"Sparking Double Valkyrie!"
Ichiji released torrents of blazing flames from both hands, then combined them into a devastating inferno that blasted toward the kanabo-wielding girl standing defiantly before him.
Yamato showed absolutely no fear as her beloved Takeru instantly wrapped itself in bone-chilling freezing air that could freeze souls.
"Mahoroba!"
The kanabo wrapped in crackling freezing air met the incoming wall of flames head-on.
The freezing air and roaring flames collided with tremendous violence, causing a deafening explosion that shook the very foundations of the castle ships.
Thick white fog permeated the entire battlefield like a ghostly shroud.
WHOOSH!
A black shadow cut through the dense white fog like a blade and struck the red figure ahead with devastating force.
"GAH!"
Ichiji's eyes bulged from the crushing blow as he flew backward without any control over his trajectory.
But Yamato's face showed no joy at defeating an enemy so easily. She hefted her kanabo with obvious confusion: "The impact feels somehow different this time?"
"That's perfectly natural."
Kai effortlessly shook off Yonji, who charged at him again with mindless aggression, his voice remaining completely calm: "That combat suit isn't merely for dramatic show."
Besides providing acceleration and hovering functions for the wearer, the Vinsmoke combat suits also possessed considerable defensive capabilities that could absorb tremendous impact.
It could honestly be said that with and without the combat suits, Ichiji and the others possessed vastly different combat abilities.
As if proving Kai's astute observation, the fallen Ichiji and the distant Yonji, who struggled to his feet, shook their heads to clear the dizziness and stood firm once again.
The battle damage on their combat suits also returned to pristine original condition due to the advanced memory metal function.
Ignoring concepts like life and death, they charged forward again with renewed fury.
On the other side of the chaotic battlefield, Violet and Kozuki Hiyori found themselves caught in their own difficult battles.
"Electric Blue Fist!"
Niji grinned with savage pleasure as he launched his electrically charged fist toward Kozuki Hiyori's beautiful face.
"Oden One Sword Style: Togen Ichiji!"
Hiyori's eyes sharpened with deadly focus as her skillful grade sword wrapped itself in pitch-black Armament Haki, slashing with surgical precision toward the incoming electric fist.
CLANG!
The sharp sound of clashing metal rang across the battlefield with brilliant sparks flying like fireworks!
"You actually blocked it?"
Niji's expression didn't change as his right knee suddenly shot upward like a striking viper, taking ruthless advantage of the gap when Kozuki Hiyori's previous strength was exhausted and new power hadn't yet emerged, striking toward her vulnerable waist.
"Electric Blue Knee Needles!"
CRACKLE!
The moment his knee made contact, massive amounts of electricity surged outward like unleashed lightning.
"Go ahead and pass out from the pain!" Niji laughed with maniacal glee.
No opponent who had been struck by this devastating move had remained conscious afterward.
However, what responded to his expectation was Hiyori's cold, mocking sneer: "With this pathetic little electricity, what exactly are you dreaming about?!"
What?!
Niji's pupils contracted sharply in complete disbelief. The beautiful woman before him hadn't even bothered to frown at his attack.
"That's absolutely impossible!" Niji stammered in shock.
How was it impossible?
Just consider her sparring partners over these grueling three years. She'd grown thoroughly sick of eating attacks of every conceivable attribute.
Hiyori was too lazy to waste breath explaining. Her wrist suddenly exerted tremendous force, using skillful leverage to shake Niji off completely, then smoothly adjusted her fighting posture as her blade light rose again with deadly intent.
Compared to Kozuki Hiyori's simple and straightforward battle approach, Violet's confrontation proved much more flashy and theatrical.
"Pink Arrow Poison!"
Reiju spread her palm gracefully in front of her mouth, her red lips parting slightly as purple-red poisonous mist surged outward, forming a deadly poison arrow that shot toward her enemy like a guided missile.
Facing the incoming poison arrow, Violet felt genuinely grateful she hadn't neglected her intensive training these past three years.
Violet positioned her index and middle fingers together and placed them precisely in front of her eyes. Tears rolled out and became substantial as she grasped them with practiced skill.
"Tears of Hot Iron: Mekujira!"
The scalding tears transformed into three massive steel whales radiating intense scorching heat, colliding heavily with the poison arrow like meteors from heaven.
CRACK!
The poison arrow shattered on impact like fragile glass, and the poisonous fog was completely burned away by the tremendous high temperature.
The steel whales continued their devastating momentum, crashing toward Reiju like falling stars.
Reiju's expression changed with obvious alarm as gas explosively shot from her foot thrusters, allowing her to narrowly graze the giant whale's burning edge as she soared desperately into the air.
BOOM!
Where the massive whale struck, a charred crater instantly appeared in the ship's deck.
"Everyone's results from three years of intensive training aren't disappointing at all."
The observing Kai nodded with quiet approval.
Although the Vinsmoke family only wandered throughout the Four Blues, Ichiji and the others possessed genuinely decent strength for their limited experience.
Their innate "exoskeleton" modifications gave them bodies like forged copper and tempered iron, and combined with their powerful combat suits, they could exchange several serious moves with Flying Six-level opponents.
The strongest among them, Ichiji, even possessed a realistic possibility of victory in the right circumstances.
In the original timeline, he had successfully defeated Charlotte Oven of the fearsome Charlotte Family.
At this crucial moment, Yonji charged forward relentlessly, shouting with mindless rage: "You bastard! I'll twist your arrogant neck completely off!"
"Sigh... Why do some people always insist on asking for unnecessary trouble?"
Having thoroughly gauged the Vinsmoke family's overall strength, Kai was far too lazy to continue playing with them anymore.
"Dragon Claw!"
Kai's palm instantly transformed to pitch-black as violent black-red Haki coiled around it like living serpents, striking mercilessly toward Yonji's armored chest.
BANG!
With just one devastating strike, Yonji's proud exoskeleton and advanced combat suit were completely shattered like cheap glass.
"BWAH!"
Yonji spat out a massive mouthful of blood, his eyes rolling back as he shot backward faster than he had approached, crashing with bone-crushing force into a distant castle wall before falling completely silent.
"This is bad!"
Judge finally turned pale with genuine shock and growing terror.
How could Kai possibly be this overwhelmingly strong! How could Yonji be rendered so completely helpless!
"All soldiers, attack immediately!" Judge shrieked with desperate panic.
"Yes, sir!"
Teams of identical clone soldiers surged toward Kai like an unstoppable tide, fearless of death and programmed for absolute obedience.
Kai released a weary sigh: "Judge, has your supposedly smart brain somehow forgotten that there's something called Conqueror's Haki in this world?"
As soon as he finished speaking with casual calm, his gaze suddenly focused with laser intensity.
An invisible, almost tangible, terrifying pressure swept precisely over the charging soldiers like a towering tsunami of pure willpower.
THUD! THUD! THUD!
The clone soldiers didn't have time to accomplish anything meaningful before falling in massive droves, foaming at the mouth with their eyes rolled back in unconsciousness.
Against a truly strong fighter like himself, human wave tactics with such a tremendous power gap were the most utterly useless strategy imaginable.
"Everyone," Kai's voice carried calm authority that echoed across the entire battlefield. "Let's bring this ridiculous farce to its conclusion."
"Hehe! Got it perfectly!"
Yamato grinned with savage delight and transformed into her hybrid form with fluid grace.
With her physical abilities enhanced in every conceivable aspect, she stepped off the ground and instantly disappeared from Ichiji's limited vision.
"What the hell?!" Ichiji was genuinely shocked. He couldn't track Yamato's movement at all!
The next instant, his entire vision was completely occupied by a kanabo wrapped in crackling Haki lightning.
"Thunder Bagua!"
Ichiji was launched through the air without offering any resistance whatsoever, completely losing consciousness before he even hit the ground.
On the other side of the battlefield...
"Let's settle this confrontation with one decisive move!"
Kozuki Hiyori took a deep, centering breath and firmly grasped Enma's legendary hilt with her right hand, slowly drawing the cursed blade from its scabbard.
The moment Enma was completely unsheathed, Hiyori's left arm visibly withered as tremendous amounts of Armament Haki were hungrily absorbed by the demanding blade.
"As expected... I can only manage one strike before collapse..."
Hiyori bit her silver teeth with determination and assumed her practiced stance, crossing her two swords with perfect form: "Oden Two Sword Style: Gun Modoki."
BANG!
Her right foot completely shattered the deck beneath her.
Hiyori's figure became a streak of pure light, piercing directly toward Niji with unstoppable momentum.
"This is absolutely terrible!"
Niji's pupils contracted with terror as he desperately tried to dodge, but the streak of light had already arrived at its target.
SLASH!
A thin line of blood suddenly bloomed at Niji's waist as crimson liquid shot out like a pressurized fountain!
Niji groaned in agony, and his legs went completely weak, falling to his knees as his hands desperately covered the gaping wound at his waist.
Behind him, Kozuki Hiyori stood with her back turned toward him, slowly and ceremoniously sheathing her sword.
Only after Enma was properly sheathed did her completely withered arm slowly begin to recover its normal appearance.
Violet's battle proved considerably more difficult and drawn out.
As an ordinary human without genetic modifications, she really didn't possess much raw combat power to speak of.
Her battle experience was also as pure as fresh snow compared to Reiju, who had been actively participating in various bloody battlefields for years.
Fortunately, Reiju also demonstrated no intention of fighting with her full capabilities.
The two combatants seemed relatively evenly matched for the moment.