Around him, it was as if a tortoise shell pattern had appeared.
Only the relentless barrage of strikes landed on the tortoise shell, which held for a moment before shattering with a deafening roar.
Kuro staggered, then stabbed his sword into the ground with a backhand motion to regain his balance.
"Your swordsmanship is amazing, but it's reached its limit. You've shown a weakness!"
Shiki smiled and was about to kick out with a slash, but then his figure in mid-air froze.
Inside the shattered tortoise shell, there seemed to be a snake coiled up, staring straight at them.
Stared at by the snake's eyes, Shiki found himself unable to move!
"Moonwalk!"
Kuro vanished from his spot and reappeared in front of Shiki the next instant, the blade sheathed and the hilt in his hand.
"One-Sword Style..."
The black sword was slowly drawn from its sheath.
"Are you kidding me!"
Shiki's pupils glowed red, his Observation Haki was fully activated, and his legs suddenly moved, breaking free from the lock of 'Black Tortoise'. Just as he was about to fly away, he felt that he was still locked on.
It wasn't that serpentine aura, but rather that it was locked onto by Clow's sword.
"I am... the Golden Lion!"
Armament Haki almost formed a stream of air around the blade, and Shiki kicked Kuro straight into his body.
"Swallow Returns!"
Similarly, Kuro drew his sword with lightning speed.
Bang!
Kuro crashed to the ground even faster than before, creating a crater. He stood up, coughed a few times, and looked down at his abdomen.
Even with his Armament Haki covering his abdomen, a hole was pierced through it, and blood was flowing continuously.
And the golden lion in the sky...
An arm fell to the ground.
The golden lion was panting heavily in the sky, its left arm completely bare.
He dodged that move, "Swallow Return," otherwise, that strike would have killed him, instead of just severing an arm.
Shiki crossed his arms, looked at Kuro, and suddenly burst into hearty laughter:
“Not bad, not bad at all! If it were before, I would have prepared before dealing with you, but this is Melviu, my dream place, and I cannot retreat here. So... let's fight to the death!”
"Stop me, or I'll destroy the East China Sea!"
That's exactly what I was thinking!
Kuro gasped for breath, gripping the hilt of his sword tightly, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
We've fought this badly, there's no way we'll let this old guy go!
As for Shiki, Kuro is a formidable opponent who needs to be taken more seriously.
Although the ship's rudder affected his performance, he didn't dwell on such things from the past.
As it stands, this Kuro is capable of fighting to a draw, or even causing him to suffer a loss.
He had used a lot of advanced Armament Haki before, and his stamina was starting to give out.
After all, what can cover the flying slashes is high-level Armament Haki, and no one can withstand so many of them being released in succession.
Later on, he only used flying slashes.
Advanced Armament Haki isn't something you can just throw around anytime.
The kid below not only possesses advanced Armament Haki, but his entire body is also covered in Armament Haki. His sword techniques, such as manipulating water to transform into dragons and defending against his own attacks, will consume a lot of his stamina.
However, he seemed to have plenty of energy.
In the upcoming battle, we'll have to use our abilities to force him to exhaust his stamina...
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