Chapter 38: Battle in the depths of the desert! (Second update, seeking flowers)

Li Xiao didn't even look back,

and slashed his sword toward the rear!

The four giant sand blades shattered inch by inch instantly,

and the aftermath blasted Crocodile away directly,

smashing through several long corridors,

until he was buried under a pile of rubble!

A few seconds later,

Crocodile turned into yellow sand and crawled out from under the ruins,

looking at Li Xiao, who was standing with his sword, with a solemn face!

At this very moment,

he could already be sure,

the strength of the person in front of him was definitely not weaker than his own,

and killing him would not be an easy task!

Even in these only two encounters,

he had been at a disadvantage!

The sword strength of the person in front of him was extremely powerful,

at the very least, he was at the level of a Great Swordsman!

These ordinary attack methods were useless against him,

yet his sword could easily hurt him!

For a time,

Crocodile didn't act rashly again!

However,

he didn't move,

but Li Xiao did!

Since you want to fight,

then I, Li, will accompany you for a good fight!

Li Xiao held his sword and pressed forward,

with every strike aimed at vital points!

Because Li Xiao's sword was infused with spiritual power,

therefore,

Crocodile didn't dare to elementalize to dodge,

and could only use the golden hook in his hand and the sand-blades to block!

Under Li Xiao's continuous offensive,

Crocodile retreated repeatedly,

and with a crisp sound,

the golden hook in Crocodile's hand was actually slashed in two by Li Xiao with one sword strike! ===== CHAPTER 124 =====

Subsequently,

the sword edge followed this opening and brushed past the side of Crocodile's arm,

leaving a bloodstain!

Seeing this,

Crocodile's expression was gloomy, his brows were tightly locked,

and a little anxiety arose in his heart!

No!

Can't keep fighting like this!

His sword is too strong,

he had no power to fight back at all!

If this continues,

as the injuries on his body increase,

he feared he would really not be his match!

Thinking of this,

Crocodile began to fight while retreating,

and soon left this garden,

intentionally leading Li Xiao toward the depths of the desert!

Regarding this,

Li Xiao did not choose to stop him,

but pretended not to know his intention,

and intentionally or unintentionally complied with him to transfer the battlefield to the depths of the desert!

Because this place was close to the casino in the front hall of Rain Dinners,

once the commotion became large,

it would easily affect the ordinary people inside Rain Dinners and even the entire city of Rainbase!

Therefore,

Li Xiao had always been a bit restrained!

Now,

Crocodile actively wanted to transfer the battlefield to the depths of the desert,

and Li Xiao was naturally happy to see it!

In this way,

he could let go and fight completely!

As for Crocodile becoming even more powerful in the depths of the desert,

regarding this point,

Li Xiao was not worried at all!

Even if he merged with the desert,

I, Li, could still slash the entire desert open with one sword!

This was Li Xiao's absolute confidence in his own strength!

While Li Xiao and Crocodile were fighting and moving,

gradually heading toward the depths of the desert,

a figure walked out from a building nearby,

it was Nico Robin, who had disappeared after arriving in Rainbase!

Robin looked up at the figures of the two gradually moving away,

her eyes full of unconcealable shock!

Although in Loguetown,

she had already known that Li Xiao's strength was very strong,

and she was likely not his match!

But Robin never expected,

Li Xiao's strength was actually this strong,

strong enough to contend with Crocodile,

and even be able to gain the upper hand in a short time!

As the Vice President of Baroque Works,

Robin was quite familiar with Crocodile's strength!

As one of the Seven Warlords,

although his bounty was only 81 million Berries,

but if it really came to strength,

this bounty amount would at least have to be doubled!

More importantly,

Crocodile was a user of the Logia Sand-Sand Fruit,

in the desert,

his strength would increase geometrically!

Here Li Xiao might still be able to gain the upper hand,

but if they really reached the depths of the desert,

then the situation would be hard to say!

Thinking of this,

a flash of worry crossed Robin's eyes,

and she immediately chased in the direction where the two had disappeared!

On the other side,

Li Xiao and Crocodile were advancing and retreating,

and in the chase,

they soon arrived in the depths of the vast desert!

"Desert Spada!"

Crocodile turned his arm into a giant sand blade to block the sword strike Li Xiao swung,

then his whole body turned into yellow sand and quickly distanced himself from Li Xiao,

and re-condensed on a sand dune dozens of meters away.

Looking at Li Xiao not far away,

Crocodile sneered:

"Kid, you were careless!"

"Your sword is indeed very strong, if it were elsewhere, I might not be your match!"

"But this is the desert, and I am a user of the Sand-Sand Fruit, the desert is my home turf!"

"Here, I am invincible!"

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(It's been several days since I received any flowers or evaluation tickets, is anyone still watching? Please save this child, even one flower is love!) ===== CHAPTER 125 =====

"Sables!"

Crocodile waved his hand,

and countless yellow sand spiraled upward,

rotating at high speed in a spiral shape,

quickly forming a sandstorm made of sand!

Under Crocodile's control, ===== CHAPTER 126 =====

countless yellow sand rose into the air,

constantly joining the storm,

making the storm gather larger and larger!

Immediately after,

this huge sandstorm moved slowly,

heading toward Li Xiao!

Wherever it passed,

it left only a deep mark!

Along the way,

the hard rocks in the desert were easily crushed by the storm,

turning into gravel mixed into the storm,

making it even larger by a few points!

As the storm grew larger and larger,

eventually even Crocodile found it somewhat difficult to control!

But at this moment,

this huge sandstorm had already arrived in front of Li Xiao,

carrying the vast yellow sand and crashing toward Li Xiao,

as if to tear him into pieces!

Facing this sandstorm with great momentum,

and astonishing destructive power,

it seemed that even a city would be destroyed instantly!

Li Xiao looked at the huge sandstorm approaching him with a calm expression,

slowly gripped the Qingshuang Sword in his hand,

spiritual power quickly surged into the Qingshuang Sword,

and then he slashed out with one sword!

"Mountain and Sea Sword Art!"

A dazzling cyan sword energy detached from the Qingshuang Sword,

cut through the vast yellow sand,

and slashed straight toward the huge sandstorm!

Wrapped in the vast yellow sand,

that cyan light became even more dazzling!

The two sides only stalemated for a few seconds,

and that huge sandstorm, which seemed capable of destroying cities and pulling down fortresses, was pierced through by one sword!

The next second,

the storm dissipated with a crash!

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

Seeing this,

the solemn look in Crocodile's eyes became even stronger,

but he was not flustered at all!

Being in the desert,

he didn't think there was any possibility of him losing!

Crocodile pressed his right hand on the ground,

and shouted angrily:

"Desert Sunflower!"

As the words fell,

the yellow sand under his feet seemed to have life,

and actually began to flow,

moving rapidly toward Li Xiao's feet like waves!

Subsequently,

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

and the normal sand turned into quicksand in an instant,

attempting to pull Li Xiao into the sand,

and swallow him whole!

Li Xiao released his spiritual energy,

and separated the quicksand from his feet.

Immediately after, he tapped his toes,

leaped up,

stepped on the Qingshuang Sword,

and suspended himself in the air,

avoiding the quicksand under his feet that could swallow life!

However,

at this time, Crocodile, who had been standing in the distance, had disappeared!

Suddenly,

a burst of yellow sand turned into a hand and grabbed Li Xiao's left arm!

The next second,

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

"Desert Prison!"

The Desert Sunflower with such great commotion just now,

was actually just a feint,

the real killing move was this strike!

"Desert Prison,"

this was an attack method developed by Crocodile based on the Sand-Sand Fruit!

Through contact with his right hand,

he could suck the moisture out of the contacted object, causing it to split and divide,

causing it to turn into sand!

And if the target was a living being,

they would also have the moisture in their body sucked dry,

turning into a shriveled appearance!

Ordinary people would die on the spot,

and for those with powerful strength,

even if they didn't die,

their strength would be less than one in ten!

However,

when Crocodile grabbed Li Xiao's left hand,

his expression changed abruptly!

Because he discovered,

that he couldn't absorb the moisture in Li Xiao's body at all!

The surface of Li Xiao's body seemed to have an invisible film,

isolating his ability outside!

How is this possible! ===== CHAPTER 127 =====