Their bodies leaned slightly forward, assuming a stance ready for battle at any moment!
Their attitude was already self-evident!!!
Aokiji looked at the group of furious young people before him and finally let out a soft sigh.
"Ara la la..."
His gaze swept over everyone, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly, revealing a faint smile.
"So that's it..."
"It seems... your relationship with her is already very deep."
"You're willing to fight me... just to protect her?"
—Boom!!!
An extremely chilling coldness suddenly spread from Aokiji's body!!!
The entire air emitted an astonishing chill!!!
"What exactly do you want to say?!"
Robin finally lost her patience, her eyes blazing with fury, her tone resolute and determined!
"If you want to capture me..."
"Just do it directly!!"
"Thirty-Flower Bloom!!"
Crack crack crack!!
Countless arms rapidly spread across Aokiji's body!
Neck!
Elbows!
Knees!
Aokiji's entire body's joints were instantly locked tightly by Robin's ability!
Her palms suddenly exerted force, her hands crossed.
"Clutch!!"
Snap!!
Aokiji's body instantly twisted and deformed, and a crisp cracking sound rang out!
Bang!!!
In an instant, Aokiji's body was like an ice sculpture.
It was covered in countless cracks, and finally, with a "bang," it shattered completely into a myriad of ice shards!!
Lin Ning's gaze narrowed, and he said in a low voice:
...It's a Logia-type Devil Fruit ability.
The air briefly solidified.
However, the next second, Luffy had already roared out!!!
"It's war, brothers!!!"
"Enemies who dare to lay a hand on our comrades—"
"Crush them!!!"
Zoro curled his lips into a wild Battle Intent smile, taking a step forward.
His right hand was already on the hilt of his wado ichimonji!
"Heh... it was time for war long ago."
"So much rambling..."
Lin Ning tightly gripped his halberd with both hands, suddenly swung it forward, and his entire Aura surged violently!!!
"It's time to test the results of our training!!"
"Our opponent is an Admiral... Everyone—let's get serious!!!"
—Boom!!!
Conqueror's Haki, completely erupted!!!!!
In an instant, the entire island trembled wildly, and terrifying black and red lightning roared in the sky!
Lin Ning's Haoshoku, like a thunder god descending, suddenly swept across the entire island!
The wind howled!
The earth cracked!
The surrounding trees under this immense pressure.
Were instantly uprooted, turning into flying broken branches and withered leaves!
Above the halberd, black lightning raged.
Violent Conqueror's Haki Coating wrapped around it, and even the earth was shaken by this power, cracking in layers!
In the air, black and red Haki lightning surged freely.
The entire island was completely enveloped by this world-destroying Aura!
—This was the absolute deterrence of Conqueror's Haki!!!
At the same time, crimson light suddenly burst forth from Luffy's eyes!!
Observation Haki, completely locked onto Aokiji's position!!!
Another surge of Conqueror's Haki roared up into the sky.
Black and red arcs of electricity raged like thunder, echoing Lin Ning's Haki from afar!
Boom!!!!
The entire sky was forcefully torn apart by the two surges of Conqueror's Haki.
Streaks of black and red lightning intertwined and collided, and the entire island trembled wildly, with the earth shaking and mountains quaking!!!
And Aokiji's location was being violently crushed by the two surges of Haoshoku.
The cold air in the atmosphere was actually completely suppressed at this moment.
Even the Logia-type Devil Fruit ability could not be fully released!!!
The deterrence of Conqueror's Haki actually temporarily hindered the power of the Ice-Ice Fruit?!
Aokiji's brows furrowed slightly, and his originally lazy expression finally showed a hint of change.
He felt a truly... dangerous presence!
"Ara la la..."
Aokiji slowly raised his head, the lazy look on his face finally gone, his gaze incredibly profound.
He was shocked.
Aokiji had originally thought the Straw Hat were just unpolished jade.
Though they had potential, they were ultimately naive, yet—
These two in front of him didn't seem like rookies at all!!!
Especially... Lin Ning!!!
Aokiji could clearly feel that the circulation of the cold air within his body was inexplicably suppressed!
The power of the Ice-Ice Fruit... was actually weakened to the extreme in front of Conqueror's Haki!!
Lin Ning, his Haoshoku was too terrifying!
It carried a complete sense of suppression, even directly affecting his Devil Fruit ability.
Making him unable to freely unleash even the Logia-type elementalization!
"This doesn't match the intelligence Garp-san told me..."
Aokiji's heart sank, and he muttered in a low voice.
"Such strong Haoshoku... it shouldn't be the strength possessed by a rookie pirate at all..."
In an instant, Aokiji's laziness completely vanished, and his previous nonchalance was replaced by an unprecedented solemnity.
—His original attitude of just "playing around" was now completely shattered.
Aokiji realized that this battle—had to be taken seriously!
"Truly... a bunch of monsters."
—Boom!!!
The earth shattered, and air currents surged!
Luffy's arms were already completely covered by thick Armament Haki.
Black Haki Coating wrapped around them, emitting a black flowing light!
The next second, Luffy suddenly stomped, instantly soaring into the sky!
At the same time, Lin Ning also charged out, halberd in hand!
The two of them, like two black lightning bolts piercing through the sky, rushed towards Aokiji in mid-air to attack!
—"Gum-Gum Rocket!!!"
Accompanied by Luffy's roar, his Armament Haki-coated fist slammed towards Aokiji!!!
"Good timing!!"
Aokiji's eyes flashed with cold light, in a flash of lightning.
His arm quickly turned to ice, and his palm met Luffy's fist, he let out a low cry—
—"Ice Age!!"
—Crack!!!!
Terrifying cold air erupted from Aokiji's center in an instant!!!
Just as Luffy's fist touched Aokiji's palm.
An extreme low temperature spread wildly along Luffy's fist, instantly engulfing his entire being!!!
In the blink of an eye, Luffy's body was completely frozen, turning into a lifelike ice sculpture!!!
The air suddenly became silent!!!
"Luffy!!!"
Nami, Usopp, and others cried out in horror, their faces pale!
Everyone gasped, their hearts utterly shaken!!!
Even a body covered in Armament Haki... couldn't withstand this cold air?!
Is this the terrifying power of an Admiral?!
Luffy in the ice sculpture still had his eyes wide open in anger.
His thoughts seemed frozen, but the Battle Intent in his heart was more fervent than ever!
However, the crisis was not over yet.
The frozen Luffy was rapidly falling towards the ground!
Aokiji's gaze was calm, as if he were admiring a meaningless sculpture.