Uchiha Xin uttered only one word before losing control of the sand.
What did you do?
Crocodile showed surprise for the first time.
Why can't I control the Sables?
Uchiha Xin no explanation.
"Didn't you just say that every grain of sand under your feet could be used to your advantage?"
"Then look carefully."
He raised one hand.
What exactly constitutes sand control?
Uchiha Xin's five fingers were slightly spread.
The yellow sand that was originally scattered throughout the square began to tremble at the same time.
Grains of sand detached from the ground and gathered towards his head.
The quicksand kept accumulating.
Soon, a giant sand hand, tens of meters tall, materialized.
Five fingers are clearly visible.
The sand in my palms and knuckles kept shifting, but showed no signs of disintegration.
" The Hand of Shukaku."
A colossal sand hand hovered above Alubarna.
The shadow covered the area where Crocodile was located.
Vivi looked up at the giant sand hand, then turned to look at Crocodile.
Her mind didn't quite process it for a moment.
"Can Uchiha Xin also control sand?"
"And he's even more skilled Crocodile?"
Several civilians in the distance stopped fleeing, their faces filled with bewilderment.
All they knew was that Crocodile was Devil Fruit User.
But now, another person has seized control of the surrounding sand right in front of Crocodile, and has even condensed such a huge hand.
Crocodile stood frozen in place.
He knew better than anyone what this meant.
Devil Fruit are unique.
It is impossible for two fruits to be exactly the same.
The repulsive force that Uchiha Xin previously displayed could also be explained as some kind of Paramecia ability.
But how can this giant sand hand be explained?
Crocodile attempts to seize control of the Sand Giant's Hand.
No response.
The sand simply wouldn't obey his commands.
"That's impossible!"
" The Sand-Sand Fruit clearly in my hand!"
Uchiha Xin pushed his palm forward.
Hand of Shukaku down.
Crocodile had no time to think; both his arms turned into sand simultaneously.
"Four sand blades!"
" Desert Grande Spada!"
boom!
Four giant sand blades, each tens of meters long, rose from the ground and slashed at Hand of Shukaku from four directions.
Each sand blade is highly compressed.
The blade swept across the ground, leaving four deep grooves.
The next second, all four sand blades struck the giant sand hand simultaneously.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
A series of crisp, metallic clangs rang out.
The four sand blades failed to cut through Hand of Shukaku.
With a slight tremor, the giant sand hand deflected all four sand blades.
Two of them broke on the spot.
The other two tumbled and flew out, crashing into a wall in the distance.
Crocodile's eyes widened.
"Why is his sand so hard, even though they're both made of sand?"
Hand of Shukaku continued to press down.
Crocodile dared not take the hit head-on, and his body instantly turned into a stream of sand, moving to the side.
He rushed out close to the edge of the giant hand, his right palm pressing down on the wrist of the giant sand hand.
" The Ground Secco!"
The drying force spread rapidly.
The quicksand that made up the giant hand lost its connection and began to crack from the wrist.
The cracks spread upwards.
The enormous Hand of Shukaku then shattered.
Large gusts of sand fell from mid-air.
Crocodile landed back on the ground, and just as he was about to speak, the sand at his feet suddenly got tangled around his legs.
"What?"
He looked down.
The quicksand that had just broken off from Hand of Shukaku did not disperse.
All the sand moved along the ground under Uchiha Xin's control, climbing up Crocodile's legs.
Crocodile immediately activated his elemental transformation.
But the quicksand had already figured out his changes.
As soon as he turned into sand, the surrounding quicksand contracted simultaneously, locking his scattered grains of sand firmly in the center.
Uchiha Xin his five fingers together.
" Sand Binding Prison."
boom!
The quicksand from all directions converged simultaneously.
Crocodile's legs, waist, abdomen, and arms were successively covered by sand.
In the blink of an eye, he was sealed inside a sand dune, with only his head sticking out.
He desperately urged the Sand-Sand Fruit to move.
But not a single grain of yellow sand responded to him.
Crocodile tried to escape by transforming into his elemental form, but as soon as his body dispersed, the power within the Sand Binding Prison forced him back into his original form.
He tried to break free again.
The sand dune then tightened.
Click!
The bones could not withstand the pressure and emitted a piercing sound.
Crocodile's expression changed drastically, and he could no longer maintain his previous arrogance.
Even elementalization couldn't escape it...
"What kind of ability is this?!"
Vivi stood beside Uchiha Xin, looking at the immobilized Crocodile, her hands clenched tightly together.
The Crocodile, invincible in Alabasta, is now trapped in the sand.
It's still in his home turf, the desert, where he excels.
Uchiha Xin was never serious from beginning to end.
The gap between the two sides has become so large that it cannot be measured.
Crocodile gritted his teeth, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
He could sense that Uchiha Xin's control over the yellow sand far surpassed his own.
Whether in terms of range, intensity, or the precision of control, he was completely overwhelmed.
The Sand-Sand Fruit is unique.
However, there is indeed a hierarchy among Devil Fruit.
The Flame-Flame Fruit will be suppressed by the Magma-Magma Fruit.
Even within the same type of ability, there are differences in level and strength.
An idea that he couldn't accept popped into Crocodile's mind.
Could it be that his prized Sand-Sand Fruit isn't actually the strongest sand-type ability?
In this world, there truly exists a sand power that surpasses the Sand-Sand Fruit, a power of a higher order and a more terrifying one!
As the Sand Binding Prison tightens further.
Crocodile's body was compressed by the yellow sand, and his bones made a cracking sound.
He gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and urged the Sand-Sand Fruit to activate once more.
Don't think you can trap me like this!
"I'm a Logia user!"
His shoulders were the first to turn into yellow sand.
Immediately afterwards, the chest, arms, and waist also began to take on elemental form.
Large grains of sand burrowed out from the gaps in the Sand Binding Prison.
Upon seeing this, Vivi's expression changed.
Her body, which had just relaxed, tensed up again.
He's escaping!
Vivi knew all too well how difficult it was to deal with Logia Fruit users.
Ordinary restraints are meaningless.
Once Crocodile turns into sand, even the strongest cage cannot hold him.
Crocodile clearly thought so too.
As he transformed into his elemental form, he stared intently at Uchiha Xin.
"Your sand control ability is indeed very strong."
"It's a pity you don't know Armament Haki."
"Without being able to grasp my true form, even the strongest power is just for show!"
As he spoke, his head began to turn into quicksand.
The entire body is about to completely disintegrate.
Crocodile's confidence has returned.
He admitted that Uchiha Xin's ability to manipulate the yellow sand far surpassed his own.
In a head-on confrontation, he has almost no chance of winning.
However, the greatest advantage of Logia has never been their sheer destructive power.
Elementalization is the key.
Without Armament Haki, you can't even touch his physical body.