"Esdeath-sama is mighty!"
"Hmm~ what old era~ hmm~ legendary figure~ nothing more than this~"
Tashigi and Domino looked at this shocking scene and couldn't help but exclaim, the old era was nothing more than this in front of Esdeath!
Domino also had a smile on her face.
Only Tina and Ain remained serious, they knew that the legendary figures of the old era couldn't be that simple.
"A user of the Ice-Ice Fruit?"
Although she was a user of the Ice-Ice Fruit, in Golden Lion's eyes, he only gave her a slight bit of importance.
"Hey!"
"That female Marine, did that brat Aokiji die?"
He still remembered the brat who secretly used ice to ambush him from behind Garp when he fought Garp.
Wasn't that brat a user of the Ice-Ice Fruit?
Esdeath rolled her eyes. Now they were enemies, and she was too lazy to answer Golden Lion's question.
Soru!
Sky Soru!
Her figure disappeared and instantly appeared in front of Golden Lion's face.
Clang!
With his Observation Haki, Esdeath's movements naturally couldn't hide from Golden Lion. He raised a leg and easily blocked Esdeath's slash.
Clang, clang, clang!
His two legs continuously kicked and collided with Esdeath's longsword, like two streaks of light constantly colliding in the air.
"So fast!"
Ain looked at the figures of the two in the air, barely able to see two streaks of light, but couldn't see any attacking movements.
Tashigi and the others saw the same, completely unable to tell who had the upper hand, only hearing the piercing sound of metal clashing.
In the air where the two were fighting, a slash would occasionally fly out, splitting the sea but quickly returning to silence.
"Ha!"
Esdeath found an opening, holding her sword with both hands and slashing down!
Legs were ultimately not as convenient as arms holding a sword. Seeing this, Golden Lion clicked his tongue and shouted, "Armed!"
The pitch-black Armament Haki instantly wrapped around Golden Lion's arms, and he crossed his hands to block Esdeath's chop.
"Tch!"
"I didn't expect to have to use both hands to deal with a new Marine!"
Golden Lion shook his head in dissatisfaction. It seemed his strength had indeed declined, and his plan needed to be expedited!
"Lion! Senkiri Valley!"
He swept away Esdeath's blade with both hands, and the blades on his legs attacked. At such close range, he directly used his strongest chaotic slash!
Countless slashes were kicked out. He didn't believe this female Marine could withstand it!
He confidently retreated backward.
"Vacuum Multiple Ice Walls!"
She stretched out her hand, and cold air gushed out, forming dozens of layers of ice barriers in front of Esdeath!
Crack, crack!
Crack!
The slashes collided with the ice walls. In an instant, countless slashes easily penetrated the ice walls, heading straight for the next layer of ice walls.
Esdeath, meanwhile, used this momentary gap to leave the attack range of Senkiri Valley.
"Such strong power!"
The previous collision made Esdeath's arm slightly numb.
Too strong!
This was a powerhouse of the old era!
If Luffy had encountered Golden Lion two years before the movie version, his Fruit would probably have awakened long ago.
If he couldn't defeat Golden Lion without awakening, Esdeath would eat all those thousand meters of ice!
"Interesting! A good warm-up!"
She actually used ice to create time for herself to escape. Golden Lion's body rapidly descended onto the ice surface.
Ding!
The ice and the two famous swords on Golden Lion's legs collided, producing a clear sound. Golden Lion slowly bent down and placed his arms on the ice surface.
"Take this! Shishi Odoshi—Ice Vortex!"
The Float-Float Fruit cannot make living things float, nor can it make non-living things that he hasn't touched float.
That's why Golden Lion actively descended onto the ice surface.
Countless ice blocks rose into the air, revealing the seawater below. The ice blocks slowly formed the shape of a lion in the air.
"Gurararara!"
"Let's see what you use to block this time!"
Water can be frozen, but ice cannot be frozen by ice again!
The dozens of meters tall lion roared and bit towards Esdeath in the sky.
"That's indeed a good idea, but…"
If the ability brought by Demon's Extract was to create ice for attack, a strong offensive ice ability, then what Hyōrinmaru brought was absolute control over ice!
As long as it was an ice block, it would definitely not escape her control!
"Hear my call, Ice Lion!"
"Nani!"
Golden Lion suddenly found that he had lost control of his ice lion.
The ice lion, which was charging towards Esdeath, turned its head and bit towards Golden Lion's direction, without even a half-second pause in between.
"Damn it!"
Golden Lion's arm was in the seawater, and a feeling of weakness came over him, but it was not a big deal for Golden Lion.
"Shishi Odoshi—Water Dragon!"
The water dragon and the ice lion collided, and for a moment, water splashed everywhere, and ice fragments also scattered all over the ground.
"How does it feel to be betrayed by your own attack?"
Smiling lightly, Esdeath looked down at Golden Lion and asked a question that killed him mentally.
"Don't get carried away!"
"Continuous Slash Wave!"
Several slashes instantly flew out. Golden Lion looked up at Esdeath, feeling a bit annoyed and ashamed.
His Float-Float Fruit had always been powerful, but now it was being countered. If only they were on land!
Clang, clang, clang!
The slash waves were deflected by her Zanpakutō. Esdeath slowly exhaled. Although it looked effortless, deflecting those slash waves took a lot of effort!
Whoosh!
Golden Lion's body soared into the air again. He had to teach this young female Marine a lesson!
In terms of physical combat and swordsmanship, this female Marine was still not up to par.
One hour!
Two hours!
Five hours!
The surrounding sea was completely covered by ice, extending so far that the end couldn't be seen.
Golden Lion looked a bit disheveled, while Esdeath, apart from her clothes being torn, had no injuries whatsoever.
The Immortal Body and High-Speed Regeneration allowed her to maintain peak condition.
"Gurararara!"
Golden Lion panted, looking at Esdeath and laughing. This female Marine didn't show any signs of fatigue at all!
"This stamina is simply monstrous!"
It was a joke, how could Esdeath, with her Immortal Body, be afraid of being exhausted? On the contrary, she wished her enemies would engage her in long battles.
Even if Whitebeard came, as long as he couldn't instantly kill her, she was confident she could wear Whitebeard down to death!
Limited to Whitebeard, after all, Whitebeard had injuries and could prolong the fight, and he couldn't instantly kill her. As for the other Four Emperors, forget it.
"If this continues, I'm afraid I'll be the one to lose!" Golden Lion looked at Esdeath, who was still full of fighting spirit, and started to think about retreating. His initial plan was wrong; he should have taken down this little girl in one go!
"But it's not too late now!"
His legs gathered strength, and on his two legs, a lion seemed to appear, glaring at Esdeath like a tiger watching its prey.
"Shishi Odoshi—Ten Thousand Slashes!"
A cross-shaped slash came towards Esdeath. In the middle of the slash, a lion's head appeared, majestic and awe-inspiring!
"Finally using a big move!"
Esdeath narrowed her eyes. This was the moment she had been waiting for!
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