"This ice underfoot is too unstable."
"It's all the World Government's fault."
"Marshal, leave him to me. You kill the guy who made the iceberg."
Sima Yi was very dissatisfied with the iceberg created by Kata, finding it not sturdy enough and almost drowning him in the sea.
Benedict's lips twitched slightly at the words, but Sima Yi's statement reminded him.
The Devil Fruit user of the World Government who could freeze the sea, their strength was quite impressive.
There should be a fifty percent chance of obtaining the Five-Colored Awakening Potion.
If not, even an ordinary Awakening Potion would be good.
With one more drop of an ordinary Awakening Potion, he would have a complete set of ordinary Awakening Potions.
With Sima Yi's current ability, he was entirely worthy of an ordinary Awakening Potion.
"Alright, I'll handle that person," Benedict said casually.
"Since that's the case, then I'll deal with this fellow."
Sima Yi was naturally displeased at the moment.
After all, he had almost met his end.
With that said, Sima Yi charged towards Ryokugyu.
Ryokugyu hadn't expected Sima Yi to be fine after such an ordeal.
Instantly.
The vines in front of Ryokugyu took root and sprouted, growing into towering trees at a visible rate as Sima Yi approached.
As the towering trees multiplied, the space narrowed, and the vines spread out.
Their sole objective was to destroy Sima Yi.
However, Sima Yi was well aware of Ryokugyu's plan.
After all, anyone entangled like this, and absorbed as nourishment, would essentially be declared dead.
Therefore, Sima Yi unleashed his ultimate move right from the start.
"Death God's Arrival!"
Giant serpents enveloped Sima Yi, shattering the towering trees before him and opening their bloody mouths towards Ryokugyu.
Seeing this, Ryokugyu's eyes widened.
Without daring to delay, he spread his hands, his fingers sinking into the ground, instantly forming a wall.
This wall was composed of countless intertwined vines.
Ryokugyu retreated, and the vine wall grew larger and thicker.
He had to distance himself from Sima Yi, otherwise, his Devil Fruit power would be suppressed by that peculiar ability.
Boom!
The wall collapsed.
The terrifying power of Sima Yi's attack was earth-shattering.
"Forest Descent!"
Ryokugyu was horrified and unleashed his trump card, a move that would also drain a significant portion of his recently acquired strength.
A mountain-like colossal tree enveloped Ryokugyu, emitting a faint green light.
Crack!
As the outer layer of the colossal tree collided with Sima Yi's move, it rapidly fractured.
But as Ryokugyu's position and resilience increased, the fracturing slowed down the further inward it went, until it could no longer advance.
Observing the power Sima Yi had just unleashed gradually fading, Ryokugyu, within the colossal tree, immediately regained his spirit.
Due to Sima Yi's attack, he had been pushed ten meters into the tree cavity.
With a thought, thick vines swiftly wrapped around, sealing the opening.
"Trapping a turtle in a jar."
"You've lost."
The green luminescence prevented the tree cavity from being completely dark.
Vines slithered and compressed Sima Yi's space.
This also meant that the tree cavity's defense would become increasingly thick and strong.
And he, as the master of this colossal tree, could easily depart.
Hearing this, Sima Yi chuckled, "Are you perhaps too confident in your abilities?"
"Domain of Barrenness."
Sima Yi was also very confident in his own abilities.
By suppressing Devil Fruit abilities, the tenacious vines were easily severed as the energy receded.
"For a tree cavity like this, I have plenty of ways to tear it open."
Dark purple energy serpents swarmed out according to Sima Yi's command.
Wherever they went, they created fissures.
As the energy filled the interior of the colossal tree, the tree itself was torn into a thousand pieces.
Ryokugyu also felt the rampant energy and thus activated his ability to annihilate it.
Thus, the two began to battle within the colossal tree.
The grand spectacle was astonishing, and meanwhile, the battles of others continued.
Kaijin and Lu Shan joined forces, ambushing Shou He in an attempt to kill him and break the control over the artificial Devil Fruit users.
However, at this moment, Bai Qi intervened.
With a single sword strike.
A slash spanning a thousand meters sent Kaijin flying, causing Lu Shan to immediately retreat into space to evade, and also saving Shou He from peril.
"Oh my god, I almost died."
"Meow, meow, these two are too insidious."
Shou He, having narrowly escaped death, quickly ran to Bai Qi's side and said, "Those two guys are over there."
Shou He pointed towards the void, and simultaneously, a small cat conjured by him flew out.
Bai Qi, with a cold expression, raised his hand and swung his sword.
However, although Bai Qi's sword strike was powerful, it did not possess enough might to tear through the void and harm Lu Shan and Kaijin, who had hidden within it.
"They can't be hit," Shou He said with regret, watching Bai Qi's attack miss.
"That woman can clearly pinpoint our location," Lu Shan said to Shou He, his voice low.
"Her individual combat power is not high, but she can control the artificial Devil Fruit corps. Currently, the controlled numbers are around two thousand."
"For the artificial Devil Fruit corps, her existence is too dangerous; she must be eliminated."
Kaijin naturally understood Shou He's ability and the threat she posed to the artificial Devil Fruit users.
However, this woman was first protected by Benedict, and now by a powerful swordsman. Killing her would not be easy.
But.
They were two people.
Thus, with almost no communication, Lu Shan activated his ability, bringing Kaijin with him, and quickly appeared before Bai Qi, opening a spatial gate.
Kaijin unleashed a burst of power, charging towards Bai Qi.
After closing the spatial gate, Lu Shan reappeared and lunged towards Shou He.
"Meow meow meow!"
"How insidious of you."
Shou He's body erupted with powerful energy, and at the same time, nine tails appeared.
Apart from the sprouting of nine tails, Shou He showed no other physical changes.
However, her speed and strength increased explosively.
The nine tails appeared the moment Lu Shan lunged, and directly seized him.
Lu Shan was shocked by the sudden appearance, especially by Shou He's strength.
Was this truly the cat-girl who only knew how to run and had no combat prowess?
Bang!
Lu Shan was caught off guard, and the immense power sent him flying, crashing heavily onto a nearby warship.
Meow!
Shou He leaped, and her sharp claws, as they slashed through the air, created powerful energy slashes.
Lu Shan, half-embedded in the warship, immediately opened a spatial gate and disappeared into the void.
Shou He's attack missed, and she landed sideways on the warship's hull, standing upright as if on the ground. Her golden cat eyes scanned the surroundings, searching for Lu Shan's figure.