The earth shook violently.
The Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara Form consumed an enormous amount of physical strength. After activating the technique, Robin did not hesitate. She immediately strode forward and charged toward Dorry.
Dorry was still shocked by Robin's Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara Form, but he quickly recovered when he saw her coming.
"Well done!"
Dorry laughed loudly.
Rather than retreat, he advanced to meet Robin head-on.
The wind howled around his giant sword. As the two sides closed the distance, Dorry swung his enormous blade down toward Robin.
Robin brought her palms together.
Relying on her Observation Haki, she accurately read Dorry's attack and caught the giant sword between the palms of her Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara.
Boom!!!
The moment the giant sword was caught between the massive palms, a fierce shock wave erupted outward.
The pirates watching from a distance were forced to cover their faces and brace themselves against the violent wind.
At the same time, the thousands of arms behind Robin clenched their fists.
The instant Robin stopped Dorry's slash, the countless arms behind her moved.
They began raining down punches on Dorry in a relentless barrage.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The continuous bombardment sounded like countless cannons firing at once.
The deafening explosions echoed across Little Garden.
Shock waves radiated in every direction, carrying tremendous gusts of wind with them. The ground beneath and behind Dorry collapsed under the overwhelming force, while countless cracks spread outward.
It was a true barrage of thousands of attacks.
Dorry was almost completely buried beneath the dense rain of fists.
His enormous body was forced down until he was practically crouching against the ground.
Then, the attack finally stopped.
The thousands of arms, along with the gigantic Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara Form itself, quickly transformed into countless petals that filled the air.
Robin's true body appeared among the petals and slowly descended from above.
But the moment her feet touched the ground, she staggered.
She nearly fell.
Her entire body was drenched in sweat, and she was breathing heavily.
It was obvious that after unleashing such a massive barrage through the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara Form, Robin had exhausted nearly all of her physical strength.
She could barely remain standing.
"It really hurts!"
Amid the falling petals, Dorry lowered the arm he had used to shield his head.
The giant warrior slowly stood upright again, grinning through the pain.
His body was covered in countless bruises, both blue and red, from the thousands of attacks he had endured.
However, judging from the fact that he could still move freely, his injuries were clearly not particularly serious.
"Sure enough, I lost."
Robin looked at Dorry as he stood back up, a helpless expression appearing on her face.
The Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara Form that Kaito had helped her develop was indeed extremely powerful.
However, Robin's physical fitness was still insufficient to fully unleash its potential.
Not to mention coating the technique with advanced Armament Haki, even maintaining the transformation for an extended period was extremely difficult.
Compared with her development of the Flower-Flower Fruit, Robin's physical strength is still far behind.
It's like a barrel. Its capacity is determined by the shortest plank.
Robin's physical fitness is that weak plank, and it severely limits the strength she can display.
Otherwise, with the level to which she has developed the Flower-Flower Fruit, defeating Dorry wouldn't necessarily be impossible.
Seeing Robin lose to Dorry, Kaito wasn't particularly disappointed.
After all, he had already fought Dorry himself.
With Robin's current strength, even with the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara Form he had helped her develop, her chances of defeating Dorry were still very low.
More importantly, during the battle, Kaito had clearly seen Robin's greatest weakness.
Her physical fitness.
Robin returned to the high platform after her defeat.
Dorry rested for a while to recover some of his strength before returning to the arena to defend his position.
Then—
Swish!
A spherical energy field suddenly appeared.
Law disappeared from the high platform and instantly appeared opposite Dorry.
"Law is going up?"
"Then Dorry is probably going to lose."
"If nothing unexpected happens, the second seat among the Four Heavenly Kings will belong to Law."
"Uh... I'll wait for the next match."
Seeing Law enter the arena, many people shook their heads helplessly.
Even Sandy, who had just raised himself from his seat to prepare to challenge Dorry, immediately sat back down after seeing Law.
He directly abandoned any thought of competing for the second position.
"ROOM—Cutting!"
When Lafayette announced the start of the battle, Dorry immediately charged toward Law with fighting spirit blazing in his eyes.
Law, however, remained completely calm.
He raised his hand and created a hemispherical energy field around himself.
Then he drew his sword.
A slash flashed.
In the next instant, Dorry's enormous body was split directly down the middle.
His upper and lower halves separated and crashed to the ground.
"Dorry!!"
Brogy, who had been sitting on the edge of the high platform and watching the battle with great interest, froze for a moment.
Then his expression changed dramatically.
He immediately stood up in shock.
"Don't worry."
Law stopped and calmly called out to him.
"My ability only separates his body. It doesn't cause any real damage."
Brogy stared at Dorry in disbelief.
Dorry himself, who had already assumed the worst, suddenly realized something.
He slowly propped up his upper body with his hands.
"Huh?"
"I'm really fine."
He looked down at his separated body in astonishment.
"I don't feel any pain at all!"
"Really?"
Brogy immediately rushed over to inspect him.
Sure enough, there was no blood coming from the cut.
Dorry's body had simply been separated into two parts without suffering any actual injury.
Brogy was equally stunned.
"Ahem..."
Seeing that Dorry had indeed been defeated and that Law's Op-Op Fruit had successfully bypassed his defenses, Lafayette immediately announced the result.
"The winner of this battle is Law!"
Law then used the Op-Op Fruit again.
The two halves of Dorry's body were instantly brought back together.
Once the ability was released, there was no visible sign that Dorry had just been split in half.
It had to be said...
The Op-Op Fruit deserved its reputation as one of the strongest Paramecia Devil Fruits.
Even without considering its medical applications, it possessed numerous advantages in actual combat.
Take its cutting ability, for example.
As long as an opponent's Armament Haki wasn't strong enough to resist the Op-Op Fruit's spatial cutting, then no matter how powerful or durable their body was, they would have no way to block it with their physical strength alone.
And Law's current development of the Op-Op Fruit was already extremely advanced.
Although it was still inferior to the level he would eventually reach two years later in the original storyline, it had clearly surpassed the level he possessed when the fruit first appeared.
Dorry, by comparison, was at a disadvantage.
He and Brogy were among the rare members of the Giant race who had mastered both Observation Haki and Armament Haki.
They also possessed the naturally powerful physiques of giants, meaning their Armament Haki was by no means weak.
However, when it came to technique, both of them had only mastered the basic application of Armament Haki—hardening.
More importantly...
Dorry hadn't managed to activate his Armament Haki in time to defend against Law's attack.
Even if he had successfully coated his body with Armament Haki, however, the strength of his Haki might still not have been enough to resist Law's Op-Op Fruit.
The difference wasn't simply physical strength.
It was the nature of Law's ability itself.
The Op-Op Fruit gave Law an absolute advantage against opponents whose Armament Haki wasn't developed enough to resist his spatial abilities.
That was precisely what made the fruit so dangerous.
Lafayette and the others weren't particularly surprised by Law's instant victory over Dorry.
Among the entire crew, Law was already one of the strongest fighters, alongside Neferpitou.
And unlike many other combatants, Law possessed the unique advantage provided by the Op-Op Fruit.
Against opponents who couldn't effectively defend against his abilities with Armament Haki, he could almost completely ignore their physical durability.
Perhaps because everyone understood this...
After Law defeated Dorry, no one else dared to challenge him.
The second battle of the Four Heavenly Kings had ended.
Law had successfully claimed the second seat among the Four Heavenly Kings.
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