A black-and-red meteor tore across the sky.
Where it passed, the clouds were ripped apart with brute force, leaving a gash dozens of meters wide.
It was the silhouette of a person.
The Marine Admiral "Qiong Qi"—Claist.
Claist looked down at the sea below.
Target confirmed: the Celestial Dragons' flagship, the Divine Authority.
He took a deep breath.
As he plunged at high speed, he adjusted his posture, drawing in his wings. His entire body became an even more concentrated streak of black-and-red light.
The Great Grade Sword at his waist was the first to leave its sheath.
"Storm Nebula Rift—!!"
At his furious cry, violent currents burst around him. Black-and-red flames and razor-sharp sword energy formed a spiraling, downward-pointing cone of storm winds.
His target was Luo Tian, inside the ship.
Claist had already locked onto him with Observation Haki!
Inside the luxurious lounge on the flagship's top deck,
Luo Tian rose, hand on his sword.
The instant Claist entered the range of his Spatial Perception, he sensed him...
That violent, savage aura, like that of an ancient ferocious beast.
"Marine Admiral 'Qiong Qi'—Claist."
Luo Tian knew quite a bit about this man.
The Rocks Pirates had a detailed intelligence dossier on the Navy's senior officers, and Claist's section was extensive.
The title "Qiong Qi" came from his Devil Fruit ability—the Zoan Mythical Type: Qiong Qi.
But Claist's strength went far beyond his Devil Fruit ability.
He was a master swordsman and a master of hand-to-hand combat.
His Haki was formidable, especially his skill with projecting Armament Haki—Ryuo—and internal destruction.
More importantly, Claist's fighting style was vicious to the extreme.
"Ding! Temporary mission: Clash with a Marine Admiral!"
"Mission details: Marine Admiral Qiong Qi—Claist is attacking. Face him head-on!"
"Mission reward: Top-tier Armament Haki!"
"Just what I wanted."
Luo