After several breaths, the tornado of snowflakes gradually slowed and began to come to a halt.
High in the sky, countless feathers drifted slowly outward with the air currents.
Yet as those countless feathers gradually descended from the sky, the heavens were dyed blood-red.
The sharp blades that looked like feathers were now drenched in blood, making them seem as though they had been painted red, as if they had been born with such a vivid color.
Splurt!
Blood sprayed from countless dense wounds in an instant. The eight-headed monster, frozen in a pouncing posture, came to a standstill before collapsing heavily as if some mechanism had been triggered.
The meat-grinder-like assault had instantly torn the enormous monster apart, leaving its entire body in tatters without a single intact spot.
"Flame Ring: Fire Pillar!!"
Without waiting for Trick to speak, Ace shot forward in the next instant. A massive pillar of flame descended directly where Kurozumi Orochi had fallen.
"Don't be fooled. This guy's Mythical Zoan ability is similar to Marco's. We cut off three of his heads just now, but they've all recovered. His regenerative power is incredibly strong!!"
Ace shouted his warning as he unleashed flames, but the Yamata no Orochi beside Trick suddenly came back to life in the next instant.
Kurozumi Orochi showed no signs of weakness whatsoever. One of his vicious snake maws sprang up and lunged at Trick, swallowing him whole in the blink of an eye.
"Trick!!"
Ace panicked when he saw Trick swallowed by Kurozumi Orochi, but in the next instant, the snake head that had eaten Trick swelled like a balloon before exploding outright.
"Great Peace Snow: Sharp Horned White Whale!"
A gigantic white whale formed from ice and snow instantly burst through the snake's skull, its white body dyed crimson