Uchiha Xin didn't bother with any nonsense and directly drew his Black Blade Yoru, from his waist.
He didn't adopt any swordsman's starting stance; relying solely on the terrifying brute force of his Body of the Extreme Path, he casually swung his hand at Moria in front of him.
boom!
The air was forcibly compressed to an extreme degree, and a transparent and violent air pressure sword aura instantly took shape, sweeping out along the ground with overwhelming destructive power.
Moria, who had been laughing wildly without restraint, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine upon seeing this.
His fighting instincts as Shichibukai caused him to tumble awkwardly to the side.
"Pfft!"
Hogback, who was standing next to Moria and preparing to continue flattering him, was completely caught off guard.
The incredibly sharp and powerful sword energy instantly swept across his neck.
Hogback's head, with its long nose, flew into the air, its headless corpse spitting out a large amount of warm blood before crashing straight to the ground, instantly killed.
The sword energy, its power undiminished, tore through the earth, blasting large swaths of eerie ship-shaped structures behind it into countless fragments.
They carved out a vacuum tunnel hundreds of meters long in the forest.
Moria scrambled to his feet, glanced at Hogback's corpse, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.
His gaze was fixed on the huge Black Blade in Uchiha Xin's hand.
"That sword... there's no mistake! It's the Black Blade Yoru, one of the Twelve Supreme Grade Blades!"
Moria's face was grave, his heart churning with turmoil.
Black Blade Yoru is Dracule Mihawk's lifeline.
That guy is the World's Greatest Swordsman, how did this sword end up in the hands of an outsider?
Moria wasn't stupid. He was as good as his sword. If the sword changed hands, it could only prove one thing—the man before him possessed terrifying strength far surpassing Hawk Eyes's.
They may have even killed Hawk Eyes!
Thinking of this, Moria felt a deep sense of dread towards Uchiha Xin.
Uchiha Xin held the Black Blade Yoru in one hand, his attitude indifferent.
"I've got my eye on this Thriller Bark."
He looked down at Moria, his tone leaving no room for negotiation:
"I'm giving you two choices. Either get out of this sea area yourself, or I'll kill you here."
Arrogant!
Utter arrogance!
Moria froze for a moment, then veins bulged on his Shichibukai was thoroughly enraged.
He was, after all, a man who once dared to contend with Kaido the Four Emperors, and was the absolute ruler of this Florian Triangle.
Now they're being chased away like dogs and told to get lost?
"Hehehehe! You boastful brat!"
Moria laughed in fury, his eyes turning extremely fierce.
He believed that even though his opponent was capable of taking Hawk Eyes's sword and was incredibly strong, he was by no means much weaker on this shadowy home warship.
"Want my ship? You'll have to trade your life for it!"
Moria suddenly spread his arms wide, and the shadow beneath his feet instantly began to surge.
" Shadow Box!"
Countless dark shadow bats surged out from beneath his feet, overwhelming Uchiha Xin and surrounding him.
These shadow bats are not only extremely fast, but they can also instantly coalesce into an indestructible cage. Once trapped, one can only be at his mercy.
Faced with the dark mass of shadows surging in from all directions, Uchiha Xin didn't even lift his eyelids.
He didn't even bother to swing the knife; he simply slowly raised his left hand, his fingers slightly spread.
The body's restored Power of the Limit instantly activated, forcibly urging out the remaining law-repelling force.
Shinra Tensei.
boom!
An irresistible and terrifying repulsive force erupted from Uchiha Xin, like a materialized storm.
Those shadow bats that had just approached were crushed to dust and turned into a cloud of black mist the moment they came into contact with the repulsive force, not even lasting half a second.
The powerful Shockwave continued its relentless march, like an invisible hammer, slamming heavily into Moria's massive body.
"Bang!"
Moria let out a muffled groan, his entire body flying through the air like a kite with a broken string, crashing through more than a dozen large trees before slamming heavily into the ruins.
"Damn it... what kind of monster is this?!"
Moria struggled to his feet from the ruins, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his heart filled with resentment and madness.
His repeated setbacks drove him to a complete loss of reason.
"Since ordinary moves can't defeat you, then I'll show you my true power!"
Moria roared to the sky, unleashing the full power of his trump card.
" Shadows Asgard!"
The entire Thriller Bark instantly descended into chaos.
In the forest, in the tomb, and inside the castle, hundreds and thousands of stolen shadows were summoned, transforming into streaks of black light that surged wildly into Moria's body.
As the shadow continued to be injected, Moria's body began to undergo extremely terrifying changes.
His body swelled wildly like an inflating balloon, his muscles bulged, and his veins coiled around his body like writhing dragons.
In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a gigantic monster tens of meters tall, his combat power skyrocketing, radiating an extremely violent and oppressive aura.
"Hehehehehe! Can you feel it? This is the power of a thousand shadows!"
The gigantic, berserk Moria stomped the ground, shattering it, and swung his mountain-sized fist.
With a sonic boom that tore through the air, it slammed down hard towards Uchiha Xin.
Turn me into mincemeat!
Faced with this colossal fist that blotted out the sky, Uchiha Xin's tiny body seemed insignificant.
But he still did not draw his sword, nor did he retreat.
Large size does not equate to strong strength.
Uchiha Xin pulled his right arm back sharply, the pure power of the Body of the Extreme Path was compressed wildly on his fist, and even the surrounding space faintly showed distorted ripples.
"Extreme Steel Fist."
Two fists, one large and one small, collided violently in mid-air.
"Boom--!"
A deafening roar echoed throughout the entire island, and the violent shockwave instantly leveled the forest within a radius of hundreds of meters.
Moria's sinister smile froze instantly.
He felt as if his giant fist, which had gathered the power of a thousand shadows, had struck an indestructible piece of divine iron.
This formidable power was utterly insignificant compared to Uchiha Xin.
Immediately afterwards, an immense, terrifying force, beyond the comprehension of ordinary logic, surged wildly from his fist into his entire arm.
"Snap!"
A sharp cracking sound came from Moria's thick arm as bones broke.
His massive body, tens of meters tall, was once again sent flying by Uchiha Xin's seemingly insignificant steel fist.
The enormous mountain of flesh traced an arc through the air before crashing heavily into the distant castle ruins, kicking up clouds of dust.
Uchiha Xin withdrew his fist and shook his head in disappointment.
"Too weak."
"After making such a big fuss, this is all the effort they've got?"
"Did you buy your title of Shichibukai?"
This blunt and merciless mockery thoroughly pierced Moria's fragile pride.