One Piece: Space-Space Fruit, Joining the Rocks Crew

"One-Sword Style: All Things Return to One!"

Luo Tian's body sank slightly, and all his strength flowed into his right arm like a river flowing backward.

He gripped the hilt of the Black Dragon Blade tightly, and dark red flames surged from the blade.

Then, slay!

This strike tore through space!

A blinding sword light flew out, shattering the space in its path as if it were a mirror.

When Shiki the Golden Lion unleashed his Thousand Cut Valley technique, all the golden sword energy he released melted and vanished like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun before this strike.

"call out--!"

"BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!!"

All the strikes of Shiki's "Thousand Cut Valley," which he unleashed with a great deal of Haki, shattered and dissipated into countless golden specks of light.

Luo Tian's slash had not yet subsided. After shattering all obstacles, it transformed into a torrent of dark red sword light, sweeping towards the golden lion in the distance!

"What?!" Shiki's pupils dilated in shock.

But there was no time for him to be shocked, because Luo Tian's slash had already broken through the air, so fast that even the air was compressed into a solid white shock wave.

Shiki immediately crossed his twin swords in front of him, unleashing his Armament Haki to its fullest extent, his flowing Haki covering his entire body like armor.

clang--!!!

The moment the torrent of sword beams collided, it erupted with a blinding light that momentarily blinded everyone.

The shockwave spread out in a spherical shape, blowing away, crushing, and vaporizing all rocks, soil, and vegetation within a radius of 100 meters.

Shiki was blasted away a hundred meters like a cannonball.

My arms were numb, my thumbs were split open, and blood was flowing down my wrists.

Shiki gasped for breath, his eyes filled with horror.

The power of this strike exceeded his expectations.

But it's not over yet.

Luo Tian's gaze locked onto Shiki, who was several hundred meters away, and his eyes narrowed!

"Teleportation!"

[Teleport] Gaze at a distant target and you can instantly teleport it to your side!

The next moment—

hum!

The space rippled like water.

Shiki felt the scenery before his eyes blur and distort, as if the whole world was spinning.

When he regained his sight, he was shocked to find that he was no longer in the same place, but...

He appeared before Luo Tian!

The two were less than three meters apart.

Eyes facing each other.

Shiki was completely dumbfounded, his brain freezing instantly.

Teleportation? Instantaneous teleportation? No… I was teleported!

At this moment, Luo Tian raised his right hand, his five fingers slightly spread, his palm facing Shi Ji.

That posture, that movement...

Shiki suddenly had a bad feeling; why did this scene seem so familiar?

Memories flashed through my mind like lightning—

It turns out it was Rayleigh! He was tricked by this very move back then!

At that time, Luo Tian also raised his hand like that, and then...

not good!

Shiki felt a chill run down his spine; a sense of crisis was creeping in!

He immediately activated the Float-Float Fruit, trying to escape and create distance—

However, it was too late!

From the moment he was teleported to Luo Tian's presence until Luo Tian raised his hand, the entire process took less than 0.5 seconds.

For an average person, that's not even enough time to blink.

But for top-tier experts, 0.5 seconds is enough to do many things—such as launching a fatal attack.

Because the world is slowed down in the eyes of the strong!

"Shinra Tensei—!!!"

Before he could finish speaking, Shiki felt an invisible repulsive barrier, like a giant hammer hitting his face.

That wasn't a shockwave, nor an energy explosion, but rather the "rejection" and "repulsion" of space itself.

It's like the whole world is saying: You shouldn't be here, get out.

Immediately afterwards, he felt as if his body was being expelled by space, every cell, every drop of blood, every bone was being negated, rejected, and bounced away by some kind of law!

finally--

boom!!!!!!

Shiki was blasted away by a tremendous force, tracing a horrific parabola through the air at such a speed that it created a series of sonic booms.

Then, it crashed heavily through the ground.

The ground was smashed into a huge crater with a diameter of over 100 meters and a depth of 10 meters.

The rocks at the bottom of the pit were instantly crushed into dust, and the shockwave lifted up all the surrounding soil, forming a ring of earth waves.

Smoke and dust billowed into the sky, rising like a mushroom cloud.

Dead silence.

The entire sea area fell into a deathly silence.

"W-what?! Shiki was blasted away!"

"What...what just happened? How did Officer Shiki suddenly appear in front of Officer Luo Tian?"

"I didn't see it clearly...it was just a split second..."

The pirates watching from afar shouted and discussed among themselves, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

too fast.

As the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, the situation at the bottom of the pit gradually became clear.

Shiki flew out of the pit, clutching his chest, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth: "Cough cough..."

He raised his head and looked at the figure in the air.

Luo Tian stood in mid-air, his voice calm:

"Shiki, should we continue fighting?"

He felt that if he continued to fight Shiki using swordsmanship and Haki, how long would it take to determine a winner?

After all, his swordsmanship and domineering aura were not much better than Shiki's. Although he was slightly better, he could not completely overwhelm him.

Shiki's combat experience is too rich, and his stamina and Haki are terrifyingly profound. If it really comes down to attrition, they could fight for three days and three nights.

Therefore, to quickly determine the winner, one must make more use of the Space-Space Fruit's abilities.

Create a decisive opportunity by using methods that the opponent is unfamiliar with and cannot fully defend against.

"I'm not fighting anymore, I'm not fighting anymore."

Shiki shook his head, waved his hand, and said in a slightly hoarse voice:

"Who can beat your freakish ability? It's absolutely impossible to defend against!"

He gave a bitter laugh and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth:

"Teleportation plus repulsion... that's disgusting."

"If I had known you had this skill, I would never have let you get close."

Even so, Shiki knew in his heart that even if he had known earlier, it would have been difficult to guard against.

That teleportation ability was too strange and impossible to find, unless it was immediately shattered by a powerful aura the moment it was locked on.

After all, if your ability is activated by eating a Devil Fruit, it is destined to be countered by Haki.

If you can't control yourself, then your domineering spirit isn't strong enough.

Therefore, Luo Tian's move is not invincible against top experts; its advantage lies in its unexpectedness.

If the opponent reacts and prepares, the effectiveness of this combo will be greatly reduced.

After all, top-tier experts all possess powerful Observation Haki and Armament Haki.

Luo Tian also realized this, and that's why he seized the opportunity during the moment when Shiki was blasted away by the slash and his mind was shaken, and perfectly executed this combo.

Teleport the enemy to your front and then unleash Shinra Tensei!

Simple, direct, and effective.

However, this move requires extremely precise timing and the enemy must be in a vulnerable state.

For example, the moment when you've just received a heavy blow, your breathing is not yet steady, and your Observation Haki warning is slowed down.

If Shiki were at his peak and fully alert, the success rate of this move would probably be less than 30%.

"Ding! Mission complete: Defeat Shiki the Golden Lion!"

"Reward issued: Congratulations, you have acquired the technique of using the Overlord's Entanglement!"