Chapter 376: Chapter 376: The World Government’s Strongest Battle Power
Chapter 376: The World Government’s Strongest Battle Power
"Ice Glove!!"
Aokiji put his arm by his waist in a starting stance, and ice crystals condensed over his fist. The earth beneath his feet froze into a smooth ice path, and Aokiji skated along the ice path at high speed.
Reiner directly activated his beast-man form, azure flames coiling around his body. He charged head-on at Aokiji, his Haki-wreathed fist blasting out!
"Annihilating Rush Fist!!"
Bang!!
The two fists collided, and a strong wind pressure exploded. Countless black lightning bolts cracked and shot out. The buildings around the street were destroyed, shattered, and sent flying by this impact.
"Crush!!"
Reiner roared and exerted force again. His projected Haki combined with internal destruction shattered the ice glove and also pierced Aokiji’s arm, causing an impact.
In the two battles against Big Mom and Kaido, especially the fight with Kaido, Reiner’s Haki, both in terms of strength and application skill, had grown tremendously. With the enhancement of his beast-man form, his physical functions were at their peak.
Feeling the powerful Haki raging in his arm, Aokiji frowned.
During his training with Garp, both his physical fitness and his Haki had been trained to an extremely strong level, yet he still felt powerless to resist this punch.
Aokiji’s arm was pushed directly against his chest, as if what had hit him was not a fist but an entire mountain.
"Ice Time!!"
Bang!
A bone-chilling cold emanated from Aokiji’s body and spread onto Reiner’s fist. His entire person was then sent flying backward by this immense force, crashing through several houses and into the street.
And in his original spot, the cold air had spread from his fist and frozen his entire arm. Reiner just glanced at it, and with a flow of Haki to his arm, he gave it a violent shake.
Clang!
Aokiji’s ice was instantly shattered. The ice cracked like glass and scattered, sparkling in the sunlight before melting.
With Reiner’s strength, it was almost impossible for the ice to invade his body when he was on guard. It was all blocked by the coiled Haki on the surface of his body and posed no threat at all.
Bang!
He lifted a giant rock and revealed his figure from the ruins. Just as Aokiji stepped out, two figures came speeding towards him.
Luffy’s arm swung back, twisting like a rope. He bent his knees and shouted:
"Sanji!"
"Got it! I’m ready!"
Sanji held his cigarette between his two fingers and replied with understanding. He immediately rushed up, raised his leg, and placed it on Luffy’s foot, fiercely flinging him!
"Armée de l’Air: Gomu Flyer!!"
"Watch this!"
"Gomu Gomu no: Great Serpent Spin Shot!!"
Luffy, as fast as lightning, instantly flew in front of Aokiji, his high-speed rotating fist following closely behind!
Aokiji’s pupils focused. He hurriedly raised his arms and crossed them in front of him.
Bang!!!
A dull impact sound rang out. Luffy’s extremely powerful rotating fist violently smashed into Aokiji’s arms, pushing his arms directly into his chest.
Aokiji’s face looked grim, and blood squeezed out from between his gritted teeth and flowed from the corner of his mouth. He backhanded Luffy’s wrist and, gritting his teeth, activated his ability. Cold air immediately spread onto Luffy’s hand, freezing it.
"Ice Block: Partisan!!"
Two sharp ice spears condensed out of thin air and, under Aokiji’s control, shot out!
Although he had relied on his Haki to resolve the ice confinement in the first instance, it was still not easy to dodge this attack at point-blank range. Luffy hurriedly raised his feet and kicked to the sides!
Clang! Clang!
His feet struck the ice spears, and with two crisp shattering sounds, the ice spears broke apart.
However, the next moment.
"This is bad!"
A sharp ice blade, emitting a bone-chilling mist, condensed out of thin air. Luffy’s pupils suddenly constricted in shock!
"Ice Saber!!"
Aokiji’s eyes hardened, and he gripped the ice blade and thrust it out rapidly!
Hiss!
A large splash of blood flew. Although Luffy had timely twisted his waist and turned, his abdomen was still grazed by the ice blade, which cut open a gash. In the blink of an eye, a layer of frost condensed on the wound, and a bone-chilling cold invaded his body!
"What a troublesome ability."
Luffy’s expression became serious. All of Aokiji’s attacks, and even just touching him, posed a strong threat of being frozen. Fighting him in close combat was extremely troublesome.
"Gomu Gomu no: Stamp!!"
Bang!!
Luffy gritted his teeth and swung a kick at Aokiji. The powerful attack actually passed straight through his chest and struck the ground, causing it to crack.
A round hole had opened in Aokiji’s body, its edges emitting cold air. Luffy’s foot was passing right through the middle of that hole.
How...!
Luffy was shocked. He knew Aokiji was a Logia, but he had clearly used Haki. He should have hit him.
Wait!
He predicted the attack and elementalized in advance!
Luffy’s eyes showed astonishment. He instantly reacted. With his current insight and strength, he quickly saw through the principle of this move.
In that case...
Luffy’s gaze focused, and a red light flashed in the depths of his eyes. His Observation Haki went into full swing!
And at this moment.
Aokiji did not attack again. The punch he had taken head-on from Luffy just now was definitely not easy to bear. He had held his breath to launch a counterattack, but after one move failed, the breath he had been holding in had reached its limit.
Aokiji immediately retreated, at the same time flicking out several ice bullets to block his pursuit, until his feet landed.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
He half-knelt on the ground with one hand, coughing up two mouthfuls of blood to catch his breath. He raised his hand and wiped the corner of his mouth, then looked up with a grave expression.
Luffy flickered a few times. All the fired ice bullets were easily dodged. He drew back his arm and, clenching his fist, charged up rapidly!
"Gomu Gomu no: King Cobra!!"
Swish!
Luffy’s fist fiercely shot out. The dark red arm, like a ferocious great serpent pouncing on its prey, continuously changed direction in the air at an angle that defied physics.
Aokiji’s pupils darted rapidly. Luffy’s fist was still accelerating. In just a moment, it made him give up any attempt to capture its attack trajectory. Instead, he slapped both palms on the ground, and the freezing air rapidly spread.
"Ice: Thorny Ice Prison!!"
The ice-covered ground, as smooth as a mirror, condensed countless ice pillars. The pillars were covered with ferocious, sharp spikes. They rose from all directions, forming a prison that surrounded Aokiji in the center, a defense in all directions.
Bang!!!
The fist, wreathed in Conqueror’s Haki, smashed into the ice prison. Countless black lightning bolts exploded outwards, and shattered ice flew out.
Luffy’s punch directly blasted the ice prison, and its slightly reduced momentum continued straight towards Aokiji’s abdomen.
His body, transformed into freezing air, opened a hole. Aokiji once again elementalized in advance, attempting to dodge the attack. However, this scene had already been seen by Luffy’s ’future sight’ an instant earlier.
Just as the fist was about to hit, Aokiji’s eyes constricted into a pinprick. The fist had actually changed its trajectory again and was smashing towards his face!
Bang!!
An uppercut struck him heavily on the chin. Aokiji’s feet left the ground, and his entire person was sent flying backward into the air.
Fortunately, the initial defense had slowed down a lot of the attack’s power. This punch did not cause him much damage. However, before he could land, Aokiji’s peripheral vision caught sight of another figure that had already arrived behind him!
"Destruction Wind Leg: Finishing Touch!!"
Sanji raised both his fists, his knee raised. His burning right foot, containing a terrifyingly high temperature, kicked out fiercely. Like a pillar of magma, it struck Aokiji’s back, and flames erupted!
Fierce flames engulfed Aokiji’s entire body. Mixed within it was a burst of vibrating impact, which ravaged the surrounding air as if to crush his entire body.
Bang!!!
Aokiji, wrapped in flames, fell from the island at high speed, streaking across the sky like a crimson meteor and smashing down, causing even the earth to tremble.
The commotion gradually subsided. A cloud of dust and smoke rolled up from the cracked earth.
In that smoke and dust, Aokiji lay motionless in a deep pit, his limbs embedded in the ground, looking dusty and pathetic.
"This is troublesome."
Aokiji pulled out one hand and held his forehead, his expression a little troubled.
"No matter how you look at it, I can’t win. Maybe I should just surrender..."
"Honestly..."
Aokiji turned his head and glanced at the battlefield in the distance where a huge commotion was continuously being heard.
That was where Blackbeard was, currently fighting Zoro and a large number of extremely strong undead. It looked like his situation wasn’t much better than his own.
"I thought I could live as I pleased after becoming a pirate, but now it seems this profession is quite tough too."
Aokiji couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. He suddenly thought of his first meeting with Luffy on Long Ring Long Land two years ago.
At that time, the Straw Hat crew, in order to protect Nico Robin, had all stood up to confront him. That scene was still deeply engraved in his mind.
"Even if it’s reckless, they will fight with all their might to protect their companions. A pirate is probably the kind of person who would do such a thing..."
Aokiji stood up, patted the dust off his body, and slowly walked out of the smoke.
"Although it doesn’t really suit my style, since I’ve become a pirate, I should be a little more dedicated."
"Hooo—"
Faced with the charging Luffy again, Aokiji let out a long breath. A cold, icy breath exhaled from his mouth, and the ground beneath his feet condensed into ice, spreading out at an extremely fast speed.
The surrounding temperature suddenly dropped. The scorching sun was high in the sky, but the heat and humidity disappeared in an instant. The air was gradually dominated by the cold, as if the entire island had suddenly sunk into the depths of a bone-chilling sea.
In just a single breath, everything within a few kilometers had been turned into ice sculptures, reflecting a dazzling halo in the sunlight.
Screech—!
The charging Luffy’s feet slid to a halt on the ground. He looked at Aokiji again, his expression becoming incomparably grave.
"Ice Age."
As his voice fell, Aokiji’s aura became extremely terrifying. Half the island in the center of him, along with a large patch of the sea behind him, was instantly plunged into a frozen world!
"That guy wasn’t even playing with us two years ago."
Watching the figure standing tall in the world of ice and snow, Sanji swallowed, and he subconsciously clenched his fists.
Even after two years, and although they were countless times stronger than before, they still couldn’t help but feel a chill when facing Aokiji.
"Be careful, Sanji."
Luffy’s eyes were serious, and he reminded him in a low tone:
"This guy... is getting serious."
"Ah. I almost forgot. We’re facing the man who was once called the World Government’s Strongest Battle Power."
Sanji replied in a low voice, a hint of apprehension in his eyes.
Even Reiner on the side had turned a little serious.
Aokiji was very strong. His ability to fight Akainu for ten days and ten nights, permanently changing the climate of Punk Hazard, was no joke.
Besides the Whitebeard undead being used as a weapon, the other several stronger undead in his possession were being used to coordinate with Zoro to suppress Blackbeard. Before they had tested the other’s abilities, he couldn’t recall them, otherwise, Zoro’s side would be in danger.
Sukuna and Marco’s undead were helping Chopper with surgery. He couldn’t use much of his ability in his full-beast form now, so it was pointless.
If they hadn’t planned for the three of them to deal with Aokiji from the beginning, they definitely wouldn’t have been able to take him down in a short time.
"Ice Ball!"
The stalemate lasted for no more than a few seconds. Aokiji was the first to attack. He opened his five fingers and stretched them forward, and they turned into five ice pillars that flew out like swimming snakes.
"Let’s go!"
Luffy’s eyes hardened, and he was the first to push off the ground and shoot out.
A red light flashed in his eyes. Luffy slightly tilted his body to dodge the ice pillar attack. His body streaked past, and he could feel the cold aura from it stinging his skin.
Stab! Stab! Stab!
The ice pillars, still connected to his five fingers, pierced into the ground and immediately condensed into a giant ice ball in place.
"Ice Mirror!!"
Aokiji waved his hand, cut off the ice pillars, and jumped on. He skated rapidly towards Luffy and the others. At the same time, his body’s freezing air was released, hiding his figure in a cold white mist.
And then, before Luffy’s astonished eyes, three Aokijis jumped out of the white mist at the same time!
"Is this... a clone?!"
"Ice Saber!!"
The three Aokijis all blew into their hands, and sharp ice blades quickly condensed. They charged at Luffy from different directions!
Luffy threw his arms back, his body leaning back slightly. His arms, a blur of afterimages, punched out rapidly at the Aokijis!
"Gomu Gomu no... Black Mamba!!"
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Powerful fists were like a rainstorm. Aokiji’s Observation Haki was running at its peak. His body continuously elementalized in advance to dodge the attacks, his figure weaving rapidly through the rain of fists.
Bang!!
Bang!!
Under this dense barrage of fists, the two ice clones were quickly shattered. However, Aokiji’s real body had already reached Luffy and swung his ice blade!
Luffy kicked an ice blade with his foot and used the force to do a continuous backflip.
"Hyou Ketsu Myakuraku!!" (Extreme Cold Pulse!!)
Aokiji plunged his ice sword directly into the frozen ground. A circle of freezing air spread out rapidly from him as the center.
The moment Luffy’s feet landed, the spreading cold ice froze him in place.
"Ice Block: Ihō Amagasa!!" (Ice Thorns Rain!!)
Aokiji stretched out his hand and opened his five fingers. Countless ice needles, imbued with a freezing effect, condensed from his palm and shot out in a vast barrage.
"Quake Annihilation Fist!!"
Reiner’s figure flashed past Luffy and rushed up. His white fist wraps shone with a white energy as he punched at the rain of ice needles from a distance!
Bang!!
His fist struck the air with a loud bang. The atmosphere cracked like a distorted mirror. The rain of ice needles was completely shattered.
"Diable Jambe: Mouton Shoot!!"
Sanji transformed into a yellow flash of light, arrived in front of Aokiji, turned, and delivered a flying kick, his right foot, with its red flame, striking at the other’s chest!
Bang!!
Aokiji raised his arms and crossed them in front of him to block. The powerful force, carrying a scorching high temperature, pierced his elbows. Even the hard ice attached to his arms melted a little, and white mist rose.
Aokiji’s feet condensed ice to fix himself to the ice surface. His eyes hardened. He backhanded and grabbed Sanji’s leg, his body’s cold air erupting at full power!
"Ice Time!!"
This is bad!
With a sharp pain, Sanji’s eyes widened in shock. His right foot suddenly lost feeling, and even the scorching flame on it was frozen!
The hard ice spread rapidly from his foot towards his body. In the blink of an eye, it had completely turned him into an ice sculpture, frozen in place!
"Hooo—"
Aokiji exhaled a long, cold breath, his eyes ice-cold.
"One... down."
(End of Chapter)
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