Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Now, in Arn's perception, Corazon is extremely dangerous, like a real humanoid beast.

As a flicker of confusion crossed Corazon's eyes, he subconsciously brandished the massive scythe he held in his hand.

"Whizzing!"

Instantly, two attacks resembling flying slashes were released from the scythes, blasting towards both sides of the hall, and the stone pillars in their path were almost instantly cut off.

"Scatter, Senbonzakura!"

Fortunately, Yann's Observation Haki was constantly being released, and with Corazon's unconscious swinging, the speed of those two flying slashes was not particularly fast.

This allowed Yann to manipulate the cherry blossom petals to their limit and block the two flying slashes. Otherwise, if the two flying slashes had hit the wall, Xiao Jin, whose body had been completely assimilated with the castle, would have suffered serious injuries.

"Hey, Corazon, even if you want to experiment with your powers, don't mess around in the castle," Yann quickly stopped Corazon.

At this moment, most of his thoughts were still on that strange starry sky and Corazon on Hueco Mundo. Only then did he fully realize what was happening, looked at himself, and muttered to himself.

"This...is this the power bestowed by the Lord of Hueco Mundo? Just how powerful is this overwhelming force?"

With an incredulous expression, Corazon clenched his fists, engaging his muscles, and a clear "crackling" sound immediately rang out, as if a ferocious beast that had been dormant for many years was slowly beginning to stir.

“Corazon, do you need me to test your strength?” Yann asked.

Recalling the flying slash he had unintentionally unleashed, Corazon shook his head and refused. "No, Yann, that power is too dangerous for you."

"Don't worry, the person who will help you with the experiment is certainly not someone as weak as me."

Soon, under Yann's arrangement, they arrived at a hilltop not far from the temporary encampment.

"Raven" Karas, who had fought to a standstill with CP0 members and whose true combat strength was enough to overpower an ordinary Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, stood before Corazon.

“Nana, start.”

As Yann's voice fell, two figures, one in black and one in white, collided violently on the mountaintop.

"boom!!!"

In no time at all, a loud roar followed.

The original citizens of Frevans in the encampment couldn't help but turn their heads toward the source of the sound. They saw that a cross-shaped crack had appeared on the mountain peak, and then the entire mountain peak was divided into four sections in the citizens' incredulous gaze.

powerful!

This is undeniably strong!

As Corazon transformed into the form that unleashed the power of the "Hollow Soul Slayer," he gained a comprehensive enhancement that Yone could only envy.

Its skin is hardened, its physique is robust, its strength is astonishing, and its speed is frightening, just like a real praying mantis.

In particular, Corazon attempted to use the "Silence-Silence Fruit" ability, placing himself in a state where he was imperceptible to Observation Haki. His astonishing speed caught even "Crow" Karas off guard, and he almost lost on the spot.

Even though "Raven" Callas was on guard, it was still extremely difficult to track Corazon's movements purely by sight.

This resulted in "The Raven" Callas being completely dominated by Corazon for almost the entire second half of the match.

Even if this wasn't a friendly sparring match, "Raven" Karas strongly suspected that he had already lost his life to that ridiculously exaggerated scythe.

"A ferocious beast! This is a real ferocious beast!"

Even the usually taciturn "Crow" Karas couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "Lord Arn, is this a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit ability related to a mantis?"

Yann did not answer, but instead cast an envious look at Corazon.

This is exactly the ability that Yann wanted; Corazon's original physique was only worthy of the position of Lieutenant Commander in the Navy Headquarters.

Given Corazon's current condition, Yann even suspects that he possesses the ability to challenge a Marine Admiral. Even if he cannot win, he could fight for a long time without being defeated.

His physique was monstrous!

A wave of envy washed over Ya'en, and he suddenly felt that even his own Soul-Slaying Blade seemed less appealing.

Corazon, experiencing this surging power for the first time, couldn't help but feel excited.

This real strength cannot be faked!

It's true, it's all true!

Hueco Mundo is real, and so is the Lord of Hueco Mundo.

Even Corazon couldn't imagine how the Lord of Hueco Mundo could do it, given that he had already eaten a Devil Fruit, yet he had been granted such completely different power.

terrible!

How terrifying!

At the same time, Corazon gradually developed a sense of reverence for Hueco Mundo without realizing it.

"But isn't this exactly what I wanted? If I had possessed this power sooner, perhaps I could have stopped Doflamingo outright, and the Donquixote Family wouldn't have had to come to this..."

With the power at his fingertips, Corazon's mindset underwent some subtle changes without him even realizing it.

Corazon's feelings towards Doflamingo, and even towards the entire Donquixote Family, were extremely complex. His kind nature and his own weakness made him realize that destroying the Donquixote Family was the best option.

But now...

"Perhaps I should rebuild a new Don Quixote family, a brand new Don Quixote family that can change the sea!"

Corazon slowly raised the sickle in his hand toward the sky, and his somewhat confused gaze gradually became firm.

[135. Chapter 135 The Don Quixote Family in a Dire Situation]

In a certain area of ​​the North Sea, a pirate ship resembling a flamingo was desperately dodging and weaving through a hail of cannon fire, fleeing in panic.

"Damn it, the young master is already dead, why is Lieutenant General He still chasing us?"

"Stop talking nonsense and get out of here quickly. There are many reefs in the area not far ahead. Try to shake off Lieutenant General Tsuru there."

"But this isn't a solution either. That old hag is relentlessly pursuing us. Even if we can shake her off for a while, we can't shake her off forever."

"Why don't we call it a day? The young master is gone. Perhaps what Lieutenant General Tsuru wants to destroy completely is the name of the Don Quixote family."

……

For a moment, the Donquixote Family executives on the pirate ship fell silent, while many of them revealed expressions of excitement on their faces.

"Stop talking nonsense, Dellinger. Dive into the sea, guide your way, avoid the reefs, and shake off Vice Admiral Tsuru before we talk," ordered Vergo, the highest-ranking officer who had abruptly halted his infiltrative naval mission due to Doflamingo's death.

Soon, with the combined efforts of the remaining members of the Donquixote Family, who were constantly dodging and blocking the cannon fire from Vice Admiral Tsuru's warship and the occasional sweeping flying attacks, the pirate ship finally made it into the reef area.

"Seriously, these guys finally crawled into this pocket."

Seeing this from afar, Lieutenant General Tsuru handed the binoculars to the female soldier beside him and said with a smile.

"This boring chase is coming to an end. It seems that the Donquixote Family is indeed no threat without Doflamingo."

Meanwhile, after the Don Quixote family entered the reef area, naval warships hiding on the back of the nearby islands appeared one after another, surrounding the reef area from all directions.

This was an ambush set up by Lieutenant General Tsuru three days prior. He had been chasing them all the way, but without the Don Quixote family's officials noticing, he had led them to this location.

Next, Vice Admiral Tsuru didn't even need to lift a finger. The warships surrounding them only needed a few rounds of cannon fire to completely blast the Don Quixote Family's pirate ship into the sea.

"It's over, the Don Quixote family!"

As Vice Admiral Tsuru calmly uttered his words, the officers on Don Quixote's pirate ship also noticed the warships surrounding them from all sides.

Being in a reef area, even with the guidance of the half-fish, half-fish man Deringer underwater, the pirate ship's speed was extremely slow, making it impossible to escape the encirclement before the warships could close in.

Once the naval warships complete the encirclement, they will be unable to withstand the shells falling from all directions.

"It's over!"

For a moment, the faces of these Don Quixote family members turned ashen.

Amidst the despair of the Don Quixote family's officers, the surrounding naval warships quickly completed their encirclement outside the reef area.

"Fire with all artillery!"

As the command rang on all the Den Den Mushi (snail phone) of the warships, the encircling naval vessels fired a salvo.

"Boom boom boom!"

The Don Quixote family officers, trapped in the reef area, struggled to withstand the barrage of shells coming from all directions.

However, their physical strength was being rapidly depleted as they fended off the shells.

"The journey is coming to an end!"

Almost all of the Don Quixote family's officers had the same thought: they understood that there was virtually no chance of escape in such a desperate situation.

"Fire with all artillery!"

As the second salvo from the warships began, just as many of the Don Quixote family's officers were preparing to give up resisting and try to escape.

"Whoosh!"

An incredibly exaggerated, transparent flying slash suddenly streaked across the sky. In just an instant, almost all the cannonballs turned into fireworks that bloomed in mid-air, failing to cause the slightest damage to the Donquixote Family pirate ship.

"Who?!"

"Where did that flying slash come from?"

"Enemy attack?"

Just as many naval officers and Don Quixote family executives were thrown into a degree of confusion by this exaggerated flying slash.

At the edge of the reef area, an inconspicuous figure stood on a rock, and the exaggerated scythe raised high gradually attracted the attention of the Don Quixote family executives.

The next moment, to the horrified gazes of the Donquixote Family executives, the exaggerated scythe swung down, unleashing a massive flying slash that shattered everything in its path. In an instant, it slid past the side of the pirate ship, almost piercing through the entire reef area.

"What are you waiting for? Sail this way."

As soon as a voice rang out, the Donquixote Family members seemed to wake from a dream, hastily steering their pirate ships to escape along the route cleared by the flying slash, a route without any hidden reefs.

"Who is that person?"

Lieutenant General Tsuru stared at the small black dot at the far end of his line of sight, never expecting such a variable to appear in the North Sea region. He quickly took the binoculars and began to observe in that direction again.

The next moment, a figure with an extremely exaggerated and flamboyant appearance, exuding the aura of a ferocious beast, came into Lieutenant General Tsuru's view.

However, what shocked Lieutenant General Tsuru the most was his facial features...

"Corazon?!"

Although his appearance was vastly different from before, his facial features were unmistakably those of Corazon.

"What's going on? Corazon is clearly a user of the 'Silence-Silence Fruit,' so what's with this exaggerated appearance that's like that of a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user?"

Lieutenant General Tsuru frowned deeply, completely unprepared for this turn of events.