Flowing Iron Fist (Part Two)

"Hehe, are you very angry? It seems our method is quite effective after all," Fanxin Xin chuckled and said. The angrier the other party was, the more it meant that the Little Black Cat and Langyue had hurt him and made him unhappy.

"Hmph, it doesn't matter if those two got away, as long as you two are dead, that's enough." The owner of the voice sneered, "Now, you can both die!"

The owner of the voice seemed truly enraged. He began to act, softening the entire hull. After a moment, he slowly shrank the space inside, preparing to crush Fanxin and Ren Fang to death.

As the other party became increasingly frantic, the space shrank, restricting Fanxin and Ren Fang's movement.

"Die!" the voice shouted.

"Hmph, I won't die." Fanxin sneered, ran to Ren Fang's side, grabbed Ren Fang, and then activated the Wind and Sand Tower. Afterward, the two of them hid inside the Wind and Sand Tower.

Before they entered the Wind and Sand Tower, Fanxin slashed at the wall beside him more than a dozen times, splitting the softened steel in two. Then, with a final burst of strength, he kicked the opposite wall, pushing the Wind and Sand Tower into the gap he had created.

The Wind and Sand Tower slowly moved towards the outside of the gap. Their bodies gradually shrank until they were sucked into it. A moment later, the Wind and Sand Tower reached the outside of the ship.

As soon as they got outside, Fanxin Xin immediately led Ren Fang out of the Wind and Sand Tower.

"Haha, they're finally free!" Fan Xin laughed Fanxin, his voice carrying far and wide.

"Bastard, bastard, you tricked me!" The owner of the voice was furious; he thought he could finally kill Fanxin and Ren Fang.

However, he hadn't expected that Fanxin and Ren Fang's bodies could shrink, allowing them to reach the outside through a very small opening. There was no way he could stop them now.

"Hmph, so what if I played you? Let me tell you, I could have done this from the beginning, but I didn't because I wanted to see your true colors. However, you were too cautious. And your abilities threatened me. So, I had no choice but to escape."

Fanxin said, "However, if I directly activate my Wind and Sand Tower, you can definitely stop me, because you are still very fast. So, to avoid suspicion, I sent two of my companions out beforehand to act outside, to restrain and distract you. Once you focus your attention on the other side, I will begin my attack."

"Hmph, I've already calculated exactly how long it will take you to attack me, so I can escape before you can act."

"Hmph, you bastard, I will never let you get away with this!" the owner of the voice shouted.

"Tch, I'm outside now. I can leave anytime. You think you can catch me? That's impossible." Fanxin scoffed and said disdainfully, "Now, it's time to deal with you."

"Little Black, act immediately! Melt all this steel down, leave not a single piece, understand?" Fanxin shouted at the Little Black Cat not far away.

He planned to use the intense heat to kill that bastard. He hadn't let the Little Black Cat move around inside before because it was still inside and hadn't escaped. If the intense heat came down, it would be troublesome; he himself would die of heatstroke inside.

However, he's no longer inside, so the temperature doesn't matter anymore; even if it's high, it poses no threat to him. And high temperatures are a great way to deal with steel. Naturally, he wouldn't let such a good method pass him by.

"Ah, I understand." The Little Black Cat nodded slightly, then immediately flew away from the ship and floated high in the air. Afterward, it called the Little Wolf Langyue over as well, telling it not to stay there, because its next attack might threaten the other party.

Without hesitation, Langyue immediately flew into the sky.

Fanxin and Ren Fang sat atop the giant air wolf, gazing at the iron ship in the sea.

The Little Black Cat immediately transformed into a flamethrower, then spewed a blazing fire at the ship's hull. The flames were brown in color, and when they landed on the steel, the steel instantly turned into molten iron, which slowly flowed into the sea.

To prevent the creature in the shadows from escaping, the Little Black Cat also searched the sea around the ship, covering the entire area with flames.

Flames and steam mingled together, creating a hazy, indistinct scene. But the Little Black Cat ignored the difficulties, frantically fanning the flames to burn the area.

The Little Black Cat burned for about ten minutes before it had to stop because it was too exhausted.

However, although it stopped, the brown flames did not stop and continued to burn there, for reasons unknown.

The Little Black Cat immediately flew to Ren Fang's shoulder and began to lie down and rest.

"Hey, what kind of flame is that? It's been going on for so long and it hasn't gone out. What's the working principle behind it?" Langyue asked curiously.

"I don't know either. Devil Fruit's inherent ability; under its heat, different types of steel will perfectly fuse together. That kind of steel is the most durable and sturdy. I use this flame every time I need that kind of steel. However, I've never used such a powerful move, because it's too wasteful of materials. A pile of steel can only make a fist-sized piece of that special steel," the Little Black Cat said. "I usually use that special steel in critical areas. There's no other way; the production of that steel is too low."

"Ah, I hope there's more steel in this pile, otherwise all my work will have been for nothing," the Little Black Cat said hopefully.

"Hehe, no wonder you unleashed such a powerful move. So it was because you wanted that kind of steel," Langyue said with a smile.

"Tch, I was just trying to help everyone, okay? Without me, could you have handled that thing? It walks inside steel, it's here one minute and there the next, you can't keep up with it at all," the Little Black Cat snorted in dissatisfaction.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. Let's go take a look after the flames die down!" Fanxin Xin immediately interjected. These two were naturally at odds; if he didn't stop them, they'd be arguing for who knows how long.

Distracted by Fanxin, they lost their will to argue.

They watched together as the brown flames below slowly extinguished themselves. After nearly twenty minutes, the brown flames finally went out.

They landed at the same time and began to examine what had been left behind.