Splitting the Divine Bull in One Slash!
Makasi was naturally familiar with Moonlight Moria's Doppelman, and the idea of a shadow turning into a clone sounded quite plausible.
But there's only one Shadow-Shadow Fruit!
This is not surprising, as the technique of creating clones is indeed rare in this world.
Although many Devil Fruit abilities exist, Vidal felt he could also create clones.
However, apart from Moria's Doppelman, neither Doflamingo's Thread Clone nor Nico Robin's Flower Clone are likely to be main combat forces.
The former is mainly used to dominate weaker opponents, while the latter is merely a cover. His Wood Clone is a fusion and enhanced version of the two.
The fact that he could easily defeat weaker opponents speaks for itself; the situation on the scene was enough to prove it. And the skill of concealing his identity played a crucial role in his battle with Bondi Byrnndi World a few years ago.
Due to the Special Paramecia, his body can also become plant-like, though not fluid, but similar to the Ice-Ice Fruit.
Therefore, it is difficult for Observation Haki to distinguish between the original body and the clone, which is something Nico Robin cannot do.
Moonlight Moria's Doppelman is, in another respect, stronger than Vidal's Wood Clone.
"Damn it!"
"One clone has made us so disheveled?!"
Makasi's proud nature seemed to have been greatly insulted, his entire face contorted with rage, and his image, which resembled a demon from mythology, became even more ferocious due to his malice.
"Don't look down on me!!"
Despite the malicious roar, Vidal's gaze remained fixed on Moria, completely ignoring him.
"Asshole--"
Makasi gritted his teeth and bit his wrist, drawing blood. Bright red blood gushed from the wound.
The blood flowed more and more, swirling slowly around his body like a river, clearly exceeding the normal amount.
These are the bloodstains of the hundreds of victims he drained with his powers!
The Blood-Blood Fruit's original power was simply to manipulate blood in the outside world, but he developed a technique to store other people's blood in his own body, thus alleviating the Blood-Blood Fruit's dependence on blood volume.
To completely eliminate this weakness, we need to Awakening its power.
"Blood Prison River!!"
The scene was indeed spectacular, with large swaths of scarlet blood floating in the air, instantly giving Grove 53 a bloody smell.
[Swish! Swish!]
Two bright flashes of light appeared as Lusi’en sliced through the ground to break free from his restraints. Seeing that Makasi had unleashed his ultimate move, he charged forward again, but this time he was more careful with his footing.
Then a bare log emerged from the ground and quickly transformed into the likeness of Vidal.
"Another clone!"
Moonlight Moria squinted from behind. From his angle, he could clearly see that the Wood Clone that was originally behind Makasi had instantly appeared in front of the two of them, leaving only a humanoid wooden figure pierced by more than a dozen blood spears.
"Is this some kind of teleportation ability, or has it created another clone in another location?"
He discovered that there were many intricacies involved in Vidal's Wood Clone.
What do you think?
"When!" Moria's heart skipped a beat, because the voice came from behind him.
[Boom--]
Sure enough, a huge whooshing sound exploded. He tried to react, but it was too late. His lower back felt like it had been hit by Sea Kings, and he flew forward with his belly bulging. He rolled several times on the ground before finally managing to get up.
"Captain!"
"Moria!!"
Makasi and Lusi’en heard a noise behind them, turned around, and were shocked to see what was happening.
At this moment, the Wood Clone opposite him spanned a distance of tens of meters and instantly emerged from the ground two meters in front of Makasi. The next moment, its entire arm transformed into multiple vine-like branches Coating wooden strips and shot out.
Wood Killing Bind!
"Blood Guard!" Makasi, disregarding Moria, quickly controlled the Blood River to defend himself.
[Boom--]
Thick, long wooden vines collided with a large stream of blood, scattering countless wood chips and blood in all directions. At the same time, Lusi’en appeared behind the Wood Clone, slashing down with his serrated broadsword, only to be blocked by a row of curved wooden walls that rose from the ground!
[Wood Ingot Wall!]
That wasn't the end of it. Just as the blade struck the wooden wall, a thick, long log extended from the surface and slammed into Lusi’en's abdomen, sending him flying backward with a groan of pain.
[Explosive Spear Formation!]
On Makasi's side, facing the sharp spears that spread from the ground, he could only use 'Blood Prison River' to deal with them.
What he couldn't understand was why his blood couldn't corrode the wood.
His move, 'Blood Prison River,' not only releases the blood stored in his body all at once, but also has a corrosive effect similar to sulfuric acid.
However, for blood to have this ability, it must be stored in the body for a period of time.
At this moment, the Wood Clone was like a seasoned Paramecia Wood-Wood Devil Fruit User, using various skillful wood-type techniques to suppress the two pirates with bounties of over 40 million!
Moo--
Suddenly, the two who were fully engaged in dealing with the various attacks and defenses of the Wood Clone heard a loud bull's bellow.
Makasi glanced up instinctively and saw a flash of golden light. "What's that?!"
He's practically going crazy. He and Lusi’en, working together, couldn't even defeat a single clone?
Before his brain could even process what that golden light was, a brilliant golden beam of light instantly blasted into the river of blood!
No! My blood—
Watching his years of hard work turn to ashes in the scorching golden light, Makasi went mad.
"You damned bastard, you ambushed me!"
Moonlight Moria had just stood up from the ground, ignoring the layer of dust on his black dress, and angrily lashed out at Vidal.
He's furious. He's always the one ambushing others, but today he was the one who got ambushed.
Utter disgrace!
"Um?"
Just as Vidal was about to give a casual reply, a red light flashed in his eyes, and he instinctively turned his body to the side, followed by a flash of purple-black light as fast as Inazuma.
"Tch~" Moria was even more frustrated when he saw that the Doppelman's Shadow Stab had missed.
"Observation Haki? How do Awakening that?!"
Although he didn't get any clues about the Rocks' Treasure from John and the others, he did learn Armament Haki and swordsmanship. He had also heard about Observation Haki, but for some reason, he just couldn't grasp its essence.
"Makasi?"
Just then, Moria suddenly heard his companion roar behind him. The anger in the voice was so intense that it was hard to ignore.
As he looked, he witnessed the scene of the 'Apis Divine Bull' burning the Blood River with a burst of golden light.
Upon discovering that the enormous wooden ox was charging towards Makasi and his companion again, they realized they could no longer stand idly by. The navy officer before them was truly powerful, far beyond what their two kin could handle.
Moria drew his enormous sword from his waist, and a dark purple shadow energy Coating around the blade.
"Shadow Demon Slash!"
[Swish--]
In an instant, as he swung his longsword, Vidal and all the viewers watching the live stream saw a seven- or eight-meter-long black slash slice the 'Apis Divine Bull' in two!
Some people have asked why Vidal, who defeated Byrnndi World for 500 million, had such a hard time defeating Moria for 100 million. If you had read the previous content carefully, you wouldn't have asked this question.
Vidal defeated Byrnndi World by wearing him down and dragging the game out until Byrnndi World was exhausted. This does not mean that Vidal's overall strength was greater Byrnndi World's.
The "hard power" here doesn't refer to overall strength, but rather to strength in a head-on confrontation. In other words, even Vidal in his current form would find it difficult to defeat Byrnndi World in a short time. This is due to the difference in strength, speed, and power; after all, peak Hundredfold Speed is no joke.
Therefore, Vidal's strength did not reach the level of over 500 million. Of course, I am not saying that he is weaker Moria. I will not give a direct answer on the strength difference now. I will have to explain it to you through the plot.
The point is, the current Vidal can't easily overpower Moria; he's a formidable opponent. Plus, it's a live broadcast, so dragging it out is definitely not an option. (The difference between the Moria of this time and the Moria of the future will be explained in later chapters, so don't worry.)
Therefore, this battle against Moria will be the first time that Vidal fights entirely on his own strength!
I don't know if I've explained it clearly (scratching head; if I haven't, then I apologize here, laughing and crying).
Anyway, that's my opinion. Thank you, thank you, please understand. I'm going to go write now, bye!