Seeing this, Archangel's six wings trembled, and he immediately prepared to resist.
But at that moment, from atop the dragon's head, Vladimir leaped down, descending gracefully.
"I've lost my patience."
Vladimir's eyes flashed. He lightly stepped onto the snow and, facing the roaring lion heads, slowly raised his right palm.
These lion heads, conjured from the earth, were each hundreds of meters large. In comparison, Vladimir stood there like a small, powerless boat in a storm.
"Hmph, arrogant!" Shiki snorted coldly and kicked out his right foot, unleashing another massive slash.
This slash followed closely behind the Earth Roll, intending to trap Vladimir and kill him in one blow the moment he was caught.
However, the scene that followed plunged him into a stupor.
The imposing Earth Roll, with one of the lion heads about to bite Vladimir, seemed to freeze at that instant, as if time had stopped.
In the next moment, with a crisp snap, everything vanished like smoke.
The Earth Roll suddenly exploded, like shattering glass, scattering into countless pieces that dispersed like stardust.
"How is this possible!?" Shiki exclaimed in horror. "What ability is this! What did you do!!"
Before he could finish speaking, the massive slash descended upon Vladimir's head.
Facing this killing blow, Vladimir merely raised his hand slightly.
Dong!!
The slash, like a giant blade, struck his skin. However, it only cut through his outer sleeve, unable to break through his skin.
"I told you, I don't have that much patience."
Speaking calmly, Vladimir's right arm shook. Instantly, the slash was redirected elsewhere. With a swoosh, a massive flying ship nearby was sliced in half as if it were made of tofu.
"It's not Haki!!" Shiki's pupils contracted, his face filled with disbelief. "Just body defense? My slash couldn't even break his skin!?"
A phenomenon that defied common sense, a sight incomprehensible to all the pirates.
No matter how much one trained their physique, it couldn't reach such terrifying levels. Even Kaido, known as the strongest creature in the world, couldn't achieve this.
"Scale of Fear!"
At this moment, Vladimir stepped forward. Behind him, a phantom of a demon god appeared, holding a scale in its hand.
In the next moment, an immense aura, capable of suppressing all things, descended.
Boom!!
A roar sounded in their ears. Instantly, half of the pirates in front of them fell to their knees, while the rest suffered immensely.
It was as if the man in white before them was not human but a terrifying great demon god.
A trace of fear was injected into their hearts. This trace of fear, amplified by the power of the scale, instantly filled their minds.
"No! Don't kill me!"
Someone cried out, and in the next moment, another group of pirates knelt down.
In just a few seconds, out of the five thousand pirates, only Shiki remained resisting.
"You…!" Shiki was drenched in cold sweat, staring intently at the approaching Vladimir. "Emperor Vladimir… we can join forces! As long as we get the blueprints, we can pour all our strength into building the battleship and overthrow the World Government's rule. Let us… no, let you dominate the world!"
Vladimir walked up to Shiki and suddenly chuckled.
"You insignificant ant, how dare you talk to me about joining forces? Shiki, your era has long since ended!"
As his voice fell, a blood-red ring appeared in Vladimir's eyes. The three tomoe rotated, transforming into a Mangekyō.
"Amaterasu!"
Pfft!
An inextinguishable flame instantly engulfed Shiki.
...
"Amaterasu!"
The Mangekyō Sharingan focused, its gaze converging on Shiki's body.
In the next moment, an inextinguishable black flame erupted.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Shiki let out a scream. He rolled on the ground, his body falling into the snow as he tried to use the snow to extinguish the black flames.
The pirates behind Shiki, witnessing this scene, were all deeply shaken.
"What kind of power is this? Just by looking from dozens of meters away, it can set someone on fire?!"
"That flame can't be extinguished, and it melts ice and snow on contact!"
"Terrifying… this power is unavoidable!"
These people subtly took a step back, showing no intention of coming forward to assist.
Phantom had already deployed three Dominator-level executives. Going forward now would be no different from seeking death.
Shiki's screams continued. He also realized the flames were unquenchable. A normal person in this situation would have long since lost their mind from panic, but he was, after all, a former peak figure. Even with his entire body burning, he calmly roared.
"Emperor Vladimir! Are you really going to kill me?"
"Do you have any last words?" Vladimir stood in place, quietly watching him.
"No… I surrender! The Pluton blueprints, you can have them! That little boy too!"
"Killing you, these would still be ours."
Vladimir said calmly, "If these are your last words, then you may die."
"You…!"
Shiki was furious. With his body engulfed in flames, he crawled towards Vladimir.
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