Lulusia Kingdom, Harbor Town.
Ice Block: Pheasant Beak!
In the central plaza filled with magma and frost, Aokiji raised his left hand. Cold air erupted, and a crystalline ice bird with a wingspan of over ten meters, radiating bone-chilling frost, flapped its wings and charged toward Kozuki Hiyori.
Wherever the ice bird's wings passed, the temperature plummeted. The scorching magma instantly cooled, and a layer of frost formed across the ground.
Gripping the Enma Blade, her body wreathed in arcs of lightning, Kozuki Hiyori stomped the ground and flashed forward. After shifting sideways to evade the incoming ice bird, she launched a lightning-fast assault at Aokiji, her blade aimed directly at his chest.
However...
The ice bird that had brushed past Kozuki Hiyori did not continue straight ahead and crash into the distant buildings. Instead, it suddenly wheeled around, flapped its wings, and slammed toward her back.
At that moment, Aokiji's right fist, wrapped in Armament Haki, was already swinging straight at her from the front, leaving her no time to defend herself.
Seeing this, she could only raise both hands slightly and angle her blade, preparing to block Aokiji's fist. As for the ice bird attacking from behind, she intended to withstand it head-on with her vampire body!
With her vampire Super-Speed Regeneration, as long as her entire head was not instantly blown apart, her life would basically never be in danger. She could quickly recover from anything.
Clang!
Aokiji's fist, covered in solid ice, struck the blade of Enma. A tremendous force surged through her, and Kozuki Hiyori used the momentum to send herself flying diagonally to the left.
On the other side, the ice bird had already reached her. It was right before her, and she had nowhere to dodge.
Just then.
Whoosh!
A crimson light flashed