Fermentation

"Clang."

Momousagi slashed with her sword, but Hachi blocked it with his twin blades. The immense force traveled along the longswords, sending Hachi flying back into the sea.

Swoosh.

Momousagi dodged Vivi's Rankyaku wave, then stepped off the ground and flew backward, landing back on the shore.

"Vivi, I'm giving you another chance."

Momousagi looked at Vivi in the distance and said, "As long as you are willing to come back with me, confess your crimes and accept the punishment, I will spare you."

"Are you telling me to turn myself in?"

Vivi looked at Momousagi and said.

"That's right."

Momousagi said seriously, "You are still young, and there is still a possibility of regret. When you get out of prison, I can continue to take you as my apprentice."

"I'm sorry, Master."

Vivi said with a guilty expression, "I can't agree to that."

"Why?"

Momousagi said angrily, "Becoming a wanted criminal and bringing shame to your country, what about your ideals and ambitions?"

"Ideal?"

Vivi smiled and said, "Master, only the president can realize my dream, a dream I never dared to even think about before."

"You..."

Momousagi's face flushed red and then turned pale. She clenched her fists and said disappointedly, "Then I have no choice but to kill you."

With those words, Momousagi stomped her feet on the ground and instantly appeared in front of Vivi, slashing her right hand diagonally forward.

Facing Momousagi's slash, Vivi raised her twin swords and blocked in front of her.

Hachi leaped out of the water in an instant and pounced on Momousagi from below.

He and Vivi had always worked together like this, one in the water and the other in the sky, while Momousagi needed to constantly use Geppo. Through their cooperation, they restrained Momousagi.

But just as Momousagi's sword was halfway through its strike, and Hachi's six swords covered Momousagi's lower body, Momousagi's figure suddenly disappeared.

Swoosh.

Momousagi appeared behind Vivi and stabbed at Vivi back with a knife.

"It's over."

Vivi wanted to turn around, but she was too slow. She had never seen her master move with such speed.

It seems she was indeed holding back in the previous battle.

To kill oneself, only a moment is needed.

But now, he was certain to die.

Just as Vivi resigned herself to her fate, Momousagi's longsword missed Vivi. A figure appeared behind Vivi, wearing a gauntlet on his right hand, and struck at Momousagi's longsword.

After receiving Xia Qiu's orders, Heckle rushed over here.

However, because he had used up too much Armament Haki, he put on the gauntlets he used before. The ends of the gauntlets were made of diamond, which was very hard and could withstand Momousagi's slashes.

But the next moment, Momousagi sneered, "How could I not see this scene?"

Momousagi's Observation Haki allows her to foresee the future ten seconds in advance.

So Momousagi had anticipated this outcome, and then swung her long sword upwards, aiming for Heckle's neck.

"I'll kill you, president of Baroque Works."

Momousagi slashed out with her sword, but Heckle's left hand had already struck out.

But Momousagi's longsword, after slashing halfway through, once again attacked Heckle's abdomen.

clang.

Heckle's right hand had already blocked the knife in Momousagi's hand, preventing it from advancing an inch.

"So fast."

Momousagi's eyes narrowed, and she slashed out with her right hand, unleashing more than a dozen strikes in an instant.

However, Heckle swung his arms repeatedly, blocking all the attacks.

In terms of release speed, Heckle is still very fast.

He was able to reduce his body weight to 0.1 kg, and at the same time, he achieved localized weight loss. Although he still could not exceed the limit of 0.1 kg, it was fast enough.

Although he couldn't match Momousagi's attack speed, Momousagi's alternating attacks with both hands made it impossible for him to break through his defense.

Swoosh.

Momousagi leaped into the air, dodging Hachi's attack, and returned to her original position.

Heckle slowly landed on the sea surface, his feet touching the water.

Weighing only one kilogram, he can float on the sea and fly in the air with the help of a parachute.

However, weighing only 0.1 kilograms, it has a large enough contact area to fly autonomously and move easily on the sea surface.

Hachi is underwater, Heckle is on the surface, and Vivi is in mid-air.

The three's defense made Momousagi's face extremely ugly.

At that moment, a deafening sound rang out in the distance.

"That's impressive."

Kizaru raised his right leg and swung it forward, colliding with Sabo's Dragon Claw Hand.

Bang.

Kizaru's legs blocked Sabo's attack, but the next moment, Sabo tightened his fingers, and the invisible armor formed by Kizaru's Armament Haki shattered little by little.

But the next moment, Kizaru aimed his left hand at Sabo and fired a laser beam.

laser.

Faced with this attack, Sabo dared not be careless. Smoke rose from his left hand, absorbing all the laser beam.

Sabo's face turned pale, and Kizaru took the opportunity to retract his right leg, forming a light sword in his right hand and slashing towards Sabo.

The lightsaber begins to spread the moment it is formed, and the surrounding gravity gradually absorbs the photons.

Moreover, the speed at which the lightsaber is swung has also decreased dramatically.

clang.

Sabo crushed the lightsaber with his left hand, then grabbed at Kizaru with his right, forcing Kizaru to parry again.

In an instant, Kizaru gradually found himself on the defensive.

Under Sabo's power, Kizaru can only parry; all his proactive attacks are easily neutralized.

"Again."

Sabo and Kizaru clashed again, but once again a deafening sound rang out, even more powerful than the previous one.

"Wildfire."

Ace's feet erupted with countless flames, sweeping across the ice towards Aokiji, instantly covering an area of a hundred meters in radius.

"It's useless."

Aokiji planted his feet on the ground, releasing Freezing Gas that gradually covered the flames with ice.

However, under the intense heat of the flames, the ice beneath his feet melted and turned into steam, instantly obscuring Aokiji's vision.

"Fire Tornado".

Ace leaped up, opened his mouth and spat downwards, unleashing a massive Fire Tornado that swept downwards.

"Ice Castle".

Aokiji's hands moved in two directions, one above the other, with his right hand on top and his left hand below. His right hand fell to the right, while his left hand rose to the left.

As he moved, the area his fingertip pointed to instantly froze into ice, which then spread forward and backward in an arc.

These ice crystals, one freezing downwards and the other upwards, formed two semicircles that froze together to create a giant Ice Castle.

boom.

The flames landed on the Ice Castle, continuously melting the ice, and with a whoosh, the Ice Castle collapsed.

The instant the Ice Castle dissipated, Aokiji slammed his right hand forward.

The water vapor in the sky instantly condensed, gathered, and surged upwards.

Facing the enormous Ice Dragon, he swung his hands forward, transforming them into two huge phoenix claws that pressed down on the Ice Dragon's head.

Wow.

The Ice Dragon kept shattering, yet it kept moving forward, creating a misty spray as it shattered.

"Ice Cage".

Aokiji clenched his left hand in the air, and the water mist condensed again from the outside, contracting inward.

These water droplets are a hassle.

After its own flames melted the ice, they turned into water vapor, which then became Aokiji's tools.

"Explosive Flame Unrivaled".

Ace's legs exploded with flames, turning into boundless flames that evaporated the surrounding ice once more. He himself flew high into the sky, avoiding the range of water vapor.

"Crimson Sky".

Ace stood in the sky, flames rising from his body and converging towards the heavens, eventually forming a massive fiery red vortex that dyed the sky crimson.

"Flame Rain".

Ace pointed both hands downwards, and countless flames swept downwards.

"It's much better than it was two years ago."

Seeing this, Aokiji sighed. In terms of the strength of their Devil Fruit ability, after he froze the surrounding sea with Ice Age, the difference between the two was not much.

Aokiji could only control water vapor, turning it into ice to resist the flames.

One of them was in the sky, and the other was on the ice.

The Aokiji can take advantage of the seawater, which can be considered a geographical advantage.

However, Ace can fly, and for Aokiji's attack to reach such a high place, it would consume a lot of energy. Moreover, the temperature in the air is not low. Temperature transfer is faster in water but slower in air, so the energy consumption is also considerable.

Ace tried to stall for time, while Aokiji did his best to suppress him. For a time, the two were evenly matched.

But at that moment, Momousagi suddenly snorted coldly, stepped out of the air, and broke away from the battle with the three. She stepped onto the ice and came to Kizaru's side, slashing at Sabo's back with her sword.

"Um?"

Sabo's expression hardened, and he shifted his body to the side, using one claw to block Momousagi's attack.

Momousagi Momousagi with her sword, a figure appeared behind her and punched her in the back.

The figure was none other than Heckle. Seeing Momousagi leave, he immediately turned and attacked.

But the next moment, Momousagi disappeared and reappeared more than ten meters away. "Run!"

Taking advantage of Sabo's departure, Kizaru used Armament Haki and then leaped away into the distance.

Why did they run away?

Sabo and Heckle didn't know what had happened, but seeing the two escape, they didn't have any intention of starting another battle.

They stood there on guard, but in that instant, a huge figure burst out from the melting ice cave behind them, creating a large splash that shattered the nearby ice.

boom.

Xia Qiu slammed heavily onto the ice, roaring, "Don't let them leave!"

After leaving those words behind, Xia Qiu chased after the two.

Seeing Momousagi and Kizaru running away from a distance, Aokiji immediately gave chase.

However, Ace used his Observation Haki to sense Momousagi and Kizaru's movements, and upon extending his senses, he discovered that the president had arrived.

"Flame Emperor, Great Flame Seal."

The fiery vortex in the sky suddenly tilted over and pressed down downwards.

"The Ice Age".

Faced with this attack, Aokiji dared not flee on his own. Instead, his entire body was enveloped in Freezing Gas, which surged upwards.

Carrara.

All the water vapor condensed rapidly, forming a huge wall in the air that blocked the flames.

However, the Ice Wall that appeared was melting rapidly.

He could withstand Ace's attack, but it would take a long time to put up with it.

But if he delays any longer, he might be surrounded.

Just as Aokiji felt a great crisis, Kizaru, who had run the furthest, suddenly turned around and kicked out twice.

Swoosh, swoosh.

Two beams of light struck the top of the ice layer, causing a massive explosion.

The beam of light kicked by Kizaru could hardly hit Ace's flames directly; it could only detonate after hitting the ice first.

Two massive explosions rose up, the Shockwave suppressing Ace's flames, and extremely high temperatures were generated in the explosions, scorching Ace's flames.

Taking advantage of this moment, Aokiji ran off into the distance.

"Don't run."

Xia Qiu appeared behind Aokiji and bumped into his back.

Once a Admiral is killed, he will be invincible in the world.

But the instant he was hit, a wave of ice struck, freezing Xia Qiu completely.

Aokiji ran off into the distance.

asshole.

After Xia Qiu was frozen, her body twisted, and the ice layer broke little by little.

Just as they were about to give chase, another laser beam shot out and struck Xia Qiu directly in the forehead.

boom.

A massive explosion rang out, Xia Qiu stood firmly on the ice with all six legs, his Armament Haki gathering above his head, blocking the attack.

However, the ice was a bit slippery, which pushed him back a distance.

When Xia Qiu stopped and rushed out of the explosion, she saw Ice Wall rising in the distance.

Meanwhile, Aokiji, Momousagi, and Kizaru ran further and further away.

"Damn it."

Xia Qiu said angrily, and within his body, an explosive surge of heat began to appear.

He ate Jack, and before he could digest it, he launched an attack, but they managed to escape.

If they could defeat a single Admiral, even Momousagi, then Xia Qiu would truly be invincible.

However, the other party chose to leave before I could launch an attack.

"What a pity."

Xia Qiu was very disappointed, but the Reinforcement Energy within his body was growing stronger and stronger. His Reinforcement Energy was incredibly powerful, far surpassing Doflamingo's, and not far from that of Admiral. It was estimated that he could be compared to Aokiji and Kizaru.

Once he has fully absorbed Jack, his power will surpass that of the Four Emperors, and his strength will exceed that of the Admiral.

"Let's go back."

Xia Qiu suppressed his anger, turned around and walked back the way he came. He still wanted to eat all the people Jack brought, then heal his injuries and prepare to fight Kaido.

"The operation has failed."

A messenger stood there and said, "We received information that Admiral Aokiji, Admiral Kizaru, and Vice Admiral Momousagi have stopped them, along with Jack the Drought from the Beasts Pirates, who are attacking Baroque Works. But, but..."

At this point, his face showed some fear.

Akainu said coldly, "Tell me what happened."

The man swallowed hard and said, "Jack was killed, and three naval commanders were forced to leave."

"This..."

The Five Elders froze, "Killed Jack the Drought? That Kaido's henchman? The pirate with a bounty of one billion?"

"That's right, and the Revolutionary Army Chief of Staff is there too," the messenger nodded.

"They've actually joined forces with the Revolutionary Army!" The Five Elders were both shocked and furious.

"That's why we need to deal with them."

Akainu exhaled, then his expression hardened, and he said, "Law, one of the Shichibukai, owns Ace's Baroque Works and is the Revolutionary Army Chief of Staff. He was able to repel two Admiral, one elite Vice Admiral, and one top executive of Four Emperors. This surpasses any of the Shichibukai and is close to the strength of a Four Emperors crew."

Akainu stood up and said, "Therefore, I request that we proceed according to my plan."

"But you also said that their strength is close to that of a Four Emperors crew."

One of the Five Elders said, "If we really do as you say, even if they join forces with Whitebeard and the Shichibukai, it will still be extremely dangerous. Besides, the Shichibukai Shichibukai not all there; there are two vacancies this time."

"Don't worry."

Akainu said, "They killed Jack the Drought, Kaido will definitely not let this go. They can't possibly come here."

"What about the Red-Hair?"

The Five Elders said, "What if Red-Hair interferes?"

"And Big Mom."

Akainu said, "If we spread the word that they're going to attack Big Mom, Red-Hair probably won't be able to stop them."

"In that case..."

The Five Elders exchanged glances, then looked at Akainu and said, "Then this matter is entrusted to you, Sakazuki."

"Leave it to me."

Akainu walked towards the door, his voice drifting from afar, "I will erase Whitebeard from this era."