Time and injuries have weakened Shiki's body, but they haven't completely erased his Haki and combat experience.
Since arriving in the world of One Piece, Uchiha Xin has already killed many enemies.
Crocodile relies on the Sand-Sand Fruit.
Moria had long since lost his ambition.
Enel possesses the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, but lacks Armament Haki.
Momousagi is quite strong, but that still didn't allow him to truly unleash his full potential.
As for Blackbeard and Hody, they are hardly top-tier opponents.
Shiki is different.
This man once broke into the Marine Headquarters alone.
It took Garp and Sengoku working together to send him to Impel Down.
Even now, with both legs broken and a ship's rudder still stuck in his head, he remains one of the most veteran and powerful figures on this sea.
Uchiha Xin hadn't encountered an opponent like this in a long time.
The power within him began to flow faster.
Shiki also completely ignited the fighting spirit that had been dormant for a long time.
Shiki noticed his change and grinned.
"Hahahaha!"
"That's more like it!"
"Since you dare to refuse my offer, then show me your true abilities!"
"Don't think that just because you killed a few Shichibukai you're qualified to stand before me!"
Shiki lifted his legs.
Oto and the Kogarashi were covered in Armament Haki.
Uchiha Xin, however, withdrew the special power of the Eye of God.
Space stopped warping.
The Dark Thunderbolt did not appear either.
He did not use his Devil Fruit powers, nor did he unleash his Power of the Limit.
The jet-black Armament Haki spread upwards from his right hand, covering his entire arm in the blink of an eye.
When Shiki saw this, his expression changed.
"Ready for close combat?"
You'll regret this!
As soon as he finished speaking, he vanished from the spot.
The Famous Sword Oto slashed down from above.
Uchiha Xin raised his right arm.
Bang!
The blade collided head-on with the arm.
Armament Haki clashed and pressed against each other.
A black arc of electricity exploded between the two, instantly blasting away the surrounding air.
Shiki followed up with a sweeping kick of his other leg.
The Kogarashi aimed straight for Uchiha Xin's waist.
Uchiha Xin dodged the blade and punched Shiki in the chest.
Shiki raised his arm to block.
The fist landed.
Bang!
Shiki's body sank.
Uchiha Xin threw another punch.
Shiki did not back down.
He clenched his fists as well, meeting the attack head-on.
boom!
The two fists collided.
A loud bang was heard from high in the sky.
The nearest island below suddenly trembled.
All the wild beasts in the mountains lay prone on the ground.
Pirates gathered at the edge of the island fell down in droves.
"Just a clash of fists?"
Why is the whole island shaking?!
"Captain Shiki is serious!"
Several weaker pirates covered their ears.
Even from this distance, they were still made dizzy by the roar.
High in the air, the two had already exchanged blows dozens of times.
Shiki's legs transformed into blades, making his attacks far more unpredictable than those of ordinary swordsmen.
Oto slashed past Uchiha Xin's shoulder.
Uchiha Xin raised his hand and grabbed the back of the knife, then threw another punch.
Shiki turned his head to avoid it.
The force of the punch grazed his face as it flew backward.
The clouds thousands of meters away were pierced directly.
Shiki threw a backhand punch at Uchiha Xin's jaw.
Uchiha Xin also dodged, but instead slammed his knee into Shiki's abdomen.
Bang!
Shiki lowered his arms to block the attack.
The two closed the distance between them again.
Fists, elbows, knees, and blades collided repeatedly.
One roar after another.
The sea of clouds covering the sky could not withstand the aftershocks and was torn in half.
Then, the gap continued to widen.
Large swaths of clouds were pushed to either side by the force of the punches.
In the blink of an eye, not a single complete cloud could be seen in the sky for dozens of miles around.
The pirates on the nearby islands could no longer see the two men's movements.
All they could hear was the sound of impact.
Each time a roar was heard, a shockwave would explode in the sky.
"Too fast!"
"Even my Observation Haki can't keep up!"
"That Uchiha Xin can actually fight Captain Shiki head-on!"
The pirate who first recognized Uchiha Xin was holding the bounty poster, his fingers already trembling.
"The Navy's bounty was wrong."
"How could someone like that only be worth a billion Beli!"
The next moment, a figure was sent flying backward from the battlefield.
Shiki's feet swept through the air, retreating for over a thousand meters before finally stopping.
A trickle of blood had appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Uchiha Xin also stepped back a short distance.
The Armament Haki covering his entire body did not dissipate.
The two looked at each other from a distance.
Shiki raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.
He wasn't angry; instead, he laughed even more heartily.
"Hahahaha!"
"Good!"
"It's been too long!"
"I haven't had this much fun fighting in ages!"
He took a punch to the chest from Uchiha Xin.
The blood and qi within the body are still churning.
But this pain did not deter him; instead, it awakened his long-dormant fighting spirit.
I felt the same way when I fought Roger back then.
Every close encounter could mean life or death.
Every move must be made without holding back.
Shiki stared at Uchiha Xin.
"Kid, I have to admit, you're stronger than I expected."
"After Roger's death, you are the strongest opponent I've ever faced!"
"The name 'The Bloody One' is quite fitting for you!"
Uchiha Xin's face turned cold.
"Shut up."
"I have never accepted such an unpleasant title."
"A name chosen arbitrarily by the Navy? Does it even deserve to be used on me?"
Shiki paused for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha!"
"So you don't like this title!"
"Once I kill you, I'll let the whole ocean know that you ultimately died at the hands of the Golden Lion!"
You don't have that ability.
Uchiha Xin took a step forward.
Shiki rushed over at the same time.
The two collided again.
boom!
This time, the power is greater than before.
The sky suddenly seemed to drop.
The impact pierced through the clouds and reached all the way to the Blue Sea.
The battlefield between the two was constantly shifting.
While fighting, Shiki manipulated the surrounding airflow.
Dozens of floating islands were quickly left behind.
The two sides fought their way through the air, with the sea below constantly changing.
Shiki raised his leg and unleashed a sword aura.
Uchiha Xin dodged to the side.
The sword energy swept past him and fell downwards.
Thousands of meters below, the sea near Enies Lobby suddenly split open.
A sea ripple several miles long appeared on the sea.
The seawater was parted to both sides by the sword energy and could not be rejoined for a long time.
The navy personnel on Enies Lobby all looked up.
What was that sound just now?
"Is it thundering?"
"There aren't even any clouds in the sky, so where did the thunder come from!"
boom!
Another sword aura fell from the sky.
A row of buildings on the edge of Enies Lobby was split open on the spot.
The sword energy continued forward, leaving a trench hundreds of meters long in the ground.
Gravel and planks shot into the air.
Nearby sailors scrambled to their sides for cover.
"Enemy attack!"
"Someone is attacking Enies Lobby!"
"No enemy found!"
"The attack came from the sky!"
More naval personnel rushed out of their base.
They raised their guns, but all they could see were the clouds being torn apart.
The figures in the sky are too small.
Ordinary soldiers couldn't see it at all.
Tower of Justice, Spandam was so shocked that he fell off his chair.
He covered his head and got up.
"What's going on?!"
"Who dares to attack Enies Lobby!"