"Your strength is indeed extraordinary. However, since Fleet Admiral Sakazuki has entrusted me with this task, I will do my utmost. Don't expect me to show you any mercy, you pirates!!" Fujitora said calmly, gripping his sword hilt.
"Hahaha, I couldn't be happier!!"
"Let me make my move first, Shura... Piercing Might!!"
Clang!!
Clang...
After Luo Chen finished laughing, he quickly drew his sword with his right hand and thrust it forward. An extremely powerful sword aura tore through the atmosphere, leaving a white streak in mid-air as it attacked Fujitora.
" Gravity Blade... Flood Dragon!!" Facing this fierce slash, Fujitora's expression remained unchanged. With a wave of his hand, a purple Gravity circle flew out along his sword.
Clang...
boom!!
In the sky, purple and white intertwined, layers of air waves rolled, Impact continued to erupt, and a deafening roar came from the atmosphere.
Finally, after a brief stalemate, the energy waves dissipated, the clouds dispersed, the sky cleared, and the sea beneath their feet undulated, with waves crashing against the ship.
"Captain, do you need any help?" Phil asked Luo Chen, seeing that he was getting increasingly excited and seemed ready to fight.
"No need. Just take good control of the Isel and be ready to leave at any time!" Luo Chen replied without turning around, his gaze still fixed on Fujitora.
"Understood!!" Phil replied with an OK sign, then turned and walked down towards the middle deck.
Then Luo Chen raised his head, his face calm, and said with a smile, "Let's continue, Fujitora. Use all your strength to stop us, or else..."
" Shura... Spiral Flying Slash!!" With that, white sword energy flew out in a spiral shape, slashing towards the warship.
"Interesting, Gravity Blade... Raging Tiger!!" Fujitora chuckled, wielding his blade. The incoming Flying Slash missed the warship and was instead suppressed and blasted into the sea by the layers of Gravity circles.
boom...
A surge large enough to capsize a warship, a white wave, like a cake drenched in white cream, surged into the air.
"Hurry, now's the time..." Upon seeing this, Catherine immediately ordered the others to move Isel away from this area of water.
"Want to leave?! Or stay here, all of you! Gravity... Stars!!" Seeing this, Fujitora was not in a hurry, and chuckled as he swung his sword.
Boom... Boom... Boom...
Meteorites fell one after another, blocking the escape route of the Isel.
"Hahahaha, it seems that leaving so quickly won't be so easy. Let's take a gamble together, Shura... Ten Thousand Blade Slash!!" Upon seeing this, Luo Chen laughed loudly, then his wrist vibrated Extreme Speed, and a series of tiny slashes flew into the sky, meeting the falling meteorites from different directions.
Clang!! Clang!! Clang!!
The Flying Slash struck the meteorites, with dozens or even hundreds of Flying Slash hitting almost every meteorite. As the waves accumulated, the meteorites were cleaved in two, and huge fragments of meteorites crashed onto the sea surface.
Splash... splash... splash...
The sea surface was churning and heaving, and the two ships drifted like duckweed on the ocean, gradually moving further and further apart.
"Stop... Gravity Blade... Great Meteorite!!" Observation Haki that Luo Chen and the others were getting further and further away from them, Fujitora would not give up and swung his sword again.
Buzz...
A meteorite even larger than the first one blasted through the clouds, its roar echoing across the entire sea, and crashed straight down onto the Isel, which was desperately trying to escape.
"Oh no! Start the outer wheels immediately, use the propellers!!" They saw that the sun was being blocked, the clouds were being dispersed, and once it fell, it would completely bury everyone.
"Are they going to make a move?!" Not only was Phil itching to act, but even Catherine couldn't hold back and was ready to draw her sword to help Luo Chen.
"Don't make a move... This is my prey, don't interfere!" Luo Chen licked his lips, stopping them.
"This one is quite suitable as your true whetstone, Rising Sun Wind. I hope you won't disappoint me, Shura..." Facing the Great Meteorite that Covering the Sky and Blotting Out the Sun the sky, Luo Chen's eyes gleamed with excitement. He took a deep breath and then silently chanted to the Rising Sun Wind Sword in his hand.
"... Star Slash!!"
Clang!!
A massive, silvery-white Flying Slash, its momentum comparable to that of the meteorite, soared into the sky.
Clang!!
A flash of white light appeared, and a beam of light shone from the middle of the meteorite, growing brighter and brighter. The meteorite was slowly split in two, and with a loud bang, it broke apart and fell to both sides.
" Isel... slashed it open!!" Apart from Catherine and Phil, who were only second or third in strength and knew Luo Chen's abilities, George and the others, along with the marines led by Fujitora, were all dumbfounded and exclaimed in disbelief.
Clang!!
"Interesting!!" After delivering that strike, Fujitora sheathed his sword, a slight smile playing on his lips.
" Mr. Issho, should we continue the pursuit?!" After a long while, the marines on the warship slowly came to their senses, looked at the already departing figures, and asked Fujitora for instructions.
"No, let's stop here for now and head back. We can't catch up with them now, and going back would just be a waste of time. Let's go back to Casting and rest for a bit!" Fujitora shook his head and refused outright.
He had considered using his own abilities to pilot the warship and catch up, but considering their current strength and the mindset of both sides, rushing in rashly would only result in heavy casualties. After figuring this out, he ordered the ships to regroup and return to port, ceasing the pursuit of Luo Chen and his group.
"Looks like we can finally relax a bit. The navy isn't chasing us!" George and his group breathed a sigh of relief as they finally left the area and escaped the navy's pursuit.
"Hahaha, it seems the captain's haul is even better than ours!!" Phil laughed as he watched Luo Chen retract his Rising Sun Wind, his expression one of satisfaction and delight.
"Really?! Captain, with this sword, are you confident you can deal with that person again?!" George asked, recalling Samael's previous battle with Luo Chen, which had kept him occupied and prevented him from coming to their aid.
"Hehehe, although I'm not absolutely certain of victory, I have no problem fighting him to the death and escaping unscathed!"
"Really?! That's already very good. With a few more practice sessions and more battles against strong opponents, you'll soon catch up to him and defeat him!!"
"I have never doubted this!!"
"We believe in you too, because we believe that you, as captain, will lead us to victory!!"
The crowd looked at Luo Chen with expectant and trusting eyes, and said firmly.
"Hahaha, really?! Then I'll fulfill my duty as captain and lead you to the top! Alright, enough talk, let's get moving, hurry up and head to the New World Totto Land! I can't wait to show Big Mom our strength, let them see if they dare to underestimate us again!"
"Yes!!"
Upon receiving the order, everyone took action, maneuvering their aircraft towards the territory of Big Mom, Four Emperors Totto Land, in the New World Totto Land.