With the opponent's ultimate Armament Haki and unparalleled wrist strength, no matter how Xia Luo attacked, he couldn't hit the opponent's vital points.
The two of them stalemated like this, and neither could do anything to the other!
"Whew!"
"Zefa! How about it? Does my punch feel bad?"
Taking advantage of a gap in the fight, Xia Luo looked at Zefa in front of him and said.
Zefa, on the other hand, looked at Xia Luo with a gloomy face.
"Pirate Xia Luo! We underestimated you. We originally thought you were just a sword - master, and maybe you'd become a great sword - master after this battle! None of us expected that you're also a master of hand - to - hand combat!"
Zefa looked at Xia Luo and said in a low voice.
The fist in his hand mercilessly bombarded Xia Luo's defense of Armament Haki.
"I didn't expect you to have learned Internal Destruction of Armament Haki, and even Conqueror's Haki Entanglement! I really can't imagine how you trained in the past year?"
Zefa looked at Xia Luo's every attack in amazement.
You know, last year, this young pirate was still being chased by him and running everywhere. But in just one year, he could already fight him to a draw!
"Hahaha! Zefa, you know people will grow! Since I lost last time, I've been training non - stop. I've even blasted four mountains to pieces!"
There was a crazy look in Xia Luo's eyes.
His Conqueror's Haki became even more intense.
Countless red - black lightning bolts crackled, affecting Zefa's Observation Haki!
This was also the reason why Zefa had been on the defensive.
"What a troublesome Conqueror's Haki! I really can't understand why a guy like you would join the Rocks Pirates!"
Zefa punched Xia Luo one after another while also interjecting other words in his tone.
"Why did I join? Isn't it because you guys in the Navy are so useless! You let Rocks find me. You know, I planned to set sail when I was eighteen! But now I've set sail three years earlier, and I'm already seventeen!"
Xia Luo recalled the scene when he joined the Rocks Pirates. It was truly a stain on his honor!
Zefa fell silent.
On the one hand, he was ashamed that Xia Luo had turned into a pirate.
On the other hand, because Xia Luo was only seventeen and had already reached this level. It was hard to imagine what kind of existence he would become in the future.
Would he surpass his captain, Rocks?
Then there would be another overlord and an uncertain factor on the sea.
As the captain of the Eighth Division of the Rocks Pirates, Xia Luo's information was no longer a mystery in the Navy Headquarters. Most of the high - level officials in the Navy Headquarters knew about Xia Luo.
"Enough of the talking! I'll arrest you and throw you into Impel Down Prison!"
Zefa let out a roar and punched Xia Luo in the body.
"Hahaha! If you can do it, then come on!"
Xia Luo also punched back without showing any weakness, with his fist wrapped in Conqueror's Haki Entanglement.
The two fists clashed!
The ground cracked, trees were uprooted, and the waves were raging!
This made the ships of both the navy and the pirates parked on the shore shake constantly.
It made the two sides that had been bombarding each other stop their shelling.
"Vice - Admiral Zefa!"
"
"Boss!"
Both sides stopped their fights and watched the battle on the shore.
"The sky is splitting!"
Someone noticed the change in the sky and exclaimed in shock!
Everyone, whether pirates or navy, looked up at the sky.
The whole island trembled under the might of the battle between Zefa and Xia Luo.
"How terrifying! Big news! Big news!"
Morgan was frantically taking photos of the battle. If the situation hadn't allowed it, he would have even started a live - stream to let everyone in the world see how top - tier powerhouses fought.
The earth cracked, the sky split asunder, and the sea roared, all due to the clash between the two sides.
The battle raged on.
...
"Wow ha ha ha ha! Men, head in that direction!"
As soon as the Rocks Pirates entered the Ed Wall Sea area, Rocks felt the fury of the sea.
And the source was in the direction Rocks was pointing at.
After hearing Rocks' words, all the pirate ships headed in the direction he pointed.
...
"Hurry! We mustn't let the Rocks Pirates get there first. We have to arrest the pirate Xia Luo before the Rocks Pirates do."
Kong, an Admiral, also arrived at the Ed Wall Sea area at the same time!
"Admiral Kong! Head in that direction. They're there!"
Sengoku also sensed the battle ahead and said.
"Okay! Head in that direction immediately!"
Kong pointed in that direction and said.
A dozen large naval warships headed in the direction Kong pointed.
This battle was no longer just a matter between the Navy Headquarters and the Rocks Pirates.
Nor was it just a matter between Xia Luo and Zefa.
Sabaody Archipelago!
On the seventeenth island! In a tavern!
"Captain Roger! Big trouble! Big trouble! Black - Fist Zefa of the Navy Headquarters has clashed with Blood Swordmaster Xia Luo, a cadre of the Rocks Pirates. They're having a battle in the Ed Wall Sea area.
Now, the Navy Headquarters has assembled thirteen naval warships and is heading towards the New World!
At the same time, the Rocks Pirates have gathered sixteen large pirate ships and set off.
It's expected that the two sides will meet in the Ed Wall Sea area, and a huge war might break out!"
The intelligence officer of the Roger Pirates held up the intel he'd gotten through special channels and shouted his report!
"Roger, this is for real!"
Rayleigh, the vice - captain of the Roger Pirates, also held up the newspaper he'd just got and said.
Roger grabbed the newspaper and the intel and scowled as he glanced at them.
"Sigh!"
The Roger Pirates sighed when they saw the two identical pieces of news.
Then they looked at everyone!
"Guys! Our journey has to be put on ice. We gotta get in on this conflict!"
Roger looked seriously at his many crew members.
Rayleigh and the others all looked at Roger.
"Back to the New World! Join this battle!"
Roger announced loudly.
"Roar!"
All the crew of the Roger Pirates let out a fierce roar!
"Alas! I really can't do anything about you guys!"
Rayleigh covered his head when he saw everyone like this!
"Haha haha!"
"Rayleigh, don't be like that! Let's put an end to this conflict!"
Roger put his arm around Rayleigh's shoulder and said with a smile.
"Who made you the captain anyway?"
Rayleigh shrugged and agreed.
"Hahaha! Coat the ships! Our destination is the New World, the Ede Woll Sea Area!"
Roger announced with a big laugh.
With Roger's announcement, everyone got moving.
They all coated their ships and dived into Fish - Man Island, then set off from Fish - Man Island towards the New World.
...
The Holy Land!
Mariejois!
Bang!
"No, definitely not! Call Kong right now. It's not the right time to have a direct confrontation with the Rocks Pirates. Return immediately!"
One of the Five Elders named Saturn roared.