"Again!"
Luffy let out a low shout and charged forward again.
This time, he was even faster.
The white figure left trails of afterimages on the battlefield, as if several Luffy were moving at the same time.
He pushed the power of the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika to its limit, his body could deform, fold, and stretch at will, and sometimes he could turn his whole body into a large net that would cover him from all directions.
Roy's swordplay remained steady, each strike precise and methodical.
The Soul Fire hovered in mid-air, occasionally interfering with Luffy's senses or adding a defensive layer.
The two fought faster and faster, the booming sounds of their collisions blending together like a dense drumbeat, making the entire island tremble slightly.
The ground was in a terrible state; the original sand had been turned over again and again, exposing the underlying rocks, which were covered with countless knife marks and fist marks.
The people on the high ground grew increasingly alarmed.
"Are these two even human?"
Loki cursed under his breath.
He considered himself to be physically incredibly strong, but seeing these two fight for so long, with every punch landing and every cut cutting to the bone, and yet they were completely unharmed, he couldn't help but gasp in amazement.
Sanji had a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and he didn't even notice that the cigarette had burned down to the filter.
He always knew Luffy was strong, and he also knew Roy.
But its strength was still beyond his expectations.
" Zoro, how long can you hold out if you go up there?"
He suddenly asked.
Zoro paused for a few seconds, then slowly spoke:
"Have no idea."
He's never seriously fought Roy, nor has he fought Luffy in his current Luffy.
But the knuckles of his hand gripping the hilt of the knife had turned white. The fighting spirit in his eyes was almost overflowing.
Not just him.
Loki gripped Iron Thunder's hand tighter and tighter, his golden vertical pupils fixed on the two figures on the battlefield, every muscle in his body tense.
Giant Tribe naturally warlike; seeing a battle of this caliber, who wouldn't be itching to join in?
If it weren't for the fact that this was a one-on-one fight between Luffy and Roy, he would have already charged in with his Iron Thunder.
The battle on the field is escalating.
Luffy's fighting became smoother and smoother, and he gradually adapted to Roy's rhythm and slowly figured out the pattern of the Soul Fire.
Before each strike of that fire, there would be extremely subtle energy fluctuations.
At first he didn't pay attention, but after suffering losses a few times, he gradually began to realize it.
Just as the Soul Fire was about to unleash another small burst of energy, Luffy suddenly tilted his head!
The impact grazed his ear, struck the ground, and blasted a small crater.
"Gotcha!" Luffy's eyes lit up.
He had been waiting for this moment for a long time!
Using the momentum, his body spun violently, his arms stretching out behind him to their maximum length, like a fully drawn bowstring.
" Gum-Gum-- "
" Leo Bazooka!"
His two arms, enveloped in Conqueror's Haki Inazuma, slammed towards Roy with a spinning force!
This attack used all his strength at the moment, and its speed was ridiculously fast. It was launched the instant he dodged the Soul Impact, giving no one time to react.
Roy's pupils contracted slightly.
They arrived so quickly.
Before he could think, Shusui stood in front of him, and at the same time, the Soul Fire above pressed down, forming a blue barrier in front of him.
"Bang--!!"
His fist slammed into the barrier, then into the blade.
Despite the double defense, Roy was still forced to slide back several meters by the immense force, his shoes carving two deep furrows in the rocky ground.
The barrier shattered, and the Soul Fire flickered, dimming slightly.
"Good."
Roy said something in a low voice, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes.
They were able to grasp the patterns of the Soul Fire and seize the opportunity to counterattack.
This kid's fighting talent is truly outrageous.
Luffy landed, panting heavily, but a smug smile on his face:
"See? I told you I could beat you!"
Don't be too happy yet.
Roy straightened up, his grip on the knife tightening.
It seems we really need to use some real skills to deal with this kid.
He took a deep breath, and his Telekinesis began to circulate wildly within him.
The Soul Fire in mid-air suddenly surged, the dark blue flames rising several meters high, like a small blue sun.
The Telekinesis Domain instantly contracted, no longer covering the entire island, but concentrating within a few dozen meters around the two people.
The more compressed the territory, the stronger the power.
The air instantly became as thick as cement, and a sense of oppression surged in from all directions, making one's bones creak.
Luffy's smile vanished instantly; he immediately sensed something was different.
The density of Telekinesis in the surrounding area was more than twice as high as before.
He has difficulty moving even the slightest thing.
"Is this what you mean by being serious?"
Luffy muttered something under his breath, not afraid at all, but even more excited.
He gritted his teeth, and his Conqueror's Haki surged once more!
Black and red Inazuma exploded around him, forcefully withstanding the pressure from all directions.
"Come on!" he roared, and charged forward.
Roy moved too.
He carried his sword, his figure still moving incredibly fast even within the compressed area. The sword light transformed into a long, indigo river, sweeping towards Luffy.
"Clang clang clang clang--!"
The sounds of collisions were so numerous and continuous that it was impossible to count them all.
The two figures collided at high speed in the confined space, each collision unleashing a massive shockwave.
Within the compressed area, energy cannot dissipate; it bounces back and forth within, making its power even more terrifying.
The ground collapsed layer by layer, and the rocks were pulverized.
The people on the high ground had no choice but to step back.
"This is way too outrageous..."
Usopp swallowed hard.
"If the fighting continues, this island will sink, won't it?"
No one answered.
Everyone stared intently at the center of the battlefield.
The area was completely shrouded in smoke and energy light; only the constant sounds of collisions could be heard, and the situation inside could not be seen.
Suddenly, an even louder collision exploded!
"Bang--!"
A white figure flew out of the smoke and dust, crashed heavily to the ground, and slid for dozens of meters, carving a deep furrow before coming to a stop.
The smoke and dust slowly dissipated.
Roy stood in the center of the battlefield, holding Shusui in his hand, slightly out of breath, his clothes torn in several places, looking at the figure opposite him.
Luffy to slowly get up.
Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, his clothes were tattered, and he was covered in dust, but his eyes still shone with an alarming intensity.
"Huff... huff..."
He gasped for breath, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked up at Roy.
"You're really strong, Roy."
"You're not bad either," Roy said honestly.
Luffy is one of the few who could push him to the point of being in a compressed field.
"But--"
Luffy abruptly changed the subject, his expression suddenly turning serious.
"I've already obtained the One Piece and am about to become the Pirate King! How could I possibly admit defeat like this!"
Luffy bent over and took a deep breath!
The surrounding air instantly became turbulent, as if forming an invisible storm that surged wildly into Luffy's mouth.
His stomach swelled up at a visible rate, followed by his shoulders, arms, and his entire body...
Its size expanded rapidly, growing larger and taller.
Ten meters, one hundred meters, one thousand meters...
In an instant, a white giant, thousands of meters tall, stood on the deserted island, towering into the sky and reaching the earth.
The giant lowered his head, his golden vertical pupils like two small suns, looking down at Roy on the ground.