Chapter 140: VS Sengoku

Sensing the overwhelming force above him, like a mountain about to collapse, Sengoku quickly stood up.

"Buddha's Wrath Punch!!"

Sengoku bent his legs, gathered strength, and pulled back his right fist. As Li Yuan descended upon him, he unleashed a punch with the force of a shockwave, as if trying to flatten the heavens.

"Crack!!!"

Yet, even with his immense Buddha power, Sengoku felt an endless pressure on his fist.

The ground for hundreds of meters around them sunk over ten meters upon impact, leaving the Buddha's head level with the horizon.

Sengoku felt as if his hand bones were about to break, his body suffering under the massive pressure.

"Get out of here!!!"

Sengoku roared, his whole body flashing with golden light, forcibly sending Li Yuan flying.

"Buddha's Wrathful Gaze!!"

In an instant, Sengoku caught up with the retreating Li Yuan, gathering his furious golden energy into his right fist and smashing it towards Li Yuan's body.

"Boom!!!"

But when Sengoku's punch landed, it shattered the ground but didn't feel like hitting a person.

"An afterimage??"

"Where is he?"

Sengoku quickly realized, calming down to search for Li Yuan with Observation Haki.

"Here!!"

In the blink of an eye, Sengoku stood facing Li Yuan, who had circled to his left, and swung a punch.

Yet, Sengoku wondered why Li Yuan didn't dodge.

Every one of his strikes was full force.

"Infinity: Domination: Crescent Sky!!"

Facing Sengoku's punch, Li Yuan didn't dodge. His Seven Star Sword unleashed a massive slash like the moon in the sky.

Li Yuan was too close, and the slash was too fast. Sengoku had no time to defend and could only use Armament Haki and his Buddha form to block.

"Shhh!!!"

However, even with Buddha and Armament Haki defenses, they were instantly torn apart by Li Yuan's full-force attack.

The massive Buddha form bore a deep gash from left shoulder to right abdomen, with ribs clearly visible.

"Bang!!"

Simultaneously, Li Yuan, who didn't dodge, was hit by Sengoku's full-force punch, the extreme impact sweeping through his body.

His Armament Haki defense was destroyed, and Li Yuan felt as if a massive hammer had struck him, his body suffering violent impacts inside and out.

Both Li Yuan and Sengoku were sent flying by each other's attacks, then stood, blood still flowing from their mouths.

"That guy, did it on purpose!!"

Sengoku said gravely, clutching his gruesome wound.

The previous strike was deliberate, ensuring Sengoku couldn't dodge or block the sword attack.

"Sengoku, your shockwave hurts!!"

Li Yuan wiped the blood from his mouth, grinning.

He wanted to physically experience Sengoku's shockwave strength, and he found it powerful. His body and Haki couldn't withstand it.

"Madman!!"

Seeing the madness in Li Yuan's eyes, Sengoku frowned.

As a strategist, he hated fighting lunatics.

His Buddha defense was strong, but Li Yuan's sword was equally powerful.

Without shockwaves, his defense couldn't hold.

"Hahaha, Sengoku, let's go again!!"

Li Yuan rapidly closed the gap with Sengoku.

"I'll drag you to Impel Down!!"

Sengoku fearlessly charged, resuming the battle with Li Yuan.

"Hahaha, Impel Down was destroyed by us. I wonder if it's fixed now."

Li Yuan's sword attacked relentlessly, forcing Sengoku to defend.

"Once I capture you, it'll be fixed."

Sengoku gritted his teeth, blocking Li Yuan's attacks, angered by the reminder of Impel Down.

Li Yuan's idea led to Rocks attacking Impel Down, releasing all their hard-captured pirates, plunging the world into chaos.

The intense battle between Li Yuan and Sengoku was brutal, with Li Yuan often trading blows, ensuring both suffered full-force hits.

Sengoku was covered in sword wounds, while Li Yuan was battered by shockwaves.

Both were peak admiral-level fighters, evenly matched.

Without Li Yuan's insane tactics, neither would be injured.

But Li Yuan, with his self-healing from the Sword God Tempering Technique, wasn't afraid to trade blows.

He could quickly recover, despite the energy consumption.

The Seven Star Sword absorbed Sengoku's blood, replenishing Li Yuan's strength.

"Pirate, die!!"

Vice Admiral Ayla punched Kano.

"Cough!!"

Kano blocked with his arms but was sent flying, spitting blood. Even his Slash-Slash Fruit and Armament Haki couldn't withstand Ayla's punch.

"Vice Admiral-level attacks are this strong?"

Kano clutched his chest, worried.

Not yet a swordsmaster, facing a Vice Admiral was tough.

Since the battle began, he'd been on the defensive, close to losing.

"Infinity: Cross Slash!!"

Nearby, Karu, in human-tiger form, charged with his tiger-wing blades.

"Armament: Black Fist!!"

Ayla turned, punching to the left, the force knocking him back several meters.

"Kano, let's team up."

Karu suggested.

Li Yuan had already notified Karu and Mari to support them.

Otherwise, Li Yuan wouldn't have left Kano to fight, knowing a Vice Admiral was present.

"Let's do it!"

Kano regained confidence. Alone, he couldn't handle a Vice Admiral, but together, they stood a chance!

"Impossible, a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit!!"

Rear Admiral Hermann watched in shock as Barrett transformed into a golden titan beast.

He hadn't expected the boy he was dominating to be a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit user.

Mythical Zoans were distinguishable by their form, aura, and powers akin to Paramecia and Logia.

The heavy gravity around Barrett confirmed it.

"Shave!!"

Even as a titan beast, Barrett used his newly learned techniques.

His immense power made him much faster than before.

"Not good!!!"

Rear Admiral Hermann crossed his arms defensively, but the titan's strength was overwhelming.

A single punch sent him flying, his arms feeling close to breaking.

"Roar!!!"

Barrett roared, charging Hermann, seeking revenge for earlier.

With Karu leading reinforcements, the Infinity Pirates gained the upper hand against the navy.

Both sides fought separately, Li Yuan and Sengoku clashing without interference.

Their intense battle lasted over an hour.

At their level, both had no major weaknesses in offense or defense.

Defeating the other quickly was impossible, even inflicting injuries was difficult.

But Li Yuan's unorthodox tactics, trading injuries, were hard to counter.

Defending against Li Yuan's attacks while attacking was nearly impossible, even for Sengoku.

Thus, if Li Yuan took the hit to strike back, Sengoku was forced to endure it.

"Damn, how does he heal so fast without a Devil Fruit?"

After an hour, Li Yuan had endured Sengoku's full-force shockwaves ten times.

Yet, to Sengoku's amazement, Li Yuan maintained peak strength, showing no signs of fatigue.

It indicated Li Yuan's injuries were minor or healed quickly.

Sengoku was confident in his strength, believing his attacks had severely injured Li Yuan, yet Li Yuan remained vigorous, indicating strong recovery.

At least as strong as Sengoku's Mythical Zoan Buddha form.

Li Yuan took Sengoku's full-force blows ten times, while Sengoku bore ten bone-deep sword wounds.

Sengoku's Human-Human Fruit Mythical Zoan Buddha form had strong recovery, though not as good as other Mythical Zoans.

Yet Li Yuan, without a Devil Fruit, matched his recovery, baffling Sengoku.

"Infinity: Domination: Shooting Star Piercer!!"

Suddenly, Li Yuan became a descending meteor, targeting Sengoku's heart.

"Buddha's Radiance!!"

Sengoku twisted, avoiding the heart, while his sunrise-like shockwave enveloped Li Yuan.

"Bang!!!!"

Li Yuan was sent flying, bones nearly shattered.

Sengoku's chest was nearly pierced by Li Yuan's Seven Star Sword, sending him flying as well.

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