# Chapter 698: Born to Eat, Die to Eat
What could I do? I'm desperate too!
Sensing the gaze Trafalgar Law cast his way, Ian's forehead was covered in black lines. He felt that everything happening on Whole Cake Island today kept taking unexpected turns.
First, a Marine Admiral named Arest inexplicably appeared to stir up trouble, and then the bomb originally buried in the cake meant to blow up BIG MOM suddenly exploded midway, causing BIG MOM to fall into a craving-induced rampage.
Now, BIG MOM in her berserk state didn't seem to have any logical combat awareness at all. She was just flailing wildly, every move completely unconscious and utterly unpredictable.
This certainly made dealing with BIG MOM much easier for Ian, but how should he put it? It didn't feel like he was fighting a Yonko at all!
Look at the original history—when Aokiji and Akainu fought, it took ten full days to decide the outcome. How come when it was his turn to fight BIG MOM, it was nothing like that?
Turning his head to look at the Barron Sky Island behind him, Ian sighed. Forget it—this was his territory, and it wasn't easy to get a sky island as a base. If he really went hundreds of rounds with BIG MOM, his base would probably be destroyed by then. Ian couldn't afford that kind of loss. If he could take down BIG MOM quickly, he'd do it quickly. Why bother agonizing over trivial matters?
By now, BIG MOM had already devoured Zeus. Recovering Zeus's soul brought her life force that healed her burn wounds, but this also meant that the two most important helpers who could counter Ian's abilities were gone.
And BIG MOM's Soul-Soul Fruit ability held no deterrent for Ian whatsoever, because he wouldn't feel fear or terror toward her. She couldn't steal his soul!
It could be said that the only means BIG MOM had left to deal with Ian were Armament Haki and brute strength. But in her craving-induced state, her use of Haki and strength was nothing but reckless force!
Ian wasn't stupid. Under these circumstances, how could he possibly confront BIG MOM head-on?
"Give me... the cake!" BIG MOM let out another furious roar, then ran toward Ian's location with a ferocious expression.
The only weapon left in her hands now was Napoleon. However, because of the deaths of Zeus and Prometheus, Napoleon was also somewhat despairing. It could only close its eyes and obediently serve as BIG MOM's weapon, not daring to make any move.
Facing the charging BIG MOM, Ian took a breath and said to Law, "Give me the pastries!"
Law handed the bundle containing the pastries to Ian, then quickly moved out of the way. Ian floated into midair, and as BIG MOM charged toward him, he raised his hand and tossed the pastries at her.
Perhaps catching the sweet scent of food, BIG MOM immediately stopped in her tracks, opened her huge mouth, and bit toward the bundle Ian had thrown.
A large pack of pastries was caught in BIG MOM's mouth in one bite, and she began chewing them together with the wrapping cloth.
Law looked at Ian with some confusion. He didn't know why Ian had specifically found pastries to feed BIG MOM. Was he trying to snap her out of her craving-induced state?
If Ian knew what Law was thinking, he would probably laugh at him for overthinking it.
BIG MOM's craving disorder was probably her greatest weakness. This disorder had a characteristic: when she craved a specific food and went into a frenzy, she would only calm down after eating that particular food.
That meant, to make BIG MOM wake up now, she would have to eat the wedding cake. Any other food, no matter how delicious, was useless.
If it weren't for this, why would her children go to such lengths to stall for time to remake the wedding cake? Why not just give her some other pastries and be done with it?
So, the bundle of pastries Ian threw to her couldn't snap her out of it at all. But Ian did it anyway, simply because he felt this should be BIG MOM's last meal. At the very least, he should show some respect to this Yonko.
From childhood to adulthood, BIG MOM had always seemed insatiable. So letting her die with food in her mouth might be a form of release for her, right?
At this moment, BIG MOM was frantically chewing the bundle in her mouth. The outer wrapping cloth blocked her perception of the pastries' taste, making her seem very anxious.
And during this process, Ian was already floating in midair, holding Thousand Cherry Blossoms and Black Winged Demon in his hands respectively.
"Scatter, Thousand Cherry Blossoms Kageyoshi!"
Under the incantation of his Final Release, the blade of Thousand Cherry Blossoms in his right hand vanished first, transforming into countless petals that swirled around Ian, rotating slowly, looking incredibly beautiful.
Then...
"Seal, Black Winged Demon!"
As Ian chanted the incantation for his blade release, the entire sky above the sky island suddenly began to rain black droplets!
This black rain didn't just cover the Barron Sky Island; it also fell toward Whole Cake Island below. Although it wasn't as dense as on the sky island, everyone fighting below also noticed this strange phenomenon.
They couldn't help but look up toward the clouds of the sky island above, but... they couldn't see anything!
The only ones who witnessed this scene were Trafalgar Law not far away, and Waldo and Urouge, who were watching through telescopes in the research institute.
They stared blankly at the phenomenon Ian had caused, completely speechless.
In this black rain, Ian's surging Super Saiyan golden aura slowly turned black. This black aura surrounded Ian, making him look as if he was being fiercely burned by black flames.
Ian arched his body, then suddenly straightened with force. The black flame wings behind him suddenly expanded countless times, transforming into a pair of... sky-covering demon wings!
These wings were so enormous, beyond anyone's imagination, that Ian himself seemed tiny within them.
Even more bizarrely, the original flame wings hadn't actually disappeared. Instead, they attached themselves around these massive demon wings, making Ian's black wings look as if they were constantly burning.
If Arest were still alive, seeing this scene would probably make him even more fanatical. He wasn't wrong—Ian's demonic posture made him look like a super villainous big boss!
Like a monarch from hell, or a fear demon king from the demon realm...
If not for the lack of a tail, Ian would truly be like a demon.
The billions of dancing cherry blossom petals from Thousand Cherry Blossoms' Final Release all turned black at this moment.
Black cherry blossoms! They seemed to cheer and rejoice, transforming into a black tornado, welcoming the birth of Ian's strongest form!
Ian floated in midair, looking down at BIG MOM below. Under his control, the tornado not only surrounded him but also enveloped BIG MOM.
Ian no longer held a sword in his hands. He slowly raised his right hand, extended his index finger, and pointed at BIG MOM.
A black light point, so dark it seemed to swallow light, began to gather at his fingertip, gradually expanding and brewing.
Around this light point, the light distortion caused by the converging energy made it seem unreal to onlookers. Law, Urouge, and the others watching this scene instinctively held their breath.
No one knew how long it took—perhaps an instant, or perhaps as long as a century—Ian's charge was finally complete. The black light point, expanded to its limit, suddenly burst forth, transforming into a massive black beam that shot toward BIG MOM's location.
[King's Hollow Flash: Black]!!!
At the same time, BIG MOM seemed to have finally eaten the pastries inside the bundle and tasted their flavor.
These pastries shouldn't have been able to satisfy the taste she imagined, but for some reason, Ian and the others noticed that in that instant, BIG MOM froze, and a satisfied and happy smile suddenly appeared on her face!
But then, her body was already pierced by the black hollow flash's light...
Silently, the black flash pierced through BIG MOM's steel-like body, then penetrated the clouds of the Barron Sky Island, shooting diagonally toward the sea below.
Due to the angle, this flash didn't land on Whole Cake Island, allowing everyone on the island to clearly see this black flash that seemed to pierce through heaven and earth. They watched as the black flash disappeared after hitting the sea surface.
After a brief moment of silence, a earth-shattering explosion suddenly erupted from the sea!
Tens of thousands of tons of seawater were thrown up by the explosion. With the flash's impact point as the center, a massive tsunami surged outward in all directions!
Towering waves rolled toward the coast of Whole Cake Island.
Everyone still fighting below stared blankly at this tsunami, unsure how to react.
At the same time, all the Homies on Whole Cake Island that had been given life by injected souls suddenly lost their ability to move, collapsing to the ground one by one. As they fell, light points floated up from their bodies!
Tens, hundreds, thousands—like wheat being cut down, the Homies fell one after another. The soul light points rising from them fled like prisoners escaping their cages, flying in all directions.
They were... returning to their original owners!
Seeing this, BIG MOM's children were struck as if by lightning!
They knew that only one situation would cause these soul light points to no longer be bound: that would only happen after BIG MOM, the Soul-Soul Fruit user, died!
Connecting this to the astonishing black flash from before, a thought that BIG MOM's children found hard to accept suddenly surfaced in their minds.
Could it be... that Mama is dead!?
Looking up, they stared blankly at the sky island above, only to see a small black dot falling toward the island through the large hole in the clouds made by the black flash!
The black dot grew larger and clearer, until finally, under everyone's terrified gaze, a massive body crashed with a thunderous boom onto Whole Cake Island. The landing spot was right near the castle!
Everyone rushed madly toward that location.
There, BIG MOM lay naked and lifeless in a large crater she had created. A massive black hole had been pierced through her chest.
But strangely, her face wore a satisfied and happy smile...