Nangong Yan put away Eastern Emperor and Evilbane, glanced at the scarlet sword energy slashing toward him, and blazing Solar True Flame burst forth across his body. Armament Haki fused with the Solar True Flame as his scarlet Mangekyō Sharingan emerged.
Nangong Yan had to get serious. Shiryu of the Rain, in his current state, definitely possessed Admiral-level strength. He could barely be considered a peer, so Nangong Yan could not afford to stumble in the gutter.
The reef had already been more than half destroyed by the previous battle. The total area left to stand on was barely close to a hundred square meters, with most of it submerged beneath the sea.
Having entered the Life-Slaying Sword Demon state, Shiryu of the Rain had grown somewhat impatient and took the initiative to attack. His figure trailed a blood-red afterimage as he charged toward Nangong Yan.
"His speed has probably increased by around thirty percent." Nangong Yan praised him, turning his claw into a fist and driving it, wrapped in dense Armament Haki and immense power, at the Murasame Maru already within arm's reach.
Sun Fist!
The scorching, tyrannical Sun Fist collided with the cold, razor-sharp blade. Heat clashed with chill, tyranny contended with sharpness. Scarlet blood energy surged upward as the reef beneath their feet shattered into pieces. The tremendous shockwave pulverized the rubble, forced aside a vast quantity of seawater, and raised a ring of raging waves!
After one strike, Shiryu of the Rain swiftly changed moves. Slashes capable of cleaving through the sea and cutting down powerful foes linked together into a blood-red curtain, assailing Nangong Yan like a violent storm.
Although Shiryu of the Rain's attacks were so fast that they surpassed the detection speed of most Observation Haki, their trajectories remained clearly visible with the