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Marshal Sengoku originally thought Hawkeye was the most reliable person, but now he has become a stumbling block, hindering the assassin Wood that he had initially prepared.

After suppressing Hawkeye with a single "Enma" slash, Hawkeye did not continue to harass Wood, because through the previous strike, he already knew that he was no match for Wood.

"There's no need to belittle yourself. The title of 'World's Greatest Swordsman' still belongs to you. Although I am indeed stronger than you in terms of overall strength, I am still inferior to you in terms of swordsmanship alone."

As you probably sensed, the final slash I unleashed contained other powers, so I can't be considered a pure swordsman.

The title of "World's Greatest Swordsman" will remain with you for now; I will personally claim it one day.

Of course, it's also possible that a green-haired, three-sword style swordsman could be a step faster than me.

Being strong doesn't automatically make someone the world's greatest swordsman; otherwise, Whitebeard would have had far too many titles.

In terms of swordsmanship alone, Wood is indeed not as good as Hawkeye is now, but that is only temporary. With his cheat-like abilities, he can accumulate the experiences of multiple lives.

Even if his swordsmanship talent is not outstanding, as the saying goes, diligence can make up for lack of talent. If others cultivate for ten years, then he can cultivate for a hundred or a thousand years. One day he will be able to catch up with them.

With those words left behind, Wood turned and left with a nonchalant air.

When they fought Hawkeye earlier, Doflamingo and Crocodile, those two bastards, saw that things were going badly and had already slipped away.

With the battlefield so vast, finding them won't be easy.

So after hesitating for a moment, Wood moved closer to the execution platform. After all, he was an outsider invited by the old man from the Warring States period, and it would be a bit unreasonable if he did nothing.

Whitebeard is one thing, but the old man was just betrayed by his beloved godson and is now furious. Does Wood have any thoughts of going over there to provoke him?

Didn't you see that the Navy's top combat force, the Admirals, are now being utterly crushed by the enemy?

Wood figured that with his small arms and legs, he probably wouldn't be of much help, so he quickly set his sights on the pineapple-headed phoenix who was jumping the most enthusiastically.

Marco, the first division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates and the second-in-command of the Whitebeard Pirates, is a powerful figure who ate the Mythical Zoan type "Phoenix Fruit," which is even rarer than Logia-type fruits.

With such a guy as an opponent, even the old man from the Warring States period should have nothing to say, right?

Marco, relying on his immortality, always charged at the forefront of the team, absorbing most of the Navy's attacks, and he is indeed the pirate closest to Ace right now.

Just as Marco transformed into a phoenix once more, spreading his wings and soaring towards the execution platform, Wood also leaped up and shot towards him.

Chapter 465 Wood's Fight with Aokiji

Seeing the phoenix Marco charging towards him, the Sengoku commander standing on the execution platform originally intended to take action himself.

But in an instant, he also saw Wood rushing towards him using Moonwalk, and immediately understood his intention to attack the Phoenix Marco, so he decisively chose to stop and watch the show.

Although Marco the Phoenix is ​​the second-in-command of the Whitebeard Pirates, his strength is not much less than that of a Marine Admiral.

However, Sengoku also did not believe that Wood would lose, after all, what happened at the last Big Mom tea party had startled Sengoku.

He simply couldn't believe that Wood's strength had grown so quickly that he was even able to hold his own against two Yonko, Big Mom and Kaido.

This level of combat power is comparable to that of Akainu and Aokiji.

On the contrary, just when Marshal Zhan Guo thought that Wood, who had been slacking off all along, was finally starting to do something serious, another unexpected thing happened.

Within the entire Marine Headquarters, only a tiny group of people knew Wood's undercover identity. Therefore, to outsiders, Wood's act of rushing towards the execution platform at this moment seemed more like he was going after Fire Fist Ace than Marco.

Almost the instant Wood and Marco approached the execution platform, two figures, one in yellow and one in white, suddenly appeared in front of Marco and Wood.

One of the middle-aged men, looking dejected and wearing sunglasses, delivered a lightning-fast kick that sent the Phoenix Marco flying several kilometers away.

As for Wood's opponent, there was a horse-faced general with a listless expression. The general's hands rapidly turned into ice, forming two ice spears that were thrust directly at Wood's chest.

However, Wood is no longer the insignificant figure he was years ago. It is clearly impossible to defeat or repel him with an attack of this magnitude.

Almost instantly, Wood also drew his 'Winter Knight' from his waist and used the blade to block the ice spear thrust out by Aokiji.

The moment the ice spear clashed with the longsword, a wave of sound and air swept across the surroundings, and Wood and Aokiji were forced to retreat due to the impact of the collision.

"Ancient Weapon Wood, what are you doing in a place like this? As far as we in the Navy know, your Wood Weapons Company's relationship with the Whitebeard Pirates shouldn't be good enough for you to risk coming to rescue Fire Fist Ace, right?"

Wood is now considered one of the big shots on the high seas, and it's impossible for Aokiji not to recognize him. So, looking at his former colleague, or even his junior brother, in front of him, Aokiji is now very wary.

Meanwhile, seeing Aokiji eyeing Wood, the Sengoku commander on the other side was furious.

He really wants to transform into the "Buddha form" now. In the past, he would have slapped Aokiji across the face. He's usually incredibly lazy, adhering to the so-called "lazy justice." But now that he doesn't need to exert himself, this guy has suddenly become diligent again.

The two generals who usually slack off the most have suddenly started causing trouble. If left unattended, Wood and Marco are about to start fighting.

But now things are really messed up. Kizaru went to Marco's side, while Aokiji just sent Wood to his side. Our side has wasted the strength of two admirals for no reason.

If Sengoku hadn't known that Kizaru and Aokiji were just lazy and incapable of betraying the Navy, he would have thought they were just actors.

In the current battle, Kizaru's side is in a better position. Although the dejected old man can't unleash even a tenth of his strength when fighting the Supernovas, his strength is still quite impressive when fighting a great pirate like Marco.

The Mythical Zoan-type "Phoenix Fruit" can theoretically ignore physical damage, but it is ineffective against mental damage.

Kizaru doesn't use mental attacks, but no matter how powerful a Devil Fruit is, Seastone will always be one of its weaknesses.

Kizaru's strength was clearly superior to Marco's, so after a period of intense fighting, he quickly used the incredible speed of his "Glint-Glint Fruit" to successfully put Marco in seastone chains and severely injure his shoulder.

As for the other side, the situation is not so optimistic for Aokiji in his battle against Wood.

Whether it's Armament Haki, Observation Haki, or even Conqueror's Haki, Wood is already one of the strongest in the sea.

If you add his swordsmanship and magic, Wood would not be inferior to a naval admiral in the slightest.

What's even more interesting is that there are three admirals in the Navy. If the person facing Wood now were Akainu or Kizaru, at least the situation could be evenly matched.

But if this admiral is Aokiji, Wood can only say that the other party is really unlucky.

Because Aokiji ate the Logia-type Devil Fruit "Ice Ice Fruit", and his "Winter Knight" compatibility was just too poor!

Seeing Wood now using the Imperial Arms "Winter Knight" and wearing a blue and white armor, Aokiji was momentarily stunned.

Wood possessed these strange-looking high-tech devices, which stunned Aokiji, but he wasn't too surprised.

After all, it's quite normal for Wood, as the owner of Wood Arms Company, to research some strange and unusual new weapons.

Clearly, in Aokiji's eyes, the blue armor Wood was wearing was something similar to the "Pacifista" that the Navy's research and development unit had recently developed.

True powerhouses don't need to rely on external objects to fight. At first, Aokiji didn't pay much attention to Wood's blue armor.

However, he quickly realized the seriousness of the situation...

"Ice Time!"

When Wood made a mistake, Aokiji touched Wood's body with his hand, and a terrifying chill almost instantly enveloped Wood's body.

Fearing that Wood might use Armament Haki for defense, Aokiji deliberately used his full strength to accelerate the freezing and spreading of the cold air.

In just a few moments, Wood's body, along with the area within a radius of several hundred meters, instantly turned into a vast ice field.

Just as Aokiji thought the battle was over and was about to turn and leave, he suddenly heard the sound of ice shattering rapidly behind him. When Aokiji turned around with an incredulous expression, a sharp slash was already coming toward him.

Although in an instant, Aokiji used his ability to condense an ice blade in his hand at an extremely fast speed and covered it with Armament Haki.

However, faced with Wood's unstoppable swordsmanship, the ice blade hastily conjured was still somewhat too fragile.

So, with a "crack" sound, the ice blade in Aokiji's hand finally broke in two. With a spray of blood, the Navy Headquarters' top combatant was left with a deep knife wound on his chest.

Not only was his originally white suit now stained red with the seeping blood, but his body was also sent flying nearly a hundred meters away by the enormous impact!

Of the three admirals, Kizaru is currently the most relaxed, while Akainu is the most miserable. Goodness, they were originally supposed to be fighting three against one or two against one.

But as the fight went on, his two teammates just slipped away, leaving him alone to face the big boss, constantly getting beaten down and humiliated.

At first, Akainu was somewhat resentful, but after seeing Aokiji's miserable state, he instantly felt much better.

He wasn't the only one getting beaten up; Aokiji's group didn't seem easy to deal with either. After that slash, Aokiji's injuries weren't much lighter than his own.

Despite being a naval admiral, and having taken a blow from Wood, with his chest now stained red with blood, the horse-faced admiral remained remarkably calm as he stood up.

As a chill spread, the knife wound on Aokiji's chest, including the blood, quickly froze into ice due to the low temperature, and the wound was instantly sealed up.

Looking at Wood, who was wearing blue and white armor and holding Dawn Dew and Heaven's Dew, Aokiji asked with a questioning look: "When I froze you before, you didn't use Armament Haki, so it's impossible that you were unharmed."

This is what Aokiji doesn't understand the most right now. Although it's unrealistic for Aokiji's "Frozen Moment" to instantly kill Wood with his strength, it should at least have frozen Wood and restricted his movements.

But that was not the case. When he was frozen, Wood broke free of the ice in a very short time and launched a swift counterattack.

"Are you confused? Well, I might as well tell you. The armor I'm wearing is made of special metals and materials."

One of its characteristics is its extremely strong resistance to cold. So, General Aokiji, you've chosen the wrong opponent; your compatibility with me is quite poor!

As Wood finished speaking, his footsteps shattered the ground beneath his feet, and his figure transformed into a streak of blue and white light, rushing directly towards Aokiji's location.

"Hyakki Mitsurugi-ryu - Fire Attribute Dual Sword Style - Phoenix Fire!"

The blade left afterimages in the air, and the temperature in the air rose rapidly the instant fire magic was poured into it.

In just a moment, Aokiji sensed the danger and reacted immediately.

"Ice Cube·Storm Pheasant Mouth!"

A bone-chilling cold gathered on Aokiji's right arm, and in the next second, a giant ice bird suddenly spread its wings and flew out.

At the same time, accompanied by a cry like the whistling of blades, the magical slashes unleashed by Wood's twin blades gathered in the air, forming a giant fire phoenix!

The fire phoenix and the ice bird flew out in different directions and finally collided head-on in mid-air, representing the two attributes of extreme heat and extreme cold. They exploded on the entire battlefield and split the entire screen in two.

At this moment, on one side of the sky was the unbearably hot Crimson Lotus Hell, and on the other side was the bone-chillingly cold Thousand-mile Ice Plain. The terrifying collision of repulsive elements caused a violent physical reaction, even distorting the surrounding space.

The scene of Wood's battle with Aokiji, including his previous battle with the world's greatest swordsman Hawkeye, was also broadcast across the entire ocean through the Den Den Mushi in Bucky the Joker's hand.

Wood, known as an "Ancient Weapon," has always been known for his great strength, but few people have actually witnessed him in battle.