Chapter 308: Sea of Sand
Jiang Qi Ze smiled and nodded.
"Sure."
Immediately afterward, Crocodile placed one hand on the ground.
Buzz!
A wave spread outward in all directions.
Wherever this wave passed, all matter turned into sand.
Soon, he transformed the entire small island into a desert.
Whoosh—whoosh—
Gusts of wind and sand began to swirl.
The entire world was covered by the storm of sand.
And Crocodile stood within the sandstorm like the god of the desert, his eyes shining as brightly as lamps within the wasteland.
"Sea of Sand!"
Crocodile took a puff of his cigar and calmly spoke the two words.
Boom—boom—rumble!
The entire desert began to shake violently.
The desert rose and fell like waves on the ocean, forming massive tides of sand.
Crocodile stood at the crest of the sand sea's wave, looking down at Jiang Qi Ze, who seemed to stand like a pillar between heaven and earth.
Soon, the sand formed a desert tsunami over a hundred meters tall, covering everything. Carrying the momentum to destroy all things, it crashed toward Jiang Qi Ze.
"So you've already awakened. Earlier than before."
Jiang Qi Ze looked at the attack, the corner of his mouth slightly rising.
It seemed that the storm stirred by the flap of his butterfly wings had grown quite large. Crocodile had already awakened now.
This attack already possessed the level of an Admiral-class power.
"But this level of attack isn't enough!"
Jiang Qi Ze smiled. Immediately afterward, streaks of lightning flickered across his body.
Crack—crack—
Lightning covered his entire body.
Then black Armament Haki wrapped around the lightning.
Boom—rumble!!
Dark clouds pressed down in the sky as the space dimmed.
Thunder dragons rolled within the clouds.
Bolts of lightning flashed constantly, illuminating the already darkened world.
Then a blazing red magma appeared on his fist, radiating terrifying waves of heat.
Several times speed enhancement stacked onto him.
Boom!
An air explosion sounded as Jiang Qi Ze instantly appeared before the desert tsunami. His fist seemed to transform into a black dragon, opening its bloody maw and unleashing a world-shaking roar, smashing forward with the power to destroy heaven and earth.
Boom!!
In the sky above, a lightning bolt thousands of meters long slashed across the heavens.
It illuminated the faces of the two men.
A dazzling light burst forth from between them.
For a moment, space itself seemed to freeze.
Buzz!!
A black shockwave swept across the entire island.
The island suddenly sank downward.
Heaven and earth lost their color.
Boom!!
The terrifying force finally erupted completely.
The dark clouds in the sky were blown apart, while the dazzling light below lingered for a long time without fading. Endless yellow sand filled the sky, covering the entire world.
Jiang Qi Ze and Crocodile were both within it.
And the sea seemed to have been enraged by them.
Furious waves surged, carrying nature's wrath as they slammed toward the island that was already about to sink.
"Hahaha! At a time like this, you're still smoking!"
Jiang Qi Ze's loud laughter rang out.
Soon after, within the yellow sand, Jiang Qi Ze emerged while grabbing Crocodile, stepping on the air as he flew out.
Crocodile still had a cigar between his lips, and not even a single strand of his hair was out of place.
"I lost. From now on, I'm your subordinate," Crocodile said calmly.
He had already known this would be the outcome.
The moment Jiang Qi Ze entered Impel Down to rescue him, he had already lost.
This fight was only to test exactly how large the gap between their current strengths was.
"No need to be a subordinate. However, the Dragon Flame Pirates are still missing a vice-captain."
Jiang Qi Ze said with a faint smile.
"You're sure you want me as vice-captain?"
Crocodile looked at him in surprise, because there were at least five people in the Dragon Flame Pirates whose strength surpassed his.