The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

'It seems that Dark Domination and Deep Sea Contract are the same type of ability, so they can both be broken by Conqueror's Haki.'

Thinking to himself, John suddenly raised his head and met Im's cold, downcast eyes, a strange smile gradually spreading across his lips.

The next instant, Im's vision was filled with a sudden burst of pale purple lightning, causing him to lose sight of John in front of him.

The lightning came and went quickly. When Im's vision returned, he saw a hall spinning around him.

His head was chopped off with a sword and flung through the air!

"John! How dare you lay a hand on M, a man who is below his authority!"

On his head, which had been flung away, Im's expression suddenly turned ferocious as he glared furiously at the figure wielding the lightning-sword.

The head burst open with a "pop" like a water-filled balloon falling to the ground, turning into a puddle of black water. Immediately afterwards, the headless body standing in front of John erupted with towering black energy.

"They're still alive after all that?"

Although he had expected it, John still couldn't accept it.

How can a normal person survive having their head chopped off?

But John quickly calmed down and pulled two Den Den Mushi from his pocket.

First, they threw the video den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooped-up noodle) towards the dome to film the entire battle so they could review it later and study Im's moves and patterns.

Then there's the phone call function, which directly dials a pre-set number.

The call was to Huang, who would hang up the moment the phone rang and then call Fleet Admiral Kong to formally accuse John Saint of rebelling against the World Government.

This is a separation; if John loses this battle, then Ootori, Reed, and the others will be able to remain in the Navy by reporting John.

When John returns next time, Huang and the others can act as spies to provide John with intelligence and some assistance within their capabilities.

This is John's habit: to plan his escape route first...

The black liquid that the head had created after hitting the carpet seemed to come alive and began to writhe, crawling toward Im's headless body, which was billowing with black mist.

The headless corpse standing before John, enveloped in black mist, rapidly swelled up, tearing its magnificent robes in the blink of an eye and transforming into a nine-meter-tall giant.

Her exposed skin visibly turned into the unique coffee color of the Lunaria race, and gradually developed dense white spots and patterns like a ceremonial flower.

It's the form in which Im appears in Elbaf in the future!

"And the Space Fruit's ability allows you to store clones, ensuring you can change your physical form at any time?"

John's expression was somewhat grim. Im's various abilities were endless, making it impossible for him to figure out his trump cards and fighting style in a short period of time.

Without giving Im a chance to transform, John unleashed a barrage of lightning swords imbued with Conqueror's Haki, slashing repeatedly at the headless body shrouded in black mist.

Sword after sword, so densely packed that it almost sliced ​​the headless body into minced meat. But with each slash, black flames would gush from the wounds on the headless body, and the injuries would visibly heal and stitch up under the black flames.

"This is just too much!"

John's expression gradually darkened as he sensed the enormous gap between the numerical values.

He quickly stepped back, distancing himself from the headless body that was gradually growing a head, and then raised his hand to shoot lightning towards the dome.

"John, what is your full name?"

As a head with a pair of devil horns grew out, Im glared angrily at John, wanting to know who this guy was.

At this moment, he could only be certain that John was definitely not a member of the Shepard family!

"I?"

John raised an eyebrow and glanced at the dome above, pierced by lightning, and through the gaping hole, he saw a tiny spark igniting in the pitch-black night.

The spark was falling rapidly, growing larger and larger.

"My full name is Corleone John!"

"Corleone?"

Im looked thoughtful, but couldn't find the relevant information in his memory. Then his face suddenly contorted into a ferocious expression, his mouth stretched wide like an abyss, and he let out a hysterical, deafening roar.

"You pathetic liar, you still won't reveal your real name! D!"

The next instant, a power called "demonic energy" rose up in a ring behind Im, and within the ring, a series of sinister pupils opened.

The ring rose up and floated to the dome of the hall, and clusters of black flames shot out from its pupils, pouring towards John.

As it flew, the black flames transformed into Homies that had been given life, growing eyes and a gaping maw resembling teeth.

"Solar Eclipse Strikes the Evil Sun God Zzmitel!"

Just as the dense black flames were about to engulf and devour John, they all froze in mid-air, their eyes glazed over.

Chapter 168 John VS Im (Part 2)

"Ok?"

This bizarre situation caused Im to frown in bewilderment.

"The Rumble-Rumble Fruit doesn't have that kind of power, John! What have you done!"

"you guess."

John grinned, a sinister smile spreading across his face.

He would never tell Im that this was the power of the Reaction Fruit, and since the Demon Flame had been given life, it would be affected by the Reaction Fruit.

It's a pity that Im's Haki is too strong, and he is completely unaffected by the Reaction-Reaction Fruit.

In a numerical comparison, he was no match for Im.

"You're just a sewer rat, a pathetic creature that only knows how to hide your head and show your tail."

This feeling of being out of control fueled Im's anger. His right arm burst into flames, and he slammed it forward toward John's tiny body.

John didn't even try to counter, transforming into a flash of lightning and suddenly shifting several meters to the left, causing Im's fist to miss its mark.

However, Im's fist, burning with black flames, seemed like rubber, as if it had hit an invisible wall and bounced off to the right, extending infinitely as it chased after John.

Eyes and a gaping maw, gleaming with a ferocious grin, appeared on the fist enveloped in black flames, opening and closing with a "crunching" sound.

Fists have come to life!

"This is definitely the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit!"

John's eyes narrowed, and he once again transformed into lightning to dodge the attack, while secretly activating the power of his Reaction Fruit.

This time, however, the fist was unaffected. Like Luffy's Gear Fourth "Gum-Gum Snake Fist," it twisted and extended in the air, relentlessly chasing after the lightning.

Wherever John fled, fists followed, leaving behind eerie trails of black flames.

Before long, the spacious hall became cramped, and John had no more room to hide.

"I don't believe you can really extend indefinitely."

A burst of lightning erupted, and John soared upwards, breaking through the dome of the hall and entering the endless night.

Rumble

Thick, dark clouds rolled in, engulfing the entire night sky. Layer upon layer of dark clouds pressed down from the heavens, so thick they resembled stagnant, unyielding water, completely blocking out all starlight and plunging Mary Geoise into a terrifying daze.

Purple arcs of electricity crackled and sputtered deep within the clouds, tearing through the clouds with each crackling sound of thunder, causing the palace complex below to tremble violently. The air was thick with acrid, scorching static electricity, and each flash of lightning illuminated Mary Geoise with a ghastly white light.

Under the suffocating pressure, the Celestial Dragons, escorted by their CP guards, stepped out of the building, gazing fearfully at the crumbling sky.

"Damn thundercloud, who gave you permission to roar above a Celestial Dragon! Get out of here!"

As Roswald Saint's arrogant rebuke rang out, the other Celestial Dragons followed suit, foolishly rebuking Thundercloud as well.

"Damn it, I'll kill this thundercloud!"

"You lowly creatures, how dare you disturb my sweet dream! Fire at the sky!"

"..."

In stark contrast is what lies beneath the ground.

At the bottom of the teleportation corridor, the slaves bearing the mark of the Sky Soaring Dragon's hoof trembled with fear, huddled together in the corners and shadows of the corridor.

Having lived under the humiliation of the Celestial Dragons for years, they were already timid and cowardly. The thunderclouds and deafening thunder completely shattered their remaining courage.

Their scarred backs pressed tightly against the cold stone wall; some covered their ears and trembled, while child slaves huddled in the arms of adults, sobbing incessantly. Their exposed skin was stung by the static electricity floating in the air; whenever a flash of lightning streaked across the clouds, the entire group of slaves would shudder and stare intently at the ground, fearing that the thunder would indiscriminately tear apart all the lowly lives in this sacred place.

Just as CP and the armored guards were firing at the thunderclouds in quick succession under the Celestial Dragons' orders, they suddenly saw a humanoid bolt of lightning flashing back and forth in the dark clouds.

It seemed that something was chasing the humanoid lightning bolt.

Amidst the endless dark clouds, John constantly shifted and dodged, while simultaneously drawing lightning to relentlessly strike the fists that were relentlessly pursuing him.

Under the relentless barrage of thunderous attacks, the Armament Haki covering the fist was finally shattered, and the ferocious, grinning demon face on Quanfeng suddenly froze.

Sensing something was wrong, Im spread his black wings and burst out from between the King and Queen of Pangu City, reappearing under the sky after eight hundred years.

Can……

"What kind of monster is that?"

"Coffee-colored skin with black wings on its back, is it a member of the Lunaria race?"

"Quickly! Seize him right now! I want him to be my slave!"

One of the Celestial Dragons shouted, instantly freezing Im, who was flying in the air, his face gradually contorting into an extremely ferocious expression.

"Hahaha, this is hilarious!"

John appeared in the air, laughing heartily, and generously gave the Celestial Dragon a thumbs-up.

Then, John's eyes darted around, and a mischievous glint appeared on his lips.

"All CP and guards, listen to my command! Mary Geoise has been attacked by the Lunaria clan! Annihilate them at once!"

"What?! The Lunaria clan dared to attack the Holy Land! They deserve to die!"

"That despicable, sinful race, today we will wipe them out completely!"

"Kill him! Kill him!"

In an instant, John and Im's identities were reversed; the former became Saint John, the protector of Mary Geoise, while the latter became a lowly wretch who invaded the Holy Land to take revenge on the Creator.

A dense hail of bullets rained down from below, engulfing Im who was suspended in mid-air, striking his coffee-colored skin with clanging sounds of metal clashing.

"what!!!"