"How is this possible?" Kurozumi Semimaru's heart was filled with both shock and confusion.
Because he truly couldn't understand why Lancelot would possess two transformations.
Moreover, they were two completely unrelated transformations.
After two transformations, the opponent's aura surged once more, pressing down on him until he could barely breathe.
At this moment, he no longer had the energy to ponder what exactly Lancelot's two transformations entailed.
Because Kurozumi Semimaru understood that the attack about to erupt from his opponent would undoubtedly surpass even Kaido and the Oden of the past.
"Whoosh..."
Lancelot gripped the hilt tightly with both hands, his gaze as sharp as an eagle's fixed intently on Kurozumi Semimaru ahead.
Simultaneously, a powerful force surged from within his body, flowing down his arms and converging onto the Shusui longsword in his grasp.
However, unlike ordinary Armament Haki, what Lancelot displayed was the more advanced Ryuō technique.
The Armament Haki flowed like molten magma over Shusui, exuding an aura that struck fear into the heart.
Witnessing this, Kurozumi Semimaru couldn't help but feel a jolt of shock.
He certainly recognized this unique form of Armament Haki, for the Oden of old had once employed the same technique.
Although Oden had failed to breach his defenses with it back then, it had successfully shattered the impregnable defense of Kaido, the Governor of the Beasts Pirates.
This alone demonstrated just how astonishing the power of this Armament Haki was!
Under normal circumstances, he would not fear it, but combined with Lancelot's previous two transformations, his heart leaped into his throat.
Yet, just as Kurozumi Semimaru was inwardly reeling, something even more unexpected occurred.
Suddenly, an even more terrifying force erupted from Lancelot's body—a power that seemed to emanate from the depths of hell, sweeping forth with boundless oppressive might.
Yes, this was the legendary Conqueror's Haki!
In an instant, the very space around them trembled.
Around the blade of Shusui, black lightning crackled, growing in number and intensity until it became as dazzling as real lightning.
But the next moment, a series of crackling sounds erupted, as if threatening to tear the very heavens and earth apart. Immediately after, genuine lightning surged forth from Lancelot's body.
The originally wild and violent lightning, now under Lancelot's control, coiled around Shusui like agile serpents in the blink of an eye, intertwining with the earlier Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, merging into a cataclysmic torrent of energy.
Lancelot gripped the Shusui blade tightly with both hands, slowly raising it high above his head, the energy upon it seeming capable of tearing the very sky asunder.
Then, with a thunderous force, he swung Shusui downward in a fierce slash!
As he did so, an immensely powerful sword aura burst forth, cutting through the air like a brilliant flash of lightning.
Yet, this was only the beginning.
The Ryuō power, Conqueror's Haki, and electrical currents entwined around Shusui all merged into that razor-sharp sword aura at that very moment.
The four formidable powers interwove and fused, ultimately coalescing in the air into a colossal divine bird.
This divine bird radiated a brilliant, dazzling light, every feather shimmering with energy fluctuations.
Spreading its wings, it charged directly toward Kurozumi Semimaru with world-ending ferocity.
Witnessing this, Kurozumi Semimaru's face instantly turned as pale as a sheet of paper.
His eyes widened, fixed unblinkingly on the approaching divine bird, filled with terror and dread.
Although he had previously speculated about the power of Lancelot's strike, only when facing it directly did he truly comprehend the terrifying pressure it contained.
This pressure far surpassed anything he had ever experienced from Kaido or Oden, plunging him into an unprecedented despair.
Even so, Kurozumi Semimaru did not give up resistance.
He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the fear in his heart, and silently encouraged himself.
"I am the one with an invincible barrier—no one in this world can break my defense!"
Unless his stamina was completely exhausted and he could no longer hold on.
Yet, as long as even a shred of strength remained, even if the four fearsome Yonko, who shook the world with their might, were to attack him simultaneously, he would not feel the slightest trace of fear!
If not for this, how could he have single-handedly protected Orochi unscathed from the terrifyingly powerful Oden and the demon-like Kaido, helping him ascend to the supreme position of Shogun of Wano Country?
Holding fast to this unwavering belief, he channeled all his strength into his ability, preparing to withstand Lancelot's earth-shattering strike.
"Boom…"
Accompanied by a deafening roar, the next instant, the divine bird slammed into the sturdy barrier meticulously constructed by Kurozumi Semimaru with the force of a thunderbolt!
This was undoubtedly the most powerful attack and the most impregnable defense in history, clashing head-on!
On one side was an unstoppable, razor-sharp assault; on the other, an immovable, iron-clad defense.
The moment they met, an unprecedented collision erupted!
In an instant, a terrifying shockwave, wild and untamed, swept out in all directions.
Wherever it passed, fierce winds howled, sand and stones flew, as if ravaged by a super typhoon!
Everything once calm on the ground was now swept into the air, tossed and turned by the storm's fury.
Then, with an earth-shaking roar, even the solid ground could not withstand the immense impact, cracking open into a ghastly fissure.
This crack, like a ferocious dragon, spread rapidly from the point of impact, its width and depth increasing relentlessly until the entire ground shattered completely!
The broken earth turned into countless clods of varying sizes, carried by the violent shockwave like cannonballs fired at astonishing speeds toward every direction.
Each clod contained immense force, akin to real artillery shells.
Yet, a kilometer away from the collision, the scene was entirely different.
It was as if the area was undergoing an unprecedented artillery bombardment—though without flames or explosions.
Its power was enough to split mountains and level the terrain!
All caused by those clods hurtling through the air, driven by the violent shockwave.
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