An eerie sound swept across the battlefield. No explosion erupted at the point of collision. Instead, a brief, miniature black hole formed, ravenously devouring the surrounding energy, light, and even space itself before abruptly contracting and unleashing a powerful shockwave! Huang Zhong staggered back several steps. The red glow on his ancient saber dimmed somewhat, and a trickle of blood escaped the corner of his mouth. Sengoku's golden Buddha body also shook violently, its radiance fading a little.
"Hua Country truly does harbor hidden talents." Sengoku's voice boomed with unquestionable authority. "But the Navy's justice will never retreat before a powerful enemy! Today, you shall witness what true 'Buddha's wrath' means!"
"Buddha Form · Shockwave · Ten Thousand Streams Converge!"
Sengoku held nothing back, thrusting both palms forward! This time, hundreds upon thousands of intensely concentrated streams of golden energy blanketed every inch of space around Huang Zhong like a raging storm! Each stream carried the dual essence of purification and destruction, as though intent on annihilating this entire stretch of sea and everything within it! It was a killing move that combined both range and power!
"Hahahahaha! What a thrill!" Huang Zhong's voice rang like a great bell. He stepped forward, actually advancing into the golden torrent filling the sky. He passed the Iron-Backed Bow to his left hand and pressed his right against the hilt of the ancient saber at his waist. The Dialga Fruit's power stirred silently, and the flow of time around him began undergoing exceedingly subtle changes.
"Time Blade · Hundred-Stream Slash!"
Huang Zhong seemed to draw his saber slowly, yet he unleashed over a hundred slashes in an instant! Every slash struck precisely at the weakest temporal point of a golden energy stream! Wherever the blade passed, time seemed to be sliced apart. The