The churning clouds of dust across the sky slowly settled, and the shattered landscape became clear once again. The two confronting figures re-entered everyone's field of vision. After the earth shattering clash of energy, the condition of both fighters had declined.
Borsalino's shoulders heaved slightly, her breathing somewhat ragged, strands of damp hair clinging to her temples. Her body was covered in fine scrapes, putting her at a clear disadvantage. On the other hand, although Charlotte Linlin was also breathing heavily and had suffered significant strain, she stood firm, fully displaying the overwhelming advantage of her monstrous physique.
Holding her sword as she stood, Linlin looked at the disheveled girl opposite her, a confident and dominant smile curling her lips.
"You are quite good, worthy of being someone who could heavily injure that Kaido brat."
"But it ends here. In this battle, I can be the only winner."
As her words fell, Charlotte Linlin stepped forward and leaped into the air, landing firmly atop the massive body of Zeus the Thundercloud.
Zzzzz!
Purple red lightning instantaneously surged and raged across the sky, dense thunderbolts tearing through the air and covering the entire ruined battlefield, cutting off all of Borsalino's room to dodge. In the next instant, Linlin swooped down with the longsword Napoleon in hand, every slash infused with dense, pitch black Conqueror's Haki, as countless bolts of lightning and flames crashed down overwhelmingly.
The power of the Soul-Soul Fruit layered with Conqueror's Haki infused sword strikes was Charlotte Linlin's strongest form.
Relying on the light speed movement of the Glint Glint Fruit, Borsalino continuously ducked and darted, narrowly evading every lethal slash and thunderbolt. However, with her Haki at a disadvantage, she was unable to deal any effective damage to this Iron Balloon.
Fierce sword energy swept past her body again and again, carving deep trenches into the ground. As rubble and scorched earth flew everywhere, being forced onto the defensive caused a wave of fierce refusal to flood Borsalino's heart. Was this truly the extent of her capability? After transmigrating, was she still destined to be suppressed in the end? Read this novel at novelping dot com for the best experience.
Holding her off until Zephyr arrived was certainly an option, but what about next time? She was currently facing only Charlotte Linlin. If she lost here today, what hope would she have when facing even stronger enemies in the future?
Whitebeard, who would sweep across the seas; Roger, who would reign supreme over pirates; Golden Lion, who would dominate an entire region; the Five Elders, high and mighty above; the secretive, unpredictable Knights of God; and Imu, standing atop the pinnacle of the world, controlling everything from the shadows.
Her path clearly still had an infinitely long and perilous journey ahead. She absolutely could not fall here!
Kizaru lacked Conqueror's Haki in the original timeline, but so what? What did Kizaru's limitations have to do with her, Borsalino? That was the original character, not her. She had transmigrated here not to retrace the original host's old steps, nor to live out a hesitant, overly cautious life once again. She had come here precisely to shatter destiny and rewrite everything!
Rumble!
Extreme obsession and unyielding resolve erupted with a roar.
A streak of deep, domineering purple lightning suddenly exploded around Borsalino, and the invisible pressure of a supreme king burst forth from her body, sweeping in all directions and instantly enveloping the entire island.
The rubble on the ground vibrated and bounced, while weaker pirates remaining in the distance instantly rolled their eyes back and collapsed to the ground, unconscious. Even the Big Mom Pirates executives fighting in the distance staggered, their minds violently shaken.
Up in midair, Charlotte Linlin, who was swooping down to attack, froze in mid motion, her pupils shrinking in utter disbelief. Extreme shock burst from her lips.
"This aura... Conqueror's Haki?!"
At that exact same moment, far out over the sea, several Marine warships speeding to reinforce at full throttle sliced through the waves, with Zephyr standing at the bow of the lead vessel. Sensing this sudden eruption of Conqueror's Haki, Zephyr leaped off the ship, using Geppo to rapidly traverse the air toward the battlefield, his normally calm expression fixing onto the purple clouds of Haki surging above the island.
"Conqueror's Haki... What on earth happened?!"
In a hidden harbor on the other side of the island, the Roger Pirates were preparing to set sail and quietly evacuate the area. On the ship about to leave the shore, Roger looked up at the purple Haki soaring into the sky, the light in his eyes flaring brightly as a broad smile curled the corners of his lips.
"Hahaha, what an interesting kid. Looks like the upcoming seas are destined not to be boring." This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
Rayleigh, Scopper Gaban, and the others were also visibly moved, looking from afar at the figure projecting such immense momentum, filled with awe. Buggy, watching the cataclysmic clash in the distance, hid behind Shanks and trembled violently. Shanks watched intently, a look of quiet longing emerging in his eyes. When would he be able to reach such a realm himself?
At the center of the battlefield, all signs of disadvantage that had hung over Borsalino were swept away, replaced by an aura that towered over all creation.
At the exact instant her Conqueror's Haki awakened, the bottleneck in her long standing Six Powers training shattered as well. The ultimate technique of Rokushiki, Life Return, was fully mastered in one fell swoop. Her physical body was now under her absolute control, her stamina, recovery rate, and explosive power shattering their previous limits to reach a whole new level.
Hovering in midair, Borsalino held the long blade Qingyue, her figure floating effortlessly above the ruined ground. A visible transformation was taking place across her body. Her silky black hair gradually turned brilliant gold from the roots outward, black and gold intertwining as her hair fluttered in the wind.
With her long golden hair dancing in the air, a smile reappeared on her breathtaking face. Her clear eyes underwent a complete metamorphosis: her left eye turned crystal clear liquid gold, while her right eye turned a deep, mysterious purple radiating the majesty of Conqueror's Haki, heterochromatic eyes that were breathtakingly gorgeous yet terrifyingly fierce.
Across the surface of her body, distinct powers blended seamlessly, wrapping around her layer upon layer. The liquid gold radiance of the Glint Glint Fruit flowed around her form; heavy Armament Haki condensed on her skin and coated the blade; and arcs of deep, demonic purple Conqueror's Haki lightning crackled as they coiled around her, imposing an overwhelming pressure on everyone present.
At this moment, she was no longer a lazy, easygoing Marine rookie, but resembled a goddess of war descending from the firmament to the mortal realm, standing above the ruined battlefield and quietly gazing at her opponent.
Borsalino looked down at the stunned Charlotte Linlin, the corners of her lips curving up into a bold, radiant smile. Her voice rang clear and resonant, echoing across heaven and earth to announce the start of a new confrontation.
"Come."
"Round two."