Faced with Barn's smiling taunt, the man naturally refused to let him go on provoking him. As one of the Five Elders, the Navy's true supreme rulers, he had his own pride. He turned Shodai Kitetsu in his hand, pointing its coldly gleaming blade straight at Barn. Then he pushed off, his figure blurred, and he vanished from the spot!
Clang!
The man appeared directly behind Barn, who had been at least fifty meters away, with Shodai Kitetsu arriving at the same instant!
But before Barn's powerful Mind's Eye and Danger Sense, all of that was futile. No matter how fast the man moved, the blade of First-Generation Onikiri in Barn's hand completely blocked his attack!
Hum!
The swords in their hands trembled and rang almost simultaneously, not in anguish, but with fighting spirit.
The member of the Five Elders spoke.
"That's a fine sword. Did reforging it improve its quality?"
Their blades remained locked as Barn answered.
"Yes. It's positively thrilled right now."
As he spoke, multicolored light shimmered along the blade of First-Generation Onikiri where it met Shodai Kitetsu, and energy continued to gather!
"Hmm?"
The man glanced at it and frowned, already realizing what Barn intended. He sharply pushed with the hand holding Shodai Kitetsu, using the force to retreat swiftly. But First-Generation Onikiri had already finished gathering energy!
An enormous, brilliantly colored slash erupted, almost warping space itself!
"Asura Evil Light Slash!"
Unlike before, this Evil Light Slash contained a great deal of blood-red light!
"Damn it!"
Seeing the slash almost upon him, the man had nowhere to dodge. He thrust Shodai Kitetsu straight into its path!
"Aah!"
He had underestimated the Barn of today after all. With his Conqueror's Haki fully awakened, Barn was far stronger than before in both strength and presence!
Although the