Despite not knowing why his fruit ability suddenly disappeared, it did not prevent Im from capturing Sakata Gintoki and activating his power.
"Deprive!"
Sakata Gintoki, who had been somewhat relieved, suddenly changed his expression.
"What the hell!"
A sense of powerlessness washed over him.
Sakata Gintoki felt as if something was being taken away.
Sakata Gintoki was startled, and the little snake in his pocket was crushed by him.
No reaction!
The fruit ability disappeared, and the fruit ability sealed within the little snake was also sealed.
"Demon God Descends."
Lu Bu appeared behind Im like a god and demon, and his Fangtian Huaji slashed down.
Im's eyes flashed with a cold gaze, and he turned, holding Sakata Gintoki.
*Slash!*
Lu Bu's Fangtian Huaji severed Sakata Gintoki's arm, extending straight down, with the part below the shoulder also penetrated by the Fangtian Huaji by more than ten centimeters.
If the Fangtian Huaji had not also landed on Im, and due to Im's powerful physique, this slash would have undoubtedly cut Sakata Gintoki in half.
Sakata Gintoki let out a scream.
"Damn it!"
"It hurts like hell."
Sakata Gintoki roared, transforming the pain into anger, and opened his mouth to bite Im's arm.
Im's hand was as hard as steel.
Sakata Gintoki's bite made a crisp sound, and his teeth chipped.
"Seeking death!"
Im moved, disregarding the wound from Lu Bu's strike, and forcefully crushed Sakata Gintoki's neck.
"Heaven Breaker!"
Qiyia's figure suddenly appeared between Im and Sakata Gintoki, with sharp eyes and a seemingly ordinary punch.
*Boom!*
Sakata Gintoki's body, under the pull, slammed into Qiyia, while Im was sent flying hundreds of meters by this punch.
"Eight Trigram Divine Fist!"
Jianjirou followed closely, unleashing a flurry of furious attacks on Im.
"Thunder Emperor Summoning."
Just as Im was sent flying by Jianjirou's combo, Enel flew over and summoned terrifying lightning, which accurately struck Im.
"Wasteland Domain!"
Sima Yi approached and activated his ability, sealing fruit abilities within a thousand-meter radius.
They had to restrict Im's fruit abilities to create an opportunity for them.
"Heaven Slash!"
Li Chungang arrived in time and unleashed a super-powered slash towards Im.
Im, who had been sent flying, narrowed his eyes.
If the previous attacks had caused him pain, then Li Chungang's attack would be accompanied by gruesome wounds, and he could be heavily injured if he was not careful.
Therefore, even while in mid-air, Im gained a moment of respite.
He instantly stabilized his stance, covering his entire body with Armament Haki at full power.
Punch!
A powerful punch collided with the equally powerful sword energy.
The immense energy fluctuations immediately spread out.
The seawater was directly pushed away, creating a ten-meter-deep pit due to these energy fluctuations.
Bai Qi, Qiyia, Lu Bu, Li Chungang, Jianjirou, and the other five, who were not fruit ability users, did not give Im any chance to breathe, unleashing their powerful strengths and attacking Im with full force.
Im, surrounded and attacked by everyone, remained unruffled.
He was under immense pressure and in great danger.
However, having merged with the Tree Spirit, Im's strength had reached the extreme of SSS.
Therefore, every attack he launched put immense pressure on Li Chungang and the others.
Besides them, the only one who could intervene and help was Enel.
"So strong."
"He's become so terrifying."
"I thought we could kill him after our strength increased."
"It seems we underestimated him."
Sakata Gintoki said with a solemn expression.
Having consumed a Senzu bean, his injuries were all healed, and Sakata Gintoki was now full of vigor.
Because Sima Yi had consumed his ability, he could not help, so he could only watch from the sidelines.
"Your fruit ability has disappeared, but your swordsmanship remains. Why not try it?" Yasuo said with a smile.
Sakata Gintoki frowned and replied, "I'll hold off for now."
"I was almost rendered useless just now."
"With their strength, even if they can't kill Im, they can at least hold him back."
"When the Marshal returns, it will be Im's death."
Yasuo, upon hearing this, agreed wholeheartedly.
Indeed, it was not that simple to slay a god.
"Have you contacted the Marshal?" Sakata Gintoki looked at Fanma Yujiro and asked.
"We've notified him, but we haven't made contact," Fanma Yujiro said with a frown.
"Then how long will we have to hold on?" Sakata Gintoki was stunned upon hearing this, then looked at the struggling Jianjirou and the others, hesitating, "They probably can't hold on much longer."
In the void.
Although Li Chungang and the others were being suppressed, they fought more fiercely at this moment. When their injuries became too severe, they would eat a Senzu bean and immediately return to the fight.
"Hmph!"
"I don't know how you managed it."
"But in front of me, you are still just ants."
Im, having witnessed the abnormal resilience of Senzu beans more than once, was helpless.
Yet, every strike he delivered still made Li Chungang and the others miserable.
At this moment.
Benedict teleported in.
Beside him were the great Tengu Kiyokaze and a turtle.
Benedict glanced around, took a step forward, pushed Jianjirou away, and took Im's punch squarely.
Benedict hovered in mid-air, not moving an inch.
"It's not easy to make you show yourself."
Benedict attacked up close, smiling.
Seeing Benedict appear, Jianjirou and the others were relieved and retreated from the battlefield one after another.
After a period of fighting, they clearly understood that killing Im was no longer within their capabilities.
"System, use the Galaxy Barrier Card."
Sensing that Jianjirou and the others had moved more than three thousand meters away, Benedict immediately issued the command.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully using the Galaxy Barrier Card, valid for 60 minutes."
The Galaxy Barrier Card, though not a divine-grade equipment, was a disposable consumable second only to divine-grade equipment.
Within the range of this galaxy barrier, a barrier spanning three thousand meters would be formed.
This barrier possessed incredibly strong defense for its effective duration and sealed space, preventing anyone from tearing through space rifts to leave.
With such a galaxy barrier, they could go all out in a fight to the death.
The scene changed.
The vast ocean that was originally there was gone.
In its place appeared a brightly glowing galaxy.
This sudden change caused Im's expression to shift dramatically, and he became extremely vigilant.
And when Im tried to tear open a space rift, attempting to escape this strange space, he found that the spatial abilities, which he could wield effortlessly, could no longer be activated.