The instant the raging Sword Energy tore through the earth, two dazzling bolts of black-and-red lightning exploded across Lorne's crossed arms. Advanced Ryuo Haki and Divine Dragon Lightning instantly coiled around his iron-hard flesh.
The enormous, sickly green sword beam slammed squarely into Lorne's arms with a roar like a meteor striking the earth.
The supreme sharpness of a Supreme Grade Blade instantly shredded his outer Ryuo defense, driving Lorne back dozens of meters. His feet plowed two deep trenches through the hard basalt ground.
Rip!
The will to sever carried by Black Blade Yoru tore through the Divine Dragon Lightning, slicing two wounds deep enough to expose bone into Lorne's forearms. Scalding blood sprayed across the scorched rocks.
"Lord Lorne!"
On the deck of the Fearless, Carrot covered her mouth and cried out.
"His blade is too fast! It even cut through the captain's Advanced Ryuo!"
Ryan tightened his grip on the Short Fire Pistol at his waist, his eyes fixed on the smoke-filled battlefield.
"Just watch quietly."
Kuina pressed a hand against Wado Ichimonji at her waist and spoke in a low voice.
"The captain's presence hasn't weakened at all. It's actually growing stronger."
Within the storm at the center of the deserted island, Lorne glanced down at the wounds exposing the bones of his arms. The Sett Bloodline within him instantly roared wildly.
The passive ability Battlefield Valor fully activated under the stimulus of those severe injuries. The sickly green Sword Energy lingering in his wounds was forcibly expelled by the surging blood within him.
Pink new flesh visibly sprouted from the severed muscle fibers with ferocious speed. His bones crackled, and within just two seconds, the two enormous wounds had closed completely, leaving only faint white marks.
*He took Black Blade: Flash head-on, and his wounds