Under the night sky, a huge space vortex descended over the island of Elegia.
In the void, Totumjika slowly emerged from the space vortex, and a terrifying aura filled every corner of the island.
The originally calm sea surface was now filled with waves as Totemjika's body appeared in the world.
Totemjika's body grew enormous. Compared to its first stage form, the Totemjika that descended into reality now stood nearly three hundred meters tall, obscuring the starry sky. A faint rumble of thunder could be heard above the night sky.
The existence of Totumjika has already affected the weather conditions above the island of Elegia.
It was just after nightfall, and most people on Elegia Island had just finished dinner. The streets were brightly lit, and people gathered in groups of three or four, chatting and complaining about the trivialities and interesting things they encountered in life.
However, this peaceful and harmonious city atmosphere was broken when Totemjika revealed his body.
"Is it thundering?"
"Is it going to rain?!"
"Hey!!! Look! What is that!!"
Some people discovered the huge body above the island and screamed in panic.
"Monster! Monster!!!"
"That monster is the Demon King?!"
The residents living on the island of Elegia have more or less heard of the ancient legends passed down orally. Many local children are often threatened by their parents with words like "If you don't listen, the Demon King of Song will come to eat you" as they grow up.
Moreover, the appearance of Totemjika in the second stage is also very distinctive, in addition to the main features such as a black cloak, green hair, sharp teeth and claws.
Totemjika's outstretched arms at this time are also very distinctive. From a distance, Totemjika's arms look like two rows of piano keys.
Therefore, when people noticed Totumjika above the island, they could immediately guess what this monster that suddenly appeared on the island was.
Just as the people were looking at the terrifying figure in the distance in horror, a light suddenly flashed in Totumjika's red eyes.
A red ray shot out instantly and landed on the distant port. The next second, flames burst out and a terrifying roar echoed throughout the entire island.
"boom!!!"
The dark night sky was illuminated by the flames at this moment. Countless ships docked at the dock were reduced to dust by Totmjika's attack and dissipated in the flames.
Some sailors who stayed on the ship did not even have time to feel pain before they died. They disappeared without a trace in the terrifying lasers and explosions, leaving no trace behind.
“!!!”
“Run!!!”
The explosion that occurred above the distant harbor gave everyone on the island a "wake-up call". On the streets, people scattered in panic and panic spread rapidly.
The young and strong men rushed back to their homes, brought out their wives, children and the elderly, and ran aimlessly.
They actually didn't know where to hide without ships if the island was attacked, but the fear and desire for life in their hearts drove people to act.
Even if they don't know where to run, as long as they keep running, their hearts will be at peace.
The sound of explosions, the people fleeing in panic, and Elegia under the night sky became extremely chaotic at this moment.
"laser?!"
Right below Totemjika's body, Jiguo Yuanyi turned his head with a serious expression and looked towards the harbor.
Totemjika's attack was too sudden. Even with Yoriichi Tsugakuni's observation Haki, he was unable to capture any signs of attack from this "unknown creature" that he had seen for the first time.
Moreover, Totemjika's attack method was more or less a surprise to Yoriichi Tsugakuni. The creature's action logic and abilities were beyond Yoriichi Tsugakuni's imagination.
"Buzz--" A low humming sound came from the sky. Totumjika spread his arms, and a powerful aura emanated from his body, instantly forming a hurricane that swept towards the island.
Although no sound came out of Totemjika's mouth, Totemjika's current posture looked like a "hearty roar" to Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
"Do you have intelligence and emotions?"
Jiguo Yuanyi stared at Totumjika in the air, said in his heart, and at the same time moved his body, protecting Uta behind him, and faced the hurricane that was sweeping on.
At this moment, a red light flashed in Totemjika's one eye again. At the same time, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's pupils shrank slightly and he suddenly disappeared from the spot.
"ju——"
A sharp sound suddenly rang out in the night sky, and an extremely thick red laser beam was emitted from Totemjika's eyes again, falling towards the island town below.
“Buzz!!!”
Just as the red laser emitted by Totmjika was about to fall on the street, a low buzzing sound suddenly came from the city, and a crescent-shaped black slash that was dozens of meters long and nearly ten meters wide suddenly appeared from the street and hit the red laser.
"boom!!!"
The next moment, a terrifying explosion occurred above the city, and the shock wave generated by the explosion quickly spread in all directions.
The people fleeing on the streets had no idea what was happening. Only when the loud roar exploded in their ears did they look up at the sky with blank expressions.
But what they saw was not the pitch-black night sky, nor the twisted and hideous body of Totumjika. What they saw was the sky painted in gold.
"What is that?"
"what happened?"
The people looked at the sky that had turned golden, feeling lost and at a loss as to what to do.
Amidst people's astonished and confused gazes, the golden sky suddenly began to move, and Totmjika in the distance and the dark night above it reappeared in people's sight.
As the golden "sky" moved away, the people realized what the golden "sky" that had just covered their heads was.
That is not the so-called "sky" at all, it is the wings of the phoenix in the air!
Above the town of Elegia, golden light illuminated the sky, and a phoenix surrounded by golden flames appeared in everyone's sight.
It was undoubtedly the phoenix bird that protected the city from Totumjika's attack.
When the golden phoenix appeared in mid-air, Totumjika's attention was immediately drawn to it. He raised his arms, and his piano-key-like arms began to rapidly extend, intending to grab the phoenix's wings in the air.
"We can't let something like this run amok on the island."
"We have to get rid of it first."
The phoenix bird hovering above the city was none other than Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who had used his Devil Fruit power. He had intended to neutralize Totumjika's attack with a slash, but to his surprise, the laser suddenly exploded.
Although the aftermath of the explosion was nothing to him personally, if that level of energy was allowed to explode over the city, many people would be affected, which was something Ji Guoyuanyi did not want to see.
It is not an easy task even for Yoriichi Tsugikuni to protect ordinary people in such an explosion, and at this time, the power of the devil fruit is reflected.
In mid-air, with his phoenix eyes moving, Ji Guoyuan had already made a basic judgment of the current situation.
Totumjika is very powerful and destructive. No matter what, we cannot fight a monster like that over this island.
Just as Tsugakuni Yoshiichi was thinking, Totemjika's arms approached and grabbed Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's wings at a rapid speed.
And at this moment, the phoenix spread its wings and its body disappeared from the spot.
In the sky, the phoenix's high-speed moving body had already transformed into a golden stream of light, like a falling meteor, shooting towards Totmjika in the distance.
In a flash, golden light had already descended on Totmjika's chest.
Ji Guoyuan, who was rushing forward, flipped over and his forward posture changed in an instant. The next second, his claws had already hit Totemjika's chest.
The moment the attack hit Totumjika's body, the touch felt strange.
"boom!!!!"
Totemjika's body suddenly exploded into pieces under the attack of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, and the stream of light transformed from the phoenix also flew past Totemjika quickly.
Ji Guoyuan spread his wings and soared up quickly while flying at high speed. In a blink of an eye, he stopped and hovered in the night sky, looking down at Totemjika's body not far away, which had been split into countless pieces.
“Is this successful?”
"Something feels wrong." Jiguo Yuanyi stared at Totumjika's split body, and the sense of crisis in his heart did not dissipate.
And just as Ji Guoyuanyi had expected, Totemjika's broken body did not dissipate. Instead, black flames suddenly ignited at the broken part of the body. These black flames spread rapidly and soon stuck together.
Totemugka's broken body was rapidly closing under the pull of the black flames, and the aura emanating from Totemugka did not weaken at all. Not only that, according to Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's perception, Totemugka's aura had already increased a little in this period of time.
Although the enhancement was very slight, Tsugikuni Yoriichi's feeling was extremely real.
“That feeling.”
The sudden surge of black flames from Totumjika's body struck Tsugikoku Yoriichi as deeply familiar. He had sensed this aura before from the Five Elders and from Stussy's body.
This kind of power should be the power possessed by the animal-type devil fruit after awakening.
According to Ji Guoyuan's analysis, this power has a strong "repair" ability.
Who would have thought that this demon king actually possessed this kind of power?!
"Is there really a connection between the Song Demon King and the Devil Fruit?"
"Is it a power from the same source?"
"If that's the case"
Tsugikuni Yoshiichi looked at the sea and was about to take action when he suddenly noticed a red light on the black cloak worn by Totemjika, gathering in the black "illusion".
“!!!”
The next moment, dozens of red lasers shot out from Totemjika's cloak and flew towards Jigoku Yuanyi.
"boom!!!!"
The red laser instantly submerged the body of the phoenix, a terrifying roar exploded in the sky, and the shock wave quickly formed a hurricane that hit the sea.
The flames dyed half of the sky.
The people of Elegia stared blankly at the scene happening in the sky. Seeing the golden phoenix that had protected the city being engulfed in flames, they suddenly felt despair in their hearts.
The flames in the sky gradually faded, and golden light spread across the earth. In the distant sky, a golden fireball hovered in mid-air.
When the people saw this scene, they were shocked.
At this moment, the golden fireball suddenly split apart, and a figure quickly shot out. The phoenix incarnation of Jigoku Yuanyi appeared right above Totemjika, and its huge claws grabbed Totemjika's head directly, trying to drag Totemjika away from the island.
Tsugikuni Yoriichi's original intention was to throw Totomjika into the sea. Since the Song Demon King and the Devil Fruit might have the same origin, the sea, which negates the Devil Fruit, should have an effect on the Song Demon King.
Thinking this in his mind, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi immediately took action after blocking the opponent's attack.
“Bang!!!!”
However, when Ji Guoyuan lifted it with force, something unexpected happened again.
Under Ji Guoyuan's claws, Totumjika's head actually exploded at that moment. And when Ji Guoyuan took off, the place where Totumjika's head was originally was also covered by black flames.
Not long after, Totemjika's head "grew" back again.
Immortal and indestructible.
Totemjika truly achieved immortality. Under the repeated attacks of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, his body did not suffer even the slightest damage.
Realizing this, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's heart sank.
Totemugika's attack power and destructive power are not something to be feared by Yoriichi Tsugikuni, but if there is no way to kill this thing by physical means, then it will be a big trouble.
Totemjika's attack power, at best, just touches the threshold of the admiral-level combat power, and the wisdom that Totemjika possesses is incomparable to that of humans. In terms of combat power, he can't catch up with the admirals or the Four Emperors.
However, the ability to regenerate that Totumjika possesses is something that powerful people like the admirals and the four emperors do not possess.
For ordinary people, creatures like Totemjika are a real disaster.
Just when Ji Guoyuan felt the situation was becoming increasingly difficult and didn't know how to get rid of Totumjika, he suddenly sensed a familiar breath coming from Totumjika's body.
That aura was Shanks's.
"Um?!"
Shanks's breath only appeared on Totemugika's arm, and when Tsugikoku Yoshiichi sensed this breath, he immediately understood.
The golden phoenix vanished into the sky, and Tsugikoku Yoshiichi emerged, his figure adorned with golden wings. In his hand, he clutched a long sword. After exiting his fully transformed state, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi, without the slightest hesitation, swung his sword and launched a slash, instantly striking Totemjika's arm.
Colorful world, in the dream space.
"Left arm!"
The moment Tsugikuni Yoshiichi made a move, Shanks quickly let out a loud roar, raised the long sword in his hand, and attacked Totumjika's body in the dream space together with his companions.
Totumjika has completely entered the second stage. This is their only chance to eliminate Totumjika.
Only by destroying Totumjika's body in both the dream space and the real world at the same time can Totumji be truly defeated.
Shanks and the others do not have the ability to destroy Totemujika's body in an instant like Yoriichi Tsugikuni. If they want to destroy Totemujika's body in two worlds at the same time, they need to do it in stages.
The observation Haki of Shanks and Yoriichi Tsugakuni can connect the two worlds and form a bridge.
(End of this chapter)
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