Starting with helping Zhao Kai ascend the throne in the snow

"Old man, no one can save you today." Gismonda said sinisterly from the side when he heard Wu Jian plead for help, increasing the force of his Armament Haki.

Wu Jian was no match for Gismonda and only managed to remain undefeated by relying on his swordsmanship and agility. Now, with his internal energy severely depleted, he could no longer keep up with Gismonda's attacks and was in grave danger after just a few moves.

"Finger Gun, die!" Gismonda used Shave to instantly close the distance to Wu Jian. The next second, his right index finger, covered in Armament Haki, deflected the sword in Wu Jian's hand, leaving his chest wide open.

The black fingertips, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, were aimed directly at Wu Jian's heart. If they were stabbed, Wu Jian would surely die.

"My life is over." Wu Jian felt the killing intent coming from Gismonda's fingertips, and his whole body tensed up to the extreme. The alien sword energy that had been slowly merging in his body suddenly accelerated and merged together, becoming a new sword energy that contained the essence of the other sword energies.

However, at this moment, his life hangs by a thread. Even if he obtained the energy to break through to the realm of a terrestrial immortal, it would be of no use if he did not survive the present moment.

Just as Gismonda grinned maliciously and Wu Jian's face turned ashen, the old sword god's deep voice rang out, "Two Green Serpents in Sleeves."

Immediately afterwards, two serpentine sword energies suddenly appeared beside Wu Jian. One of the serpentine sword energies slithered up Gismonda's arm, its head tearing towards his throat.

Faced with the sudden appearance of the serpentine sword energy, Gismonda felt a strong sense of danger. His heart skipped a beat, and the hairs on his body stood on end. Without hesitation, he stopped using his finger gun and activated all his Armament Haki to protect himself.

Just as he made a defensive move, the snake's mouth suddenly bit into his neck, and Gismonda could even feel the sharpness of the snake's fangs.

A screeching sound rang out, and Gismonda froze on the spot, fighting against the serpentine sword energy wrapped around his neck. The sharp serpentine energy and the Armament Haki on his neck canceled each other out and merged. It wasn't until a few breaths later that the serpentine sword energy exhausted its energy and dissipated.

However, the Armament Haki hastily applied to Gismonda's neck was almost bitten through by the serpentine sword energy, a truly perilous situation that made his heart pound.

Meanwhile, the old sword god unleashed two serpentine sword beams. One blocked Gismonda, while the other wrapped around Wu Jian's arm, pulling him backward and sending him flying to Shen Qing's side.

"The Crane Control Hand? No, Sword God Li is using the Two Green Snakes technique with incredible skill, reaching a level beyond mere technique." Chai Qingshan and Song Nianqing exclaimed in shock when they saw the old Sword God use the Two Green Snakes sword energy to save Wu Jian.

Without understanding the way of the sword, observing the old sword god's two sleeves of green snakes is like a frog at the bottom of a well looking at the moon in the sky. But for a master of the way of the sword in the snow, looking at the old sword god's two sleeves of green snakes is like a floating speck gazing at the blue sky.

The old swordsman's two sleeves of green snake sword energy had transcended the techniques, becoming like a real spirit snake. This level of swordsmanship had surpassed their understanding and reached a level they had never reached.

"There are more experts?" On the CP ship, Guernica's eyes narrowed to the extreme after seeing Gismonda forced back by the old sword god's move, Two Green Snakes. Her body tensed up involuntarily, ready to make a move.

On the battlefield, as the old sword god intervened to stop Gismonda, the latter, wary of the Green Serpent Sword Qi from before, dared not rush forward again, but instead used Moon Step to stop in mid-air.

Meanwhile, Joseph, who was locked in a fierce battle with Doflamingo, saw Gismonda stop and forced Doflamingo back with a single move, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.

The two of them never expected that a mere Shichibukai force would produce one powerful expert after another, especially this one-armed old man in front of them, whose sense of danger was even stronger than that of Doflamingo.

In addition, there were the Don Quixote family executives and the few old men with swords standing on the deck. Although they were not to be feared individually, they were a force to be reckoned with when they were together.

"We've overestimated ourselves; the situation is getting out of control," was the first thought in Joseph and Gismonda's minds.

"Come back." Just as the two hesitated about whether to make another move, Guernica's voice came from afar.

The next second, almost without thinking, the two turned around and quickly returned to the CP warship.

"Set sail and follow Lord Puming's ship." Guernica immediately ordered the ship after the two returned, and they began to chase after the luxury cruise ship that was ahead.

"Doflamingo, don't pursue a desperate enemy." Just as Gismonda and Joseph were retreating, Shen Qing stopped Doflamingo, who wanted to give chase. Then Shen Qing continued to Trebol, "Trebol, order the ships to set sail and give chase."

"Brother Shen Qing, why didn't you let me chase after them and stop them first?" Doflamingo asked, somewhat puzzled, as he returned to the ship. Logically, he should have taken the opportunity to chase after them and stop them, so as to affect their sailing speed and make it easier to catch up later.

"Dover, let's not rush, let's take it slow," Shen Qing said with a smile.

Actually, the old sword god and others are not good at aerial combat. Even if they can fly on their swords, the distance they can fly with a breath of true energy is not very far. They cannot use Moonwalk to fight in the air like Doflamingo and CP0.

Therefore, if Doflamingo were to chase after them alone, he would likely fall into a group attack. Even though he is one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he would definitely not be able to withstand the combined attack of CP0. Rather than that, it would be better to chase them together and not give them a chance.

"Brother Shen, aren't you afraid they'll affect the battle at Golden Entertainment City?" Dover asked again.

"I believe Mr. Mihawk and the others won't let me down," Shen Qing said confidently. He believed that with the strength of Hawkeye, Crocodile, Kuzan, and the others, taking down Tesoro should be a piece of cake.

“Boss Guernica, something’s not right with the Donquixote Family. They’ve shown strength far beyond what we knew, and the two old men we just fought weren’t in our intelligence. What should we do now? Should we continue to block them, or warn Saint Purming to turn back?”

As soon as Joseph returned to the ship, he reported the details of the battle to Guernica with a solemn expression. He had thought it would be an easy battle, but he did not expect such a big deviation. He and Gismonda were almost captured by the enemy.