After retiring from the Navy, I became a doting husband.

Another wave of pressure emanated, and Im's body trembled as he stood up from the ground. The gem on his chest, which was originally snow-white, turned into a ruby, shining with an exceptionally dazzling red light.

"Bang bang!"

Im clenched his fists, clapping them together repeatedly, as if sensing something.

The sudden impact sound was unusual for Martin and his men; it was like a cannon going off right next to their ears, making their ears ache and the booming sound continued.

"What incredible power! I never imagined I possessed such strength. If I had known I had this power back then, my master wouldn't have left me. I would have been able to keep him by my side."

"Young Master, you should merge with me! I will take good care of you!" Im sighed, then lowered his head and said to Martin.

"Im, what's going on with those Celestial Dragons? Where did they go?" Martin had seen the Celestial Dragons disappear, but he didn't know what had happened. Im looked much stronger now, and the gem on his chest was no longer flashing, as if it had been charged with energy.

“Human dragons, hehe, they’ve gone where they were meant to go and have merged with me. After raising them for so many years, it’s time for them to repay me,” Im said with a smile.

"What do you mean? What do you mean by merging with you? What did you do to them?" Martin asked, though he didn't care about these Celestial Dragons, but he still asked because Im kept saying he wanted to merge with him.

"Since you have asked so sincerely, young master, I will mercifully tell you."

My master created me and endowed me with many abilities so that I could help my master transform this world.

However, the master didn't have much time, so he shared my control with the twenty families he was cooperating with.

Anyone with twenty different bloodlines can command me, and to command me, you need to activate the program with their blood; the more blood, the stronger my abilities become.

"Back then, I gathered the power of twenty families to try and keep my master by my side..." Im said, lost in memories again.

"Blood, power..."

Martin suddenly looked at the gem on Im's chest. He remembered that the gem on Im's chest was initially blood red, then gradually turned whiter, and then turned red again after the Celestial Dragon flew into Im's body.

"Is this what Im called fusion?" Martin suddenly thought of the grinding sound and trembled all over.

Im smiled. Seeing the change in Martin's expression, she knew that Martin had already thought of it. So she said, "Young Master, you are right. Those Celestial Dragons have become the source of my power. Back then, they did not leave behind a master, so I brought them to Mary Geoise and gave them unparalleled glory, allowing them to enjoy the strongest power in the world. All they had to give up was some blood."

To ensure the Celestial Dragons' bloodline remained pure, fearing that other bloodlines would diminish their abilities, I only allowed them to marry within their own ranks. Unexpectedly, this caused their intelligence to decline, making it easier for me to control them. Aren't I brilliant? Hahaha!

Im laughed for a while, then, as if he still had some regret, he said again, "It's a pity that the Nefertari family seems to have thought of something and refused to come to Mary Geoise, otherwise I think my power would definitely be stronger."

Martin never imagined that the descendants of the Twenty Kings, the Celestial Dragons, these self-proclaimed noble beings, would be so naive.

Not only are they not noble in any way, but they are also raised by others, just like the chickens, ducks, and fish raised by ordinary families.

They seem to have plenty to eat and drink and don't have to worry about making a living. In the end, their owners just want them to reproduce so they can eat more of their meat.

"Whatever! What does this have to do with me?" Martin shook his head, clearing his mind of his thoughts.

"Wait, I think I forgot something," Martin suddenly realized, as if Im had been about to merge with him.

Martin suddenly looked up and saw Im's bright eyes staring intently at him, his mouth drooling like a starving man eyeing a delicious meal.

"Gurgle!"

Martin suddenly heard a swallowing sound, then saw Im raise his hand and grab at him.

"Etc., etc!"

Martin blocked with his hand and then shouted loudly.

"What's wrong, my young master? Is there any other question?" Im seemed to be in no hurry at all now, as if Martin was already in her grasp. She paused to ask Martin during his conversation.

"Problem? Of course I have a problem. I understand that the blood of your Celestial Dragon family can give you power, but I'm not from those families. Why do you still want to merge with me?" Martin suddenly felt something was off. What did "merging" even mean...?

"So that's it. So the blood of the dragon only unlocks a portion of my abilities, while only the blood of my master can grant me true freedom. Now you understand!" Im laughed loudly.

“But I don’t know your master, nor am I a member of his family,” Martin quickly asked again.

“No! No! I have already tested your blood. You and Master belong to the same family, and your blood is almost identical. This will grant me absolute freedom,” Im replied confidently upon hearing Martin’s statement.

"Really? Then may I ask, what families do your master and I belong to?" Martin stared at Imwan, then waited excitedly for the answer.

“Of course, the master’s clan is called Yanhuang!” Imwan suddenly attacked.

"Oh!"

Im suddenly threw a punch, slamming it into Martin and sending the stunned Martin flying.

"Yanhuang!"

Hearing this name confirmed Martin's suspicion that Im's master, like himself, had somehow traveled to this place and left these traces. However, this person seemed to be from a different era; someone capable of creating Im couldn't possibly be from the same time. He wondered how Im's master had come and gone, and whether his time travel was controllable.

As Martin marveled and pondered, a tremendous force suddenly struck him, and he was lifted into the air.

"boom!"

Martin felt a jolt behind him, as if he had bumped into something, and then he came to a stop.

Im's sudden attack caught Martin off guard, and Robin and the others were also dumbfounded. They were having a nice chat, so why did he suddenly start attacking? They became worried when they saw the dust kicked up by Martin hitting the ground.

"Clap clap clap!"

Martin pushed aside the building that was pressing down on him with both hands and then stood up.

"Bah bah bah!"

Feeling something strange in his mouth, Martin immediately vomited.

Although Im's sneak attack was fierce, it did not cause him much harm. However, the falling dirt and other debris happened to fall into his mouth, making him feel extremely nauseous.

"Clap clap clap!"

Martin stepped out, his eyes glaring at Im.

If it was just disgust before, Martin now wants to arrest Im and ask her about her master.

Just as Robin was about to run over to check on Martin, he suddenly saw a dark figure rush out of the dust, followed by a loud bang.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

Two loud bangs rang out. One was the sonic boom caused by Martin's high speed, and the other was the sound of Martin punching Im in the face at the same time as the sonic boom.

"Bang bang bang!"

The massive Im was forced to retreat continuously by Martin's punch, leaving large craters under his feet. His once-recovered, beautiful face was dented again, forming a deep pit on his face.

"Face! Face! Face! Damn it, my face! You've ruined my face again! This is my master's favorite face!" Im, standing still, touched his face and roared at Martin as if Martin had done something unforgivable.

After a loud shout, Im charged at Martin like a madman, looking like he was ready to fight Martin to the death.

"Bang bang bang!"

Im pounded his fists at Martin like they were free, trying to smash Martin flat.

Martin, seeing Im attacking him, was not afraid. He accelerated the flow of his golden Conqueror's Haki, making his body shine even brighter, and met Im's fist head-on.

"Boom boom boom!"

Fist against fist, palm against palm, two figures, one large and one small, clashed together. The ground began to slowly sink, and dust began to rise like snowflakes, instantly obscuring the surrounding view and making it impossible for outsiders to see the battle. Only the thunderous sounds could be heard.

"Oh!"

Another loud bang rang out, and Martin and Im, who were fighting, suddenly fell silent. Robin, Enel, and the other members of the God Guard also fell silent, waiting for the outcome of the battle, wanting to know who had won.

"This is!"

"what!"

"My husband is so amazing!"

"how so!"

"Has the god been defeated?"

To Robin and the others' astonishment, a gigantic figure burst through the dust and soared upwards.

That's right, the giant that flew out of the dust is Im, and now Im is hunched over with a huge hole in his stomach.

Martin watched as Im, who had been sent flying, came to a stop. After a series of boring exchanges, he lost interest in such attacks and unleashed his killing move, the Cannon Fist, with tremendous force.

Accustomed to direct confrontations, Im was caught off guard by Martin's sudden powerful attack and was blasted away. Although not human, the terrifying blow caused him to short-circuit and temporarily lose power, essentially crashing.

Martin paused for a moment, then pushed off with his feet and jumped up.

"Whoosh!"

Martin jumped so high that he instantly surpassed the height of the knocked-away Im. After passing Im, he used Moonwalk to stop himself in mid-air and then rushed towards Im below.

"Oh!"

Martin's blow slammed heavily into the rising Im. The immense force of the upward movement, combined with Martin's downward attack, caused Im's massive body to pause in mid-air, as if Im had lost gravity for that moment.

Im's massive body paused in mid-air before crashing into the ground at an even faster speed.

"boom!"

Im's body slammed heavily to the ground, and the entire Mary Geoise shook violently again, as if an earthquake had struck.

After the Celestial Dragons left, Mary Geoise shook violently again. The remaining World Government officials, merchants, servants, slaves, and so on began to live in constant fear, each believing that the end of the world had come. The reason the Celestial Dragons left was that the Creator had taken them away. A great exodus quietly formed in Mary Geoise, and more and more people began to flee Mary Geoise.

"call!"

A gust of wind blew by, and the giant lying on the ground swayed. Im, who had been slammed to the ground by Martin, finally reacted and sat up with a thud.

"Impossible, this is impossible, how can you be so powerful?"

Im cried out in disbelief. She could feel the immense power within her, yet even with such strength, she was still sent flying by Martin.

What terrified Im even more was that she felt a significant amount of the demonic power within her body dissipate after that single blow.

The demonic power within him had taken hundreds of years to accumulate, and aside from being used to enhance the strength of his subordinates, it had never been consumed. Yet now it had inexplicably decreased.

“Im, I’m asking you, where is your master! Where did your master go!” Martin shouted as he approached.

"Master! Master!"

Im muttered to himself, then suddenly his eyes widened and he shouted, "Master, why did you leave me? Why?"

After Im roared, he suddenly stood up, and his tail, which had been tucked away, stretched out again.

Its long tail thrashed wildly in the air before plunging straight to the ground.

"My master doesn't want me anymore! My master doesn't want me anymore! Die! Die! Let's all die together!"

As Im yelled, the tail stuck in the ground acted like a water pump, its thickness shifting as if something was being poured into Im's body.

"Gollum! Gollum! Gollum!"