Isaac shouted, "Hey, join me and let me study the Demon Race. This ancient race possesses the strongest physical adaptability in the world. Give them to me, and my research will definitely accelerate! With the cooperation of the World Government, they gain shared technology on Mother Steel, coupled with my research on the Demon Race... I will be the first to grant you immortality, how about it?!"
Crack!
The glass shattered.
Lily sliced through the glass container with a sword, took out the irregularly shaped, constantly extending and retracting, sea urchin-shaped iron, and said:
"It's time. Besides, this thing is the core of our new ship. Those characteristics you mentioned are excellent, and Lady just happens to need it."
Lily glanced over Isaac's body, paused for a moment at the door, and said, "Also, the Demon Race are Sage's household servants. Don't say such meaningless things, and... you're about to die."
"Heheheheheh..."
Isaac lifted his head, staring straight at Lily's back, his voice turning low, "What I can't obtain, no one else should even think about!"
A mechanical red light flickered in his left eye, followed by the sound of a mechanism being activated inside his body.
Splash!
The sea of molten iron around suddenly began to boil, rolling like storm-driven waves...
Lily was taken aback, turned to question, but saw that the red light in the old man's eyes had disappeared, his entire body frozen, clearly dead.
And that molten iron, after a brief churn, began to rise and surge upward, spreading in all directions like a volcanic eruption...
Boom!
Boom boom!
The sky continuously exploded with thunderbolts, stormy waves mixed with cold snow, fluttering all over the dark sky.
Boom!!
On the ground, the two figures suddenly collided, in a land that's all frozen into icy territory, sending a shockwave, shattering the thick ice layer beneath them into ice shards flying all around.
Kuzan's figure was shattered by the fierce collision, but quickly recongealed into an ice spear on the ground, stabbing into the abdomen of Sage who was flying backward.
Crack!
Already transformed to 80% state, Sage twisted his torso, breaking the ice spear, casually wiping away the ice fragments on his abdomen, allowing the frostbitten area to emit white smoke as it gradually healed.
"This physique really is..."
A mass of ice congealed on the ground into the shape of a human, transforming into Kuzan's likeness. He scratched his head, saying, "Quite enviable."
Sage grinned evilly, against the backdrop of his frightening and terrifying body, that grin appeared even more sinister, "I find it quite ugly myself. I wouldn't want to use it unless necessary, but what can I do, you forced me."
"Alaala, getting that ability indeed made you troublesome. That speed, only Kizaru can match you, I really struggle."
Kuzan said in distress, "But it's no good, I can't walk away... I want the item, what a hassle."
"Cut it out!"
Sage sneered, "Weren't you fighting pretty smoothly just now!"
Since his transformation, relying on the speed of the More-More Fruit, he could finally fight Kuzan properly.
Although his Haki level was still not that high, due to the increase in speed, he could react in time, rather than relying on the physical durability after transformation to passively take hits like before.
Now, having used all sorts of means, Sage felt good, at least in the short term, Kuzan couldn't take him down!
If the Admiral couldn't take him down, that meant he could take on anyone!
This is how it is on the sea, there's no so-called ultimate move. It's just Haki and one's attack power, but you have it and he has it, all about the same.
The physical toughness too, Sage hit Kuzan several times, but don't let this tall, thin, frail-looking fellow fool you, who wasn't as muscular as Mute, but in reality incredibly strong!
High attack, high defense, high endurance...
"Hey, really not going to retreat? I'm really close to the World Government." Kuzan asked.
Sage cracked his neck, shouting, "I can destroy the island quickly too!"
"Then I'll have to get serious, warm-up's over, junior..." Kuzan's voice turned low.
"Don't recognize relations arbitrarily, neither Zephyr nor Garp, I never agreed to become their disciple... Techniques, once learned, become my own! Hohohohoho!"
Amidst laughter, his physique became even more hideous, "Warm-up's over!"