Conqueror's Haki Clash! Luo Tian vs Shiki!

"Interesting..." Shiki grinned, his smile burning with even fiercer battle intent.

"But this isn't enough!"

The moment the words left his lips, Conqueror's Haki erupted from within him like a volcanic blast!

Luo Tian narrowed his eyes, refusing to give an inch.

The next second, two terrifying auras capable of eclipsing the heavens surged from their bodies, like two long-dormant volcanoes erupting in unison!

Hum—

An invisible pressure centered on them, manifesting as a tangible tidal wave that swept across the entire deserted island in an instant!

The firmament trembled, and the clouds were sent swirling in reverse!

At this moment, both Luo Tian and Shiki were unleashing Conqueror's Haki that had reached the high-tier realm.

The two currents of Conqueror's Haki, like two enraged dragons, tore and collided with one another in the sky!

Under the force of their full-power clash, the domain of pressure expanded continuously, threatening to break past the island's boundaries.

Even after completely engulfing the deserted island, the torrent of Haki showed no signs of stopping, continuing to surge and crush toward the surrounding ocean.

"Th-this is...?!"

"Conqueror's Haki... clashing?!"

"Such terrifying Conqueror's Haki... I'm afraid only Captain Rocks and those few core officers could possess such power!"

On the surrounding pirate ships, exclamations erupted one after another.

Conqueror's Haki is the mark of the chosen, a power that not even one in a million can awaken.

To be able to temper it to the point of stirring the heavens as they were doing now was a rarity among rarities.

Suddenly, giant waves dozens of meters high came crashing toward the nearest ships!

The hulls shook violently, and the pirates on deck were sent stumbling in every direction.

Following closely, an even more terrifying mental pressure descended with a boom!

Some of the weaker pirates instantly rolled their eyes back, foamed at the mouth, and collapsed to the deck, unconscious.

Even the battle-hardened pirates felt as if an invisible hand were gripping their throats, making it difficult to breathe as their faces flushed red.

The crowd, which had been boisterous and rowdy just a moment ago, fell into a deathly silence.

Only the increasingly violent roar of the waves remained, along with the continuous, soul-shaking thunder caused by the collision of the two Conqueror's Haki.

"Gurarara... this is truly lively!"

Whitebeard laughed heartily.

The next moment, he clenched his muscular right arm, and a translucent, spherical white light instantly enveloped his fist—the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit was gathering!

Seeing the countless giant waves rushing toward him, Whitebeard did not hesitate and threw a punch into the air—

"CRACK!!!"

The space shattered, spiderweb-like white cracks spreading instantly as a terrifying shockwave slammed into the tidal waves!

In an instant, the unstoppable waves disintegrated, shattered, and turned into a sky full of spray that fell back into the churning sea.

The turbulent sea conditions calmed down in an instant.

Whitebeard pulled back his fist, his eyes burning with anticipation as he looked toward the center of the deserted island:

"Let me see... just how big a hole you two can tear in the sky today."

On the deserted island.

Golden and dark red light split the sky and the earth in two.

The world on the left was dyed in the twilight of Shiki's golden glow, while the right was soaked in the blood-red night of Luo Tian's aura.

The two auras remained deadlocked, clashing fiercely at the dividing line to form an energy barrier that twisted and sputtered with black-red lightning and golden sparks, hissing loudly.

"Luo Tian's Conqueror's Haki... to think it's grown to this extent?!"

On a pirate ship in the distance, Kaido gritted his teeth, staring at Luo Tian's figure in disbelief.

Although he had awakened Conqueror's Haki as a child, its intensity had yet to reach the heaven-shaking, earth-shattering level of these two.

The Conqueror's Haki of Luo Tian and Shiki had clearly reached the pinnacle where they were evenly matched.

However, amidst this stalemate—

Shiki made the first move!

Wielding Oto and Kogarashi, he stepped through the void, his Float-Float Fruit ability allowing him to walk on the air as if it were solid ground.

His figure transformed into a streak of light that tore through the night sky, darting back a hundred meters before unleashing a condensed, ultimate slash toward Luo Tian!

Luo Tian's eyes sharpened.

Ryuo Haki, like burning dark red flames, instantly coiled around the blade of Black Dragon, and immediately after, he met the incoming strike with a blade of his own, devoid of any flashy techniques!

"BOOM—!!!"

The two slashes collided precisely in mid-air, annihilating each other and erupting into a turbulent, expanding mass of energy!

Following this, the figures of the two men began to cross and collide at high speed.

In the night sky, one could only see two blinding streaks of light flashing and intertwining frantically.

One was as brilliant as molten gold, the other as deep and dark as congealed blood.

Every clash of their blades erupted with a thunderous roar, and the residual shockwaves of their sword intent sliced the already devastated island below into even more fragments.

At this moment, some of the weaker pirates were completely unable to capture the details of the battle with their naked eyes.

They could only see the golden and red spheres of light constantly exploding and extinguishing in the night sky.

Even the captain-level pirates could only barely glimpse the two rapidly flickering, blurred shadows by relying on mid-level Observation Haki.

Only Rocks himself, along with cadres like Whitebeard, could see the state of the battle clearly with their powerful Observation Haki.

Rocks stood at the bow of the ship, arms crossed, muttering to himself:

"Shiki's swordsmanship has reached the pinnacle, and the fusion of his Haki and sword techniques is nothing short of masterful."

"And this kid, Luo Tian..."

His gaze focused on that dark red figure:

"He is actually mimicking, learning, and rapidly absorbing all of his opponent's strengths during the fight, then turning them into his own."

"What a... truly exciting monster."

Whitebeard stood beside Rocks, laughing upon hearing this, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration:

"Gurarara... It seems Shiki has kicked a steel plate this time.

That kid Luo Tian, I'm afraid his goal from the very beginning was not just something as simple as a 'draw'."

As the two conversed, the battle on the island had entered a white-hot climax.

Shiki exerted force through his twin blades, temporarily forcing Luo Tian back several steps.

"Good lad! How long has it been, and you've grown stronger again!"

He shouted in a deep voice, his expression, which had previously carried a hint of composure, now completely turned solemn.

This clash was already different from their usual sparring sessions.

Back then, both sides held back, stopping at the point of contact.

But now, it was a confrontation without reservations, a head-on collision of wills and paths!

Luo Tian smiled coldly: "Shiki, bring out all your skills! If this is all you have...

Perhaps it's time to consider someone else for that position of vice-captain."

"As you wish—!"

"Lion Threat: Earth Roll—!"

Shiki suddenly plunged his twin blades into the ground, channeling his sword intent and Haki deep into the earth!

He had clearly realized that whether it was Haki or swordsmanship, he and Luo Tian were evenly matched; if they continued to fight like this, it would be difficult to determine a winner in the short term.

Therefore, to win, he had to rely on the power of his Float-Float Fruit!

And the "Earth Roll" he was unleashing this time was far greater in scale and power than his previous probing attacks!

Rumble, rumble, rumble—!!!

The ground surged and rose frantically, like a boiling ocean.

Over a dozen giant lions, each over thirty meters tall and formed from solid rock, came rolling back!

They formed a lethal circular formation, trapping Luo Tian firmly in the center!