94. Senkiri Issen

Atlas, in his warrior god form towering almost five meters tall, held the Sandai Kitetsu with hands of formidable thickness. The seemingly small Third Generation Ghost looked like a child's toy in his massive grip, creating a stark visual contrast that evoked both discomfort and, oddly, some comedy.

On the contrary, for Marco facing him, there was no room for laughter. The overwhelming intensity emanating from Atlas was nearly suffocating, making Marco's expression tense with a touch of discomfort.

"The secret of Ittoryu: One snap of the finger contains twenty moments; One moment contains twenty thoughts; One thought contains ninety instants; One instant contains nine million births and deaths!"

"This trick...."

A strong sense of threat ran through every hair on Marco's body, and he quickly fluttered his wings, retreating from his biological instinct!

Senkiri Issen (Thousand cuts in one flash) (T/N: Man I really want to here its effects)

The Sandai Kitetsu in Atlas's hand seemed to transcend the concepts of time and space, slashing through Marco's body with ultimate speed!

Clang!

Sheath the sword and put it away!

Marco felt a strange and oppressive force lingering around him. Despite the lack of visible injuries, he couldn't shake off the uneasy feeling that something was wrong.

"Did you not hear? The wailing of flesh and blood..."

The words just fell.

Numerous sword marks marred Marco's once pristine body, and copious amounts of blood sprayed forth. His entire form resembled a relentless blood-spewing mechanism!

boom!

Marco's body trembled, and resilient regenerative blue flames emanated from his form, yet an increasing number of sword marks continued to manifest!

Sizzle!

More regenerative blue flames surged from the wounds, and the flesh and blood continued to crumble and then mend in an instant...

Marco patted his chest with lingering fear, "What terrifying swordsmanship. I almost thought I was going to die here with that move just now."

There were no stab wounds on his whole body, not even a scar left. There was just a little cold sweat on his forehead. He was truly a bit scared. Although his regenerative blue flames could swiftly heal the reborn flesh and blood, once attacked, if he exceeds his recovery limit, he will die!

"Stop lying, you are the legendary phoenix! A Mythical Zoan even rarer than Logia." Atlas curled his lips, somewhat disdainful of Marco's acting skills.

"Hey, hey, hey! Why don't we stop here? There's nothing you can do to me if we keep fighting like this!"

"That's not necessarily true, you say so, Sandai Kitetsu..." Atlas said, gently patting the Third Generation Kitetsu on his waist. The move just now was developed by him combined with the rabbit charm. His swordsmanship is pure and ultimate speed, which makes people feel that time and space are chaotic, and there is no way to avoid it.

"You can still use that trick?" Marco was a little shocked, and at the same time, his hair stood on end, and a strong sense of crisis enveloped his whole body, "Are you kidding me!"

Kamisori Bakuhatsu (Razor Explosion)

While Marco was dazed, Atlas stepped forward and punched Marco hard in the face!

Puff~!

Marco's face was swollen after being punched by Atlas, a few teeth fell out, and a mouthful of old blood spurted out. However, a large amount of flames quickly clung to him, and all injuries recovered almost instantly!

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Atlas, who was about to take the next step, was stunned. A humanoid creature with strong vitality broke into his sight. It seemed to be the reinforcement of the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Let me spare you today. You won't be so lucky next time, Marco!"

Atlas turned around and left without hesitation.

Marco didn't intervene when he saw this. Judging from Atlas's expression, he guessed that his father had probably sent someone to assist him. However, even if another person arrived, it wouldn't guarantee the ability to restrain Atlas. This guy was someone who could escape unscathed from the clutches of an Emperor of the Sea.

Then, to Marco's surprise and curiosity, Atlas made his escape... on the surface of the sea!!?

Yes, he was running on the sea. With his current physique and the speed of the rabbit charm, there was no doubt that he could move freely on the surface of the sea.

It took a while until Atlas' figure disappeared on the sea level, and a tall, dark-skinned man appeared in Marco's field of vision, steering a boat.

The man sported two curved black beards, a dark blue top hat, a partially open blue shirt that revealed a considerable amount of chest hair, a sword scabbard on each side of his waist, and a black cloak draped over his back.

The tall and dark-skinned man was none other than Vista of the Flower Swords, the Captain of the Fifth Division of the Whitebeard Pirates!

"Hey! Marco, why are you in such a mess, hahahaha!" Vista saw the bloodstains on Marco from a distance, but in his perception, Marco's life force was still very strong, so he laughed heartily. The atmosphere of the Whitebeard Pirates has always been like this.

"Forget it, that bastard Marine is getting stronger and stronger. By the way, why are you here?"

Marco glanced at his clothes. Although all the wounds had disappeared, the significant amount of bloodstains couldn't be completely cleaned. However, some of it evaporated due to the burning of the blue flames.

"Well, Daddy was a bit concerned after seeing you've been gone for so long, so he asked me to come out and take a look at the situation," Vista couldn't help but repeat what Whitebeard had told him before leaving.

"That arrogant Marine is even more talented than Garp when he was young. Vista, go and check. I'm afraid something might happen to that foolish boy Marco!"

Marco scratched his head and said with some embarrassment, "Luckily, you arrived just in time to make that guy Atlas worry. Otherwise, I might have accidentally met my end today."

"No, I understand how formidable your ability is. How could that guy push you to this extent?" Vista was a little surprised. Marco's fruit ability is more potent than ordinary mythical zoan fruits. In addition to Zoan's general abilities of robust health, high defense, and strong recovery, the Phoenix has a unique power.

For example, Sengoku's Human-Human Fruit, Model: Buddha manifests the Big Buddha Impact wave, Kaido's Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon grant him the ability to control thunder and flames, and Marco's Phoenix fruit provides him with regenerative blue flames. This unique ability allows him to heal from attacks as long as their power doesn't surpass his capacity to recover.

"There's nothing I can do about it. That guy's physique and self-healing ability are even more monstrous. I don't even know where his limits are, and..."

Marco paused, recalling Atlas's last terrifying sword move, and couldn't help but shudder. He continued, "Moreover, that guy's sword skills were simply terrifying. At that moment, I felt there was no way to avoid it. I couldn't see clearly when he drew his sword..."

As soon as he heard about swordsmanship, Vista licked his chapped lips, showed an interested look on his face, and murmured to himself, "A great swordsman..."

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