Death by a Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart (3)-Please Vote and Subscribe

Dazzling gold spread across the ground. The earth writhed, then two enormous hands reached out and slammed down like mountains.

A flash of light streaked past, severing both golden hands at the waist. Vista gripped his twin swords and retreated several steps, leaving the gold-covered ground.

As if alive, the earth rose and slowly took the shape of a giant that towered between heaven and earth. Under its crushing, godlike presence, a figure appeared in midair and looked down at Vista with pride.

"Devil Fruit Awakening. This could be troublesome."

Wiping blood from the corner of his mouth, Vista watched Tesoro land with a grave expression. Gold spread across the ground for ten thousand meters around him.

Armor covered Tesoro, radiant and imposing. He swept a hand toward Vista, and the air erupted as golden weapons poured down like a flood.

Clang, clang!

Sparks flew. Vista unleashed countless slashes with his twin swords, their razor-sharp sword energy clearing the air around him.

The ground exploded. Tesoro appeared before Vista, his right leg gleaming gold as he drove it forward with crushing force.

Time seemed to slow. Vista's pupils contracted, and he barely raised his left sword to block. At the same moment, a golden spear thrust from Tesoro's right hand. The two-pronged attack left no room for mercy.

Cracks spread, then erupted. Vista went pale and was sent flying.

Tesoro spun around with a mocking smile. Two streams of liquid gold rose from the ground and coiled toward Vista like pythons.

Two sword flashes shot upward and cut the streams in half, but more surged in, surrounding Vista like vines.

Vista's feet sank deep into the ground. His expression hardened. A storm of sword energy burst from him, severing every stream, and he launched himself into the air.

His chest