"To be able to suppress Bege while he's in his Ten Beasts Ascending Dragon state… this guy is unbelievably strong," Moria said, his expression grave.
"But that punch he landed just now also thoroughly angered the Captain. I wonder if he can withstand the Captain's wrath," Riki, on the other hand, had a strange smile on his face. He had seen the fury in Bege's eyes, which meant Bege was truly enraged.
"Ridiculous! He's being beaten by Lisen to the point where he can't even fight back, and you talk about wrath? I reckon he's about to be killed on the spot by Lisen!" Taku, not far away, heard Riki's chuckle and sneered loudly.
Riki quickly fixed his gaze on Taku. Taku met his stare defiantly with a sidelong glance. Riki sneered contemptuously, "How could trash like you possibly understand the Captain's strength? Kid, just watch obediently, and try not to wet your pants."
"You…" Taku's face contorted, being called trash once again had deeply wounded his pride.
Riki snorted and paid him no further attention.
In the air, Lisen launched another attack. His body shot down from above, his Armament-coated feet repeatedly blasting the air apart. He cut through the sky at an even more astonishing speed, plummeting directly towards Bege's position like a missile.
Bege's face was savage, fury burning in his eyes. He suddenly gripped the Fire Cloud Sword and, with all his might, slashed upwards. Flames surged, and a ferocious, giant flame dragon roared out, colliding with Lisen.
With a thunderous boom, the giant flame dragon instantly exploded. Raging flames billowed outwards in all directions, scattering across the surroundings.
A figure shot out from the explosion into the sky, then arced downwards, crashing onto the dilapidated ring not far away.
Lisen climbed out from the rubble, his face grim. His hands were trembling unnaturally, both fists scorched black. Terrible sword marks gashed his fists and crisscrossed his body, all severely burned, the blood vaporized.
He had taken Bege's Extreme Fire Quetzalcoatl Dragon head-on and suffered a massive impact, his aura becoming unstable.
Lisen took a deep breath, then his eyes snapped open. His aura then surged, growing even stronger. The muscles on his body became more solid, brimming with power. A savage grin spread across his contorted face. Armament Haki once again covered his fists, and a chilling white light appeared on them, a white light so intense it seemed to warp space itself.
"The impact of that last sword strike was so strong; my body almost couldn't take it."
Bege stared at Lisen's transformation, his expression filled with doubt and surprise.
"You come and try the power of that strike of yours too!" A sharp glint flashed in Lisen's eyes, and he suddenly moved, stomping fiercely on the ground.
"Boom!"
The earth trembled and violently exploded. His figure, propelled by an unimaginable force, sprinted forward, then leaped into the air, fist clenched, and swung viciously down at Bege.
"Iron Fist—Explosive Impact Punch!!"
His face savage, Lisen roared, smashing his fist downwards.
Bege didn't dare to be careless, swinging his sword in his most powerful slash. Fist and blade collided, and the terrifying force exploded outwards.
Bege's body jolted, his mind shaken. The chilling white light on Lisen's fist surged forward with the iron punch, actually overpowering his own slash, shattering it, and carrying the flames from the sword onto Bege's body.
This force, carrying the flames and the impact, was blocked by his Armament Haki and Castle Skin the moment it struck his body.
Lisen grinned savagely, took another step forward, and his right fist shot out again with immense force. Bege was sent flying by this punch.
Bege retreated a full hundred meters before he finally shook his numb arm, his sharp gaze fixed on his opponent.
"Well? Your slash just now was pretty strong, wasn't it?" Lisen laughed heartily.
"Are you a Devil Fruit user?" Bege's expression was dark, his eyes grave.
"That's right. I'm an Absorb-Absorb Fruit user. I can absorb an opponent's impact during a fight and convert their impact into my own power," Lisen declared his ability without any reservation.
"Every attack you make will only make my attacks stronger. Therefore, you are bound to lose this championship match."
He was extremely confident, which was why he revealed his ability so openly.
"No wonder your explosive power suddenly increased severalfold," Bege's gaze was solemn. This kind of Devil Fruit ability, combined with a physical combat expert, was indeed terrifying.
"Admit defeat. You don't stand a chance."
"Admit defeat? You're not yet qualified to make me admit defeat. Your Absorb-Absorb Fruit can absorb impact, but every Devil Fruit ability has its limits. If my slashes exceed your absorption limit, can you still absorb them?" A cold smirk played on Bege's lips.
Lisen raised an eyebrow and laughed loudly. "Devil Fruit abilities do indeed have absorption limits, but my Armament Haki can help me block impacts that exceed that limit. Therefore, the Absorb-Absorb Fruit is the strongest Devil Fruit for me. Any attack you make will only make me stronger."
With a boom, Bege unleashed his Conqueror's Haki. Blood-red aura swirled around him, and that extremely ferocious Conqueror's presence swept across the entire arena.
This time, he unleashed it without any reservation. The blood-red aura flowed across the collapsing ring. At this moment, everyone felt Bege's terrifying, ferocious presence.
No one could remain calm under his Conqueror's Haki.
Bisacchi Bourne stood up from his chair, his face dark as he watched Bege erupt with power.
The crimson flames on the Fire Cloud Sword surged, gradually transforming into blood-colored flames, turbulent with an extremely malevolent and ferocious aura.
The blood-red aura around Bege billowed behind him, vaguely outlining an extremely evil, fierce beast that exuded a terrifying, bloodthirsty, ferocious presence.
Lisen's expression also turned grave. The Armament Haki on his fists grew even deeper; he could feel the threat emanating from Bege.
Bege's eyes glinted with a blood-red light, and he grinned.
"Try to take my strongest swordsmanship."
Bege's figure flickered and shot out with an explosive burst of speed, reaching the extreme. In an instant, he arrived in front of Lisen.
Lisen's face contorted. He knew he couldn't possibly dodge Bege's slash, so all his Armament Haki surged into his fists. His right fist glowed with a dark, deep light, a chilling white luminescence now pulsing on it. He mustered all his power, preparing to take Bege's sword strike head-on.
"Beast King!"
Bege slashed out. Blood-red flames erupted skywards from the Fire Cloud Sword, accompanied by a heaven-shaking roar. It was as if a peerless, ferocious beast was about to break free from the sword and devour Lisen.
"Iron Fist—Steel Mountain!"
Lisen clenched his fist, his blackened iron fist radiating terrifying power as he let out a thunderous roar.
In a thousandth of a second, the blood-flame slash and Lisen's iron fist collided violently.
"BOOM!"
An incredibly intense explosion erupted from the point of impact between fist and sword. The entire island, at that moment, trembled violently.
An unimaginable shockwave formed a massive wave of air that swept outwards in all directions at astonishing speed, carrying with it a great wind and showers of rubble.
"Get out of here, quickly!" Bisacchi Bourne's face changed drastically, and he instantly roared, rushing out to protect the nobles.
With both men unleashing their full power, even the aftershocks were extremely terrifying. Ordinary people caught in these aftershocks would face certain death.