Hearing this, Luffy breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "What? You're not Kaido's subordinate? You want to challenge Kaido? No way, I'll defeat Kaido first!"
Without saying a word, William suddenly stretched out his arm, which transformed into a column of steam and shot towards Luffy.
Luffy tilted his head to the side, dodging the column of steam that shot out like a cannonball.
William sneered, and the front of the straight-forward steam column suddenly changed direction, shooting straight at the back of Luffy's head from behind.
Luffy didn't even look, his entire forearm was filled with Haki, and he simply raised his fist and leaned back.
Bang!
The steam column exploded into mist, carrying a little moisture and enveloping the space around Luffy. The remaining steam column contracted backward and gradually condensed into William's hand.
Luffy adjusted his straw hat, a slight smile playing on his lips.
William clenched his fist, his brow furrowed, and a rare seriousness appeared in his eyes as he looked at Luffy. "Internal destruction by Haki?"
His hand was numb. If he hadn't been alert when Luffy threw the punch and immediately shrank his body, even so, the punch would have made his fist numb, and the inside of his palm felt like it had been twisted.
That level... that's definitely domineering 'internal destruction'.
Luffy grinned and said, "Hehe, this is an advanced application of 'Ryuo'!"
William drew his rapier from his waist, swung it to the side, and a cloud of steam shot out from the blade. Then, the steam turned black.
"What's with all this talk of cherry blossoms..."
William snorted coldly and swung his sword forward with great force, "Train Slash!"
Buzz!
The white steam resembled a slash, but was obscured by the Haki within it, directly forming a black slash that swept horizontally like a crescent moon. The moment the slash appeared, the high temperature and immense force accelerated its speed, quickly cutting into the Straw Hat crew.
Luffy opened his eyes wide, raised his thumb and blew air into his arm, making it grow huge. Haki covered it and added a touch of crimson. His forearm contracted into his upper arm, shrinking inside like a spring. He aimed at the rapidly flying slash and sprayed a white mist from his contracting fist.
"Gum-Gum - King Kong Fire Fist Gun!!"
Bang!!
The retracted fist suddenly shot out, creating a burst of flames as it rubbed against the air. The flames enveloped the massive fist, which slammed into the high-speed slash. The fist did not make contact with the slash; it was as if an invisible armor was protecting it, and the fist and the slash collided and pushed against each other.
Click!
After a brief stalemate, cracks suddenly appeared on the flying slash, and they gradually widened.
boom!
Luffy's fist suddenly thrust forward, shattering the slash. The immense wind pressure, carrying heat, blew outwards, causing a group of pirates who had formed a circle nearby to fall into the sea. However, the pirates who remained on the ship quickly reacted and threw ropes for them to climb back up.
"Hehehe!" Luffy grinned, withdrew his hand, and said to William, "It's nothing special."
William narrowed his eyes. "As expected of the fifth emperor, although he talks a lot of big words, his strength is indeed impressive."
Natural beings cannot use Haki to cover up nature, but swordsmen are different. They can throw steam like a slash, and they can also slash. So steam provides more impact and heat. When combined with slashing, it is as impactful as a high-speed train. William's slashing with Haki has an internal destruction level.
After half a year of fighting, his skills have improved a lot, and he can now perform such domineering slashes.
He just hadn't expected this guy to be so domineering; it seemed he wasn't just talking big.
"I've grown a lot!" Luffy chuckled. "I won't lose again!"
For six months, he fought against Kaido and Charlotte Linlin's subordinates, and with Hyogoro's guidance, his growth was rapid. His 'Ryuo' can not only be unleashed externally but also used for destruction, and beyond that, he has another technique...
After their initial clash, William and Luffy looked at each other and stopped fighting, while the others began to make their move.
"Death Cross!"
Elmira took the lead, her two pistols crossed and swayed, unleashing a barrage of bullets.
"Fishman Karate - Karakusa Tile Punch!"
Jinbe charged forward, raised his foot, and threw a straight punch, creating a shockwave that sent the bullets flying.
"With me here, no one can ambush Luffy!" Jinbe shouted.
"Jinbe...?"
Elmira said calmly, "No one would do something like a sneak attack. Our captain is very interested in your captain. As for you..."
"Leave it to me!!"
A figure leaped into the air, and with a loud shout, Montblanc jumped into the air, his legs flying high.
"Diamond Smash!!"
The legs, imbued with an aura of dominance, cleaved downwards with the force of a battle axe under Montblanc's ferocious gaze.
Jinbe's pupils contracted, and he fixed his hands into a cross shape, directly blocking upwards, shouting, "Plum Blossom Skin!!"
when! ! !
The battle axe fell and struck Jinbe's arm, creating a huge shockwave that rippled outwards. Even the deck beneath their feet shattered at that moment, tearing open a large hole and shoving Jinbe directly into the water.
This is no ordinary deck. Because it is a specially connected combat field, in addition to the outer layer of wooden deck, the inside is made of extremely thick steel plates!
However, the aftershocks of this battle completely pierced through...
After landing, Montblanc used the momentum to jump into the air, pushed off with both feet, bounced a few times on the air, and then suddenly swung his body horizontally downwards, throwing out a punch.
"Diamond Break!!"
The fist generated a shockwave that penetrated the hole in the deck and slammed into the sea, creating a dent in the surface.
"Fishman Karate - Gun Wave!"
A roar suddenly rang out from the depression in the seawater, and the blue fat man emerged from it. His webbed hands swept up a ball of water, which he swung upwards. The water flow was like a pillar, or a spear that could pierce through anything, and it struck directly at Montblanc above.
Bang!!
Montblanc blocked with both hands, taking the hit of the water stream. His body floated upwards for a moment, then he stepped on the air and leaped to the back, letting the water stream shoot straight up. His body spun a few times in the air before landing steadily.
At that moment, Jinbe jumped out of the hole, stared at Montblanc, and said in a deep voice, "A master of physical combat?"
"Wow, Jinbe is really strong!"
Montblanc grinned maliciously: "As expected of a Shichibukai!"
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