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"Azure Dragon · Extreme · Ten Thousand Blade Scroll!"
As the fiery aura of sword intent on the blade surged with increasing intensity...
At that precise moment, Bai Yu swung his sword in an upward arc.
Whoosh—Boom!
The blazing sword aura infused into Sakuragi erupted into thousands of flaming blades.
Each blade flew out like a mighty torrent, forming a rushing river of slashes.
They spiraled upward, twisting in a whirling formation.
Whooosh!
In an instant, a tornado of blades as massive as the ice boulder itself formed in the sky.
In the blink of an eye, the raging vortex of blades collided directly with the colossal ice stone.
BOOM!
A thunderous explosion echoed across the entire square.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Immediately after, the giant ice stone was drawn into the eye of the tornado.
Endless blades rained down on the stone's surface one after another.
One, two, three strikes...
Gradually, the blades began to cut through the ice stone's Haki-reinforced exterior with relentless precision.
Boom!
In the end, as Garp ceased reinforcing it with Busoshoku Haki, the ice lost all its remaining defense.
The remaining blades of the tornado struck freely.
Without the protection of Haki, the ice could no longer withstand the onslaught.
With a deafening crash—
The massive boulder shattered completely.
It was reduced to fragments and scattered like a hailstorm of gravel.
At the same time—
The blade tornado finally exhausted its momentum and dissipated into the air.
Whoosh!
Just then, a sharp sound of wind cutting followed.
No sooner had the ice been shattered than Garp rushed in, surging with explosive force.
Ssst!
Seeing this, Bai Yu's mouth curved into a grin.
Rather than retreating, he stepped forward and clashed directly with Garp.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
In the blink of an eye, a close-quarters melee erupted between Bai Yu and Garp.
Their clash became a storm of speed and strength.
Each time their figures intersected—
A piercing metallic clang rang out.
Followed by showers of sparks erupting from each violent collision.
With every exchange, they would absorb the other's blow, then recoil briefly...
Only to charge again, even faster than before.
Their movements quickened. Their blows grew heavier.
Neither showed any signs of stopping.
The battlefield—once a proud square—was now shattered and scarred beyond recognition.
"He's actually keeping up with Garp at this level..."
Watching silently from the rear, Kuzan (Aokiji) couldn't help but murmur in astonishment.
Bai Yu's growth was terrifying.
Even for himself, it would be difficult to withstand Garp's overwhelming offense without being overwhelmed.
But Bai Yu had done it.
Not only that—
He maintained the offensive and never once backed down.
Back on the battlefield—
CLANG!
Another powerful collision echoed.
Both men leapt back at once, taking a short pause.
Looking closely—
Blood was dripping slightly from Bai Yu's hands.
The force of the clash had disrupted both the fiery sword aura and the Haki coating on Sakuragi's blade.
Looking at Garp—
The Busoshoku Haki coating both his fists had also dimmed.
Tiny cuts could be seen etched across the skin of his hands.
He had nearly been wounded through sheer pressure.
"You brat… No wonder you could take down Doflamingo and Sasaki."
Garp flexed his sore fists and looked at Bai Yu with rare admiration.
This exchange alone made it clear why Bai Yu had been able to kill those two infamous figures.
His mastery of Haki was already far beyond ordinary standards.
Combined with his overwhelming sword intent and the sharpness of Sakuragi—
If Garp hadn't trained his Haki to extreme levels, he'd have likely lost a hand by now.
"Your arrogance is pretty overwhelming too, old man."
Bai Yu responded with a calm smile.
"If you don't have any stronger techniques..."
"You might want to consider ending this here."
"Keep going, and things may get out of hand."
Garp warned.
Raising a brow, Bai Yu responded confidently.
"Then it's time for my trump card."
Bai Yu raised one finger.
"At the very least, I'll break through that thick Haki of yours."
"Oh?"
"That's a bold claim."
Garp's expression sharpened slightly.
"What, are you saying you've still got a card up your sleeve?"
He looked at Bai Yu with curious suspicion.
Bai Yu didn't answer—just smiled.
His right hand tightened around Sakuragi's hilt.
His left hand reached toward the second blade on his right waist: Wushuang.
With a swift motion, he drew it.
Dual wielding!
"Two-sword style?"
Garp immediately understood.
So that's why Bai Yu had carried two swords from the start—
He could fight with both.
"Come then!"
"Let's see just how much stronger an extra blade makes you!"
Garp grinned.
Against anyone else, an extra sword would mean little.
But Bai Yu's composure told him—
Two-sword Bai Yu was a completely different beast from one-sword Bai Yu.
"Garp, I suggest you take this seriously."
"Once I unleash the next technique..."
"Even I won't be able to pull it back."
Bai Yu warned solemnly.
Then he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Inhale.
Exhale.
He brought his mind to stillness—letting go of the heat of battle.
Beep!
His eyes suddenly shot open.
A sharp glint flashed through them.
"Focus!"
Thump. Thump. Thump.
With that shout, power surged across Bai Yu's body.
All of it condensed into his arms—wrapped tightly in draconic scale markings.
Muscles bulged as tremendous force gathered.
"Be ready!"
Sssst!
Without hesitation, Bai Yu took one step forward—
His figure vanished in a blur as he dashed straight at Garp.
"Two-Sword Style: Gathering Twelve Consecutive Slashes!"
—First Slash!
In an instant, Bai Yu slashed downward with Sakuragi in his right hand.
"Hmm?"
"His sword speed… just jumped!"
Garp was momentarily caught off guard.
But instincts took over.
He launched his right fist toward Sakuragi.
CLANG!
A metallic shockwave exploded.
Sakuragi was knocked away slightly by Garp's powerful punch.
—Second Slash!
But almost before Garp could relax—
Bai Yu's left-hand blade, Wushuang, arced upward with shocking speed.
Seeing this, Garp's face hardened.
He quickly withdrew his right fist.
Using his left instead, he countered the upward slash.
CLANG!
Another violent shock echoed.
Wushuang was blocked by Garp's left punch.
—Third Slash!
But that wasn't the end.
The moment Garp blocked the Wushuang blade—
Sakuragi, which had been knocked aside, came slashing down again with even greater power and speed.
And this time—
The strike carried true killing intent!
Only then did Garp fully realize—
Bai Yu's "Gathering Twelve Slashes" was a relentless dual-blade chain, designed to overwhelm even a master of Haki like himself through seamless coordination, speed, and brute power.
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