Chapter 30 The Results Of Practice, The Slash That Burns All Things

Carlos understood.

To make such a strong man surrender willingly, he needed to do more than just use Kozuki Hiyori to evoke his old feelings for Oden. He also needed to demonstrate significant strength to give him hope against the Beasts Pirates.

Both were essential.

Carlos's indifferent tone succeeded in irritating Shutenmaru.

Veins popped on Shutenmaru's forehead as he said coldly:

"Very well!"

"I'll teach you a lesson!"

Without hesitation, Shutenmaru leaped into action. Despite his large size, he moved with surprising speed.

Everyone felt a powerful gust of wind as a cross-shaped slash suddenly appeared in front of Carlos.

In the next moment, Shutenmaru followed, covering a distance of more than ten meters.

With the blade gripped tightly in both hands, he aimed a powerful strike at Carlos's neck.

The formidable Armament Haki wrapped around the blade, gleaming with a cold light.

Carlos was well aware of Shutenmaru's strength.

As soon as the fight began, Shutenmaru used his most powerful skill—Taoyuan Ten Fists!

However, the next moment, his attack met only air.

Shutenmaru looked up in astonishment and locked eyes with Carlos, freezing in place.

"You… your eyes..."

He couldn't find the words to describe them.

Strange, mysterious, and unexplainably terrifying...

Carlos frowned slightly.

"What? Why have you stopped? If you don't want to fight, just kneel and show your submission."

"Dammit..."

Shutenmaru's eyes sharpened, suppressing his unease, and he launched into a fierce offensive.

Though the blade was wrapped in powerful Armament Haki, each strike was strong enough to shatter mountains and rocks.

Yet none of his attacks landed.

"Nice weapon, good swordsmanship."

Carlos commented nonchalantly as he dodged Shutenmaru's relentless strikes while strolling away.

Carlos had come here primarily to rescue Jack.

But more importantly, he wanted to test the results of his recent training and gauge the strength of the Nine Red Scabbards.

He was very satisfied with the results.

With the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan activated, his observational skills had greatly improved.

No movement could escape his notice.

Combined with Observation Haki, he dodged every attack with precision.

Of course, this was only possible if there wasn't a significant gap in skill and knowledge between them.

The two figures moved back and forth from the camp to the forest.

A series of fierce, powerful slashes filled the air.

Countless trees fell, and broken leaves, branches, and sawdust filled the sky.

The ground was shattered, with countless crisscrossing ravines and fissures.

The bandits cheered loudly from the sidelines.

"I thought this guy was supposed to be strong. He's not like the big guy who was beaten senseless by Boss Shutenmaru."

"The guy with a bounty of 1.5 billion Berries seems to be nothing special."

The fight also drew the attention of Jack and the others nearby.

"That's Brother Carlos!"

"Fantastic! The boss is here to save us!"

"What an intense battle."

After a moment of joy, worry set in.

In the dim moonlight, it looked like Carlos was retreating, as if he were being overwhelmed and unable to fight back.

Jack's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Boss Carlos, are you actually at a disadvantage?"

"Damn it, is this fat guy really that strong?"

…

An amateur might see only the spectacle, but an expert notices the details.

After failing to land a hit for some time, Shutenmaru's expression grew serious and his impatience mounted.

He had swung his blade hundreds of times at Carlos!

Yet every attack was effortlessly dodged.

The bandits began to sense something was wrong.

"Don't be a coward, come out and fight!"

"Do you dare face our boss head-on?"

…

"At this level, you can't judge much."

Carlos suddenly stopped moving and stood still.

"Now's the chance!"

Shutenmaru's eyes lit up as he stepped forward and attacked with all his strength!

Clang—

A clear, ringing sound echoed.

A strong backlash hit Shutenmaru, causing his hands to go numb and forcing him to take a few steps back.

At some point, a massive purple skeleton appeared around Carlos.

"What… what is this? A Devil Fruit ability?"

Shutenmaru stared in shock, unable to react.

The enormous bones began to fill out rapidly, forming a giant warrior clad in armor.

"If you can withstand this blow, you'll prove yourself worthy to be my subordinate."

"If you can't, then die."

Carlos said in a deep voice as he slowly raised his giant sword.

Black flames and Armament Haki enveloped the blade.

An overwhelming sense of terror and oppression filled the air.

The intense crisis made Shutenmaru step back, adopting a defensive stance.

"Dark Flame Slash!"

The dark sword light flashed.

Before the attack even struck, the terrifying waves it generated caused chaos around them.

Trees, rocks, everything in its path turned to ashes instantly.

At that moment, the world seemed to lose all color, leaving only endless darkness.

The next instant,

Shutenmaru screamed and was thrown hundreds of meters away.

A massive cut, deep enough to expose bone, marked his chest.

Groups of black flames continued to burn and spread across his body.

Seeing Shutenmaru rolling and wailing on the ground, the faces of the Toushan Bandits turned pale!

Several loyal followers rushed to extinguish the black flames.

But as soon as they touched them, the flames spread and incinerated them instantly.

The remaining bandits backed away in horror.

"What a terrifying flame! Don't get close!"

"Is this the power of the Beasts Pirates' top fighter? It's too frightening..."

Jack forgot his own pain and stared in awe at the giant warrior in the distance, swallowing hard.

"Is this the true strength of Brother Carlos..."

Under everyone's terrified gaze, Carlos slowly walked over to Shutenmaru.

Amid the flames of Amaterasu, Shutenmaru had lost consciousness but was still weakly breathing.

Carlos nodded and extinguished the black flame with his left eye.

He instructed his men to rescue Jack and the others.

Under the threat of Carlos's power, the bandits only dared to huddle aside and watch helplessly.

"Boss, I just received news that the ugly boy has appeared!"

"Hey, Jack, can you still move? Take this guy back and lock him up."

"It's time to meet this so-called ugly boy."

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