Lightning shot into the sky, and from within the pillar of light, a figure slowly emerged.
With long, silvery-white hair cascading down to his waist, Ortolan's height had once again reached nearly six meters.
Although he is far inferior to Charlotte Linlin, the power contained within him is in no way inferior!
His muscles bulged, his physique was robust and strong, his eye sockets emitted overflowing lightning, his horns on his head were ferocious and Haki, his fingertips were like sharp claws that intimidated people, and a swaying tail even emerged from his tailbone.
On his tail flowed silver dragon-like lightning plasma, which then spread continuously to all around his body. At this moment, Ortolan seemed like a god descending to earth!
"Old hag, let me see your limit!" Ortolan looked at Charlotte Linlin in the distance, a cruel smile spreading across his face.
The moment he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning crackled, and then his figure vanished from the spot.
The speed of Ortolan is imperceptible to the naked eye, and even Charlotte Linlin, with her powerful Observation Haki, can only vaguely sense some of its aftereffects.
But at this moment, her body's instincts had already kicked in.
"Flame Fist - Heavenly Fire!!!" Charlotte Linlin roared, throwing a punch into the air directly in front of her.
As the fist, imbued with the power of violent flames, was swung, Ortolan's figure appeared in the air directly in front of her, accompanied by flashes of lightning.
Charlotte Linlin's fist, engulfed in flames, was as powerful as a meteorite. At this moment, Ortolan's six-meter physique made his punch seem like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!
However, this was not the case. Ortolan threw a punch imbued with lightning at Charlotte Linlin's fist.
At this moment, neither of them had any Haki attached to their fists; it was just some visually enhanced flames and lightning.
The essence of this strike is pure power!
The moment their Fist Bone clashed, black spatial rifts and voids suddenly burst open around them. Then, a powerful force collided and erupted from between their fingers, sweeping outwards.
Nothing can stop it wherever it goes!
Even Kaido, who was several meters away, had to brace himself and assume a defensive stance in that instant to avoid being swept away by the aftershocks. This shows just how terrifying the power and energy that erupted when these two clashed was!
It wasn't a clash of Conqueror's Haki, yet it instantly tore the sky apart, Seaquake, and caused the islands to emit a distorted sound of unbearable pain.
Even Steel Bones and Iron Muscles cannot withstand it!
Visibly, Ortolan's fist was a bloody mess, with his finger bones exposed to the air. Charlotte Linlin's fist, being so large, was at a disadvantage in this clash of strength. Where Ortolan fists collided, her Steel Bones and Iron Muscles shattered as well, and her finger bones even cracked!
At first, it was a fierce battle with neither side giving an inch, but after a few breaths, Charlotte Linlin's expression became even more serious. She could feel that the power of Ortolan's punch was even greater than hers!
As a top-tier expert, she understood why in an instant!
Because of her enormous size, her strength, which was no less than that of Ortolan, was somewhat diminished.
In comparison, Ortolan, who is only about six meters tall, seems to be the perfect form to control this power!?
"So that's how it is!" Charlotte Linlin's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and she shouted, ceasing her struggle.
Her retreat was swift and rapid; in the blink of an eye, the figure that had been fighting her was already more than 100 meters away!
Ortolan seemed caught off guard, not even having a chance to assess the strength of the attack, when the old woman suddenly withdrew, catching him off guard. His punch missed its mark, striking the air instead.
The force of the punch created several ripples in the air, generating powerful shockwaves that spread several meters away!
This attack already exaggerated the power of a punch, comparable to a user of the Impact-Impact Fruit! Using only his physical body to unleash his power!
With his feet firmly planted on the ground, Ortolan looked at Charlotte Linlin, who was a few meters away from where the shockwave had struck.
Sure enough, the shockwave posed no threat to Charlotte Linlin whatsoever; it was as if a gentle breeze had passed by. At the same time, her enormous, giant-like figure, standing rooted to the spot, took a deep breath.
This caused her already bloated chest to swell even more.
But the next moment, she slowly exhaled all the air she had inhaled.
Moreover, along with this movement, her originally enormous body, which resembled that of Giant race, gradually shrank under the guidance of the eerie green soul energy!
At that moment, Ortolan had the opportunity to make a move, but he did not stop or interrupt Charlotte Linlin's actions.
Charlotte Linlin seemed to have anticipated that Ortolan wouldn't make a move, so she left the area wide open and guided her power without any precautions!
The enormous, bloated, and somewhat twisted body was quickly shrunk to ten meters under Charlotte Linlin's compression.
But that wasn't enough. With a low shout, the eerie green aura of her soul burst forth once more. In that instant, Charlotte Linlin returned to her original physique, eight meters and eighty centimeters tall!
The moment one makes a move, one can perceive one's own disadvantages and make adjustments immediately and perfectly. This is the awareness and ability of a top-tier expert!
"Hoo..." Charlotte Linlin returned to her normal size and exhaled a puff of white smoke.
That was the high-pressure steam generated after she suppressed all her power into her body!
Without saying a word, Charlotte Linlin had already estimated the limit of what she could endure in this situation: ten minutes!
Within ten minutes, she was able to maintain this physical state and wield that power that transcended limits.
That's why she was absolutely certain that while Ortolan could wield this power, he also had his own limits. She just didn't know how long he could hold out.
"Are you done?" Ortolan asked calmly.
"Come on!" Charlotte Linlin said in a deep voice.
The moment she finished speaking, her pupils already reflected the electrifying figure of Ortolan.
"That last attack proved that the difference in our strength is negligible... But I am faster than you!!!" Ortolan grinned maliciously.
As it turns out, even in this state that has exceeded its limits, the Goro Goro no Mi can still further enhance Ortolan's speed!
This is an advantage in terms of capability!
A muffled thud!
Ortolan's heavy punch had already landed on Charlotte Linlin's chest!
Steel Bones and Iron Muscles cannot withstand it; this has already been proven!
As soon as the punch landed, Charlotte Linlin's chest muscles and ribs caved in, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.
However, this punch that exceeded the limit failed to knock her back. At this moment, Charlotte Linlin's feet sank into the ground, and powerful force burst out from her calves and reached her waist. She relied on the stability of her lower body to withstand the force of Ortolan's punch!
At that moment, it seemed as if the entire island was trembling!
It was indeed fast, but not to the point that Charlotte Linlin couldn't handle.
Therefore, as Charlotte Linlin withstood Ortolan's punch, she grinned, the blood at the corner of her mouth making her smile even more bloody and brutal.
"Are you the only one capable? You brat!" Charlotte Linlin retorted, and with a backhand punch, she swung at Ortolan.
Ortolan had no intention of dodging, so he straightened his waist, tensed all his muscles, and changed his movements, but he already had the intention of parrying.
Then, a heavy punch landed squarely on his abdomen. The force was immense, forcing Ortolan to lose his temper and spit out two streams of blood from his nose.
But that's not the point. The point is that when Charlotte Linlin punched him, he was momentarily disoriented.
It was as if I could see my own body from the outside world!?
Although it only lasted for a moment, this feeling couldn't be wrong!
The moment he felt this way, Charlotte Linlin's other punch slammed into Ortolan's chest, sending him flying!
In the distance, Kaido, though no longer qualified to participate in such a truly 'monster' level battle, could see it clearly because of it.
When Charlotte Linlin punched Ortolan in the abdomen, a faint, eerie light seemed to emanate from Ortolan's body!
It's like that punch that could separate Ortolan's body from his soul!
The moment his feet touched the ground, a flash of electricity struck Ortolan, and he vanished from the spot. In the next instant, Charlotte Linlin's tall figure had already arrived at the place where Ortolan had just been. Her punch missed the air, but it also created a shockwave no less powerful than the Impact-Impact Fruit's ability!
Charlotte Linlin looked up at a spot a hundred meters to her side after missing her target.
At that moment, Ortolan was standing there, his hand unconsciously brushing against the bruises on his abdomen...
"Did you notice?" Charlotte Linlin asked, cracking her knuckles.
"You didn't develop this Soul-Soul Fruit ability specifically for me, did you?" Ortolan said with a somewhat helpless expression.
"Of course, on this vast ocean, who else could be worth me deliberately bypassing their tyrannical physique to specifically target their soul?" Charlotte Linlin said frankly.
On this vast ocean, only Ortolan, who inherited Charlotte Linlin's invincible physical attributes, is worthy of her husband's study of this skill and power.
The rest of them, even Kaido who is also known for his physical prowess, are not worthy of Charlotte Linlin's attention!