Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto held Ryūjin Jakka firmly and gave it a slight swing. In an instant, flames detonated every object around him, undoubtedly including those enormous, ink-black stone pillars.
"Hahaha, awesome..."
Watching Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto neutralize his attack so effortlessly, Luffy showed not a hint of disappointment. Instead, he clapped and cheered at him in tremendous excitement.
"Taimatsu!"
Immediately afterward, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto deftly returned Ryūjin Jakka to its sheath.
Then, with a sudden burst of strength, he drew it again at tremendous speed.
Yes, without a doubt, this was an exceptionally textbook and precise draw slash!
The move carried not only unparalleled cutting power, but also raging, surging flames that swept forth in an all-encompassing tide.
"Wow, you feel a little stronger than that guy Ace." Luffy stared wide-eyed at the roaring flames racing toward him, his face brimming with uncontainable delight.
"Gum-Gum Fire Dragon Twister!"
As Luffy's powerful shout rang out, he flung both arms upward. In an instant, a mighty surge of energy erupted from the ground, soaring rapidly like an enormous rocket bursting out of the earth.
In the blink of an eye, a gigantic, sharply pointed pillar towering into the clouds appeared between Luffy and the raging flames, standing firmly like an indestructible great wall of steel.
The instant the gigantic pillar collided with the surging flames, an astonishing sight unfolded:
The pillar began to writhe violently as though it were alive, like an enraged dragon rolling and twisting through the air.
It constantly changed shape and contorted, seemingly intent on swallowing everything around it.
Meanwhile, the fierce, scorching flames gathered endlessly upon the pillar like iron filings drawn to a magnet.
Then the ground suddenly stretched as though pulled by an invisible hand, racing toward Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto at an astonishing speed.
As it