Chapter 125

Countless grains of yellow sand rose into the air,

continuously joining the storm,

causing the storm to gather and grow ever larger!

Immediately after,

this enormous sandstorm slowly moved,

heading straight for Li Xiao!

Wherever it passed,

it left only a deep scar behind!

Along the way,

even the hard rocks of the desert were easily crushed by the storm,

breaking into gravel that mingled into the storm,

making it all the more massive!

As the storm grew ever larger,

eventually even Crocodile found it somewhat difficult to control!

But at this moment,

this enormous sandstorm had already arrived before Li Xiao,

carrying the sky-filling yellow sand as it crashed toward Li Xiao,

as if intending to tear him to shreds!

Before this awe-inspiring,

astonishingly destructive sandstorm,

it seemed even a city would be instantly destroyed!

Li Xiao watched the enormous sandstorm approaching him with a calm expression,

slowly tightening his grip on the Qingshuang Sword in his hand,

spiritual power rapidly surging into the Qingshuang Sword,

and with a single slash, he struck out!

"Mountain and Sea Sword Technique!"

A dazzling cyan sword qi broke free from the Qingshuang Sword,

slicing through the endless yellow sand,

slashing straight toward that enormous sandstorm!

Within the embrace of the endless yellow sand,

that cyan light only grew more dazzling!

The two sides merely stalemated for a few seconds,

before that enormous sandstorm—capable of razing cities and seizing fortresses—was pierced through by a single sword!

The next second,

the storm collapsed and dispersed!

The yellow sand and gravel swept up within it scattered all around like raindrops!

Seeing this,

the Solemn look in Crocodile's eyes deepened several degrees,

yet he showed not the slightest panic!

Standing within the desert,

he did not believe he could still lose!

Crocodile pressed his right hand against the ground,

and roared:

"Desert Sunflower!"

As the words fell,

the yellow sand beneath his feet seemed to come alive,

and actually began to flow,

surging toward Li Xiao's feet like waves!

Then,

the yellow sand beneath Li Xiao's feet also began to flow,

the once-normal sand instantly becoming quicksand,

attempting to drag Li Xiao down into the sand,

swallowing him whole!

Li Xiao released his spiritual energy outward,

separating the quicksand from his feet.

Then with a light tap of his toes,

his whole body leaped up,

stepping onto the Qingshuang Sword,

his entire body suspended in midair,

evading the life-swallowing quicksand beneath his feet!

GLOSSARY:

【Li Xiao, Crocodile, Qingshuang Sword, Mountain and Sea Sword Technique, Desert Sunflower】

However,

At this moment, Crocodile, who had originally been standing in the distance, had already vanished without a trace!

Suddenly,

A swirl of yellow sand transformed into a hand and gripped Li Xiao's left arm!

The next second,

Crocodile's voice rang out in Li Xiao's ear!

"Desert Prison!"

That earlier, tremendously loud Desert Girasole,

was in truth nothing more than a feint,

the real killing move was this strike!

"Desert Prison,"

was an attack Crocodile had developed based on the Suna Suna no Mi!

Through contact with his right hand,

he would drain the moisture out of the touched object until it crumbled apart,

causing it to turn to sand!

And if the target was a living being,

they too would have the moisture sucked from their body,

shriveling into a withered husk!

An ordinary person would die on the spot,

and for those with some degree of strength,

even if they didn't die,

not one-tenth of their power would remain!

However,

the moment Crocodile gripped Li Xiao's left hand,

his face abruptly changed!

Because he discovered,

that he simply could not draw out the moisture inside Li Xiao's body!

The surface of Li Xiao's body was as if coated with an invisible membrane,

shutting its power out completely!

How could this be!