King's strength was already far beyond that of the Beasts Pirates.
He is second only to Kaido, and the bloodline of the Lunarians endowed him with a physique and racial talents far exceeding those of ordinary people.
After the Moon Incident, his strength has firmly established him at the Admiral level, and he is now fully capable of fighting even Marine Admiral.
The strongest among these Flying Pirates is only at the level of Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, a whole order of magnitude weaker than King.
Their limited Devil Fruit abilities and combat skills were like children wielding wooden swords against an adult swordsman in the face of King's absolute speed and power.
But Jhin didn't stop to admire his spoils.
He shook off the blood from his blade, flapped his wings, and took to the air again, this time heading towards the Totto Land Fleet.
The casualties inflicted by the Totto Land Flying Pirates.
Smoothie swung her juicer sword at Ember.
Her Longleg Tribe physique grants her an attack range far exceeding that of ordinary people, and the blade of her juicer sword gleams eerily in the sunlight.
But Jhin forced her back with just one strike, not because Smoothie dodged quickly, but because Jhin didn't consider her his primary target.
The blade grazed Smoothie's juicer sword, blasting a deep trench in the ice behind her.
Smoothie glanced down at her trembling wrist. The force of that slash had left her hand numb, and she had almost dropped the sword.
If Jhin's strike had been aimed at her, she would be lying on the ice right now.
Cracker summoned Biscuit Soldiers, who surged forward in layers.
The Biscuit Soldiers are as hard as steel, and there are so many of them that ordinary combatants would simply be overwhelmed by this army of biscuits.
But Jhin killed them one by one with a single strike, sending cookie fragments flying everywhere.
His fiery slashes have a natural restraining effect on the Biscuit Soldiers; the high temperature causes the biscuits to shatter into powder the moment they come into contact with the blade.
Cracker hid behind the Biscuit Soldiers, attempting a sneak attack. Jhin stomped on the Biscuit Soldiers blocking his way, then swung his sword backhand, sending Cracker and his sword flying.
Perospero's syrup surged from the side, the viscous syrup attempting to trap the embers.
But the syrup melted the moment it came into contact with the flames surrounding Ember, turning into a pool of charred sugar water.
Perospero, biting his lollipop cane, changed his confident expression to a serious one.
One by one, the sons and daughters of the Totto Land Fleet fell wounded by Jin's blade.
Cinnamon's arm was grazed by the fiery blade, her sleeve and skin charred at the same time. She gritted her teeth, covered the wound, and backed away.
Brownie was thrown by the shockwave and crashed into the frozen hull, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
Several of the younger children were thrown off balance by the fiery shockwave before they could even see Jin's blade. They rolled several times on the ice before coming to a stop, their fate unknown.
The worst off was Flampe.
She was still in her probationary stage and was not qualified to participate in this level of combat, but she secretly followed the fleet, hoping to make a name for herself.
As a result, the first wave of impact sent him flying away from the aftershocks of Jin's flames. His small body slid a long way across the ice before finally coming to a stop by crashing into a frozen rock.
Her head hit the rocks, and she lost consciousness on the spot.
Katakuri was originally in command from the rear.
His Observation Haki was constantly deployed, monitoring the situation across the entire battlefield.
He frowned when Cinnamon was wounded.
Brownie's fists clenched as he was thrown back.
When Flampe's small body was thrown by the shockwave and crashed into the rocks, losing consciousness, the calm in his eyes finally shattered.
"Ember--!!!"
Katakuri's figure flashed, his mochi-like legs leaving a trail of afterimages on the ice.
His speed even exceeded that of Jhin's dive earlier; his anger pushed his explosive power to the limit.
The trident-shaped Mole spun in his hand, imbued with Armament Haki Hardening, and pierced towards Jin's chest.
Ember sidestepped the Mole's thrust.
His reaction speed was even faster than Katakuri had anticipated; his evasive maneuvers were fluid and seamless, without any unnecessary movements.
He swung his sword backhand at Katakuri's neck, the fiery blade drawing an arc of fire in the air.
But Katakuri anticipated this attack.
His Observation Haki allowed him to see into the future; the blade would slice through his neck and sever his head from his body.
Before the blade reached him, his neck had already deformed into a rice cake shape, allowing the blade to pass through the gaps in the rice cake.
The flames charred part of the rice cake, but did not harm its main body.
A hint of surprise flashed in Jin's eyes. " Future Sight?"
Katakuri did not answer.
His eyes were fixed on Jhin, and those eyes burned with something Jhin had never seen before.
Katakuri Mole thrust out again, this time accurately predicting Jhin's dodge direction.
The tip of the Mole grazed the edge of the embers' wings, severing a few black feathers.
The feathers fell from the air and were burned to ashes by the flames.
Jin spread his wings to create distance and re-examined the man before him.
Katakuri stood on the ice, his arms transforming into mochi shapes, his entire body hardened with Armament Haki Hardening.
The scarf was blown up by the wind, revealing a face covered with stitches. Those stitches weren't scars, but rather the cuts he had made himself since birth.
To hide his inferiority complex, he covered his face with a scarf. But now the scarf has been blown open by the wind, and he no longer cares to cover it up again.
I will never let you hurt my younger siblings again.
Katakuri said, word by word,
Not a single one.
Jin's lips curled up slightly, revealing a rare smile.
That's the smile that appears when you've found a worthy opponent to fight.
"Interesting."
Jin said,
"Then let's see—let's see Future Sight can stop me."
The duel between Katakuri and Jhin drew the attention of everyone around them.
Two burly men, each over five meters tall, faced each other on the ice. One held a trident, the other a flaming longsword. Just their presence alone made the surrounding combatants gasp for breath.
As Jin spread his wings, the flames behind him contracted.
The Pteranodon Fruit is known for its speed of flight, and combined with the racial talent of the Lunarians, his short-range burst of speed is almost comparable to Kizaru's light-speed movement.
The long sword drew a fiery arc in the air; before the blade even arrived, the flames had already reached Katakuri.
But Katakuri's eyes flashed red.
His body began to deform before the blade even reached him; his mochi-like torso split open in the middle, allowing Jhin's longsword to pass through.
At the same time, the Mole in his hand pierced Jin's ribs from a tricky angle, which was the weakest point at the base of the wings of Pterosaur Devil Fruit User.
Jin sheathed his sword to parry, and the Mole Thrust struck the blade, sending sparks flying.
The two were evenly matched in the hardness of their Armament Haki, so neither could gain the upper hand in this attack.
Each of Jin's strikes was so fast that it was difficult to see with the naked eye; the fiery blades intertwined on the ice, forming a net of fire.
But Katakuri always managed to dodge in advance; before Jhin's blade even fell, Katakuri's body had already begun to deform.
The rice cake-like limbs slid through the gaps in the flames and blades, like water flowing through the mesh of a fishing net.
Seven deep cracks were slashed into the ice, with shards of ice and flames intertwining within the fissures, but not a single blade touched Katakuri's body.
You are indeed very strong.
Katakuri's voice was steady, his trident, the Mole, pointing diagonally at the ground.
"But I've already seen your attack."
Jhin did not respond. His opponent was inferior to him in strength, speed, and power.
But Katakuri's Observation Haki, which allows him to Future Sight, makes him virtually invincible on the defensive end.
No matter how fast Jin's sword is, as long as Katakuri sees the trajectory of the sword in advance, he can deform his body in advance to avoid the attack.
It's like trying to punch a puff of smoke at top speed; if you miss, even the fastest punch is a waste of effort if you can't hit the target.