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OPI Chapter 323: The Ruler of Death Meets the Lord of Man
🕑 Added 2025-04-07 02:05:34 +0000 UTCThe next day.
Imu sat on the Empty Throne, watching with cold eyes the figure stepping onto the red carpet, as the enormous door to the hall slowly opened.
A slim and slender figure, fluffy black afro, a decent black suit with a blue tie, a purple-sheathed cane sword held in bone claws, and a pale skull without flesh and blood.
Brook!
A current member of Cipher Pol-No. 9 and also the superstar ‘Soul King’ with countless fans in Starfish World.
However, the eye sockets that should have been empty were burning with purple flames at this moment.
[Boom!]
The ‘Fire Giant’ Surtur and the ‘Frost Giant’ Utgard outside closed the door again, and for a moment, only Imu and Brook were left in the empty hall.
“It’s been a long time since we last met, ruler of the human world, Imu.”
‘Brook’s’ tone was meaningful, and his voice had become much hoarder.
“The deal between us has already ended, so there is no need to meet again,” Imu replied expressionlessly, then added: “But I heard that you want to see me, so tell me your intention.”
“Hehe, I came here to resolve the misunderstanding between us.”
“There is no misunderstanding between us. The previous transaction went very smoothly,” Imu replied indifferently.
‘Brook’ shook his head. “The misunderstanding I mentioned is that I want you to understand that you don’t need to be too afraid of me because I have no ill will toward you.”
As soon as these words came out, Imu narrowed his eyes, and the atmosphere in the hall instantly dropped to a freezing point.
It should be said that every air particle in the hall was trembling, and at the same time, the terrifying pressure descended—a tangible force exerted on both the gravitational and spiritual levels, covering every corner of the hall but not affecting the outside at all.
But despite this.
Surtur and Utgard outside the gate still felt an irresistible chill and fear in their hearts.
“It seems that there is indeed a misunderstanding between us, which makes you think that I am afraid of you.”
Imu’s gaze was piercing, exuding a breathtaking, terrifying murderous intent. “But your first sentence was right. I am indeed the ruler of the human world, and you are speaking to me in the human world.”
“Kneel down!”
Suddenly, Imu shouted loudly, and the pressure in the air surged several times over. The air went from shaking to trembling and also produced golden streams.
[Bang!]
The next moment, 'Brook' knelt heavily on one knee. Just as he was about to kneel on both knees, a burst of purple flames erupted from his body, barely resisting the suppression of the golden Haki energy that covered him.
"Imu, you should know that I am only speaking to you through this person. What's the point of suppressing him?"
'Brook' asked, his tone carrying obvious suppressed anger.
Imu sneered: "Just think of it as me enjoying watching you kneel while you talk."
"Humph!"
'Brook' could no longer suppress his anger and shouted, "Imu, are you sure you want to cut off the possibility of cooperating with me?"
"I'm just resolving the misunderstanding between us," Imu placed his right hand on the armrest of the Empty Throne, supported his chin with his palm, and replied lightly. "As for cooperation, you may speak."
'Brook,' who was half-kneeling on the red carpet, had purple flames flashing in his eyes. After a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Alright, it was my mistake to think you were afraid."
As soon as the words fell, he continued to ask, "Since you are not afraid of me, why won't you give me the souls from the other world after 'Demon Slayer' and refrain from coming to my underworld to cultivate souls?"
"Because I have found a new way to improve my strength, I naturally have no need to go to your underworld, let alone give you more souls from other worlds~"
After saying that, Imu dispersed all the Haki in the hall, and 'Brook' in the audience also stood up.
Neither side dwelled on what had just happened because they both knew what was most important in their minds. From now on, they were communicating as equals.
One was the ruler of the Human World, and the other was the ruler of the Underworld.
The latter remained silent for a long time, and the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.
"Imu, you must understand that for a world, although the human world and the underworld seem separate, they are actually two sides of the same coin and complement each other,"
'Brook' began to speak earnestly.
"Think about it. Since I can locate the birth underworld of souls, there must be existences like me who can find us through the souls of the people of the Starfish World."
"When that time comes, if I lose, then the underworld of the starfish world will change owners. Can you, the lord of the human world, truly feel at ease?"
Imu could naturally understand this logic.
Just as the World Government could not halt its conquests, the King of Death could not stop strengthening himself.
Otherwise, sooner or later, he would be swallowed up by a stronger ruler of the underworld.
So he had actually been waiting.
Waiting for the other party to find him.
Imu's golden pupils stared directly at the other party's blazing purple eyes and asked forcefully, "Then if I give you more souls from other worlds, what can you bring me?"
"I can fight for you through the body of this Yomi-Yomi no Mi user, and in the future, all problems related to souls will be handled by me!" 'Brook' said in a deep voice.
"Not enough!"
"Then what do you want?"
Imu's eyes flickered, and he asked, "Can you summon the souls of the dead back to the human world and restore all the abilities they had before they died?"
"Impossible. That would violate the will of the planet. I cannot do it!"
'Brook' refused immediately, but Imu pressed on: "Under what circumstances would it be possible?"
After all, as far as he knew, there were many 'examples' of souls returning to the real human world to fight—such as Son Goku in Dragon Ball, who could come back and fight with a halo over his head.
"I don't know. But if the planetary will has not yet been born, or if the planetary will has disappeared, perhaps the Lord of the Underworld could do it." 'Brook' said hesitantly.
"Hmm?" Imu raised his eyebrows.
...
Imu sat on the Empty Throne and gazed at the empty red carpet beneath the stage.
The King of Death is gone, but he also left behind a lot of information.
According to the other party's further explanation, if the Lord of the Underworld wants to summon the souls of the dead to the human world to perform activities, he must have the approval of the will of the world, or it must not exist.
Additionally, Starfish World will have a specific day to temporarily open the "door" that connects the two planes, allowing the souls of the dead to hear the grief and thoughts of their family and friends.
That is, from the night of August 26th to the morning of August 27th every year.
On Wano Country, these two days are called 'Fire Festival Night'.
"Then how did Otsutsuki Hagoromo do it?" Imu muttered to himself, deep in thought.
The World Government is about to collide with the Shinobi World.
As a qualified transmigrant, he knows that if the word 'Otsutsuki' represents the upper limit of the Shinobi World's combat power, then the three words 'Impure World Reincarnation' represent the war potential of the Shinobi World.
But now, after hearing the words of the King of Death, he realized that the one who supported the launch and even the creation of this ninjutsu was actually the Sage of the Six Paths, who became the Lord of the Pure Land.
Recalling his performance during the Fourth Shinobi World War in the original timeline, he could ignore the condition that the Impure World Reincarnation requires the summoned person's DNA samples as a medium and a living body as a vessel and directly summon the souls of the Kage of the five major nations.
It's simply outrageous.
Although it is not known whether Otsutsuki Hagoromo's ability has any restrictions and limits, the value of this 'Pure Land Summoning' combined with Impure World Reincarnation in war can be imagined.
Then we need to find a way to prepare for it.
Imu communicated the potential problems to the five elders in more detail, and they naturally sought out professionals in various fields to discuss solutions.
This is the correct way to use the World Government!
...
At the same time.
On the Canberra Continent, the Dimensional Gate Base, connected to the Zero Magic World, has opened its enormous iron gate.
Teams of army soldiers and officers escorted heavy trucks with rumbling or strange roars from the rear compartment out of the base.
Their destination was the branch base of the Biochemical Research Institute built here.
There, the research team led by Muzan, assisted by Hange Zoë and Dorothea, has made all preparations to study these 'magical creatures'.
On the other side.
In the Zero Magic World, Albion Sky Island, deep in the forest at the southern end of the Valais Mountains.
A militarized base covering an area of over 30,000 square meters has been built in just two or three days around the Dimensional Gate.
"Hey-so how long will we stay here, and where is the combat target?"
In the commander's office of a flagship space carrier.
Borsalino crossed his legs, lowered his head to trim his nails, and lowered his head to ask the Den-Den Mushi on the table.
Yes, he is the commander-in-chief of this air brigade.
"The instructions from above are to let Amatori Biba handle it first. If the situation gets out of control, we will intervene. Before that, you only need to guard this super large sky island."
"And during this period, we need to study the magic, monsters and the mineral resources called wind stone in this world."
Borsalino heard this answer and showed a satisfied smile on his face.
Nothing to do, it's good.
"General Borsalino, this is the miso ramen you asked the cafeteria to send over."
At that moment, there was a knock on the door several times, and then a young man with curly blond hair and glowing yellow pupils entered.
"Oh-great, thank you so much~"
Borsalino smiled as he watched the other party put a bowl of ramen and two bananas on the table.
"It's okay, by the way, I also brought back bananas." Run smiled.
