Before the sword even reached him, its spilling aura had already sliced through the surrounding air with sharp hisses.
The power of this strike was no less than that of the green Flying Slash from moments ago. If anything, it was even greater!
Adrian remained utterly calm. A glint of red flashed through his eyes as Armament Haki imbued with multiple properties instantly coated his weapon. Tightening his grip on the cursed sword Kitetsu, he answered with a backhand horizontal slash.
Clang—
The ferocious Cross Sword was stopped dead.
Even with Mihawk putting his full strength behind it and coating it in Armament Haki, the Cross Sword still failed to gain the slightest advantage in power.
"A little stronger than before, but still not enough!"
The muscles of Adrian's right arm bulged slightly as he unleashed [Dragon Power]. The sudden surge of tremendous strength exceeded what Mihawk could withstand.
For an instant, the vision of those keen hawk eyes, capable of seeing through the flaws in any swordplay, blurred.
Like a baseball struck with tremendous force, Mihawk flew more than ten meters away, trailing a thick cloud of dust across the summit of the solitary peak.
Boom!
Mihawk steadied himself in midflight and landed heavily, smashing a small crater into the ground and kicking up a dense cloud of dust.
A red gleam flashed through his pale yellow eyes. Sensing his surroundings with Observation Haki, Mihawk tensed his leg muscles and sprang out of the crater.
This time, however, Adrian gave Mihawk no chance to catch his breath and attack.
He swept his right arm down hard, still gripping the cursed sword Kitetsu. A brilliant Flying Slash burst forth, forming a terrifying crescent of Sword Aura in midair.
Boom!
Mihawk had only just stepped out of the crater when the