One Piece: Fist of the World.

Chapter 146 Black Knife Autumn Water
"That's more reasonable."

Looking at Moriah's changed appearance, Rhodes nodded with satisfaction.

"Too arrogant, little brat!"

Moria roared loudly, and then smashed down with his huge fist.

After absorbing more than 600 shadows, Moria's body had expanded to about 20 meters. His skin exuded a faint blue color. Combined with his hideous face due to reaching his limit of endurance, he looked like a demon from hell.

"Well done!"

Facing Moria's attack, Rhodes did not dodge or evade. He just twisted his waist and punched out suddenly.

Bang! !

The two men's fists suddenly collided with each other, and a terrifying wave of air erupted instantly.

“It flew out!”

Absalom, who was standing not far from Moria, was blown away by the rising air wave when the two fists collided.

On the other side, Nia and the others were not much better off, as they were blown up by the wind waves.

"Dazzling flowers!"

Robin placed his hands on his chest and stretched out his arms one by one to grab Nia and himself.

Boom!
Gray's robot lost its balance and fell to the ground.

"Help me up, I can't stand up!"

The huge robot fell down and rolled twice on the ground, but still couldn't stand up. Gray couldn't help but ask Nia and others for help.

"Idiot, why don't you just deactivate the robot status?"

"right."

Gray suddenly realized something, opened his mouth again, and swallowed the entire robot bit by bit.

“I still can’t adapt...”

Looking at the horrifying scene in front of her, Nia's expression was subtle.

"back to normal!"

Gray terminated his robot status, but still retained his Hades armor.

"But what is this?"

Gray held a black and purple long knife in his hand. This was the weapon he accidentally swallowed when he ate himself just now. It should be the sword of one of the zombies that besieged him before.

"Good weight!"

"this is···"

Looking at the saber in Gray's hand, a hint of surprise flashed across Robin's face.

Ever since Robin learned that Rhodes had a habit of collecting other people's weapons, he had been consciously collecting relevant information.

Although she was not quite sure, the shape and color of this knife were very similar to the record of a certain knife she had seen in ancient books before.

"The twenty-first skill of the great sword - the black sword Qiu Shui!"

"Big sharp knife?"

Nia's eyes lit up slightly, and she appeared directly beside Gray, looking at the long knife in his hand curiously.

"Could this be the 'New Year's gift' that Rhodes wants?"

Several people looked at each other, remembered Rhodes' hobby, and nodded.

Probably!

the other side.

"It's not enough!"

Rhodes threw another punch, which collided violently with Moria's fist.

With the place where the two of them fought as the center, the surrounding buildings and trees disappeared as if swept by a typhoon, revealing a huge open space.

"Is this the limit of your power?"

"Damn you brat!"

Moriah looked unhappy.

He has tried every possible means and tried his best!
The gathering of six hundred shadows had already pushed him beyond his limits, and he couldn't even control that power.

However, this power that even he could not control freely was at a disadvantage in the head-on collision with the little devil in front of him!
This guy is like a monster.

Rod's performance reminded Moria of the past that he didn't want to recall.

He recalled the time when he fought another monster.

It was also during that battle that he lost his companions and fled back to the first half of the Grand Line in a panic.

"Don't underestimate me!"

Moria glared and roared, his eyes bloodshot.

"Ba Fist!"

Rhodes' body swayed and his fist hit Moria in the abdomen.

"Ugh~~"

With powerful force, Rhodes' fist was deeply inserted into Moria's stomach, almost piercing all of his internal organs. The shadow that he had barely suppressed in his body flowed out of his mouth uncontrollably.

"do not want!"

Moriah stretched out his arms in panic, covered his mouth tightly, and tried to stuff the overflowing shadow back into his mouth.

"Ba Quan·Impact!"

A force of impact burst out from Rhodes' fist, and the invisible impact instantly swept through Moria's whole body.

Unlike the shock wave of [Baguo], [Baquan·Impact] modified by Rod releases layers of shocks like ocean waves after attacking the enemy. Combined with the release of armed color domineering, it is a move that can cause extreme internal destruction to the enemy in an instant.

"Ugh~~"

Under the influence of the impact, Moria's body shook uncontrollably twice, and the shadow that he had forcibly suppressed in his body could no longer be controlled and overflowed from his mouth little by little.

"My shadow..."

Moria looked at the shadow floating out of his mouth unwillingly.

These are the shadows of powerful people that he has collected bit by bit over the years. They are the cornerstone for him to build his own zombie army.

buzzing~~
After losing his shadow, Moria's aura visibly declined, and the impact of Rhodes's armed color made Moria's face pale.

"You rely too much on external things. Only the power that you can control is the real power!" Rhodes loosened his fist slightly, then clenched it suddenly, and punched Moria in the stomach again.

After suffering another heavy blow, Moria could no longer suppress himself. His eyes rolled back and his consciousness gradually dissipated. The shadows that he had absorbed into his body instantly scattered.

After losing the suppression of Moria, the user of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit, the shadows returned directly to their original owners.

"Great!"

"saved!"

"I can finally bask in the sun again!"

"···"

As the shadows returned, cheers suddenly broke out from every corner of the horror barque.

"Lord Moria!"

Absalom's expression changed slightly, and then he used his ability to turn into stealth mode.

No matter what, at least we have to save Lord Moria!
On the other side, in the ghost castle.

"Lord Moria!"

A trace of panic flashed across Perona's face.

She was picked up and raised by Moria since she was a child, and he is like a father to her.

Just now, all the shadows in the bodies of the zombies on her side were absorbed, and soon after, many shadows were seen flying back, and faintly cheers could be heard coming from the island.

This situation can only mean one thing, that is, Lord Moria was defeated.

'Those guys?'

The images of Rhodes and his group flashed through Perona's mind.

Although I really don't want to fight those guys, but if Lord Moria is really in danger...

A hint of determination flashed across Perona's face.

No matter what, she would not watch Lord Moria being killed by the enemy.

"Xin Doli!"

In the basement of the castle, Hogbark was busy at the operating table.

"Xin Doli?"

After shouting twice without receiving any response, Hobak put down what he was doing and turned to walk out of the operating room.

"Xin Doli!!"

As soon as he walked out of the room, he saw Xin Duoli lying on the ground. He immediately walked up to her in a panic and helped her up from the ground.

"what is going on!"

Without her shadow, Xindori is just a cold corpse. Xindori, who can't move or speak, is not what Hogbak wants at all.

···
"it's over?"

Nia walked up and kicked Moriah, who was lying unconscious on the ground.

"Yes."

Rhodes nodded, feeling somewhat lost.

The opponent's strength is too weak!
He was once a great pirate who could compete with Kaido, the King of Beasts, but now he has fallen to this state.

The struggle for maritime hegemony is so cruel.

For a loser, what he loses may not only be the outcome of a battle, but also the collapse of faith and the decline of will.

The decline of will means the decline of dominance.

It is never easy for a loser to regroup and climb to the top again.

Moria is a typical example of failure.

'I don't want to be like him!'

Rhodes warned himself secretly in his heart.

He would step on the shoulders of others, reach the top step by step, and achieve new hegemony. He would never fall halfway like Moria.

"Is this the knife you want?"

When Rhodes saw the knife Nia handed over, his eyes lit up slightly.

“That went so smoothly!”

This knife was the New Year's gift he prepared for himself.

Twenty-one skills of the big sharp sword, the black sword autumn water!

In the previous battle with Tesoro, after using [Baguo] several times in succession, [Huazhou] could no longer bear it and was almost broken.

But with this black knife, Qiu Shui is different.

The so-called black sword is a sword that is forged by a great swordsman through constant tempering of his domineering spirit day and night.

This black sword, Qiu Shui, was made by the dragon-slaying swordsman 'Ryuma'. It has an extremely tough blade. Even if an elephant stands on the sword, the blade will not change in the slightest.

Given Qiu Shui's tenacity, even if Rhodes used moves like [Hegemony] multiple times in battle, it would not exceed the blade's ability to withstand.

What's more, how could a swordsman who can master the black sword be a weakling!

Rhodes happily took Qiu Shui from Nia's hands. The heavy feel made him even more satisfied.

"The legendary swordsman, dragon-slaying warrior - Ryuma!"

Rhodes stroked Qiu Shui's blade and held his hand on the hilt.

The ability of [Knight Does Not Die Barehanded] was activated instantly, and countless insights into swordsmanship and the use of moves flowed through Rhodes' mind.

Just holding the hilt of Qiu Shui's sword, Rhodes seemed to have crossed time and space and saw the great swordsman from Wano Country hundreds of years ago.

The opponent killed the flying dragon with the help of the Autumn Water, and thus earned the title of 'Dragon Slayer Warrior', which has been passed down to this day.

"Your swordsmanship is very strong!"

Rhodes held Qiu Shui tightly, unwilling to let it go.

This weapon is the most valuable one he has ever owned since his debut.

"It's mine now!"

(End of this chapter)