

【Air Slash - Ultimate Technique - Space Severing】

And finally, behind the old lady
"boom!"

An aura and ferocious slashes appeared together with the figure of the blue and white hair.

【Mirage Locusts: Curse of the Abyss】

That's right—at this moment, the three of them, blessed by the 'Rain of Life,' have once again unleashed their strongest forms.

"will die!"

And so at that moment, Charlotte Carmelo was certain of this.

If she takes those three blows like this, she will surely die.

"No!"

But the next moment, she let out a shrill roar.

"Soul Sacrifice - Thirty Years!"

boom!
In that instant, a soul fluctuation dozens of times stronger than before suddenly erupted.

She felt her soul being torn apart in that instant, and a huge 'soul fragment' appeared in her hand.

At that very moment, her originally plump body seemed to have all its moisture drained away.

Her skin completely lost its elasticity, her originally pink hair turned snow-white in an instant, and wrinkles instantly appeared on her face.

At this moment, she seemed to be closer to herself—Sister Carmel!

Yes.

Regardless of the soul within her, the woman's body was undeniably over sixty years old.

And now, after sacrificing another thirty years of his lifespan.

Even she, inevitably, faces the end of all living things—aging.

But even so.

Without hesitation, the woman swallowed it whole!
then
"boom!"

Her power surged once again, forcibly elevating to an unbelievable level in an instant!
"Eternal, All-Encompassing, Greatly Free God, Fire and Thunder God!"

Centered on her, a tsunami of devastating purple-black lightning bolts mixed with flames suddenly erupted outwards.

"Bang!"
Under her desperate attack, the Rooster's fist was instantly struck by fire and lightning, the Rat's spatial cutting was also blocked by the sweeping lightning, and the Dog's slash collided with the lightning and fire at this moment.

Their forces are still advancing, but they are clearly being blocked.

For the older woman, that was enough!

"Cronus, run!"

She yelled!

"Yes! Mom!"

At that moment, Kronos, who was also extremely weak, obeyed his mother's command without hesitation.

The mist rose from beneath the woman's feet, and she instantly soared into the sky, shooting towards the distant sea like a cannonball.

Yes.

In that instant, the Emperor of the Sea chose to flee!

No, or to be more precise.

It was Sister Charlotte Carmel who chose to run away!

She could feel the weakness within her body, the constant loss of her vitality, and the aging process.

But
"I want to live! I can't die here!"

Yes—as long as you're alive, that's enough.

She finally managed to take over this body after being suppressed for so many years, and finally gained control as 'BIGMOM'.

She can re-engage with the World Government, rebuild Totto Land elsewhere, and as long as she lives, there is still hope for her ambitions to be realized.

She still possesses power; she can obtain anything.

Even if this body dies, she, with her experience, can find a talented child and take over his body in the same way.

"As long as I can escape, as long as I can..."

Her gaze was fixed on the distant horizon of Totland.

She couldn't help but turn back to look at the Cake Island receding into the distance.

Then she saw three figures on the island.

The Rooster, Dog, and Rat still emanate strong auras.

However, to everyone's surprise, they did not catch up.

"."

Suddenly, the woman had a very bad feeling.

Upon closer reflection, she suddenly realized that there were many strange aspects to this battle.

That 'rain of life' could have fallen much earlier—if it had fallen sooner, she would have been forced to run away much sooner.

She cannot summon the souls of her Homies after they have died.

And from the very beginning of the battle, there was also the occasional booming sound from the sky, like thunder.

"boom!"

Yes—that's the sound.

"!!!"

So, the woman subconsciously looked up at the sky.

Then, her pupils suddenly contracted.

Because at that moment, she could see above the dark sky.
Above the colorful dream island stood a figure.

That was someone who never appeared in the battle from beginning to end.

He was wearing a pig's head mask.

[The Twelve Zodiac Signs - Pig]

But what the woman found unbelievable was...

At this moment, the figure of the Pig was surprisingly translucent—from within his body, another transparent 'he' seemed to overlap with him.

The older woman could naturally tell at a glance.
That is his soul.

However, what truly horrified the old lady was the figure beside the pig at that moment.

"Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Mommy!"

Those are the souls of individual Homies.

They circled and gathered around the pig—at this moment, there was even a phantom beast that had just leaped out of the Dream Mirror, throwing a soul next to the pig.

They seemed to want to struggle, but they couldn't move.

But if you look closely, you'll find...

At this moment, it was on both the pig and the mythical beasts.

There were wisps of invisible yet intense aura suppressing them.

That aura was the same strange, chilling energy that had given the old woman so much trouble during the battle, an energy that could easily penetrate 'Kronos'.

[Yellow Spring Fruit LV5]

[LV4: Fruit deep development allows the use of souls to draw 'Netherworld Cold Qi' from the Underworld, which can cause damage and suppression to soul-type creatures.]

[Gluttony Fruit LV4]

[By consuming, one can endow an organism with a special 'property'.]

The combination of the two is
[Nature Endowed with: Cold Qi of the Underworld]

Of course, that's still not the key point.

The most crucial point is
"Hmm, this number of souls, after so many compressions—should be enough."

At this moment, the Pig was slightly prying up its sea beast head, and then...
He opened his mouth.

And so, the souls of the Homies around him were swallowed into his belly right before the old woman's wide eyes.

[LV5: Fruit Awakening - Lord of the Underworld, the user's soul can influence the surrounding area. All souls without physical bodies nearby will be devoured and sent to the Underworld. Each soul devoured will grant the user all the energy contained within that soul for a short period of time, greatly strengthening the user. Furthermore, subsequent attacks will deal significantly increased damage to the souls.]

And at this moment.
"boom!"

After that batch of souls were swallowed into his belly, the old woman heard that strange, piercing thunder again.

But this time, she finally understood what was going on.

"From the very beginning"

Yes—from the very beginning, the other party's purpose was very simple.

If the assassination plan fails, then what will inevitably follow is a 'direct confrontation'.

How difficult is it to kill one of the Four Emperors in a direct confrontation?

The answer is—high, but not high either.

The downside is that if the Four Emperors are willing to fight to the death, then all you need to do is 'defeat him' to kill him.

The advantage lies in the fact that if one of the Four Emperors is determined to escape, then there is almost no way to necessarily kill her.

Charlotte Lindsay might be the former.

And without a doubt—