One Piece : Admiral Falcon is Pissed off again today!

Chapter 564 - 565

In theory, when Conqueror's Haki clashes with Conqueror's Haki, the sky should shatter.

The collision of the strongest Haki can tear everything apart.

But when Michael's and Lily's Conqueror's Haki collided, such a phenomenon did not occur.

To be precise… it wasn't a torn sky.

Instead, the entire sky was completely cleared, wiped utterly clean.

Not a cloud in sight.

Above Mary Geoise, countless uninhabited wild sky islands vanished completely under the clash of their Conqueror's Haki.

Not a single trace remained.

No one witnessed this scene.

If they had, it would likely have completely changed their understanding of Conqueror's Haki.

Merely releasing Conqueror's Haki causing substantial damage was one thing, but to directly erase those naturally existing sky islands…

And this was with Michael subconsciously directing the force of their clashing Conqueror's Haki toward the sky.

If it had spread outward directly…

Probably all of Mary Geoise would have been flattened.

"Conqueror's Haki… I truly never imagined you possessed such talent." Michael raised his head, looking at Lily.

"Although I once hoped you would become the leader to guide the newborn world toward prosperity, I never noticed you had the talent for Conqueror's Haki."

"You're not wrong about that. I truly don't possess the talent for Conqueror's Haki that belongs to the strong…" Lily's smile remained unchanged, then she pointed toward Vivi not far away. "But ever since I used my Devil Fruit power to kill Joy Boy, I gained Conqueror's Haki… and each time I devoured the bloodlines of the Neronna and Nefertari families through my Devil Fruit power, my Conqueror's Haki grew at an exaggerated rate… until today, I've actually reached a level where I can stand as your equal."

In Lily's words, there was not a hint of remorse, only overflowing worship and admiration for Michael.

"Michael, you are my god, my savior, my most beloved, the Archangel of the End… you possess the world's most powerful might, and now, only I can stand beside you."

"Yes! Only me!"

Suddenly, Lily's voice rose an octave, and she lifted her head.

In those crimson eyes lingered an enduring darkness.

That was the power of the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan Type, Demon.

Of course, calling it power… Michael preferred to call it…

A curse.

Absorbing endless negative emotions over more than eight hundred years, taking the world's dark side into her body.

Gaining unprecedented power…

And utterly dragging herself into a bottomless abyss.

"Look, only I! Only I can be the enemy you truly acknowledge! Only I! Can match you in strength!" Lily brandished her black spikes, her gaze gradually growing murky and filled with desire.

"So I must have you, I must possess everything about you—your soul, your body, your emotions... Michael, don't you love me? If not, why did you descend like a savior from the heavens back then, rescuing me from that filthy sewer?"

"No, Lily, I love you." Michael remained unaffected by Lily's words, meeting her gaze without hesitation as he stared into those blood-red eyes tainted by darkness.

"I love you, just as I love each of my daughters equally... I love the Boa sisters, I love Shirahoshi, and I love Yamato... I have never excluded you."

"But I never wanted to be a daughter!"

With a shriek akin to a banshee's wail, the sharp spikes surrounding Lily instantly merged into one. She gripped a lance in her right hand while raising her left high.

The enormous spike, like an arrow poised to leave the bowstring, gathered power brimming with destruction and death.

And the Conqueror's Haki she had just unleashed, infused with boundless impure energy, now madly coiled around this arrow.

Countless black lightning bolts continuously streaked through the nearby space.

In the next moment, as her left hand swung down without hesitation, the arrow—having reached its limit and on the verge of spiraling out of control—was unleashed with overwhelming force.

Thick, sharp, and carrying power sufficient to annihilate heaven and earth...

Yet it was concentrated into a single point. Unless one was the target, it was impossible to perceive any threat from this arrow.

"I love you, Michael!"

"Demon·Arrow of Hatred!"

As an Awakened user of the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Demon, one can materialize all the negative emotions they have absorbed and utilize them for attack and defense.

Since this power originates from the user's emotions, it is exceptionally easy to control.

No matter how powerful the attack, it can be directed at will through shifts in thought and emotion.

This is why the Arrow of Hatred, despite its immense power, could remain harmless to everything around it, targeting only Michael.

Faced with such a peculiar attack, even Michael found himself somewhat strained in defending against it.

But as far as this single strike was concerned, it was undoubtedly a sensation none of his other opponents had ever given him...

Pressure.

Yes, Michael felt pressure.

Even when facing Whitebeard at his peak or Kaido's Flame Dragon Torch, he had never experienced such pressure!

And after his Six Wings fully matured and his Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan Type, Seraphim Form completely Awakened, there had been no opponent left who could push him to go all out...

Yet unexpectedly... Lily gave him such an immense "surprise."

Unforeseen, yet not entirely unreasonable.

After all, Lily had lived for over eight hundred years, and her Devil Fruit Power inherently possessed the attribute of accumulating strength...

This lengthy span of time granted Lily an utterly terrifying boost in power...

To the extent that she could rival—even slightly suppress—Michael, a true "monster."

But could this be attributed to Lily's innate talent?

Somewhat, but not significantly.

The Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Demon, combined with the ultimate secret of the Ope Ope Fruit—the Immortality Surgery—complemented each other, achieving an effect where one plus one exceeded two.

Regardless...

This power was real.

And Lily showed no mercy. This attack aimed straight for Michael's chest and abdomen.

"This really is... troublesome."

Upon the Morning Star, all of Michael's power surged and overlapped frantically.

Holy Light, Holy Flame, Judgment Flame, and Raging Flame, enveloped in Conqueror's Haki, fully merged into the blade.

The Morning Star, originally stained black by Armament Haki, seemed to break free from its restraints.

The black gradually faded, transforming into a pure white blade that radiated a faint, shimmering Holy Light.

It formed the starkest contrast with that pitch-black arrow.

"Yes, I love you too, my daughter."

"Paradise Lost..."

"Heavenly Mountain!"