"Life Return: Hair Soul Attachment!"
Onigumo said no more. A sharp gleam flashed in his eyes as he made the first move.
With a low shout,
his head of black hair began to sway up and down as though it possessed an independent life.
The next second,
the spatial ring on his right index finger flashed white.
Six identical Nichirin Blades appeared out of thin air around Onigumo.
Before they could fall to the ground,
six exceptionally thick and tough braids precisely coiled around their hilts.
At the same time,
he drew the two genuine swords at his waist with both hands.
Demon Cutter and Spider Cutter, both among the Twenty-One Great Grade Blades.
Thus, he assumed the Eight-Sword Style stance he was most proficient in.
[Bzzzz----]
As the braids gripped the hilts,
the six Nichirin Blades rapidly turned crimson under immense pressure.
Their blades radiated scorching Huoguang as they immediately entered their Crimson Blade state.
Meanwhile, Demon Cutter and Spider Cutter in his hands were coated in glossy black Armament Haki.
Their edges were terrifyingly sharp.
Even more unnerving was that
before Crocodile and the astonished spectators,
a violet-black flame filled with ominous, icy aura spread from Onigumo's body before winding around all eight blades.
It merged with the aura of a ninth-stage Great Swordsman.
"Demon Aura: Onigumo!"
The moment the words fell, Onigumo moved, his figure instantly blurring.
Eight bizarre arcs of blade light, wrapped in crimson Blaze and violet-black Demon Aura,
struck at Crocodile from unbelievable angles.
His speed was extreme, his power was extreme, and his Swordsmanship was exquisitely refined to the extreme.
"Oh?"
Surprise flashed through Crocodile's eyes.
He had not expected Onigumo to have reached such a realm in the sword path.
Nor had he expected him to possess some strange power with such