“Clang… clang…”
In the blink of an eye.
The sound of metal clashing was deafening.
Two figures with astonishing momentum clashed repeatedly in the high air.
Taking advantage of the aerial combat, Air again swung his sword, wreathed in lightning and fire.
He crushed the atmosphere, mercilessly slashing towards this Vice Admiral candidate.
“Wei Guo!!”
The sound of air splitting was endless.
A fierce and unparalleled cylindrical sword energy shockwave.
It blasted forward like lightning.
Unstoppable.
“Mere Giant’s Battle Technique, don’t get so cocky, little brat…”
Steelbone Kong charged with killing intent.
He swung his fist without mercy, powerful and unrelenting.
Advanced Armament Haki flowed over his fist.
He charged a blow, fiercely attacking the opponent: “You’re still a long way off!”
“Diamond Chariot!!”
The terrifying fist energy vibrated the atmosphere.
Carrying powerful Armament Haki, it violently collided with the sword energy shockwave that was violently attacking.
“Boom… boom…”
The deafening sound shook the heavens, blinding white light erupted.
An astonishing confrontation was unfolding there.
But the next moment, Air’s invincible Wei Guo, capable of tearing through anything, was actually suppressed and shattered.
An unimaginable shockwave rolled over.
Engulfing Air completely.
“Boom… boom…”
He was blasted away.
However, that terrifying power, enough to instantly cripple or even kill a Giant, couldn’t truly threaten him at all.
“Woo… hoo…”
The flames behind his head roared.
In an instant, his two pairs of wings flapped together.
He seemed completely unharmed.
He charged forward again.
“This guy… a Lunarian’s racial ability?”
Steelbone Kong’s pupils constricted.
He noticed a blazing flame burning incessantly behind Air’s head.
As a Vice Admiral of the Navy headquarters, and one of the almost certain Vice Admiral candidates, who had high expectations placed on him by his superiors.
He naturally knew that Lunarians possessed a racial talent that allowed them to ignore harm and survive in any harsh environment.
“But, even if you can ignore harm, what good does it do?”
He had access to the shared information within the Navy.
Steelbone Kong was very aware of the “weakness” of the Lunarian’s racial talent.
Once the flame at the back of their head was extinguished, it meant that Air the Fallen Angel had entered an “attack state”.
During this time, the opponent’s attack power would greatly increase, and their power would be multiplied.
But at the same time, their own defenses would weaken.
Conversely, as long as the flame at the back of the head of this race continues to burn.
They would be in an absolute “defense state,” able to ignore any harm.
He didn’t believe that the opponent could hold back, forever refusing to attack with full power.
As long as he was patient, he would surely find an opportunity.
To seriously injure this Lunarian brat.
“Soru·Moonwalk!”
Without thinking.
He stepped forward and lunged out.
His sturdy body, covered in thick fur, moved like lightning.
He was about to actively attack Air.
“Tempestuous Dance!”
However—
Air sneered.
He had completely anticipated his intention.
“Woo… hoo… hoo…”
“Whoosh… whoosh…”
His four wings flapped, and a hurricane swept out.
One sharp wind blade after another, tearing through the atmosphere.
Countless, continuous, violently attacking.
“Diamond—”
Steelbone Kong was covered in lightning.
His huge elbow, gathering strength, wrapped in Haki, charged out: “Impact!!”
“Boom… boom…”
A powerful blow.
It directly unleashed an astonishing shockwave.
It shattered the incessant wind blades.
It was awe-inspiring.
“Life Return·Paper-Drawn Martial Body!”
Steelbone Kong’s gaze was cold.
He clenched his fists, his muscles tensed, and he roared in a low voice.
“Swish…” in an instant, his entire body, with its exaggerated size and strong muscles, actually began to shrink.
In his Zoan form, his five-meter tall body, actually shrank to over four meters.
And his bulging muscles, although still exaggerated.
But compared to before, they were leaner.
“Hm? Life Return?”
Air’s gaze sharpened.
He didn’t expect Steelbone Kong to actually master Life Return.
However, judging from his mastery of the Six Powers, it was clearly not a particularly shocking matter.
“Sacrificed strength for speed?”
He charged down.
His large sword in hand, laced with lightning.
The sword edge was also burning with raging flames, carrying terrifying heat.
He slashed down fiercely.
“Too bad, still not fast enough!”
He had to admit.
Life Return·Paper-Drawn Martial Body was indeed excellent.
Especially when a monster like Steelbone Kong, who already possessed Vice Admiral level strength, used it, sacrificing a portion of his fruit ability amplified strength in exchange for speed, it would be incredibly impressive.
But he, as a Lunarian, had been relentlessly training for years, and his own flying speed was already extremely fast.
His speed, boosted by the Zoan·Feathered Serpent God form, was even faster.
How could it be caught up to by the opponent’s use of Life Return?
“Soru!”
He stepped on the air.
In his Zoan form, Steelbone Kong, who was extremely muscular, moved like lightning, twice as fast as before.
Like a phantom, he dodged the attack.
In a flash, he directly rushed behind Air.
His right fist, laced with lightning, wrapped in Haki.
He directly charged forward.
“Bang!!”
Air, who was prepared.
Immediately turned around.
His eyes narrowed, and he directly abandoned defense.
He was hit in the abdomen by that fierce fist.
His entire body flew out like a cannonball.
“Clang!!” But at the same time.
The large sword, wrapped in Armament Haki, laced with lightning and fire, burning the air until it twisted.
It also fiercely slashed down on Steelbone Kong.
But it only caused a spark.
“Your strength is strong, but your Haki is too weak, it’s simply insignificant!”
Steelbone Kong’s body swayed.
He was knocked back by that powerful force.
He glanced at his chest, which was scorched black from the flames but actually unharmed.
His swift figure stepped on the air, relentlessly pursuing.
“Woo… hoo… hoo…”
Two large wings, one green and one black, flapped.
They rolled up a violent wind pressure, directly unloading the force.
“Hey, your Haki is strong, but your strength is too weak…”
Air, who had stabilized himself, had flames roaring behind his head.
Besides being slightly disheveled, he was completely unharmed, and he retaliated rudely: “It’s simply insignificant!”
“Swish—”
Before he finished speaking.
The long sword in his hand directly swung up diagonally.
His powerful Observation Haki firmly locked onto the attacking Steelbone Kong.
He swung out fiercely.
“Wei Guo!!”
“Diamond Chariot!!”
“Boom… boom…”
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