Clay Awakening: True Thousand Hands!

Chapter 30: Clay · Awakening · True Thousand Hands! (Seeking reads! Seeking monthly votes!)

Magellan ultimately agreed to Storm's suggestion.

After all, there wasn't any other better way, was there...

However, regarding the duel between the two, Magellan still made one request:

As Warden, he needed to observe the entire fight and would even intervene to stop the battle if necessary!

To Magellan's request.

Both Storm and Shiryu readily agreed.

Magellan strongly suspected these two guys weren't taking his warning as Warden seriously at all, but he couldn't find any proof.

Several minutes later.

Everyone left the Warden's Office and arrived at the open prison grounds outside.

Scorching Hell, flames raged fiercely.

Storm and Shiryu stood on opposite sides of the open ground, their gazes meeting and clashing in the air.

The air was filled with the thick smell of gunpowder.

Shiryu's eyes were like a hungry wolf's, staring intently at Storm, his right hand resting on the hilt of the Famous Sword [Rain Shower] at his waist.

This time, he wouldn't be careless!

'Brat! Die!'

Without any warning, Shiryu instantly drew the Famous Sword [Rain Shower] from his waist and swung it heavily forward.

The blade, shimmering with an eerie blood-red light, traced a perfect arc through the air.

The next moment, [Rain Shower]'s blade stirred the air, releasing a crescent-shaped flying slash!

Chii—

The fierce and brutal flying slash traversed more than half of Scorching Hell's sea of flames in an instant, arriving before Storm.

The momentum of the flying slash dissipated, causing the surrounding raging flames to be suppressed and pressed close to the ground, almost extinguishing them entirely.

Facing Shiryu's flying slash, Storm showed no panic whatsoever.

He raised his right leg, concentrating all his Strength into his leg and foot, and kicked forward fiercely several times.

[Rankyaku]!

Instantly.

Storm unleashed several incredibly sharp vacuum slashes, meeting the oncoming crescent-shaped sword energy.

Under everyone's gaze, the flying slash and the vacuum kicks collided with each other.

Rumble—

Accompanied by several deafening roars, the two shockwaves canceled each other out mid-air.

Rolling shockwaves spread out in all directions, extinguishing a significant portion of the surrounding raging fires.

'Rokushiki! Rankyaku!'

Shiryu's insight wasn't weak; he recognized the nature of Storm's ability at a glance.

Considering Storm's Marine background, it wasn't surprising that he knew Rokushiki.

Shiryu gripped the Famous Sword in his hand, and dark Armament Haki surged onto his forearm, wrapping around the blade of [Rain Shower].

The next moment.

Shiryu's figure left an afterimage in place as he closed in on Storm with extreme speed.

And Storm had been waiting for this moment!

White clay gushed out from his body, wrapping around his surface and causing his physique to swell and grow.

By the time Shiryu reached Storm, the latter had already transformed into a monster resembling a small giant!

Shiryu's eyes narrowed slightly, and the [Rain Shower] in his hand suddenly became a cold glint, slashing towards the Clay Giant.

The attack of [Rain Shower] was like countless raindrops falling from the sky, the sharp sword light almost forming a single line.

"Fine Rain!"

But Storm's reaction was not slow at all.

The Clay Giant swung its enormous fist, smashing heavily towards the incoming Famous Sword.

That white clay was also wrapped in [Armament Haki], adding to its power.

"Giant Armament Fist!"

The fist, also wrapped in [Armament Haki], collided fiercely with the Famous Sword.

It was as if a thunderclap sounded within Scorching Hell; the momentum of the battle was enough to pierce clouds and split rocks.

Crack!

Shiryu's right arm muscles bulged, and he gathered his full Strength into the [Rain Shower] in his hand.

He had initially thought Storm was just a clever brat.

He never expected the opponent's true strength to be this formidable!

Shiryu gritted his teeth and continued to wrestle with the Clay Giant.

But on the other side, Storm was distracted, controlling another offensive method.

The power of the [Clay Fruit] silently assimilated the ground of Scorching Hell.

Not good!

Shiryu's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

The ground beneath his feet suddenly softened, transforming from its original hard floor into pliable clay.

Losing the support from beneath his feet, Shiryu's body tilted, and his strength slackened.

The Clay Giant, into which Storm had transformed, retracted its right fist slightly before smashing it forward heavily.

Bang!

Shiryu was immediately sent flying dozens of meters away. He rolled repeatedly on the ground like a tumbling gourd.

When Shiryu finally managed to steady himself and looked up ahead.

He was shocked to discover that the ground beneath Storm's feet had now been completely assimilated into clay.

[Clay Fruit], the power of awakening!

"Clay Rain!"

Storm assimilated the entire ground into clay, and dozens of long clay tendrils grew from the ground, attacking the opponent together.

Shiryu gripped his [Rain Shower] and retreated backward, swinging his sword repeatedly.

The blood-red blade carved out a wall of protection in front of him that water couldn't penetrate, like a shield.

As soon as the long clay tendrils created by Storm touched the barrier of sword light formed by [Rain Shower], they were directly severed.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and his mind stirred.

A portion of the clay tendrils transformed into "rain," continuously bombarding Shiryu.

But the majority of the remaining clay tendrils, under Storm's will, merged together in pairs.

The long clay tendrils, which were originally only as thick as an arm, continuously expanded in diameter after merging.

It was as if human arms suddenly became gigantic, turning into giant arms!

At this moment.

Each long clay tendril had a diameter of nearly one meter!

"Clay Great Rain!"

Storm manipulated these enlarged clay tendrils, launching an unceasing attack on Shiryu.

The barrier of sword light that Shiryu's [Rain Shower] could form had a limited defensive area after all.

It could withstand the previous "Clay Rain," but not the current "Clay Great Rain"!

Shiryu understood this principle as well. He stopped swinging [Rain Shower] and instead maximized his perception as much as possible.

His eyes glowed crimson, using Observation Haki to capture the attack routes of each thick clay arm.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Each giant clay fist that struck the ground of Scorching Hell let out a loud roar.

Shiryu, using Observation Haki with all his might, frantically dodged amidst the continuous onslaught, like a field mouse scurrying through a melon patch.

The bombardment of the giant clay fists continued for a full several minutes.

Shiryu finally realized something was wrong.

He had initially believed that Storm's stamina wouldn't allow him to maintain such a large-scale attack for a long time.

But he was almost tired from running, and the attacks from the giant clay fists showed no signs of stopping.

The clay seemed endless, and the continuous attacks gave Shiryu no time to breathe.

Shiryu glanced at Storm from afar through the gaps in the giant clay fist attacks.

To his dismay, Storm still looked calm and composed.

It was as if the previous battle hadn't consumed even a bit of his energy.

I have to break that brat's offensive rhythm!

Shiryu dodged for a while longer, finally finding a brief moment to catch his breath.

He swung his [Rain Shower] with force, directly severing one of the giant clay fists.

He then kicked the severed clay fist forward, disrupting the attack route of another giant clay fist.

With this maneuver, Shiryu finally bought himself a brief window for offense!

He gripped his Famous Sword, Rain Shower, channeling Strength into the blade as he ferociously slashed towards Storm.

A blood-red flying slash streaked through the air, its shape irregular and jagged, much like lightning.

The great Sword Master's full-power flying slash easily tore through the Clay Arm constructed from ordinary clay.

The blood-red sword energy, like a force that could break anything, arrived before Storm.

Storm remained unfazed. With a thought, a massive shield, as tall as a person, materialized before him.

"Clay Shield!"

Pitch-black Armament Haki wrapped around the surface of the Clay Shield, enhancing its defensive capabilities.

The next moment.

Shiryu's flying slash precisely struck the Clay Shield.

However, the Clay Shield, now entwined with Armament Haki, possessed a defense that was incomparable to the clay before.

Shiryu's slash was unable to breach the Clay Shield.

Such an attack certainly couldn't threaten Storm, who stood behind the Clay Shield.

However.

Shiryu used this flying slash to secure a much-needed moment to catch his breath.

The tireless Clay Giant Fists that had been attacking moments ago finally ceased their assault.

"Hoo... hoo..."

Shiryu stood in place, panting slightly.

Just as he prepared to advance and continue his assault on Storm.

He unexpectedly saw the numerous Clay Giant Fists, as if receiving an invisible command, rapidly retracting towards Storm.

What is that?

Shiryu instinctively heightened his vigilance.

But the clay's transformation was not something he could control with his will.

Storm gathered all the clay, surrounding himself and piling it up together.

As the clay continuously shifted.

A colossal Buddha statue, reaching into the sky, appeared deep within the fiery sea of Scorching Hell.

This great Buddha was immensely large, but even larger were the dense "arms" behind it!

A hundred? A thousand?

Countless white arms piled together, obscuring the sun and the clouds, an innumerable multitude.

Storm sat cross-legged atop the white Buddha's head and launched his final attack at Shiryu.

Awakening · Clay Fruit · True Thousand Hands!

Endless Clay Giant Fists bombarded the ground of Scorching Hell.

Instantly, the ground shattered, and space collapsed.

Accompanied by countless shards of rock and bursts of flame.

Shiryu was directly blasted from Scorching Hell into Extreme Cold Hell by Storm.

[Diamond Trophy: Shiryu of the Rain]

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