The wound on Aokiji's forearm had stopped bleeding. He had probably used his Devil Fruit ability to freeze the wound shut, like a precise stitch. Given Aokiji's level of development with the Ice-Ice Fruit, this was hardly surprising.
"Ah la la, you're more troublesome than I expected."
Aokiji stared coldly at Su Xiao. He had lost his usual easygoing, careless demeanor. Aokiji in battle gave off a bone-chilling coldness, both physically and in terms of his aura.
Su Xiao flicked his long blade. Two meters ahead of him, a shallow slash appeared across the ice. Aokiji glanced at the mark, his gaze meaningful.
Noticing Aokiji's gaze, blue light flickered in Su Xiao's eyes. Blade fragments flew out of the slash in the ice one after another, reattaching themselves to the cuff of his right sleeve.
Su Xiao was accustomed to wielding a blade in his right hand. The second state of Banishment was also attached to the cuff of his right sleeve. His slash just now had appeared casual, but he had actually taken the opportunity to fling Banishment into the Ice Layer, preparing to ambush Aokiji. Unfortunately, Aokiji's Observation Haki was extremely powerful, and he had noticed it.
Behind a nearby ice wall formed by frozen waves, the female lunatic leader pressed her face against the wall, watching the battle without blinking.
"Now that's devious. But this kind of battle intelligence... As expected of a Tier Five big shot. He seems to have noticed us. Do you think I should say hello?"
The female lunatic leader grinned. Several members behind her heard her words, and their hearts skipped a beat.
"Don't court death. Get down!"
"Please, Leader, don't look at that guy. I take back what I said earlier. He doesn't need several minutes at all. He might wipe