Kuro raised an eyebrow, the blade pointing directly at Shiki: "I'll remember that, after you're dead!"

Indeed, Kuro had been training for so long, always with a cautious... no, a timid mindset, avoiding fighting if possible, and not really wanting to fight the monsters on the sea.

And he had absolutely no experience in life-or-death battles with such top-tier experts.

He didn't want it either.

Such a dangerous thing could be fatal if you're not careful.

His dream is to live a safe and comfortable life.

"Hahaha, a new recruit in the Navy? Impressive..."

Shiki laughed heartily, staring meaningfully at Kuro.

Over time, he had come to realize that Kuro relied on his exquisite swordsmanship, which was almost divine, and his overwhelming Haki to suppress him, but he lacked combat experience in dealing with an enemy like him.

But what's different is that he seems to be starting to realize...

"The slashing attack is also problematic."

Shiki continued, "It should be more subtle, not just a violent, flying slash. That's too crude; it's not powerful enough. Control your aura, compress it at the right moment, and then strike..."

"Slash Wave!"

Before Shiki could finish speaking, Kuro swung his sword, sending a crescent-shaped golden slash soaring high into the air. Shiki responded with a slash of his own, the golden slash meeting the golden slash. However, after only a brief collision, Kuro's slash actually sliced ​​through Shiki's slash and flew towards him.

Shiki dodged to the side, a sinister grin spreading across his face: "You've learned my moves, kid?"

Kuro grinned maliciously as well: "Since you're going to die anyway, consider this making the most of your resources."

Shiki's "Wave Cutter" is powerful enough to slice through hundreds of kilometers of sea surface in one strike.

The previous Clow couldn't do that; he could only use advanced Haki to violently cut objects into pieces.

But after several days of fighting, he finally understood Shiki's slashing style.

Shiki looked at him, his eyes slightly narrowed.

They learn very quickly.

"You want me dead?! I'm the Golden Lion, you troublesome brat, let's keep fighting!"

"Then you'll just have to watch, old man!"

Kuro ran two fingers along the blade, and golden light gradually emanated from it.

"The Mysterious Art of the Unknown Divine Style: Black Tortoise!"

Immediately, Shiki sensed an immense danger.

Is that the same move that could lock onto targets?!

"Lion - Thousand Cut Valley!"

Shiki's feet became afterimages as he unleashed a barrage of slashes, while his body flew away at high speed, circling around Kuro.

Sure enough, around Kuro, an aura of a giant tortoise coiled around a snake gradually materialized, blocking Shiki's slash.

This time, Shiki failed to break through Kuro's defenses.

His physical strength is not as good as before.

However, having prepared in advance, he was not targeted by the giant serpent of energy.

Shiki's loud laughter echoed from high above: "Kid, let me teach you something else. If your troublesome sword technique doesn't work the first time, you'd better not use it on people. It will only waste your energy!"

Kuro didn't even glance at it, and waved his hand again, "Mysterious God's Style Secret Technique - Azure Dragon!"

The sea churned, giving rise to a dozen or so water dragons that charged toward the golden lion.

"What are you doing? Giving up? Do you know you can't beat Lord Shiki?"

Shiki slashed several times, cutting through the water dragon. Then, with a single clench of his hand, the seawater transformed into a lion's head, crashing into Kuro's Xuanwu Secret Technique and shattering into water droplets.

However, this was of no use. Kuro continued to swing his sword, and a water dragon appeared in the sea again. But this time, it did not attack the golden lion. Instead, it kept circling around Kuro's Genbu Secret Technique.

This puzzled Shiki somewhat.

What is he doing? Wasting his energy for no reason?

Next, Kuro continued to wipe out [Hana-shu].

"The Mysterious Art of the Unknown God's Style: White Tiger!"

Kuro gripped the sword with both hands and slashed down fiercely at the golden lion high in the sky.

A new move I've never seen before?

This kid had a trick up his sleeve?!

The Golden Lion sensed something was wrong, a feeling even more dangerous than the Xuanwu Mystic Technique from before. Instinctively, he retreated rapidly.

"It's useless. The 'Black Tortoise' technique is a defensive move that can restrict a person's movement, but as for the 'White Tiger' technique, as long as you are within my range, you can't escape."

As he slashed down, the flying strike transformed into the shape of a giant white tiger, enveloping Kuro's figure. The white tiger roared at the golden lion in the sky and swung its claws fiercely.

There's no way to dodge the tiger's claws!

Is he within this kid's attack range?!

"Are you kidding me!"

Faced with the tiger's claws coming at him, the golden lion gritted his teeth, and a domineering aura swept across his sword, piercing the huge tiger's claws with a single strike.

However, at that moment, he frowned and instinctively covered his head.

Has the domineering aura been overused...?

Crack! Crack! Crack!

At the point where the sword tip and the tiger's claw met, the air seemed to split open, causing the central island to tremble.

Bang!

In the distance, the large rock on which Lida was sitting suddenly shattered, startling her so much that she dropped the half-eaten apple she was holding to the ground.

The earth cracked open, revealing numerous fissures.

"This is...this is terrifying!"

Kro raised his hand, the hand encased in claw blades trembling involuntarily.

"The three-second rule, the three-second rule."

Lida quickly picked up the apple, wiped it, and continued eating.

She glanced at the enormous white tiger and curled her lip. "Another new trick. Has this monster been pushed to the limit?"

With this tremor, several floating islets near the central island plummeted downwards.

It wasn't the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, of course; it was just that Shiki couldn't hold on any longer.

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