Ronglin, who had launched himself forward, suddenly felt a wave of chill sweep over him. The space around him seemed to have slowed infinitely, and he could actually see snowflakes drifting down from the sky.
"?!" Ronglin summoned his power, and the vortex of energy around his body surged wildly, blowing away the snowflakes. But Ade pulled his hands apart, and the snowflakes abruptly froze and stretched out, turning into countless sharp ice crystals that all stabbed toward him.
Ronglin's eyes darted as Haki surged outward once more. A fierce current of air swept across the area, shattering every ice crystal.
Yet the shattered ice fragments did not disperse. Instead, they surrounded Ronglin like clusters of clouds and mist, clinging to him relentlessly.
Ronglin clenched his fists, about to forcibly blow the mist away, when an instant later, he felt an extreme cold engulf his entire body. The mist froze in an instant, wrapping him completely inside.
In the blink of an eye, a massive block of ice formed within the snow-covered area created by Ade's attack, freezing Ronglin inside. From afar, it looked as though Ronglin had been suppressed beneath an iceberg.
Bang!
Only then did Ade crash to the ground. Ronglin's consecutive strikes had dealt him tremendous damage. Ade found it difficult to believe that, after such a short time apart, the gap in strength between him and Ronglin had already grown to this extent.
If his Devil Fruit ability had not protected him, he would probably have died several times over.
The Strength of the Strong!
"Ho ho ho, hahaha!" Ade continuously shook the surrounding air, using his Devil Fruit ability to heal his injuries. At the same time, he walked toward Ronglin step by step and sneered. "What are you putting on an act for? This