As Long as I Reach That Place!

The words from Akuta reached Jin's ears, causing his heart to sink completely.

Is he, the top commander of the Beasts Pirates, really going to be trapped and die in this place?

No!

King couldn't accept this ending. He was King, and he still had to help Kaido become the Pirate King. How could he fall in such a place!

Thinking of this, Jin unleashed all his flames, attempting to force back the surrounding darkness.

However, despite the intensity of his flames, they could not pierce the darkness before him.

But what's even more deadly is that his attack came at the same time as Akuta finished speaking.

Although Jhin's counterattack was swift, no matter how he fought, the situation did not improve.

The shadow tentacles are increasing in number, attacking faster, and with increasing frequency!

These shadows are nothing compared to Jin's normal strength.

But when the pitch-black tentacles attacked from all directions at the same time, the space he had to swing his sword was compressed smaller and smaller, and every choice he made only brought him one step closer to collapse.

"You... you... bastard!"

Cold sweat rolled down Jin's forehead, and his vision began to darken.

Is this the end?

Just as Jin was in despair, a memory suddenly flashed through his mind.

The scene of the Guardian Fire Dragon Emperor that had just been released flashed through his mind.

Just after he failed to shatter this shadow space by releasing the Guardian Fire Dragon Emperor, a rumbling sound seemed to echo around him.

That must be the sound of your attack hitting something.

Jhin had previously dismissed the sound as his attack striking the edge of the shadow space.

But upon reflection, Jin suddenly noticed something strange.

The roaring sound just now seemed to be coming back at an inappropriate time?

It seems like it's been taking a bit too long!

According to the principles of sound propagation, the longer the sound takes to travel back, the greater the distance.

Judging from the time it took for the sound to travel back, if he really hit the wall of this "cage," then this "cage" is far too big!

Is this man in front of me really that strong?

Jhin suddenly realized something.

He suddenly flew towards the Sky Manipulation, and after flying for several seconds to make sure he had traveled a certain distance, Jhin once again swung his sword and released his Guardian Fire Dragon Emperor.

However, this time the release location wasn't around, but underground!

In order to unleash this attack, Jhin even abandoned resistance in other areas.

The shadow tentacles of the Akuta slammed into his back, leaving multiple wounds.

Jin grunted, his face still filled with anticipation as he looked down.

A moment later, a loud roar came from below, and Jin's face instantly lit up with joy.

For no other reason than that this sound took longer to return than the one before!

He abruptly stopped all movement, hanging in mid-air, while the surrounding shadow tentacles continued to surge towards him like a tide, tearing open wound after wound on his body.

But Jin showed no sadness whatsoever; instead, he laughed wildly.

"I see... I see!"

"I've finally seen through your trick, you brat!"

In the darkness, the frantically surging shadow tentacles suddenly paused for a moment.

"Your so-called shadow realm is not an impenetrable cage at all!"

Jin suddenly swung the knife behind him, slicing through several shadow whips that attacked from the side.

"If this place is truly airtight, then my 'Guardian Fire Dragon Emperor' should logically strike the boundary of your cage!"

"Even if I attacked from a different direction, the time it would take to hit the boundary should be the same, but the second time my attack took longer to transmit the sound!"

Jin spoke faster and faster, becoming increasingly agitated.

"What you call a cage or domain is actually nothing more than a sphere shrouded in shadow!"

"It's not completely sealed off; any attack, or even I personally, can easily pass through it!"

"That darkness deceived me from beginning to end. It made me think that there were walls all around me, that I couldn't escape no matter which direction I flew in, which is why I sank deeper and deeper and became more and more panicked!"

"But in reality, it's just a smokescreen!"

His voice boomed in the darkness, like a thunderclap.

The Akuta did not respond, and the entire shadow space seemed to fall silent; even the ferocious tentacles ceased their attack.

But Jin didn't stop.

"As long as you keep flying in one direction, you can reach the boundary of your space, and then you can fly out!"

The moment the words left his mouth, the fiery wings on Ember's back suddenly spread open to their maximum size.

"Your abilities are truly terrifying. If it were anyone else, they might have been scared out of their wits and would have been left to die in this darkness."

"But I'm the top commander of the Beasts Pirates, I'm a free pirate!"

No cage can confine me!

Without further hesitation, Jin turned sharply and sprinted forward with all his might!

He was moving faster and faster, so fast that the wind was blowing his wounds back open.

The shadow tentacles of the Akuta moved again.

This time it's even crazier and more intense than before!

Hundreds upon hundreds of dark figures shot towards Jin from all directions—above, below, left, right, front, and back—attempting to prevent him from escaping the darkness.

But Jhin is no longer fooled by these numbers.

He closed his eyes, focusing all his Observation Haki directly in front of him.

"Don't try to stop me!"

He roared and slashed wildly with his sword.

Each strike was imbued with flames and domineering power; every slash precisely shattered the shadow blades attacking from the front.

"The Twin Emperors of Blades!"

Flaming slashes erupted from his blade like machine gun fire, tearing apart all the shadows in front of him.

What was originally pitch black ahead was actually torn open by the bombardment of countless fiery strikes!

A sliver of light streamed down from the crack, illuminating Jin's face.

"Just as I thought!"

He was right after all!

This space is a sphere made up of shadows, and he himself is inside the sphere.

The shadow ball can follow his movement to some extent, ensuring he stays inside the ball.

But how could the movement speed of a shadow compare to the flight speed of a Pteranodon Devil Fruit user!

As long as it keeps flying in a fixed direction, its speed will definitely be faster than the Shadow Ball.

Then he can break free and escape this shadow prison!

Without the slightest hesitation, Jin folded his wings and transformed into an arrow, crashing fiercely into the crack!

His eyes were full of anticipation.

"That place... as long as I can get to that place, I can leave this place!"