The Pirate Princess Becomes Queen

She wasn't afraid of Kaido in his awakened state, plus Luffy who was also suspected of being awakened. They were teaming up, let alone since they weren't. She had to suppress Luffy's brainwashing laughter.

The blood in the Dead River suddenly boiled, like a reversed galaxy, and shot into the sky in an instant. Then, like rain, it poured down on the white light emanating from the bodies of the commoners.

Hehehehe—

Hehehehe—

"Ha ha ha ha--"

The laughter was mostly extinguished, but Luffy's joyful mood was not affected at all. With his laughter, the dark environment became brighter and brighter. The bricks and stones of the Great Colosseum, the trees and houses along the roadside, and the buildings that were affected by the aftershocks of his attack were all homogenized into rubber.

"How did Luffy become like this? Did something happen to him?" Robin asked in surprise.

Vivi bit her lower lip and remained silent. She suspected that she had been watching a fake One Piece for the past 20 years!

Chapter 573 Im Makes His Move

Is this really the state after the Gum-Gum Fruit awakens? Vivi intuitively felt that there seemed to be some information she didn't know. This thing didn't look like the Gum-Gum Fruit anymore, but the homogenized rubber really existed. She was a little confused for a moment.

She quickly thought it over. Luffy was a friend, not an enemy. Cooperating with him to capture Kaido was definitely the right thing to do. She could deal with Luffy's problem later.

Since the Rumble-Rumble Fruit is countered by the Gum-Gum Fruit, and the Dark Veil is mortal enemies of the light within her opponent's body, she decided to retract the Dark Veil around her and switch to the Soul-Soul Fruit's soul attack.

Before she could change her move, the sky debris spun and danced, and a silver-white light gate appeared out of thin air.

A woman dressed in a black robe and wearing a black hood stepped out of the door.

Ignoring the battle between light and darkness, the opponent casually extended a slender right hand.

What are they doing? Who is this?

The problem arose in everyone's mind. Yamato and the others were very cautious. After being used as a rope to jump around more than ten times, the Azure Dragon became very irritable.

He breathed a dragon's breath at the black-clad man in the sky.

The blazing pillar of fire was completely blocked by a layer of fine yellow sand when it came within five meters of the man in black.

"The Sand-Sand Fruit? It's Crocodile?" Robin was completely baffled. What was going on? He blocked the dragon's breath without even moving, and now even Crocodile was this strong?!

The man in black is none other than Im.

The sand she created was completely different from the sand on the blue planet, carrying with it a sense of desolation, silence, and annihilation.

The ability to hear all things endowed Vivi with extremely keen perception. Whether it was rocks, rivers, or mountains, they would usually convey some scattered and brief messages to her. No matter what it was, more or less, she could hear something. But now, the information she read from the sand released by the man in black was blank; there was nothing there.

This is also a master of Devil Fruit awakening, and it is a Logia-type Devil Fruit awakening.

The sand's taste, shape, and properties were all wrong; no one else could understand why. Vivi, who was preparing to go to another planet to observe the changes in lightning and trying to surpass the limits of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, immediately saw the key to the problem. This woman had left the blue planet and must have simulated the form of alien sand, breaking through the limits of the Devil Fruit and awakening it.

Vivi had already guessed the true identity of the woman in black. At this point in time, being a woman, and connected to Crocodile, there was only one answer: she was undoubtedly the true manipulator of the World Government, the master of the Five Elders, the woman known as the nightmare of Alabasta—Im!

"Huh? Finally decided to come out of Mary Geoise? Don't even think about running away! Let's put an end to our battle today!" Vivi was a little unsure how to classify the two, Kai and Luffy, who were completely unrecognizable. Im, on the other hand, didn't need to be classified; they were definitely enemies.

She leaped into the air, a bolt of lightning striking Im, who was suspended in mid-air.

"Run? You know nothing about power." Im's tone was extremely arrogant, and her methods were even more bizarre. She used the swirling yellow sand to fix the dissipating darkness around her in a mysterious way. The space was locked, and Vivi felt as if she were in a space filled with concrete, with invisible and intangible obstacles all around her. Her speed instantly decreased by 70% or 80%.

She quickly accelerated, her body crackling with lightning, like a drill, the lightning spinning at high speed, forcibly cutting through the increasingly sluggish space.

When she was still a hundred meters away from Im, she reached out with her right hand and drew the First Generation Kitetsu from the air. To deal with Im, she rarely used weapons recently and took out the Supreme Grade Sword, intending to eliminate this enemy once and for all.

"As the nightmare of Alabasta, you're doomed!" The Nefertari family is, after all, a descendant of the Twenty-Nation Alliance. Even though the Five Elders destroyed all records related to Im, their family still left behind some things. When Robin was in the Alabasta Palace, he worked day and night to organize the data. In some ancient books, the name 'Nightmare of Alabasta' was found between the lines.

Why is it called that? Weiwei doesn't know, and she doesn't want to know now.

It's not like we're investigating a case; we don't need solid evidence, just something close enough is fine.

Vivi had never fought Im before and had limited information about him, so her first move was mainly to test the waters.

She gripped the sword with both hands, and the First Generation Kitetsu emitted a piercing shriek. The next second, a blood-red sword beam slashed towards Im in mid-air.

"Get past me first!" A CP0 member in a white suit and wearing a tribal mask jumped out from the side.

He shouted, "Iron block!"

The sword's edge sliced ​​him in half at the waist, and then two more CP0 members jumped out, using this suicidal method to block Vivi's sword's edge.

The three men died one after another, relying on the "iron block" and their lives to exhaust all the energy in the sword's edge.

Im didn't even glance at the three's selfless protection. She suddenly appeared to Luffy's left, stretched out her right hand, and grabbed at Luffy's neck.

Crocodile also knows this move, called "Desert Prison," which can absorb the water in the target's body. It can be said to be the most basic and inconspicuous move in the Sand-Sand Fruit.

Im was fast and his attack trajectory was unpredictable. Luffy dodged left and right in a second, but he was still grabbed by the neck. The next second, he was seen to be in a daze, and a large amount of life force and white light burst out from his body and were forcibly absorbed by Im.

What is this all about? Vivi couldn't figure out Im's purpose. With the mindset that the more the enemy wanted to do something, the less she could let her accomplish it, she slashed at Im several times.

Im didn't even bother to fight her. When the blade struck, she teleported thousands of meters away with Luffy. When Vivi chased after her to attack, she teleported again.

"Is it a Devil Fruit related to space?" Vivi felt a headache coming on.

Im's manipulation of space isn't at the level of a Devil Fruit awakening, but he has many tricks up his sleeve and is very skilled at using them. Im also sets up some extremely well-hidden spatial traps, and Vivi needs to activate her Observation Haki to the maximum level in order to avoid danger before it arrives.

Im slammed his palm at Luffy, causing the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to fly out of his hand and fall towards the large arena below. The pirates rushed over like madmen to grab it. Ace and Katakuri tried to restrain the crowd, but the pirates' greed was completely aroused. The Four Emperors? Even if the Pirate King came, it wouldn't be of any use now.

The city descended into chaos. Im and Luffy used teleportation to escape, with Vivi in ​​hot pursuit. They quickly left Dressrosa.

Chapter 574 Vivi vs. Im

The white light emanating from Im's body grew increasingly intense, and the seemingly soft black robe began to resemble rubber. Meanwhile, Luffy's aura was declining at an alarming rate, and his life force was rapidly draining away with the white light. This light was being absorbed into Im's body, and if no action was taken, Luffy would likely be sucked to death.

"Old man, you've angered me!" No matter what, Vivi couldn't watch Luffy die in front of her. She gathered the lightning within a radius of ten thousand meters, and the purest energy gathered together. Her figure suddenly rose higher, transforming into the God of Thunder. With a flick of her right hand, a lightning spear emitted a dazzling white light and a series of buzzing sounds, which she hurled at Im from afar.

Im's spatial abilities are unpredictable, but there are no abilities in this world that are unsolvable. When abilities like teleportation or instantaneous teleportation are activated, there are usually some signs. There is also a certain interval after each use of an ability, and that is where the opportunity lies.

Vivi's lightning spear emitted countless silver-white electric snakes along its attack path, and many pirates who accidentally entered the attack range were electrocuted and charred. Im's eyes held a kind of wisdom that saw through things. She did not take the attack head-on, but instead grabbed the unconscious Luffy and teleported more than a thousand meters away, dodging the lightning spear.

The crackling sounds continued. Weiwei brought her right index and middle fingers together and gently flicked them upwards, imbuing the lightning with a soul and shaping the lightning spear flying into the distance into a thunderbird.

"Come back and kill her!"

The Thunderbird let out an extremely high-pitched cry, truly like a thunderclap. Then it spread its wings, circled in mid-air, and returned to join Vivi in ​​attacking Im from both sides.

"Just a little trick." Im scoffed, and teleported with Luffy again. This time, her teleportation target was the Azure Dragon, who had previously used Luffy as a scarf and was now fleeing in a hurry.

Under Vivi's control, both the Thunderbird and the Lightning Spear had tracking capabilities. Im's figure was like a ghost; her toes touched the Azure Dragon's back and she was gone. When she reappeared, she was hundreds of meters away. At the same second, the Thunderbird and the Lightning Spear struck the Azure Dragon simultaneously.

With a deafening roar, the explosion in mid-air shook the entire Dressrosa. Without Luffy as a tool, the Azure Dragon could no longer withstand the lightning that Vivi had unleashed through her communication with nature.

The 3000 million volt Thunderbird and the 2 million volt Lightning Spear struck the Azure Dragon simultaneously, one after the other.

The lightning spear pierced a large hole in the Azure Dragon's abdomen, leaving a gaping wound.

The giant dragon, over a hundred meters long, let out a mournful cry and crashed to the ground. Large areas of its scales fell off, and its blood poured down like rain, soaking many pirates.

Qinglong's attempt to steal a chicken backfired spectacularly, leaving him severely injured and with greatly reduced control over his body. He had previously released part of Kaido's consciousness, but now, with Kaido about to awaken again, Qinglong staggered, trying to fly again. However, he failed several times due to his severe injuries.

"Hahahaha—my good luck has finally arrived!" Blackbeard had been controlled repeatedly, but now he had developed resistance. Just as Vivi was focusing her attention on Im, he broke free from the blood poison's control.

Blackbeard looked at the blood-soaked Azure Dragon not far away and a ferocious smile appeared on his lips.

Although it's not the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, the Mythical Zoan type, Azure Dragon form, is still a top-tier Devil Fruit for him.

Neither the Azure Dragon nor the soon-to-be-reawakened Guy could think much of a nobody like Blackbeard. The dragon, seeing the greed in Blackbeard's eyes, flew into a rage, opened its mouth, and unleashed a scorching dragon breath.

The regenerative ability of the mythical beast species is extremely strong. Give it a few seconds and it can get rid of its serious injury. This breath of dragon breath was the result of the Azure Dragon using all its strength.

Blackbeard's usual ability to alter terrain failed to strike him. After so much training, he had become quite adept at controlling the Dark-Dark Fruit. He raised his hands, and Dark Water absorbed all of the dragon's breath. Without another word, Blackbeard viciously punched the Azure Dragon.

Vivi in ​​the sky is still chasing Im. Shanks and Zoro want to save Luffy, but their speed is far inferior, and they often can't even catch Im's shadow. On the ground, Blackbeard, with the idea of ​​"taking advantage of your weakness," is launching a fierce attack on the Azure Dragon. The remaining pirates are scrambling for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. Ace, Marco, and the others are powerless to deal with the chaos before them.

The light emanating from Luffy, coupled with the subsequent lightning explosions, completely tore through the veil of darkness. The pirates who hadn't joined the fight for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit discovered that Dressrosa was already surrounded by the World Government's massive army.

More than 300 warships surrounded Dressrosa.

Steelbone stood atop the flagship, the old marshal waving his hand with imposing authority: "These are all pirates! Kill them all! Leave no one alive! Activate the Buster Call!"

Even without the navy, the World Government could still launch a Buster Call. Thousands of cannons were aimed at Dressrosa. It didn't matter whether they were civilians or pirates; no one bothered to check them. They lit the fuses, and countless shells rained down from the sky. The laughter and cheers were instantly replaced by the sound of explosions, and fear and bewilderment once again took over.

"No! This is a massacre! This, this shouldn't be..." The consciousness belonging to Nika within Luffy's body fully awakened, which was also part of Im's plan. She no longer dodged Vivi's fierce attacks. Layers of yellow sand formed a tight and solid giant cocoon. She used her own will to squeeze Nika's will outward, while increasing the speed at which she absorbed Luffy's life force.

Nika, who had just woken up, was suddenly caught in a dilemma.

"Idiot! I'll help you!" Vivi couldn't stand Nika no matter what, but she knew that this energy couldn't fall into Im's hands; this energy was too much of a hindrance to her.

A row of 8mm solid steel nails appeared in front of her. With a flick of her finger, she simulated the electromagnetic acceleration of a Gauss rifle, launching supersonic solid steel nails that forcefully bombarded Im's sand barrier.

The power of science cannot be ignored. The barrier that Im believed to be the best in the world was half broken after taking three solid steel nails.

She glanced at Weiwei and said, "Little girl, I underestimated you. You've got some skills."

"Huh? Ma'am, are you giving your last words?!"

Im weighed the pros and cons and abandoned the plan to solve Luffy and Nika's problems once and for all. Instead, he started playing hide-and-seek with Vivi, running away when she attacked and continuing to absorb Luffy's life force when she stopped.

Nika's consciousness faded away again, and while Vivi seemed to be chasing and attacking Im, she didn't actually inflict much effective damage. Because Im had absorbed Luffy's life force and Devil Fruit ability, his aura was rapidly increasing.

Chapter 575 Gang Fight

"Let me see the composition of your soul!" After a long and fruitless battle, and seeing her opponent growing stronger with each fight, Vivi became a little anxious. A black light appeared in her eyes, and she used the Soul-Soul Fruit to glance at Im.

Relying on the consciousness of the Devil Fruit, Crocodile's consciousness, which was sealed in layers, absorbed Luffy's life force. As a result, a little bit of Nika's consciousness also entered Im's soul, but it was very little and could be driven away and worn away with a little time.

Vivi understood Im's plan and knew that the several trump cards he had prepared were all aimed at her. While chasing after Im, she was also secretly thinking about how to break the deadlock.

......

Dressrosa was engulfed in artillery fire; not a single intact house could be seen in sight. In order to make an example of them and to carry out Im's orders, the World Government unleashed tens of thousands of shells on this ancient country in one go.

"Buster Call! I won't let these guys get away with this! I'm going to kill these beasts!" Robin was the most excited person at the scene. She drew the Flower Cutter that Vivi had given her, and without calling for help, she rushed to the dock alone, ready to kill the World Government soldiers.

"Hey? Wait for me! Don't worry, little bat, I'm going to take care of Robin!" Vivi was still affected and couldn't help but look back. Yamato was very trustworthy at crucial moments. Without even looking at the Azure Dragon who was fighting Blackbeard to the death, she held a spiked club, wore wooden clogs, and protected Robin. The two of them rushed towards the dock together.

"Let's go too!" The Straw Hat crew wanted to rescue Luffy, but they couldn't participate in the battle at high altitudes because Im and Vivi were too fast.

Im is very experienced in predicting Observation Haki. Vivi can predict nine times, and being able to predict correctly even once is a victory. She thought Im would teleport to the west, but he went to the south. She thought the next teleportation point would be the square in Dressrosa, but Im reappeared on Lovers' Avenue.

Im kept running away, so Vivi could only rely on her speed to chase after him.

The pirates were in complete chaos. One second someone would snatch the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, but before they could even get it to their mouths, the next second they would be killed by their allies. The Tremor-Tremor Fruit was like a vortex, drawing the attention of most of the pirates. Ace and his crew were preparing to gather their forces to resist the World Government's Buster Call, but apart from the members of the Four Emperors' crews, the other pirates completely ignored their orders.

"Oh my god, what's that delicious thing? Why are so many people fighting over it?" Fat Mom was woken up by the World Government's cannons while she was sleeping. The house collapsed and was on top of her, but she stood up as if nothing had happened. Seeing a bunch of people fighting over the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, she was completely childish and joined the frenzy without saying a word.