Wind Attribute Slashes

Seeing Moria able to stand up again, Xi Yan asked in surprise, "You've recovered from paralysis so quickly?"

Is this guy's physical ability even stronger than those of the Vice Admiral?

"Hmph, the power of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit is beyond your imagination!" Moria sneered.

His body was indeed still paralyzed, but he could control shadows with his mind!

'I know the relationship between the shadow and the real body very well...' Moria thought to himself.

When the main body moves, the shadow moves.

However, if the shadow moves actively, it can also affect the main body!

He gained the ability to move by relying on this technique.

"Shadow..." Xi Yan stroked his chin and said, "So, you rely on this ability to control your body?"

Xi Yan had roughly guessed the principle behind the opponent's move: using shadows to influence oneself—it was indeed a good idea.

But correspondingly, this guy can't do anything else with his shadow.

"That's quite a keen observation."

"So what if you can move now?" Xi Yan said, "I can still beat you down."

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

The air began to vibrate, and a large number of water molecules began to converge towards Xi Yan, condensing into a huge, rotating water pool around him.

The next moment, a Water Dragon burst out from inside and roared at Moria in the distance.

"Roar!!"

With a roar, the Water Dragon charged towards Moria!

"Water Release?!"

Moria looked shocked. After fire and lightning, now water has appeared as an attribute?

This is absolutely shocking!

If he summons the sea, wouldn't I be at a disadvantage?!

No, my body absolutely cannot be hit by seawater head-on!!

Without a second thought, Moria shouted, "Shadow Prelude!"

"Buzz~"

The shadow beneath his feet twisted and then transformed into a massive barrier in front of him.

The next moment...

"Boom!!"

The enormous Water Dragon slammed into the Shadow Prelude, distorting the shadow with its force.

But in the end, Moria stopped him.

Glancing at the water flowing away beneath him, Moria narrowed his eyes and said, "Looks like it's not seawater..."

The water touched his body but did not make him feel weak, which meant that the water summoned by the other party was just ordinary water, which was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

'As long as it's not seawater, it's fine.'

Since it's not seawater, he doesn't need to be afraid of this thing, and neither do the other zombies!

The thought of zombies reminded Moria Oars, who had just left, and it sparked an idea in him.

'I already possess such a powerful zombie, is it really necessary for me to fight this Ninja to the death here?'

He could have easily relied on the zombies to attack this guy; there was no need for him to take the risk himself.

Having figured this out, Moria decisively abandoned the idea of continuing the fight, and retrieved his shadow back to his feet to regain control of his body.

"It seems that Water Release Technique isn't very effective for you," Xi Yan said.

"That's natural."

"Then let's try this move!" Xi Yan shouted, "Lightning Release: Earth Flow!"

"Again?!"

Moria's eyes widened; he hadn't expected this kid to use lightning to strike him again.

But this time he didn't just sit and wait to die. Instead, he used his shadow to lift himself up and quickly flew towards the gap on the side.

This not only allowed them to evade Xi Yan's lightning attack, but also enabled them to successfully reach the breach.

"Shadows can't conduct electricity...?" Xi Yan asked, squinting.

But... why is this guy running towards the gap?

"Hmph, brat, you play by yourself!" Moria sneered. "I'm not playing along!"

"You want to run away?"

Xi Yan looked at Moria in surprise. This guy was Shichibukai, after all. He shouldn't be so afraid to fight and just run away.

"I have no interest in fighting you. You'd better defeat Oars first!"

After Moria finished speaking, he jumped down through the gap.

"They actually escaped?" Xi Yan exclaimed in disbelief.

Does it really rely entirely on zombies and have absolutely no fighting spirit of its own?

Even after I used my ninja skills to give him a full Ninja combo, I still couldn't change his mind... He really is a lose-spirited guy!

"Cut."

After spitting out a curse, Xi Yan quickly gave chase.

"Whoosh~"

Xi Yan was very fast; he broke through the gap in the blink of an eye and then rushed towards Moria below.

He raised the Kusanagi Sword in his right hand, and Wind Attribute Chakra wrapped around it.

"Gale Slash!!"

"Whoosh~"

"Swish swish~"

A large number of Wind Attribute cyan slashes flew out, heading straight for Moonlight Moria below!

However, Moria did not panic at all when faced with the attack; instead, he grinned.

' Shadow Warrior!'

"Puff!"

In an instant, a black shadow replaced Moria himself, and he was ruthlessly cleaved into several pieces!

But these shadows were not afraid of the slashes. As they descended, they began to scatter, transforming into countless bats that soared into the sky.

"Teleportation?"

Upon seeing this, Xi Yan immediately frowned.

"No... it can't be teleportation!"

If this guy had mastered teleportation from the beginning, he definitely wouldn't have been hit by my Lightning Release.

In other words, does Moria move using his own shadow?

Xi Yan glanced at the departing figure and narrowed his eyes.

"Puff!"

He slammed his sword into the wall beside him with a backhand motion, using the weapon to forcefully slow his descent, and finally landed steadily on the ground.

"Click~"

Looking up at the high place, Xi Yan said, "What a cunning Shadow Magician."

"Bang!"

A puff of white smoke flashed by, Xi Yan vanished from the spot.

On the high-rise building, Moria lay on the ground and said, "Ninja... they really do clash with me."

On the other side, Merry's hands were still patting the ground, her expression very serious.

"Is this the Reverse Summoning Technique?"

Nico Robin and Franky stared curiously at the suddenly appearing Xi Yan; this ability was just too convenient.

In this way, even if Xi Yan gets lost, they can use this trick to summon Xi Yan back.

"That's right, this is Reverse Summoning Technique," Merry nodded.

Just now, after they met Franky, they casually mentioned Xi Yan.

After spotting Xi Yan from a high vantage point, the two of them immediately ran towards him, only to encounter Merry and the others.

Upon asking out of curiosity, they learned that the person here was not Xi Yan's true form, but a Shadow Clone.

So, Merry activated the Reverse Summoning Technique again, summoning Xi Yan over.

What's going on?

Xi Yan glanced around and found that he was on a huge staircase with no enemies around.

This puzzled Xi Yan. Why summon him if there were no enemies?

"Let me explain," the clone said, walking over.

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately deactivated his clone form.

Xi Yan:...

The simple and direct explanation gives you the feeling of having knowledge crammed into your brain.

After absorbing all of the clone's memories, Xi Yan said, "Alright, I know what happened."

"Huh?!"

Lola stared at Xi Yan in shock. They hadn't even explained yet, how did the other party know?

Was it because of that clone that just disappeared?

"The characteristics of a clone," Xi Yan explained, "Allow me to know what he has seen."

"That's truly a powerful ability."

Lola knew exactly what this meant: Xi Yan could rely on his ability to create clones to steal intelligence from various dangerous places without getting hurt.

Ninja... truly powerful beings.

After processing the information in his mind, Xi Yan looked at Nico Robin and said, "So, you didn't encounter my clone, and Luffy and his two idiots had their shadows cut off by Moria?"

"Yes..."

"These three idiots," Xi Yan cursed.

They're all carrying bounties on their heads, shouldn't they be more careful in enemy territory?

If Moria's goal wasn't the shadows but murder, they might be dead by now!

Thinking of this, Xi Yan said with a headache, "There are really quite a few idiots on this ship..."

As he spoke, he glanced at Nami and the other three idiots.

"Sorry..."

"Huh?!"

Looking at the four people who were sincerely apologizing to Xi Yan, Franky asked in shock, "Why are you apologizing?"

Wasn't Xi Yan referring to Luffy and his two friends? Why are these four guys apologizing too?

Those three idiots got caught; you shouldn't have had anything to do with them.

"Looks like something interesting has happened here," Nico Robin chuckled.

Nico Robin looked intrigued; she was Truth to know what had happened to the four of them.

"Let's talk about that later," Nami said with a light cough. "The most important thing right now is to wake Luffy and the others up."

What happened before was too embarrassing; if possible, let's not talk about it anymore.

Thinking of this, Nami looked at Xi Yan with pleading eyes.

Xi Yan rolled her eyes at her, but didn't continue talking about it.

"Okay, let's go!"

After calling out, Xi Yan picked up Merry and rushed downwards, saying, "I saw Luffy's shadow zombie. It looks enormous, at least tens of meters tall."

As he spoke, the name of a technique appeared in his mind.

Multi-Size Technique!

"We saw it too," Usopp swallowed hard. "How are we supposed to fight that kind of guy...?"

"As long as we can defeat Moria, that's all that matters," Franky said.

Once Moria is defeated, his Shadow-Shadow Fruit ability will also become ineffective, thus resolving all the problems.

"But we'd have to catch that guy first," Xi Yan said. "He's as slippery as an eel."

Just thinking about how that guy escaped made Xi Yan want to complain; it really didn't live up to the powerful title of Shichibukai.

But when Xi Yan thought about how this was a guy who had lost his spirit, it made sense.

"We also discovered Sanji and Zoro's shadow zombies," Nico Robin said.

"Oh?"

"What is it like?" Xi Yan asked curiously.

"Well..." Nico Robin said with a complicated expression, "Anyway... they're still the same as before, fighting at the drop of a hat."

Nico Robin was stunned when they encountered the two zombies this time.

Zoro's zombie still uses the Three Sword Style, but Sanji's zombie... is actually a Penguin Dog!

These two guys did cause them some trouble at the time, but as the fight went on, the other side started fighting amongst themselves.

Nico Robin was at a loss for words, but the personalities of these two really helped them a lot.

"They started fighting?" Xi Yan's lips twitched. "That really suits their character."

Even after becoming zombies, some things haven't changed; they truly are something special.

"Oh, and we also ran into Brook," Franky said.

"Brook?"

Xi Yan raised an eyebrow. He thought of the zombie named Ryuma, who possessed Brook's shadow.

"Yes, Brook," Franky said, "He said he was going to challenge his shadow zombie, I wonder how things are going now..."

"Can he do it?" Merry asked. "That zombie named Ryuma is the legendary Dragon Slayer Swordsman."

As she spoke, the little girl showed a worried expression, clearly concerned about the skeleton.

"Slaying the Dragon?"

"That's what that fat Pig Head said."

"To be precise, it's a flying dragon," Usopp added.

"If that's the case, then his strength is not weak."

Hearing Lola say this, the others looked at Lola curiously and asked, "Why do you say that?"

"I don't think he killed an ordinary dinosaur," Lola said. "It's more likely he was an ability user."

The only Devil Fruit user Lola could think of who could be called a "flying dragon" was that terrifying Four Emperors from Wano Country.

That man possessed the power of the legendary dragon!

Anyone who possesses this kind of fruit must be incredibly powerful.

How powerful would the being capable of killing it be?

Thinking of this, a hint of worry appeared in Lola's eyes.

"An ability user...?"

"Don't be so pessimistic," Xi Yan said. "The strength of a zombie largely depends on the strength of its shadow, so Brook might not necessarily lose."

After fighting those General Zombie, Xi Yan understood this matter.

No matter how powerful you were in the past, without strong shadow support, you are nothing.

This is probably why Moria wanted the shadows of the strong; the shadows of the weak are meaningless and can only be used to revive some weaklings.

I hope so.

"Let's get back to the ship first," Franky said. "Even if we're going to help that guy, we should do it after we find Luffy and the others."

Others agreed.

Glancing at the Thousand Sunny that had come into view, Xi Yan said, "The ship... looks a bit chaotic. Did those guys turn our ship upside down while bringing Luffy and the others back?"

With his Sharinggan, Xi Yan clearly saw the situation aboard the Thousand Sunny.

"What did you say?!"

Nami immediately bristled, as if she had been stimulated, and her speed increased dramatically!!

In the blink of an eye, she had left everyone far behind and rushed toward the ship at an incredible speed.

At that moment, the image of the ghost from before flashed into her mind.

"You despicable Ghost Woman, if you dare touch my money, I'll make you pay!!"

"Forehead..."

What's wrong with her?

Lola stared dumbfounded at Nami's retreating figure. Was Nami not just a support staff member, but a powerful combatant?

The speed at which it erupted was faster than all of them combined.

Hearing Lola's words, the entire Straw Hat Pirates wore expressions that were hard to describe. They knew all too well how much this navigator loved money.

"Isn't Nami's money all in Merry's pocket?" Xi Yan asked, puzzled.

"No, that's not it~" Merry explained, "Nami said she wants to keep tens of millions out there for daily expenses."

The other party didn't put all the money in her pocket. In Nami's words, it would be bad if she needed the money sometime when Merry went shopping with other people.

Xi Yan:...

In other words, tens of millions of Beli must have spurred Nami into this state.

Watching Nami rush all the way to his ship, Xi Yan fell into deep thought.

A moment later...

"Damn it, my money!!"