Just as Jozu was being flung away by Ortolan, two extremely powerful slashes suddenly erupted from beneath the sea.
"Can it continue?" Ortolan wondered to himself as he sensed the approaching strike.
Given Kozuki Oden's strength, he shouldn't have been able to be killed instantly by him. It seems that he still has some strength left.
Perhaps wanting to truly experience the power of Kozuki Oden's slash, this time, Ortolan did not dodge. Instead, a strong Armament Haki appeared on his arm as he blocked forward.
The next instant, two slashes struck Ortolan's arm in succession, instantly shattering his Armament Haki. This demonstrated the power of Kozuki Oden's slashes.
However, after shattering the Armament Haki, the power of the attack seemed to weaken somewhat, and after touching Ortolan's skin, two bloody marks, each about two centimeters deep, appeared.
But that was the end of it. Ortolan's incredible muscle tissue was too tight, and he managed to block both of the slashes!
"It still hurts quite a bit..." Ortolan glanced at the wound on his arm, shrugged, and muttered to himself calmly.
Meanwhile, Kozuki Oden had already climbed out of the sea and was standing on the wreckage of Rengar's ship. He held a sword in both hands, and his body was slightly hunched because he was pressing his wrists against his lower back, as if the pain there was making him feel embarrassed.
At this moment, one can see a large bruise on Kozuki Oden's waist and abdomen, which is blackish-purple, and dirty blood is slowly seeping out from the surface of his skin.
Ortolan's attack, "Full Moon," was truly ferocious. Kozuki Oden thought his physical abilities were already very strong, but he was still almost knocked unconscious by this attack. If he hadn't fallen into the sea and swallowed several mouthfuls of seawater, choking him, he might have been completely stunned.
Shaking the seawater off his hair, Kozuki Oden's breathing gradually returned to normal. His previously hunched figure straightened up again, and he stood on the wreckage of the warship, staring intently at Ortolan, who was suspended in the air like Thunder God.
Seeing this, Ortolan raised an eyebrow and said, "Your physical condition is quite good. You can even suppress this kind of injury?"
It must be said that although Kozuki Oden's physical abilities could not compare to monsters like Ortolan and Charlotte Linlin, they were indeed quite formidable, and calling him a 'little monster' wouldn't be a problem.
"You really underestimated me..." Kozuki Oden, taking a deep breath.
With that deep breath, an extremely powerful and Haki force gathered on the Enma in his hand. At the same time, he Ama no Habakiri sword in his other hand.
Then, with his free hand, he supported the hilt of Enma's sword, and at that very moment, the Haki emanating from Enma intensified, as if it were about to burst into flames.
At this moment, Kozuki Oden's spirit and energy were at their peak, his gaze fixed on Ortolan. A chilling killing intent quickly enveloped Ortolan, making him feel as if he were being targeted by some dangerous beast.
Sensing this sense of crisis, Ortolan's previously somewhat frivolous expression became serious, and his gaze hardened.
"Kozuki Style One Sword ..." Kozuki Oden uttered a soft groan, his feet shifting slightly, but his figure remained still.
At that moment, it seemed as if a current of energy was flowing through Kozuki Oden's body. As this energy gradually gathered in Kozuki Oden's eyes, he moved. With a twist of his wrist, the blade instantly flipped, and a cold light reflected out, striking Ortolan's eyes, causing Ortolan to instinctively squint.
At the very moment Ortolan narrowed his eyes, Kozuki Oden roared, "Kuri!!!"
A powerful aura erupted from him, and his figure streaked across the sky like a meteor, chasing after the location of Ortolan. At this moment, the Enma in his hand seemed to truly burn, and the Haki power that should have been invisible seemed to have become tangible, with ferocious flames soaring to the sky!
The attack was incredibly fast; so fast that the moment Ortolan's brow relaxed, Kozuki Oden had already arrived in front of him.
Without a second thought, a flash of electricity struck Ortolan, and his figure vanished from his spot, reappearing in the air more than ten meters away.
"Don't even think about hiding!" Kozuki Oden seemed unsurprised. He focused his energy and spirit in one moment, and with the help of his Observation Haki, he directly foresaw the future.
When Ortolan's figure flashed and appeared more than ten meters away, Kozuki Oden had already locked onto him. More than ten meters was nothing to a top-level expert, let alone a swordsman.
At this moment, the Enma in his hand was finally unleashed. In an instant, it seemed as if the world changed color. The fierce slash transcended the distance of time and space and appeared in front of Ortolan.
If you slow down the viewing, you can see that Ortolan's pupils contracted for a moment. At first, there was a look of surprise and doubt, as if he was surprised by the strangeness and power of this attack. However, this look of surprise and doubt disappeared in a very short moment, and then, his pupils shone with excitement!
In an instant, Ortolan was engulfed by this beam of light, and one could vaguely see blood-red blossoms blooming from the sky.
However, the flash of light was only momentary, and after capturing people's attention for only a short while, it disappeared.
At this moment, Ortolan was still suspended in the air, but the bloody light was not an illusion. On Ortolan's chest, there was a 30-centimeter-long gash that ran diagonally down from his shoulder, deep enough to expose the bone, and blood was flowing incessantly.
Raising his hand to touch the wounds on his body, Ortolan couldn't help but smile, a slightly manic grin spreading across his face. "This is the power I want, this is the pain I want! Only a strike like this is worthy of my blood... Kozuki Oden, I acknowledge your strike. In respect for your efforts, I will give it my all from now on!"
As Ortolan finished speaking, a muffled rumble of thunder suddenly erupted in the sky, seemingly representing Ortolan's conviction.
The moment the thunder roared, a large amount of lightning energy suddenly erupted from Ortolan's body, rapidly engulfing him completely.
"Lightning Armor!" Ortolan exclaimed softly.
The power of lightning adhered to his body, and at this moment, his physical abilities were fully awakened. The wound that was bleeding profusely was quickly closed up under the guidance of the lightning technique, and even the blood that had flowed out began to flow back into his body.
At the same time, Kozuki Oden had already landed back on the shipwreck on the sea. When that thunderclap rang out, he felt his hair stand on end, as if a dangerous aura had completely locked onto him.
He knew very well that the aura came from Ortolan in the sky!
Without any flickering, Ortolan's eyes gleamed with excitement and bloodlust. He stomped his foot, creating a ripple in the air, and his figure, like a ferocious beast, was wild and brutal to the point of being devoid of any skill. He simply pounced straight down from the sky, heading straight for Kozuki Oden!
As Ortolan charged forward, Kozuki Oden's Enma once again unleashed its Haki flames, though it did appear to be considerably weaker than the previous attack that had gathered all his energy and spirit.
Without a second thought, Kozuki Oden swung his slash once more.
Nothing went wrong. He could see that Marine Admiral Bane Ortolan, the monster known as the 'Heavenly Bull,' had no intention of dodging at all. In fact, his eyes even revealed anticipation, hoping that the slash would be powerful enough!
With a single slash, Enma's blade pierced through Ortolan's Lightning Armor. The cold blade penetrated his skin, and the slight pain made Ortolan unable to suppress a smile. This was exactly the feeling he wanted!
There was absolutely no Haki defense; at this moment, all of Ortolan's Haki power was concentrated in his arms.
As Kozuki Oden's Enma pierced Ortolan's skin, Ortolan's elbow strike, imbued with immense explosive power, also struck Kozuki Oden's chest!
However, completely different from Ortolan's unrestrained fighting style, Kozuki Oden slashed out while folding his other arm to block his chest, and it also gathered the power of Haki, which was also Conqueror's Haki.
He needs to defend!
However, Ortolan's all-out heavy blow truly took Kozuki Oden by surprise. When that elbow slammed into his arm, he clearly felt the unstoppable force erupting.
His muscles were compressed, and his arm bones even cracked. Then, his chest cavity was squeezed, and his ribs felt like they were being pushed into his lungs, causing him to exhale.
Then, the wreckage of the ship beneath their feet trembled and shattered.
The thunderous roar that accompanied my ears was the voice of Ortolan.
"Heavy Flow Blast!!!"
In the next instant, Kozuki Oden felt time stand still, and at the same time, it seemed that he was submerged in the seawater again. However, this feeling only lasted for a moment. Ortolan's violent power erupted again, the seawater was shaken apart and scattered, and the powerful force squeezed everything around it out.
This place is not too far from the island, and the water depth is not very extreme. As the surrounding seawater is squeezed out, the sand and stones on the seabed have been exposed.
Immediately afterwards, Kozuki Oden was brutally pierced into the seabed sand and rocks by this attack, and the resulting violent tremor overturned the surrounding seawater that had been pushed aside.