Chapter 966: Trying to Fool Me Before I Graduate High School?
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!" Within the area covered by the black light barrier, Monkey D. Luffy and the doppelgänger of Demon Lord Yan Mo clashed fiercely, each using their ultimate techniques, but neither gained the upper hand.
"Yan Mo Guards!!!" The doppelgänger of Demon Lord Yan Mo waved his hand, releasing over a hundred black shadows, each exuding the aura of a Nascent Soul realm cultivator.
"Skyfire Flow, Multiple Shadow Clones!!!" Without hesitation, Monkey D. Luffy immediately used a series of shadow clones with the Skyfire Flow technique!
Golden Demon Lysa Brigade!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!" The black shadows instantly engaged in an intense battle with the Golden Demon Lysa Brigade!
"Yan Mo World!!!" The doppelgänger of Demon Lord Yan Mo raised his hand, and in the sky, a massive black cage suddenly descended, spanning ten thousand meters and enveloping Monkey D. Luffy.
"Awakened Martial Intent, Conqueror's Haki!!!" A gleam of determination flashed in Monkey D. Luffy's eyes as he activated Conqueror's Haki to shatter the black cage.
"One Hundred Thousand Bone Spears!!!" The doppelgänger of Demon Lord Yan Mo waved his hand, sending a hundred thousand black skeletal spears flying through the air.
"Too slow!" However, with a flash of his Starry Wing, Monkey D. Luffy effortlessly maneuvered through the hundred thousand skeletal spears, closing in on the doppelgänger of Demon Lord Yan Mo.
The doppelgänger of Demon Lord Yan Mo raised his palm, and Monkey D. Luffy retaliated with a punch.
"Boom!!!" The power of both sides was immensely strong, and their clash once again pushed them both back.
"Five Intents... and all in a bewildering state!"
"This physical body is comparable to a Peak Nascent Soul cultivator!"
"I never expected that you would become this powerful!"
...
The doppelgänger of Demon Lord Yan Mo spoke hoarsely.
His attacks earlier were definitely not weak.
Against an ordinary Peak Nascent Soul cultivator, none would be able to withstand even a single blow.
However, Monkey D. Luffy had confronted everything head-on, unafraid and even suppressing him.
"Monkey D. Luffy, I'll give you one last chance! Join my faction! I can offer you the highest treatment! I'll grant you the position of core disciple and even entrust you with the Yan Mo Sect, a massive force!" The doppelgänger of Demon Lord Yan Mo spoke seriously, extending an offer.
"You think I'd believe you before I graduate high school? Hmph, I won't fall for your trick!" Monkey D. Luffy didn't believe a word of what the doppelgänger of Demon Lord Yan Mo said.
After all, how could you trust a bad guy's words?
"???" The doppelgänger of Demon Lord Yan Mo was taken aback.
What's this high school graduation thing?
Trick?
Did he really need to trick him?
"Foolish! Since you're seeking your own death, I have no choice but to annihilate you!" The doppelgänger of Demon Lord Yan Mo sneered.
In terms of physical body and cultivation level, he wasn't exceptionally outstanding among Nascent Soul powerhouses.
However...
During the battle between the Heavenly Fire Demon Prison and the Nascent Soul powerhouses, he didn't die!
Many Peak Nascent Soul cultivators failed to break through to the Nascent Divinity realm.
But he succeeded!
Why?
"Because I am Demon Lord Yan Mo!!!" The doppelgänger of Demon Lord Yan Mo grinned malevolently.
"Boom!!!" The terrifying phantasm reappeared in the next moment!
A massive black shadow, a judge's brush in the left hand, a Book of Life and Death in the right hand!
"I, Demon Lord Yan Mo, command the power of three Grand Completion Intents!"
"Although this is just a doppelgänger, it possesses a fraction of my soul and the power of the path, enough to exert the power to suppress you!"
"Monkey D. Luffy, let me make it clear to you, there's an absolute suppression between you and the Nascent Divinity realm!"
...
The doppelgänger of Demon Lord Yan Mo laughed heartily, raising his hand.
"Soul Intent, Book of Life and Death! It can erase your lifespan and vitality!"
"Soul Intent, Judge's Brush! It can erase your cultivation and realm!"
"No matter how strong or tenacious you are, once your cultivation and lifespan are wiped out, you'll become nothing more than a pitiful bug crawling on the ground!"
...
The doppelgänger of Demon Lord Yan Mo laughed arrogantly, and the immense phantasm behind him swung the judge's brush, creating void ripples.
On the Book of Life and Death, Monkey D. Luffy's name appeared.
"!!!" Monkey D. Luffy was immediately shocked. Before he entered the Great Secret Realm, he had his cultivation erased and was reduced to the Foundation Building stage when he was on Tenro Island.
At that time, he didn't understand what had happened.
But now...
"I've seen it!" Monkey D. Luffy's eyes sharpened.
He saw countless black and gray hands filled with the aura of death converging from all directions towards him!
The power of the path!
"This is the power of my path, the Judgment of Fate, the Book of Life and Death! With this power of the path, Monkey D. Luffy, you cannot block my attacks!" The doppelgänger of Demon Lord Yan Mo grinned triumphantly, his voice sinister.
How could someone who hadn't even reached the Nascent Divinity realm, someone who couldn't even sense the power of the path, possibly resist his attacks?
Under the Divine Pill realm, they were all ants!
And under the Nascent Divinity realm, they were all mortals!
Why were Nascent Divinity powerhouses so revered?
It was precisely because of the power of the path—unseen, unheard, unfelt, and unstoppable!
Invisible and immeasurable, mysterious and unpredictable, akin to gods!
...
This was the true Nascent Divinity realm!
"Hehe, Monkey D. Luffy, struggle as much as you want! But it's all in vain!" The doppelgänger of Demon Lord Yan Mo grinned widely, radiating absolute confidence.
Throughout history, the Nascent Soul realm could at most fight on par against the Nascent Divinity realm!
Moreover, these Nascent Soul realm cultivators usually relied on heaven-defying bloodlines, heavenly fires, or external forces!
Relying purely on themselves?
It was impossible to contend against the Nascent Divinity realm!
Without grasping the power of the path, and unable to even see the power of the Nascent Divinity realm, how could you resist?
"Indeed, I haven't truly mastered the power of the path!" Monkey D. Luffy laughed. Facing the countless black and gray hands filled with mysterious patterns of death converging from all directions, he slammed his fist into the ground.
"But, from your power, I can hear cries! I can hear pleas for help! I can hear the anger of those innocent and kind people who died by your hand!"
"Boom!!!" In the next moment, a boundless breeze swept forth from all directions!
"My heart is free!"
"My power is free too!"
"Not only do I want to defeat you, but I also want to save those imprisoned by your power!"
"If I can understand the power of the path..."
"Then..."
"My path is called Justice!!!"
...
With Monkey D. Luffy's resounding roar, the converging winds from all directions turned into a storm with a single breath.
"Crack! Crack! Crack!!!" Accompanied by eerie cracking sounds, the numerous black and gray hands that were attacking Monkey D. Luffy were torn apart by the storm and shattered into pieces.
Stripping away their outer restraint!
The true forms within those black and gray hands suddenly emerged!