Above the waters off Bali Island.
Golden solar flames and pitch-black Haki collided again and again.
Every collision unleashed a shock wave.
They churned the once-calm waters below into towering waves.
Billy and Saint Shamrock had only just finished warming up.
Billy attacked with broad, sweeping blows, relying on his physique, which kept growing stronger beneath the sun, and his rapidly recovering body to ignore many of Saint Shamrock's attacks.
His golden fists and feet blazed with golden flames. Every strike knocked Saint Shamrock's Rapier aside, jarring the webbing of his sword hand until it went numb and split open, spraying blood.
Saint Shamrock's fighting style, meanwhile, was strange and tricky. He swung his Haki-coated Rapier, his blade flashing as fast as lightning, while using it to summon Hellhounds that harried Billy and defended against him from every direction across the battlefield.
This guy... is strong!
Billy could sense his opponent's superb swordsmanship and far greater mastery of Haki. He was only keeping Saint Shamrock on the defensive through the sheer power of his stats.
And the sharp fangs of those summoned Hellhounds could actually pierce his skin, constantly sending pain through his nerves and preventing him from fully concentrating his strength.
He looks so much like Red-Hair. Is his swordsmanship just as formidable, too?
No wonder they're the hidden force that's protected the Holy Land for eight hundred years. I really underestimated them.
Across from him, Saint Shamrock was equally shocked.
What is this guy's body made of? Even the Holy Land has no physique this absurd. He can actually pit his fists against my sword.
My Haki and Hellhounds have clearly wounded him, so why does he recover so quickly? What Devil Fruit power is this? It's really troublesome.
While the two fought fiercely, the battle on the