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After a while.

The ice spreads.

Starting from the port where the "Blue Planet" was docked, the sea water within a radius of more than ten miles in front was completely frozen in just half a minute, turning into a continuous undulating iceberg.

This scene was a replay of the first encounter with the Whitebeard Pirates not long ago.

Except for Red Hair who had "seen" it in advance with his Observation Haki, so there was no expression of surprise, the other crew members he brought with him, such as the deputy captain Ben Beckman and others, all showed more or less surprise at this time, and understood why their captain suddenly mentioned "Aokiji" just now.

——It is indeed difficult to find another person in the entire pirate world who can possess the ability to manipulate ice and snow of this scale and intensity, except Aokiji.

"Then... let's get started."

After a brief confrontation.

Esdeath drew out her sword, raised her hand to split the air, and then stepped forward with a wave of milky white air!

——Start with sonic boom!

At the same time, the red-haired man also drew out the "Griffin" from his waist and charged forward with the same swiftness!

……

Red Hair's swordsmanship was learned from his adoptive father Roger. Before his arm was cut off, he was a great swordsman who was on par with Hawkeye Mihawk. Although he has lost an arm now, his swordsmanship has not declined much.

Esdeath's swordsmanship was also honed through thousands of trials and tribulations. Although she had reached the ceiling of the world of Akagi long ago and did not have many opportunities to use these skills, once she used them, she still showed her impressive strength, forcing the red-haired girl to be extremely alert and careful in her response.

In just a few minutes.

The swords in the two men's hands clashed hundreds of times, and the splashing flames merged into one.

Because the speed of the sword fight was too fast, the two sword blades were bent into a crescent shape during the swing, and they were blurred in the air. The surrounding air also began to show waves of distortion, like ripples in the water, making it difficult to see clearly.

Under the feet of the two men, pieces of ice and rock were torn apart by the sword energy, forming huge cracks that spread in all directions. The cold sea water mixed with broken ice turned into streams of water that sprayed into the sky tens of meters high, and in the blink of an eye, a layer of white mist had covered the sky and the earth.

"...As expected of an opponent that Whitebeard would praise, you are indeed very powerful. Given time, you will probably become the fifth emperor of this ocean."

The red-haired man took time out from the intense exchange to say something.

It was not until he spoke that he vaguely realized a problem -

A person as powerful as Esdeath is just an ordinary crew member in the "Dimension Pirates", not even a vice-captain. Then...

Captain Bulma, who also has blue hair; and Vice Captain Uchiha Hikaru, who is the youngest but has a kingly demeanor that looks down on the world... What kind of strength do they have? Why are such people unknown in this ocean and suddenly appeared today?

the other side.

Esdeath smiled and said, "Emperor of the Sea? That sounds interesting. But if that's all he has, he doesn't seem worthy of the title of 'Emperor'."

"You should also have the ability called 'Heroism'. And the swordsmanship you just showed shouldn't be your limit, right? Let me see what level of Heroism the strongest person in this sea is at!"

"……it is good."

The red-haired man narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a brief silence, he exhaled and said: "Then it's as you wish!!"

The voice just fell.

A shocking momentum burst out from him, soaring into the sky hundreds of meters high! In just a moment, the space in the surrounding area showed signs of bending and twisting, as if an invisible sharp blade suddenly formed at this moment, cutting this piece of heaven and earth in half!

Overlord color!

Even Esdeath seemed to have a bit of difficulty in bearing such a highly condensed domineering color. However, because she had been practicing hard in the "gravity training room" during this period, her movements were not slowed down too much and still seemed as fast as lightning.

next moment.

The red-haired man exerted force with his wrist, swung the sword violently, swung Esdeath away, and then raised "Griffin" high.

Following this movement, an extremely condensed domineering color gathered on the blade, dyeing the long sword a deep black-red color, and then the red-haired man swung it forward:

“…God ​​avoid it!!!”

A moment.

The shock wave formed by the domineering aura swung forward with a devastating force, shattering everything in its path and crushing it into powder in mid-air!

Crash-! !

It's too late, but it's soon.

From the perspective of Uchiha Hikaru and the others, they only saw a ball of red light, lighting up from the sea, like a blazing sun rising into the sky, occupying their entire field of vision! !

“…There is a trick.”

Uchiha Hikaru closed and opened his eyes, and the black kaleidoscope shape appeared in his pupils, allowing him to see the changes in the field clearly.

Although the swordsmanship that Red Hair had previously displayed was good, she could only give it a “not bad” rating in front of her, who had seen sword masters from all over the world. However, this move, “Divine Evasion” inherited from Roger, was an advanced application that combined swordsmanship with domineering power, which made her eyes light up.

In the "burning sun" in the sky.

Large sheets of snow and ice formed, were crushed, and then formed again.

——Some of this ice and snow was created by Esdeath using the "Essence of the Devil", and some was left over from when she froze the sea surface to create a battlefield. She temporarily mobilized it to fight against the red-haired king's color. During this process, the fine snowflakes spread out in all directions, covering the entire port in the blink of an eye!

Snow in June!

at last.

"Divine Avoidance" came in front of Esdeath and swallowed her figure.

……

"Xiao Guang, Ace..."

Bulma looked at Uchiha Hikaru with a little worry.

"Don't worry, it's okay."

Uchiha Hikari smiled slightly.

The red-haired sword was indeed powerful, but it was roughly on the same level as Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit. Breaking through the ice and snow armor and "qi" on Esdeath's body and injuring her body should be possible, but if he wanted to go further and kill her, it would be very difficult.

——Even if Esdeath was really cut in half, with the Senzu Beans, Uchiha Hikaru believed he could save her.

And in fact...

boom--! ! !

Just when Esdeath was almost engulfed by the sword energy.

A hidden force suddenly surged from the direction where she was, and within a few tenths of a second, it exploded into a huge wave of air!

——The King's Haki!!