Aokiji was unaware that his elaborate plan to keep Senga away from Robin 'Senga sight had failed.
At this moment, he and Senga stood facing each other in the vast desert.
Although he knew Senga was incredibly strong, this was his first direct confrontation with him, which stirred up the fighting spirit in the Aokiji Senga.
He also wanted to know just how strong Senga, who was known as the strongest Admiral in the world, really was.
Compared to Aokiji, Senga looked much more relaxed. He just wanted to test the freezing power of the Revive-Revive Fruit) to see how far it could go; he wasn't trying to compete with Aokiji for the Fleet Admiral.
He looked at Aokiji opposite him and said in a relaxed tone,
"Kuzan, just focus on attacking me with your abilities. Don't worry about anything else."
Aokiji nodded and then entered battle mode.
He decided to launch a probing attack first. He stretched out a hand towards Senga and growled,
"Frozen Time Capsule!"
A burst of cold air erupted from his palm in the form of a shockwave, causing a series of ice crystals to form in the air it passed through.
Robin arrived at the edge of the two's battle at that moment, and when she saw Aokiji's move, Sauron's image flashed through her mind.
The Giant Vice Admiral was once instantly frozen by Aokiji's move, so she knew very well how terrifying it was.
She couldn't help but look at Senga, wanting to see how Senga would respond to this move.
However, Senga simply stood still, wisps of Underworld Cold Air emanating from around his Rinnegan. Then, a burst of Underworld Cold Air aura instantly appeared at the location locked by his gaze, colliding with the cold air emitted by Aokiji.
Suddenly, a massive Iceburg condensed between the two of them and crashed into the desert with a deafening roar.
This Iceburg alone is several times larger than the Sauron that Robin remembers.
Robin stared blankly at the Iceburg for a while, then silently turned and retreated further away. She felt that the distance she had just covered was far too conservative in the face of these two "monsters".
Aokiji's gaze sharpened as he stared at the Iceburg, realizing that Senga's freezing abilities were even more terrifying than he had imagined.
That's what he was thinking, but Aokiji's next attack came right away. He stretched out his arm, his palm shaped like a hand blade, and a huge ice bird shot out from his arm.
"Ice Cube - Ice Block: Pheasant Beak!"
This time, Senga moved. He also stretched out an arm, and the Underworld Cold Air coiled around it like invisible snakes.
He clenched his fist tightly, and the Underworld Cold Air instantly gathered on his fist before suddenly erupting.
"Ice Extreme Emperor Dragon!"
The Underworld Cold Air that erupted from the Senga Fist condensed into a colossal ice dragon, even larger than the Ice Bird, upon contact with the air. It roared and charged toward the Ice Bird.
The ice bird and the ice dragon fought fiercely. Before long, the ice bird was torn to pieces by the ice dragon, turning into a scattering cloud of ice crystals that dissipated into the air.
The ice dragon did not continue its attack on the Aokiji. It circled in place, roared to the sky, and then dissipated into wisps of cold air.
Aokiji looked somewhat embarrassed. As Devil Fruit User, he should have been the undisputed king of ice-type abilities, but his attacks were neutralized by Senga in two consecutive attacks, which made him feel a little awkward.
At this moment Senga spoke up.
"Kuzan, you're still holding back a bit. Unleash your full power!"
Aokiji nodded after hearing this, then bent down and placed his hands on the ground.
This pose was naturally very familiar to Senga; it was clearly Aokiji's starting stance for using Ice Age, which could also be considered one of his ultimate moves.
However, this Ice Age seems to differ from the one depicted in the anime, as Aokiji didn't make any special show when activating it; the attack can be described as instantaneous.
This time, however, a large amount of cold air erupted around Aokiji's body, and a thick layer of ice quickly formed on the desert, spreading out of sight.
Robin was already standing some distance away from where the two were fighting, suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold. She knew something was wrong and wanted to leave the area quickly, but found that her feet were frozen to the ground.
Senga suddenly appeared beside Robin, and before she could react, he shoved her into the Door-Door Space. Then, in a flash, he returned to the place where he was fighting Aokiji.
He had noticed Robin's arrival long ago, but since she was quite far away, he didn't pay any attention to her.
However, Aokiji's next attack clearly had a very wide range, so he had to take some protective measures for Robin, or it would turn into a tragedy.
After doing all this, Senga looked around at the desert that had turned into a polar region, and then at Aokiji, who had turned into an ice sculpture opposite him. He muttered to himself,
"Did they use Devil Fruit Awakening? That's quite a sight."
As Senga predicted, Aokiji is currently in the Awakening state of the Ice-Ice Fruit.
In the anime, he fought Akainu on Punk Hazard, and the battle permanently altered the island's climate, turning Punk Hazard into an island of ice and fire.
That was one manifestation of the two people's Logia Devil Fruit Awakening.
Because Logia Devil Fruit have inherently high minimum requirements, Awakening them becomes more difficult than other fruits, making Logia Devil Fruit somewhat awkward in an environment where Haki Earth Flow in the later stages.
However, once it Awakening, it undergoes another qualitative change, truly becoming a "natural disaster." Ordinary Haki becomes far from sufficient in the face of an Awakening Logia Devil Fruit.
Just as Senga was pondering, Aokiji slowly raised his head, which had been frozen in ice. He stared at Senga and exhaled a wisp of extremely cold air.
"Ice Age Hell"
The ice on the ground trembled violently, and then wave after wave of cone-shaped ice spikes, each as large as an Iceburg, emerged.
The temperature in the entire area plummeted, and even vultures flying overhead were instantly frozen into ice sculptures before crumbling into shards of ice.
The vast desert of Alabasta was instantly transformed into a sea of ice.
In the heart of the icy sea, an ice sculpture shaped like Senga stands in place.
Aokiji got up from the ground and glanced smugly at the Senga ice sculpture opposite him. Just as he was about to deactivate his ability, Senga's right horn suddenly emitted a milky white light, and the solid ice enveloping his body turned into strands of icy blue energy that flowed into his right horn.
Senga returned to normal, except for the right horn on his forehead, which was now shimmering with an icy blue light.
Aokiji was stunned by what he was seeing. His Devil Fruit Awakening had been neutralized by Senga just like that?
Senga shook her neck, smiled at Aokiji opposite her, and then, just like Aokiji, placed her hands on the ground.
A blinding ice-blue light erupted from his right horn, and the surrounding temperature plummeted once again.
But that wasn't enough. A large amount of Underworld Cold Air surged into Senga's hands, and the temperature around his body dropped to its lowest point. This gave Aokiji a strange feeling, as if the space around Senga had frozen.
Senga lowered his head and said in a deep voice,
"Maha Pothmos!"