Chapter 122: The Pirate Empress Appears, Will Ye Tian Make a Move?

Chapter 122: The Pirate Empress Appears, Will Ye Tian Make a Move?

"What's wrong with Hawkeye?"

Whitebeard and others were shocked.

Clearly, Hawkeye had the upper hand, and that Hidan was far too weak. So how had Hawkeye suddenly gotten injured?

However, there were some astute individuals who noticed that Hidan had pierced himself with a Retractable Spear. Such a suicidal move couldn't be normal behavior.

This was likely an attack method.

"My heart's been pierced!"

Dracule Mihawk (Hawkeye) said in despair.

He was human, not an immortal monster. With his heart pierced, he would surely die.

At this moment, although he forcibly locked onto his life force, he still couldn't stop it from slipping away.

"That guy pierced his own heart, and now my heart is pierced too. What kind of technique is this?" Hawkeye's mind raced for a solution. If he couldn't figure it out soon, he would surely die this time.

First of all, the fact that the other party could do this must have something to do with that small drop of his blood, using it as a connection to launch some kind of technique.

"If I kill him, will I also die?"

"No, this guy is immortal. I already severed his body, and he didn't die. If I attack his body again, I might be the one who dies!"

At this moment, Hawkeye truly felt absolute despair.

At this time, Hidan once again used the Retractable Spear to pierce his own heart, further draining Hawkeye's life force.

Of course, Hidan was also vomiting blood and suffering injuries.

His immortality was only a very low-level one, unable to quickly heal or recover—he just couldn't die.

At this moment, Hawkeye, despite his dire situation, unleashed his Conqueror's Haki.

Boom!!!!!!

Under the pressure of Conqueror's Haki, Hidan seemed to be immobilized.

Then, Hawkeye sent a long-range strike, aiming to sever Hidan's other arm. As long as Hidan lost his arms, he wouldn't be able to use the Retractable Spear to stab himself, and Hawkeye might have a chance to survive.

Due to his severe injuries and imminent death, Hawkeye's strike wasn't very powerful, but Hidan still couldn't avoid it.

After all, under the suppression of the Conqueror's Haki, and combined with his own severe injuries, Hidan was unable to dodge.

With a slicing sound, Hidan's arm was severed and fell to the ground.

At that moment, Hawkeye's own arm was severed as well.

However, he successfully prevented Hidan from harming him any further.

But...

Hidan, while coughing up blood, shouted, "Hahaha! Do you think just because my arms are gone, I can't hurt myself anymore?"

Hidan grabbed the Retractable Spear with his mouth, threw it into the air with force, and let it fall vertically.

Then, Hidan positioned his head directly under the descending Retractable Spear.

With a piercing sound, the Retractable Spear penetrated Hidan's skull.

"No!"

Hawkeye was utterly desperate.

Before he could react, a hole appeared in the middle of his forehead, and his consciousness slowly faded away as he collapsed to the ground.

Dracule Mihawk, the world's greatest swordsman, had fallen!

"Hahaha! I won! I killed an entity far more powerful than me!" Hidan shouted in ecstasy.

Of course, his own condition wasn't good either. Even though he was immortal, it would take at least a month of rest for him to fully recover.

At this moment, the people in the Pirate World were dumbfounded. The world's greatest swordsman, Dracule Mihawk, who was arguably the strongest among the Seven Warlords of the Sea, had died at the hands of such a weak individual in such a bizarre manner.

This death was incredibly frustrating!

Many were furious and indignant, but there was nothing they could do.

The outcome was what it was—it couldn't be changed.

[Hidan wins, Hawkeye Mihawk's Conqueror's Haki has been stripped and granted to Hidan.]

Buzz!!!!!!

A ball of light flew out from Mihawk's corpse and entered Hidan's body.

Hidan understood the power of Conqueror's Haki. He had just experienced it when Mihawk unleashed it, and if it hadn't been for his fearlessness, he would've passed out immediately.

"Hahaha! Now that I've gained this Conqueror's Haki, once I unleash it, my enemies will barely be able to move, and I can easily extract their blood!!!"

Hidan knew that his strength had skyrocketed. Even a super Kage-level opponent would have trouble dealing with him, even if they knew the flaw in his ritual.

Of course, as for those true immortals, he wouldn't dare provoke them.

Hidan still wanted to lie on his ritual symbol for half an hour, paying the highest respects to his deity.

However, the arena forcibly teleported him away.

This made him furious, and he cursed angrily for a few moments.

Nonetheless.

After being teleported, he used his enemy's blood to draw another ritual circle, lying on it to show his reverence.

[Kakuzu: Damn, that Hawkeye was indeed terrifying, but his arrogance got him killed by Hidan!]

[Hidan: Kakuzu, you're calling me sneaky? This is just my method. He was foolish enough to hold back. If he had gone all out, I would've been long gone. How would I have gotten his blood otherwise?]

[Kakashi: That Hawkeye had strength comparable to a Six Paths-level individual. What a pity. If he had been more cautious, he wouldn't have died!]

[Third Hokage: He underestimated Hidan. Hidan's combat strength is indeed average, but his curse technique is terrifying, like a rule-based ability that ignores differences in power! However, once you understand it, Hidan is easy to deal with.]

[Third Tsuchikage: Not so easy. Hidan has now obtained Conqueror's Haki. His power must have increased significantly.]

[Gaara: In the future, we must pay more attention to Hidan. He's a huge threat!]

[Hidan: Thank you all for your attention. I'm honored!]

"Master, it's such a shame about Hawkeye. His strength was terrifying, and I feel like he still had many cards up his sleeve that he never revealed. His true strength was probably even greater than what he showed, but he died to Hidan's curse technique!" muttered Kumoko.

"Indeed. That's why, when facing any enemy, we must be extremely cautious. Otherwise, if we get killed by a weaker opponent, it would be a grievous injustice!" Ye Tian said.

"Mm!"

Kumoko and the other women nodded in agreement.

With Hawkeye's defeat, the other seven strong individuals from the Pirate World were in a somber mood.

If their strength had been lacking, they could've accepted defeat.

But the key issue was that Hawkeye was clearly many times stronger than Hidan, yet he was killed. This left them feeling furious and unwilling to accept the outcome.

While they were weighed down by heavy hearts, they also simmered with rage.

Soon, after some discussion, they decided on the sixth person to fight.

"For the sixth match, I'll step in."

Admiral Akainu declared.

"Agreed!"

"Agreed!"

"No objections!"

Akainu's strength was formidable, and his reputation was immense. If he fought, there was a good chance of victory.

Of course, as long as he didn't get careless like Hawkeye.

With that, Akainu took the stage, and the spot was set.

At this moment, the Golden List Livestream displayed a brief introduction of Akainu.

[Sakazuki, Codename: Akainu, Navy Admiral, possesses the Logia-type Magma-Magma Fruit ability.]

[Great Toad Sage: It's actually the Magma-Magma Fruit! Even the Gamiwasu ate the Magma-Magma Fruit. This fruit is indeed quite powerful!]

[Kakashi: Another person with a Devil Fruit ability. A Navy Admiral—he must be some kind of general, but how strong is he?]

[Tsunade: He doesn't seem weak, but we won't know for sure until a fight breaks out.]

[Hiashi Hyuga: Does anyone else wish to step forward this time?]

[Kisame Hoshigaki: I'll go this time! My Water Style: Exploding Water Colliding Wave can create a lake, and since Devil Fruit users are weak to seawater, I might weaken him before he can even show his true strength!]

To be honest, Kisame was also eager, feeling like he had a high chance of winning.

Of course, Hiashi would have to be willing to invite him first.

[Hiashi Hyuga: Kisame, if you want to go, I'll invite you!]

With that, Hiashi extended an invitation to Kisame.

Kisame quickly accepted the invitation.

Arena.

Kisame arrived, full of anticipation and excitement, though he was also a bit tense. After all, he hadn't forgotten what happened to the Fourth Raikage.

In terms of strength, he was no match for the Fourth Raikage.

However, sometimes it's not just about strength—it's about who counters whom.

And he had a significant advantage against Devil Fruit users, not to mention water-style ninjutsu also countered fire-based abilities. This was his confidence.

The battle soon began.

Akainu, having learned from Mihawk's mistake, wouldn't hold back and was prepared to unleash his full power to quickly end the fight.

Kisame had the same thought. He immediately launched his Water Style: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!

Boom!!!!!

The arena instantly transformed into a lake, becoming Kisame's home ground.

Akainu reacted swiftly, using Moonwalk, one of the Navy's Six Powers, to escape the lake, standing in mid-air for the time being.

"This guy can actually create a lake!"

Akainu frowned.

As a Devil Fruit user, he naturally feared seawater.

However, his strength was formidable enough that mere contact with seawater wouldn't weaken him to the point of being unable to fight.

Even Seastone, with its much higher concentration than seawater, would only slightly weaken him upon contact.

And though the lake was made of seawater, its concentration was low.

But fighting in a watery environment would still put him at a disadvantage.

"Then I'll just burn this lake away!"

From his vantage point in the air, Akainu unleashed his most powerful attack—Meteor Volcano!

Boom!!!

His fists turned into magma, producing a torrent of enormous molten fists that rained down like meteors, bombarding the lake below.