The Press-Press Fruit's Counter
An eerie light enveloped Roy, and he disappeared from everyone's sight at a speed beyond Human Limit. Even Diamante, the highest-ranking member of the Donquixote Family, could not track Roy's movements.
He smiled without changing his expression, then turned around and slashed down with his knife.
The blades clashed, producing a thunderous sound, and the shockwaves from the impact instantly turned the surrounding ground into dust.
However, Roy did not pause at all. While holding his sword in his right hand and locked in a stalemate with Yixiao, a Sea Stone Weapon suddenly appeared in his left hand and stabbed towards Yixiao's chest.
At Roy's speed, such a close distance would only be a blink of an eye.
However, the surrounding gravity suddenly became chaotic without warning. One part of Roy's body was subjected to dozens of times the force of gravity, while the other part of his body was directly floating in the air. This chaotic feeling was so uncomfortable that it made him want to vomit blood.
Even though Roy was prepared for Issho's abilities, he lost control of his body in that instant, and Issho naturally wouldn't miss such an opportunity.
"Gravity Blade: Fierce Tiger!"
The terrifying gravity accumulated on the Cane Sword was released in an instant, and purple ripples like lightning swept out, splitting Roy's body in two and carving a huge canyon in the ground.
"How is this possible? Nightmare is dead just like that?" Violet stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what she was seeing.
"Idiot!" Although Diamante didn't know why Violet was here, she was still a member of the family, so he didn't pay much attention to it. "It's obviously impossible. If Nightmare Roy were such an easy person to deal with, the young master wouldn't be so wary of him."
"However, just where did that blind man come from? Even if he only suppressed Nightmare Roy for a moment, it's enough to make him famous all over the world."
As expected, Yi Xiao's expression showed no joy. The black luster of the blade enveloped his chest, blocking Roy had suddenly appeared in front of him.
The two retreated immediately upon contact, and the aftershocks of their fight caused the ground to sink completely.
"Future Sight?" Roy raised an eyebrow. "Besides myself, you are truly the first person I have ever met who has Observation Haki to the point of Future Sight."
Roy wasn't too surprised. There were indeed very few strong individuals on this sea who specialized in Observation Haki, but they weren't nonexistent. Someone like Issho, who could capture the trajectory of a meteorite in the sky, was naturally demonstrating that he had developed Observation Haki to its fullest extent.
"These are just minor tricks, not worth mentioning. What's truly troublesome is Roy's ability to make his body Virtualization."
"Hehe, let's see which side the future will lean towards." Roy ignored the collapsed ground around him, stepped into the void, and slashed out several powerful sword Sword Qi at Yi Xiao, the sharp aura seemingly capable of cutting through space.
Yi Xiao brandished his Cane Sword, unleashing a pale purple Sword Qi to meet Roy's slash.
However, Issho's greatest strengths are his Devil Fruit Ability and Observation Haki. Although his swordsmanship is extraordinary, he has not yet stepped into the threshold of Great Sword Master. How could he be a match for Roy? His pale purple Sword Qi crumbled at the sight of Roy's domineering slash, unable to even hold back for a moment.
Although Yixiao knew that his swordsmanship was no match for Roy's, he did not expect the gap to be so large. Fortunately, his willpower had long been tempered to the point of being indifferent to honor or disgrace. He instantly disrupted the surrounding gravity field, and even the weightless slash was attracted and deflected, narrowly missing Yixiao.
Roy wasn't disappointed. If Yixiao were really that easy to hurt, he wouldn't have been called a terrifyingly strong monster by the future Marine Headquarters.
In fact, Issho's Devil Fruit Ability can be considered the nemesis of all Body Technique masters.
It's important to know that most Body Technique masters excel in close combat, but the closer they get to Yixiao, the more easily they are affected by gravity. This is especially true for speed-oriented masters like Roy, who are more susceptible to the effects of gravity differences.
Although Roy could also use the Dream Domain to create a gravitational field to offset the effects, that's where the difference lies between the real Roy and the imposter.
Ranged attacks are ineffective against Issho; only slashes from top-tier Great Sword Master like Roy can pose a slight threat to him.
"This is really a tricky situation!" Roy frowned slightly. In terms of overall combat strength, he was still stronger than Issho. This was why he was confident that he could defeat or even kill Issho. However, he did not expect that Issho's Devil Fruit Ability was too effective against his speed type. If his proud swordsmanship could not work, it would be too wishful thinking to defeat a strong person like Issho with just his Devil Fruit Ability and Haki.
However, the more this happened, the more Roy's killing intent towards Issho rose. It was alright now that Issho was alone, but once Issho became Marine Admiral, his Devil Fruit Ability combined with any other Admiral would be a devastating blow to him.
In truth, Ikko was not at ease either. Although he had long known from his Observation Haki that Roy was definitely a strongman no weaker than him, he did not expect that Roy's strength was actually above his. If it weren't for his Devil Fruit Ability being able to counter Roy by chance, the outcome of this battle would probably not have been good.
Yi Xiao knew he couldn't continue like this. His strength was already weaker than Roy's, and his body wasn't at its peak like Roy's. In a contest of stamina, he was definitely no match for him.
Thinking of this, Yi Xiao held the knife in both hands and slashed a circle of purple light towards the sky, then disappeared into the horizon.
"Is this guy trying to sink Dressrosa?" Seeing Issho's actions, Roy's lips twitched slightly, but he quickly realized that if it were Akainu who made the move, it might be possible, but given Issho's benevolence and compassion for the people, he would probably rather die at Issho's hands than take these innocent people down with him. "However, if it's not a meteor shower, but just a few meteors, it will only cause me a little trouble at most."
A few seconds later, a glimmer of light appeared on the horizon, and the meteorite, engulfed in blazing flames, hurtled toward Roy's head at incredible speed.
Roy gathered his strength slightly, and a giant Sword Qi slashed out from the Seven Star Sword, shattering the meteorite with unstoppable force, and even tearing through the sky with its remaining momentum.
The shattered meteorites fell like a Meteor Fire Rain, turning the sky crimson.
"Hell Journey!"
Just as the meteorite shattered, Yixiao suddenly increased the gravity around him to its extreme. Even Roy felt as heavy as a thousand pounds and could hardly move his feet. Meanwhile, the scattered Meteor Fire Rain fell at a speed beyond the visual senses, as if to bury Roy in a sea of fire.