"One-Sword Style: All Things Return to One!"
Raiver Sky's body sank slightly as the entirety of his strength surged into his right arm like a torrential river.
He gripped the hilt of the Black Dragon Blade, and the dark red aura around the blade flared violently.
Then, he slashed!
This one slash tore space itself apart!
A blinding sword light flew out. Everywhere it passed, space shattered like a mirror.
All the golden Sword Qi that Golden Lion Shiki had unleashed with his Thousand Slash Valley melted and annihilated before this slash, like snow under a scorching sun.
"Swoosh—!"
"Boom, boom, boom—!!!"
Every single slash from the "Thousand Slash Valley" that Shiki had expended a massive amount of Haki to create was shattered, dissipating into a sky full of golden light motes.
But the momentum of Raiver Sky's slash was not yet spent. After crushing all obstacles, it transformed into a torrent of dark red sword light and swept toward Golden Lion Shiki in the distance!
"What?!" Shiki's pupils quaked.
But there was no time for him to be shocked, because Raiver Sky's slash had already torn through the air. It was so fast that the air itself was compressed into a tangible white shockwave.
Shiki immediately crossed his twin swords in front of him, pushing his Armament Haki to its absolute limit. The flowing Haki covered his entire body like armor.
Clang—!!!
The instant the torrent of sword light struck, it erupted in a flash of light so blinding that it momentarily robbed everyone of their sight.
A spherical shockwave expanded, sending all the rocks, soil, and vegetation within a hundred-meter radius flying, pulverizing and vaporizing them.
Shiki was sent flying over a hundred meters away like a cannonball.
His arms were numb, the skin between his thumbs and forefingers had split open, and blood flowed down his wrists.
Shiki gasped for breath, his eyes filled with horror.
The power of that slash had far exceeded his estimations.
But it wasn't over yet.
Raiver Sky's gaze locked onto Shiki, who was several hundred meters away, and his eyes narrowed!
"Span Transmission!"
[Span Transmission] Gaze at a distant target to instantly teleport them in front of you!
The next instant—
Weng!
Space rippled like water.
Shiki only felt the scenery before him blur and distort, as if the entire world was spinning.
When his vision cleared, he was stunned to find that he was no longer in his original spot, but...
He had appeared right in front of Raiver Sky!
The distance between them was less than three meters.
Their eyes met.
Shiki was completely dumbfounded, his brain short-circuiting for a moment.
Spatial movement? Teleportation? No... I was the one who was moved!
At that moment, he saw Raiver Sky raise his right hand, fingers slightly spread, palm aimed at him.
That posture, that motion...
Shiki suddenly had a very bad feeling. Why did this scene feel so familiar?
The memory flashed through his mind like lightning—
It was that guy Rayleigh! He had been tricked by this move back then!
At that time, Raiver Sky had also raised his hand just like this, and then...
Oh no!
The hair on Shiki's entire body stood on end as a sense of crisis washed over him!
He immediately tried to activate his Float-Float Fruit, wanting to flee, to create distance—
But it was too late!
From being teleported in front of Raiver Sky to Raiver Sky raising his hand, the entire process took less than half a second.
For an ordinary person, that wasn't even enough time to blink.
But for a top-tier powerhouse, half a second was enough to do many things—for example, launch a fatal attack.
Because in the eyes of the strong, the world moved in slow motion!
"Almighty Push—!!!"
Before the words had even fallen, Shiki felt an invisible repulsive barrier slam into his face like a ten-thousand-ton hammer.
It wasn't a shockwave, nor was it an energy explosion, but the "rejection" and "repulsion" of space itself.
It was as if the entire world was saying: You don't belong here. Get out.
Immediately after, he felt as if his body was being expelled by space. Every cell, every drop of blood, every single bone was being negated, repelled, and flung away by some kind of law!
Finally—
BOOM!!!!!!!!!!
Shiki was blasted away by an immense force, tracing a tragic parabola through the air, his speed so great that he left a series of sonic boom clouds in his wake.
Then, he crashed heavily through the ground.
The impact created a massive crater over a hundred meters in diameter and ten meters deep.
The rock at the bottom of the crater was instantly crushed to dust, and the shockwave kicked up all the surrounding soil, forming a ring-shaped wave of earth.
A cloud of dust and smoke shot into the sky, rising like a mushroom cloud.
Dead silence.
The entire sea area fell into a dead silence.
"Wh-what? Officer Shiki was sent flying!"
"What... what just happened? How did Officer Shiki suddenly appear in front of Officer Raiver Sky?"
"I couldn't see clearly... It happened in an instant..."
The pirates watching from a distance cried out, their discussions fervent. Every face was etched with shock and disbelief.
It was too fast.
As the dust and smoke slowly dissipated, the situation at the bottom of the crater gradually became clear.
Shiki flew out of the deep pit, clutching his chest, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. "Cough, cough..."
He raised his head and looked at the figure in the sky.
Raiver Sky stood in mid-air, his voice calm.
"Shiki, do you want to continue?"
He felt that if he kept fighting Shiki with only swordsmanship and Haki, who knew how long it would take to determine a winner?
After all, his swordsmanship and Haki weren't that much stronger than Shiki's. Although he had a slight edge, he couldn't achieve absolute dominance.
Shiki's combat experience was too rich, and his stamina and Haki were terrifyingly profound. If they were to fight a battle of attrition, it could very well last for three days and three nights.
Therefore, to quickly decide the outcome, he had to use the abilities of his Space Fruit more often.
He had to use methods the opponent was unfamiliar with and couldn't fully defend against to create a decisive opportunity.
"No more fighting, no more fighting."
Shiki shook his head and waved his hand, his voice a little hoarse.
"Who can fight against a freakish ability like yours? It's simply impossible to defend against!"
He gave a bitter smile and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Teleportation plus repulsion... that move of yours is just too disgusting."
"If I had known you had this up your sleeve, I would never have let you get close."
Although he said that, Shiki knew in his heart that even if he had known, it would have been difficult to guard against.
That teleportation ability was too bizarre, completely untraceable. The only way was to immediately blast it away with powerful Haki the moment he was targeted.
After all, as long as an ability was activated by eating a Devil Fruit, it was destined to be countered by Haki.
If it couldn't be countered, it just meant your Haki wasn't strong enough yet.
Therefore, Raiver Sky's move wasn't invincible against top-tier powerhouses; its advantage lay in its surprise factor.
If the opponent had time to react and prepare, the effectiveness of this combo would be greatly reduced.
After all, top-tier powerhouses all possessed powerful Observation and Armament Haki.
Raiver Sky was also aware of this, which was why he seized the fleeting moment when Shiki had been sent flying by the slash and his mind was shaken, perfectly executing this combo.
Teleport the enemy to him, then follow up with an Almighty Push!
Simple, brutal, and effective.
But this move required extremely precise timing and also needed the enemy to be in a state of "vulnerability"—
For example, the instant after taking a heavy blow, when their breathing was unstable and their Observation Haki's warning was delayed.
If he were facing a fully prepared Shiki at his peak, the success rate of this move would probably be less than thirty percent.
"Ding! Mission completed: Defeat Golden Lion Shiki!"
"Reward has been distributed: Congratulations, you have obtained the Haki Infusion Skill!"
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