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Chapter 1344: One Piece? Died Long Ago!
Chapter 1344: One Piece? Died Long Ago!
Destructive Wind itself possessed extreme cutting power. No matter what kind of rubber this guy was made of, slicing would still work.
Combined with Wu Sheng Kong Sha amplifying its might, it could pierce through this unusually tough body. That was enough.
"You're quite strong too, Incense Burner, but—"
Luffy's fist clenched and expanded directly, his entire body inflating. A ring of gaseous feathered robe Encasement surged around his shoulders. The Luffy figure atop his head got blown backward by this expansion force, hanging from his neck like a pendant. His hair now stood out in individual create strands.
"I'll become even stronger! Gomu Gomu no Goka Messhitsu!!"
Boom!
No need to stretch and compress for added strength. A liquid surged within his arm before it Ejected outward, erupting into a massive flame that roared straight toward Kuro.
Kuro's eyes widened. A silk ribbon continued embedding into his arm as a wind sphere transformed into a razor-sharp Encasement around his hand.
Whoosh!
His body flashed. As the colossal fist approached, Kuro repositioned above it, slashing downward at the thinner forearm.
"When it's stretched out, it's easy to cut!"
His chopping hand strike descended like a wispy thunderbolt, already cleaving into Luffy's arm. Upon contact, blood splattered. The wind blade at his palm's edge sliced deep into Luffy's arm.
"Hehe!"
Yet at that moment, Luffy grinned. The stretched arm suddenly softened, dented inward to evade Kuro's attack. Simultaneously, the dented section snapped upward like a slingshot, bypassing Kuro's arm to strike his face.
Thud!
The forward fist recoiled backward, the forearm below it bending sharply to fold around Kuro's body. Accompanied by the fist, multiple strikes rained down on him.
"Hydra!!" Luffy roared.
The multi-angled attackspeed was no slowpoke, already contacting Kuro. But in that instant, along with Luffy's fist, it pierced through Kuro's Body.
Fake?
Afterimage!
Hmph!
The moment the Afterimage appeared, a wispy pressure spread behind Luffy's head. Luffy's pupils contracted. His body softened instantly, sliding forward a distance. Then, a wind-edged chopping hand strike slashed downward from that original position.
Kuro maintained his arm's downward slash position, legs bent mid-air beside Luffy. Seeing his attack miss, his eyes narrowed. "Absolute Domain."
The surrounding space began chaotic distortion, destabilizing Luffy's body and sending him floating upward in disorder.
Seizing this chance, Kuro's chopping hand strike activated again. His body slid in place before thrusting upward from below toward Luffy's torso.
Bang!
But suddenly, the air exploded outward from Luffy's surroundings, repelling something invisible. His body stabilized.
Under that strange elasticity, the wind blade's thrust slowed slightly.
Swoosh!
Luffy's Body Ejected forward toward his distant fist, his arm shortening with a slap to normal length.
Reverse stretch?
Hmph!
Missing the chop, Kuro spread his fingers. Wind blades mixed with Wu Sheng Kong Sha shot forward, combining with the chaotic space to accelerate rapidly.
Boom!
Luffy's body was descending when he suddenly Ejected upward toward the Sky, the force carrying him high to evade the wispy mixed wind blades.
"Elasticity?"
Kuro's body froze mid-air, glancing downward. This shattered battlefield now felt as Immovable as steel. Neither Absolute Domain nor wind blades could damage the terrain anymore.
"Elasticity applied to the ground too? Devil Fruit's strength."
Kuro Grit Teethed toward the sky. "Your damn Awakening ability's quite versatile. Gelatinization and elasticity both?"
"Gomu Gomu."
Above the Sky, a wisp-like black dot descended slowly, emitting sound.
Luffy fell downward, gazing at the Fleet Admiral below who looked up at him. His vision also caught pirates battling Navy at the passage entrance, Ben Beckman fighting Yi Xiao, his comrades locked in combat across the battlefield, and Red-Haired Shanks looking upward from the execution platform.
His swelling fists rubbed together, creating flame that formed two massive fireballs atop the giant fists, illuminating his entire body.
Because of the 'gelatinization' effect, the flames made him glow. Under the dark crimson weather solidified after Kuro and Marshall D. Teach's battle, he now pierced the gloom like a crimson sun.
"Luffy." Zoro looked up, recalling their first meeting in Shelz Town.
This guy had defeated Mongar with a single punch back then.
Usopp ducked under several incoming arrows, crouching in fear. But seeing the sky's glow, he couldn't help looking up. "Luffy."
In Syrobu Village, Luffy had defeated Klah with a headbutt.
"Luffy." Sanji stared upward, entranced.
At Baratie, Luffy had defeated 'East Blue's supreme ruler' Krieg.
Fishman Arlong, Cherry Blossom Kingdom's King, Crocodile, Rob·Lucci, Gecko Moria, Donquixote Doflamingo, Charlotte·Big Mom, Kaido, and Akainu.
Each of Luffy's officer's minds flashed past memories until Red-Haired Shanks looked upward, suddenly recalling how he'd placed his straw hat on that crying child's head years ago in the Grand Line.
"Luffy." Red-Haired Shanks murmured.
"Red-Haired Shanks!!!"
From the sky, Luffy roared: "I'll definitely save you! Defeat this guy and become..."
"One Piece!!!"
The flame-wreathed fists rained down like meteors. At extreme speed, they twisted mid-air, folding directions like solar flares erupting into countless fire meteors engulfing Kuro's area.
"Infernal Big Gun: Hydra Barrage!!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
The 'fire meteors' scattered before converging into singular points, all targeting the floating figure. They encircled and consumed him completely.
This might rivaled Marshall D. Teach's darkness tide—no, even surpassed it. Teach's technique was one-time use, but Luffy's was a sustained bombardment.
"Oooooooohhhhh!!!"
Mid-air, Luffy roared. From his shoulders surged massive 'liquid' waves, seemingly fueling his attack. Smoke billowed from his body, cooperating with the falling 'fire meteors' like a solar eruption, dazzling all observers.
This radiant 'sun' captured everyone's attention.
"Kuro."
Smoker, locked in pirate combat, parted his lips slightly. His Coiled Snake cigar fell to the ground, his expression complex.
As Navy, he didn't want Kuro to lose.
But... he didn't want Luffy to lose either.
"Luffy!"
Koby clenched his Fist tightly, wanting to cheer but remembering his Navy duty.
Could this Grand Line truly never find peaceful coexistence?
Why must they fight like this, risking their lives?
If the Fleet Admiral lost, would Navy really stop pursuing?
Or if Luffy lost, would those pirates truly stop?
But looking at the situation, there was no time for hesitation.
Even the undefeated Golden Lion Fleet Admiral might...
Swoosh!!
Amidst the fiery barrage, a dark red glow erupted suddenly. At the 'fire meteor' center, a massive dark red sphere formed, instantly expanding outward. The sphere created two giant silk ribbons rising upward, transforming all 'fire meteors' into colossal fists. Now, the fists and their long arms were entirely Encased in silk ribbons stretching all the way to the figure in the sky.
The glow around his body disappeared, revealing his normal form.
Like... the sun itself had been bound.
"One Piece?"
At the ribbon's center, Kuro slightly lifted his head. Deng Shi, the ribbons seemed to carry force, pulling Luffy's body toward him at extreme speed.
Watching Luffy struggle mid-flight, Kuro said slowly, "That thing..."
"Cursed thing!"
Luffy's arms flailed, his body exuding massive liquid. But no matter how he used his ability, his arms couldn't break free.
But there was still a chance. Could he still endure this Incense Burner's attack?
"Long dead... twenty years ago!!"
As Luffy neared Kuro, a blade of light slashed across his body. The blade curved like a crescent moon, reflecting diagonally across Luffy's chest.
Hiss!!!
Blood erupted immediately.
At Kuro's waist, a previously untouched sword had always hung—
Autumn Water!
(End of Chapter)
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