Aokiji, Eat My Spear!

You think I didn't notice you?!

Diamond Jozu, who had reached Aokiji's side, rammed into the man, shouting, "I won't let you disturb Pops and the others!"

"Shining Impact!"

The Diamond Body, radiating an aura of Haki, slammed directly into Aokiji.

"Bump!"

The immense force sent Aokiji flying backward.

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

The Aokiji flew a distance and smashed a huge block of ice!

"Diamonds... Jozu?"

Aokiji, who had stood up again, frowned as he glanced at the man whose entire body had turned into diamonds.

'As expected of someone from the Whitebeard Pirates, their Haki is truly impressive,' Aokiji thought to himself.

However, Aokiji had no intention of getting entangled in a fight with this man, and only glanced at him before looking away.

He then quickly rushed into the air and activated Geppo to move.

"Geppo!"

"Bang!"

Aokiji, using Geppo, swiftly flew towards the Moby Dick.

"Damn it, it's moving in the air!"

Watching Aokiji move through the air, Jozu's face contorted with rage.

He can't fly, so there's no way he can catch the Aokiji in the air!

'If only Marco were here,' Jozu thought to himself. 'With the Immortal Bird Fruit, Marco could easily shoot this guy down in Vice Admiral!'

However, Marco is currently inside the water sphere helping his Pops hold off Kizaru, so he has no way to break out of the water and attack Aokiji.

'Am I left with no choice but to rely Izo them?' Jozu murmured to himself.

Who knows, with remote means, we might be able to take that guy down.

Thinking of this, Jozu turned to look in Izo's direction.

Just then, a huge, pale golden figure appeared in his field of vision!

'That's... Blood-Eyed Ninja?!'

"Get down here!" Xi Yan, who had reached Aokiji's side using the bear's abilities, shouted!

Then, the man manipulated Susanoo Kido Time Piercing Spear and strike at Aokiji.

"Blood-Eyed Ninja?!"

Seeing the attack getting closer and closer, Aokiji didn't hesitate to Haki his hands in Haki and then cross them in front of his chest.

The next moment...

"Bump!"

The heavy spear struck Aokiji, sending him flying through the air like a ball being slapped!

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

With a single blow, the ice surface shattered!

The force of the blow was absorbed by Aokiji, who was struck and turned into shards of ice.

Then, using the Elementalization unique to Logia Devil Fruit abilities, the man reappeared on the ice and reformed his body!

Looking up at the approaching Xi Yan, Aokiji said, "Is your pale golden giant also a type of Ninjutsu?"

He was instantly knocked down from the air... This attack was much more powerful than before!

"Why should I tell you?" Xi Yan said.

Aokiji fell silent. Why wasn't this person playing by the rules?

Shouldn't he be proudly showing off his abilities at this point, so he can become famous?

But this guy...

"Alright, stop trying to get information out of me," Xi Yan said. "I have no interest in explaining to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xi Yan manipulated Susanoo raise the spear and thrust it at Aokiji!

Seeing this, Aokiji stopped talking and immediately activated his Devil Fruit ability!

"Blizzard Pheasant Beak!"

The chill emanated from his right hand, instantly creating a giant Ice Bird!

The next moment...

"Clang!"

"Boom!!"

The spear and the Ice Bird collided, creating a terrifying shockwave that sent all the pirates who tried to come to help flying!

"Ah!"

The pirates, blasted away by the shockwave, crashed onto the ice with screams, each one looking more miserable than the last.

"Is it entangled with Haki?"

Staring at the energy on the Blizzard Pheasant Beak, Xi Yan narrowed his eyes and said, "No wonder it's so hard."

If the opponent hadn't been imbued with Haki on the ice, I could have shattered the ice block with a single spear thrust!

"Oh dear, if I don't use my Haki, you'll shatter my ice," Aokiji said.

This time, Xi Yan simply nodded and said nothing more.

Just then, a terrifying chill burst forth from the Ice Bird, rushing towards Susanoo along the Susanoo!

"Click click click~"

Due to the cold air, frost gradually appeared on the pale golden spear, and... the frost was rapidly spreading upwards!

'So fast?'

Seeing the frost spread to Susanoo's arm in the blink of an eye, a hint of surprise flashed in Xi Yan's eyes.

This guy's abilities... are kind of scary.

The next moment...

"Click!"

The Susanoo, covered in cold air, was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture by Aokiji!

Upon seeing this, Hancock's expression immediately turned somewhat ugly, but this time she was much more rational than before and did not rush over to launch an attack immediately.

' Xi Yan is immortal and won't be killed by this attack,' Hancock murmured to herself.

Thinking about this, she calmed down considerably.

Of course, if she had the chance... she would definitely still kick that Aokiji!

"Fufufufufu~"

"Frozen into an ice sculpture?" Doflamingo grinned. "In that case, will you still be able to use your immortality?"

He... is very curious!

Upon witnessing this, the Whitebeard Pirates immediately grabbed their weapons and rushed towards the scene, shouting, "Quick, rescue the Blood-Eyed Ninja!"

"Profound!"

Although the Blood-Eyed Ninja possesses an immortal body, if frozen in ice, he/she may be unable to activate his/her abilities.

Therefore... they absolutely must rescue this powerful force!

Aokiji's expression didn't change after hearing what these guys said; he merely glanced at them before looking away.

Then, he focused his gaze on Susanoo was frozen into an ice sculpture, and muttered, "Now I can keep you trapped for a while, right?"

Although the opponent can still move inside the ice, as long as we can hold him off for a while, he can complete his mission!

Just then, Jozu rushed over and rammed into Aokiji.

"Take this elbow strike!!"

Faced with such an attack, Aokiji did not choose to defend or counterattack, but instead used the Six Forms to rush into the air!

The next moment, Jozu rushed from where he had just been and smashed directly into a huge block of ice, shattering it to pieces!

"Boom!!"

Did you use too much force?

After glancing at Jozu, Aokiji looked away and then focused his gaze on the water sphere outside the Moby Dick.

"Just let me..."

Before he could finish speaking, he heard a series of clicking sounds.

"Um?"

As if realizing something, Aokiji in the air immediately looked down and then discovered that the man who should have been in the ice block had disappeared!

"Where did they go?" Aokiji asked, frowning.

His Observation Haki was always active, but at this moment he couldn't pinpoint the opponent's exact location at all!

It was as if... the other person had vanished into thin air!

'Could it be underwater?'

Thinking of this, Aokiji immediately extended his Observation Haki to the area beneath the ice, but still found nothing.

Just then, his Observation Haki detected a figure.

'They're right behind me?!'

Sensing the familiar aura appearing in the sky behind him, Aokiji's pupils immediately contracted.

Then, without hesitation, the man turned around, and at the same time, an Ice Spear materialized in his hand.

The next moment...

"Clang!"

The two weapons collided violently in mid-air, producing a terrifying metallic clang.

Subsequently, having nowhere to grab hold, Aokiji was pushed by Xi Yan and fell onto the ice below.

Diamond Jozu on the ground didn't miss this opportunity either, elbowing Aokiji the instant he landed.

"Shining Elbow Strike!"

"Bump!!"

The elbow strike, imbued with Armament Haki, slammed into Aokiji's abdomen, sending him flying towards the Navy Headquarters plaza!

"Whoosh~"

"Boom!!"

At that moment, Xi Yan's spear slammed into the ice below, shattering the ice surface!

"Boom!!"

"Hello!"

Diamond Jozu was stunned when he discovered that the ice beneath his feet had been shattered.

As a Devil Fruit User, falling into the sea would mean certain death!

Looking down at the ever-approaching sea, Diamond Jozu felt as if God of Death itself was beckoning him.

'It's over...'

If Marine Admiral Aokiji were to re-block the ice at this moment, I would definitely drown!

Upon realizing this, Diamond Jozu's pupils contracted sharply.

Just then, a large hand reached out from the side and grabbed Diamond Jozu in one swift motion.

"Huh?!"

Diamond Jozu glanced at the familiar pale gold giant and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm... I'm saved..."

"You'd better stay away from me while I'm fighting," said Xi Yan, who was holding Diamond Jozu. "Otherwise, I might not have time to save you next time."

After saying that, Xi Yan didn't give Diamond Jozu a chance to speak, and threw him off from below!

Diamond Jozu:???

"Hello!"

Diamond Jozu, who had been thrown into the air, was dumbfounded. Had he just been tossed up like that?

Ignoring the guy's reaction, Xi Yan returned to the ice surface not far away.

At that moment, Aokiji, who had been sitting on the ground without moving, slowly stood up.

"They're all terrifying," Aokiji muttered.

Aokiji glanced at Xi Yan, who was looking at him with a half-smile, and felt a headache coming on.

If he were to fight with all his might, he was confident he could keep his opponent here permanently.

The problem is... his mission is to get rid of that water balloon!

However, judging from the Blood-Eyed Ninja's expression, he clearly didn't intend to let him get close to the Moby Dick so easily.

Well, the Whitebeard Pirates are also gradually surrounding us; they clearly don't intend for us to complete the mission either.

"Don't let him near Pops!" the pirates roared.

"Profound!"

"What on earth are those two doing?" Akainu frowned as he stared at the distance. "Are they even fighting seriously?!"

First and foremost is Borsalino!

From the beginning until now, he's only used laser attacks a few times, and then he's been bombarding the water with the Yasakani no Magatama Immortal Bird Marco!

What about the Ame no Murakumo?

Let's take it out and chop them up!

Although Borsalino isn't a swordsman of Hawkeye's caliber, his swordsmanship is still at the level of Great Swordsman.

With a strike at the level of Great Swordsman, surely it can't cut through this water sphere?

'Or... did Borsalino discover something, which is why he didn't use the Ame no Murakumo?' Akainu murmured to himself.

After shaking his head, Akainu turned his gaze to Aokiji.

'And this guy too!'

With his strength, how could he possibly be no match for a Blood-Eyed Ninja?

Having fought against the Blood-Eyed Ninja, he could say with certainty that the opponent was no match for Marine Admiral!

Unless... unless the opponent's strength has increased dramatically in these short few days, but is that even possible?

However, after considering the messages transmitted back from Underwater Great Prison, Akainu became somewhat uncertain again.

'Could it be because of the Ninja bloodline?'

So this guy's strength can increase rapidly?

Thinking about this, Akainu fell into deep thought.

"Hey, why hasn't the Encirclement Wall been raised yet?!" Sengoku said, glancing at the communications officer.

"Marshal, the ice below is too thick!" the communications soldier said with a grim expression. "We can't raise the Encirclement Wall."

They had tried their best, but Admiral Aokiji's ice was simply too thick; their current efforts were simply not enough to break through it.

Sengoku paused for a moment upon hearing this, then said, "Then transfer all the power systems from Navy Headquarters here!"

"But Marshal, this would mean..."

"It's alright, just do as I say!" Sengoku said, "We must first ensure the success of this operation!"

If they can't kill Whitebeard, it's questionable whether Marineford can even survive.

So... there's no need to care too much about other things!

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the order, the communications soldier immediately turned and ran downstairs.

After watching the other person leave, Sengoku turned his gaze to Borsalino.

"It seems unlikely that we can stop the Blood-Eyed Ninja," Sengoku muttered.

In that case... let's just pretend our previous battle plan failed!

After shaking his head, Sengoku turned his gaze to the ice surface near the plaza, where only a few marines remained.

Perhaps it won't be long before all the marines are able to withdraw to the plaza!

As for those Shichibukai...

Sengoku glanced at Bartholomew Kuma and Boa Hancock, thinking to Sengoku, 'If you're killed because of the Blood-Eyed Ninja, then we can't blame you.'

In this way, even if Doflamingo and his crew were dissatisfied, they wouldn't be able to find anything wrong with it.

Perhaps noticing Sengoku's gaze, Boa Hancock glanced in the direction of the Execution platform.

'Although I don't know what they're up to, I have a feeling these guys have some bad intentions,' Hancock murmured to herself.