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But the next scene made Crocodile doubt his life even more.

Jax still didn't dodge or block, his entire body from head to toe covered in black Armament Haki, exuding an oppressive aura like an iron tower as he let the sandstorm sweep towards him. The ground around him was constantly being stripped away and blown aside, yet Jax remained as unmoving as a mountain.

He clenched his fist and punched towards the storm, forcefully creating a hole. Jax stood before Crocodile from a high vantage point, his eyes filled with mockery.

"Kid, Logia is powerful, but you're too weak."

"Crescent Dune."

As soon as Jax finished speaking, Crocodile roared with a vicious expression, his arm desertifying to form a giant crescent-shaped sand blade, which narrowly grazed Jax.

This move had no killing power; its sole purpose was to absorb all the moisture from a living being's body.

But Crocodile's move failed again.

Now, Jax's entire body was covered in Armament Haki, making it impossible for him to lose any moisture.

"How is this possible!"

Crocodile, his mouth full of blood, couldn't believe Jax was completely unharmed.

"Bang!"

A huge shadow suddenly struck. Crocodile blocked in front of him with both hands, no longer daring to let Jax attack him as he had before.

The terrifying force was like a mountain. Crocodile's face contorted in pain as he was sent flying, crashing through building after building, leaving a ragged gully behind him before smashing into a red tree. He broke and fell diagonally to the ground, kicking up a cloud of sand and dirt, and finally lay at the end of the gully, spitting blood uncontrollably.

Elementalization had lost its effect.

Unless he initiated it beforehand!

Before he could even catch his breath, a tearing sound came from above.

Crocodile endured the pain and exploded into a pile of flying sand. The next moment, the earth shook, and the ground for hundreds of meters around cracked open, chunks of soil raining down like meteors. The commotion caused many pirates to tremble.

Swish!

Crocodile, who had just reformed his body more than ten meters away, was met by a black whip kick that swept across like an unstoppable force. Crocodile's face was covered in blood as his right hand formed a sand blade, and he roared as they collided.

But the sand blade, which had always been invincible, shattered with ease when it collided with the whip kick.

The whip kick continued its momentum, smashing into Crocodile's chest. With sand flying everywhere, Crocodile was sent flying, tumbling and crashing into the ground like an avalanche.

Rumble! Rumble!

Jax descended from the sky, his kicks driving deeper into the ground with each impact. Crocodile continuously used elementalization to fly away, but if he was even a step too slow, he would be scraped by Jax's kicks.

"Damn it! Desert Prison!"

Crocodile roared, unwilling to believe he had no way to fight back. After crashing through a red tree, his entire right arm desertified and grabbed at Jax, attempting to drain his body of moisture once more.

Jax sneered, letting Crocodile grab him by the neck. His Armament Haki sealed his body, forming a barrier that completely blocked Crocodile's ability.

"Pfft!"

A black fist slammed into Crocodile's abdomen, as if digging in and churning. Crocodile immediately hunched over, his feet leaving the ground as a burst of air pressure erupted from his back, shattering the floating bubbles in mid-air.

"Kid, weren't you arrogant just now?"

"Your Logia hasn't been cultivated enough."

Jax grabbed Crocodile by the hair with his large hand and pulled him forward, grinning menacingly.

Crocodile's face was now contorted in pain, his eyes bulging and bloodshot, seemingly about to leap out of their sockets. Blood continuously flowed from his nose and mouth.

That punch had almost sent his body into shock.

His initial arrogance and arrogance were now replaced by utter defeat and humiliation.

"So young!"

On the open-air rooftop, Chaos watched the spectacle with a cup of coffee.

Crocodile was truly young now, clearly not yet having reached the level where he could exchange blows with anyone, as he would in the future.

The future Shichibukai were all still growing.

In other words, they were the Supernovas of this era!

Looking up, five thousand meters high in the clouds, a golden Goddess of the Heavens, with her golden eyes tightly shut, suddenly opened them and began to descend vertically.

On the ground below, Jax was holding Crocodile by the hair, as if he were carrying a chick.

"Kid, because you're a Logia user, I'll spare your life if you surrender to me."

Although Jax was the captain of the 20th Fleet, he always wanted to advance further, perhaps becoming the captain of the 19th, 18th, or even a top-five fleet. Therefore, he needed to recruit powerful subordinates.

This Logia brat, though weak now, had great potential.

With his guidance, he would surely become a strong fighter within a year or two.

Perhaps he could even stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the three rising Rear Admirals of the Marines.

Moreover, the Fleet Admiral greatly admired these promising new pirates.

Boom! Boom!!!

With almost no warning, a tearing sound came from the sky. A black dot continuously enlarged, like a meteor tearing through the air, alarming more than half of the Sabaody Archipelago.

Jax looked up immediately, his expression turning grim.

At the same time, powerful pirates on Sabaody Archipelago also looked up at the sky. The ordinary residents followed suit, and as they saw the colossal figure drawing nearer, their eyes were filled with shock and fear.

The camera zoomed out, revealing the entire Sabaody Archipelago situated on a turbulent sea. Thirty meters above the ground, suspended in the air, was a celestial maiden, entirely golden, radiating divinity and beauty. Her immense, sculpted, ethereal form seemed like a mountain blocking out the sun.

Her breathtaking, colorful ribboned palace dress, the delicate golden ribbons on her wrists, and her waist-length golden hair danced in the sea breeze. Behind her, a massive golden halo stood erect, sacred and inviolable.

"A god!"

"What is that!"

"My heavens."

"Is her entire body made of gold?"

"She looks to be fifty meters tall."

Some were captivated by the celestial maiden's divine visage, while others were drawn to her immense, graceful body. Every glance and smile was made of gold.

Furthermore, the gold was utterly pure.

Most importantly, she was alive.

This was the most shocking and impactful realization of all!

At this moment, the celestial maiden's phoenix eyes, cold and devoid of worldly emotion, gazed down upon the ground, finally fixing on Jax, who was holding Crocodile.

Crocodile was stunned.

Suddenly, the corners of the celestial maiden's lips curled up, exuding an inexplicably dignified, elegant, and even alluring charm.

But she remained unapproachable!

"Damn it!"

Jax's hair stood on end as the celestial maiden suddenly raised her delicate, slender hand and slammed it down towards him.

The sky seemed to darken as the golden, slender hand descended like a black cloud, tearing through the air with ferocious momentum.

Crocodile, being quick-witted, threw a punch the moment he saw it, forcing Jax to release him. He then quickly elementalized and flew out of the range of the golden hand.

Jax ignored Crocodile and quickly flew close to the ground, escaping the palm's reach.

RUMBLE!!!

Half of Sabaody Archipelago seemed to tremble as the giant palm struck the ground. The surrounding earth buckled, and cracks spread out like a spiderweb.

Soil and debris flew through the air, creating a crushing pressure that forcefully and domineeringly flattened everything in its path.