"Is it the same gravity as Uncle Barrett? This must be the Paramecia Gravity Fruit!"
Feeling the change in gravity around him, Ares quickly deduced the type of Devil Fruit his opponent possessed.
"You should blame yourself for offending the wrong person; you had to offend my dad. Otherwise, you wouldn't have become my target!"
Ares glanced down at Issho and smirked.
Although he didn't understand why his father wanted him to capture this guy, it didn't matter; after all, his father was Li Yuan.
If he wanted to continue roaming freely outside without being personally caught by Li Yuan, he had to complete the task assigned by his father.
Maybe one day, when his strength surpassed that of his father, he could roam freely without worry.
However, to reach that level of power, he felt as if, perhaps, it seemed he would never have hope in this lifetime, especially with a father as abnormal as Li Yuan!
At this moment, Ares was enveloped in an energy cloak made of comet energy, forming a twenty-meter-wide circular purple comet shape descending from the sky.
At the moment he was struck by gravity, the comet energy behind him transformed into two jet-like thrusters, releasing a massive amount of energy to forcefully accelerate.
Simultaneously, the comet energy cloak on his head was infused with Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, countering the gravitational effects on him.
"Comet Fall!"
Utilizing the immense force from the fall from ten thousand meters high, Ares crashed down onto the Anti-Gravity Barrier created by Issho, like a comet striking the Earth.
The overwhelming impact was on a completely different level compared to the meteor strikes Issho usually created, especially with the added power of Ares's Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki.
"Crack!!!"
Undoubtedly, in the face of such a catastrophic impact, Issho's Anti-Gravity Barrier was shattered in an instant.
The violent shockwave caused the entire island to tremble.
The tremendous collision force uprooted all the surrounding trees! "Bang!!!"
Issho gripped the handle of his Black Blade and held it against the comet shell.
However, the terrifying impact made it difficult for Issho to withstand; the ground beneath him sank several meters.
The force of the moment nearly shattered his body, damaging his internal organs, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
"Ah!!!"
But ultimately, Issho let out a roar, dissipating the fierce impact, and with both hands on his sword, he moved the comet aside, no longer pressing down on him.
However, at the moment the twenty-meter-wide comet landed, the purple comet energy immediately tightened and compressed into a three-meter-tall purple crystal humanoid.
This figure was Ares, but the layer of purple comet energy formed an outer shell, or armor, completely enveloping him.
"Eight Impact Fist: Comet Strike!"
After landing, Ares used the reaction force to explode into extreme speed, wrapping his black fist with Conqueror's Haki and combining it with comet power, he punched towards Issho.
Just as Issho had barely managed to block the comet impact and was still reeling from the pain, he never expected Ares's attack to come so quickly. At such close range, Issho had no chance to dodge or counter, only able to raise the Black Blade to defend.
"Bang!!!"
The sudden, violent strike even penetrated through the Black Blade, directly hitting Issho's body, and the overwhelming force sent him flying hundreds of meters away.
"Whoosh!!!"
After being punched away by Ares, the comet power on Ares reignited, and the four comet thrusters behind him erupted, propelling him forward like a small comet.
However, he did not fly directly towards Issho; instead, he circled around Issho, flying continuously within a five-hundred-meter radius, and his speed increased faster and faster.
"Cough, who exactly are you, and why are you trying to trouble me, a blind man?"
After stabilizing his body, Issho couldn't help but cough up blood, his expression serious as he inquired.
However, in response to his question, Ares had no intention of answering.
Seeing Ares remain silent, Issho didn't waste any more words. He shot a gravity pull from the Black Blade, launching it into the sky.
Issho knew he couldn't let his opponent charge up any longer; otherwise, the next attack would grant Ares tremendous power!
"Gravity Blade: Hell Journey!"
In an instant, as Issho swung his sword, his body spun one hundred eighty degrees, and the Black Blade slashed out a gravity blade technique that covered three hundred sixty degrees without any blind spots.
Wherever the gravity blade passed, gravity distorted, and the downward force transformed into lateral impact, amplified by the power of the Gravity Fruit by over a hundred times.
Ares's gaze sharpened, and he instantly changed his flight direction, charging directly towards Issho.
"Eight Impact Fist: Comet Collision!"
Gathering all his strength into his fist, Ares was unafraid of the dispersed gravity blade technique; after all, a three hundred sixty-five-degree coverage meant the power was significantly weakened!
With one punch, Ares shattered the gravity blade technique, surging forward with unmatched strength towards Issho, landing a direct blow to Issho's abdomen.
However, at that moment, Issho also slashed directly at Ares's chest with his sword.
"Bang!!!"
In an instant, Issho felt that even with Armament Haki covering his abdomen, his body still suffered a violent impact, his internal organs damaged by the penetrating force, and he was sent flying like a cannonball.
"Rip!!!"
Ares's comet energy cloak, covered in Armament Haki, was shattered by Issho's sword, but when the Black Blade struck Ares's body, it was blocked by the Armament Haki that was also attached to Ares.
But just as Ares thought he could completely withstand the force of the blow, he suddenly found a massive gravitational force erupting from the sword, sending him flying away, and his energy cloak was riddled with cracks.
"Pfft!!!"
Compared to Ares, Issho was far more severely injured; after all, he didn't have Ares's comet energy cloak to help absorb damage, and after just stabilizing his body, he coughed up blood again.
"Indeed, the task my father assigned to me is not that simple. This blind man is definitely a top-tier combatant. Capturing him alive is still a bit challenging!!"
After stabilizing his body, Ares rubbed his painful chest, unconsciously complaining in his heart.
Just as Ares was about to attack while his opponent was still recovering from the injury, he suddenly sensed a violent disturbance in the sky.
"Meteors, this guy can actually summon meteors!"
Looking up at the massive red meteors falling from the sky, even he, who often transformed into a comet, was stunned by the sight; after all, it was his first time witnessing such a disaster-like meteor attack.
And there wasn't just one meteor, but two!
Without any hesitation, Ares charged towards Issho, thinking that even if he got hit by the meteors, he would at least have someone to cushion the blow; he couldn't be the o
nly one getting hit!
As Ares moved, the direction of the meteors changed, shifting with Ares's movements, clearly controlled by Issho to follow Ares's path.
(End of Chapter)