"What is going on?" Linlin asked curiously.
Fang Huo gave a quick and simple explanation of some of Imu's abilities.
Particularly the immortal power and certain restrictions granted by the abyss contract and the deep sea contract.
Meanwhile, Golden Lion Shiki saw that his old rival, Silver Axe Fierce, had actually awakened Haoshoku Haki.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and they immediately regained the annoyed look he usually reserved for his old enemy.
He hadn't expected this rival, whom he had already begun to ignore, to actually catch up.
It seemed that the days ahead would not be peaceful; of course, they would also be more exciting!
The Rocks Pirates were now truly full of powerhouses.
Those who had awakened Haoshoku Haki were becoming as common as carp crossing a river!
Silver Axe Fierce looked triumphantly at Golden Lion Shiki, a hint of pride on his face.
He believed his strength would definitely surpass Shiki's.
He would restore the strength gap from the days when he used to hunt Shiki down.
Back then, Gangster Killer - Kyo could hunt down the Yakuza Warrior Shiki.
Now, Silver Axe Fierce could still suppress Golden Lion Shiki.
For a moment, sparks flew between the two as they resumed their antagonistic rivalry.
"I wonder if those Gods Knights have escaped!"
"The Celestial Dragons on the island are yours to handle!"
Fang Huo learned from Silver Axe Fierce that Barbel and Kiel Bastard had already rushed over.
He didn't bother taking Rocks and the others with him.
He instantly transformed into lightning, rushing toward the World Government warships in the Outer Seas at extreme speed.
"Fang Huo, wait for me!"
Charlotte Linlin had no interest in staying with Rocks and the others to deal with the small fry on the island, so she quickly gave chase.
"Take me with you! Fang Huo!"
Rocks cursed loudly; he also wanted to go slash those Gods Knights.
"Is being able to fly that impressive?!"
Seeing Fang Huo disappear, Rocks shouted the same complaint as Silver Axe Fierce.
"Jihahaha! Being able to fly really is impressive!"
"I'll go take a look too!"
Golden Lion Shiki mocked him, then quickly left under the angry glares of Rocks and Silver Axe Fierce.
Fūgetsu Kisaburō could only clutch gokudō kaisen and sigh while looking at the sea.
He seemed to lack a flight ability.
However, he wanted to become a pure Great Swordsman like his predecessor Shimotsuki Ryuma, so his current desire to eat a Devil Fruit was not that great.
"Has Gram still not awakened Haoshoku?"
Whitebeard Newgate could only sigh at this somewhat laid-back old friend.
This guy's ambition and desire were still not strong enough.
However, even if Gram's strength was a bit weaker, he wouldn't mind.
At worst, he would just look out for Gram.
"wahaha! We can't let Ganzi and the others kill all these Celestial Dragons!"
"I want to capture fifty Celestial Dragons for my own use!"
Seeing Fang Huo, Linlin, and Shiki leave, Rocks' eyes shifted as he remembered the feasibility of awakening Haoshoku by killing Celestial Dragons.
He hurriedly charged into the battlefield to snatch the 'precious resource' of Celestial Dragons from his subordinates.
"Kisaburo! I suggest you go as well!"
"I hope you can awaken Haoshoku!"
"Fierce and I will hold down the port."
Newgate spoke to Fūgetsu Kisaburō, who was looking out at the sea.
Kisaburo's swordsmanship was very pure; perhaps he could awaken Haoshoku Haki with the stature of a Great Swordsman.
"I have no fear of the Celestial Dragons out at sea; in my eyes, they are just a group of ordinary, ugly nobles."
"Killing them won't have much effect on me!"
"I might as well challenge Captain Rocks, the strongest Great Swordsman."
Fūgetsu Kisaburō held his sword, shook his head slightly, and spoke indifferently, recalling the scene of his defeat by Rocks.
Challenging Rocks was his current goal.
Meanwhile, Fang Huo, Newgate, Shiki, and Linlin were all powerful swordsmen but also ability users, not pure swordsmen.
"Your blade is very sharp! But the gap between us will only grow wider!"
Silver Axe Fierce looked at Fūgetsu Kisaburō with fighting spirit; in their previous sparring matches, his Dice-Dice Fruit abilities had been broken by Kisaburo's swordsmanship.
But now that he had awakened Haoshoku Haki, he would definitely defeat the Great Swordsman Fūgetsu Kisaburō in the future.
"Then I shall wait and see!"
"Whether it's steel or Haki, I can cleave through it with a single strike!"
Fūgetsu Kisaburō was not at all intimidated by Silver Axe Fierce's provocation; he had merely awakened Haoshoku Haki.
Haoshoku at Silver Axe Fierce's current level had no effect on him whatsoever.
He could still cut Silver Axe Fierce down just the same.
"Hmph! I'll snap that broken sword of yours!"
Having eaten the Dice-Dice Fruit, Silver Axe Fierce's aura and attitude became increasingly sharp, as if he were a thorn in everyone's side; his relationship with every Cadre on the ship was not very good.
Whitebeard Newgate looked at the foul-tempered Silver Axe Fierce and just shook his head slightly.
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On the Outer Seas battlefield.
Sanbel fought several Divine Blades and Cipher Pol agents, but in the end, he still had to rely on the seawater to stall them.
However, the hulls of these World Government warships had already been destroyed by the Fish-Man Race, making it impossible for them to escape.
This filled the Celestial Dragons with even more terror.
Shortly after, Barbel the flame-man and Kiel Bastard the ghost-man arrived, driving the Divine Blades and Celestial Dragons to despair.
Barbel and Bastard, those two fellows, wantonly unleashed their unrefined Haoshoku.
Not to mention those weakling Celestial Dragons, they even accidentally injured their own people in the Fish-man Division, knocking out many Fishmen.
"Big brother Barbel! You really awakened Haoshoku?"
Sanbel shouted excitedly; it had been many years since a Haoshoku user had appeared on Fish-Man Island.
He hadn't expected Barbel to succeed in awakening it.
"Bahahaha, stay calm!"
"Where are those Gods Knights? Why haven't I seen a single one!"
Originally, Barbel was worried that Sanbel wouldn't be able to handle the Gods Knights and would be in mortal danger.
As it turned out, there wasn't a single Gods Knight capable of fighting present.
The Divine Blades did not have Immortality and were no match for them at all.
Some Divine Blades tried to jump into the sea to escape.
But the sea was the domain of the Fish-Man Race; they couldn't escape at all.
However, a few flight-type Divine Blades and CP0 Agents had already hurriedly fled with Celestial Dragons from the Core Families before Barbel and the other arrived.
While the remaining Divine Blades were still frantically struggling and resisting, Fang Huo, flying at extreme speed in his lightning form, also arrived.
Unfortunately, the Gods Knights had all teleported away, so Fang Huo did not get the result he wanted.
However, these few Divine Blades with the shallow sea mark were worth Fang Huo capturing and researching.
He wondered which was stronger: his Vampire Ability's Blood Servant contract or Imu's Shallow Sea Contract.
Imu's Shallow Sea Contract could not be sensed or communicated with through thought once outside the range of the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
This was the main reason why Imu could not influence Shanks after he escaped from Mary Geoise.
Furthermore, the shallow sea mark did not grant Immortality. Shanks had never been able to make up his mind to cripple his strongest left arm; eventually, he used the Lord of the Coast to bite off his arm, leading Luffy, who had accidentally eaten the Sun God Nika Fruit, onto the path of a pirate.
After capturing these Divine Blades, Fang Huo couldn't wait to use his Vampire Ability to have a remote contest with Imu.
He wondered if a Divine Blade turned into a Vampire Blood Servant would listen to Fang Huo's words or Imu's orders.
Near the Red Line close to the Holy Land Mary Geoise, would Fang Huo be able to communicate directly with Imu through a Divine Blade?
All of this was full of the joy of exploration and research.