[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-one-piece-bounty-hunter-king":3,"chapter-one-piece-bounty-hunter-king-one-piece-bounty-hunter-king-chapter-117":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","One Piece : Bounty Hunter King!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1297298,1721,"Chapter 117: The Clash and Holding Back","one-piece-bounty-hunter-king-chapter-117",117,"\u003Cp>Facing the Gravity Wave that Issho swung out after dodging his attack, Cyrus raised his sword to block it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The backward pull of gravity tore at his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this gravity had a negligible effect on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The probing is over. Can we get serious now?\" Cyrus said, holding his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames appeared on his hand, transforming into several fire serpents that coiled around the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their exchange just now was, in fact, a test of each other's level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was true for Cyrus, and for Issho as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Issho, raising his sword to his chest, lowered his head slightly. His ruined eyes showed only the whites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hell's Journey!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden gravitational force pressed down on Cyrus's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sand beneath Cyrus's feet began to sink under the gravitational pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Issho sheathed his blade and the gravity erupted, Cyrus's body exploded into a sky full of flames under the force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames coalesced at Issho's side, and Flame, wreathed in Haki, came slashing horizontally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of clashing metal rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Issho, having drawn his sword, blocked Cyrus's strike, and was sent flying backward by the force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Issho flew back, Cyrus's newly formed body blurred once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What immense strength!\" Issho exclaimed as he flew backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flipped his body over, and the sand beneath him floated up, forming a ball of sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping on the sand ball, Issho stabilized himself and then flew up into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An orange-red slash flew from Cyrus's blade, splitting the airborne sand ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dodging the slash, Issho sheathed his sword and activated his ability mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground beneath Cyrus was crushed by gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Cyrus dodged, gravity appeared on his body again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, the gravity was much stronger than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cyrus's body flickered as the gravity continuously followed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The desert began to tremble under Issho's ability, and the large pits created by the gravitational pressure were filled with yellow sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swirling sand formed downward-pointing pillars under the influence of gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Issho, in mid-air, suddenly said, sheathing his blade with a sharp motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the desert below, a hundred-meter-wide area of land abruptly sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cyrus, caught within this area, looked up at Issho floating in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ability was somewhat similar to the Float-Float Fruit's ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the gravity on his body, given Cyrus's physique, although his movements were somewhat restricted, the impact wasn't very significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This led to Cyrus still having the presence of mind to ponder Issho's ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gravity erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sand, compressed by gravity, suddenly sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cyrus, also suppressed by gravity, disappeared into the large pit it created.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Issho's expression remained solemn even after landing a hit; he didn't relax for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Observation Haki, which was locked onto Cyrus, could see that aside from some torn clothes, Cyrus didn't even have a scratch on him from that attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a physique was too astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Issho had rarely traveled the seas before, he still knew about some of the powerhouses on the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also knew that some powerhouses possessed terrifying physiques, on the level of monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But hearing about it was one thing; he had never personally encountered one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, he probably understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was probably just like the monster before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't held back on that last attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what was the result? Besides looking a bit disheveled, Cyrus was completely unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dare to get distracted while fighting me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cyrus's voice suddenly rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames rose from the pit created by the gravitational pressure, soaring hundreds of meters into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames spread outwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Issho's body trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cyrus his Observation Haki had been locked onto had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, he had merged into this endless flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stroke Cut!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cyrus's voice sounded right next to Issho.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Issho spun around abruptly, his arm and sword wreathed in Armament Haki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slash that seemed to tear through space itself was already before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Issho's body was knocked out of the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cyrus, his body wreathed in flames, floated in the air, looking down at Issho who had crashed into the earth below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The desert ground exploded, and Issho's figure was obscured by sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sand splashed up, filling the surrounding space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a series of chaotic fields of force intertwined randomly, enveloping Cyrus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cyrus tilted his head slightly as a gravity wave appeared, grazing past his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he dodged it, the gravity wave's area of effect was larger than he had perceived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small part of Cyrus's head disappeared under the sudden gravity wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, more gravity waves sealed off Cyrus's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The damaged parts of his body burned with flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swirling sand, gathered by the gravity waves, condensed into pillars of sand that floated in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This kind of attack has no effect on a Logia user!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cyrus's expression remained unchanged despite his damaged body, his eyes looking down below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the swirling sand, Issho who's kneeling on one knee, suddenly drew his longsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An invisible wave of gravity shot straight into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another wave of gravity enveloped and sealed Cyrus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames that filled the sky were also suppressed by gravity, abruptly falling towards the ground and compressing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Issho's whitened eyes faced the direction where Cyrus was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seem to be underestimating me a little.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you're not fighting seriously.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Issho remained on one knee, his expression grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel that, since the fight began, although the commotion looked huge, his opponent was only fighting him with his physique and Elemental Transformation ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a person like this surely had more tricks up his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cyrus, being pressed down to the ground by gravity again, didn't speak after hearing Issho's words. Instead, he looked up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A meteor pierced through the clouds above the desert, hurtling down towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the influence of the powerful gravity, Cyrus raised the sword in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"World Ashes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scorching slash shot up into the sky, splitting the meteor falling from the heavens from bottom to top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slash cut through the meteor and flew into the sky, parting the clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sundered meteor continued to fall, but as it descended, it rapidly disintegrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before it even touched the ground, it had already turned to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Single-Blade Cremation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the meteor turned to ash, Cyrus's voice rang out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Issho's body shot backward abruptly, but Cyrus's figure had already appeared in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gravity Blade: Raging Tiger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew his sword in a horizontal sweep, and a gravity wave with an extremely large area of effect slammed into Cyrus, who had suddenly appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a pillar of fire, hundreds of meters thick, suddenly erupted, completely enveloping both Cyrus and Issho within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yamamoto Genryusai needed to abandon all else and pursue only powerful attacks to use this move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the elementalized Cyrus didn't need to face the side effects of this move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Issho, pushed back by the gravity, looked a bit battered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His light purple and white kimono was scorched black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his feet landed, he slid across the sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding his sword horizontally before him, Issho's face was grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that last exchange, he had felt the threat of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Logia types... they really are powerful.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No, it's the person who is powerful.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This young man's strength was too... immense.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Read 40 chapters ahead and support me on patreon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon (.)com\u002FNewbietranslator\u003C\u002Fp>",1250,"2026-06-05T17:57:20.375Z",1,"novelbin.me","52aa9293f788a26be3cb062b62ae9550a879eb6f31a12ebb1f00a1bee08893ae","one-piece-bounty-hunter-king-chapter-118","one-piece-bounty-hunter-king-chapter-116",263,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fone-piece-bounty-hunter-king-cover.jpg"]