Mice and Mice

"BOOM—!"

The instant the blade collided with the fist, the entire battlefield trembled.

The massive shockwave shattered the surrounding ground into countless fragments, and the air filled with violent ripples of energy.

Jin An and Blackbeard were both forced back several steps. Standing amid the ruins, they looked utterly disheveled, yet their eyes remained filled with fighting spirit.

"This is really interesting!"

Blackbeard wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and bared his teeth in another laugh.

"Come on, Jin An! Let me see whether you're all talk or if you actually have the strength to back it up!"

Jin An did not respond. The long blade clenched in his hand trembled faintly.

His gaze was as sharp as ice. Though his body was exhausted, his fighting spirit still burned as fiercely as flame.

The atmosphere of battle was like a dormant volcano, ready to erupt with an even more violent impact at any moment.

The battle among Jin An, Blackbeard, and Imu had long since reached a fever pitch. Blade light and fist shadows intertwined, shockwaves tore apart the earth, and raging winds swept up sand, stones, and shattered building debris. The entire battlefield resembled the end of the world.

Jin An panted heavily, cold fighting spirit blazing in his silver pupils.

The edge of his long blade gleamed sharply. Every swing carried unstoppable resolve. Even in the face of Imu's world-destroying power, he showed not the slightest hint of retreat.

Blackbeard grinned, blood smeared across his mouth, his breaths mingled with excited laughter.

A crazed light flickered in his eyes, as though he were savoring the thrill of this battle at the limit.

The power of darkness surged around him like a tide, while the elasticity of the Nika Fruit made his attacks impossible to predict.