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# Chapter 1261: A Frost Giant Stronger Than Kuzan!
Harald's series of questions, his series of roars.
Everyone present could feel the rage and aura erupting from this King of the Giants.
One could even see with the naked eye that a crimson glow began to emanate from his body and the surface of the black spear in his hand.
That was a phenomenon that only occurred when Haki was sufficiently strong.
Of course, the color varied from person to person.
These Giant Elders could only briefly reach this level when using 'Hakoku', by concentrating most of their attention.
But this King Harald could reach this level with his aura just by being emotionally agitated.
It's clear that his strength has improved significantly over the past few years.
This is likely related to the appearance of the 'Gravity Training Ground'.
From this perspective, he could also be considered to have benefited from the World Government's resources.
To be honest, Harald actually didn't have much aversion towards the World Government anymore.
He could even say he was happy to cooperate with the World Government's external wars.
But canceling the country name of the Elbaf Kingdom had completely touched his bottom line.
This was something he absolutely could not accept.
However, the World Government's decision was also not to be resisted; everyone must obey.
The unification of the world's regime was the general trend. Whoever blocked it, died!
Surtr and Utgard knew this principle well.
They looked at each other, and a decision formed in their inner hearts.
It seemed Harald was beyond saving, but the other clansmen of Elbaf must be protected.
In their view, compared to the so-called country name, the survival of their clansmen was more important.
The opportunity given by Lord Imu must be firmly seized.
Actually,
if they hadn't become 'Giant God Soldier', and hadn't seen Imu's various strengths.
They probably would indeed agree with Harald's idea now.
Even if it meant fighting to the death to protect the glory of Elbaf.
But now they knew how terrifying Imu was, and they also knew how strong Garp was.
They knew even more about Otsutsuki Hagoromo, Brimir, Moyue Yigu...
With such a despair-inducing gap, should they truly face destruction for the sake of glory?
Even if they weren't completely wiped out, the Giant Tribe of Elbaf would probably be treated as prisoners by the World Government.
Anyway, they definitely wouldn't have their current status and treatment.
"Since that's the case, let's use Elbaf's tradition to decide the future of the entire race!"
Surtr looked expressionlessly at the King of the Giants he once respected.
"Let's duel, King Harald!"
"You..."
Harald gritted his teeth in anger, his hand gripping the shaft of his spear was creaking, and finally, he was angered into laughter.
"Ha—Surtr, it seems the title 'Giant God Soldier' has given you a lot of illusionary confidence!"
However, Surtr didn't pay attention to his sarcasm. Instead, he turned his head to look at Elder Yarul and the others.
"If I win, please, as the Great Elder, represent Elbaf in signing the agreement and cooperate with the World Government's subsequent management."
As soon as the words fell, Utgard added, "Also, if any elders support King Harald, please step forward and accept my duel. Also, I can accept you team up."
Actually, Utgard's strength was a bit stronger than Surtr's.
Because he had eaten 'Crimson Lotus Blood', he could already absorb ice attribute natural energy.
Therefore, Utgard would have a higher chance of winning a duel against King Harald.
But since Surtr had already proposed it, Utgard wouldn't stop him.
He could only choose to believe in the other party and, by the way, deal with the stubborn elements among the elders.
"Arrogant!"
As expected, three Giant Elders stepped forward one by one.
"Utgard, I heard you ate a Logia System Devil Fruit. Is that why you're so conceited?"
Utgard's calm gaze swept over the three of them. "So you all want to duel me?"
"Alright!"
"But team up is not necessary. Since it's a duel, it must be one-on-one!"
One of the Giant Elders took a step forward and roared.
"As you wish, then let's go out."
Utgard didn't mind. He immediately said to Surtr beside him, "How about putting your duel with King Harald off until later?"
"I have no opinion." Surtr nodded, then looked at Harald in front of the Black Stone Throne. "What about you?"
"Hmph, fine. This King wants to see exactly how much stronger you've become!"
King Harald sneered.
At the same time, he made up his mind to get rid of these two traitors.
Giant God Soldier?
Hmph!
A moment later.
Everyone boarded a giant seaship and found an uninhabited island in the nearby sea area.
After all, no one wanted to cause too much destruction to the island body of Elbaf.
Meanwhile.
Two airships flying the 'Five-Circle Cross' flag appeared at high altitude.
On the deck, personnel in suits began setting up Video Den Den Mushi one by one.
They sent the high-definition live broadcast screen feeds to Imu, the Five Elders, Garp, Kong, Sengoku, Raimon, Zephyr, Redfield, and others.
"It seems they didn't reach an agreement..."
In the study room, Imu murmured faintly, his gaze distant.
On the other side, at the live broadcast site.
Utgard and Elder Evra, as the two sides of the duel.
Had already stood in the central area of the deserted island, facing each other from a distance of over two hundred meters.
On the mountain slope in the distance, Elder Harar and Elder Svein, who were also going to duel Utgard, could be seen.
"Utgard!!!"
Enduring the scorching hot sun, Elder Evra was the first who couldn't hold back.
He suddenly let out a roar, and at the same time, stomped the ground, causing it to explode amidst deafening rumble.
His huge body, over twenty meters tall, forcefully pushed through the layers of air current in front of him.
Carrying a violent aura, he rushed towards Utgard and slashed out with the single-edged battle axe in his hand, which was carved with exquisite patterns.
The axe blade was already black as ink, its surface flowing with cherry-red flowing light.
Ryuo, this technique, had long been popularized within the military.
Over these many years, these elders of Elbaf had naturally also come into contact with it.
[Boom!]
The huge axe blade forcibly tore open the thickened air and cruelly slashed towards Utgard's golden helmet.
[Clang——————]
The next moment.
A clanging sound, like hundreds of tons of metal colliding heavily, rang out.
The ground under their feet instantly exploded, shaking up countless gravel and rock blocks.
Surging smoke and dust stirred up and were then blown away by the lifted gale...
"This! How is this possible!"
Elder Harar and Elder Svein, the two Giant Elders on the mountain slope in the distance, were stunned.
King Harald on the giant ship at sea also frowned deeply, his expression serious.
"No wonder he dared to propose a duel to This King. So he has reached the so-called Admiral Level Combat Power..."
However, he was only somewhat surprised; it couldn't be considered astonishment.
Moreover, Harald felt that after only six years, no matter how strong Utgard and Surtr were, they couldn't be stronger than him.
After all, their starting points were different.
Going from Vice Admiral Level Combat Power to Admiral Level Combat Power is completely different from going from Admiral Level Combat Power to an even stronger Admiral Level Combat Power.
It was just a pity for Elder Evra.
He was a hero who dared to fight to the death to protect the glory of Elbaf!
"You! You're actually so strong..."
On the island, Elder Evra looked incredulously at Utgard, who had stopped the axe blade with just one palm.
Suddenly, he felt this face he had known for over a hundred years become strange.
"It's regrettable that I am the one to send you to Yomi, but for the sake of Elbaf, I can only do this..."
Utgard's gaze carried sorrow, and his inner heart was filled with immense grief.
His mind was replaying their past, including scenes of fighting side by side.
"May the God of Elbaf bless you, my old friend..."
As soon as the words fell, Utgard's gaze became resolute again, and the palm gripping the axe blade became spotlessly white.
In an instant.
Streaks of frost spread along the axe surface. Elder Evra's Armament Haki had no power to resist.
He could only watch in terror as his arm, his chest, his neck, were quickly engulfed by the frost.
Finally, it spread to his head, his brain was completely frozen, and his entire body was completely frozen.
Far away in the Ninja World, Imu saw this and revealed a satisfied smile.
"Not bad, he didn't waste all those resources."
The Snow-Snow Fruit Ability, boosted by Crimson Lotus Blood, was not much inferior to the Ice-Ice Fruit.
Coupled with the ice attribute natural energy absorbed over the years, its power was further improved.
Anyone who hasn't reached Admiral Level Combat Power, unless they possess a certain special ability or a means to release high temperature, simply cannot last a single move against the 'Frost Giant' Utgard.
It can be said that in terms of freezing, he is stronger than Kuzan in the canon.
Perhaps he still can't freeze Edward Newgate.
But Doflamingo, who is at the Seven Warlords of the Sea Level, as long as he is frozen, it's impossible for him to break free.
Harald's series of questions, his series of roars.
Everyone present could feel the rage and aura erupting from this King of the Giants.
One could even see with the naked eye that a crimson glow began to emanate from his body and the surface of the black spear in his hand.
That was a phenomenon that only occurred when Haki was sufficiently strong.
Of course, the color varied from person to person.
These Giant Elders could only briefly reach this level when using 'Hakoku', by concentrating most of their attention.
But this King Harald could reach this level with his aura just by being emotionally agitated.
It's clear that his strength has improved significantly over the past few years.
This is likely related to the appearance of the 'Gravity Training Ground'.
From this perspective, he could also be considered to have benefited from the World Government's resources.
To be honest, Harald actually didn't have much aversion towards the World Government anymore.
He could even say he was happy to cooperate with the World Government's external wars.
But canceling the country name of the Elbaf Kingdom had completely touched his bottom line.
This was something he absolutely could not accept.
However, the World Government's decision was also not to be resisted; everyone must obey.
The unification of the world's regime was the general trend. Whoever blocked it, died!
Surtr and Utgard knew this principle well.
They looked at each other, and a decision formed in their inner hearts.
It seemed Harald was beyond saving, but the other clansmen of Elbaf must be protected.
In their view, compared to the so-called country name, the survival of their clansmen was more important.
The opportunity given by Lord Imu must be firmly seized.
Actually,
if they hadn't become 'Giant God Soldier', and hadn't seen Imu's various strengths.
They probably would indeed agree with Harald's idea now.
Even if it meant fighting to the death to protect the glory of Elbaf.
But now they knew how terrifying Imu was, and they also knew how strong Garp was.
They knew even more about Otsutsuki Hagoromo, Brimir, Moyue Yigu...
With such a despair-inducing gap, should they truly face destruction for the sake of glory?
Even if they weren't completely wiped out, the Giant Tribe of Elbaf would probably be treated as prisoners by the World Government.
Anyway, they definitely wouldn't have their current status and treatment.
"Since that's the case, let's use Elbaf's tradition to decide the future of the entire race!"
Surtr looked expressionlessly at the King of the Giants he once respected.
"Let's duel, King Harald!"
"You..."
Harald gritted his teeth in anger, his hand gripping the shaft of his spear was creaking, and finally, he was angered into laughter.
"Ha—Surtr, it seems the title 'Giant God Soldier' has given you a lot of illusionary confidence!"
However, Surtr didn't pay attention to his sarcasm. Instead, he turned his head to look at Elder Yarul and the others.
"If I win, please, as the Great Elder, represent Elbaf in signing the agreement and cooperate with the World Government's subsequent management."
As soon as the words fell, Utgard added, "Also, if any elders support King Harald, please step forward and accept my duel. Also, I can accept you team up."
Actually, Utgard's strength was a bit stronger than Surtr's.
Because he had eaten 'Crimson Lotus Blood', he could already absorb ice attribute natural energy.
Therefore, Utgard would have a higher chance of winning a duel against King Harald.
But since Surtr had already proposed it, Utgard wouldn't stop him.
He could only choose to believe in the other party and, by the way, deal with the stubborn elements among the elders.
"Arrogant!"
As expected, three Giant Elders stepped forward one by one.
"Utgard, I heard you ate a Logia System Devil Fruit. Is that why you're so conceited?"
Utgard's calm gaze swept over the three of them. "So you all want to duel me?"
"Alright!"
"But team up is not necessary. Since it's a duel, it must be one-on-one!"
One of the Giant Elders took a step forward and roared.
"As you wish, then let's go out."
Utgard didn't mind. He immediately said to Surtr beside him, "How about putting your duel with King Harald off until later?"
"I have no opinion." Surtr nodded, then looked at Harald in front of the Black Stone Throne. "What about you?"
"Hmph, fine. This King wants to see exactly how much stronger you've become!"
King Harald sneered.
At the same time, he made up his mind to get rid of these two traitors.
Giant God Soldier?
Hmph!
A moment later.
Everyone boarded a giant seaship and found an uninhabited island in the nearby sea area.
After all, no one wanted to cause too much destruction to the island body of Elbaf.
Meanwhile.
Two airships flying the 'Five-Circle Cross' flag appeared at high altitude.
On the deck, personnel in suits began setting up Video Den Den Mushi one by one.
They sent the high-definition live broadcast screen feeds to Imu, the Five Elders, Garp, Kong, Sengoku, Raimon, Zephyr, Redfield, and others.
"It seems they didn't reach an agreement..."
In the study room, Imu murmured faintly, his gaze distant.
On the other side, at the live broadcast site.
Utgard and Elder Evra, as the two sides of the duel.
Had already stood in the central area of the deserted island, facing each other from a distance of over two hundred meters.
On the mountain slope in the distance, Elder Harar and Elder Svein, who were also going to duel Utgard, could be seen.
"Utgard!!!"
Enduring the scorching hot sun, Elder Evra was the first who couldn't hold back.
He suddenly let out a roar, and at the same time, stomped the ground, causing it to explode amidst deafening rumble.
His huge body, over twenty meters tall, forcefully pushed through the layers of air current in front of him.
Carrying a violent aura, he rushed towards Utgard and slashed out with the single-edged battle axe in his hand, which was carved with exquisite patterns.
The axe blade was already black as ink, its surface flowing with cherry-red flowing light.
Ryuo, this technique, had long been popularized within the military.
Over these many years, these elders of Elbaf had naturally also come into contact with it.
[Boom!]
The huge axe blade forcibly tore open the thickened air and cruelly slashed towards Utgard's golden helmet.
[Clang——————]
The next moment.
A clanging sound, like hundreds of tons of metal colliding heavily, rang out.
The ground under their feet instantly exploded, shaking up countless gravel and rock blocks.
Surging smoke and dust stirred up and were then blown away by the lifted gale...
"This! How is this possible!"
Elder Harar and Elder Svein, the two Giant Elders on the mountain slope in the distance, were stunned.
King Harald on the giant ship at sea also frowned deeply, his expression serious.
"No wonder he dared to propose a duel to This King. So he has reached the so-called Admiral Level Combat Power..."
However, he was only somewhat surprised; it couldn't be considered astonishment.
Moreover, Harald felt that after only six years, no matter how strong Utgard and Surtr were, they couldn't be stronger than him.
After all, their starting points were different.
Going from Vice Admiral Level Combat Power to Admiral Level Combat Power is completely different from going from Admiral Level Combat Power to an even stronger Admiral Level Combat Power.
It was just a pity for Elder Evra.
He was a hero who dared to fight to the death to protect the glory of Elbaf!
"You! You're actually so strong..."
On the island, Elder Evra looked incredulously at Utgard, who had stopped the axe blade with just one palm.
Suddenly, he felt this face he had known for over a hundred years become strange.
"It's regrettable that I am the one to send you to Yomi, but for the sake of Elbaf, I can only do this..."
Utgard's gaze carried sorrow, and his inner heart was filled with immense grief.
His mind was replaying their past, including scenes of fighting side by side.
"May the God of Elbaf bless you, my old friend..."
As soon as the words fell, Utgard's gaze became resolute again, and the palm gripping the axe blade became spotlessly white.
In an instant.
Streaks of frost spread along the axe surface. Elder Evra's Armament Haki had no power to resist.
He could only watch in terror as his arm, his chest, his neck, were quickly engulfed by the frost.
Finally, it spread to his head, his brain was completely frozen, and his entire body was completely frozen.
Far away in the Ninja World, Imu saw this and revealed a satisfied smile.
"Not bad, he didn't waste all those resources."
The Snow-Snow Fruit Ability, boosted by Crimson Lotus Blood, was not much inferior to the Ice-Ice Fruit.
Coupled with the ice attribute natural energy absorbed over the years, its power was further improved.
Anyone who hasn't reached Admiral Level Combat Power, unless they possess a certain special ability or a means to release high temperature, simply cannot last a single move against the 'Frost Giant' Utgard.
It can be said that in terms of freezing, he is stronger than Kuzan in the canon.
Perhaps he still can't freeze Edward Newgate.
But Doflamingo, who is at the Seven Warlords of the Sea Level, as long as he is frozen, it's impossible for him to break free.
