Imu had never personally witnessed the abilities of the Otsutsuki Clan. After all, Kaguya had only briefly clashed with his power within Naruto's body before completely seizing and devouring his spirit.
But precisely because of this, he could instantly sense that aura, like facing a natural enemy.
'Why?'
'It was one thing for that Uzumaki Naruto to have a weird thing inside him, but now this one also had one.'
'Did that black-haired brat have one hidden inside him too?'
'Since when did people on the seas all like stuffing such weird things into their spirits?'
Despite his shock, Imu reacted very quickly.
The arms created by the Yami Yami no Mi couldn't get close, so he would use other methods.
"Even without using Domi Reversi, I am still not someone a creature like you can defeat!"
As Imu's words fell, the black sphere formed from Hachinosu rapidly transformed.
Giant arrow-like 'tails' rose like spears, all aimed at Momoshiki in mid-air.
"Die."
Those black arrowheads were wrapped in unimaginable Haki, their hardness far surpassing steel.
Swish!
Over a dozen battering-ram-sized arrow tails appeared before Momoshiki in the blink of an eye, as if about to pierce him with ten thousand arrows.
"Get lost!"
Shinra Tensei activated, the repulsive force field erupted again.
The black arrow tails struggled against the repulsive force for a few seconds before being forcibly 'broken' and scattering radially in all directions.
But seeing this, Imu showed no surprise, as if everything was going according to his plan.
Sure enough, just as Momoshiki relaxed slightly, a thin, long tail suddenly emerged from the debris, stabbing toward Momoshiki's chest at incredible speed.
Unlike the previous grandiose arrow tails, this slender tail was not created by the fruit's power but originated from the essence of Imu's own strength.
Its speed was so fast that even Momoshiki couldn't react.
Shiiing!
Perhaps because the body was transforming towards an Otsutsuki constitution, its physical defenses were no longer as strong as before. The tail pierced through Momoshiki's chest almost effortlessly.
"Bastard!!!"
Feeling the pain in his chest, Momoshiki's eyebrows shot up, anger instantly ignited.
Once again, he had been injured by a lowly creature from the ground!
If his previous defeats by Naruto, Sasuke, or even Karin could be excused because they also possessed Otsutsuki blood, and strictly speaking, they were still the same species, just at different evolutionary levels… then the humans of this world were, in Momoshiki's eyes, nothing but 'monkeys'.
How could these creatures, lacking even a trace of Chakra, dare to harm him!
"Inukaitakerunomikoto! Monkey Rock! Pheasant Hunter!"
Momoshiki roared, and suddenly countless deep red magma and pale soil materialized in mid-air.
Ferocious earthen beast heads, scorching flame monsters, and a lava giant formed from the combination of Earth and Fire Release Chakra appeared simultaneously.
"Flame? Earth?"
Imu was stunned by the scene.
'What kind of Devil Fruit ability was this? A Mythical Zoan?'
'I had never heard of a Mythical Zoan possessing so many abilities!'
Before he could think further, the giant ape charged forward, stomping heavily toward the island below.
Boom!!!
Monkey Rock's foot collided fiercely with the black, shell-like rock wall. As they struggled against each other, scorching hot magma flowed down through the cracks in Monkey Rock's body.
Simultaneously, four or five earthen beast heads fiercely bit toward the location of Imu/Blackbeard's main body.
Imu immediately snapped out of his shock, frowning. He grasped a large, pentagram-adorned tome from the void.
As his fingers flipped through the pages, several giant swords were summoned from the void, severing the attacking beast heads.
As for the flame bird attempting a sneak attack, Imu instantly opened Blackbeard's dark space and completely swallowed it.
'Hmph! Just creating some giant summons… these alone weren't enough to defeat me!'
Last time, he suffered from an information asymmetry, never imagining there was someone who could inherently counter his Domi Reversi. He couldn't do anything before his spirit was heavily damaged and his consciousness severed.
This time, he wouldn't rashly use Domi Reversi again.
'In direct combat, I won't lose to anyone!'
But Momoshiki had similar thoughts.
His Rinnegan stared intently at Imu, pondering how to obtain that power capable of strengthening his own spirit, while reaching out to pull the black tail piercing his chest.
Watching the hole near his heart heal at a visible rate, Momoshiki let out a cold laugh.
'Ha, mere fatal wounds, how could they threaten me?'
'That stupid woman should be grateful to him… if she had faced this guy, she would probably have been severely injured by this blow.'
Suddenly, Momoshiki seemed to remember something, looking down at the tail clutched in his hand.
'This thing...'
A wave of intense discomfort instantly traveled from the tail's tip to Imu's mind.
The last time he felt this was the moment before his spirit was severed by Kaguya.
'Not good!'
Sure enough, the next second this thought crossed his mind, a sharp pain shot through the extended tail.
Imu immediately dispersed the demonic power that had created the tail, then looked up, just in time to see the pale bird head of Momoshiki holding half a tail in its beak.
Momoshiki held the tail segment in his hand, flashed a malicious grin at Imu below, then suddenly squeezed.
Chakra Edible Creation!
The red Rinnegan in his palm rapidly absorbed the tail segment. Then, after a flash of red light, a constantly writhing 'pill' that seemed to possess self-awareness was refined.
Before the pill could escape, Momoshiki decisively threw it into his mouth.
'I... was eaten?'
'I had become someone else's fertilizer?!'
Imu looked at Momoshiki incredulously, shock mixed with the humiliation of being degraded.
But Momoshiki didn't care at all, casually letting out a long burp.
"Burp..."
Then, his closed eyes suddenly flew open, a look of pleasant surprise appearing on his face.
"Haha... indeed, indeed it worked!"
He could clearly feel that after swallowing the pill, his soul rapidly condensed, and the previously severed connection to his Kama could be faintly sensed.
Just ten times more... no, five times more would be enough. He was confident he could reactivate the Kama and completely take over Karin's body.
Then, even if Karin's consciousness woke up, she could only helplessly watch as her body was controlled by Momoshiki.
A strong flash of greed instantly appeared in his yellow Rinnegan. Momoshiki looked at Imu as if he were some rare ingredient.
"Furious Smelting: Celestial Chains!"
Chains, fused from Karin's Nirvana Purity Chains and Momoshiki's Furious Smelting power, capable of affecting both Chakra and Devil Fruit powers simultaneously, were created and rapidly swept toward Imu.
'Don't even think about running!'
The corners of Momoshiki's mouth curled up, revealing a brilliant smile.
'Obediently let me eat you!'