That ferocious tornado hugged the ground as it tore forward, pulverizing the earth, its speed incredibly swift and domineering, its power terrifying. Alletha's expression changed drastically. He gripped his greatsword tightly with both hands, the black flames upon it boiling. He raised the greatsword high and then brought it down in a savage slash. A ten-meter-high blade of black fire erupted, plowing through the earth, carving it open as it collided head-on with the great tornado.
BOOM! The two powerful slashes exploded on impact, creating a circular shockwave that instantly swept across a thousand-meter area, blasting all other ongoing battles a kilometer away. Many were injured by the impact. The moment the explosion subsided, two sharp figures clashed again in an instant, their potent and incisive sword momentums colliding, tearing the ground to shreds.
"I don't have time to play with you! Get out of my way!" Alletha roared, unleashing his full strength, directly sending Modi flying with sheer power. Then, with a beat of his demonic wings, he leaped up again for another ferocious slash. He needed to kill Modi quickly and go support the other battlefields.
The instant Alletha's black-flamed greatsword descended, Modi's robes billowed. His figure seemed to flutter for a moment, instantly shifting two meters horizontally. Alletha's slash missed, carving a deep trench dozens of meters long into the ground. His attack having failed, Alletha spun his blade, slashing horizontally at Modi. Modi raised his sword to block, his body seeming to take flight, as light as a swallow, landing ten meters away.
"Annoying," Alletha's face was grim. With a beat of his wings, he charged Modi again, his hands wielding the black-flamed greatsword, a torrent of black fire sword-light flashing through the air. Modi flickered amidst the slashes, parrying when he couldn't dodge. In a short span of half a minute, Alletha had delivered over a hundred slashes, his aura growing increasingly ferocious, determined to end the fight quickly.
Modi held his longsword, his expression impassive. "It seems I'm being underestimated." "As Bege's second-in-command, if I can't even defeat you, am I still qualified to be the Vice-Captain of the Fire Tank Pirates?" Modi's eyes grew sharper, colder. The longsword in his hand rapidly turned crimson red, as red as a branding iron, and the air around it became scorchingly hot. This sword was a product of fusing Modi's original blade with a Dial Weapon longsword. Not only did it possess the hardness of a Wazamono grade sword, but it also had the characteristics of a Dial Weapon, capable of generating intense heat.
Modi held the red-hot longsword, his left hand gripping his right arm. His entire right arm bulged, blue veins popping out. His sharp, cold gaze followed the searing blade towards Alletha.
"I don't care what kind of second-in-command you are! Now, you die for me!" Alletha took a step, leaped into the air, and his black-flamed greatsword slashed out violently. A massive, semi-circular blade of black fire arced down.
"One Sword Style: Extreme Fire Storm!" Modi swung his sword. The superheated blade, frictioning against the air, instantly ignited. Fanned by a fierce wind, it rapidly combusted, forming a colossal firestorm that directly pierced through the black fire blade and rushed towards Alletha. Alletha's expression changed. He slashed down with his greatsword again, forcibly cleaving the firestorm in two. The raging firestorm surged past either side of him. Suddenly, Alletha's eyes narrowed, a look of unease appearing on his face. His body plummeted rapidly towards the ground. He had seen a sword momentum erupting from Modi that was several times sharper than before.
Modi gripped his sword with both hands, blue veins coiling around his arms like azure pythons. He suddenly stepped forward, the flaming longsword incinerating the air as he swung it with brutal force. "Not good!" Alletha's hairs stood on end. He instantly coated his hands in Armament Haki. A terrifying fire tornado, like a falling meteor, tore through the air. In a flash, it reached him. Alletha raised his sword and brought it down on the fire tornado. BOOM! The Armament Haki on Alletha's arms instantly shattered. He couldn't stop himself from coughing up blood, his figure engulfed by the fire tornado and sent flying backwards. It crashed through the buildings outside the square, one after another, leaving a shocking, gaping trench that stretched to the horizon.
"One Sword Style: Great Dragon Twister - World Shaker!" Modi took a ragged breath, his gaze fixed sharply on the end of the trench. He quickly broke into a run, charging along the chasm. Modi knew that his last attack hadn't been enough to kill Alletha. Sure enough, he had only covered half the distance when a black streak shot out from the end of the trench. Alletha's body was charred, his thick, blood-red keratinous armor burned black. His demonic wings were in an especially pitiful state, most of their feathers burned away, still emitting a scorched smell. His body was covered in gashes torn by the sharp fire tornado, the searing pain fueling the rage boiling within him.
The two collided at astonishing speed. "BOOM..." A terrifying sword pressure erupted as their blades clashed, the shockwaves toppling nearby buildings. The black flames on Alletha's greatsword suddenly flared, and an incredible force, like an overwhelming tide, surged towards Modi, pushing him back. Then, Alletha shattered the ground with a stomp, his wings beating furiously, his figure darted forward, closing in on Modi. He raised his greatsword high and, without hesitation, brought it down in a violent slash. "Demon's Slash: Malevolent Star!"
" Pfft... " Blood sprayed out. At the moment of impact, Modi's eyes widened. The evil sword qi blasting from the greatsword struck his body, shattering his Armament Haki. Unable to withstand it, he was sent flying directly. He crashed through building after building, buried under the collapsing rubble.
Alletha flapped his wings powerfully, his feet continuously stomping the ground to increase his speed. As he neared, he slashed the collapsed building in two with a single stroke. Modi burst out first, Alletha hot on his heels. Modi spun around, and with a swing of his longsword, a massive firestorm swept towards Alletha. Alletha swung his own blade, cleaving through the firestorm. The two chased and fought, the battle growing increasingly intense.
Meanwhile, in the seas ruled by the Fear Pirates, a colossal pirate ship rode the wind and waves, heading straight for Fear Island. At the prow of this giant pirate ship stood a towering figure. This giant had thick black hair on his head and shoulders, and even more strangely, a large pair of horns sprouted from his head. He sported a very long mustache, was bare-chested, and had a red scale tattoo on his left arm. He wore wide trousers and a shimenawa rope around his waist.
In the New World, there was only one person with such an appearance and attire. The captain of the Beasts Pirates, Kaido, renowned as the "Strongest Creature in the World on Land, Sea, and Air." He had heard about the great battle on Fear Island, and his interest was piqued. Wanting to get in on the action, he had immediately set sail.
Kaido's expression was extremely impatient. He held a massive sake gourd, continuously pouring alcohol into his mouth. He then bellowed at his crew: "Faster! Faster! Any slower and the fight will be over! Faster, I say!"
"Captain, this is already our top speed." Standing beside Kaido was Jack. His imposing figure looked like a well-behaved child in front of Kaido. Faced with Kaido, he didn't dare show any temper, standing there obediently.