"Die!!"
A black shadow instantly shot toward Aoki.
Faced with Imu's sudden attack, Aoki didn't hold back either, instantly entering Rinnegan Chakra Mode. A golden Chakra Outer Garment covered his body, and a terrifying Repulsive Force instantly blasted the incoming black shadow away.
When everyone took a closer look, they saw it was actually a tail shaped like a triangular head.
That Imu could actually know they didn't belong to this world was quite surprising to Aoki and the others. However, as the ruler of this world for eight hundred years, having controlled it for so long, it wasn't strange for him to know some things.
Faced with Imu's questioning, Aoki and the others didn't bother explaining much and directly launched an attack on Imu.
Imu, the ruler of the world, instantly transformed into a giant salamander at that moment. A tail once again shot toward the group. Aoki and the others now each displayed their own power. Hashirama, standing to the side, instantly clapped his hands together.
"Sage Art: Bright Divine Gate!!"
Several red Torii Gates instantly descended from the sky, heavily pressing down on Imu's tail.
And that wasn't the end. Madara, who had been waiting for a long time, directly drew the Zanpakutō at his waist. Seeing Tsunade demonstrate the Zanpakutō's ability earlier had made Madara's fingers itch. Now was the perfect time to test the Zanpakutō's power on Imu.
"All Phenomena!"
"All Turn to Ash!"
"Ryujin Jakka!!"
The moment Madara Uchiha released his Zanpakutō, the temperature within all of Pangaea Castle instantly skyrocketed. This was merely his initial release, yet the emitted heat was already distorting the surrounding air.
"Ahhh!!"
"It's so hot!!"
"What's going on?!"
"I... I... help... I can't breathe!"
The Celestial Dragons hiding on the first floor all fell to their knees one by one, the scorching heat making even breathing excruciatingly painful.
Just as all the Celestial Dragons were wailing in agony, Madara directly slashed at the tail Hashirama was suppressing.
"Torch!!"
The moment Madara swung his blade, a tornado-like wall of fire enveloped Imu's tail, beginning to spin and burn furiously, as if determined to incinerate the tail completely.
"Ahhhhh!!"
Under the scorching high temperature, even though Imu covered his tail with top-tier Armament Haki, and even used Conqueror's Color Entanglement, he still couldn't resist it. The 6000-degree heat of Ryujin Jakka was simply not something Imu could withstand. Feeling the intense pain in his tail, Imu had no choice but to painfully sever it, decisively cutting it off from the root.
At this moment, Imu completely erupted. His body continuously expanded, completely losing its previous humanoid form, becoming a thorough monster.
"Roar!!"
With a roar from Imu, now fully transformed into a monster, the entire Pangaea Castle shook. Drops of mucus fell from the monster's body onto the ground, instantly corroding large holes upon contact. This scene completely dashed any thoughts Tsunade and the others had of attacking. After all, if that mucus touched them, it would probably corrode a person instantly.
The monster-Imu didn't hesitate and immediately launched an attack on Aoki and the others. A pair of large hands instantly slammed down on the spot where Aoki and the others were standing.
Boom—
The speed was so fast that Aoki and the others almost didn't react in time. The spot that had just been struck was now corroded into two large pits.
Seeing this, Aoki didn't hesitate and threw a punch toward Imu.
"Eighty Gods Vacuum Strike!!"
Launched in Chakra Mode, the power of this strike was naturally even more terrifying. A fist condensed from Chakra instantly shot toward Imu. This punch, shaking the heavens with Sage Path Power, its terrifying force caused Imu's pupils to contract sharply. Not daring to be careless in the slightest, Imu locked onto the incoming fist with powerful Observation Haki. He hurriedly controlled his monstrous body to also throw a punch. Imu didn't hold back at all now, wrapping his arm in Conqueror's Color Haki and applying Armament Haki to his arm without reservation.
Boom—
The two attacks collided instantly. Under the clash of terrifying forces, the entire Pangaea Castle shook violently. The mucus on Imu's arm was scattered everywhere by the impact, splattering all over. The originally magnificent Pangaea Castle was now thoroughly corroded and tattered on top.
Imu, who had blocked this strike, wore a horrified expression.
'How is this possible?!'
'My arm... it's broken?!'
Feeling the arm he had just used to punch, the bones inside were actually broken. Fortunately, with the salamander's ability, such an injury would heal quickly. However, Imu now felt increasingly wary of Aoki. That single punch alone had made Imu somewhat panicked.
Before Imu could say anything more, Aoki threw another punch.
Another Eighty Gods Vacuum Strike blasted out, this time even more terrifying than the last. Countless fists formed from Chakra densely shot toward Imu.
Faced with this attack, Imu's expression instantly changed drastically. He hurriedly wrapped himself in Armament Haki and Conqueror's Color Entanglement.
Boom—
At the first clash, Imu's massive body was punched back into Pangaea Castle once again. And that wasn't the end. The countless fists Aoki had unleashed chased after Imu's figure and pummeled him.
Boom!!! Boom!!
"Ahhh!!"
These direct, flesh-pounding attacks beat Imu into wailing madly amidst the ruins. When Aoki's attacks gradually stopped, Imu's screams also slowly ceased. As the smoke cleared, everyone discovered that there was no trace of Imu in the ruins, only a puddle of mucus left behind, like a Shadow Clone.
"He escaped?"
"Seriously? You really think you can get away?"
Looking at this scene, Aoki and the others were speechless. This guy chose to run, but they had already fought their way to Pangaea Castle. Where could he possibly escape to?
And Imu at this moment had already dispelled the salamander form and was fleeing frantically from Pangaea Castle.
Having controlled the World Government for eight hundred years and lived this long, Imu wasn't foolish enough to stubbornly fight Aoki and the others to the death. In Imu's view, a group of outsiders coming to this world must have some purpose. He just needed to wait for them to finish it. There was no need for him to stubbornly fight to the death. So he immediately thought of escaping first.
Just as Imu was fleeing frantically, he didn't notice that a special symbol on his body suddenly lit up.
Whoosh—
Accompanied by a flash of Golden Light, Imu only felt his vision blur, and the surrounding environment changed.
"What is this?!"
Looking at the half-destroyed Pangaea Castle before him, Imu was stunned. He looked back at Aoki and the others behind him, who wore faintly mocking smiles. Imu was completely bewildered now. How had he come back?
Before Imu could react, the attacks from Aoki and the others fell upon him once again. Besides Aoki's Eighty Gods Vacuum Strike, Hashirama, Madara, and the others beside him directly activated their Susano'o. Five Susano'o Giants simultaneously drew the Chakra Great Swords at their waists and slashed down at Imu.
Meanwhile, Minato and the others quickly erected the Four Red Sun Formation, sealing off the entire area to prevent Imu from escaping.
Boom—
A series of attacks landed, causing the entire Holy Land Mary Geoise to tremble. As the smoke cleared within the Four Red Sun Formation, Imu now lay on the ground in a wretched state, devoid of any semblance of the world's ruler.
"Da... damn... damn outsiders..."
Even beaten to this state, Imu still didn't yield, continuously cursing with his mouth. In response, Aoki directly rewarded him with a giant Spirit Orb. The golden Spirit Orb was shoved directly into Imu's chest cavity. After finishing, without paying attention to the fallen Imu, Aoki quickly headed to the deepest, most hidden hall within Pangaea Castle—the hall where Imu had always stayed.
Soon, everyone arrived at the deepest part of the hall. There, they saw a giant straw hat placed, along with a giant model of the world. Before Aoki and the others could act, a seven-colored light instantly enveloped the giant straw hat and the world model.
[Ding! Mission Three completed!]
[All three missions completed. Pirate World conquest completed!]
[Everyone will return to the Chat Group in one week.]
Hearing the system prompt in their minds, everyone's eyes lit up. Finally completed. They originally thought it would take a long time, but they didn't expect to complete all three missions so quickly.
However, there were still seven days before returning to the Chat Group. Thinking about having seven more days, everyone's eyes lit up again. After all, before coming to the Pirate World, it was already said that the Devil Fruits of this world could be taken back and exchanged for points. Seven days was enough time for them to collect some Devil Fruits. And they might not even need seven days; the homes of the Celestial Dragons within the Holy Land Mary Geoise alone likely held quite a few Devil Fruits.
At this moment, everyone suddenly looked at each other.
"Each to their own abilities!"