York was advancing toward the battlefield of Rocks and Imu.
Suddenly, following the previous sweeping slash, Conqueror's Haki lightning that swept across the entire island erupted abruptly, followed by another flash of a vertical sword strike.
York first halted his steps under the intimidation of the Conqueror's lightning, then witnessed the entire God Valley island splitting directly into left and right halves amidst thunderous rumbling.
He couldn't help but click his tongue secretly, marveling at the power of Rocks and Imu.
"One day, I will become that strong too!!"
With that, he continued forward.
Before long, he successfully arrived at the battlefield.
However, by the time he arrived, Imu had already completed the summoning.
Four twisted black silhouettes appeared high in the sky, their shadows shrouding the earth, bringing a terrifying oppressive sensation to God Valley.
Meanwhile, Rocks charged in front of Imu once again, delivering a horizontal slash.
Because she was summoning subordinates, Imu didn't have time to self-cut her body, so this slash hit her solidly.
Her graceful body was divided into four pieces, and within a short time, these four body parts couldn't merge to recover.
"Seeking death!!"
Among the four summoned shadows, the boar-shaped shadow cursed angrily, then opened its mouth to emit an earth-shattering roar.
The massive sound wave mixed with Conqueror's Haki turned into a terrifying shockwave, making even York raise his hands to cover his ears involuntarily.
"It's Old Mercury (Topman Warcury)... Did Imu summon all the other four Elders here?"
In the sky, Rocks, bearing the brunt, was completely unaffected.
He had long destroyed his own hearing; no matter how loudly Old Mercury roared, he couldn't hear.
As for the Conqueror's Haki and shockwave accompanying the roar, before the current Rocks, they could only push him flying backward, but causing injury was unlikely.
"Roar!"
Another roar sounded, and one of the four shadows flapped its wings and flew out.
This was a giant monster bird with a bird head, bird wings, bird claws, and snake body (Itsumade).
It first opened its mouth to spew surging flames at Rocks, but the latter split the flames in half with a slash.
Then it charged directly with its body, forcibly pushing Rocks as they flew into the town area, triggering a massive explosion.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Meanwhile, several black shadows without flight ability fell from the sky.
Besides the giant boar and monster bird already revealed, the other two black shadows were a giant skeleton horse and a giant sandworm.
The moment the skeleton horse landed, it noticed York's existence.
Immediately galloping on four hooves, its upper body transformed into the image of a bald elderly man.
One hand gripping the long sword at his waist, black flame clouds representing fruit awakening floating around his shoulders, he unleashed a draw slash containing terrifying cold air and Conqueror's Haki toward York.
The ever-vigilant York wasn't successfully sneak-attacked.
At the instant the bald Elder (V. Nusjuro) drew his sword, York synchronized a Conqueror's Haki punch.
Blade and fist collided in mid-air. The center point was compressed and frictioned into an extremely dazzling crimson light sphere. Conqueror's lightning constantly escaped outward from this sphere, finally exploding with a boom.
York and the bald Elder were repelled simultaneously.
Due to body size and weight differences, the former flew a bit further, but after stabilizing his figure, a trace of playful mockery appeared on his face.
"So the legendary Five Elders are nothing special after all!"
One must know, when York read the manga in his previous life and the Five Elders first appeared, that aura was truly shocking.
Almost everyone thought these were five combatants of at least Admiral level, perhaps even five Yonko level.
Resulting in the Egghead Island battle...
Except for the four-tusked boar Old Mercury, this skeleton horse Old Venus (Nusjuro), and the monster bird Old Mars, the remaining two were really underwhelming.
Even the monster bird Old Mars's performance could only be called mediocre, at best standard Admiral level.
Now, after a solid collision with Old Venus, York confirmed again.
This Old Venus, whose performance was second only to Old Mercury, was merely an ordinary Yonko-level combatant, or perhaps a powerful Admiral-level combatant—about the same as his current self.
Of course, considering the opponent possessed immortality and awakened Zoan fruit, he was definitely stronger than the current York in physical toughness and endurance.
Boom!!
As the clash between York and Old Venus ended, Old Mars on the other side was unsurprisingly slashed flying by Rocks.
A large half of the giant monster bird body was sliced in two, and the immortal power granted by Imu didn't take effect immediately; a look of terror instantly appeared in his eyes.
"Rocks!! How can he be this strong!!"
The sandworm Old Jupiter glanced at Old Mars, who had nearly lost combat ability right after arriving, and burrowed directly into the ground, disappearing without a trace.
Rumble rumble...
The ground beneath York vibrated. A massive abyssal maw swallowed the earth beneath his feet, opening wide to swallow York inside.
Before his vision was completely sealed by teeth, a sneer appeared on York's face.
"Dared not go after Rocks, so you came for me?"
"Just right! Let me teach you! Not everyone can be eaten!!"
Holy white light bloomed from York. Tentacles composed of light with magic patterns wrapped on the surface released from York's palms.
Thump!
Sandworm Old Jupiter's teeth closed. The next second, his entire body suddenly writhed violently.
Rumble rumble...
Countless buildings were crushed by his twisting and writhing body.
He opened his huge mouth, wanting to vomit out the York he had eaten.
But the latter held his arms out to both sides, countless holy light tentacles like sticky spider silk released by Spider-Man, firmly gripping the inner walls of the sandworm's mouth.
Drilling into his flesh bit by bit, extreme pleasure was simultaneously injecting into the sandworm's body.
"Thunder Bagua!!"
However, just then, an angry roar exceeded both their expectations.
Kaido swung his thick spiked club, violently striking the sandworm Old Jupiter's neck.
Powerful force compressed and deformed the sandworm's entire neck.
The pressure inside the sandworm's body increased abruptly due to this. York, who hadn't firmly gripped yet, was forcibly vomited out.
"York! Are you okay!"
Kaido's concerned voice sounded. After landing and rolling once to stabilize, York sighed lightly, finally responding with a smile.
"I'm fine, thanks for the rescue."
Kaido grinned, revealing a satisfied smile.
He slung the club onto his shoulder, turning to look at the twitching sandworm Old Jupiter on the ground, and the other three giant monsters of various forms.
"Where did these monsters come from? So ugly, yet so powerful!"
York stood up, explaining to Kaido: "They are the rumored Five Elders! The highest power holders of the world on the surface!"
"What?!"
Kaido was startled.
"They are the Five Elders?!"
York grinned, asking back: "How did it feel? The feeling of smacking one of the Five Elders just now."
Kaido blinked, his fingers gripping the club moving twice, seeming to savor the aftertaste.
"Feels good!!"
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