Shanks' figure hung in the air, his blade retracted, his cold gaze fixed on Imu.
His aura remained calm, as if everything was under his control.
Shanks' mood was complex. Although he had prepared in advance, a wave still arose in his heart when he saw Imu being forced back.
Facing this invincible being, even Shanks dared not be careless.
"You're a bit interesting yourself,"
Imu sneered, turning to stare at Shanks, her eyes full of disdain and vigilance,
"You really think you can challenge me?"
As soon as her words fell, the atmosphere of the entire battlefield instantly became heavy.
The air around Imu seemed to freeze, energy fluctuations spread wildly, and everything around her seemed to be oppressed by her power, as if a more violent storm was about to arrive.
Shanks did not back down at all, the sharpness and firmness in his eyes seemed to be telling Imu—this battle had only just begun.
Jin looked at the impact of Shanks' power and smiled slightly, slowly turning around, he knew that he was not alone in this battle.
At this moment, the forces resisting the World Government began to coalesce into an even stronger power, and although Imu's pressure was incredibly terrifying, it could not suppress everything after all.
"Shanks…"
Jin murmured, his voice low and full of trust,
"This strike can be considered the beginning of our joint effort."
Shanks' gaze was cold, and the blade in his hand drew a dazzling trajectory in the air.
"Even the chosen one will have a day of defeat."
His voice was as deep as thunder, carrying a fearless confidence.
A cold light flashed in Imu's eyes, and suddenly, she took a deep breath, her whole body emitting a shocking aura.
Imu's voice was low and cold, "Since you dare to provoke me, then be prepared to pay the price."
As her voice fell, a terrifying power erupted from her once again, the air vibrated, and space twisted.
She raised her hands sharply and slammed them towards Shanks and Jin.
Imu stood in mid-air, her figure shrouded in a dark aura, coldly overlooking Jin and Shanks, even taking in the entire battlefield beneath her feet.
Her gaze was as deep as an abyss, revealing an absolute majesty that disregarded everything.
Under her gaze, the surrounding space seemed to stop flowing, and the atmosphere was so oppressive that it was almost impossible to breathe.
"The entire world is in my control,"
Her voice was cold and low, echoing in every corner of the battlefield, as if it were a divine decree descending from the sky,
"Everything you are doing now is just a futile struggle."
Imu's words had no emotional fluctuations, but they hit everyone's hearts like a sledgehammer.
The confidence revealed in that indifference made the rebels feel a deep sense of powerlessness.
Whether it was the soldiers watching from a distance, or Jin and Shanks who were fighting Imu, they could feel her overwhelming pressure.
Before the words were finished, Imu's figure suddenly disappeared into thin air.
The next second, she had already appeared in front of Jin, so fast that it was almost impossible to capture with the naked eye.
Jin's pupils suddenly contracted, and his Ultra Instinct allowed him to instinctively dodge, but Imu's movements seemed to have anticipated his reaction.
She waved her hand lightly, and an invisible force came like a hurricane, directly blasting Jin's body away.
"Boom—!"
Jin's body smashed into the ground like a cannonball, stirring up dust and gravel wherever it passed.
The ground was smashed into a huge pit, the surrounding land cracked, and smoke and dust rose, obscuring everyone's sight.
"Jin!"
Shanks shouted in a low voice, his gaze instantly turning cold, and the sword in his hand was raised again, pointing directly at Imu.
However, Imu simply tilted her head slightly, a faint sneer appearing at the corner of her mouth.
Her figure disappeared again, too fast to capture.
At the moment when Shanks' sword was about to touch her, she suddenly appeared behind him, and with a wave of her hand, an irresistible force slammed into his back.
"Bang!"
Shanks' body was like a kite with a broken string, blown away by this blow, and slammed heavily into a distant building.
The entire building collapsed the moment he crashed into it, rocks scattered, obscuring his figure.
"The weak will never be able to change their fate."
Imu's voice remained calm, with not a trace of fluctuation in her tone, as if she had not experienced a battle, but was playing a boring game.
Jin struggled to stand up from the deep pit, the blood on his body had already stained his clothes red, but his eyes were still full of fighting spirit.
Although his body was scarred, the hand holding the long knife was still firm, without even a trace of trembling.
He took a deep breath, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes,
"Even if the gap is huge, I will not back down."
On the other side, Shanks staggered out of the collapsed building, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, but his gaze was still as sharp as a knife.
He gently wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his voice low but with an unshakable will:
"This is your 'control everything'? It seems, it's nothing more than that."
Imu's gaze condensed slightly, her expression still indifferent, but a trace of imperceptible disdain flashed in her eyes.
She raised one hand, and a jet-black energy surged in her palm, the power contained a breath of destroying everything, as if the entire world was trembling at this moment.
"Since you don't understand the difference, then I will let you despair completely."
Imu said coldly, then raised her hand and waved it out, the black energy suddenly spread out, turning into an invisible storm, sweeping across the entire battlefield.
"Boom—!"
Wherever the black storm passed, the earth cracked, buildings instantly turned into dust, and even the air seemed to be torn apart.
The rebels were forced back by this force, and many people were directly blown away and fell heavily to the ground.
Although the Seraphim and Pacifistas tried their best to resist, they seemed somewhat powerless in the face of this force.
Jin and Shanks launched a counterattack almost simultaneously.
Jin once again pushed the abilities of the Azure Dragon Fruit and the Door-Door Fruit to the extreme, his figure like a silver light, shuttling through Imu's storm, trying to approach her.
Shanks gathered all his Haki and slashed out with his sword, the blade carrying an irresistible force, stabbing towards the core of the storm.
However, Imu smiled coldly and flicked her finger lightly, the black storm suddenly erupted with even stronger power, dissolving both of their attacks.
"Understand?"
Her voice was indifferent and cold,
"No matter how hard you try, your fate is still in my hands."
Despite this, there was not the slightest wavering in the eyes of Jin and Shanks.
They gritted their teeth and stepped forward again, facing this overwhelming power, their bodies seemed to be burning.
