The two members of the Holy Knights, who had been cleaved in two by Roy, were now enveloped in swirling black mist.
An attempt to reconnect the body that had been broken in two.
The black mist, like countless tiny tentacles, extended from the wound, reaching towards the other part of the body, trying to pull the two back together.
Roy's figure disappeared into the air.
The next second he appeared beside one of the members of the Holy Knights.
With his Observation Haki fully activated, his senses enveloped the man like an invisible net.
He sensed an unusual fluctuation on the man's right arm—
It was a tattoo-like mark, emanating an aura that shared the same origin as the black mist.
"Found it."
Roy's Conqueror's Haki coalesced into an invisible spike, precisely piercing the mark.
The power of Conqueror's Haki and Black Turn collided, producing an extremely piercing buzzing sound.
The body of that member of the Holy Knights began to convulse violently, and the surging black mist suddenly stopped as if it had been choked.
His body began to flicker like a broken television screen.
Sometimes it is whole, sometimes broken; sometimes there is black mist, sometimes there is no black mist.
The power of the Black Turn became extremely unstable under the impact of Conqueror's Haki, unable to be repaired or completely dissipated.
"How—how did you know—!!!"
The member of the Holy Knights opened his mouth, his voice broken and intermittent, as if squeezed from deep within his throat.
His eyes were filled with disbelief and fear.
For eight hundred years, the Black Turn Domination has been one of the Celestial Dragons' most closely guarded secrets.
Aside from the Five Elders and members of the Holy Knights, almost no one knew of its existence.
But this pirate not only knew, he also knew how to break the code.
Roy did not answer his question.
Black Blade Shusui slashed upwards, the blade precisely slicing across the skin of the man's right arm where the mark was located.
A complete right arm detached from the body, flipped twice in the air, landed on the ice, bounced twice, and then remained still.
The body, having lost its mark, was completely stripped of the protection of the Black Turn.
The flickering black mist suddenly contracted the moment the severed arm was separated from the body.
Then, like a punctured balloon, it completely dissipated into the air.
The two severed bodies lost all support, and blood gushed from the cuts, splattering a large, dark red fan shape on the ice.
One member of the Holy Knights has died.
Roy straightened up, shook the blood off Shusui Dao, and turned to look at another guy who was being repaired by the black mist.
He had already sensed the Black Turn Mark on the man's calf.
The figure vanished from its original spot once more, only to reappear beside the person a second later.
The same operation— the Conqueror's Haki interrupted the repair, and with a single slash, Shusui severed the lower leg. The black mist dissipated, and blood splattered.
Another one died.
From the moment Roy teleported down to the moment he took down the two men, it only took a dozen seconds.
The two members of the Holy Knights, protected by the Black Turn, were dealt with cleanly and efficiently.
The remaining members of the Holy Knights were deathly pale.
Their ability to Black Turn is their greatest asset.
With the Black Turn, they can fight recklessly in battle, and even if they suffer fatal wounds, they can automatically recover.
But now Roy has shown them a cruel truth through his actions:
Black Turn is useless against him.
Not only is it useless, it might even become a death sentence.
Roy can not only interrupt the Black Turn repair process, but also pinpoint the location of each person's mark.
This means he knows how Black Turn works.
This information should have been known only to the Five Elders and Lord Imu.
Shamrock's knuckles turned white from gripping the knife too tightly.
"You..."
His voice was hoarse and deep, each word seeming to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
But the strength Roy was displaying at that moment left him speechless.
Even his planned surprise attack on Roy using the Black Turn was easily thwarted.
Saint Saturn stood behind the Holy Knights. Of his eight spider legs, only six were still movable, and the two that had been severed were slowly regrowing.
But at that moment, his attention was completely elsewhere—
His eyes were fixed on Roy, the apprehension in them now turning into fear.
Roy knew about the Black Turn.
He not only knew about the existence of Black Turn, but also about Black Turn operating mechanism, how to use Conqueror's Haki Black Turn interfere with its repair process, and how to accurately locate the mark.
This level of understanding is beyond what ordinary intelligence gathering can achieve.
Does he still know about Lord Imu's existence?
Once the thought popped into my head, I couldn't suppress it anymore.
Imu, the true ruler of the Empty Throne, a mysterious being who has ruled the world for eight hundred years.
This is a top-secret information of the World Government; no more than ten people in the entire Celestial Dragons race know about it.
But if Roy understands the Black Turn to this extent, then he probably also knows about Lord Imu.
If Roy knew about Imu... then that person's threat level would have to be reassessed.
Saint Saturn lived for eight hundred years and had seen countless so-called "threats" --
Rocks, Roger, Whitebeard, Kaido —each of them was considered a thorn in the side by the World Government.
But even the strongest players can only struggle on the chessboard, while Roy seems capable of overturning the entire chessboard.
Even more frightening is that if Roy were to reveal the secret of the Black Turn, it would be a huge blow to the World Government's credibility.
While there aren't many people on the high seas who can suppress Black Turn with Conqueror's Haki, aren't all the monsters who possess it masters of Conqueror's Haki and destruction?
The remnants of the D. Clan all regard the Celestial Dragons as their mortal enemies.
If they were to discover the weaknesses of the Black Turn, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Thinking of this, Saint Saturn could no longer sit still.
He slammed his scepter heavily on the ground, and with all six intact spider legs exerting force simultaneously, his massive body charged toward Roy at a speed disproportionate to its size.
A dark blue light shone from the top of the scepter; it was the pure, domineering Haki he had accumulated over eight hundred years, so thick it was almost tangible.
The Haki spun rapidly at the top of the scepter, forming a blue sphere the size of a fist.
The space around the sphere of light began to distort and deform due to the concentration of this force, and the air was compressed, producing a piercing popping sound.
" Roy --!!!"
Saint Saturn's roar echoed across the battlefield, and his scepter, carrying enough power to shatter a mountain, aimed at Roy's back.
This attack was devoid of any Haki assault.
Roy had just dealt with the second member of the Holy Knights, and before Shusui could even retrieve it, Saint Saturn's Scepter had already arrived.
But there was no panic on his face.
Within the range of his Telekinesis Domain, no attack could escape his perception.
When Saint Saturn's scepter was still three meters from his back, Roy's body had already begun to shift.
The scepter grazed Roy's clothes, and the blue orb at its tip slammed into the ice behind him.
A massive ice crater, over ten meters in diameter, appeared behind Roy, its shockwave spreading in all directions, scattering ice shards and blood mist around them.
Water 7 was blasted out from the bottom of the ice pit, spewing up a water column more than ten meters high.
Roy steadied himself amidst the shockwave and turned to face Saint Saturn.
"A sneak attack from behind is not the Five Elders ' style."
His tone remained relaxed, but a hint of seriousness had crept into his eyes.
Saint Saturn's attack was far more powerful than he had expected—this ancient monster who had lived for eight hundred years was indeed a force to be reckoned with.
Saint Saturn did not respond to his teasing.
The scepter was raised again, but this time he did not test the waters.
A black, Haki surged from his body, forming a thick layer of armor around him.
With all six spider legs exerting force simultaneously, he transformed into a black Inazuma, his scepter striking Roy like a torrential downpour.
Each thrust carries the Haki to shatter a mountain, and each sweep carries the might to tear the air apart.
Roy raised his knife to block.
The moment Shusui collided with the scepter, he felt a tremendous force emanating from the blade, making his hand go numb.
The old man's strength was far greater than he had imagined—the enhancement of his physical body by the Gyuki Form, coupled with eight hundred years of combat experience, made each of Saint Saturn's attacks carry a kind of raw and powerful ferocity.
The two engaged in a fierce battle on the ice.
The glint of Shusui's sword clashed repeatedly with the blue light of the scepter, each clash unleashing a shockwave that shattered the surrounding ice surface.
Several members of the Holy Knights who were nearby tried to help, but they were blasted away by the aftershocks of the two men's battle before they could even get close.
Above the battlefield, the battle between Roy and Saint Saturn continued.
While the two were fighting, on other battlefields in Marineford,
The fierce battle between Hachinosu and the Navy has entered its most brutal phase.
The entire Marineford has become a giant meat grinder.