An inexplicable aura of death, like an invisible giant hand, instantly clenched Ace's heart.
It made every hair on his body stand on end.
With no time to think, he hurriedly pushed his Observation Haki to its limit, locking directly onto Qin Yu.
Unfortunately, before Ace could react in any way, Qin Yu's stepping foot crashed down.
His right hand transformed into a palm blade. Golden flames flowed around it as it cleaved straight down without the slightest flourish.
"Holy Sword Escanor!"
Squelch!
The massive fire fist sweeping through the sky froze in an instant.
In the next moment, the flowing air seemed to be severed in two by an invisible blade, centered around Qin Yu.
Whether it was the enormous fire fist hundreds of meters wide or the space along its path—
That peerlessly sharp invisible slash rapidly extended a thousand meters away, striking Ace in an instant.
At that moment, Ace had only just pushed his Observation Haki to its limit when an image foretelling death flashed through his mind.
Without time to think, he hurriedly raised both hands to block.
Unfortunately, it all seemed utterly powerless.
The invisible slash rushing toward him gave Ace the sensation that his body was being torn cleanly in half.
A crisp cracking sound rang out without warning.
The arms formed from flames shattered like a mirror, splitting apart with a horrifying slash mark.
Moreover, once the crack appeared, it showed no sign of stopping as it spread.
In the blink of an eye, it raced across his body, beginning at his forehead and extending straight down to his crotch.
Squelch!
As a piercing shriek tore through the air—
A crimson-gold streak of light had already swept past the hundred-meter-tall body of the Flame Emperor: Great Flame God, shooting toward the island