Marineford, on a coastal beach.
Sephiroth swung an overwhelmingly domineering slash at Akainu as he came charging toward him.
The next moment.
A fist dripping with red magma violently collided with the pitch-black Butcher Blade.
Surging Armament Haki abruptly erupted from the point of impact, forming a powerful shockwave of air that spread in every direction.
Sand whipped wildly through the air. The trees along the shore were bent backward by the blast, while even the white waves crashing onto the beach were pushed back and rolled away, forming a massive arc...
Feeling the powerful Armament Haki continuously pouring from Akainu's fist, Sephiroth's heart tightened.
So strong!
Even with the Butcher Blade amplifying his Haki, he still could not cut through his opponent!
Thus, Sephiroth had no intention of competing with Akainu in Haki output. The latter was twenty-one years older than him and had probably trained Haki longer than Sephiroth had even been alive!
In terms of Haki intensity, his opponent was a level above him. As for Haki reserves, he was likely far superior as well...
The Black Blade Shusui in Sephiroth's left hand slashed toward Akainu's waist from an exceptionally tricky angle, forcing him to retreat and evade. Otherwise, he would have been cut in half at the waist.
Even so, a huge gash filled with red magma was carved into Akainu's side.
He had already sensed Sephiroth's attack through Observation Haki and foreseen it in advance. By using elemental transformation to evade, he rendered the attack ineffective.
The Butcher Blade in Sephiroth's hand suddenly tore through the air and slashed at Akainu's chest.
But...
Having already foreseen the future, Akainu retreated again and used partial elemental transformation, leaving the Butcher Blade to carve only a scratch across his chest.
Seeing this, Sephiroth narrowed his eyes. He