Boom!
Haines's arm extended five or six meters, slamming a punch into Linlin's abdomen and sending her flying.
But Linlin was not injured.
Possessing the world's number one Physique talent—the Iron Balloon—her physical defense was definitely at the world's peak!
After taking Haines's blow, she only flew back a dozen meters before flipping over and standing on the ground again, clutching the long sword Napoleon and looking back hatefully.
This time, neither side spoke another word; they charged directly at each other, both attacking violently at the same time!
"Ikoku!!"
Linlin held the sword with both hands, her violent power pumping as she slashed out wildly.
A specialized martial technique from Elbaf, the Spear of Elbaf: Ikoku, which could only be unleashed when physical strength reached a certain level, blasted straight toward the charging Haines.
The ground in front of Linlin was blasted into a ravine over ten meters wide.
This time, she even ignored the cries for help from Long Bread in Haines's hand.
She threw herself into this slaughter with all her might!
"Hmph!"
Seemingly understanding Linlin's determination.
Haines knew that the Long Bread he had captured could no longer be used to threaten this strong-willed female pirate before him.
He simply tossed him aside, throwing Long Bread toward the incoming Ikoku shockwave.
His own lower body spewed black petroleum as he charged toward Linlin against the violent impact.
The shockwave swept through, blasting the unlucky Long Bread until blood sprayed from his body, and he was sent flying with a miserable scream.
Clutching her long sword, Linlin had already leapt into the air, colliding with the heavy punch Haines swung out.
Boom!
Fist and sword collided with a thunderous roar, exploding into a burst of powerful wind.
With a cruel smirk on her face, Linlin thought that with her immense physical strength, she could send this old Marine flying with a single slash.
However, to her surprise.
Not only was Haines not sent flying.
But from the fist hitting her long sword, a force so massive it even shocked her was transmitted.
This force, like a raging torrent, pushed by the black petroleum continuously gushing from Haines's right arm, actually forced back her long sword Napoleon, lifting her up bit by bit and sending her flying once more!
"How is this possible? You decaying old ghost, where did you get such enormous strength?"
Linlin was in disbelief.
She had always been incredibly confident in her own strength.
On the entire island of Hachinosu, in terms of pure physical strength, she was confident she was the strongest.
Even Rocks, even Whitebeard, could not hope to surpass her in pure physical strength.
She was truly born with divine strength!
At the age of five, she could already rival adult giants and killed the Giant Race elder, Goat Beard, with a single punch.
With her unparalleled giant strength and defense, she nearly destroyed the Giant Race village single-handedly.
Because of this, she was fearfully called a Demon God by the giants of Elbaf.
However, at this moment.
This white-haired old Marine ghost before her actually possessed formidable strength comparable to or even exceeding her own?
How could this be!
Seeing the shock in Linlin's eyes, Haines felt quite satisfied.
He laughed as he pressed his advantage.
Arching his body, black arms erupted from his surface like scattering flower petals, overwhelming the flying Linlin from all directions.
These things erupting from his body, composed of thick black petroleum, were not limited in form to just arms and fists.
There were also tentacles and ropes that could entwine and bind people.
There were also sharp spikes at the ends, wrapped in Haki.
For a moment, Haines seemed to have turned into an evil tentacle monster, frantically pursuing Linlin.
At the same time, he swung both fists, attacking Linlin fiercely.
Every punch he threw carried unparalleled power, forcing Linlin to retreat again and again.
Haines felt more and more exhilarated as he fought.
He fought more and more fiercely.
Fists wrapped in pitch-black Haki continuously clashed with Linlin's sword and fists, making her blood and qi surge.
Originally, he was naturally not this powerful.
But after Columbus injected a hundred shadows into his body, Haines's power had now expanded to an extremely terrifying level.
Those hundred shadows were not the shadows of ordinary people.
They were the shadows of Great Pirates and major criminals from Eternal Hell and Freezing Hell, with an average bounty exceeding 100 million Berries.
It was the massive boost from these shadows that made the originally old and decaying Haines feel as if he had returned to his youth.
His stamina was vast and enduring, his strength powerful and astonishing.
His combat power now was even stronger than in his youth!
Forced into a continuous retreat, humiliation appeared in Linlin's eyes.
Gritting her silver teeth, she raised her empty left hand above her head.
"Don't get too ahead of yourself! You old thing!"
"Prometheus!"
"I'm here, Mama!"
In the sky above Linlin's head, a ball of burning flames quickly emerged.
A human-like face protruded from the flames.
This was her soul creation; by injecting a part of her own soul into the flames and giving them a soul, it could help her control the power of fire.
Following her call.
The soul Homie Prometheus suddenly appeared in the sky and rapidly expanded.
In an instant, it expanded to a diameter of dozens of meters, like a blazing giant fireball.
Linlin's left hand swung down heavily.
"Heavenly Fire!"
Whoosh!
Fireballs the size of human heads continuously flew out from Prometheus's massive ball of fire, raining down on the tentacle monster-like Haines.
Haines did not dodge.
Seeing the incoming flames, a hint of mockery appeared in his eyes.
Not only did he not avoid them, but he also took the initiative to meet them, opening his arms to welcome the attack of these fireballs.
"Attacking me with fire? How imaginative of you."
"What?"
Linlin froze for a moment.
Then she saw the pitch-black oily substance continuously oozing out of Haines's body.
Smelling the thick, nauseating tar scent drifting in the air.
Linlin's pupils suddenly dilated, and her heart began to race.
"Oh no! This guy's ability is... oil!"
Linlin instinctively wanted to take back the flames she had fired.
But how could there be time?
When the whistling fireballs touched the black tentacles emerging from Haines's surface, Linlin's entire field of vision was filled with expanding firelight.
BOOM!!!
A terrifying explosion erupted once again on the island of Puttelocrone.
The ground for hundreds of meters around where Linlin stood was instantly destroyed by the explosion, blasting out a crater-like basin.
The power of this explosion was countless times stronger than Gan Sui's bombs.
Amidst the surging shock of light and heat, Linlin let out a painful groan for the first time, flying out with smoke rising from her body, blood spilling from the corner of her mouth, hurtling over a hundred meters and smashing through a low mountain before finally stopping.
Although her current strength was also very powerful.
She was still a bit away from the top-tier combat power level.
She could be considered a top-tier Yonko Commander.
Compared to the previous two Division Captains, Whitebeard and Golden Lion, she was not on the same level yet.