Katakuri was, after all, a powerhouse who had trained his Observation Haki to the extreme. The moment Smoothie was in danger, he reacted immediately and fired a mochi lump at Ye Qi, disrupting her movements for an instant.
Sensing the danger, Ye Qi changed the angle of her attack to evade Katakuri's strike. Her target shifted from Smoothie's neck to her arm. Otherwise, if Ye Qi's strike had landed cleanly just now, it would have definitely severed Smoothie's head!
Tesoro, who was fighting Katakuri, also noticed Katakuri's movement. Seeing Katakuri dare to divide his attention while fighting him, he grew somewhat furious.
However, seeing Ye Qi about to suffer Smoothie's counterattack, he also stepped in to help her!
Ye Qi held an extremely high position within the King's Void Hall. As one of its founding members, if he stood by and did nothing, Yun Ye might punish him.
"You dare get distracted while fighting me? Who do you think you're looking down on?" After one strike, Tesoro ignored Ye Qi's side of the battle and charged at Katakuri with an unfriendly expression. Following his awakening, he transformed into a giant of gold. Liquid gold surged and condensed into a massive golden fist, which came crashing down!
"..." Katakuri did not dare underestimate Tesoro either. The mochi behind him spun, extending into an equally enormous fist that collided with Tesoro's!
Tesoro's strength was not to be underestimated. Anyone capable of training a Devil Fruit to awakening could not possibly be weak!
Boom!
The fists collided, and turbulent currents surged like a storm sweeping through the surroundings.
Both men were forced back several steps by the other's strength.
"Mighty Mochi!" Steadying himself, a red gleam flashed through Katakuri's eyes. His awakened Devil Fruit caused the ground to rise and fall. A mochi