Turning the time back to one minute ago.
At the instant the massive black dragon was dragged into the Phantasm World and heard Uma say, "Loki, aren't you going to wake up" — the three Giants guarding Ida's small house saw the black dragon's body suddenly pause.
Boundless starlight completely covered the black dragon in a split second, and the Book of the Stars in Uma's hand began to write autonomously and continuously.
[Loki's soul has not dissipated; his thoughts are only suppressed by Teach's soul]
[And under Uma's power, his consciousness is about to awaken]
Accompanied by the writing of the text, the black dragon's figure began to tremble visibly.
The aura and power on its body were still terrifying, but the hideous dragon head clearly began to show complex emotions of struggle.
And simultaneously—
"Now's the time!"
Saul, who had already heard Uma's instructions, shouted.
The three Giants turned around simultaneously and swung their fists.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
The fists instantly shattered Ida's small house entirely, revealing the scene within the innermost bedroom.
That was a cozy bedroom.
And inside it, a plain-looking female Giant was in a deep sleep.
That was Ida.
As the three Giants shattered the house, the starlight barrier that originally protected them abruptly changed.
[Source Energy of Lineage Factor · Power of Wish · Protection] → [Source Energy of Lineage Factor · Power of Wish · Healing]
The starlight poured into Ida's body, and thus—
"..."
The eyelids of this woman — who did not hold the title of Queen but was viewed by Loki as his biological mother — twitched slightly.
The next moment, she opened her eyes.
"Roar!"
At the same time Ida woke up, the black dragon in front of Uma let out a roar of extreme anger.
"You bastard... actually..."
Teach's voice came from its mouth, carrying unprecedented rage.
"It's useless, Teach."
But Uma's words were calm.
The Book of the Stars in his hand still emitted brilliance, using the Source Energy of Lineage Factor collected just now to bind Teach.
"I admit, the power you have obtained is quite powerful — in terms of pure quantity of Source Energy of Lineage Factor... oh, what you call Divine Power, you even surpass me."
"However, your utilization of it is too primitive — because you will never be able to understand the true essence of this power."
Uma said this, looking at Teach.
Yes — after Teach occupied Loki's body, he had hidden in the dark and absorbed the Source Energy of Lineage Factor of Treasure Tree Adam for a very long time.
Currently, although Uma wasn't sure exactly how much Source Energy of Lineage Factor the Treasure Tree Adam contained, he could be certain — Teach's quantity was definitely far greater than his own.
After all, he had only obtained the remaining portion of the Source Energy of Lineage Factor within Treasure Tree Adam through the efforts of Gaban and the others, and that amount was already quite considerable.
But Uma didn't panic. The reason was that from the very beginning of the battle, he had discovered a problem.
His Writer Fruit could write scripts to alter reality.
But with the power Teach possessed now, if Uma's fruit ability were to affect him, every use should require a massive amount of stamina and Source Energy of Lineage Factor.
The problem was — in the first script at the beginning of the battle, Uma wrote content in the Book of the Stars regarding Loki's soul still existing.
And that content did not consume much of his stamina.
This was enough for Uma to faintly confirm — Loki's soul hadn't completely disappeared like Assoria's, but existed within Teach's body.
And not long ago, after Teach used the power of Uranus, Uma understood the reason even better.
"According to the content displayed in the Fruit Encyclopedia, the power of Uranus still belongs to Loki even now."
"This is enough to show that Loki still exists."
Because of this, Uma saw the hope of victory.
Since Loki still existed within Teach's body, he only needed to help Loki regain control, and he would naturally achieve victory.
Of course, in front of the current Teach, this was not easy.
That was why this series of plans existed.
First, Uma told Gaban and the others that they needed to destroy the roots of Treasure Tree Adam. This way, he could obtain enough Source Energy of Lineage Factor to expand the range of the Phantasm World enough to envelop Teach within it.
In addition, he could also use the power of the Writer Fruit to activate Loki's soul, allowing him to break free from Teach's suppression.
But even so, this was still not enough.
Ida awakening in that small house was Uma's true trump card.
From the very first moment he arrived at Utgard Castle, Uma had already sensed Ida's presence — this adoptive mother of Loki was still alive.
But the question was: why?
Since Teach had already occupied Loki's body, why not just kill Ida?
"Teach, let me ask you."
Uma smiled and looked at Teach. "When we arrived here, you had just come out of the small house... what did you go into the small house for?"
After his words fell, Teach was visibly stunned, and then his expression — already constantly changing — became even more hideous.
"Let me guess — you couldn't do it, right?"
Uma said softly.
The effect of the Parasite-Parasite Fruit is for the parasite to suppress the host's soul.
But if the host's soul is strong and resilient enough, the two will undergo fusion.
And as far as Uma knew, Loki was a top-tier powerhouse of the sea — for such a man's soul to be suppressed by Teach was already very strange in itself. Uma still wasn't sure exactly how Teach had managed it.
But he could be certain it was absolutely impossible for Teach to completely and thoroughly suppress Loki.
"A son's love and closeness towards his mother is an instinct engraved into the deepest layer of the soul — one that still exists even if the body is occupied."
"You have absolutely no way to kill Ida. You even have to take care of her and maintain her life, don't you?"
And this was the source of Uma's words just now.
Teach simply didn't understand the essence of utilizing Source Energy of Lineage Factor.
"Loki!"
And exactly at this moment — Ida had already stood up.
Her eyes were already brimming with tears.
In that fleeting moment, the three Giants and the starlight continuously pouring into her body had already told her everything that had happened over these years, and the disaster currently unfolding.
So now she looked at that massive black dragon.
"Let me go over, Mr. Uma."
She said loudly.
Her reaction stunned the three Giants.
But then they saw Ida's resolute eyes.
"Don't stop me."
She looked at the three Giants. "That is my son — he won't hurt me."
Dorry and Brogy hadn't met Ida before. Although Saul had encountered this lady in the past, he wasn't particularly familiar with her either.
But now, looking at those eyes that could be called piercing, they somewhat understood — why this woman from an overseas Giant tribe could capture the heart of the proud Harald.
Uma was similarly taken aback.
But the next moment, he raised his hand.
The starlight then lifted Ida's body, carrying her towards that massive black dragon.
"Roar!"
Teach watched the continuously approaching woman.
He could feel his body and soul starting to throb uncontrollably.
"You bastard... behave yourself!"
His dragon teeth gritted tightly, dragon breath and venom surging from deep within his throat.
Natural disasters surrounded him, exuding terrifying might.
But Ida seemed to turn a deaf ear to all of it.
She merely continued to approach that massive black dragon. There was no fear in her eyes — only pity.
"Look at yourself."
She looked at the black dragon as if she could see the struggling, painful, complex soul beneath its terrifying body.
"I've heard everything, Loki... you've worked hard. You clearly were a child who disliked being alone so much."
She spoke softly, getting ever closer, tears beginning to fall from her eyes.
Yes — she seemed to be able to see that child who had stayed in the Underworld to take care of her for twenty years.
That child who was despised by everyone in Elbaf, yet was solely loved by her.
"Having your own body used to destroy Elbaf — you must be in a lot of pain, right?"
"I'm sorry I couldn't be by your side these years."
Saying this, she took the initiative to embrace that massive black dragon.
"Wake up, Loki."
"Your younger brother needs you, I need you, Elbaf needs you, this world... needs you."
And welcoming her was the black dragon's open, massive mouth.
"You woman — stop talking!"
Teach roared, the dragon breath within already about to spew out.
But—
BOOM!
The very next moment, that massive mouth abruptly closed again.
The dragon breath instantly exploded within the dragon's maw, the massive force causing blood to spill from between the black dragon's mouth and nose.
And from his mouth—
"What are you trying to do to my mother, you monster!?"
A deep, angry roar had already rung out.
At the same time they heard this voice, surprise and exhilaration instantly flashed across the expressions of the three Giants.
"Prince Loki!"
Yes — they had all recognized it.
That voice was none other than the voice of the Cursed Prince, Loki.
Meanwhile, beneath Uma's mask, a distinct smile appeared at the corner of Roy's mouth.
Yes.
This was the opportunity he had been waiting for.
"The truly perfect utilization of Source Energy of Lineage Factor is a miracle born in coordination with an intense wish."
"And a mother's wish hoping to save her child is the extremity of wishes."
Even Teach's Parasite-Parasite Fruit had no way to suppress that emotion.
Ssh!
Ssh!
As Loki's soul truly awakened from Teach's suppression, the countless natural disasters and powers swirling around the black dragon's body vanished in an instant.
"Hey — Zodiac. I heard of you. You're Star Lord's subordinate?"
"I have to thank you for saving Ida, but right now doesn't seem like the time for a thank-you gift."
"Rocks told me to help you guys in this era, but looking at it now... you have to help me first?"
"Do you have a way to get this guy out of my body?"
A ferocious smile appeared on the corner of the black dragon's mouth.
"Of course."
Seeing Loki finally completely awaken, Uma let out a light chuckle.
"Control him. Don't let him manipulate your body to use power."
As the words fell, brand-new handwriting began to be written on the Book of the Stars in his hand.
[The awakened Loki is able to control his own body, and Teach's soul begins to be gradually repelled and dissipates]
Accompanied by the writing—
VMMM!
In this instant, the intensity of the surging Source Energy of Lineage Factor beside Uma almost reached its limit — in this writing, he invested almost all of the Source Energy of Lineage Factor he had just obtained from the remaining roots of Treasure Tree Adam.
But Uma didn't hesitate in the slightest — towards a dangerous guy like Teach, he wouldn't be stingy.
Thus—
"No!"
The next moment, a pitch-black shadow was seen slowly emerging from within Loki's body.
It was like a cluster of pitch-black mist, being continuously dragged out by the vast starlight.
Everyone naturally knew — that was Teach's soul.
And while being dragged out, that cluster of pitch-black mist began to continuously melt, like ice beside the sun.
"Ahhhhhhh!"
The sound of his soul burning made Teach let out miserable screams — he trembled and twisted, seemingly wanting to escape.
"Kingdom of the Dead · Soul Bind!"
Loki unhesitatingly activated his fruit ability — as the true master of the Kingdom of the Dead, he could naturally control Teach's soul directly.
In just an instant, Teach's attempt to escape was locked down.
Immediately after, his soul continuously turned into clusters of black smoke and dissipated.
Seeing this, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Especially Loki — as the master of the Kingdom of the Dead, he could feel that Teach's soul was indeed thoroughly dissipating.
But—
"Hm!?"
Uma let out a sound of confusion.
Because—
VMMM!
Right at the instant Teach's soul vanished into thin air, from within those clusters of black smoke that had already been split and burned out—
BOOM!
A new cluster of soul appeared out of thin air once again.
It turned into a pitch-black streak of light and crashed straight towards Uma.
"Watch out!"
Loki reacted first, raising his dragon claw and swinging.
The power of the Kingdom of the Dead erupted again, shattering that soul once more.
But—
VMMM!
At the same time the second soul was shattered, yet another brand-new soul appeared again, continuing to shoot towards Uma.
"!!!"
The expression beneath Uma's mask changed.
He raised his hand again, and magnificent starlight perilously crushed that soul — which had already gotten dangerously close — once more.
VMMM!
The third soul shattered.
And from within it, there was still a soul.
The only difference was — compared to those first three souls, this fourth soul was truly pitch-black to the extreme, a color resembling eternal night.
BOOM!
It crashed straight into Uma's body.
At the same time, from within Uma's heart, that familiar laughter rang out.
"Zehahaha... Want to kill me? Such a thing isn't that simple!"
"Although it's not Star Lord's body — you forced me to do this!"
And this time, Teach's laughter almost carried madness.
[Fruit Awakening · Eternal Parasitism]
(End of Chapter)
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