Kuro didn't move and continued, "Don't you think it's too tiring to want to reach the highest point? There will always be someone who surpasses you. As long as a person is still human, he can't be the highest forever. Times are always changing, but you've been holding onto your old ideas until now. Your body hasn't aged, but your heart has."

"If you have the time, perhaps find a beach, sunbathe, and feel the breeze; you can experience that harmony and tranquility, and your thoughts will change..."

"Of course, this is just my opinion, but listen to it anyway, listen carefully..."

"The gentle sound of the divine wind."

laugh!

Barrett's body stiffened as a large gash was suddenly slashed open on his neck, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

His wounds suddenly burst open, revealing a large amount of blood.

"Forehead..."

Barrett swayed slightly, looked at Kuro for a moment, and slowly curled the corners of his mouth into a smile. "The sound of the wind... I heard it."

His fist still reached out and lightly touched Kuro's back. "You'll see what my... fist is like."

Thump.

As soon as he finished speaking, his body slumped down, his huge fist sliding down Kuro's back, and he fell to the ground. As a gust of wind swept by, he opened his eyes wide and stared blankly at Kuro's back. His eyes were filled with resentment, but gradually, that resentment faded and turned into acceptance.

“You won…” he said softly.

Kuro paused for a long time, about to shake his head, when he suddenly sensed something and nodded again, saying, "I guess so..."

After saying this, Barrett's gaze turned as cold as stone.

"A bewildered beast..."

Kuro released Luo Gui and tried to touch the cigar on his body, but found that he was completely naked, and the cigar and everything else had been shattered.

He sighed and said, "Try being a human in your next life, and you'll discover a different landscape."

Barrett's physical strength was being depleted more severely than his.

Because Kuro didn't fight any elite vice admirals or Shichibukai, but Barrett did, the stamina he expended was the key factor.

That stamina was enough for Kuro to unleash a killing sword strike, dodge Barrett's punches, and... still be able to stand.

One move can decide the outcome.

The aura behind him had become one with the earth.

This also means that the person's life force has been completely exhausted.

At this moment, the sun sets in the west, and the crescent moon rises.

After four days and three nights of fighting.

Kuro wins.