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Chapter 1225: Aramaki Targeted by Jigen! (Two-in-One Chapter)
Looking out into the distance.
The merciless scorching sun relentlessly shone down like flames on every corner of the golden sea.
The graceful and winding sand dunes were like waves stirred up by the great sea, winding and undulating.
To those witnessing it for the first time, this could be called a spectacular beautiful scene.
But Aramaki was tired of seeing it, no, it should be said he was annoyed by it.
The place he was currently in was about 500 kilometers away from Loulan.
Behind him was a lush, vibrant forest, and in front of him was an endless desert.
The promise Im made regarding the Dragon Veins back then was now being fulfilled by Aramaki.
He had no choice; his Logia System Woods-Woods Fruit ability was too suitable for this task.
The key wasn't in stimulating the growth of trees, but in turning the desert into soil.
But Aramaki couldn't bring himself to like it; he wanted to participate in the war on the front lines more.
However, Im's order was absolute; neither the Command Department nor the Five Elders dared to disobey in the slightest.
However, Aramaki was only an Admiral after all, so he wasn't yet privy to Im's existence.
"Hey, how long do I have to keep doing this? Damn it, I'm an Admiral, not a farmer, you bastards in the Command Department!"
Aramaki crossed his arms, crossed his legs, sat on a wooden chair made from tree roots, and cursed furiously.
Although the Command Department said that for every square kilometer he greened, they would give him a certain amount of military merit points.
But he was still annoyed by the tedious work.
The key was that this not only made him lose many combat opportunities, but also occupied too much time for cultivation.
He didn't even know how long it had been since he stepped into the Gravity Training Ground!
However, his Woods-Woods Fruit ability had gotten some training.
Suddenly, a mass of dark red energy appeared in a vortex shape in the desert air.
"Hmm?"
Aramaki, located at the edge of the soil and desert, immediately stood up upon seeing this, feeling alert.
He saw a man wearing a white haori, a crimson neckband, and a whip-like braid behind his head, walk out of the dark red vortex.
When the vortex disappeared, this strange man first glanced at Aramaki's tall physique.
Then he asked in a cold tone, "World Government Army Admiral Aramaki, correct?"
"Ah, that's me, who are you? Are you from this Ninja World?"
Bare-chested, wearing a black coat and sunglasses, Aramaki frowned and demanded loudly.
Like many officers from his world, he held a slight contempt in his heart for these otherworlders.
However, the spatial teleportation ability this person just displayed.
Made Aramaki realize that the newcomer was unfriendly.
"My name is Jigen, your body is indeed good, very suitable to be a 'Vessel'. As expected of an expert who can duel Konoha."
Jigen nodded in praise. Ever since the World Government appeared, he had been observing in secret.
It can be said he watched the entire process of the World Government's conquest of the Ninja World, including the part where they fought against the Underworld Demons.
What surprised him the most were the people of the Main Battle Legion; even low-level soldiers.
They all seemed suitable to be his 'Vessel', which meant they could withstand the unsealing of all 'data'.
This was actually a misunderstanding. The soldiers of the Main Battle Legion, the lowest military rank was Second Lieutenant, and they were elite Second Lieutenants who had gone through layers of screening.
To be honest, this was a huge surprise for him.
Before, he had no choice. He had searched in the Ninja World for nearly a thousand years but couldn't find anyone suitable to be a 'Vessel'.
Forcing him to start considering whether he should try manufacturing a 'Vessel'.
And now, so many candidates appeared all at once.
Jigen wanted to find the best target, for example, the Admiral with the greatest strength!
So Jigen's first target was actually Sakazuki, who was cultivating Dragon Pulse Power underground in Loulan.
Originally, a few days ago, he was already prepared to make a move, but who knew Sakazuki had already left the Ninja World.
That is, he went to the Farmart World to support Shiki, Kuzan, and others, and then returned to his homeland to attend a military meeting.
This made Jigen shift his gaze to Aramaki.
Aramaki had previously dueled the Konoha Ninja Army and then fought a great battle against Hashirama Senju, showing impressive combat power.
His physique, over three meters tall, was also different from ordinary humans.
The key was that his aura was extremely powerful and formidable.
Although not comparable to Sakazuki, it far surpassed the other officers of the Main Battle Legion.
Especially since Aramaki had recently often stayed alone in the depths of the uninhabited desert.
This finally made Jigen unable to restrain himself, preparing to carve the 'Kāma' onto Aramaki's body.
Then, once the 'unsealing' was complete, he would directly perform body possession.
It would be best if all of this went unnoticed, so he could then infiltrate the World Government.
Actually, the initial Jigen had targeted another target.
An Army Lieutenant General named Shiryu. At that time, the other party was massacring the clans of the leaders of various nations.
But just as he was about to make contact with him, he sensed a familiar Darkness Aura appearing on the other party's body and immediately realized that Shiryu had already been targeted by another existence.
To avoid causing trouble, he could only give up on this candidate.
"Vessel?"
"What the hell are you talking about, bastard!"
Just as Aramaki was preparing to capture Jigen and take him back to Loulan for interrogation.
Black markings had already appeared on the latter's face, and at the same time, he was the first to raise his hand and point it at Aramaki.
The next second, four sharp Chakra Rods suddenly pierced Aramaki's limbs, passing through the 'wounds' in the blink of an eye and shooting towards the vast sea of trees behind him.
But Jigen didn't seem happy about this; instead, his expression became more solemn.
"So fast!"
Aramaki on the opposite side was startled.
If he hadn't had the 'Future Sight' ability, allowing him in the nick of time to use Element Transformation to preemptively disperse the attacked parts.
He would definitely have been hit now.
Although he didn't know what those Chakra Rods were, his intuition told him they could harm him.
The key was that the attack speed just now was truly too fast; his Observation Haki could only barely sense the trajectory.
Aramaki felt that if it were a Vice Admiral instead, they definitely wouldn't be able to dodge the Chakra Rods.
"You've made your move, then be prepared to face the consequences!"
Aramaki was furious.
A mere human from a defeated world dared to attack a Marine Headquarters Admiral; it was simply outrageous.
Instantly, Aramaki suddenly extended his right hand, and his five fingers rapidly transformed into thick, long tree branches.
While coating the surface with a layer of black (Haki), they shot out towards Jigen, bringing bursts of piercing sonic howls.
His attack speed was also incredibly fast; ordinary human eyes couldn't even see these tree branches that broke the sound barrier.
However, Jigen's body instantly disappeared, reappearing on the other side, his palm already aimed at Aramaki.
"Here it comes again!"
Aramaki gave a cold snort, his left hand's five fingers also transformed into tree branches, and he rapidly swung them in front of him.
Instantly forming blurry afterimages, blocking every single Chakra Rod that appeared out of thin air.
But just then, Aramaki felt a rapid attack coming from behind him, accompanied by a rapid whistling sound.
For him, who possessed Observation Haki, this couldn't even be called a sneak attack.
[Swish!]
Just a turn sideways and he dodged the swinging black shadow. Upon closer inspection, it was a pitch-black long staff.
"Very strong perception ability."
Jigen, holding the black staff, praised, and at the same time, quickly swung the staff towards Aramaki.
He wanted to see where the limit of Observation Haki was.
"Your ability is also very interesting, let me see what you've got!"
Aramaki saw two more Chakra Rods appear out of thin air, piercing his abdomen and legs.
While thinking about how these things were shot over, he engaged in fierce melee combat with the opponent.
His fists had already undergone Tree Transformation, their surface covered in a dark sheen and a layer of cherry-red flowing light.
[Clang clang clang clang...]
The two of them respectively turned into flowing light of black-red and white-black colors, constantly flashing back and forth between the desert and the forest.
The sound of the heavy punch and black staff clashing was like an endless piano piece, filling every corner of the battlefield.
Their speed was simply like lightning; if there were bystanders, they would surely be dazzled.
Especially the huge shockwave generated when both sides collided.
Was constantly causing destruction to the ground below, raising towering sand pillars, and destroying swathes of forest.
[Boom----]
Suddenly, a commotion far more intense than before erupted.
[Boom!]
He saw Jigen actually fly backward, heavily smashing into the desert area, shaking up a huge sand screen like a wave.
In this first round of melee combat, he ultimately fell into a disadvantage.
"Witness the terror of Admiral-level combat power!" Aramaki's angry roar descended from the air.
The next moment.
Around Jigen, who was half-crouching in the sand pit, thick, long tree trunks with sharp ends broke out of the sand.
They were like giant pythons opening their gaping maws, pouncing towards Jigen one after another.
But Jigen's figure disappeared out of thin air again.
All the tree trunks bombarded the empty sand pit.
Not far away, Aramaki concentrated his spirit and immediately perceived Jigen's familiar, but very faint aura.
"So that's how it is, you also possess the ability to shrink your body!"
Aramaki, who had seen various Devil Fruit abilities, could easily accept and understand this type of special ability.
He even thought of the Chakra Rods that appeared out of thin air earlier; it was likely that Jigen first shrunk them.
Waiting until they were close to him before restoring them to their original size.
As for the source, it was very likely that the opponent possessed some kind of spatial ability.
Now Aramaki had a certain understanding of Jigen's two core abilities.
"It seems this state makes it difficult to restrain you. Then..."
Jigen on the opposite side, who had restored his body size, was also quite surprised by the combat power Aramaki displayed.
Although his martial arts technique and experience were not worth mentioning.
But his strength was formidable, speed was swift, far surpassing his current 'first state'.
Especially his perception ability, which was unimaginably strong.
He knew that should be the ability called Observation Haki.
Otsutsuki Isshiki within Jigen wanted a quick resolution and began to release more strength.
The diamond-shaped 'Kāma' on his chin emitted a crimson aura, until a curved horn formed on his head.
"His aura got stronger?"
Aramaki seemed very surprised.
The previous Jigen, his aura was much weaker than his, so he hadn't really been serious.
But Jigen's aura now surged dramatically, giving him a very strong sense of urgency.
[Boom!!]
Jigen didn't respond to Aramaki. He just lightly swayed, and his figure suddenly disappeared from Aramaki's line of sight.
At the same time, the original spot suddenly exploded with surging air currents, raising towering sand pillars once again.
[Bang!!!]
The next instant, Jigen instantly appeared in front of Aramaki.
His dark shoe, carrying surging qi energy, heavily kicked Aramaki's bare chest, causing his entire body to bend at the waist and fly backward.
Aramaki was like a huge cannonball, penetrating the vast sea of trees in the blink of an eye.
All the trees along the way turned into dust, and the ground was plowed into a long dent.
"Hmm?"
But just as Jigen was about to move to pursue and deliver another heavy punch to Aramaki.
The soil beneath his feet suddenly exploded.
He saw Aramaki, whose lower body remained in Tree Transformation and whose upper body was in human form, punched towards Jigen's chest.
It turned out that what was kicked away earlier was just a clone he created, while his main body had infiltrated underground from beneath his feet.
There was no other way; Jigen's speed was too fast.
He could only rely on 'Future Sight' and the Element Transformation that had long become instinctive.
In the nick of time, he barely managed to dodge the attack.
It was truly very, very close, even if it were a hundred milliseconds later.
He could only hope now that his Armament Haki was tough enough.
At the same time.
Jigen was also caught off guard by Aramaki's attack; after all, he didn't have the 'Future Sight' ability.
So he could only subconsciously summon several Chakra Rods in front of him for defense and counterattack.
Aramaki didn't retreat in the slightest.
The black fist wrapped in a layer of cherry-red flowing light fiercely smashed open the Chakra Rods attempting to block it.
But the little time the Chakra Rods bought.
Was enough for Jigen to activate 'Sukunahikona', instantly shrinking his body.
He almost grazed the edge of the cherry-red flowing light, narrowly dodging the attack.
But at this moment, Aramaki was already prepared.
From his bare chest shot out thin, needle-like tree branches.
Using the aura positioning of Observation Haki, accurately attacking Jigen's position.
Unfortunately, Jigen in this state, his speed was unimaginably fast, and his agility was outrageous.
He actually used various unbelievable movements to dodge every single thin branch's attack.
Then he quickly leaped above Aramaki, restoring his normal body size.
At the same time, pressing down from above his head was a sinister black shadow.
Those were giant black and red cubes.
"Bring it on!"
Seeing this, Aramaki showed no weakness; the strength of the Woods-Woods Fruit within his body surged out.
In an instant.
On the dilapidated earth around him, thick trees like thousand-year ancient trees broke out of the soil one after another.
They, at a speed difficult for the naked eye to observe, one after another formed giant wood fists, frontally bombarding the bottom of the giant cubes.
[Thump thump thump thump!]
The weight of the cubes was strangely large, and the wood fists imbued with Haki were also strong enough.
Both sides were completely clashing head-on.
Just after a moment of standoff, Aramaki's wood fists began to show cracking and breaking.
They ultimately still couldn't stop these incredibly heavy cubes from smashing down.
"What?!"
At the same moment, Aramaki was kicked flying by Jigen, who broke through layers of sound barriers.
His entire body almost turned into a blurry afterimage, directly impacting the surface of a giant cube.
The indestructible cube was as stable as Mount Tai; all the reaction force impacted his body up and down.
"Ugh ah----"
This made Aramaki spit out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with shock.
He wasn't surprised by Jigen's speed, nor by the wounds he received.
After all, these wounds were nothing.
He was surprised that his Observation Haki had actually become ineffective.
That's right, Aramaki's perception ability was severely affected, let alone any Future Sight.
This made Aramaki, who had long been used to Observation Haki, panic, and feel very uncomfortable.
It was equivalent to a person suddenly losing one of their five senses.
Jigen, however, had no interest in explanation whatsoever.
Relying entirely on his own speed, strength, thousands of years of combat experience and technique, and the ability to instantly shrink at any time, he continuously beat up Aramaki, who was trying to resist.
However, Aramaki, who had lost Observation Haki, was completely unable to cope with Jigen's ultra-high speed attack.
However, Aramaki, who suffered heavy punches repeatedly, under the protection of Armament Haki.
Did not suffer any serious wounds, and at the same time quickly noticed where the problem lay.
It's these cubes!
Aramaki was furious in his heart, and a fierce Haki strength erupted from his body.
This was his Armament Haki emission, temporarily blocking the incoming Jigen.
"Forest of Hatred!!!"
Aramaki plunged his hands into the ground.
He saw the earth begin to rapidly bulge, wildly gushing out massive quantities of trees, pushing all the surrounding giant cubes flying away.
And his own body size also at a speed visible to the naked eye wildly expanded.
Aramaki realized this was a strong enemy he had to face with full strength.
Otherwise, he might fall here!
But Jigen, who flew into the air, just coldly overlooked his every move.
And incidentally, retrieved the cubes that flew far away back into his domain.
Then summoned them out again, smashing them towards Aramaki, who had already transformed into a giant treant form.
(End of this chapter)
Looking out into the distance.
The merciless scorching sun relentlessly shone down like flames on every corner of the golden sea.
The graceful and winding sand dunes were like waves stirred up by the great sea, winding and undulating.
To those witnessing it for the first time, this could be called a spectacular beautiful scene.
But Aramaki was tired of seeing it, no, it should be said he was annoyed by it.
The place he was currently in was about 500 kilometers away from Loulan.
Behind him was a lush, vibrant forest, and in front of him was an endless desert.
The promise Im made regarding the Dragon Veins back then was now being fulfilled by Aramaki.
He had no choice; his Logia System Woods-Woods Fruit ability was too suitable for this task.
The key wasn't in stimulating the growth of trees, but in turning the desert into soil.
But Aramaki couldn't bring himself to like it; he wanted to participate in the war on the front lines more.
However, Im's order was absolute; neither the Command Department nor the Five Elders dared to disobey in the slightest.
However, Aramaki was only an Admiral after all, so he wasn't yet privy to Im's existence.
"Hey, how long do I have to keep doing this? Damn it, I'm an Admiral, not a farmer, you bastards in the Command Department!"
Aramaki crossed his arms, crossed his legs, sat on a wooden chair made from tree roots, and cursed furiously.
Although the Command Department said that for every square kilometer he greened, they would give him a certain amount of military merit points.
But he was still annoyed by the tedious work.
The key was that this not only made him lose many combat opportunities, but also occupied too much time for cultivation.
He didn't even know how long it had been since he stepped into the Gravity Training Ground!
However, his Woods-Woods Fruit ability had gotten some training.
Suddenly, a mass of dark red energy appeared in a vortex shape in the desert air.
"Hmm?"
Aramaki, located at the edge of the soil and desert, immediately stood up upon seeing this, feeling alert.
He saw a man wearing a white haori, a crimson neckband, and a whip-like braid behind his head, walk out of the dark red vortex.
When the vortex disappeared, this strange man first glanced at Aramaki's tall physique.
Then he asked in a cold tone, "World Government Army Admiral Aramaki, correct?"
"Ah, that's me, who are you? Are you from this Ninja World?"
Bare-chested, wearing a black coat and sunglasses, Aramaki frowned and demanded loudly.
Like many officers from his world, he held a slight contempt in his heart for these otherworlders.
However, the spatial teleportation ability this person just displayed.
Made Aramaki realize that the newcomer was unfriendly.
"My name is Jigen, your body is indeed good, very suitable to be a 'Vessel'. As expected of an expert who can duel Konoha."
Jigen nodded in praise. Ever since the World Government appeared, he had been observing in secret.
It can be said he watched the entire process of the World Government's conquest of the Ninja World, including the part where they fought against the Underworld Demons.
What surprised him the most were the people of the Main Battle Legion; even low-level soldiers.
They all seemed suitable to be his 'Vessel', which meant they could withstand the unsealing of all 'data'.
This was actually a misunderstanding. The soldiers of the Main Battle Legion, the lowest military rank was Second Lieutenant, and they were elite Second Lieutenants who had gone through layers of screening.
To be honest, this was a huge surprise for him.
Before, he had no choice. He had searched in the Ninja World for nearly a thousand years but couldn't find anyone suitable to be a 'Vessel'.
Forcing him to start considering whether he should try manufacturing a 'Vessel'.
And now, so many candidates appeared all at once.
Jigen wanted to find the best target, for example, the Admiral with the greatest strength!
So Jigen's first target was actually Sakazuki, who was cultivating Dragon Pulse Power underground in Loulan.
Originally, a few days ago, he was already prepared to make a move, but who knew Sakazuki had already left the Ninja World.
That is, he went to the Farmart World to support Shiki, Kuzan, and others, and then returned to his homeland to attend a military meeting.
This made Jigen shift his gaze to Aramaki.
Aramaki had previously dueled the Konoha Ninja Army and then fought a great battle against Hashirama Senju, showing impressive combat power.
His physique, over three meters tall, was also different from ordinary humans.
The key was that his aura was extremely powerful and formidable.
Although not comparable to Sakazuki, it far surpassed the other officers of the Main Battle Legion.
Especially since Aramaki had recently often stayed alone in the depths of the uninhabited desert.
This finally made Jigen unable to restrain himself, preparing to carve the 'Kāma' onto Aramaki's body.
Then, once the 'unsealing' was complete, he would directly perform body possession.
It would be best if all of this went unnoticed, so he could then infiltrate the World Government.
Actually, the initial Jigen had targeted another target.
An Army Lieutenant General named Shiryu. At that time, the other party was massacring the clans of the leaders of various nations.
But just as he was about to make contact with him, he sensed a familiar Darkness Aura appearing on the other party's body and immediately realized that Shiryu had already been targeted by another existence.
To avoid causing trouble, he could only give up on this candidate.
"Vessel?"
"What the hell are you talking about, bastard!"
Just as Aramaki was preparing to capture Jigen and take him back to Loulan for interrogation.
Black markings had already appeared on the latter's face, and at the same time, he was the first to raise his hand and point it at Aramaki.
The next second, four sharp Chakra Rods suddenly pierced Aramaki's limbs, passing through the 'wounds' in the blink of an eye and shooting towards the vast sea of trees behind him.
But Jigen didn't seem happy about this; instead, his expression became more solemn.
"So fast!"
Aramaki on the opposite side was startled.
If he hadn't had the 'Future Sight' ability, allowing him in the nick of time to use Element Transformation to preemptively disperse the attacked parts.
He would definitely have been hit now.
Although he didn't know what those Chakra Rods were, his intuition told him they could harm him.
The key was that the attack speed just now was truly too fast; his Observation Haki could only barely sense the trajectory.
Aramaki felt that if it were a Vice Admiral instead, they definitely wouldn't be able to dodge the Chakra Rods.
"You've made your move, then be prepared to face the consequences!"
Aramaki was furious.
A mere human from a defeated world dared to attack a Marine Headquarters Admiral; it was simply outrageous.
Instantly, Aramaki suddenly extended his right hand, and his five fingers rapidly transformed into thick, long tree branches.
While coating the surface with a layer of black (Haki), they shot out towards Jigen, bringing bursts of piercing sonic howls.
His attack speed was also incredibly fast; ordinary human eyes couldn't even see these tree branches that broke the sound barrier.
However, Jigen's body instantly disappeared, reappearing on the other side, his palm already aimed at Aramaki.
"Here it comes again!"
Aramaki gave a cold snort, his left hand's five fingers also transformed into tree branches, and he rapidly swung them in front of him.
Instantly forming blurry afterimages, blocking every single Chakra Rod that appeared out of thin air.
But just then, Aramaki felt a rapid attack coming from behind him, accompanied by a rapid whistling sound.
For him, who possessed Observation Haki, this couldn't even be called a sneak attack.
[Swish!]
Just a turn sideways and he dodged the swinging black shadow. Upon closer inspection, it was a pitch-black long staff.
"Very strong perception ability."
Jigen, holding the black staff, praised, and at the same time, quickly swung the staff towards Aramaki.
He wanted to see where the limit of Observation Haki was.
"Your ability is also very interesting, let me see what you've got!"
Aramaki saw two more Chakra Rods appear out of thin air, piercing his abdomen and legs.
While thinking about how these things were shot over, he engaged in fierce melee combat with the opponent.
His fists had already undergone Tree Transformation, their surface covered in a dark sheen and a layer of cherry-red flowing light.
[Clang clang clang clang...]
The two of them respectively turned into flowing light of black-red and white-black colors, constantly flashing back and forth between the desert and the forest.
The sound of the heavy punch and black staff clashing was like an endless piano piece, filling every corner of the battlefield.
Their speed was simply like lightning; if there were bystanders, they would surely be dazzled.
Especially the huge shockwave generated when both sides collided.
Was constantly causing destruction to the ground below, raising towering sand pillars, and destroying swathes of forest.
[Boom----]
Suddenly, a commotion far more intense than before erupted.
[Boom!]
He saw Jigen actually fly backward, heavily smashing into the desert area, shaking up a huge sand screen like a wave.
In this first round of melee combat, he ultimately fell into a disadvantage.
"Witness the terror of Admiral-level combat power!" Aramaki's angry roar descended from the air.
The next moment.
Around Jigen, who was half-crouching in the sand pit, thick, long tree trunks with sharp ends broke out of the sand.
They were like giant pythons opening their gaping maws, pouncing towards Jigen one after another.
But Jigen's figure disappeared out of thin air again.
All the tree trunks bombarded the empty sand pit.
Not far away, Aramaki concentrated his spirit and immediately perceived Jigen's familiar, but very faint aura.
"So that's how it is, you also possess the ability to shrink your body!"
Aramaki, who had seen various Devil Fruit abilities, could easily accept and understand this type of special ability.
He even thought of the Chakra Rods that appeared out of thin air earlier; it was likely that Jigen first shrunk them.
Waiting until they were close to him before restoring them to their original size.
As for the source, it was very likely that the opponent possessed some kind of spatial ability.
Now Aramaki had a certain understanding of Jigen's two core abilities.
"It seems this state makes it difficult to restrain you. Then..."
Jigen on the opposite side, who had restored his body size, was also quite surprised by the combat power Aramaki displayed.
Although his martial arts technique and experience were not worth mentioning.
But his strength was formidable, speed was swift, far surpassing his current 'first state'.
Especially his perception ability, which was unimaginably strong.
He knew that should be the ability called Observation Haki.
Otsutsuki Isshiki within Jigen wanted a quick resolution and began to release more strength.
The diamond-shaped 'Kāma' on his chin emitted a crimson aura, until a curved horn formed on his head.
"His aura got stronger?"
Aramaki seemed very surprised.
The previous Jigen, his aura was much weaker than his, so he hadn't really been serious.
But Jigen's aura now surged dramatically, giving him a very strong sense of urgency.
[Boom!!]
Jigen didn't respond to Aramaki. He just lightly swayed, and his figure suddenly disappeared from Aramaki's line of sight.
At the same time, the original spot suddenly exploded with surging air currents, raising towering sand pillars once again.
[Bang!!!]
The next instant, Jigen instantly appeared in front of Aramaki.
His dark shoe, carrying surging qi energy, heavily kicked Aramaki's bare chest, causing his entire body to bend at the waist and fly backward.
Aramaki was like a huge cannonball, penetrating the vast sea of trees in the blink of an eye.
All the trees along the way turned into dust, and the ground was plowed into a long dent.
"Hmm?"
But just as Jigen was about to move to pursue and deliver another heavy punch to Aramaki.
The soil beneath his feet suddenly exploded.
He saw Aramaki, whose lower body remained in Tree Transformation and whose upper body was in human form, punched towards Jigen's chest.
It turned out that what was kicked away earlier was just a clone he created, while his main body had infiltrated underground from beneath his feet.
There was no other way; Jigen's speed was too fast.
He could only rely on 'Future Sight' and the Element Transformation that had long become instinctive.
In the nick of time, he barely managed to dodge the attack.
It was truly very, very close, even if it were a hundred milliseconds later.
He could only hope now that his Armament Haki was tough enough.
At the same time.
Jigen was also caught off guard by Aramaki's attack; after all, he didn't have the 'Future Sight' ability.
So he could only subconsciously summon several Chakra Rods in front of him for defense and counterattack.
Aramaki didn't retreat in the slightest.
The black fist wrapped in a layer of cherry-red flowing light fiercely smashed open the Chakra Rods attempting to block it.
But the little time the Chakra Rods bought.
Was enough for Jigen to activate 'Sukunahikona', instantly shrinking his body.
He almost grazed the edge of the cherry-red flowing light, narrowly dodging the attack.
But at this moment, Aramaki was already prepared.
From his bare chest shot out thin, needle-like tree branches.
Using the aura positioning of Observation Haki, accurately attacking Jigen's position.
Unfortunately, Jigen in this state, his speed was unimaginably fast, and his agility was outrageous.
He actually used various unbelievable movements to dodge every single thin branch's attack.
Then he quickly leaped above Aramaki, restoring his normal body size.
At the same time, pressing down from above his head was a sinister black shadow.
Those were giant black and red cubes.
"Bring it on!"
Seeing this, Aramaki showed no weakness; the strength of the Woods-Woods Fruit within his body surged out.
In an instant.
On the dilapidated earth around him, thick trees like thousand-year ancient trees broke out of the soil one after another.
They, at a speed difficult for the naked eye to observe, one after another formed giant wood fists, frontally bombarding the bottom of the giant cubes.
[Thump thump thump thump!]
The weight of the cubes was strangely large, and the wood fists imbued with Haki were also strong enough.
Both sides were completely clashing head-on.
Just after a moment of standoff, Aramaki's wood fists began to show cracking and breaking.
They ultimately still couldn't stop these incredibly heavy cubes from smashing down.
"What?!"
At the same moment, Aramaki was kicked flying by Jigen, who broke through layers of sound barriers.
His entire body almost turned into a blurry afterimage, directly impacting the surface of a giant cube.
The indestructible cube was as stable as Mount Tai; all the reaction force impacted his body up and down.
"Ugh ah----"
This made Aramaki spit out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with shock.
He wasn't surprised by Jigen's speed, nor by the wounds he received.
After all, these wounds were nothing.
He was surprised that his Observation Haki had actually become ineffective.
That's right, Aramaki's perception ability was severely affected, let alone any Future Sight.
This made Aramaki, who had long been used to Observation Haki, panic, and feel very uncomfortable.
It was equivalent to a person suddenly losing one of their five senses.
Jigen, however, had no interest in explanation whatsoever.
Relying entirely on his own speed, strength, thousands of years of combat experience and technique, and the ability to instantly shrink at any time, he continuously beat up Aramaki, who was trying to resist.
However, Aramaki, who had lost Observation Haki, was completely unable to cope with Jigen's ultra-high speed attack.
However, Aramaki, who suffered heavy punches repeatedly, under the protection of Armament Haki.
Did not suffer any serious wounds, and at the same time quickly noticed where the problem lay.
It's these cubes!
Aramaki was furious in his heart, and a fierce Haki strength erupted from his body.
This was his Armament Haki emission, temporarily blocking the incoming Jigen.
"Forest of Hatred!!!"
Aramaki plunged his hands into the ground.
He saw the earth begin to rapidly bulge, wildly gushing out massive quantities of trees, pushing all the surrounding giant cubes flying away.
And his own body size also at a speed visible to the naked eye wildly expanded.
Aramaki realized this was a strong enemy he had to face with full strength.
Otherwise, he might fall here!
But Jigen, who flew into the air, just coldly overlooked his every move.
And incidentally, retrieved the cubes that flew far away back into his domain.
Then summoned them out again, smashing them towards Aramaki, who had already transformed into a giant treant form.
(End of this chapter)
