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When Ochoku felt a chill run down his spine and even felt a surge of fear, a third ice flower grew on his back.
"Rosen."
"It's you!"
Ochoku's body stiffened, and his blood almost froze.
He knew perfectly well that the sudden appearance of ice flowers on his body was Rosen's doing.
Thinking about this...
Ochoku felt a chill run down his spine.
After all, he was more than ten kilometers away from Rosen, and the other party actually managed to freeze him remotely using the power of Hyōrinmaru, even from a distance of more than ten kilometers.
You need to know.
He is not some nobody you can find anywhere in the world, but one of the Four Emperors who reign supreme!
The Armament Haki that is constantly released is enough to resist most Devil Fruit attacks.
Not to mention the fact that it could cause him harm when the distance is more than ten kilometers.
"We can't let these ice flowers grow unchecked any longer."
Although Ochoku didn't know what Rosen had done to his body, his intuition told him that if these ice flowers continued to grow, even he, as one of the Four Emperors, would eventually be affected.
die!
In the blink of an eye, he immediately manipulated Armament Haki, and even used Conqueror's Haki along with it.
It's not just Armament Haki that can counter Devil Fruit abilities; Conqueror's Haki is also effective.
However, most of the kings in this ocean either lack sufficient Conqueror's Haki strength or haven't mastered the technique of using Conqueror's Haki to entangle, so they are unable to use Conqueror's Haki to resist Devil Fruits or even suppress their abilities.
Ochoku, however, was different.
He is one of the Four Emperors.
Although he doesn't have high-level Conqueror's Haki, he possesses Conqueror's Haki at the top of the intermediate level, and has mastered the technique of Conqueror's Haki infusion.
By combining the power of Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, they suppressed the ice flowers growing on their bodies, and it indeed had a significant effect.
Sizzle
The three ice flowers on her wrist, ankle, and back were shattered into dust one after another.
"call!"
Ochoku breathed a sigh of relief when he felt the freezing air surrounding the three parts of his body had dissipated considerably.
But the next second.
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The three ice flowers that had just been shattered into dust by the domineering force not only regenerated in the same spot, but also sprouted a new ice flower on each of their left and right shoulders.
There are five in total.
The joy on Ochoku's face froze instantly.
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After a moment of distraction, five more ice flowers sprouted from various parts of his body.
"Damn it!"
Ochoku's expression changed drastically, and he once again mobilized his Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki to resist the ice flowers on his body.
Sizzle
As he wished, the ice flowers on his body began to shatter.
To his disappointment, the old ice flowers were breaking apart, while new ice flowers were growing.
Moreover, whenever one ice flower breaks, two new ice flowers will grow out.
Faced with this situation, Ochoku was extremely anxious, but he forced himself to calm down.
He hesitated for a moment, then activated the Warp-Warp Fruit and disappeared from the spot.
Before.
It was 15 kilometers away from Rosen before, but this time it's 30 kilometers away.
"With such a great distance between them, the power of his Hyōrinmaru should be weakened due to the distance."
Ochoku thought this to himself, but he felt a bone-chilling cold coming from his left forearm, upper arm, and right knee. Before he could do anything, three ice flowers grew from each of these three parts.
"No!"
Upon seeing this.
Ochoku's face already showed visible fear.
He activated the Warp-Warp Fruit again, shifting his position even further away from Rosen.
Not only that.
After the first transfer, they did not stop there, but continued to transfer.
In one breath.
He moved from in front of Rosen to the edge of Hachinosu and saw the sea.
However, this sea was no longer the sea he used to know.
because.
"this."
"The sea! It's frozen over."
"They've already moved here, isn't that far enough?"
Looking at the vast, turbulent sea before him, now transformed into an endless expanse of ice; looking at the sky, still shrouded in snow and ice, Ochoku's heart felt as if it too had been frozen.
The freezing of the sea outside Hachinosu was undoubtedly telling him a heavy and cruel truth.
Even if they escaped to the edge of Hachinosu.
They were still under the influence of Hyōrinmaru's power.
Even if they escaped Hachinosu.
The ocean in sight was also under the influence of Rosen's power.
Clang clang clang clang clang
As if in response to Ochoku's idea, six more ice flowers grew on his body as he stood at the edge of Hachinosu.
"roll!"
"roll!"
"Get out of here, all of you!"
Ochoku roared to the sky, unleashing his largest-scale Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki in one breath.
Boom
At this moment, he had forgotten that he still needed to reserve enough strength to fight against Rosen, and only thought about how to destroy the ice flowers that kept growing on his body, which were like a malignant sore that was difficult to get rid of.
Sizzle
The Four Emperors unleashed their full power, instantly dissolving all the ice flowers on their bodies.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
However, the ice flowers that had just grown were not entirely useless. Those ice flowers covering Ochoku's body were constantly releasing icy cold air, eroding his skin, flesh, bones, and internal organs.
In addition, there was the massive amount of domineering energy he had just mobilized, as well as the injuries caused by the Kamishini no Yari.
Even with a health bar as thick as the Four Emperors, Ochoku was now panting heavily and sweating profusely.
Clang clang clang clang clang
At this moment.
A familiar chill rose up from all over my body once again.
Then.
Under his almost manic gaze, dozens of ice flowers sprouted from his body in one breath, almost covering most of his body.
The terrifying freezing air erupted and corroded him, making him almost unable to stand and sway back and forth.
"Rosen!"
Ochoku gritted his teeth and roared, using the Warp-Warp Fruit once again.
This time.
He escaped Hachinosu and landed in the sea about 15 kilometers away from the island.
No.
It's ice.
Yes.
At this moment, he was already 15 kilometers away from Hachinosu, but what came into view was still not the sea, but an ice field.
An endless expanse of ice.
Besides, the blizzard, which seemed to press down from the heavens, still shrouded the sky and the sea, with no end in sight.
"No!"
When Ochoku saw this, his face, covered in ice, revealed madness and terror.
at this time.
He was no longer one of the Four Emperors reigning over the new world like an emperor, but a beast at the end of its rope.
They could only watch helplessly as ice flowers continuously grew on their bodies, constantly enduring the ravages of the freezing air.
Clang clang clang
New ice flowers have grown on Ochoku's body.
Feeling the coldness spreading throughout his body, his heart suddenly calmed down, and even his distorted face returned to normal.
Apart from the chilling atmosphere, the previous madness and fear were gone.
At the same time, only one thought remained in my mind.
Even if I die, I'll drag you down with me!
"Rosen!"
Ochoku stopped using the Warp-Warp Fruit and tried to escape further to resist the erosion of the ice flowers.
Because it was pointless to do so, since he had already been struck by the Kamishini no Yari and was destined to die.
The recent erosion by the ice flowers has shortened the countdown to death once again.
Even if they manage to escape the area affected by Rosen's power and their bodies stop growing ice flowers, it will be meaningless.
because.
At that time, he will not die from being covered in ice flowers and frozen to death, but will die from his injuries on the streets of the New World or at sea.
This kind of death was clearly not what Ochoku wanted.
Each of the four emperors has its own way of dying.
Therefore, he wanted to drag Rosen down with him!