Chapter 131: Akainu vs Esdeath

In an instant, a thick layer of frost spread rapidly with her as the center.

In the blink of an eye, the entire battlefield was covered in a vast expanse of white ice and snow, the temperature plummeting below freezing.

Countless ice blades condensed out of thin air, shooting toward Sakazuki like a rain of arrows; the ice blades continuously split apart during flight, turning into a dense rain of ice blades that covered the entire attack range.

Sakazuki's eyes sharpened, Observation Haki erupting instantly; his figure flashed and maneuvered among the ice blades, every movement precisely dodging the fatal attacks.

"Bang bang bang!"

The ice blades all missed, slamming heavily into the ground. In an instant, countless ice spikes burst forth from the ground, turning the surroundings into a forest of ice spikes.

Sakazuki stood in place, brows furrowing slightly. Although this kind of attack was easy to dodge, its power was indeed not to be underestimated. He took a deep breath, his body crouching slightly.

"Soru!"

Before his voice fell, Sakazuki's figure had already vanished from the spot, leaving only a string of afterimages.

Esdeath's brows furrowed slightly, but the excitement in her eyes did not diminish in the slightest. She murmured to herself: "Interesting, this speed and prediction ability."

At this moment, a scorching aura suddenly attacked from behind.

Sakazuki's figure appeared behind Esdeath like a ghost, his fist already wrapped in scorching magma, striking straight at Esdeath's back. The air was distorted by the high temperature, emitting a piercing buzz.

Esdeath's pupils suddenly contracted, instinctively sensing a fatal danger approaching; she abruptly rolled forward, simultaneously slamming both hands onto the ground.

"Ice Prison!"

Accompanied by her furious shout, countless thick ice pillars surged from the ground into the sky, instantly forming a giant ice cage at the position where Sakazuki was about to appear.

The surface of the ice pillars was covered in sharp ice thorns, the cold air pressing; however, before the ice pillars could fully close, a scorching air wave erupted from within.

"Boom!"

The ice pillars shattered at the sound, turning into countless crystalline fragments scattering and flying; scorching steam and cold ice mist intertwined in the air, forming a bizarre scene.

A trace of surprise flashed through Esdeath's eyes, but it quickly turned into an even more excited expression: "Interesting! Then, how about this? Ice Chains!"

The shattered ice blade fragments in the air suddenly stagnated, then these fragments re-condensed, turning into dozens of thick chains that entangled toward Sakazuki, pinning him firmly to the ground.

The chains were covered in barbs, flashing with cold light; each barb was like a miniature sharp blade, piercing directly deep into the flesh, the cold intent instantly permeating to the bone.

Sakazuki instinctively wanted to elementize, but the extreme cold power on the chains hindered his ability.

"Can you dodge this!" Esdeath laughed wildly, her hands joining before her chest; countless tiny ice blades generated out of thin air, pouring down toward Sakazuki like a violent rain.

Simultaneously, she stomped her foot, her whole person shooting toward Sakazuki like an arrow leaving the bowstring, a giant ice blade condensing in her hand.

A trace of ruthlessness flashed through Sakazuki's eyes; he did not dodge, but met it head-on.

"Meigawa!"

Sakazuki let out a low roar, his whole body suddenly erupting with astonishing high temperature; the ice locks began to melt under this terrifying temperature, but the barbs were deeply embedded in the flesh, fresh blood flowing down along the chains.

Scorching magma instantly surged out like a flood, instantly engulfing Esdeath's ice blade attack.

"What?!" Esdeath's pupils violently contracted, a trace of shock flashing across her face. Before she could react, the magma torrent had already heavily struck her body.

"Boom!"

With a huge sound, Esdeath flew backward like a kite with a broken string, heavily crashing into the building behind her.

The next second, Esdeath struggled out from the ruins; at this time her clothes had been burned tattered, revealing large patches of skin, some places even showing charred black traces.

However, surprisingly, Esdeath not only did not show a pained expression, but her face was flushed, her eyes flashing with excited light.

She slowly raised her hand, gently caressing the wounds on her body, the corner of her mouth hooking a bizarre smile.

"No one has ever been able to hurt me this much," she murmured, her voice carrying a trace of trembling, unknown if from pain or excitement.

Esdeath licked her lips, her gaze burning as she stared at Sakazuki: "You are even stronger than I imagined, I really want to make you mine."

Sakazuki frowned, a trace of disgust flashing in his eyes. The other party's reaction made him feel nauseous; this was no longer a normal person's behavior. He coldly watched Esdeath, the killing intent in his heart growing even stronger.

"It seems you have completely gone mad."

"Then go mad even more thoroughly!" Esdeath's eyes suddenly widened, a trace of fanaticism flashing in them; she abruptly soared into the air, joining her hands in midair.

"Frost Dragon!"

Accompanied by her furious shout, the surrounding air suddenly condensed. Countless ice crystals appeared out of thin air in midair, condensing into shape at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, a giant dragon hundreds of meters long appeared in the sky.

Its whole body was crystalline and transparent, scales flashing with cold light; its hundreds-of-meters-long body coiled in the air, emitting a heart-palpitating cold air. "Go!" Esdeath gave a sharp shout, her right arm violently sweeping forward.

The ice dragon seemed to have waited long enough, instantly roaring as it dove down. Its massive body coiled in the air; wherever it passed, the air was frozen.

Sakazuki's eyes sharpened, feeling the biting cold rushing at his face, not the slightest intention to dodge.

"Dog Devouring Crimson Lotus!"

Following a low shout, his right arm instantly turned into scorching magma. The molten lava boiled and tumbled like a living thing, emitting astonishing heat.

The scorching magma condensed in his hand, in the blink of an eye forming a giant magma hound. It opened its bloody mouth, pouncing toward the diving ice dragon.

Ice and fire, at this moment violently collided! "Boom!"

An earth-shattering explosion resounded through the clouds, as if two meteors collided, stirring up an astonishing energy storm. Scorching magma and piercing cold ice intertwined in the air, forming a magnificent scene.

Tatsumi in the distance subconsciously raised his arm, blocking the oncoming air wave, his eyes full of shock. "Esdeath's power can actually reach this level."

Najenda at this time frowned: "No one has ever seen Esdeath's true strength, because there has never been anyone who could push her to the limit..."

Just at this moment, Esdeath's excitement-filled voice suddenly rang out in the chaotic battlefield: "Come! Let me see how much you can take!"

"Ice Seal!"

Accompanied by her furious shout, two giant ice walls suddenly condensed on both sides of Sakazuki; these ice walls spanned the sky, as if wanting to split the entire world in two.

"Close!"

Accompanied by Esdeath's furious shout, the ice walls violently closed toward the center, emitting a deafening huge sound. The ground trembled violently, as if a magnitude-nine earthquake had occurred.

The smoke and dust dispersed; the original ice walls had turned into a towering ice mountain. This ice mountain was so large it could envelop the entire battlefield within it; the ice mountain's surface was smooth as a mirror, refracting sunlight, beautiful to the point of being heart-stopping.

"Still not enough, far from enough!"

Esdeath at this time was in midair, her eyes flashing with crazy light. She abruptly raised both hands, making a twisting grasping motion.

"Ice Thorns!"

With her movement, the entire iceberg suddenly erupted with countless massive ice spikes; they stabbed toward the center at astonishing speed, releasing a terrifying cold air capable of freezing everything.

These ice spikes continuously grew and split, and in the blink of an eye turned the whole iceberg into a terrifying porcupine. Cold air rampaged; wherever it passed, the air itself froze.

Esdeath slowly landed on the Ground, looking up at the massive iceberg she had created. A trace of fatigue flashed across her face, but more than that was a strange disappointment.

"Is it over?" she murmured. "Does it end just like this?"

The moment her words fell, a deep and power-filled voice suddenly came from inside the iceberg.

"Meteor Volcano!"

Esdeath's Pupil abruptly contracted. The next moment, the iceberg's interior suddenly lit up with dazzling red light, as if a volcano about to erupt. A heat wave instantly swept out, and the surrounding air began to distort.

"Crack! Crack!"

Dense cracks began to appear on the iceberg's surface, spreading across the whole iceberg like blood vessels; Magma seeped from the gaps, like countless winding fire snakes.

"Boom!"

Next Second, the iceberg's top violently exploded; countless scorching Magma surged skyward like a fountain. The blazing molten rock drew arcs in the air, rushing straight into the clouds.

Esdeath tilted her head back to Look; she Saw the sky had already been dyed a vast crimson by the fiery Magma. Those Magma that had rushed high did not immediately fall, but gathered in the Cloud.

In just the blink of an eye, countless giant Magma Fists formed in the Cloud. Each Fist was like a small mountain, Emitting a suffocating high temperature, then plummeted toward the Ground like Meteors.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A string of Explosion sounds rang out in succession; the earth Trembled continuously under this terrifying impact. Every time a Magma Fist landed, it smashed a huge crater in the Ground, and blazing molten rock splattered everywhere.

Facing this astonishing scene, Esdeath not only showed not the slightest panic, but rather a flash of satisfaction and excitement in her eyes. The corner of her mouth hooked into a long-awaited smile, as if she had anticipated this all along.

"Hahaha!" Esdeath suddenly Laughed loudly, her laughter exceptionally clear amid the roaring. "I knew it! I knew it wouldn't end this simply!"

Esdeath spread her arms, as if to embrace the sky full of fire rain; she took a deep breath, as if savoring the battle aura in the air.

"This is the fight I want — come, let us fight to our heart's content!"

(Chapter End)