Recruit Luffy at the start and build the strongest navy.

Whoosh!!

Suddenly, a bolt of purple lightning streaked across the sky and arrived in front of Im in an instant, with Kyle's figure appearing within the lightning.

Holding purple lightning, with Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki wrapped around it, it slashed down fiercely at Im.

In addition to Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, there is also surging purple lightning.

Three powers combined in one body.

Im's expression remained unchanged as he raised his halberd once more, his Armament Haki, Conqueror's Haki, and Demonic Aura all intertwining.

boom--

The moment the two made contact, another terrifying shockwave erupted.

However, neither of them chose to engage in a physical confrontation this time. They separated the moment they made contact and then attacked each other again.

The sword and halberd clashed repeatedly, each collision generating a powerful shockwave.

But overall, none of the clashes were evenly matched.

Kyle was clearly at a disadvantage, and this became increasingly apparent as the battle dragged on and the number of exchanges increased.

Another clash ensued. This time, Im's halberd charged forward relentlessly, tearing through Kayle's defenses, shaking off the purple lightning, and finally slamming into Kayle's chest with unimpeded force.

puff! !

The sound of flesh being torn apart was heard, accompanied by a burst of blood.

Kyle's body was instantly sent flying backward, like a meteor, crashing down towards the red line below.

Boom—

His body crashed down below, instantly creating a huge crater.

Gravel tumbled down, and dust filled the air.

High above, Im gazed indifferently down at the sky.

Kyle's strength was slightly beyond his expectations, much stronger than that of an ordinary demigod. Even when he was a demigod eight hundred years ago, he might not have been a match for Kyle at the same level.

The problem is that, as far as he knows, Kyle only reached this level in less than two years.

Their strength has improved so rapidly.

He spent nearly twenty years stuck at the demigod level before finally breaking through.

The final breakthrough was achieved through a bit of luck; otherwise, whether or not it would have been possible to break through at all is another matter.

But in any case, his breakthrough to the god level is already a foregone conclusion.

Even though he has been recuperating from his injuries for nearly eight hundred years, his strength has hardly improved, and has even slightly regressed.

But it's not something Kyle can easily pull off now.

Below the level of gods, all are but ants!

This is also why Im never took Kyle seriously from beginning to end, and even planned to deal with him when he reached the peak of demigod status, absorb his divinity, help him fully recover from his injuries, and even advance further.

The plan is now being moved forward. Kyle's strength has not yet reached its peak, and his divinity has not been accumulated to its full potential. At this point, killing Kyle and absorbing his divinity would at most only heal his injuries. It would be unrealistic to expect him to advance any further.

But now he has no other choice.

Now that the war has already begun, killing Kyle is the most important thing for him.

With his extremely long lifespan, once his injuries are fully healed, his strength can still improve with the accumulation of time, although this process may take a while.

But none of this is a big deal; he has plenty of time.

Inside the pit, Kyle slowly rose from the ground.

His clothes were now tattered and torn, and his exposed skin had many small scratches.

Kyle reached out and grabbed his clothes, giving them a gentle tug.

With a tearing sound, his clothes were ripped to shreds and then casually tossed on the ground.

His well-defined muscles were on full display.

As he looked up, Kyle's minor injuries were healing at an extremely rapid pace, disappearing completely in less than a breath.

All she had was fair and delicate skin.

"God-level?"

"This is actually quite interesting!!"

"Then I'll play with you in my stronger form!"

"Eternal Calamity... Black Dragon!!"

As Kyle finished speaking, black dragon patterns appeared on his body, and his size increased.

Black and gold dragon scales gradually appeared on his body, and naturally, the two black and gold dragon horns on his head were also present.

Her hair became darker and longer, dancing wildly in the wind.

Before long, a dragon-man, who was four or five meters tall and exuded an aura of dominance, appeared on the spot.

With a slight squeeze, a powerful sense of strength surged through Kyle, causing a slight smile to appear on his lips.

When he first acquired this ability, he only briefly tested its effects; he hadn't actually fought any real battles yet!

Now is the perfect time to test just how powerful Im is in this form.

Once you transform into this size, you can't use the Purple Lightning technique anymore, but it doesn't matter much; your fists are enough!

Kyle crouched slightly, then leaped up suddenly, his figure disappearing from the spot in an instant, soaring into the sky at an extremely fast speed.

The ground shattered instantly under the powerful reaction force, spreading outwards in a spiderweb pattern.

Kyle's figure burst out of the smoke and dust, his black and gold dragon scales shining even more majestically and noblely in the sunlight.

At this point, Kyle would have to say something, no matter how high or low he was...

Noble~

It doesn't feel dignified—it's like not having dignified at all.

and so--

Let Im be the first to test the power of his noble and domineering fist!

Kyle approached Im, and his massive fist, covered in dragon scales, was once again enveloped in Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki.

Of course, the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder is also indispensable.

He slammed a punch down on Im!

Even before the powerful force was unleashed, the surrounding space was already trembling slightly.

! !

Im's pupils contracted slightly as he stared intently at the fist hurtling towards him.

Even with his strength, he felt a considerable threat from that punch.

Without the slightest hesitation, Im once again swung his halberd and unleashed a powerful attack.

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing together rang out, and sparks flew as the halberd collided with the dragon scales.

At the same time, an incredibly powerful aftershock suddenly erupted from the two of them, spreading outwards.

The two were locked in a stalemate once again. Im stared intently at Kyle, his eyes filled with surprise and confusion.

"I didn't expect I still misjudged your strength!"

"Your strength is far greater than I imagined. To have such combat power at the demigod level, you're already on par with Joy Boy back in the day!"

"But what I'm really curious about is..."

"Why can you, a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, change forms like this??"

Upon hearing this, Kyle's lips curled into a faint smile, and then he spoke:

"you guess?!"

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