"We've arrived! King Neptune and Mr. Luo Chen, we're almost there, please prepare yourselves."
The soldiers outside reminded him.
"Oh... we've arrived? That's great!"
"Yeah, I'm really looking forward to it too!!"
Phil clenched his fist, speaking with a fierce fighting spirit.
brush...
A few seconds later, the sea monster landed on the ground and stopped.
Swoosh...
clatter!!
The group disembarked from the train and stopped in front of the open space that Neptune and his men had prepared.
"Hmm, this place is great, don't you think, Phil?"
After scanning his surroundings several times, Luo Chen nodded and spoke to Phil across from him.
Click click...
"I think it's great too, Captain. So, are you ready? I don't want to wait a moment longer..."
Phil cracked his knuckles and twisted his neck, then answered loudly after getting ready.
"Okay, that's fine..."
"Here I come... Blue Light Flowing Shadow!!"
Seeing that Luo Chen had replied that he was ready, Phil grinned, activated his ability, and a surge of Blue Light appeared. His body transformed into a blue afterimage and he rushed over in an instant.
"Are you here?"
Luo Chen's eyes narrowed as he clearly saw Phil's movement trajectory, and he crossed his arms to block in front of him.
Bang...
The next moment, Phil struck, his heavy iron fist slamming into his arm like a cannonball.
A deafening roar erupted, and Luo Chen felt as if he had been bombarded by heavy artillery. In an instant, the air in front of him was blasted apart, and his body was violently sent flying backward.
hiss...
Luo Chen stopped his backward steps with his heels, his feet carving two deep grooves in the ground as he slid a short distance before coming to a stop.
Swoosh...
Phil did not let up his attack. The Blue Light flashed again, and the next moment he appeared above his head once more, his body spinning rapidly, slashing down from above like Battle Axe.
"Hey..."
In response, Luo Chen smirked, let out a "heh," and his fist imprinted the ground. A sharp gust of wind blew as his fist, the size of a sandbag, met the incoming whip kick.
boom...
With their heels and fists facing each other, a violent roar resounded once more. The air around them was distorted and shaken by the aftershocks, and ripples of air spread outwards like waves.
"Again, Curving Flowing Wind!!"
Phil pulled back his leg and swung his fist, his arm spinning like Flood Dragon, glowing with blue light, as he smashed towards Luo Chen's temple.
"Don't even think about it... Shigan Secret Technique... Heavy Fist Cannon!!"
Luo Chen clenched his fists, meeting the attack head-on. The muscles in his arms tensed, and a metallic glint flashed as he punched back.
boom...
The collision of fists produced a violent shockwave, and turbulent air currents rushed around in all directions. Centered on the two, a powerful vortex was generated and swirled outwards in all directions.
"You've finished your moves, it's my turn, Phil. Get ready... Sword Technique... Furious Dragon."
Chant...
Luo Chen used one hand to parry Phil's attack, and with the other hand, he drew Rain Burial. A semi-transparent dragon-shaped Flying Slash condensed at the tip of the sword and roared towards Phil above his head.
"Oh no... Curved Elbow!!"
Phil bristled, sensing the approaching danger. He immediately withdrew his hand, clenched his right fist into his left fist, and thrust his left elbow out.
Bang...
Phil pushed his abilities to the limit, accelerating his entire body and concentrating his power into a single point, striking the Furious Dragon with lightning speed, ruthlessness, and precision.
A violent roar erupted as Phil, using a point-to-surface attack, unleashed his full power upon the Furious Dragon Flying Slash. The Flying Slash instantly dissipated, transforming back into scattered energy blades.
"Very well, take another strike from me... Sword Technique... Moon Wheel!!"
Luo Chen changed his thrust to a slash, picked up the sword hilt, and swung it out with the blade facing the attacker.
Clang!!
The Flying Slash transformed into a crescent Crescent Moon, whistling as it slashed towards Phil.
Swoosh...
Phil felt a tearing sensation on his skin and knew he couldn't take it head-on. He immediately withdrew his arm, flipped his body backward, and avoided the Flying Slash.
Swoosh...
boom!!
The Crescent Moon slashed almost past Phil's face, then with a whoosh, it passed him and struck the Coral Hill behind him. A flash of white light, and the huge coral forest was sliced open, the broken coral collapsing with a crash.
brush...
Luo Chen didn't let him off the hook either. He closed his eyes, flicked his wrist, and unleashed another Flying Slash towards him.
"Again?"
Phil yelled and met the attack with his fist.
" Hundred-Style Martial Combat... Bursting Fist!!"
With his power enhanced in his arm, Blue Light swirled around him, Phil delivered a powerful punch that pierced through the air in front of him, his fist striking the Flying Slash.
boom...
The concentrated fist force Burst like a bomb, instantly shattering the cleaving Flying Slash. The surging Hurricane blew fiercely, and streaks of residual energy slashed down in all directions, leaving slash marks on the ground.
Dust billowed up, obscuring the view of Luo Chen and his companion.
Swoosh...
" Hadoken!!"
Phil's fist tore through the smoke in front of Luo Chen, and specks of fluorescent light swirled around it as it hurtled toward his face like cannonballs.
"Um?!"
Bang...
In the critical moment, Luo Chen reacted and countered with his own fist.
The force of the punch once again dispersed the dust that surrounded the two.
Bang...
Bang...
Bang...
This time, Phil made the move, and each strike, propelled by the friction of the air, would inevitably carry a hint of blue flame as it struck Luo Chen.
boom...
"Fall down... Flame Burst Fist!!"
Phil unleashed the fist technique he had mastered in the ring. The Burst energy combined with the supersonic speed of his punch tore through the air in front of him, leaving a trail of afterimages in the air before slamming heavily into Luo Chen's arms.
boom...
This time, Luo Chen was unable to completely block it, and his body was thrown backward.
brush...
" Geppo!!"
As he flew backwards, Luo Chen opened his eyes, forcefully stomped his feet on the air, and flipped his body in mid-air to dissipate the force a second time.
Swoosh...
"It's not over yet... Watch my Flame Burst Kick!!"
Phil followed closely behind, his body spiraling and flipping, and a kick came down with the force of a giant axe.
"Don't even think about succeeding... Sword skill... Transmitted Might!!"
This move is the sword technique that Luo Chen learned from Red in Marineford. It gathers the Flying Slash at the tip of the sword, rotates the arm at high speed, and the force added to it is enough to easily pierce through thick steel.
Clang!!
The small spiral vortex wrapped around the sword tip Charge with Phil's heel.
Tearful air currents scattered erratically, their aftershocks spreading outwards.
Bang...
The next instant, both of them were thrown back by the aftershock.
"... Let's settle this with one decisive blow, Phil!!"
"Yes, the battle is decided in one strike, Captain..."
The two laughed and spoke at the same time.
" Super Flame Burst Fist!!"
" Crimson Breath Dragon Fist!!"
The two roared and threw punches at each other.
boom...
Blue Light and red lights flashed, alternating continuously.
Strong gusts of air rushed about wildly, creating ripples in the atmosphere.
Bang...
Finally, after a short while, the two beams of light dissipated, and the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, revealing an increasingly clear and bright open space.
brush...
As the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, the figures of the two gradually became clearer to the eyes of Jinbe and the others.
"Who... who won?"
Lulith stared at the two people still standing on the field, puzzled.
"This..."
George and Neptune were also puzzled by the situation.
"No, the result is already clear, Luo Chen won!!"
Jinbe, Catherine, and Singh stared intently at Luo Chen and his companion for a moment before shaking their heads and speaking.
"Huh?? How did you figure that out?"
George and his companions still didn't understand how they had figured that out.
Turning to Luo Chen and his companion, both had traces of blood on the corners of their mouths, but compared to Phil across from them, Luo Chen appeared more composed and calm.
"Heh heh, it seems the outcome is already decided, Phil!!"
"Yes, I lost this time, Captain!!"
Thump...
After saying that, Phil collapsed, his head bobbing up.