kvmb Chapter 672: The Power of the Earth God!
Chapter 672: The Power of the Earth God!
That force is still spreading.
It's not the wind.
It's not an air blast.
It is something more primitive.
It surged out from Im's body, spreading along the ice surface, and an invisible giant hand pressed the entire earth down.
The ice shards stopped drifting.
Snowflakes hung in mid-air.
still.
Tie Lei supported himself on his knees, half-kneeling on the edge of the ice pit, his body trembling uncontrollably.
The pressure weighing on my head was too heavy.
The weight made even this battle-hardened warrior's knees go weak, and he only wanted to prostrate himself on the ground in worship.
"This is……"
Tie Lei gritted his teeth, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints.
He raised his head.
The figure suspended in mid-air.
Dark golden patterns covered Im's entire body; they were ancient rock strata, solidified magma. The weight of that power was otherworldly, every inch of its aura carrying an aura of majesty that looked down upon all living beings.
"Is this...the power of God?"
Tie Lei's voice was hoarse and distorted.
He himself wasn't even sure who he was asking.
As soon as the words were spoken, the faces of the giant warriors who were still standing turned deathly pale.
No one answered him.
No one could answer him.
Everyone's body is answering for them.
My knees feel weak.
I feel tightness in my chest.
My spine feels like it's being held down by something, and I can't straighten it.
This is not domineering.
Dominance is a clash of wills, a contest between the strong.
But this force is not.
It doesn't fight you.
It's right there.
Just like the earth itself exists.
You have no choice but to submit, and your struggle is futile, because the land beneath your feet never plays by the rules.
Loki, bracing himself against his shattered armor, managed to lift his upper body.
His mouth was full of blood, he had at least five broken ribs, and his left arm was hanging down at an odd angle.
But he still looked up, staring intently at the figure in mid-air enveloped in dark gold patterns.
The war god of the giants.
The limit of power he ever reached in his life was the remnant of the ancient gods in his bloodline.
He was proud of this.
Use this as a starting point.
But at this moment, when he faced the power surging from Im, his pride was shattered.
"He actually..."
Loki gritted his teeth, and blood rolled down from the corner of his mouth.
"Keep this power inside your body."
His voice was very low.
So low that only he could hear it.
He was all too familiar with the level of that power.
It is not the ultimate in domineering power, nor the awakening of a fruit.
That is the realm of the gods.
It is a height that mortals can never reach, no matter how much they cultivate.
Im sealed this power within his body.
It's been sealed off for who knows how many years.
Today, he finally flipped the table.
10,000 meters above the ground.
Chen Ye rode on the back of the dark gold divine eagle with his eyes closed.
His Observation Haki had already pierced the core of that dark gold power.
He began his investigation the moment the first mark on Im's body lit up.
He wanted to see the true nature of this force.
He wanted to find a way out before the chessboard got out of control.
But the deeper he went, the more his brows furrowed.
That power is too old.
It's so old it doesn't seem to belong to this era.
It is solid, weighty, and unbreakable.
Chen Ye's mental energy touched its edge and was violently repelled.
More than once.
Chen Ye opened his eyes and compressed all his Observation Haki into an invisible needle.
This time, he pierced through the thinnest point.
core.
He finally got to the heart of the matter.
In that instant, Chen Ye's eyes changed.
It wasn't fear, it wasn't panic.
It's something deeper.
He recognized him.
He had seen descriptions of that power in ancient books and fragments of information in documents banned by the World Government.
It does not belong to the fruit system.
It does not belong to the domineering system.
It doesn't even belong to any existing power classification in this world.
It is something older.
Older than the blank century.
Older than Joy Boy.
The legend of Binika is older.
Chen Ye opened his eyes and whispered.
"So this is the King of the World's trump card..."
The power of the Earth God.
It had been sealed away for countless years, sleeping within Im's body.
Now the seed has sprouted from the soil, its dark golden veins forming its roots, penetrating every inch of Im's flesh and blood, transforming him into a walking earth.
A thought popped into Chen Ye's mind.
It's very light.
But he caught it.
The game is out of control.
He set up this scheme for so long and waited for so long.
He had calculated Im's demonic energy reserves, the power of the Codex Sword's laws, the distribution of the Five Elders' combat strength, and Joy Boy's legacy spanning eight hundred years.
But he hadn't anticipated this step.
He hadn't anticipated that Im's trump card wasn't demonic energy or a seal, but rather a god.
A true, ancient divine authority.
Chen Ye lowered his eyes and withdrew his Observation Haki.
He needs to re-examine the entire chessboard.
Before that, he did something else.
Compare the power of Nika, the sun god, within Luffy, with the power of Im, the earth god.
The conclusion was reached instantly.
Nika, the sun god, is in charge of freedom, growth, and burning.
That force is hot, it is dynamic, it is forever breaking free from its shackles.
The god of the earth is in charge of bearing, solidifying, and suppressing.
That force is cold, still, and forever maintaining order.
Freedom versus order.
Growth affects solidification.
The sun shines on the earth.
The two forces are incompatible from the very source of the laws.
They were born to be on the opposite side.
Imnika hates Nika.
It wasn't because of Joy Boy, nor because of that war eight hundred years ago.
Rather, Nika's very existence is the natural enemy of the Earth God.
The sun will shine brightly on the earth.
The earth is about to swallow the sun.
This is a conflict at the level of laws, deeper than hatred and older than destiny.
He kept this conclusion to himself and looked back at the battlefield.
Im was suspended in mid-air.
Dark golden power flowed around him.
The lines traveled along his blood vessels and bones, and the texture of the flesh beneath his skin changed.
No longer human.
Rather, it is something harder and heavier.
He raised the hand holding the sword.
As the power of the earth was infused into the Sword of the Codex, the color of its blade changed once again.
The dark red demonic energy was replaced by dark gold power.
The surface of the sword is covered with dense, ancient patterns.
The earth itself solidified into a sword.
The tip of the sword twitched slightly.
It only moved slightly.
The ice field below trembled.
It's not an illusion.
It is a vibration at the physical level.
The ice surface cracked, ice fragments bounced up, and distant icebergs emitted a muffled roar.
Im looked down at Luffy.
Those dark red eyes were now as deep and still as two ancient wells.
There was no madness, no resentment.
Only absolute, emotionless killing intent.
"Did you feel it?"
Im's voice came from all directions at the same time.
"That is the weight of the earth."
As soon as he finished speaking, the ice beneath Luffy's feet cracked.
It wasn't because of an attack.
It's because that force is too heavy.
The mere aura emanating from Im's voice was enough to overwhelm the earth.
Luffy did not retreat.
He stood still, white flames dancing on his arms, flickering under the pressure of the earth's power.
His knees bent slightly, then straightened again.
Im looked into his eyes.
The murderous intent in those dark red eyes transformed into a verdict when the next sentence was uttered.
"No matter who you are."
Im's voice was very soft.
"No matter where you come from."
The snowstorm stopped.
"As long as you are Nika—"
His gaze locked onto Luffy, and eight hundred years of grudge solidified into a nail, driving straight into Luffy's brow.
"They're all going to die here today."
The moment those words were spoken, all sound on the battlefield vanished.
There was no sound of wind.
There was no cracking sound from the ice.
There were no monster roars.
There was nothing there.
The air was held still by an invisible hand.
Tie Lei clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
Loki's breath hitched, his pupils reflecting Im's dark golden figure.
Some of the pirates and warriors on the distant defensive line suddenly collapsed to their knees.
The force was so immense that the body automatically yielded.
But the person who had knelt down got up again.
Because someone is standing there.
Whitebeard stood on the ice field, Murakumogiri embedded in the ice beneath his feet.
His expression was complicated when he heard the words "God of the Earth".
First came a somber mood.
Extremely solemn.
The Earth God, a legend older than Nika's.
The enemy from eight hundred years ago wielded this power.
Eight hundred years later, it still exists, still oppresses, and still forces all freedom to grovel.
But after a moment of solemnity, the white-bearded man's lips twitched.
He smiled.
It's a laugh that only emerges in dire straits.
An old pirate, in the twilight of his life, finally witnessed a battle worth risking his life for.
"The sun and the earth..."
Whitebeard gripped the hilt of Murakumogiri tightly and turned his head to look at Rocks beside him.
"This battle is going to become a contest between gods."
Locke did not reply.
He stared intently at the two opposing forces in mid-air.
Pure white flames danced around Luffy's body.
Im was surrounded by surging dark gold earth energy.
His face, which always carried a hint of contempt, showed no trace of contempt at this moment.
He didn't even refute the white-bearded man.
This was the greatest recognition for Lox.
In the center of the battlefield.
Luffy was standing there.
The power of the Earth God pressed down on him.
His feet sank into the cracked ice, the white flame was compressed to a thin layer, and his shoulders slumped slightly.
But his eyes were shining.
Those eyes reflected Im's dark gold figure, the ancient patterns on the Codex Sword, and that terrifying power.
Then, he stiffened his neck.
"And what about God!"
Luffy grinned.
They laughed without a care in the world.
He clenched his fists.
White flames suddenly erupted from between his fingers, burning fiercely along his arm and restoring the layer of firelight that had been suppressed to transparency.
He shouted at Im.
"The sun can still shine on the earth!"
The moment those words left his mouth, the ice beneath his feet exploded.
It wasn't crushed by force.
He broke it himself.
Luffy bent his legs and stepped into the broken ice.
catapult.
He transformed into a beam of white light and hurtled straight toward Im.
The white light was slow.
But it is very stable, very straight, without turning or dodging.
It charged straight toward the dark golden core of power.
Im watched as the white light approached.
He didn't hide.
The sword of the law was held horizontally in front of him.
The power of the earth burst forth from both sides of the sword, and layers of dark golden barriers solidified before him.
The distance between the white light and the dark gold barrier rapidly decreased.
The two forces are about to collide head-on.