The Godlike Man, Sword Emperor Bai!

The Island of Swords, low in the sky.

A dazzling pillar of lightning descended from the heavens, heading straight for Mantou's head.

Yet Mantou remained unhurried and suddenly vanished into the distance. The pillar of lightning struck down, blasting a hole in the ground.

But when they looked again, Mantou had already moved to another position.

Was he actually faster than lightning?

"Isn't this joke going a little too far?"

Although Kizaru's tone was as leisurely as ever, a trace of wariness flashed in his eyes.

This was the second time in his life he had shown such an expression. The first had been when he fought Leiyin in the Sabaody Archipelago. This was the second.

He would never believe that there was still someone in this world who could move faster than lightning and light.

"Young man, have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"

As he spoke, Kizaru had already moved in front of Mantou. His right leg transformed into a pillar of light and came crashing down toward Mantou.

But this time, Mantou did not move. The sword on his back had somehow appeared in his hand, held horizontally above his head as he easily blocked Kizaru's kick.

When Kizaru saw the calmness in Mantou's eyes, an emotion called "fear" rose in his heart.

He was light, yet he could not move faster than the man before him. His light beams could flatten an entire island, yet they could do nothing to the man before him.

Even Kaido and Big Mom were no match for him.

Kizaru himself was one of the Three Admirals. In his forty or fifty years, however, he had never seen—or even heard of—an existence like this.

This man—

"No-Sword Style: Wind Pressure!"

Just as Kizaru hesitated, a hurricane suddenly erupted