Marco shouted at the top of his lungs,
"I'll protect this sky! Anyone who wants to hurt my family will have to step over my corpse first! I will never allow any evil force to touch what I treasure!"
As his roar rang out, the cry of the phoenix echoed across the heavens, fierce and piercing enough to split the clouds.
Under Marco's control, the blue shield of protection stood proudly beneath the blood-red sky like an unbreakable vow.
Sacred light shone across its surface, holding every threat and danger outside.
"Check out my Prism Barrier!"
Jozu's roar rang across the smoke-filled battlefield like two diamonds crashing together.
His enormous diamond body straightened like a towering mountain.
In an instant, countless precisely cut prism surfaces formed automatically across his body.
Every facet perfectly followed the laws of optics. They interlocked and arranged themselves in perfect order, creating an unbreakable defensive wall.
Under the light, those prisms gleamed with mesmerizing brilliance, as though they contained endless mystery and power.
When the first dark-red laser came roaring toward him like a savage dragon, everyone held their breath, their hearts racing.
Jozu, however, showed astonishing courage.
He stood tall, his gaze firm, without the slightest intention of dodging or retreating. Instead, he stepped forward with calm, powerful strides and met the deadly laser head-on.
The beam arrived before him in an instant, carrying overwhelming destructive force.
Just when everyone thought he would be swallowed by the attack, a miracle happened.
The laser struck the intricate prism matrix on his chest with perfect accuracy.
Ding.
The crisp sound rang across the deathly battlefield like a clear musical note, breaking the brief silence.
Then an unbelievable sight unfolded.
The laser was refracted back into the sky at an impossibly precise angle, as though guided by magic.
Even more astonishingly, it intercepted another laser that was racing toward him.
The two beams collided in midair and exploded into dazzling light.
"That all you've got?"
Jozu's hearty laughter echoed over the battlefield.
He freely twisted and turned his powerful body, every movement filled with confidence and strength.
As he moved, the diamond prisms embedded across him continuously adjusted their angles with remarkable agility, almost as if they were alive.
"Let's see how you like a taste of your own attacks!"
His voice was loud and fearless, openly challenging the enemy.
Then the display became even more astonishing.
Lasers poured toward Jozu from several directions at once, dense as a storm.
Yet he handled them with ease.
His left arm moved like a graceful dancer, cleverly refracting three lasers away.
His right leg acted like a perfectly precise conductor's baton, lightly redirecting five more.
Meanwhile, the prisms across his back worked together to form an incredibly complex reflection array.
Countless beams wove around him, creating a brilliant web of light so dazzling that it was almost impossible to keep one's eyes open.
Even so, not a single laser could penetrate his diamond fortress.
"Hahaha! See that?"
Jozu called out boldly to Kaido, his face glowing with triumph and pride.
"Now this is what real absolute defense looks like!"
Then Jozu slammed his fists together.
The impact produced a deep, powerful boom.
At the same moment, the prism matrix across his chest burst with blinding radiance, lighting up everything around him.
"Now let me show you the advanced version—Prism Labyrinth!"
The moment he finished speaking, every laser aimed at him seemed to enter an entirely different world.
Their speed suddenly slowed.
Their trajectories twisted into strange curves before falling into an endless cycle of reflections.
Those beams, which had once represented certain death, now looked like tiny insects that had lost their way, wandering helplessly through the optical maze Jozu had built.
With every reflection, their energy weakened further, gradually losing their former ferocity and destructive power.
"Sending them back!"
Jozu roared, his voice shaking the surrounding air.
He suddenly spread both arms, like a god commanding the forces of heaven and earth, his presence fearless and absolute.
At that instant, every trapped laser seemed to receive some hidden command and reversed direction at once.
No longer weapons aimed at his allies, they became arrows of vengeance, shooting toward the hideous cannon ports in the sky with even greater precision.
A chain of deafening explosions erupted one after another.
Flames surged into the heavens, lighting the entire battlefield as brightly as day.
Jozu casually wiped away sweat that was not even there, the gesture full of easy confidence.
His mouth split into a dazzling diamond grin.
"Well? Not bad compared to Haki, right?"
His smile was filled with pride in his technique and contempt for the enemy.
At the same time, a clear, spirited shout rang out from the other side.
"Dance of Paired Wings!"
The voice cut through the chaotic battlefield like the ringing of a blade, reaching everyone's ears clearly.
It came from Vista.
He stood tall, carrying his usual elegant composure.
Then he calmly stepped forward, each movement flowing with perfect rhythm.
The two slender sabers in his hands gleamed coldly. With a light movement of his arms, they traced magnificent flowers of sword light through the air, beautiful as fireworks blooming across the night sky.
When the first wave of savage lasers surged toward him like a rising tide, Vista's figure suddenly blurred.
His speed was so incredible that the naked eye could barely follow him.
The twin blades moved at an astonishing pace, drawing countless trails of pink sword energy through the air.
Those slashes were neither random nor chaotic.
They followed an exquisitely calculated pattern.
Layer after layer, they bloomed like roses, weaving together into an airtight net of sword light.
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