Facing the black blade that came out from behind, Rosen's expression and emotions remained unchanged. His Observation Haki, which could foresee the next ten seconds, had already allowed him to know everything that would happen in the next ten seconds.
This naturally includes all of Ochoku's offensive tactics.
Just as Ochoku's black blade, imbued with Conqueror's Haki, was only a hair's breadth away from his back, he didn't use the Kamishini no Yari in his hand. Instead, he wrapped Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki together around his elbow, then turned and raised his elbow, like an axe blade, smashing it onto the black blade that Ochoku was slashing at.
Boom
Before his elbow and Ochoku's black blade even made any real contact, their Conqueror's Haki collided from a distance, exploding into streaks of black lightning that shot straight into the sky, tearing through the clouds, and releasing streams of Haki that surged in all directions and cleaved through the ice.
Click
As their Haki continued to erupt and collide, the ice beneath their feet shattered and collapsed downwards.
Fortunately, this stalemate did not last long.
In less than a second, Ochoku felt a violent Haki pouring down from his hand holding the sword, completely shattering the Conqueror's Haki wrapped around his black blade.
The overwhelming force nearly caused him to drop his knife, making his arms tremble and his body uncontrollably stagger backward.
Without hesitation.
Ochoku immediately used the Warp-Warp Fruit, and in a flash, he vanished from his spot.
Boom
No sooner had he left than a powerful shockwave, like a black net of lightning, engulfed the area where he had been standing, shattering the area a kilometer behind him into countless ice blocks that remained suspended in the air for a long time.
"Hyōryū Senbi".
Rosen's red-glowing eyes glanced at a spot that was empty except for ice blocks, and the Hyōrinmaru that had just slashed at the ice mountain in the sky suddenly swung down.
boom
The enormous ice dragon, which had been perched atop Hachinosu and overlooking everything on the island, finally moved.
With a mere flick of its hundred-foot-long tail, the dragon unleashed a blizzard that blotted out the sky above Hachinosu, carrying terrifyingly cold air that crashed down upon the island's land.
Click
As the dragon's tail fell to the ground like a meteorite, the earth did not shatter. Instead, as a chilling mist billowed up, an irregularly shaped iceberg, hundreds of meters high, rose from the ground, its blade-like form reaching towards the sky.
As the icy mist dissipated, a figure wielding a knife was found sealed inside the iceberg.
It was none other than Ochoku.
On one side is Rosen, who can foresee ten seconds into the future.
On one side is Ochoku, who is unable to even use Observation Haki.
Taking advantage of the ten-second time difference, in a one-on-one fight, without the help of any subordinates and without any external interference, Ochoku, one of the Four Emperors, was frozen in just a few exchanges.
But the next second.
Ochoku, who was frozen in ice, disappeared from the spot along with the iceberg that had frozen him.
Obviously.
He did not lose consciousness due to being frozen, but due to decreased physical strength, aggravated injuries, and huge consumption of Haki, he was no longer able to break the ice instantly.
Fearing being hit by a powerful attack, he didn't hesitate at all and decisively used the Warp-Warp Fruit to move himself, along with the iceberg that had frozen him.
Create distance between yourself and Rosen.
See here.
Watching the four emperors, frozen in ice, and the iceberg that had frozen them disappear together, Rosen's eyes remained calm, showing not a trace of surprise.
Once he unleashed his Observation Haki, it was enough to cover the entire Hachinosu. He could clearly see that Ochoku and Iceberg had moved together to a location about 15 kilometers away from him.
Are you that afraid of the Kamishini no Yari?
"Ochoku".
Rosen smiled slightly.
Having witnessed him use the Kamishini no Yari so many times, Ochoku was clearly terrified of it to the core, and had long ago made various preparations on how to deal with the Kamishini no Yari's attacks should he be frozen.
At the same time, Ochoku should have roughly determined the firing range of the Kamishini no Yari.
That's 13 kilometers.
Otherwise, Ochoku's location would have been just outside the range of the Kamishini no Yari.
The distance is 15 kilometers apart.
As long as Rosen gets closer to the king, this time will be enough for him to break through the ice.
"I've already said it."
"I'll use Hyōrinmaru to put an end to this for you."
"Then how could I let you die by the Kamishini no Yari?"
Rosen smiled and shook his head, then raised Hyōrinmaru and pointed it towards the dome above:
"Hyōten Hyakkasō!"
A massive dragon tail descended, raising a hundred-meter-high iceberg on Hachinosu. As Rosen pointed his sword at the sky and sea, the ice dragon seemed to receive some command. With a gentle flap of its enormous ice wings, it instantly stirred up a blizzard that swept across tens of kilometers.
boom
A massive ice dragon, obscuring the sky, soared into the sea of clouds, instantly darkening the dome of Hachinosu. It was covered by a boundless, thick sea of clouds, obscuring even the sun.
at the same time.
Temperatures on Hachinosu plummeted, affecting even the ocean beyond the island.
The seawater flowed slower and slower, and wisps of ice mist began to rise, before the seawater gradually froze.
Click
Suddenly.
The enormous ice dragon that surged into the sea of clouds shattered from its head to its body and tail, along with its massive wings that could block out the sun. It first transformed into a blinding white light, as if it were freezing the sky of the new world as well.
Immediately afterwards.
The white light dissipated, transforming into a breathtakingly beautiful expanse of ice and snow, enveloping the sky and ocean of the new world.
Swish
On the other side, as the ice dragon shattered and turned into countless ice shards, the iceberg that had frozen Ochoku was also torn apart from the inside by streaks of Haki black lightning, resembling black dragons.
Then.
Ochoku broke through the ice and emerged.
"Huff...huff...huff!"
Unlike before, when it was frozen, it broke through the ice in an instant.
This time.
Ochoku broke through the ice more slowly, and it took him longer.
Most importantly, after breaking through the ice, his chest heaved violently, his body trembled slightly, and wisps of white mist billowed from his nose and mouth with each breath.
In terms of direct attack power, Hyōrinmaru, the strongest of the ice-type, is indeed comparable to Ryujin Jakka, the strongest of the heat-type.
However, this does not mean that Hyōrinmaru's attack power is weak; it is just inferior to Ryujin Jakka.
Just look at Ochoku and you'll know.
Despite being one of the Four Emperors and constantly using Armament Haki to resist the effects of Devil Fruit powers on himself, he still became breathless, his hands and feet trembled, and his joints stiffened after being frozen once or twice.
It was clearly a case of severe frostbite.
"We can't let him freeze us anymore."
"If I were frozen one or two more times, my bodily functions would definitely stop working, and my consciousness would become blurred and sluggish."
"At that time, even if they still have enough Haki to break the ice, they will die because their functions will be frozen and their consciousness will stop."
Ochoku swayed back and forth, staggering a few steps.
Like drinking water, only the drinker knows whether it is hot or cold.
Having been frozen multiple times by Rosen using Hyōrinmaru, his physical functions had already suffered enormous damage.
Even if he could break free of the ice now, he could feel that compared to himself before he was frozen, not only was his reaction much slower, but his consciousness was also beginning to waver, and his hands and feet were as stiff as if they were filled with lead.
Even with the protection of his Haki, the bone-deep chilling air caused immense damage to his internal organs, joints, and muscles.
Clang
Just as Ochoku was using Armament Haki to resist the corrosive effects of Hyōrinmaru's freezing air, he suddenly felt a chill that went deep into his soul from the wrist holding the sword.
When he looked down, he discovered that an ice flower resembling a caltrop had suddenly grown on his wrist.
This ice flower, seemingly growing from beneath his skin, not only froze his wrist but also partially froze the black blade in his hand.
"What happened?"
Upon seeing this, Ochoku's pale face showed a hint of astonishment.
Before he could think it through, a chill, exactly the same as before, seemed to emanate from his right foot.
Clang
In his incredulous gaze, an ice flower also grew on his right foot, exactly the same as the one on his wrist.
The appearance of the two ice flowers not only made Ochoku's hands and feet cold, but also made him feel a chill he had never felt before, as well as a fear that was like a bone-deep infection that he could not get rid of.
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