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Chapter 1173: How Great Do You Think You Are, Goddess!
Regarding the distance to the targets.
The Guras Peninsula, where Edward Newgate was heading, was the closest.
But he was on foot; even running at full speed, it would still take several days to reach the territory of the Elbe Principality to the south from the Hill of Alnus.
The Palapan Temple, Douglas Bullet's destination, was the second closest place.
But he was very clever, or rather, his Devil Fruit ability gave him an advantage here.
Before coming, Bullet had conveniently fused with an F-15 fighter jet on Shiki's Aerospace Carrier.
So he was now flying towards the peninsula in the southwest direction at a supersonic speed of Mach 2.5.
However, Bullet didn't really want to use his Combine-Combine Fruit ability.
Ever since he was defeated by Garp with a single punch using 'Colorless Haki', he had used his Military Merit Points to exchange for a dedicated 'Gravity Training Ground'.
He then locked himself inside, cultivating Martial Arts and Haki day and night, constantly reminding himself not to think about the Combine-Combine Fruit.
But he couldn't possibly walk to the Palapan Temple now. It would take too much time, practically crossing half a continent.
However, Bullet decided in his heart that he would never use the Combine-Combine Fruit ability in combat!
Even if he died in battle, he would face everything relying solely on Martial Arts and Haki!
At the same time.
Utilizing the Float-Float Fruit ability and the powerful thrust generated by 'Moonwalk', Shiki's flight speed also reached supersonic levels, with continuous deafening sound burst rumbles echoing behind him.
At this moment, he had flown out of the range of the Forest of Koang and arrived over the Duma Mountains.
The large areas of scorched earth in the forest couldn't arouse any interest in Shiki.
His eyes, filled with a sense of oppression like a male lion, were constantly fixed on the horizon ahead.
Unfortunately, the East Sea Island where Freya's Shrine was located was nearly ten thousand kilometers away from the Hill of Alnus.
Shiki had to pass through the water surface area called the 'Azure Sea', which was actually an inland bay.
Then he would pass through a vast plain, an even more expansive grassland further behind, and a mountain range stretching over two thousand kilometers, before finally reaching the edge of the Falmart Continent.
Finally, crossing the strait would allow him to enter Freya's Shrine's sphere of influence.
To be honest, just looking at the map made it feel incredibly distant.
But Shiki didn't care much. It wasn't like he hadn't flown across the entire 'Grand Line' alone before.
Time flowed backward with his high-speed flight.
The sky color also changed at a speed visible to the naked eye, from dim to darkness.
Finally, a beautiful moon disk cast down silver light, providing gentle light for all living beings between heaven and earth.
At this moment, Shiki arrived over the 'Azure Sea'.
The sparkling waves made him look down.
Those from the Sea Star (their home world) had an indescribable feeling towards seawater deep in their bones.
【Buzz————】
But just as Shiki had only begun to appreciate it for less than two seconds, a brilliant radiance suddenly shone down from overhead.
The night waves, which were originally shimmering with silver light, instantly turned into an ordinary daytime water surface.
This caused Shiki's gentle expression to suddenly freeze, and his joyful mood was brutally torn apart by this radiance.
The gaze of this Admiral Golden Lion instantly turned chilling.
At the same time, he slowly looked up at the extremely familiar figure that appeared in the cloud layer above.
Magnificent golden armor and golden helmet, a flashing Sun Golden Spear.
A peerlessly beautiful face, a cold gaze that looked down on everything, and waist-length golden hair.
It was none other than the 'God of the Sun and Light', Freya!
She had actually come looking for him herself.
And conveniently dispelled the darkness within a radius of several hundred kilometers.
"Mortal, you seem to be looking for this Goddess. If so, you may kneel and worship."
Freya looked down on Shiki with contempt from high above.
Of course, she knew Shiki was an Admiral of the World Government.
But things had developed to this point, and the two sides were definitely going to fight.
So why should she be polite?
Shiki was silent for a moment after hearing this, then threw his head back and laughed wildly.
"Jajajajajajaja!"
"Jajajajajajaja!"
He even laughed so hard that tears streamed from his eyes, seemingly unable to stop his laughter.
Such an exaggerated scene, even though he said nothing, Freya's expression became increasingly ugly amidst the laughter.
Because the mockery in Shiki's laughter towards her was simply too intense.
"Stop laughing, you damned Mortal!"
Freya couldn't help but roar angrily, and the Sun Golden Spear in her hand pointed towards Shiki.
"Jajaja~ I really couldn't help it, I almost laughed myself unconscious!"
Shiki wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and at the same time, increased his height, reaching a position level with Freya.
"I really didn't expect that you would actually come to me on your own, you've saved me a lot of effort!"
"But your 'God's' aura, why isn't it as strong as I imagined?"
"You know what, I'm full of confidence right now~~"
Speaking of this, a ferocious sneer appeared on Shiki's face, and his eyes were filled with cruelty.
Freya's aura did seem to have reached the Admiral level.
But if it was just her alone, then Shiki truly had no concern whatsoever.
Instantly.
The 'Withered Wood' and 'Sakurajuro' at Shiki's waist automatically popped out of their scabbards and floated before him, allowing him to grip their hilts.
"I wonder what the feeling of cutting a 'God' is like compared to cutting humans; I must have a good experience."
As soon as he finished speaking, the corners of Shiki's eyes, still smiling, burst forth with intense killing intent, transforming into a blue-gold afterimage that charged straight towards Freya.
【Boom!!!】
As the afterimage he left behind dissipated with the wind, a loud noise that echoed through the void and the sky appeared.
"You are merely a mortal without divinity!"
"Today, I shall kill you!"
Freya's expression suddenly turned sharp, and she charged forward with her spear, not showing any weakness.
Instantly, she transformed into a dazzling and scorching hot golden beam and met Shiki head-on.
【Clang!!!!!】
The Sun Golden Spear burning with golden flame and the two black blades flickering with electric flash and covered in crimson, fiercely collided in the high altitude.
In an instant, the air around the point of contact, as if suddenly boiling hot water, visibly formed ripples that pressed outwards layer upon layer.
Finally, it turned into a tsunami-like air current, pushing outwards in all directions, tearing apart all the surrounding cloud masses.
【Rumble rumble rumble...】
When the qi energy reached the sea surface below, terrifying huge waves and water pillars shooting into the sky instantly appeared.
However, these appeared too ordinary compared to the golden flame tornado formed in the air/sky.
This was the scene created by Freya and Shiki's first exchange of blows.
All living beings within a radius of a thousand kilometers looked towards this place in fear at this moment.
Then, whether they were birds, beasts, or even all sorts of strange monsters, they immediately fled frantically towards further away.
Because they felt a terrifying and unimaginable gale sweeping towards them.
At the same time.
The entire air/sky above the 'Azure Sea' was completely enveloped by golden light and flame.
Shiki and Freya engaged in fierce battle, fighting fast-paced like electric flash and fire stone.
Wherever the light and shadows reached, sound bursts rang out continuously, and a sea of fire surged.
The trees in the mountains and forests further away were all turned to dust.
The shockwave formed every time they collided would cause a doomsday scene where heaven and earth collapsed, the sea split, mountains crumbled, and living beings were devastated.
This was the result of the combat between two beings at the Admiral level.
"Jajajajajajaja!"
"Come! Come! Again! Let me see, how great do you think you are, Goddess!"
Shiki's unrestrained wild laughter could actually penetrate through the layers of rumble, echoing throughout the entire area.
"You're courting death! Mortal!!!"
Freya's scream followed closely, and the combat between the two became increasingly intense.
The sunlight in the sky suddenly began to heat up rapidly.
The turbulent Azure Sea below quickly generated rolling steam shrouded in smoke.
The rage of this 'God of the Sun and Light' seemed to have reached its peak.
(End of this chapter)
Regarding the distance to the targets.
The Guras Peninsula, where Edward Newgate was heading, was the closest.
But he was on foot; even running at full speed, it would still take several days to reach the territory of the Elbe Principality to the south from the Hill of Alnus.
The Palapan Temple, Douglas Bullet's destination, was the second closest place.
But he was very clever, or rather, his Devil Fruit ability gave him an advantage here.
Before coming, Bullet had conveniently fused with an F-15 fighter jet on Shiki's Aerospace Carrier.
So he was now flying towards the peninsula in the southwest direction at a supersonic speed of Mach 2.5.
However, Bullet didn't really want to use his Combine-Combine Fruit ability.
Ever since he was defeated by Garp with a single punch using 'Colorless Haki', he had used his Military Merit Points to exchange for a dedicated 'Gravity Training Ground'.
He then locked himself inside, cultivating Martial Arts and Haki day and night, constantly reminding himself not to think about the Combine-Combine Fruit.
But he couldn't possibly walk to the Palapan Temple now. It would take too much time, practically crossing half a continent.
However, Bullet decided in his heart that he would never use the Combine-Combine Fruit ability in combat!
Even if he died in battle, he would face everything relying solely on Martial Arts and Haki!
At the same time.
Utilizing the Float-Float Fruit ability and the powerful thrust generated by 'Moonwalk', Shiki's flight speed also reached supersonic levels, with continuous deafening sound burst rumbles echoing behind him.
At this moment, he had flown out of the range of the Forest of Koang and arrived over the Duma Mountains.
The large areas of scorched earth in the forest couldn't arouse any interest in Shiki.
His eyes, filled with a sense of oppression like a male lion, were constantly fixed on the horizon ahead.
Unfortunately, the East Sea Island where Freya's Shrine was located was nearly ten thousand kilometers away from the Hill of Alnus.
Shiki had to pass through the water surface area called the 'Azure Sea', which was actually an inland bay.
Then he would pass through a vast plain, an even more expansive grassland further behind, and a mountain range stretching over two thousand kilometers, before finally reaching the edge of the Falmart Continent.
Finally, crossing the strait would allow him to enter Freya's Shrine's sphere of influence.
To be honest, just looking at the map made it feel incredibly distant.
But Shiki didn't care much. It wasn't like he hadn't flown across the entire 'Grand Line' alone before.
Time flowed backward with his high-speed flight.
The sky color also changed at a speed visible to the naked eye, from dim to darkness.
Finally, a beautiful moon disk cast down silver light, providing gentle light for all living beings between heaven and earth.
At this moment, Shiki arrived over the 'Azure Sea'.
The sparkling waves made him look down.
Those from the Sea Star (their home world) had an indescribable feeling towards seawater deep in their bones.
【Buzz————】
But just as Shiki had only begun to appreciate it for less than two seconds, a brilliant radiance suddenly shone down from overhead.
The night waves, which were originally shimmering with silver light, instantly turned into an ordinary daytime water surface.
This caused Shiki's gentle expression to suddenly freeze, and his joyful mood was brutally torn apart by this radiance.
The gaze of this Admiral Golden Lion instantly turned chilling.
At the same time, he slowly looked up at the extremely familiar figure that appeared in the cloud layer above.
Magnificent golden armor and golden helmet, a flashing Sun Golden Spear.
A peerlessly beautiful face, a cold gaze that looked down on everything, and waist-length golden hair.
It was none other than the 'God of the Sun and Light', Freya!
She had actually come looking for him herself.
And conveniently dispelled the darkness within a radius of several hundred kilometers.
"Mortal, you seem to be looking for this Goddess. If so, you may kneel and worship."
Freya looked down on Shiki with contempt from high above.
Of course, she knew Shiki was an Admiral of the World Government.
But things had developed to this point, and the two sides were definitely going to fight.
So why should she be polite?
Shiki was silent for a moment after hearing this, then threw his head back and laughed wildly.
"Jajajajajajaja!"
"Jajajajajajaja!"
He even laughed so hard that tears streamed from his eyes, seemingly unable to stop his laughter.
Such an exaggerated scene, even though he said nothing, Freya's expression became increasingly ugly amidst the laughter.
Because the mockery in Shiki's laughter towards her was simply too intense.
"Stop laughing, you damned Mortal!"
Freya couldn't help but roar angrily, and the Sun Golden Spear in her hand pointed towards Shiki.
"Jajaja~ I really couldn't help it, I almost laughed myself unconscious!"
Shiki wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and at the same time, increased his height, reaching a position level with Freya.
"I really didn't expect that you would actually come to me on your own, you've saved me a lot of effort!"
"But your 'God's' aura, why isn't it as strong as I imagined?"
"You know what, I'm full of confidence right now~~"
Speaking of this, a ferocious sneer appeared on Shiki's face, and his eyes were filled with cruelty.
Freya's aura did seem to have reached the Admiral level.
But if it was just her alone, then Shiki truly had no concern whatsoever.
Instantly.
The 'Withered Wood' and 'Sakurajuro' at Shiki's waist automatically popped out of their scabbards and floated before him, allowing him to grip their hilts.
"I wonder what the feeling of cutting a 'God' is like compared to cutting humans; I must have a good experience."
As soon as he finished speaking, the corners of Shiki's eyes, still smiling, burst forth with intense killing intent, transforming into a blue-gold afterimage that charged straight towards Freya.
【Boom!!!】
As the afterimage he left behind dissipated with the wind, a loud noise that echoed through the void and the sky appeared.
"You are merely a mortal without divinity!"
"Today, I shall kill you!"
Freya's expression suddenly turned sharp, and she charged forward with her spear, not showing any weakness.
Instantly, she transformed into a dazzling and scorching hot golden beam and met Shiki head-on.
【Clang!!!!!】
The Sun Golden Spear burning with golden flame and the two black blades flickering with electric flash and covered in crimson, fiercely collided in the high altitude.
In an instant, the air around the point of contact, as if suddenly boiling hot water, visibly formed ripples that pressed outwards layer upon layer.
Finally, it turned into a tsunami-like air current, pushing outwards in all directions, tearing apart all the surrounding cloud masses.
【Rumble rumble rumble...】
When the qi energy reached the sea surface below, terrifying huge waves and water pillars shooting into the sky instantly appeared.
However, these appeared too ordinary compared to the golden flame tornado formed in the air/sky.
This was the scene created by Freya and Shiki's first exchange of blows.
All living beings within a radius of a thousand kilometers looked towards this place in fear at this moment.
Then, whether they were birds, beasts, or even all sorts of strange monsters, they immediately fled frantically towards further away.
Because they felt a terrifying and unimaginable gale sweeping towards them.
At the same time.
The entire air/sky above the 'Azure Sea' was completely enveloped by golden light and flame.
Shiki and Freya engaged in fierce battle, fighting fast-paced like electric flash and fire stone.
Wherever the light and shadows reached, sound bursts rang out continuously, and a sea of fire surged.
The trees in the mountains and forests further away were all turned to dust.
The shockwave formed every time they collided would cause a doomsday scene where heaven and earth collapsed, the sea split, mountains crumbled, and living beings were devastated.
This was the result of the combat between two beings at the Admiral level.
"Jajajajajajaja!"
"Come! Come! Again! Let me see, how great do you think you are, Goddess!"
Shiki's unrestrained wild laughter could actually penetrate through the layers of rumble, echoing throughout the entire area.
"You're courting death! Mortal!!!"
Freya's scream followed closely, and the combat between the two became increasingly intense.
The sunlight in the sky suddenly began to heat up rapidly.
The turbulent Azure Sea below quickly generated rolling steam shrouded in smoke.
The rage of this 'God of the Sun and Light' seemed to have reached its peak.
(End of this chapter)
