Chapter 310: The Iron Block!

'As expected of the World Government that has ruled the seas for 800 years!'

With this thought flashing through his mind, Adrian took a big step and disappeared.

His feet moved swiftly across the floor, his upper body leaning slightly forward, rapidly closing the distance between him, Stussy, and Mr Fox.

With the combined advantage of his agility, which exceeded a thousand points, and the high-speed burst of Soru, Adrian's figure moved so fast that he seemed like a blur, surpassing normal human reaction limits.

Simultaneously, he lifted his right hand, and with a ripple, Nidai Kitetsu emerged from the void.

Clang—

With a clear sword cry, the demon blade whistled towards Stussy and Mr Fox, its bright blade forming a thin white line in the air, dispelling the sultry atmosphere of the Fantasy Image Hall almost instantly.

Facing the attack of the White Ghost's swordsmanship, the two CP0 members exhibited two different defensive reactions.

Geppo!

Stussy moved with incredible speed, lightly tapping her toes on the ground like a dragonfly skimming the surface, her slender and graceful body soaring like a swallow.

Kami-e!

In an instant, Stussy, who had leapt into the air, activated the Kami-e technique again, her soft body becoming even lighter, like a thin, powerless sheet of paper, drifting backward and successfully evading Adrian's slash.

In stark contrast to Stussy's nimble and elegant movements, Mr Fox's response was simple and direct.

As Adrian had guessed, Mr Fox was a Devil Fruit user who had eaten the Paramecia-type Wool-Wool Fruit, which was also the source of his nickname "Master Fox."

The Wool-Wool Fruit granted Mr Fox the ability to freely manipulate his body hair, forming it into curls, spirals, or even straight lines at will.

{I would like to just replace it with 'Hair' but life return would already do that and found this on reddit.}

https://www.reddit.com/r/DevilFruitIdeas/comments/i58w2w/uru_uru_no_mi_wool_wool_fruit/

{This one is 4 years ago and this novel is roughly that time or even… no way right. Author didn't just ask in reddit about this devil fruit.}

Such a Devil Fruit ability would be better suited to combining with Kami-e for heightened perception.

However, as someone who was extremely afraid of pain and a notorious chatterbox, Mr Fox didn't refine his Kami-e technique according to his fruit ability. Instead, he poured all his efforts into mastering Tekkai!

Fearful of pain, he maxed out his defense!

Thanks to Life Return, Mr Fox even managed to integrate his wool ability with the Tekkai technique.

In short, all the wool produced by his Devil Fruit ability became hardened wool!

Facing Adrian's slash, Mr Fox didn't hesitate and immediately activated his fruit ability.

Hair Shield!

Under the influence of the Wool-Wool Fruit, Mr Fox's shiny black hair instantly grew wildly, like countless black snakes writhing in the air, weaving into barrier-like structures in front of him.

Clang!

The sharp demon blade struck the wool barrier, emitting a sound like clashing metals and even sparking.

The hardness of these wool barriers was beyond imagination!

Adrian's eyes flashed with interest. He wasn't in a hurry to end the battle with his fruit ability, wanting to better assess the strength of the CP0 members.

He slightly bent his right arm, retracting the demon blade Kitetsu.

After a brief moment of gathering strength, Adrian slashed again, this time coating the blade with a layer of continuously Armament Haki—Ryou!

Boom—!!

The demon blade Kitetsu, now enhanced with unstoppable momentum, struck Mr Fox's black hair barriers once more.

While the blade was blocked, the Ryou-infused Haki penetrated the protective circle formed by the hair barriers without obstruction!

Mr. Fox's eyes flashed with a red light as his Observation Haki warned him of impending danger.

He took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and positioned them by his waist before shouting:

"Iron Body!"

The Ryou energy struck Mr. Fox, but aside from slightly shaking his clothes, it caused no damage.

An Iron Body fighter.

Adrian's mind flashed with images of warriors who had fallen under the confidence of their Iron Body defense.

At that moment, Stussy, who had just leaped into the air, swung her long legs rapidly, creating a blur.

Tempest Kick!

The visible air slashes scattered into hundreds of small, conical air blades, infused with Armament Haki, descending upon Adrian like a storm.

"Detached Armament Haki?"

Adrian was somewhat surprised. He raised his demon blade, and unleashed several large, crescent-shaped flying slashes toward the sky.

The flying slashes not only shattered the air blades formed by the Tempest Kick but continued with undiminished power towards Stussy, forcing the Queen of Pleasure Street to dodge.

Taking advantage of this, Adrian twisted his wrist, and the blade danced in the air, creating a beautiful sword flower. The sharp edge struck Mr. Fox's black hair barrier once more.

Clang, clang—

Adrian slashing twice in quick succession. The light pink Haki almost formed a thin barrier before him, but it still failed to break through the hair defense.

Even the Haki that bypassed the defense and could cause internal damage couldn't penetrate Mr. Fox's Iron Body.

{Was it always that powerful!? /0o0\}

Standing behind the black hair barrier, Mr. Fox couldn't help but boast.

"Within the hair barrier, the Iron Body is invincible!"

Adrian had no intention of correcting the belief of such an Iron Body zealot.

He narrowed his eyes, his right hand's muscles tensing slightly as he silently activated the power of the Dragon.

With a powerful swing, he slashed again!

This was Adrian's fifth attack on the hair barrier!

Clang—

The blade struck the black hair barrier once more. Although it still didn't break through, a closer look would reveal that the barrier's surface was now covered in cracks, unable to withstand another slash.

{Can't he just put more hair for defense??}

The true effectiveness came from the Ryou!

Mr. Fox initially thought he could rely on his "invincible Iron Body" to withstand Adrian's advanced Armament Haki attacks.

However, to his shock, despite his best efforts to fortify his Iron Body, an inexplicable force broke through his defense, directly impacting his internal body!

Cough!

Caught off guard, Mr. Fox spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes behind the mask staring in disbelief at Adrian.

What Iron Body?

Against the true damage expertise of someone like Garp, your Iron Body defense is as flimsy as tissue paper!

Adrian didn't bother to explain. He smiled lightly and swung the blade again, shattering the black hair barrier and slashing at Mr. Fox with no further obstruction.

"Roar!"

Stimulated by intense pain, Mr. Fox let out an angry howl. Black fur emerged from his body, quickly forming a 360-degree protective fur armor.

Hair Cage!

When a pain-averse fighter truly feels pain, they explode with power!

Mr. Fox's rage was palpable—literally.

His black hair grew wildly, forming dark, shining fur swords in the air.

Like falling stars, these black swords whistled toward Adrian.

Wool-Wool: Death Dance of Swords!