Chapter 372: The Pinnacle of Power! (Two in One)
"To the Navy?!"
"I don't know what nonsense you are talking about. I know it's impossible."
"Nowhere to go?"
"How could that happen?"
Katakuri scoffed. Tsugikuni Yoriichi's words sounded rather unrealistic to him. Putting aside the fact that he had no interest in the new navy, simply saying he had "nowhere to go" was an impossibility.
He is one of the three generals of the BIG MOM Pirates and MAMA's most trusted son. As long as the BIG MOM Pirates exist, he will have a place to stay.
As for the possibility that the BIG MOM Pirates will disappear one day?
Katakuri had never thought of such a thing. The Tsugikoku Yoriichi in front of him was indeed very powerful, but even so, Katakuri did not think that he had the ability to destroy them all.
No matter how powerful he is, Yoriichi Tsugikuni is also a devil fruit user. As long as he is a devil fruit user, they can always find a glimmer of hope if they put all their efforts into it.
Yoriichi Tsugakuni doesn't care about Katakuri's attitude. When the main text of history is announced, no one knows what will happen on this sea.
But Big Mom's Wano Country will definitely be targeted by the World Government.
"Do what you can to protect your family."
"It's not an easy thing to do."
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi threw down a sentence, showing no intention of continuing to fight with Katakuri. He gently grasped the two long swords at his waist with his left hand and was about to fly away when he heard a strange noise coming from above the dome of the treasure house.
“Click—”
"boom!!!"
Immediately after a loud bang, rubble and debris fell from above the treasure house. The dome was suddenly buried in smoke and dust, and a black shadow fell rapidly from the smoke and dust.
"call--"
A black shadow leaped out from the smoke and dust. A large woman in a pink dress darted out from it, falling rapidly towards Ji Guoyuan below. As she did so, she let out a shrill laugh:
“MAMAMAMA——”
Jiguo Yuanyi suddenly looked up at the top of his head, his pupils shrank slightly, and his right hand quickly grabbed the hilt of the knife at his waist and held it horizontally above his head.
Charlotte Lingling.
The woman in the pink skirt who pierced through the dome of the treasury and fell rapidly was none other than Charlotte Linlin, the captain of the Big Mom Pirates and a member of the Rocks Pirates.
At this time, BIG MOM grabbed a several-meter-long ring-handled broadsword in both hands and came directly above Tsugakuni Yoshiichi. Without saying a word, she chopped down Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's head with the sword.
“Buzz!!!!”
While Ji Guoyuan was blocking with a sword, the terrifying domineering auras of him and Big Mom collided in the air. Between the blades, the terrifying domineering auras collapsed in all directions, and a violent hurricane was set off in the treasure house.
The ground under Ji Guoyuan's feet had turned back into mud at some point. When Ji Guoyuan raised his knife to block BIG MOM's attack, his feet suddenly sank, the ground beneath his feet cracked, and cracks spread rapidly.
Under the influence of the hurricane, the dust and soil that were raised were like bullets, shooting out in all directions.
Under the influence of the violent hurricane, Katakuri and Cracker raised their hands to cover their faces and squinted their eyes to watch the scene happening in front of them.
"Huh?!"
In mid-air, BIG MOM held the knife in both hands. Seeing that Tsugakuni Yoshiichi actually blocked his attack head-on, she was immediately stunned and let out a light exclamation.
After so many years, Big Mom rarely took action anymore. It had been years since anyone had been able to withstand her attacks. Aside from the "old guys" of her generation, Tsugikuni Yoriichi was the first among the younger generation.
"It's really dangerous to show up so suddenly!"
Tsugikoku Yuichi maintained his aggressive attack, his expression growing more serious as he gazed at the massive Big Mom above him. The veins on his blade-holding arm rippled like a dragon's.
Even for Yoriichi Tsugikuni, Big Mom's attack is not something that can be easily resisted.
"clang!!!"
The domineering aura that collided in the air was completely squeezed out by the two blades. The collision of the blades made a crisp golden sound. Ji Guoyuanyi's arm, who was holding the knife with one hand, was pressed down a little. Ji Guoyuanyi's expression became fierce, and he immediately held the knife with both hands, and then suddenly exerted force.
"Boom!!!!" The ground could not bear the power of Yuichiro Tsuchikuni and made a rumbling sound. At the same time, BIG MOM's long sword was also blocked by Yuichiro Tsuchikuni.
Ji Guoyuan, who had found a gap, jumped back lightly and quickly flew out of the pit.
"Surely. Blocked MAMA's attack!!!"
"What kind of strange power is this? It can actually block MAMA's attack?!"
Cracker stared at the scene unfolding before him, his mouth gaping in shock, and he couldn't help but gasp. He had some idea of Tsugakuin's strength, and felt that a strong man like Tsugakuin could pose a threat to Big Mom's life if he attacked from the shadows.
But this is a sneak attack.
Cracker never thought that someone as young as Tsugakuni Yuichiro could actually withstand BIG MOM's attack head-on. If Tsugakuni Yuichiro had such power, there would be a high probability that he would be able to successfully attack BIG MOM in secret.
In Cracker's opinion, Yoriichi Tsugakuni, who was able to block BIG MOM's head-on attack, is even more terrifying than Yoriichi Tsugakuni, who injured Katakuri with a single sword strike.
"This guy"
Katakuri's gaze was now firmly fixed on Yoriichi Tsugikuni, and his heart sank.
MAMA has already appeared, and it may not be easy for the other party to leave. A big battle is inevitable. He must be fully prepared to help his MAMA fight against Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
“MAMAMAMA~”
When Big Mom saw Yuichiro Tsugakuni retreat, she let out a light laugh, but her eyes were filled with murderous intent towards Yuichiro Tsugakuni who had inexplicably appeared in the treasure house.
“It’s been discovered.”
In the cave above the dome, BIG MOM's children kept jumping out. Obviously, the previous battle between Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Katakuri had attracted the attention of the BIG MOM pirates.
In the blink of an eye, a lot of people were standing in the treasure house that was originally a little empty. The members of the BIG MOM Pirates surrounded Tsugakuni Yoriichi, looking at Tsugakuni Yoriichi with curiosity, vigilance, or murderous intent.
Under the gaze of the pirates, Ji Guoyuan raised his arm slightly, pointed the tip of the knife downward, and slanted the knife in front of him.
"I thought it was just a little mouse that broke into Cake Island."
“I didn’t expect it to be a big fish!”
"The bounty is over 5 billion."
"Former Admiral Tsugikuni Yoriichi, if I give your head to the World Government, I think we can get a lot of cake in return, right?"
Big Mom's gaze fell on Yuichiro Tsugakuni, and she looked him over briefly with a smile on her face.
Although the slash that pierced through the treasure house with Tsugakuni Yoriichirō did not make any loud noise, the terrifying domineering aura contained in it was as conspicuous as the bright moon in the dark night.
Even BIG MOM, who was immersed in the party atmosphere, could sense the reality.
What's more, Cake Island is her territory, and there are many "creatures" in the treasure house. It is not difficult to pass on the news in the treasure house.
Even when facing Yoriichi Tsugakuni, whose bounty was higher than her own, Big Mom did not show the slightest fear on her face.
So what if the bounty is high?
Her strength has been at the top of the world more than ten years ago. No matter what kind of opponent it is, BIG MOM is confident that she can defeat the opponent.
In BIG MOM's eyes, Yuichiro Tsugikuni, whose bounty exceeds 5 billion yen, is not a terrifying existence, but a true "fat sheep".
"Prometheus!"
BIG MOM had no intention of wasting time talking to Yuichiro Tsugakuni. The brief fight just now had already allowed BIG MOM to detect some of Yuichiro Tsugakuni's strength. Facing such an opponent, she could finally have a long-awaited fight.
As she spoke, a ball of fire quickly merged with Big Mom. Big Mom's pirate hat fell to the ground, and her long hair began to burn like a flame.
Emperor Sword·Breaking Blade!
The blade of the ring-handled sword in Big Mom's hand was also surrounded by a circle of orange-red flames. At this moment, Big Mom seemed to have turned into a "fire giant".
"I won't ask you what you're doing here, kid."
"Whatever your purpose is, it can't be accomplished with dead people!"
Although BIG MOM is huge in size, she is very fast. With a flash, BIG MOM suddenly rushed towards Tsugakuni Yoshiichi, and then swept the long sword in her hand and slashed directly at Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's waist.
The terrifying domineering aura drew red lightning in the air, and the long sword whistled as it approached Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
"Compared to the strength, this speed is much more 'reasonable'."
There is no need to say much about the power of BIG MOM's slash. Tsugikuni Yoshiichi has personally experienced the opponent's strength. Since his debut, he has encountered many strong people. In terms of domineering strength alone, the strongest is actually not BIG MOM. Whitebeard's domineering strength and Roger's domineering strength are both one level higher than BIG MOM.
Even Yoriichi Tsugakuni himself, his domineering power is actually stronger than BIG MOM.
However, BIG MOM's physical strength is extremely terrifying. Her powerful physical strength combined with her already terrifying domineering aura allows her to exert the power of her slashing to the maximum extent.
In the past, when Tsugikuni Yoshiichirō fought against others, he often had plenty of energy left to change his moves after blocking the opponent's attacks.
But when fighting against Big Mom, this is not possible unless you can either block her or remove her strength. Even Tsugikoku Yoriichi needs to take this bloated "old" woman seriously.
"I've seen your slashing blows before."
Yuichiro Tsugikoku did not dare to be careless. He held the knife with both hands and blocked it with his backhand, with the back of the knife tightly pressed against his body, facing BIG MOM's attack.
"boom--"
However, the moment BIG MOM's long sword was about to hit him, terrifying power was directly poured onto him. Compared with the previous slash, BIG MOM's attack this time was three times stronger than before. Even Ji Guoyuan was unable to completely offset the opponent's power with his hands holding the sword.
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's entire body began to slide sideways under BIG MOM's slash. After his boots plowed a crack more than ten meters long on the ground, Yoshiichi slowly stabilized his body.
Seeing that Tsugikoku Yoshiichi had blocked her attack and not been knocked away, Big Mom's pupils widened slightly and she let out a low growl:
"Zeus!"
As he shouted, a bolt of lightning suddenly fell from above Tsugumi Yoshikazu's head and hit him directly.
At some point, a huge dark cloud covered the entire dome above the treasure house. As BIG MOM gave the order, lightning suddenly fell from the thundercloud and hit Tsugikuni Yoriichi accurately.
"boom!!!!"
A thunder exploded in the treasure house, and Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's voice was immediately drowned out by the golden lightning.
Seeing that her attack successfully hit Tsugikuni Yoriichi, BIG MOM grinned and let out a hearty laugh, but this smile did not last long, and BIG MOM's face soon froze there.
In the open space in the distance, the ground next to Ji Guoyuan's feet was blown into a hole by lightning.
As the lightning disappeared, Tsugumi Yoshiichi was still standing on the ground, his whole body wrapped in golden flames.
Big Mom looked over carefully and saw that Yoriichi Tsugikuni was completely unharmed by Zeus' lightning strike. There was no sign of burns from the electric current on his body.
Even from Tsugakuni Yuichiro's body, BIG MOM didn't see any signs of being struck by lightning.
That unnatural lightning strike actually didn't cause any harm to Tsugikuni Yoriichi?!
"What is that?!"
Big Mom looked at Yuichiro Tsugakuni who was wrapped in golden flames and was secretly confused.
"MAMA, that's Tsugikoku Yoriichi's devil fruit ability. Don't touch that golden flame."
"This guy seems to be a superhuman type."
When Katakuri saw Tsugikuni Yoriichi's expression, he immediately reminded him loudly.
The characteristic of "transformation" generally only appears in two types of demons: the parahuman and the animal types. Tsugakuni Yoriichi's body form does not show obvious "beastiality", so Katakuri guesses that Tsugakuni Yoriichi is not the animal type but the parahuman type.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni is not King Luffy. When fighting with others, he will openly tell his opponent what kind of devil fruit he has and what abilities he possesses.
"Lightning strike."
"The power of the Soul-Soul Fruit is truly unique."
"Things like the Flame-Flame Fruit and the Thunder Fruit are definitely not special enough."
Tsugumi Yuichiro was wrapped in golden flames. He raised his head, glanced quickly at Zeus in the air, and then looked at BIG MOM in front of him and said in a relaxed tone.
Katakuri's guess about his devil fruit ability was obviously inaccurate, but Yoriichi Tsugakuni would not correct him.
His body possesses some of the characteristics of the natural devil fruit. How could something like lightning possibly attack him?
In fact, Yoriichi Tsugakuni and Katakuri are very similar to some extent. Yoriichi Tsugakuni, who possesses extremely strong observation Haki, also has the ability to transform into elements. In a sense, he is invincible!
and
There is no so-called superior devil fruit for his devil fruit!
It has been a long time since Tsugikuni Yoshiichi had felt the urgency of a battle, and this urgency and pressure can be felt from BIG MOM.
Without hesitation, Ji Guoyuan raised the long sword in his hand, and then it quickly turned into a golden stream of light and shot towards BIG MOM.
“MAMA, be careful!!”
Katakuri's observation Haki is even stronger than BIG MOM's. As soon as Yoriichi Tsugakuni took action, the first person to react was not BIG MOM, but Katakuri.
With a loud roar, Katakuri grabbed the broken spear in his hand and quickly stabbed it towards the golden light in the air.
What Tsugikuni Yuichi has to face now is not just BIG MOM, but also her children!
(End of this chapter)
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