"That knife is really dangerous. I've decided, you're not allowed to touch it!"
Luffy jumped a few times, took a deep breath, stomped his feet heavily, assumed a horse stance, and looked up at Kuro: "Here I come, Incense Burner!"
Everyone says my name is Ku...
Bang!
Before he could finish speaking, a loud bang came from Luffy's direction, and his figure disappeared. The ground was cratered by his violent speed, and a cloud of dust rose up.
Kuro's eyes burned even brighter with crimson, his pupils darting about before settling on one direction. His arm blurred into a blur as he swiftly placed Luo Gui at his waist, his left hand forming a scabbard-like gesture as he instantly drew his sword.
"Moonlight!"
laugh!
The crimson blade light sliced through the air, making a cutting sound. At the same time, the crimson light encountered a huge impact—a fist—which directly struck the direction from which Kuro had drawn his sword. Luffy maintained his charging stance and punched Kuro's blade.
Boom!!
The moment the fist and the sword made contact, a huge impact erupted, carrying a springy force. Kuro's sword was shattered, and he was forced to take a step back.
His eyes widened in surprise. He took a step back, his foot touching the ground, and in a flash, he became a blur, appearing behind Luffy who was still charging.
"Afterimage Slash!"
The blade slashed, aiming straight for Luffy's head.
brush!
The slash missed its mark. Luffy quickly ducked, stuck out his rear end, and shouted, "Gum-Gum Toad Cannon!"
He braced himself with his arms on the ground and kicked his legs backward toward Kuro.
The elasticity that came with awakening, and the attack that didn't require stretching or charging, made the air tremble the moment he moved. Kuro's pupils contracted, and he quickly retracted the blade he had swung, blocking Luffy's back kick.
Bang!
The legs didn't even reach his blade, but the distance attack inherent in his Haki caught up with the blade, creating an explosion. The huge impact blew Kuro into the air, where he finally regained his footing.
“This guy…” Kuro looked down at his trembling hands and his face darkened.
After Luffy kicked backward, he somersaulted on the ground, stood up again facing Kuro in the air, and chuckled, "Hehe, how was it? Not bad, right!"
He has the power; the power he possesses in this stance is comparable to Kaido's.
The speed derived from elasticity and explosive power is also quite impressive...
If this continues, it will be impossible to determine a winner in the short term.
"Indeed, they possess the fighting power of a Yonko..."
Kuro said, "Originally, I thought that since we'd all run into each other often, and I didn't want to make things difficult for Garp later, if you obediently came back to Impel Down with me, this matter would be over. But you refused to do as I wanted, even if it meant burning your life to oppose me..."
He closed his eyes, and blood-red ribbons began to appear around his armor, wrapping around his shoulders, waist, and thighs, fluttering in the wind. He was draped in three feather robes, and the six ribbons were intertwined, making him look like a god.
As soon as that thing appeared, Luffy's expression immediately turned serious, and even though he was surrounded by steam, sweat still appeared on his face.
"Luffy, that thing!" Zoro shouted.
"Ah...I know!" Luffy's expression became even more serious, he clenched his fists and stared intently at Kuro.
"How many of my moves can you withstand?" Kuro opened his eyes, crouched slightly, and Luo Gui reached into his waist with his backhand. With a clenched fist in his left hand, a large amount of blood energy gathered into his body.
"Secret Technique: A single strike to sever..."
This scene made Luffy's eyes widen. He squatted down, used his legs to push off, and pulled his fists back sharply, causing his forearms to swell like balloons.
He realized that this move was quite powerful!
Luffy in his awakened form is not incapable of growing larger, but sometimes it seems unnecessary and would add unnecessary burden to him. However, now is not the time to worry about burdens!
"Gum-Gum!" Luffy shouted.
"The White Tiger Kills with Absolute Despair".
call!
A gust of wind, seemingly out of nowhere, swept by and melted away Kuro's form, making him vanish without a trace. The wind was incredibly fast, but not violent; it was like a gentle breeze caressing one's face.
But if it really gets scratched...
That would mean certain death!
"Infernal Lion Spear!!"
Luffy's fists shot forward, unleashing a huge ball of flame that perfectly blocked the oncoming breeze.
BOOM!!!
In an instant, Luffy's fists were knocked away, and his hands were pulled outwards, revealing Kuro's body. Kuro swung his sword and approached, but by the time he reached Luffy, the blade had already been swung.
Kuro glanced at Luffy and saw him grimacing, his fists, which had been knocked away, flying wildly as if deflated, shrinking and falling downwards. There was a deep bloody gash on his hands, clearly indicating that his defenses had been breached.
"Well done."
Even Kuro had to admit that his ultimate technique was not something that just anyone could withstand.
"But that's where it ends. His person, his body, his power, his might—the entire world is a tapestry of phenomena, and there is nothing in that world I will not slay..."
Kuro muttered incantations, and a ribbon flew from his left shoulder, heading straight for Luffy's head.
"Slay the without-slay, kill the without-birth!"
The Lifeless Void Kill, representing absolute lethality, slammed directly forward.
Luffy's pupils contracted, and ignoring his hands which he hadn't had time to retract, he leaped upwards just as the ribbon was about to reach his head, desperately tilting his body so that the ribbon struck his right chest.
The surrounding air collapsed as the ribbon attacked, and all the air was visibly drawn towards the point of attack, even the dust stirred up around it was swept in at this moment.
Bang!!!
A loud bang was heard, and smoke and dust erupted all around.
Suddenly, Luffy's body burst out from the smoke and dust, sliding along the ground and leaking air as he went. His body, which was originally perfect for battle, shrank back to its original size of about 1.7 meters. His mouth was open, his eyes were white, and his right chest was completely sunken in.
"Luffy!!" Zoro shouted and ran over there immediately.
"Oh? That's pretty impressive..."
From the smoke and dust, Kuro slowly emerged again. He glanced at Luffy and said, "I used up one of my Lifeless Void Slashes, and it still didn't pierce you. Is that bouncy power...?"
In his mind, the power of this ribbon was enough to pierce Luffy's head, but his combat awareness was good, and he did not allow his vital organs to be attacked in the first place, but he still used his body to block it.
The elasticity and resilience of the fifth gear withstood a large amount of the power of the Lifeless Void Kill, but it was completely broken by this ribbon and could not even maintain the fifth gear.
But it was precisely because of that elasticity that he wasn't penetrated.
Otherwise, given the power of Kuro's ribbon, even Kaido's full-force absolute defensive stance would have been able to tear off a piece of flesh.
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