One Piece:Becoming the King of the World from the Rocks Era

"Damned brat!"

Despite the horrifying injuries, Satan Saint showed no sign of fear. Instead, his eyes burned with fury.

In the next moment, all the blood that had spilled from his body rushed back into him. His shattered muscles, bones, and skin began to visibly heal at an alarming rate.

"This isn't just self-regeneration... there's a special power at play here!"

Li Yuan, with his Observation Haki still locked onto Satan Saint, was fully aware of the ongoing recovery.

"What kind of power is this? Is it a resurrection effect from the Surgery Fruit, or some other Devil Fruit ability?"

Seeing Satan Saint's terrifying healing speed, Li Yuan pondered deeply.

To recover from such severe wounds so quickly, it seemed that killing the Five Elder Stars required not just a single strike but an immediate, decisive blow—one that wouldn't give them any chance to heal.

"Even if I use my full strength, exposing my Devil Fruit's powers, it may not be enough for a one-hit kill!"

Li Yuan started weighing his options. His Devil Fruit had yet to awaken, and even with both of his amplification techniques, he doubted he could take down Satan Saint in one strike.

Meanwhile, in the underground of the Holy Land Mariejois, deep below the destroyed flowers, there was an incredibly solid underground room that even explosives amplified a hundredfold couldn't destroy.

Inside, there was a giant stone straw hat. In front of it, wearing a cloak, only a pair of eyes, resembling the Sharingan, could be seen.

This was none other than the current ruler of the World Government, the King of the World—Imu!

However, despite his terrifying status, he appeared as a peaceful, nature-loving individual, even as a butterfly perched on his finger.

This serene atmosphere was shattered, however, by an intangible voice echoing from afar.

Even from thousands of miles away, Imu could hear the information being transmitted from the Five Elder Stars!

"How useless. So many people, and they still can't capture a single assailant!"

As he spoke, Imu thought back to the sudden, earth-shattering explosion that had occurred earlier. It was the first time in many years that he had been woken from his slumber by such a shock.

This kind of fright was something he hadn't experienced in centuries.

At this moment, his dominating and unrivaled aura erupted instantly, causing the butterfly on his finger to tremble in fear, too frightened to move its wings.

"Since the strongest pirate crew in the world is there, let them all be destroyed!"

With a thought, the butterfly in his hand was instantly reduced to ash, disappearing from the world.

**Rajiko Island:**

Li Yuan was about to charge forward to test Satan Saint's recovery speed, wondering if any injury could truly be healed so quickly.

"Brat, die!"

However, Satan Saint suddenly received a command from deep within his soul. His fury exploded, and without fully recovering, he rushed out of the deep pit.

"Ox Demon Fierce Eye!"

A malevolent, scarlet-glowing eye appeared in front of Li Yuan. As the eye opened, a unique soul-shaking power swept toward him like a violent storm.

"Hmph, an ant attempting to shake the heavens!"

Li Yuan snorted coldly, his Conqueror's Haki surging forth. The soul power from the eye never even came close to him before it was completely extinguished by his overwhelming Conqueror's Haki.

Even the evil eye, surrounded by countless blood-red lightning bolts, was forcibly torn apart and dissipated into the heavens and earth.

"Poison!!!"

As Satan Saint unleashed his fierce eye, he simultaneously sprayed poisonous liquid in Li Yuan's direction.

However, the poison's speed was too slow. Li Yuan easily dodged the attack, with the poison never even grazing him.

As Satan Saint charged forward, Li Yuan also rushed toward him, the Seven-Star Sword in hand. When Satan Saint's two spider legs shot forward like sharp spearheads, Li Yuan easily avoided them.

Li Yuan's sword came crashing toward Satan Saint's head. Just as he did, Satan Saint's two spider legs, covered in black Armament Haki, blocked the strike.

"Crack!!!"

Satan Saint's Armament Haki wasn't strong enough. Even though his spider legs were tough, they couldn't withstand the Seven-Star Sword's sharpness. In a single strike, both legs were severed.

Satan Saint didn't care about his injuries. He quickly retreated, dodging the slash aimed at his head.

As Li Yuan moved in while Satan Saint's legs hadn't fully regenerated, Satan Saint still had four other spider legs that came charging at him.

Li Yuan dodged to the side while swinging his sword once again, cutting off three of Satan Saint's remaining legs. However, in that instant, the two spider legs that had been severed earlier had already healed.

After briefly testing his opponent, Li Yuan was now certain that Satan Saint's recovery ability was truly monstrous—and shockingly fast.

"I refuse to believe you can keep healing endlessly, even when your blood is drained!"

Suddenly, Li Yuan thought of something. If Satan Saint could regenerate, surely he could find a way to suppress this ability.

Li Yuan's speed suddenly surged. In an instant, he dodged all of Satan Saint's spider leg attacks and reached his side.

"Rrip!!!"

In a single strike, Li Yuan slashed through Satan Saint's back, leaving a massive wound that reached his bones.

More importantly, all the blood around the wound was consumed by the Seven-Star Sword.

When Satan Saint's spider legs were severed earlier, no blood flowed out—perhaps the blood in his legs was too scarce. Even when they were cut, very little blood spilled.

"Impossible! Even the Demon Sword can't forcibly absorb so much of my blood! There must be something wrong!"

Although Satan Saint usually paid little attention to his injuries, when he tried to heal the wound on his back, he realized that he had lost too much blood, and his expression instantly darkened.

His extraordinary recovery allowed him to heal the wound, but he couldn't restore the lost blood. To recover it, he had to rely on his bone marrow to produce new blood.

If he lost too much blood, even if his wounds healed, he would eventually weaken and die from blood loss.

"Ha ha ha ha, Five Elder Stars, it seems your immortality isn't quite so immortal after all!"

Seeing the expression on Satan Saint's face, Li Yuan knew his theory was correct.

With that, he charged once again with incredible speed. As long as he drained enough of Satan Saint's blood, he would be able to end him for good.

Facing Li Yuan's relentless pursuit, Satan Saint showed no fear. Even knowing that Li Yuan's Seven-Star Sword could absorb his blood, he pressed on, determined not to retreat, as though he wasn't worried about dying at all.

Above the sky, higher than the clouds, even Koya, who had been in the air for some time, didn't notice the changes occurring miles above them.

In the unseen high-altitude space, violent energy began to gather rapidly. This energy was far more terrifying than the amplified explosives Wald had used earlier.

When the energy reached its peak, it began to spill over, causing the clouds over Rajiko Island to darken and swirl into ominous thunderclouds.

In the blink of an eye, the white clouds turned into black thunderclouds. The entire sky was filled with lightning, and the earth trembled as energy surged across the island.

Koya, sensing the terrifying energy waves, instinctively moved away from the dark thundercloud above Rajiko Island, realizing it was the most terrifying thing she had ever encountered—more terrifying than even their captain's full power.

After three breaths, Li Yuan, fully immersed in his battle, finally noticed the abnormal energy in the sky.

He looked up in shock, but his Observation Haki was blocked by the overwhelming energy, unable to pierce the clouds.

"Could this be the Heavenly King?"

The immense power made him think of the World Government's Heavenly King. Only with such power could they create such a terrifying force. It seemed like the Heavenly King's might could be the only explanation for the danger he felt.

Li Yuan never imagined that even Rox would not have experienced such a force from the Heavenly King's weapon.

It seemed that the World Government was using the Heavenly King to strike them all down!

Had Imu really gone mad after Wald's attack, to the point of using the Heavenly King to destroy him?

Li Yuan suddenly felt that by helping Wald, he had provoked Imu so much that they resorted to using the Heavenly King to eliminate them all.

"Poison Dominion!!!"

In the moment Li Yuan's attention was diverted, Satan Saint opened his mouth wide, releasing a massive amount of poison, forming a deadly web to trap Li Yuan inside.

"This guy is trying to trap me here. Does he want to go down with me, or does he think he can escape the Heavenly King's strike?"

Looking at Satan Saint, who still dared to fight him, Li Yuan suddenly realized: Satan Saint had been stalling him, waiting for the Heavenly King's weapon to strike!

Li Yuan didn't know how powerful the Heavenly King's weapon was, but he certainly didn't want to test it with his own body!

**(End of Chapter)**