A violent aura was brewing in the bodies of Cat Viper and Inuarashi.
The bright and clear moonlight poured down and shone on everyone. Tsujikuni Yoriichi could clearly see that the color of Cat Viper and Inuarashi's bodies and fur began to change.
These two fur-tribe warriors seemed to be able to absorb the power of the full moon. Under Yunyi's perception, he could sense that the aura of the two was becoming stronger and stronger.
In just a blink of an eye, the strength of their aura had doubled compared to before.
"Interesting ability!"
When Jiguo Yuanyi saw such changes, he did not rush to take action. Instead, he quietly watched the changes happening in the two people's bodies. With the blessing of the transparent world, Yuanyi could clearly see every inch of changes in the two people's bodies.
After a little thought, Yunyi looked up at the bright moon in the sky, his eyes slightly narrowed.
“Chuckle—”
A slight bone cracking sound was heard from Tsugikuni Yoriichi's body, but to outsiders, Yoriichi's body did not seem to have any changes.
Just a dozen seconds later, Jiguo Yuanyi exhaled heavily, opened his hands and looked at his palms, muttering softly, "Is it because I'm human?"
“This power.”
"That's all."
Yoriichi Tsugikuni was just imitating the ability of Cat Viper and Inuarashi to absorb the power of the moon. He could confirm that he had succeeded, but the changes in his body did not satisfy Yoriichi Tsugikuni. Except for his fingernails becoming slightly longer, there were no other changes in his physical appearance.
As for the improvement of physical functions, it is extremely limited. For a strong man of the level of Tsugikuni Yoshiichi, it is dispensable.
However, unlike Tsugakuni Yoriichi, the shapes of Cat Viper and Inuarashi had changed at this time. In addition to the greatly enhanced aura, their bodies had also become much larger, and their hair had turned silver-white, glowing in the moonlight, making them look quite gorgeous.
The eyes of both of them had turned bloodshot, and the look they gave Tsugikuni Yoriichi revealed a strong sense of oppression.
This is an ability that the Fur Tribe warriors can only master after a long period of hard training.
Leo Moon.
During the full moon, the Minks who have mastered the "Moon Lion" can enhance their combat effectiveness in this way, improving their reaction, physical strength, speed and other abilities.
After transforming into a Moon Lion, the combat effectiveness of the Fur Tribe will skyrocket. Apart from a period of weakness after use, there are no other side effects. It can be regarded as one of the Fur Tribe's innate abilities.
There is no doubt that Cat Viper and Inuarashi are the best among the Mink Tribe warriors.
The violent aura released by the two after transforming into Moon Lions was far superior to that of the other Nine Sheaths. It can be imagined that their fighting power is definitely not comparable to that of other retainers.
"Save Lord Momonosuke!!!"
After completing the transformation, Cat Viper's confidence increased greatly. Even when facing Tsugakuni Yoshiichi, his momentum remained undiminished. After shouting loudly to remind his companions, Cat Viper holding a steel fork took the lead in attacking Tsugakuni Yoshiichi.
Its massive body suddenly vanished into a shadow, disappearing behind Ashura Boy in an instant. After transforming into a Moon Lion, Cat Viper was incredibly fast, and even Ashura Boy, a fellow Nine Sheath, couldn't quite capture its presence with his eyes.
However, Cat Viper's words still reached his ears completely, and he did not hesitate at all, and rushed directly towards the closed door on the first floor of the hotel.
Yoriichi Tsuchikuni was standing in front of the "window" on the second floor that was blown into a big hole. Ashura Douji had no intention of breaking in from that place, and wanted to bypass Yoriichi Tsuchikuni in this way.
Ashura Douji's behavior was naturally noticed by Yoriichi Tsugikuni, but now he no longer had any interest in Momonosuke and Ashura Douji. The Moon Lion-transformed Fur Tribe warrior aroused some interest in Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
Of course, only a little bit.
The combination of Cat Viper and Inuarashi can crush Jack the Drought, one of the three future disasters. This level of combat power can also relieve the boredom of Yoriichi Tsugakuni.
As for Momonosuke
On this island, no matter where Momonosuke escapes to, as long as Tsugakuni Yoshiichi wants to catch him back, it only takes a few moves.
“Run, run!”
"Momonosuke."
“No matter where you run, the result is the same.”
Yoshikazu Tsugakuni didn't even look at the cat-bellied snake that had turned into a shadow and was flying towards him. Instead, he turned his head slightly and said this to Momonosuke in the room.
As he spoke, Jiguo Yuanyi raised the long sword in his hand lightly, seemingly casually. The next moment, a shadow of a gun had already attacked Jiguo Yuanyi in front of him. At the moment the weapons collided, a crisp golden sound rang out in the night sky.
"clang!!!"
The figure of Cat Viper holding a three-pointed spear appeared in front of Yoriichi Tsugakuni at some point, and the spear that attacked Yoriichi Tsugakuni's chest was blocked by the broken knife in Yoriichi's hand.
After warning Momonosuke, Tsugukuni Yoriichi slowly turned around and looked at the "cat" in front of him with its fur standing on end, with a faint smile on his face:
"Since you two already know that I am Tsugikoku Yoriichi, are you still going to attack me?"
"Or do you think that this level of strength can threaten me?"
Yuanyi flipped his wrist and gently released the force of the long sword that was used to attack the cat viper to the left. The cat viper in mid-air immediately became unstable and fell directly onto the wooden wall below.
"boom!!!"
The cat viper penetrated into the wooden wall, blasting a big hole. Then, a loud noise came from the hole.
Inuarashi watched as Yoriichi Tsugakuni easily resolved Cat Viper's attack, and at this moment he no longer hesitated. He tightened the long sword in his hand and pounced directly at Yoriichi Tsugakuni.
This time, Yoriichi did not wait for Inuarashi's attack, but jumped lightly and jumped directly out of the second-floor window, landing lightly on the open space in the middle of the street.
And just the next moment after Tsugumi Yoshiichi left, Inuarashi appeared at the place where Tsugumi Yoshiichi had just been, and slashed the floor of the room with a knife.
After transforming into Moon Lions, the Fur Tribe seemed unable to completely control this power, and their control over their bodies was greatly weakened.
Whether it was Cat Viper or Inuarashi, the attacks of both gave Tsugikoku Yoshiichi a feeling of overdoing it, and were far from being able to control them freely.
"Your control over your own power is too poor."
"Even after the transformation, is this all it can do?"
"If that's the case, I'm a little disappointed. I thought you could fully unleash this power."
"If this is all you can do, you're not even qualified to be my companion."
Ji Guoyuan held the long sword in one hand and said to Cat Viper who had just crawled up from the ground and walked out of the wooden wall, and to Cat Viper and Inuarashi who were standing on the second floor and turned around to look at him.
His expression looked somewhat dejected, as if he was very dissatisfied with the strength of Inuarashi and Nekomamushi.
The two Mink warriors did not say anything in rebuttal. Inuarashi even turned his head slightly, grabbed Momonosuke who was kneeling on the ground in a daze, and threw him into the house.
As it happened, Ashura Douji had already rushed to the second floor. The moment he pushed open the door, he tacitly hugged Momonosuke who was flying over.
"Lord Momonosuke!"
Ashura Douji caught Momonosuke with a look of joy on his face, and then without any hesitation, he took Momonosuke and disappeared into the corridor of the hotel.
Tsugikuni Yoriichi was right at the front door of the hotel, so Ashura Douji naturally would not take Momonosuke towards the front door. Instead, he easily climbed over the layers of courtyard walls and quickly ran towards the direction of the contact.
At this moment, the tacit understanding between the Nine Sheaths who have been together for a long time can help them save a lot of time in communication.
"Get out of here!"
Seeing Momonosuke being taken away, Inuarashi shouted excitedly, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
However, Inuarashi's smile quickly froze on his face. The moment he threw Momonosuke away, Tsugikoku Yoriichi, who was originally in the middle of the street, had disappeared from the spot.
"Big Dog, what are you so happy about?"
A slightly puzzled voice sounded beside Inuarashi. Inuarashi, with a stiff expression, lowered his head slightly and found that Tsugakuni Yoriichi, who should have been several meters away, had actually appeared beside him. He didn't even notice that there was someone beside him until Tsugakuni Yoriichi spoke.
Inuarashi's pupils shrank, and his body reacted extremely quickly. He raised the sword in his hand and was about to slash at Tsugumi Yoshiichi who was beside him.
However, just as the sword was raised above his head, a sword light flashed directly past Inuarashi's eyes.
"laugh--"
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's slash instantly landed on Inuarashi's chest, and the speed was much faster than Inuarashi's attack. Inuarashi only felt a pain in his chest, and the hot blood had already splashed on his own face.
The silver-white hair had been dyed red with blood, and the severe pain made Inuarashi take a step back involuntarily. Realizing the injury on his chest, Inuarashi's expression suddenly became fierce, he gritted his teeth, and continued to swing his sword towards Tsugumi Yoshiichi.
“Huh?!”
Yoriichi did not kill Inuarashi. Although he cut his skin and flesh with one blow, this level of injury would not kill him.
He thought the other party would give up, but Yoriichi didn't expect that the will of this Mink warrior was so firm, and his desire to save Momonosuke was so strong that he would attack him even when he was seriously injured.
Such a will also made Yoshiichi Tsugakuni look up to Inuarashi.
"I take back what I said just now. You are still qualified to accompany me to relieve my boredom."
The long sword in Yoshiichirō's hand slashed forward again, but this time the target of his attack was not Inuarashi, but the long sword that was chopped at him.
"Buzz—"
The terrifying domineering aura gathered on the blade of the dagger. The moment the blades intersected, the long sword that was chopped down was directly cut off by Ji Guoyuan one by one. A piece of the broken blade flew out directly and nailed into the ground more than ten meters away, completely sinking into the surface.
Inuarashi also completed the downward slashing action with a long sword in his hand
However, his attack did not cause any harm to Tsugikuni Yoriichi at all. There was a qualitative difference in the strength of their Haki. Inuarashi also used Armament Haki when attacking, and even the weapon in his hand was made by the best blacksmiths in Wano Country.
But even so, he had no way to confront Yoshikazu Tsugakuni head-on. His level of Armament Haki was simply not enough to protect his weapon.
It is not surprising that the sword was cut off during the fight with Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
However, Inuarashi was obviously unable to accept the reality before him. The slight sound of the sword breaking made him stand there in a daze.
When he had just completed the transformation, the expanding power gave Inuarashi infinite confidence. He even thought that he and Nekomamushi could join forces to compete with a man like Tsugikuni Yoriichi. But now the broken sword in his hand poured a bucket of cold water on Inuarashi's head.
It was not until now that he finally realized how naive his thoughts were.
A strong man of Tsugikuni Yoriichi's level is simply not someone that people like them can match.
It's just that it's a little late to face the reality now.
"Inuarashi!!"
Only at this moment did Cat Viper suddenly notice Tsugikuni Yoriichi standing next to Inuarashi. Everything happened so quickly that he had no time to react at all.
The speed of Yunyi's movement was simply beyond the reach of Cat Viper's naked eyes, and even his observation Haki was unable to sense the breath of Tsugikuni Yunyi.
By the time Cat Viper saw the figure of Tsugakuni Yoriichi, Inuarashi had already suffered a great loss at the hands of Tsugakuni Yoriichi.
Even when facing a strong enemy like Tsugakuin Yoshiichi, Cat Viper did not hesitate at all. He jumped up with a steel gun in his hand, and then stabbed Tsugakuin Yoshiichi with the weapon in his hand.
Just as Yoriichi was about to raise his knife to block, the cat viper that had rushed in front of Yoriichi Tsugakuin suddenly loosened the gun in his hand, let out a loud roar, waved its claws, and slapped Yoriichi Tsugakuin's body directly.
"Oden's Ittoryu: Cat's Laughing Clash!"
Cat Viper was shouting meaningless names of moves, as if this method could make his moves more powerful. The two names of Oden seemed to be able to bring extra bonuses to his body, and his fearless look was also reflected in the eyes of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
The cat viper's claws were electrified, and dots of blue electricity flickered through the hair on his wrist.
Compared with the previous attacks, this attack was more powerful. Yunyi did not dodge or evade, but stood still. At the moment the attack hit his body, Yunyi's chest and abdomen suddenly turned into golden flames and flew away.
The golden flames that splashed out instantly illuminated the room.
The cat viper, who had succeeded in his attack, widened his eyes at this moment, his eyes full of disbelief.
He thought his feint had fooled Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
But who would have thought that even with all his strength, he couldn't even touch the entity of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
Devil Fruit Abilities
The three words "ability user" flashed through Cat Viper's mind. Before he could change his moves, Yuanyi swiftly slashed out with the long sword in his hand.
Cat Viper flew backwards and fell heavily to the ground. Blood flowed out of his chest, staining the blue bricks of the street red.
(End of this chapter)
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