Naval Battle (Part 5)

The Cloud Eight-Headed Serpent!

It had eight heads and eight tails. The heads resembled dragons with crimson red eyes, while its back was covered in moss and trees. Its belly oozed fresh blood, and above its head, there were eight-colored clouds floating on top of its massive body.

To create this Box Weapon, Vongola Family had gone through a lot. When a Devil Fruit user died, the Devil Fruit would reappear somewhere after some time had passed. Verde had suggested using a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit to create the Vongola Box Weapon, and since Kurozumi Orochi had died, his Devil Fruit should have also reappeared somewhere.

Thus, Vongola Family had mobilized its resources to search for it, expending a considerable amount of money to finally obtain this Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit and handed it over to Verde for the development of the Vongola Box Weapon.

The Box Weapon developed using this Devil Fruit was the Cloud Box Weapon, belonging to Alaudi!

Cloud Flame's characteristic was propagation. In Alaudi's hands, the Eight-Headed Serpent could not only replicate infinitely, but its inherent traits could also be pushed to the limit. As long as not all of the serpent's heads were severed, it wouldn't die. After becoming a Box Weapon, whenever one of its heads was severed, it would immediately grow another head. However, replication and rapid regeneration were two different things.

"Zoan? No, it's a Mythical Zoan, Yamata-no-Orochi?" Seeing this massive serpent appear, Sengoku's expression turned grim. He didn't expect the enemy to still have such a trump card.

Alaudi remained calm, not saying a word, and charged directly at Sengoku. He threw several punches that targeted all of Sengoku's vital points.

At the same time, the Eight-Headed Serpent also hissed as it headed towards Aokiji and Sengoku.

"Bang! Bam! Roar!"

Facing Alaudi's intense assault, both Sengoku and Aokiji remained calm. They knew that their opponent possessed immense strength, but they were experienced fighters who had seen countless battles, so they wouldn't panic. In a battle like this, panicking was no different from defeat. Sengoku continuously launched Buddha fists, and Aokiji threw all of his attacks, effectively blocking Alaudi and the Cloud Serpent's assaults.

Soon, Sengoku began to accumulate energy on his palm, and a golden light rapidly converged.

"Buddha's Impact!"

Alaudi remained unflinched, and he countered with a punch against Sengoku's powerful attack. With Color of Arms Haki and Cloud Flame, he managed to crush Sengoku's Buddha Impact. Afterward, he leaped a few times and once again charged at Sengoku.

On the icy battlefield, each exchange of blows between Sengoku's Buddha palm and Alaudi's punch caused astonishing shockwaves.

Aokiji, on the other hand, contained the Eight-Headed Serpent with his Devil Fruit abilities. It also didn't pose a threat to Aokiji as it couldn't use Color of Arms Haki. Therefore, Aokiji could also seize opportunities to assist his Fleet Admiral iwhile dealing with the Eight-Headed Serpent.

Another terrifying wave of energy erupted, and Sengoku's giant Buddha form was forced back several dozen meters on the ground, leaving a mark. Alaudi, on the other hand, tumbled through the air a few times before landing on the icy surface several dozen meters away. Up to this point in the battle, there was no visible injury on his body, whereas Sengoku seemed somewhat disheveled.

"Form Change!"

At this moment, Alaudi softly uttered these words. The massive Cloud Serpent suddenly transformed into massive Cloud Flame that instantly enveloped his body. After a while, the flame separated from him, and a humanoid phantom emerged, becoming increasingly solid. Subsequently, it transformed into a person wearing a coat.

Apart from the terrifying smile on his face, the person that was created from Cloud Flame was almost identical to Alaudi, including his aura, Haki, and combat skills. The only difference was that this clone couldn't fully maximize Alaudi's abilities.

By estimation, the strength of this Cloud Flame-created clone was roughly seventy percent of Alaudi's, but it was undoubtedly at an Admiral-level.

Although it was only at the level of a newly promoted Admiral, it was still quite powerful. After all, only a handful of people in this world could become an Admiral. Alaudi had essentially created an extra Admiral out of thin air.

Moreover, Alaudi could feel that this Form Change might not just be limited to a single clone. He could potentially increase the number of clones, but he hadn't figured out how to do it yet.

"Interesting. Regardless of how many tricks you have left, as the Fleet Admiral, I must defeat you today and throw you into Impel Down!" Despite the unexpected turn of events, Sengoku's eyes remained resolute. His Color of Supreme King Haki surged out once again, sweeping in all directions!