I guarded Impel Down for a hundred years in the pirate world.

With his gaze fixed on the ground, Figo, whose Observation Haki could not detect Im, could foresee the changes in the nearby stones in the next minute or two. If the stones moved, it meant that Im was moving.

But suddenly, an unusual fluctuation emanated from the depths of the earth, and an invisible energy enveloped an area within a radius of a thousand meters. Figo's Observation Haki and the electric arcs dancing in his Sulong form were all firmly sealed back into his body, unable to emerge again!

He tried to use Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, but neither worked.

"Not only can it block magic directly, but it can also block magic remotely?" Figo clenched his fist, the sea stone chain hanging on his right hand jingling.

Then let me show you what a real physique looks like!

'Six Styles, Ninth Form - Cannon Fist!'

With a loud bang, a rectangular beam of light was blasted out by Figo, heading straight for the figure that emerged from the ground!

With his face painted with the makeup of a corpse, Im's expression was ashen, and bloodstains still clung to the corners of his mouth, making him look even more like a vengeful ghost. He brandished his sword and faced the pillar of light!

The crescent-shaped slash clashed with the beam of light that Figo unleashed, solidified from the air. The blazing white light illuminated the night sky, and a vortex-like celestial phenomenon appeared, as if the stars were being stirred.

The beam of light and the blade of light exploded simultaneously, and the surging shockwave turned the nearby rubble into dust.

Im's pale hair billowed high as he suddenly tilted his head, dodging several drops of blood that were hurtling towards him at high speed. He said hoarsely, "Fish-man karate techniques? Even the fish-men..."

"Heh, guess again."

Figo wiped his hand across his chest, staining it with his own blood, and then flung it at Im.

Each drop of blood, as it traveled, transformed into bullets even more powerful than his finger gun, Barrett, densely enveloping Im.

'Fishman Karate - Water Slash!'

While launching a feint attack, Figo, in his Sulong form, once again faced Im head-on and charged forward!

……

In the distance, the Celestial Dragons and Raul all wore expressions of shock, completely stunned.

Of course, not everyone possesses an immense amount of Observation Haki; rather, Raul relays everything he hears. As a user of the Wind-Wind Fruit, the wind can carry whatever Raul wants to hear into his ears, giving him an Observation Haki range that is even close to Figo's!

The air here has been frozen ever since he relayed that Figo had performed the Mink Tribe's Sulong transformation and apparently struck Im once.

"What's happening now?!"

Startled awake by the roaring sound, Raiola asked anxiously, "Is Lord Im injured?!"

“We can’t hear anything anymore.” Saint Challorin shook his head heavily. “Lord Im’s power has completely covered that area.”

Because of the expansion of Im's anti-magic field, the Celestial Dragons and Raul's Observation Haki could no longer perceive any details of the battle. However, inevitably, a thought that had never arisen before echoed in their minds: Could it be that Lord Im will lose?

"Why does Gaston Figo possess the abilities of the Mink Tribe?!" someone asked in surprise.

"No wonder! No wonder we assumed the guy who attacked the Celestial Dragons was a Mink before, and never suspected Gaston Figo. The attack marks were indeed from the Mink's talent for manipulating electricity!"

"Could it be that they learned it from the Mink prisoners held in Impel Down?"

"Impossible! That's the bloodline power of the Mink Tribe, they're not even from the same species! If it could be mastered through learning like the Overlord's power, how come no one has ever learned it in thousands of years?"

"But don't forget that guy is Gaston Figo, the first person in this world to come close to igniting a lamp with his physique! His creation, Life Return, can already change the internal structure of the body!"

"Damn it, how is this possible..."

The Celestial Dragons were buzzing with discussion, but Raul was filled with confusion. He couldn't help but ask, "Who exactly is that Lord Im? And what is this 'lighting the lamps' thing that the lords keep talking about?"

The Celestial Dragons exchanged glances. Saint Neil Borough took a deep breath and said, "Raul, your loyalty has been tested by us. From today onwards, you and your descendants are members of our Celestial Dragons. I can tell you these things!"

Raul had finally achieved his goal after pursuing it for most of his life, but he didn't feel much joy. He had a feeling that the Celestial Dragons were about to be wiped out.

Is it useful for me to join at this time?

"The so-called lighting of the lamp refers to a transformation of the essence of life. Those who have lit the lamp can shine even in the starry sky, hence the name 'Lamp of the Starry Sky.' Even if they die, the power they leave behind will not disappear, so it is also known as the 'Lamp of History.'"

"There are currently three known ways to light a lamp. One is to light it with blood. Uranus, the king of the gods, and Poseidon, the god of the sea, are examples of this."

Raul was taken aback: "Ultraman? Poseidon? Aren't they ancient weapons?"

"No, they are people. One is human, and the other is a mermaid. After these two beings who lit the lamp with their bloodline died, the power left behind by the lamp will allow their power to be revived in their descendants hundreds of years later, which is equivalent to another kind of rebirth. We have been preparing for that day!"

Raul felt like he was listening to a myth or legend.

"The second type is where the light is ignited by willpower, an example being Pluto, the god of the underworld. After his death, he left behind a legacy of willpower, a spiritual force, which is the name 'D'!"

"The third is physical strength. There is no precedent for this. Only Gaston Figo in front of us has the potential to achieve it, but whether he can actually do it is still unknown... No, we must not let him achieve it!"

Saint Neilboro gritted his teeth: "The time has come to fight to the death. Lord Im will not lose, but he may not be able to kill Gaston Figo. If necessary, we must all sacrifice our lives to stop him!"

Raul gazed at the rumbling, shattered earth in the distance. His Observation Haki still couldn't detect anything. He hesitated, then asked, "What's with that Im-sama's ability? Is she a Devil Fruit user? Why can't she even use Haki...?"

Saint Cherrolin shook his head: "An ability user? No, she is not an ability user. She possesses that power because Lord Im was created to limit ability users."

"……create?"

This time, Saint Neilboro did not explain, but simply said softly, "Lord Im is both the king of the Celestial Dragons and a... pitiful prisoner."

……

at the same time.

A long knife pierced Figo's abdomen and emerged from his back, gushing crimson blood!

Figo, panting heavily, grinned as he looked down at the wrists connected to Im's by handcuffs. "I've got you."

"Catch him?" Im, whose makeup was completely ruined and who looked like a demon, murmured repeatedly, his eyes suddenly turning blood red!

Chapter 102 Capturing Im

So he's not a Devil Fruit user after all? Or rather, has the power that can influence Haki no longer been bound or weakened by Seastone?

Seeing Im's crazed, blood-red eyes, feeling the growing strength in her arm and the pain from the spinning blades inside her body, Figo pulled with all his might with his right hand, suddenly drawing the relatively petite Im into his arms!

puff--

As Figo exerted his own strength, the long knife that Im had plunged into his body suddenly went deeper, leaving only the hilt in front of Figo's abdomen in an instant!

"That's much more efficient." Figo spat out a mouthful of blood, grabbed Im's wrist with both large hands, and stared at the crimson blood in his eyes!

Bang!Bang!Bang!

Figo repeatedly tried to move Im's arm away from the knife handle, but Im repeatedly pulled his grip back.

As their arms trembled and their strength clashed, the ground exploded repeatedly, causing them to sink deeper and deeper!

In terms of physical strength, Figo far surpasses Im, and his Sulong form further enhances his power. However, his inability to use Armament Haki puts him at a significant disadvantage, resulting in a stalemate!

Three seconds, five seconds, ten seconds.

boom!

A powerful shockwave expanded, and Figo, with even greater endurance, suddenly tore Im's arms apart, lifting her up with her arms outstretched!

"what--"

Im let out a furious roar like a wild beast, his head tilted back, his white hair flying, and his right leg raised high, kicking hard at the hilt of Figo's knife!

Amidst the tearing pain, Figo coughed up another mouthful of blood, pouring it over Im's body, and grinned, saying, "It really exorcised the evil spirit!"

With the clanging of chains being pulled, Figo's large hand slammed under Im's armpit, then he leaned back and slammed Im headfirst to the ground!

boom!

The earth within a radius of several thousand meters shattered and trembled!

Centered on Figo and Im, a bowl-shaped crater thousands of meters in diameter and nearly a hundred meters deep was instantly formed. At the deepest part of the crater, Figo remained lying on his back. The sword stuck in his body had been thrown high into the air by his fall and was now flying to an unknown place, inflicting a fourth injury on him. Crimson blood continued to flow from the wound.

Meanwhile, Im was plunged headfirst into the mud by Figo!

With his two upright legs kicking and kicking, Im finally bent his waist downwards, his supple body forming a V-shape, and stomped hard on Figo's face.

Figo straightened up and swung Im upside down again, trying to knock him down once more in front of him.

But this time Im was prepared. His legs were covered in flowing Armament Haki. He slashed Figo's arms in the opposite direction, knocking them away, and then kicked Figo hard in the wound on his abdomen!

Figo then fell backward and crashed heavily to the ground, while the chains connecting them caused Im to fly sideways again and fall backward.

bang——

With a muffled thud, the earth sank even deeper, and the two lay sprawled out, head to head, motionless.

Although his internal organs had been removed through a life-saving procedure, the repeatedly torn wound had almost become a fist-sized blood hole, and it would take Figo some time to stop the bleeding.

Im, on the other hand, had smashed her head open from the fall, and blood was flowing on the ground, down her face, staining her hair, and soaking into her red horns, making her look like a demon. The stench emanating from her body was also stronger.

Both of them needed to catch their breath and rest.

The air was silent for ten seconds.

The two of them rolled over and got up at the same time.

With a clang of the chains, their fingers interlocked, and they began to wrestle again!

Beneath his bright red hair, Im's eyes had regained some clarity, and his hoarse voice carried far: "Come here, kill him!"

He actually called for backup? Figo narrowed his eyes.

With a deafening roar, the two plunged into the mud once more! Falling backwards, sideways, even grappling with each other on the ground! But once the chains are in place, all are equal!

Dust filled the air, and the earth wailed.

The two fighters, locked in close combat, inflicted massive damage on each other, risking their lives!

Im is waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

Figo, on the other hand, is waiting for the profits from his imprisonment!

The prison records show that the time of inmates' detention is determined by comparing their strength to Figo's.

Initially, it took Figo about half a minute to imprison an R-class pirate, but now it only takes him half a minute to imprison the Gluttonous King.

But if it were Im, this time would definitely be greatly extended. Figo was only worried that this kind of padlock capture would not count against Im, who was an evenly matched opponent or even slightly stronger than him.

Fortunately, the prison records might not be so intelligent in their judgment. After being handcuffed and locked in a close-quarters fight with Im for five minutes, the pages of the green book successfully popped into Figo's mind!

[Prisoner: Im]

[Rank: UR1]

[Status: Detained]

Crime Index: 4399

[Participation rate in the arrest: 100%]