Chapter 286

What the black-bearded man hadn't expected was,

the so-called strength,

had reached such an extent!

Leaving aside other abilities,

even just the sword technique alone,

was enough to place him among the top-tier powerhouses!

From this single slash,

this person's sword technique was likely no less than that of the world's greatest swordsman,

and perhaps even matched him!

In an instant,

the black-bearded man made a decision within his heart!

This man was far beyond what he could provoke at present,

he should flee as far away as possible!

Meanwhile,

Li Xiao turned his head to look at the black-bearded man,

sneering:

"Do you think you have the qualifications to negotiate with me?"

"Either leave, or die!"

Upon hearing this,

the black-bearded man's expression gradually darkened!

Given the power Li Xiao had just displayed,

the black-bearded man did not believe he was Li Xiao's match!

Yet if he let Luffy go this easily,

he couldn't help but feel reluctant!

After all, capturing this Straw Hat kid with a bounty over a hundred million and handing him to the Navy

would greatly aid his plans for the Warlord position!

However,

within those few seconds of the black-bearded man's hesitation,

Li Xiao seemed to have lost patience!

He slightly lifted his Qing Shuang Sword,

ready to strike the black-bearded man again!

Seeing this,

the black-bearded man immediately made a decision!

He immediately backed down!

He didn't even bother to say any empty words,

ordered the other two members of the Blackbeard Pirates to pull Lafitte's head out of the ground,

then under the black-bearded man's lead,

the group turned and fled,

vanishing from sight in moments!

As for this,

Li Xiao chose not to pursue,

but silently watched the black-bearded man's group grow distant.

After all,

the black-bearded man had now obtained the powers of the Dark-Dark Fruit,

his strength was not to be underestimated!

To be honest,

even with Li Xiao's current peak Qi Transformation into Spirit cultivation base,

he could not kill the black-bearded man with a single slash!

Hmm…

At least two slashes would be needed!

Yet,

these were secondary reasons,

the main reason was that Li Xiao simply didn't care enough to kill the black-bearded man—

his goal this trip was the Sky Island and that little thief-cat!

Thinking of this,

Li Xiao slowly landed back on the ground,

turning to look at Nami.

Before he could react,

he saw a figure rush straight toward him,

diving into his arms!

Li Xiao instinctively wrapped his arms around the figure that threw itself at him,

and quite naturally rubbed that head of orange hair!

Having just experienced life hanging by a thread,

Nami's emotions were extremely unstable at this moment,

rather fragile!

Therefore,

when she saw Li Xiao,

she instinctively threw herself into Li Xiao's arms,

the place she subconsciously believed to be the safest!

This scene was just like back then at the Baratie sea restaurant in the East Blue!

It was a critical moment then too!

She was saved by Li Xiao then too!

She threw herself into his embrace then too!

The only difference was that

the danger back then came from the sword qi unintentionally scattered by Hawk Eyes,

while the danger now came from Lafitte's very real sword strike!

Looking at it this way,

it makes it seem as if I, Li, deliberately created this situation!

To be honest,

Li Xiao indeed did not intentionally wait until the last possible moment to act!

Mainly,

regarding this little thief cat,

Li Xiao did not want to protect her too well!

If Li Xiao had truly made up his mind to protect her,

he certainly had the confidence to ensure she would not suffer any harm!

But in that case,

the little thief cat would have become a pet cat!

Whether for Li Xiao,

or for Nami herself,

neither was willing for that to happen!