Speed and strength that surpassed all limits made even the air unable to bear it, producing a sonic boom under the strain.
The surrounding air compressed continuously, and the moisture over the sea condensed into clouds, forming a cone-shaped cloud at the end of the hilt.
Under the influence of the blood mist, this sonic-boom cloud transformed into a scarlet storm, making it seem as though Apophis himself were releasing a crimson, deadly aura!
Hawk Eyes' gaze was sharp and fierce, his aggressive stare almost solidifying into needle-like rays that stabbed toward his opponent. He did not possess Conqueror's Haki, but he possessed a Sword Intent unique to swordsmen!
If someone with an inadequate state of mind stood before him, they could potentially be killed outright by this "gaze"!
Having sat atop the throne of the world's greatest swordsman for more than a decade, he naturally possessed the strongest Sword Intent in the world!
Boom!
The collision of their Sword Intents was like a bloodthirsty python battling a soaring eagle, intertwining in a thunderous, savage clash. The shattered rocks piled beneath their feet were once again pulverized.
The waves churned, and terrifying tsunamis hundreds of meters high struck the cliff faces of the two broken landmasses in wave after wave.
Apophis was also sent flying into the cliff behind him. Using the recoil from forcefully shattering the rock beneath his feet, he flew back at even greater speed. His blade sliced through space, leaping and weaving as it descended toward his opponent in the form of a Kasaya Slash.
Hawk Eyes silently held his blade across his chest, blocking the opponent's fierce slash.
"Hard enough, indeed! But how much of your Armament Haki do you have left?" Apophis pressed his blade downward with force and spoke from above.
Hawk Eyes