Chapter Thirty-One: A Unique Awakening (Part Two)

The Temporal Storm... Truly lived up to its fearsome reputation.

As Chu Yi rescued the fishman crew members of the "Heaven Slayer" pirate crew from the collapsing rift in the void, the damage inflicted by the Temporal Storm on his Shura Susanoo was enough to send a chill down his spine.

Is this the Temporal Storm?
The very power even Kaido fears?

It was simply...
The power of the Temporal Storm was far more terrifying than even the force of nothingness itself!

Because of this dreadful power, when Chu Yi had just saved every member of the "Heaven Slayer" pirate crew from the void rift, and used his Observation Haki to sense the companions of Gecko Moria, as well as those unknown individuals trapped inside the void rift, he hesitated.

He hesitated whether to save them.

Chu Yi knew all too well that even if he exhausted the power flowing from the core of the void rift to bolster the defenses of his Shura Susanoo, those defenses might not hold for long against the escalating Temporal Storm.

To rescue Gecko Moria’s companions and those unfamiliar faces was to take a gamble.

Or rather...
It was to gamble with his own life.

Yet, that flicker of doubt in Chu Yi’s eyes lasted only for an instant.

Then, his gaze grew resolute. Without hesitation, he resolutely channeled the power from the void rift’s core continuously into his Shura Susanoo, colliding headlong with the intensifying Temporal Storm.

At that moment, Chu Yi’s thoughts were remarkably simple.

Since he had chosen to save them, he would do so without regrets.

Since he had chosen to save them, not a single one could be left behind.

Because of this determination, under Chu Yi’s insistence, Gecko Moria’s companions were able to return to the real world, and those unknown individuals—strangers to both Chu Yi and his group—were successfully rescued and brought back from the void rift.

But this rescue came at a great cost of time.

So when Chu Yi had just used Observation Haki to sense and return the last person trapped in the collapsing void rift to the real world through the black hole...

“Crack!”

The defense of Shura Susanoo could no longer withstand the assault of the Temporal Storm and shattered completely under its relentless ravages!

“Not good...”

Witnessing the sudden shattering of his Shura Susanoo’s defense, Chu Yi’s pupils constricted slightly. Without hesitation, he reconnected with the Shura automaton and swiftly gathered the shattered remnants of Shura Susanoo’s aura, reverting to the “Automaton Empowerment” state.

Clearly, the “Automaton Empowerment” state consumed far less energy than maintaining Shura Susanoo.

After all, Chu Yi had initially maintained Shura Susanoo to protect others besides himself, hadn’t he?

However...

Though the energy consumption of “Automaton Empowerment” was significantly lower, and even its defensive capabilities slightly surpassed Shura Susanoo, under the ferocious onslaught of the Temporal Storm, almost as soon as Chu Yi completed the transformation to “Automaton Empowerment”...

Another sharp “crack” rang out!

At this moment, the Temporal Storm was so overwhelming that it instantly shattered even Chu Yi’s “Automaton Empowerment” defense!

Moreover, just as Chu Yi helplessly watched his “Automaton Empowerment” defense crumble, the Temporal Storm’s piercing force about to strike his body, a third “crack” rang out—one that plunged Chu Yi into despair!

Because that third “crack” was the sound of the void rift’s core shattering!

“This is it...”

The destruction of the void rift core meant that all hope was severed.

After all, in order to maintain the “Automaton Empowerment” state, Chu Yi had to rely on the power of the void rift core to awaken the Shura automaton.

And now...
The power of the void rift core had reached its limit at the most critical moment.

Listening to the sound of the core breaking apart, Chu Yi’s heart sank with sorrow.

He felt...
This time, he would not be able to work a miracle and would surely disappoint Tiger.

Yet, just as Chu Yi took a deep breath, a faint bitter smile curled at the corners of his lips. Feeling the sharp edge of the Temporal Storm’s energy falling upon him, his body on the verge of being utterly shattered under its assault...

“Ding!”

Unexpectedly!

The cold, emotionless voice of the system suddenly echoed in Chu Yi’s mind.

“Host, the special awakening task has been completed. You have obtained a chance for a special awakening. Would you like to proceed with the awakening?”

What?

The special awakening task...
Had actually been completed?

Chu Yi’s lips twitched sharply, and as the system’s indifferent voice echoed in his mind, his consciousness went blank. No matter how much he thought about it, he never imagined that when faced with despair once more, the flame of hope would flare up again!

If that was the case, what was there to hesitate about?

Communicating with the system in his heart, Chu Yi chose to use this special awakening opportunity.

As the familiar sensation of awakening slowly blossomed within his body, his previously despairing eyes regained their confident gleam. And at the moment the special awakening completed, the abilities and insights that accompanied it suddenly flooded into Chu Yi’s mind.

It didn’t take long before Chu Yi fully assimilated the abilities and insights granted by the special awakening into himself.

“Boom!”

Within the automaton space, the damaged Shura automaton was completely restored!

Then...

At the automaton’s brow, the Shura Eye awakened!

A strange violet eye slowly opened at the center of the Shura automaton’s forehead!

Following this, the three abilities bestowed by the special awakening coalesced into the might of the Heavenly Dao, forming the first ripple in the violet Shura Eye.

The materials from the awakening—the Leopard form of the Cat Fruit and the Phoenix Fruit—transformed into the power of the Beast Realm, forming the second ripple in the violet eye.

Thanks to the void rift core’s assistance, the enhanced power of the Human Realm formed the third ripple within that eerie violet eye!

Thus...

Within the Shura Eye, the three cycles of reincarnation were complete!

At the very instant the three cycles were fulfilled, Chu Yi, transformed into Shura himself, opened his own Shura Eye!

Moreover, just from the violet glow radiating from the Shura Eye at Chu Yi’s brow...

“Bang!”

The Temporal Storm, which had previously rendered even Chu Yi helpless, abruptly came to a halt before him under the glow of the Shura Eye.

Then, as the Shura automaton within the automaton space continued to evolve...

The Temporal Storm, bathed in the violet light of the Shura Eye, vanished into thin air right before Chu Yi’s eyes!