The scythe held across the Grim Reaper's chest failed to provide even the slightest obstruction, and Blake smashed the Grim Reaper and the scythe together right into his body.
Half of his body instantly exploded under Blake's fist, turning into a Blake mist mixed with dark purple light spots. His shattered body crashed deep into the island like a falling meteor.
The entire ground seemed to be violently pressed down by an invisible giant hand, then suddenly sank.
A massive crater nearly a hundred meters in diameter appeared on the scorched earth. The walls of the pit were smooth as a mirror, and Blake and red electric arcs pulsed along the edges.
The appearance of the deep pit completely destroyed Minion Island's last structural support.
The entire island began to accelerate its descent beneath the sea amidst deafening roars.
Crushed ice and rocks rained down. Blake stood on the edge of the crater, watching with interest the lingering sinister wind swirling in the air.
"It doesn't look like the elementalization of a Logia User, yet his body seems to have no flesh or blood..."
He then looked at the Grim Reaper who had fallen into the deep pit—
Within a cloud of Blake mist, the Grim Reaper's bones and flesh were slowly condensing and taking shape.
"As expected, it still didn't work?"
For this attack, Blake did not use the advanced technique of Haoshoku Permanent. He wanted to see if his own Haoshoku Imprint could deal with the God's Knights if he hadn't previously obtained Shanks's Conqueror's Haki Ability Card.
Now it seems that it truly wouldn't have worked. Fortunately, he didn't act rashly before. Otherwise, if the World Government knew that such a super powerhouse was watching them in the shadows, their future decisions might become cautious, adding many variables.
Just then, the entire island instantly turned into an ice field, and the sinking momentum came to an abrupt halt. Countless sharp ice prisms, like furiously blooming Flowers of Death, burst out from the rocks beneath Blake's feet.
Blake, however, seemed to have anticipated all of this. Just before the ice spikes broke through the ground, his figure leaped up like a sharp sword.
The ability to foresee the future is not considered an advanced technique on this level of battlefield; it mostly depends on the strength of both sides' Observation Haki.
Just like when Vice Admiral Tsuru faced Katakuri earlier, why did Katakuri's attack still miss, even though he had foreseen the future?
Naturally, it was because Vice Admiral Tsuru's Observation Haki surpassed his.
Blake's attainment in this area is even more exceptional. The unparalleled strength of his Observation Haki, coupled with the ability of Observation Kill, allows him to maintain an absolute advantage in combat.
He looked down and saw the massive figure of the Snow Monster had already broken through the hard rock.
He had just been carving a path through the fractured strata to launch this surprise attack.
Almost simultaneously with the Snow Monster's appearance, Subject 46's slash also arrived, tearing through the air.
"Jumping around everywhere, you're really annoying!"
Blake looked displeasedly in the direction the slash came from.
As the slash approached him, he casually grabbed it with his right hand, which was covered in pitch-Blake Armament Haki.
Snap!
The slash was directly crushed by Blake, dissipating into scattered streams of air.
"Since you're so eager to die..."
"Then I won't hold back!"
As he spoke, Blake's figure vanished from where he stood.
However, besides the Grim Reaper recovering in the deep pit, the two individuals present were also formidable powerhouses. The Snow Monster rushed toward Blake's inevitable path the moment Blake made his move, launching a giant, frost-covered fist from the side.
Blake neither dodged nor avoided, not even sparing him a glance. The muscles in his left arm bulged, and his elbow slammed fiercely into the Snow Monster's giant fist.
Boom!!
The instant the fist and elbow collided, the thick ice armor covering the Snow Monster's arm burst apart. His entire arm erupted in a mist of blood, and his figure stumbled backward.
The Snow Monster's obstruction failed to achieve the desired effect, and Blake had already closed in on Subject 46.
A look of terror appeared on Subject 46's face once again.
He didn't know why he was so cowardly, feeling fear when facing an inferior creature. He possessed the Undying Body granted by Lord Imu, so nothing should be able to harm him.
But he still retreated hastily, weaving an impenetrable sword screen with his twin blades in front of him.
"Two-Sword Style: Waltz of Defense!"
"Hmph!"
Blake let out a scornful snort and fiercely swept out with his right leg.
The air was torn apart, stirring up an unprecedented dark red electrical glow.
Subject 46's sword screen instantly collapsed upon contact with the wind generated by the kick.
He tried to retreat, but the speed of the kick far exceeded his reaction time.
Bang!!!
Blake's right leg slammed solidly into Subject 46's chest!
Subject 46's chest cavity emitted a grating sound of cracking bones. He instantly curled into the shape of a large shrimp, as if struck by a full-speed warship, and shot toward the distance at an uncatchable speed. He bounced several times across the ice field like a skipping stone, each bounce blasting out large amounts of ice shards, finally hitting a protruding rock and remaining motionless.
A massive bloody hole was torn open in his chest. Along the edges of the wound, Blake and red lightning coiled and corroded like living things, continuously making crackling sounds.
No fresh blood flowed from the hole, because the flesh and blood were completely annihilated the moment they were struck.
Through this fatal wound, the shattered night sky behind him was clearly visible.
A bloodcurdling scream escaped Subject 46's throat, but the scream quickly faded, becoming intermittent, and finally inaudible.
His body fell to the ground with a thud. His eyes, which had been full of fighting spirit, had now lost all luster, merely reflecting the vast moonlight blankly.
Blake kept watching his opponent's condition until his Observation Haki sensed no remaining life force, then he smiled contentedly:
"You're Not Good Enough!"
"Whitebeard could fight for a long time even with a hole in his chest, and still unleash ultimate moves."
"Even Ace managed to finish his last words before dying."
"And you just screamed twice and died? What kind of Wolf King behavior is that?"
Although he said that, Blake was very satisfied with the effect of this strike.
Subject 46's death fully demonstrated that the Haoshoku Imprint can truly and permanently kill those granted the Undying Body ability by Imu.
He turned to face the Snow Monster, who was holding a dangling arm, and grinned:
"It's your turn!"
The Snow Monster was terrified by Blake's smile.
His arm had been slow to recover, constantly being corroded by Blake's Conqueror's Haki, which already made him feel that something was wrong.
Now, seeing Subject 46, whom he had spent many years with, die just like that, he began to tremble all over, stuttering:
"I... I am a member of the God's Knights! I am a Celestial Dragon! Don't come any closer!"
Blake paused for a moment and couldn't help but shake his head:
"Sure enough, even the Unofficial Celestial Dragons are still like this."
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