Interception (II)
After a long while, the sword energy disappeared, and no one had gained any advantage.
"It seems you're no ordinary person either," Fanxin said with a smile.
"Of course, otherwise, why would I have come to stop you?" Shiryu of the Rain replied without any politeness.
"Alright, since you're so confident, let's begin," Fanxin said calmly.
As he spoke, a thought flashed through his mind, and his Haki, like a supple snake, quickly coiled around his body and weapons.
Moments later, his body vanished without a trace, and when he reappeared, he was already on the roof of Shiryu of the Rain's ship.
He glanced down, but said nothing more. He slashed down with his sword, and a terrifying sword aura descended from the sky, rushing towards Shiryu of the Rain's ship.
"Set sail and get out of here immediately!" Shiryu of the Rain.
He sensed an incredible destructive power within the sword energy; if the sword energy were to strike the ship, the entire ship would surely be destroyed.
At that time, he didn't even have a place to stand, so how could he fight against Fanxin?
Under Shiryu of the Rain's reprimand, the crew nodded, turned the helm, and prepared to sail further afield.
He himself unleashed several sword energies, preparing to block the attack.
After unleashing five sword energies, he managed to deflect Fanxin's sword energy, buying the crew enough time.
Soon, the ship veered off course and sailed away into the distance.
Meanwhile, Fanxin's sword energy broke through Shiryu of the Rain's obstruction and slashed directly towards the sea.
A ditch several hundred meters long appeared, and it didn't return to its original state for a long time. This shows how terrifying that sword energy was.
Shiryu of the Rain glanced at it, his expression growing even more serious.
He had long known that Fanxin was very powerful, having even caused the captain to suffer losses before, but he had no idea that Fanxin would be so troublesome.
If he's not careful, he might perish here this time.
"Hmph, as long as I hold out until the captain arrives, I should be fine." He chuckled, then without hesitation, went to the bow of the ship and began a fierce attack.
He attacked repeatedly, his sword energy surging forth, heading straight for the Fanxin.
Fanxin snorted and continued walking swiftly through the air, completely unaffected. He had been diligently practicing his Taijutsu, and he had also mastered the Geppo technique.
Seeing the sword energy heading straight for him, he didn't meet it head-on, because he didn't want to waste too much energy on it.
He ran wildly towards Shiryu of the Rain's ship.
When he got close enough, he took out the Seven Star Sword and slashed at Shiryu of the Rain.
He slashed seven times before stopping.
After finishing, he put away the Seven Star Demon-Slaying Sword.
Immediately, he launched a series of attacks with his diamond knife.
Shiryu of the Rain was stunned, not understanding the meaning behind Fanxin's previous slashes. Fanxin had made several consecutive cuts, but there was nothing unusual about them; he didn't know what Fanxin was up to.
However, he knew that the Fanxin wouldn't do anything in vain; it must have a purpose in doing so, even if he hadn't yet figured it out.
"It seems we must be on guard," Shiryu of the Rain mused.
He was worried that Fanxin had done something wrong, and if that were the case, he would probably suffer a great loss.
He immediately leaped into the air and began attacking Fanxin.
At the same time, he ordered the crew to move the ship to a safer location, fearing something might go wrong.
Under his orders, the ships slowly moved away from the battlefield.
"Boy, what did you mean by that just now?" Shiryu of the Rain frowned and shouted.
Although Fanxin only made a few gestures, he understood that it was definitely not simple.
"You'll find out soon enough?" Fanxin replied.
He didn't say much, because the other party would find out soon enough.
Sure enough, a few seconds later, something strange happened in the sky: a sphere grew larger and larger and fell downwards.
As it grew larger, it covered a large area, obscuring all sunlight, as if a storm was about to break.
Shiryu of the Rain at it, his expression changed, and he immediately urged the crew to sail the ship away.
He knew what it was: a planet and a meteorite. Once it crashed, their ship would be destroyed quickly.
By then, he wouldn't even have a place to stand.
However, to his dismay, he discovered that several planets had appeared in the sky, and those planets were following them. As a result, no matter where they fled, those planets would crash into their bodies and shatter them to pieces.
"Damn it, were you pointing at me just now trying to locate me?" Shiryu of the Rain shouted.
Just now, Fanxin pointed at him seven times in a row, and he had sensed something was wrong earlier. Now, he suddenly understood something.
Upon hearing this, Fanxin could only smile and offer no comment.
"Damn it!" Shiryu of the Rain roared, and without hesitation, he jumped into the sea and disappeared.
The crew, on the other hand, sped up the ship and fled for their lives.
Now, they dare not linger; to do so would be suicidal. If things go wrong, they would all perish.
Before long, only Fanxin's pirate crew remained around.
"Hehe, this trick actually works quite well." Fanxin smiled calmly and immediately returned to the ship.
"Sun Zhijian, make your move," Fanxin shouted.
The surrounding seas were all enveloped by those planets, making it very difficult for them to easily bypass this obstacle.
He had already informed Sun Zhijian that if anything went wrong, they should leave immediately. He himself then followed.
He had originally thought that Shiryu of the Rain would fight him to the death, and he was prepared to fight her to the death here.
However, to his surprise, the other party jumped into the sea and stopped fighting him.
Only then could he leave with his companions.
"Hehe, I understand." Without further hesitation, Sun Zhijian activated his ability, conjuring a dark passage that swallowed the entire ship and vanished from the spot.
As soon as they left, seven planets crashed down, causing towering waves to rise across the entire ocean.
Sea levels have risen several meters as a result.
Shiryu of the Rain's ships were completely sunk, but fortunately, those guys became brave at the last moment and jumped into the sea to the depths of the ocean.
In this way, as long as they are not hit head-on by the planet, they still have a chance to survive.
A dozen minutes later, the area became completely calm. Suddenly, seven islands appeared in the once vast sea, each of them quite large.
For a long time, no one came out, and it was unknown whether they were still alive.
However, none of this concerns Fanxin anymore, because he has already left this place and gone to another place.
Fifty miles away from this place, the once peaceful void suddenly began to slowly rotate, and a huge, dark hole was formed.
Soon after, a huge ship emerged from the passage and plunged into the sea, splashing up countless waves.
After the ship left, the passageway gradually disappeared.
"Hehe, finally we made it." Sun Zhijian said with a sigh of relief.
"I trust your abilities; there's absolutely no problem with them," Fanxin said with a smile, taking a sip of red wine.
"That's not necessarily true. I was terrified just now," Sun Zhijian said upon hearing this.
Just now, as they were passing through the passage, they encountered a spatial storm that tore the passage apart. Fortunately, they left in time and escaped before the passage shattered.
In this way, they were less worried.
Even so, he was terrified. If they were swallowed by the spatial storm, they would all die.
"Hehe, don't worry, if something really happens, we can still leave," Fanxin said calmly.
"Oh, you have a way to deal with space storms?" Sun Zhijian asked in surprise.
"That's right, I could have sent everyone into the Diamond Space before the spatial storm arrived. However, I used my own abilities to break through the space and come out directly," Fanxin said with a smile.
"You're so confident, yet you didn't prepare for the spatial storm to tear you apart?" Sun Zhijian retorted.
Space storms are extremely terrifying; if you encounter one and don't avoid it, you will inevitably be torn to countless pieces.
Therefore, he was extremely cautious every time he opened the dark passage, for fear of encountering a spatial storm.
His heart was in his throat as he watched the long passage open this time.
"Hehe, I can block the spatial storm. And Ren Fang can block the storm too," Fanxin said. "With any one of us here, everyone will be fine."
His physique was incredibly strong, and his defense was even more absurdly powerful; it was simply impossible for a spatial storm to tear his body apart.
Ren Fang now possesses spatial abilities, allowing her to tear through space and lead everyone away from the spatial turbulence.
Therefore, as long as either of them is alive, their team will not perish in the spatial turbulence.
"I see, I understand now," Sun Zhijian said.
"Okay, good to understand." Fanxin said, "Alright, let's not talk about anything else, let's set sail. We need to leave here as soon as possible, otherwise Blackbeard will still be chasing us."
They're still in Blackbeard's territory, so they can't be careless. If that madman comes, they'll be in for a bloody battle.
"Understood." Sun Zhijian didn't hesitate and immediately took the helm and set sail.
The ship sped off towards the edge of Blackbeard's territory.
On the edge of a deserted island, Shiryu of the Rain with difficulty across the sea and reached the shore. He lay on his back on the beach and stopped moving.
He was completely exhausted and unable to move at all.
He was soaking wet and looked utterly disheveled.
"Damn it, that kid's getting stronger and stronger. He can actually unleash such a powerful attack. It seems like it'll be difficult for me to take him down," Shiryu of the Rain to himself.
Not long ago, he was truly terrified when seven enormous planets fell from the sky—that was terrifying. If he had been hit, he would have definitely died.
Fortunately, he was quick-witted and jumped into the sea early on. As a result, the force of the planet's fall was greatly reduced by the seawater. And even if he were hit, he wouldn't die immediately.
That's why he survived.
If he had stayed on the ship the whole time, he probably would have been crushed by the planet and died a violent death.
"We must inform the captain immediately." Shiryu of the Rain struggled to take out Den Den Mushi and dialed Blackbeard's number.
"What is it?" a gruff voice came from the other end.
"Captain, I failed. That kid can summon a giant planet. Luckily, I got there quickly, or I would have been buried alive," Shiryu of the Rain said.
"Oh, it seems I have to make a move, otherwise that kid will just walk out of here unscathed," Blackbeard said with displeasure.
"Yes, now only you can stop them; no one else can," Shiryu of the Rain said.
The people around the captain were all in similar condition; none of them could Fanxin, such a formidable opponent.
Only a captain with the power of two Devil Fruit can engage in a peak battle with Fanxin.
"Alright. I'll get going right away. You take a rest and get over there as soon as possible," Blackbeard shouted.
"Okay, I understand," Shiryu of the Rain said.
He then hung up the phone.
After resting there for an hour, he contacted a nearby fleet of ships and asked them to come and pick him up.
After boarding the boat, he headed towards the direction where Fanxin was.
Fanxin sat at the bow of the boat drinking, while the others sat in different places.
Although they were drinking and eating, they remained vigilant, knowing what lay ahead.
Shiryu of the Rain failed, and what they will face next is inevitably the most terrifying counterattack from Blackbeard.
That guy possesses two Devil Fruits, one with world-destroying power, and the other capable of devouring everything.
Anyone who possesses either of these abilities could roam freely in the New World. Yet, Blackbeard managed to acquire both—that's an act of utter defiance.
His appearance weighed heavily on everyone's minds. If they weren't careful at this moment, they might really suffer a great loss.
"Blackbeard is probably coming," Bingfeng said.
Upon hearing this, no one objected, presumably because they all knew it was inevitable.
"Yes, that's for sure. Blackbeard is so arrogant; if we walk through his territory, they definitely won't let us off easily," Fanxin said.
"Then how do we deal with them?" Bingfeng asked.
This is a question worth discussing, after all, Blackbeard is too strong, they can't ignore him.
"To be honest, I don't have a solution for now." Fanxin pondered for a moment and said, "If things look bad later, Sun Zhijian, you should immediately lead everyone away."
He wasn't entirely confident he could defeat Blackbeard either; if they really went all out, his side would inevitably suffer heavy losses.
Therefore, he planned to send the weaker individuals away earlier so they wouldn't die there.
"I understand," Sun Zhijian said.
"Hmm, Bingfeng, Wang Yan, stay here. The three of us will work together to completely destroy Blackbeard's fleet," Fanxin said after a long period of contemplation.
"Alright, the three of us working together will definitely cripple Blackbeard. Even if he survives by sheer luck, he'll probably suffer a loss." Wang Yan said, his eyes gleaming.