Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

Is it a rather basic reason?

Then Luffy swung his huge arm and swept it across, sending a large group of demon minions flying.

"This is the power of Mu."

Im's voice remained arrogant, "The origin of Devil Fruits, all Devil Fruits are born from Im, and all Devil Fruit users are ultimately using Im's power."

"You think you're strong? You think awakening the Nika Fruit will allow you to fight against Mu?"

For the first time, Im's voice carried genuine anger. "Don't be so arrogant, successor to Joy Boy!"

"I already told you, I'm not Joy Boy, are you deaf?"

"Rubber, rubber..."

Luffy's fist was thrown.

"Overlord's Blazing Inferno - Demon God Fist!"

Dark magic blocked the flames that filled the sky, and all the demons around were destroyed.

It has already become a threat.

Im looked at Luffy, a sharp glint in his eyes, and whispered, "Is everything already inevitable?"

Over the decades, the number of challengers has increased dramatically, starting with Lox, who went to Mary Geoise as soon as he appeared and gave him a taste of his own medicine.

It was as if announcing the return of the David family.

"I will come back..."

This sentence did not end in God Valley; that guy Rocks is now wandering in the cracks of time.

Roger, that guy, accidentally led them to the final island, where they witnessed history. He clearly wanted the Navy to execute him, but...

"Go find it, I left everything there..."

This ushered in the Great Pirate Era.

The Fish-Men, the stolen Nika Fruit, Elbaf, the identity of the captain of that Mist Pirate Ship...

Harald's son, Loki!

Monkey D. Luffy.

Marshall D. Teach.

Nefertari D. Lily!

"Joey Boy, Davy Jones!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Im's gaze pierced through all obstacles and locked onto Vivi. "I want..."

"roll!"

The only response to Im is Luffy's fist; is he targeting his own crewmate?

That was truly unforgivable!

A tremor swept through, and the black blade was revealed.

Black and red lightning coiled around him, instantly closing the short distance and forcing Im to turn his gaze away from the distance.

The black blade pierced right through Im's body, blasting him apart and leaving shards of black shadow scattered around him.

Zhula.

The sword energy continued its relentless attack, cutting into the ground and creating a trench. Even seawater gushed up from it, demonstrating the power of the strike.

"call....."

Luffy exhaled a breath of stale air, letting the jumbled debris fly around him—shards of sand, seawater, rocks…

This is the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

The entire Egghead Island was trembling.

Faced with this power, Im's eyes also changed, and when he condensed back into his original form, the corners of his mouth twitched continuously.

Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Nika Fruit.

He never imagined that one day these two Devil Fruits would appear in the same person.

Before Joy Boy and him... the first ability users, Nika and Tremor, were the ones who shaped the current world order.

So it's highly likely that it's the same person?

That's just a joke.

"He really is hard to kill."

Luffy frowned; this guy's vitality was significantly stronger than that of the Five Elders.

Or rather, this is not Im's original body, so no matter how much he fights, it is actually the Saint Vochuli who gets injured.

Sacred Vochuli: "..."

Vivi was already standing at the bow of the Sunny.

Looking up, I saw dark red clouds churning above Egghead Island in the distance.

"Luffy..."

She truly felt it for that brief moment.

It felt as if some force had precisely locked onto me.

However, the very next second after that gaze fell, a red afterimage tore through the air.

And that suffocating gaze dissipated.

“Im…” Vivi murmured the name.

What kind of connection exists between this being, whom the Five Elders respectfully address as "Master," and their Nefertari family?

Vivi's mind was uncontrollably filled with the memory of that deliberately erased history from eight hundred years ago.

Her ancestor, Queen Neferutari Lily, was the only member of the Twenty Royal Families to refuse to move to Mary Geoise.

Other members of the royal family chose to become Celestial Dragons, living high above others in the Holy Land and enjoying privileges that placed them above all others. Queen Lily, however, chose to stay in Alabasta, choosing to remain in this vast desert kingdom.

What's hidden behind this choice?

Is it merely out of love for one's homeland?

Or did Queen Lily see something at that conference that determined the world's future that she could not agree with?

His own father had only asked some unknown question at the World Conference, yet Im was willing to use the Heavenly King.

There must be a secret hidden within this that even she doesn't know.

"Don't worry."

Nami walked back from the side and said, "Luffy will be back soon."

"You're worried about him, aren't you? But you know, he's our captain."

They know best how much stamina Luffy has.

We haven't even used our full strength yet.

"And also,"

Nami shifted her gaze from Vivi and looked into the distance. "Everyone from Egghead Island is rushing this way. No matter who their enemy is, we're the experts at fighting and retreating at the same time, okay?"

Vivi nodded. They evacuated to the ship with almost no resistance. Conqueror's Haki kept crashing down on the island. The Navy had a lot of troops, but there were almost none who could withstand Conqueror's Haki and fight against Logia-type users like them.

"But to be honest,"

Nami's expression softened slightly. She looked up towards Egghead Island, where four enormous, inhuman-looking black figures were appearing and disappearing amidst the smoke of battle. "Those Five Elders are really troublesome."

Her voice carried an unusual solemnity.

Vivi followed Nami's gaze.

Above Egghead Island, the Five Elders displayed a behavior that completely transcended the realm of humanity.

Its gigantic body, distorted shape, and ominous black patterns were not what one would expect from a Devil Fruit user.

Immortality.

The only ones who can deal with those guys right now are Zoro and Sanji, who also possess Conqueror's Haki.

Vivi nodded, her gaze falling on the ground on Egghead Island covered by black magic circles, her expression carrying a complex and indescribable look. "This island... it'll be destroyed, won't it?"

She saw it.

Throughout Egghead Island, ever-expanding black magic circles are greedily devouring this futuristic city that represents the world's most advanced technology.

What surged out from those formations were demons shrouded in black mist.

"It's a real shame."

Nami pursed her lips slightly. "There are many technologies here that we've never seen before."

Vegapunk's world-changing knowledge, the wisdom that should have benefited humanity, is now turning to ashes in the flames.

“Things can be made again if they’re lost. Anyway, we’ve already brought the person back,” Weiwei said with a smile.

Not far away, Franky had already arrived here carrying Vegapunk on his back.

Welcome back.

"Super!"

Bonnie and Big Bear are back too.

“Besides Vegapunk’s main body, all his clones are here too, except for that traitor York, of course.”

Franky placed Vegapunk on the deck, then pointed with his mechanical arm to the figures following behind him as they boarded the ship.

Those were clones that Vegapunk created to help with the workload.

Buddha, Lilith, Edison, Pythagoras, Atlas.

The clones were quite surprised to see the Sunny; there seemed to be a lot of familiar high-tech gadgets on board.

But then I thought about Franky, who had obtained Vegapunk's technological data, and everything made sense.