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Sizzle!

A burst of purple lightning erupted, and a faint light emerged from it as Kyle appeared before Im.

His fist, covered in jet-black dragon scales, opened, and soft syllables escaped from Kyle's mouth.

"Black Dragon Prison Lock!!"

In an instant, countless black rays of light shot out from Kyle's body and arrived in front of Im at an extremely fast speed.

Before Im could react, it wrapped itself around his body.

The eerie light transformed into black chains engraved with dragon patterns, completely binding Im and rendering him unable to move.

"Um?!"

Im frowned slightly.

Demonic energy surged from his body as he frantically tried to break free of the chains.

The chains were trembling constantly, as if they were about to break free at any moment.

Judging from the current situation, these chains can only restrain Im for less than a second at most.

But for two experts of their caliber, this amount of time is more than enough.

This means that during this period, Im will have to endure the full force of an opponent of the same level.

That's why Im was so desperate to break those chains.

However, the chains that Kyle created with the power of the black dragon were not so easy to break free from, especially since Im had been completely unprepared for them.

In addition, the black dragon chains themselves also have the effect of suppressing the opponent's domineering aura and abilities, which is also one of the important reasons why it took Im almost a second to break free.

Because his abilities were weakened.

Kyle didn't let this golden opportunity slip by. He clenched his fist, his dark fist wreathed in Armament Haki, Conqueror's Haki, and Purple Lightning.

Then he threw a powerful punch straight at Im's face.

Bang! !

A dull thud was heard.

As expected, the punch landed squarely on Im's face.

Sizzle!

A terrifying purple lightning bolt, mixed with immense power, suddenly erupted.

Whoosh!!

Im's figure flew out instantly, turning into a streak of light, breaking through the barriers of the air, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived on the shattered red earth continent below.

Boom!!!

It looks like a meteorite crater.

The terrifying aftershocks, carrying countless fragments of rock and dust, suddenly spread outwards.

Ripples continued to spread.

"Thousands of Thunder!!"

Above the sky, Kyle uttered two more words.

Above his head, the sky had been dyed a deep purplish-black.

Countless violent and terrifying purple lightning bolts intertwined continuously.

The moment Kyle finished speaking, the lightning bolts seemed to receive some kind of command.

It surged violently, then poured down.

Countless bolts of purple lightning raced forward, one after another, stretching endlessly.

From a distance, it looks like a giant purplish-black waterfall floating in mid-air...

!!!

Not far from the battlefield, Garp, who was speeding along, suddenly stopped, subconsciously looking up at the sky ahead, his eyes slightly narrowed.

"This is?!"

Although there was a slight difference in color, Karp was certain that it was definitely Kyle's Thunder.

But the surprise only appeared on Garp's face for a moment before disappearing immediately.

He had actually anticipated this outcome.

Even after all this time, the aftershocks keep coming in waves. Based on his experience, he could easily deduce that this was the result of a battle between two incredibly powerful individuals.

It's a bit of a fantasy.

After all, this world-ending scene was merely the aftershock of a battle between two top experts.

It does sound a bit unbelievable.

But the facts are undeniable, and you have to believe them whether you want to or not.

As for the two people who were fighting, Garp also had some deductions in his mind.

The true mastermind behind the scenes of the World Government, the Celestial Dragon King, whom we've never seen before! (The text abruptly ends here, likely due to an incomplete translation or source material.)

He truly didn't know that there was such a mysterious entity behind the World Government before.

But having interacted with Kyle for so long, I naturally heard some things from him as well.

He was extremely shocked when he first learned of this news.

That disgusting group of bubble wands even has a king?

Is he the king of bubble tea?

That's really interesting!

They were especially astonished when they learned that the other party had lived for eight hundred years.

How can a person live for so long?

Do not!

Perhaps at this age, the other person can no longer be considered a person.

He also learned from Kyle that the other party was incredibly powerful and was the undisputed number one in the world today.

Their strength far surpasses that of others.

Garp wholeheartedly agreed with this point and had no doubts.

Over eight hundred years, even a pig should have become a spirit by now, right?

Isn't it normal to be strong?

It would be strange if it weren't strong, right?

If he were given eight hundred years to live, he would dare to claim that he is the number one fighter in the world.

All the others combined couldn't even withstand a single punch from him.

And he also learned the other person's name from Kyle—Im!

Therefore, he always assumed that Im's strength was much higher than he expected.

Even so, feeling the overwhelming power of the battle ahead, his heart still skipped a beat.

But it's one thing for Im to be so powerful, but when did that kid Kyle become so powerful too?

He vaguely remembered that Kyle had said those words before, admitting that he himself might not be a match for Im.

Was Kyle just being modest back then?

Or is it that this kid's strength has improved so much during this period?

How old is this kid? His strength is already more than ten times greater than mine, right?

For a moment, it was as if Garp could see the little kid from more than ten years ago who was less than half his height.

Even when he was just a little kid, he dared to chase after the Red-Haired Pirates, who were already quite famous on the high seas.

He knew then that this kid would definitely become a pillar of the navy in the future.

What happened next certainly did not disappoint him. Kyle grew at an extremely fast pace, and his strength had long surpassed that of these old guys.

He became the undisputed number one fighter in the Navy.

Now that so much time has passed, it's quite reasonable for them to have this level of combat strength now.

That doesn't seem quite right!

As his memories began to fade, Garp snapped back to reality, his gaze fixed intently on the massive, purplish-black curtain of lightning in the sky above him.

His gaze gradually hardened.

No matter what happens, he will stand with Kyle.

Although it's unclear why Kyle fought with Im, Kyle always has a reason for doing things.

Furthermore, he didn't want to manage what the reasons were.

All he knew was that Kyle was one of his grandsons. As a grandfather, how could he not help just because he was "weak"?

That's obviously not going to work!!

With this in mind, Garp didn't hesitate for a moment and sped off forward...