With Im's command given—
The next second—
The demonized Rocks vanished from sight.
Fast.
Terrifyingly fast.
His first target was the closest enemies—
Roger and Garp, who had barely recovered from the previous clash.
"Watch out!"
The warning had barely left their mouths before their bodies realized something was wrong—
Too late.
A grotesque black claw descended from above.
Five fingers like blades.
Carrying destructive force capable of tearing the world apart.
It smashed straight toward their heads.
There was no time to gather strength to resist or dodge.
Acting purely on battle instinct—
Roger raised Ace horizontally above him.
Garp crossed both arms in front of his body.
CLANG!!!
Garp's pitch-black iron fists and Roger's crimson-gold Haki-wrapped blade collided with the demonic claw at the same instant.
But the stalemate they expected never came.
An unstoppable wave of raw violence—
Pure destruction—
Burst from the collision point like a dam breaking beneath billions of tons of seawater.
"PUH—!"
Roger and Garp both spat blood.
The overwhelming force shattered their defensive instincts.
Their bodies were sent flying uncontrollably.
BOOM! BOOM!
They smashed through several ruined hills before finally embedding themselves deep into a distant mountain.
Dust exploded into the sky.
Inside the crater, Roger and Garp coughed up more blood.
Rocks' attack had clearly dealt real damage.
Just one strike.
With a single blow—
The future Pirate King and the future Marine Hero were sent flying.
Silence fell across the battlefield.
Whitebeard.
Shiki.
Rayleigh.
Gaban.
Even the members of the God's Knights.
Everyone stared in disbelief.
Before this transformation, Rocks had already been one of the strongest presences on the battlefield—
Second only to Im, who was possessing Saturn.
But now—
After becoming this demonic monster—
His power had risen to an entirely new level.
Yet the demonized Rocks didn't even glance at the result of his attack.
As if he had simply swatted away two flies.
His crimson eyes—void of all emotion—slowly turned.
Locking onto another battlefield.
There—
Whitebeard, Shiki, Kaido, and Charlotte Linlin were locked in a brutal fight with the Five Elders and the God's Knights.
The next instant—
Rocks vanished again.
His body transformed into a black comet that shot straight into the heart of that battlefield.
"Gurarararara… Monster! Stop right there!"
Whitebeard Edward Newgate reacted first.
His massive body blocked the demon's path.
His naginata Murakumogiri slammed into the ground.
A brilliant white aura exploded around both fists.
"Air-Shattering Strike!"
With a roar, the air in front of him shattered like glass.
A massive shockwave formed purely from vibration power—
Trying to halt the monster's advance.
But Demon Rocks—
Did not dodge.
Did not slow down.
He crashed straight into it with his chest.
CRACK… CRACK…
Whitebeard's shockwave barrier twisted violently.
Cracks spread across it like a spiderweb.
Rocks' clawed arm was shredded by the vibration.
Flesh tore apart.
Bone became visible.
But the next second—
The wounds began healing.
At a speed visible to the naked eye.
Black flesh wriggled and regenerated instantly.
The bone disappeared beneath new muscle.
The injury vanished.
As if it had never existed.
An immortal body.
With this barbaric and unreasonable method—
He forcibly broke through Whitebeard's vibration attack.
The shattered shockwave rebounded backward.
Even Whitebeard staggered several steps under the backlash.
The ground beneath his feet cracked apart.
His chest churned violently—
He almost spat blood.
Looking at the monster charging forward completely unharmed—
For the first time—
Disbelief appeared in Whitebeard's eyes.
"Jahahahaha! Die for me!"
Golden Lion Shiki appeared in the air.
His two swords—Oto and Kogarashi—became streaks of golden light.
Countless sword slashes rained down.
"Lion Thousand Slice Valley!"
Dozens of razor-sharp strikes hit Rocks' body simultaneously.
His body was instantly covered in wounds.
But those injuries—
Visible just moments ago—
Healed completely within a single breath.
Dark energy surged.
Every cut disappeared.
Not even a scar remained.
Shiki's storm of slashes—
Was useless.
He cut him apart—
And the flesh simply grew back.
"Damn it! What kind of monster has Rocks become?!"
Shiki roared in fury from the sky.
The answer came immediately.
A thick tail covered in bone spikes whipped through the air.
So fast it was only a black blur.
It struck Kaido with crushing force.
"ROOOOAAAR!"
In his human-beast form, Kaido let out a painful dragon roar.
His proud dragon body—
His massive frame—
Was sent flying by the blow.
His kanabo Hassaikai slipped from his grip and spun away before crashing into distant ruins.
Less than a minute.
The battlefield collapsed.
What had once been a balanced war—
Turned instantly into a one-sided slaughter.
This perfect killing weapon personally created by Im—
With absolute power.
Absolute speed.
And absolute defense—
Was crushing every future legend present.
Even the Five Elders fighting Whitebeard's group—
And Saint Garling leading the God's Knights—
Had to retreat rapidly.
None of them dared confront the out-of-control monster head-on.
On the other side of the battlefield—
Im, controlling Saturn's body, watched everything unfold.
Watching those once-proud rulers of the seas—
Struggling like headless flies.
Thrashing like desperate dogs.
His expression overflowed with pure delight.
Like an artist admiring their greatest masterpiece.
The banquet of despair he had orchestrated—
Was perfect.
Beautiful.
Music to his ears.
After rampaging across the battlefield for a moment—
Demon Rocks seemed to follow a new instinct.
The instinct to hunt.
His empty crimson eyes scanned the battlefield.
Finally—
They locked onto the strongest life force present.
Whitebeard.
"ROAR!"
With another thunderous roar—
His massive body crouched.
The earth beneath his feet collapsed inward.
Then—
He launched forward like a missile.
A monstrous claw rose high into the air.
Pure darkness gathered at the fingertips.
The attack radiated terrifying killing intent.
If this claw landed—
Even Whitebeard would have his chest pierced instantly.
Everyone watched helplessly as the claw of death grew larger in Whitebeard's eyes.
Whitebeard was finished.
The same thought appeared in everyone's mind.
Whitebeard would die.
But at that critical moment—
Just when the claw was less than half an inch from Whitebeard's chest—
The sky changed.
Without warning—
A beam of light descended.
Falling vertically from the heavens.
It locked precisely onto Demon Rocks.
BOOOOOM!!!
A thunderous explosion shook the entire God Valley.
Blazing golden holy light struck Demon Rocks directly.
The claw that was about to pierce Whitebeard's chest—
Was forcibly interrupted.
"RAAAARGH!!!"
Demon Rocks roared.
The golden light burned his body like molten iron.
The black energy that covered him—
The energy that seemed indestructible—
Began melting under the light.
Like snow under the sun.
Black smoke rose from his body.
The sweeping purification light and shockwave froze the battlefield.
Everyone stopped moving.
Pirates.
Marines.
Even the Five Elders.
All of them stood frozen.
They looked up—
Toward the sky.
Toward the source of the golden pillar of light.
Even Im, who had been calmly enjoying the slaughter—
His inhuman eyes showed confusion for the first time.
The power descending from the sky—
Made him uncomfortable.
Even…
Repulsed.
The scene froze.
Every face on the battlefield—
Filled with shock.
Or confusion.