Chapter 125

Through this tentative slash, Luo En, who had unlocked the Transparent World and Kenbunshoku Haki, noticed something unusual.

"Did you sense the attack's range in advance with Kenbunshoku and avoid it by elementizing?"

Luo En gazed at him calmly.

Kizaru turned to look at him, surprised by his sharpness and combat awareness.

"Yes."

He did not hide it.

"For attacks with limited range, like a slash, I can directly avoid them by controlling my elementized body, rendering me unharmed—even if your attack carries Haki."

Kizaru, his entire body heavily ice-covered and exhaling cold vapor, spoke to Luo En.

As he spoke, wisps of white cold vapor drifted from his mouth.

The surrounding temperature grew colder and colder.

Controlling elementization—this must be the deeper realm of mastery natural-type Devil Fruit users achieve over elementization…

Luo En's eyes narrowed slightly.

Attacks carrying Haki, with limited range… are useless…

If that's the case…

Luo En squinted, stomped hard on the ground, which exploded beneath him, and shot toward Kizaru like a cannonball, his breath technique fully concentrated as crimson flames, fierce as fire dragons, coiled around the blade of Lei Qie.

The sword's momentum, Haki, and unstoppable aura forced Kizaru to take a more serious stance.

He raised his right arm, completely frozen and thick with white cold vapor.

"Flame Breathing: Fifth Form."

"Ice Block—Vulture's Beak."

A massive ice bird, wrapped in terrifying cold and force, burst forth from his arm.

Luo En, leaping into the air, instantly activated Level 2 Power Extreme Intent, his body radiating scorching crimson steam; he gripped Lei Qie's hilt with both hands, fully activating Armament Haki, and slashed downward at the ice bird with the blade, now wrapped in flames.

"Flame Tiger!"

A colossal flame slash transformed into a giant, blazing tiger, lunging to tear into the ice bird!

The instant they collided, the world fell silent—the air itself seemed to freeze.

The next second.

The frozen air exploded violently!

A terrifying shockwave surged outward in all directions!

The ice-covered sea surface shattered outward in layer upon layer, massive cracks spreading across the expanse.

The Traveler was blown away by the shockwave.

Luo Bin quickly activated her ability, summoning countless arms to form a giant pair of hands that stabilized the ship, allowing it to slide smoothly upside-down onto the ice. "Phew…"

After the Traveler slid a hundred meters and came to a stop, Luo Bin exhaled in relief.

"What… was that?"

A dreamlike whisper of awe reached her ears—Bonnie's voice.

Turning her head.

Luo Bin was utterly stunned.

There, in the distance.

The sea surface within a hundred-meter radius was sharply divided between a massive fireball and freezing vapor, the two forces clashing violently, locked in stalemate, with heat waves and freezing currents rolling outward in terrifying shockwaves.

The ice-covered sea continued to shatter and crack; snow fell from the darkened sky, only to melt midair from the heat, rising as white steam.

The scene was terrifyingly immense.

One couldn't help but wonder—could this truly be the result of human combat?

Beneath the collision of massive flame and cold vapor.

Luo En, wielding Lei Qie, and Kizaru, wielding an ice blade, engaged in close-quarters combat.

Even though Luo En's strength surpassed his, he was at absolute disadvantage—his slashes had no effect, and the flames coiling around his blade were instantly extinguished the moment they neared Kizaru.

His limbs began to freeze; his movement and speed slowed further. Even with Power Extreme Intent emitting scorching crimson steam, he could not resist the bone-chilling cold radiating from Kizaru.

The Transparent World and Kenbunshoku Haki offered some utility against Kizaru, but only allowed evasion—not effective offense.

If he attacked Kizaru with Armament Haki-enhanced taijutsu, even if he landed a hit, Kizaru could likely evade most of the impact through elementization, while Luo En risked being instantly frozen.

Shave, Rankyaku, and Moon Step were utterly useless against Kizaru.

After unleashing another ability technique to push Luo En back, Kizaru, with his limbs beginning to freeze and his movements slowing, spoke in his usual lazy, casual tone:

"So this is your limit."

Phew…

As Kizaru raised his hand, extreme cold white vapor spilled from his mouth.

The cold vapor above completely extinguished the flame that had been clashing with it.

The vapor rapidly froze in midair; massive blocks of ice surged toward Luo En from all sides.

Luo En raised his hand and slashed—the enormous, sharp strike shattered countless layers of ice, but the ice blocks immediately reformed and continued spreading toward him.

Under this massive freezing assault, Luo En was like a mayfly fallen onto a frozen lake—with no escape above, below, or around.

"Only now are you going all out… this is the power of a Fleet Admiral…"

Luo En stared intently at Kizaru, half his body frozen, and tightened his grip on Lei Qie's hilt.

Indeed, his current strength still could not reach that height.

But…

A flicker of red light passed through Luo En's eyes.

"You say this is my full power?!"

"Don't make me laugh."

As Luo En heavily stomped forward, the ice beneath his feet within a radius of several dozen meters instantly sank, then shattered and collapsed, countless enormous ice chunks blasted straight up into the air between the two.

Luo En's empty left hand reached into the void and drew out that black blade Qiushui; Armament Haki instantly coiled around it, and the crimson sword momentum spiraled up the black blade.

Lv. 2 Supreme Force: Extremity, full power!

Lv. 5 Armament Haki, full power!

Sun Breathing Technique, full concentration!

Lv. 3 Transparent World + Lv. 4 Observation Haki, full power!

The area within a radius of a thousand meters instantly presented countless details before Luo En's eyes; the speed of everything slowed down in his perception, including Aokiji's blood flow and heartbeat!

Aokiji gazed at Luo En, who was now radiating a terrifying aura, and beneath his sunglasses his eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly.

To think he still had strength to spare.

This physique is truly rather terrifying…

Wielding Qiushui and Lei Qie—these two Great Grade Swords among the Twenty-One Forged Blades—his entire body radiating blazing blood energy, black hair flying, eyes emanating red light, Luo En didn't waste a single word with Aokiji.

This state of full-power peak condition he could probably only sustain for one minute right now.

Finish it fast!

114, congratulations, you've found a place to stay.

With a slight push of his feet, his figure instantly vanished from the spot.

The ice where he had stood shattered once more, and the enormous ice chunks spreading in from all around were instantly sliced into countless pieces by several invisible greatsword slashes, crashing heavily to the ground!

Accompanied by a sharp, roaring sonic boom!

A flash of blood-light streaked across the ice!

The enormous ice chunks that had been blasted into the air between the two were instantly cut clean through, shattering into countless tiny ice fragments!

The twin blades in Luo En's hands, wreathed in ferocious Haki and astonishing sword momentum, collided with the ice blade in Aokiji's hands.

The air instantly froze solid.

Crackle!

Sword qi like coiling Lei She slashed out in all directions, the ice surface cut into ever more broken ruin.

Violent shockwaves spread outward!

The shattered ice collapsed layer upon layer!

Countless tiny ice fragments were blasted skyward!

The Traveler, hundreds of meters away, was once again blown outward by this shockwave, sliding several dozen meters.