535. Chapter 521: Yamata no Orochi VS Akainu
The Calm Belt, usually calm and waveless, was now churning with incessant waves. The violent booming of Artillery echoed throughout the entire Sea Area.
Many Giant Sea Kings, hearing the sounds, poked their heads out from within their Lairs and swam towards the Sea Area where the incident occurred, wanting to watch the commotion.
These gossipers had just arrived in this Sea Area when they saw from a distance an Eight-headed Giant Snake battling together with those little people on Warships.
Some Giant Sea Kings originally wanted to go forward and help, but as they swam closer to the Battlefield, the Instinct in their Bloodline told them that this Giant Snake before them was not their Kindred.
A few greedy Giant Sea Kings dived into the Seabed, wanting to Devour that Giant Snake and those little people together.
Gurgle! Gurgle! Basin-sized Bubbles surfaced on the Sea Surface. Of the Giant Sea Kings that dived into the Seabed, not a single one surfaced again.
"Boom boom boom!"
On several Navy Warships, Navy Soldiers were busy transporting Artillery Shells, aiming the Gun Ports. The artillery roared in three consecutive volleys, and Artillery Shells firing from the muzzles shot out like raindrops towards that Giant Snake with eight Heads.
At the bow of the Navy Fleet's Flagship, Navy Admiral Akainu, wearing a Navy cap, sat on a Chair with his feet resting on the ship's railing, lightly tapping his crossed thumbs, semi-reclining and watching the engaged Battlefield.
The Navy Soldiers on the ship suppressed their Fear of the Giant Snake. Upon seeing their own Admiral at the bow in such a calm and indifferent posture, one by one, they shouted encouragement to each other and yelled out the slogan of "Justice will prevail".
Navy Admirals have always been the face of the Navy and even the World Government. Since the position of Navy Admiral was established, the Admirals have never suffered a defeat.
This is also the source of confidence for these Navy Soldiers when facing such a massive Sea King Giant Snake before them.
What the Navy Soldiers didn't see was that the pair of Eyes under the Navy cap of Sakazuki, who held the appellation of Akainu, the Navy Admiral they relied on, were not as Calm as he appeared.
On the Sea Surface not far away, over a dozen Navy Vice Admirals and Major Generals were using Moonwalk and Soru, leaping through the air, holding various famous Blades in their hands, constantly slashing sharp air-rending strikes towards the Eight-headed Giant Snake below.
Sakazuki was very familiar with the Strength of these Headquarters Vice Admirals. Just like Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel, in terms of Strength, he was also an existence at the Swordsman level, having once killed a Giant Sea King with a single Strike.
His slashes could even split the Ocean!
But even such a powerful Swordsman, the slashes he sent down could not break through the Scales of that Giant Snake.
As the Giant Snake's eight Snake Heads extended and retracted, their Speed was astonishingly fast. Several Major Generals with slightly weaker Strength were almost Devoured alive by it if not for their colleagues' timely Rescue.
Some Major Generals with slightly weaker Strength had to use Moonwalk to widen the Distance from that Giant Snake and provide support from afar for those few Elite Vice Admirals.
Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel, Vice Admiral Spider, Vice Admiral Doberman, plus Vice Admirals Strawberry and Comil, five Elite Vice Admirals joining forces to deal with this Sea King, plus seven Headquarters Major Generals providing Cover, and Artillery Fire support from five Warships, surprisingly couldn't take down this Sea King.
Sakazuki's Observation Haki covered the Battlefield, always ready to make a move.
"Clang clang clang—"
A man holding a famous Blade in each hand, his Long Hair standing high up Behind one's Back like the eight Tentacles of a Spider, his feet rapidly stepping through the air, his Figure flashed. Taking advantage of one of the Giant Snake's Snake Heads Devouring a colleague, he flashed to the neck of that Snake Head.
Ten-Sword Style! Vice Admiral Spider, with the Blades in his hands plus the eight famous Blades gripped by his hair, fiercely slashed down towards the back of that Snake Head's neck. The ten famous Blades wrapped in Armament Haki were Pitch black.
Every Strike by Vice Admiral Spider had the Force to cut through large Warships.
Clang clang clang—
In an instant, countless slashes fell. Accompanied by the echoing sound of Metal and Iron clashing, Vice Admiral Spider could even see large areas of Spark splashing out from where he slashed.
As if he wasn't slashing a Flesh and Blood Body, but Steel.
No! With his Swordsmanship, let alone Steel, even Seastone couldn't withstand so many slashes from him! Vice Admiral Spider looked at the Black Scale that was as smooth and new as before, the Snake Scales that didn't even have a single mark left, his heart was startled.
What kind of Monster is this!
"Spider! Get out of the way!"
A sharp shout of warning suddenly sounded in Vice Admiral Spider's ear. Vice Admiral Spider subconsciously turned around, only to see a Snake Head Behind one's Back, comparable in size to a Warship, coldly staring at him, its Snake Eyes filled with mockery.
Seeing that the Giant Snake opened its large mouth, Vice Admiral Spider gripped his Katana with both hands. Along with the eight famous Blades on his back, he unleashed ten sharp air-rending slashes in a cross pattern towards the Giant Snake's open mouth.
Ten slashes cut through The Void and solidly struck into the Giant Snake's open mouth. What surprised Vice Admiral Spider was that his slashes surprisingly couldn't cause any Damage to this Giant Snake. The Giant Snake merely Shook its Snake Head slightly, then opened its large mouth, and faintly, a Green Light gathered within its mouth!
Vice Admiral Spider, realizing the situation was bad, Controlled his hair, wrapping the eight Katanas and holding them horizontally in front of him. His entire Body was also covered by Armament Haki. Just as he finished doing all this, a green Wind Pillar was spewed out from the Giant Snake's mouth.
In an instant, Vice Admiral Spider was swallowed by that Wind Pillar.
"Meteor Volcano!"
A Figure suddenly appeared at High Altitude above Yamata no Orochi's Head. As he raised his hands, his hands suddenly transformed into scorching Lava. Raising both hands high, a massive mass of Lava began to condense and take shape.
In the Sky, over a dozen Lava balls as large as houses, carrying immense Strength, smashed towards Yamata no Orochi like a fierce rain of Meteors.
"Hiss hiss hiss—"
Facing an Attack comparable to a Meteorite falling from the Sky, Yamata no Orochi, who had been handling the Combat with over a dozen Navy officers with ease, also didn't dare to underestimate the enemy in the slightest. Its eight Snake Heads rose high, spewing out condensed Energy Pillars from their mouths, shooting towards the Meteor Volcano falling from the Sky.
Boom—
The Energy Pillars collided with the meteor-like Lava balls. Instantly, a rain of fire shot across the Sky. Scorching Lava fell into the Sea Surface, making sizzling sounds.
Taking advantage of Yamata no Orochi's distraction, Strawberry used Moonwalk to fly forward, wanting to Rescue Vice Admiral Spider.
Although Strawberry hasn't been famous among the Headquarters Elite Vice Admirals in recent decades, this Headquarters Vice Admiral, skilled in Two-Sword Style, once severely injured Tiger, the hero of the Fishman Race and the first captain of the Sun Pirates. From this, his Strength is evident.
Strawberry, using Moonwalk, quickly circled Behind one's Back of Yamata no Orochi, but saw an extremely horrifying scene.
Right on the back of that Giant Snake, that hardline Hawks Navy Vice Admiral known as Spider, his hands were still held up in front of him in a defensive posture, but his proud Long Hair had completely Broken. Several broken Blades had fallen beside him.
This Elite Navy Vice Admiral was horrifyingly left with only a bloody Skeleton.
"Spider!"
Strawberry looked down at his colleague's remains, a trace of sorrow flashed in his Eyes.
A moment later, Strawberry composed himself, gripped a Katana in each hand, circulated Armament Haki to wrap around the Blade, his Figure flashed. Taking over for Vice Admiral Spider, he flashed forward and slashed towards the Black Scale Giant Snake before him.
Among the Navy's High-level Staff, there were many users of Observation Haki. Vice Admiral Spider's tragic state was seen by them, and an atmosphere of sorrow spread among the Navy personnel.
Even their Attacks also gained a bit of the Momentum of facing death without fear.
Slash after slash continuously chopped from all directions towards the Black Scale Giant Snake before them—
These Navy Vice Admirals, after witnessing the defense of Yamata no Orochi's Snake Scales, several of them coordinated to jointly slash at one spot. Under their repeated slashes, they quickly carved several Blade marks onto Yamata no Orochi's Body.
However, what truly restrained Yamata no Orochi was Sakazuki, wearing a Great Cloak of Justice. His Logia-type Magma-Magma Fruit's elementalization Ability was enough to make him immune to most of Yamata no Orochi's Attacks.
Sakazuki's Face was filled with Rage. He hadn't expected that just one oversight on his part would actually cost the life of Vice Admiral Spider, this capable Elite Vice Admiral.
His feet rapidly stepped through the air, continuously Attacking Yamata no Orochi's eight Snake Heads, venting his Rage on this Sea King before him. Balls of scorching hot Lava continuously blasted from his hands, smashing onto Yamata no Orochi's Body.
His Attacks did not cause any Damage to Yamata no Orochi, which usually Slumbers in Lava. The Spark splashing from the Lava instead polished Yamata no Orochi's dark Scales to a shine.
Sakazuki's series of Attacks instead attracted Yamata no Orochi's attention.
Hiss! One of Yamata no Orochi's Snake Heads opened its mouth wide. The Wind Pillar that had flayed Vice Admiral Spider was spewed out from its mouth, instantly covering Sakazuki.
The green Wind Pillar, dozens of meters in diameter, was horrifyingly composed of dense, palm-sized, pale green Wind Blades. That green Wind Pillar passed through Sakazuki's Body, instantly cutting his Body into countless fragments.
As the fine scattered limbs and Broken arms fell downwards, they turned into pools of scorching hot Lava in the air. These Liquid Lava gathered together and once again transformed into Sakazuki's Body.
"Hellhound!"
This scene was reflected in Yamata no Orochi's Snake Eyes. The ferocious Snake Head that had spewed out the Wind Blades Shook slightly. A hint of a human-like Expression of Doubt even appeared on the Giant Snake's Face.
Sakazuki, taking advantage of the Giant Snake's moment of daze, pushing off with his Foot, "Soru", quickly flashed in front of the Snake Head. His left hand transformed into a massive Lava Dog, extending its claws, it suddenly pounced towards Yamata no Orochi's Snake Eyes.
When a part like the Eyes is Attacked, even a Titan like Yamata no Orochi couldn't help but reflexively close its Eyes. Violently shaking its Head, it avoided Sakazuki's Hellhound composed of Lava.
Sakazuki's Fist heavily smashed onto Yamata no Orochi's Head. Yamata no Orochi's Snake Head, weighing nearly a thousand tons, was directly sent flying by Sakazuki's Fist.
That Wind Attribute Snake Head only felt its Head go into a Blackout, continuously shaking its Snake Head. The next second, a Figure stepped onto its Snake Head.
Sakazuki clenched his right Fist. On his Fist and bare forearm, not only did they appear Pitch black like a demon and gleam with the Luster of Metal, but an indescribable Qi, like Black Lightning, surrounded his Fist.
"Bang!" Sakazuki's charged Fist directly smashed the Black Scale Snake Head under his Foot forcefully In the Sea. Large areas of Blood Water instantly surfaced on the Sea Surface.
Sakazuki succeeded with one Strike. Just as he raised his Fist to follow up with another Strike, suddenly, the sound of Wind and Thunder surging reached his ears. He raised his Head, only to see several massive Black Scale Snake Heads around him had all abandoned their respective opponents at this moment and were all surrounding him.
Facing several ferocious Snake Heads as large as Warships, Sakazuki was completely fearless. Lava dripped from his entire Body.
Seven Snake Heads surrounded Sakazuki. At this moment, Underwater, the Snake Head that had been almost blown apart by Sakazuki also resurfaced onto the Sea Surface.
"Humanity! You are very Formidable, hiss hiss hiss."
Sakazuki's Eyebrow furrowed, looking at this Eight-headed Giant Snake that was speaking. "What?"
"During the time I Slumbered in the swamps of the Underworld, there was a period when I was truly bored, so I used my Divine Sense to peek at those kids herding Skeleton Demons. In the Films they watched, your Behavior of staying behind to cover the retreat, you Humanity call a Hero!"
Yamata no Orochi's eight Snake Heads extended forward one by one, pressing close to Sakazuki, not fearing his Attacks in the slightest. Their Snake Eyes filled with curiosity, like little children seeing a new toy.
"I am not some so-called Hero. I don't care about your Origin or that of those Missionaries. The absolute Justice I uphold does not allow anyone to destroy it! Pirates cannot, the Revolutionary Army cannot, and neither can you or the people Behind one's Back!"
Sakazuki heard a lot of information in the words of this seemingly not-so-intelligent Giant Snake. But facing the several Abyss Snake Heads before him, Sakazuki had no intention of retreating in the slightest.
"I remember that kid Lucien told me that when encountering 'Heroes' like you, you must not hesitate!"
Sakazuki suddenly saw several pairs of the Giant Snake's Snake Eyes suddenly became extremely violent. Then a massive mouth suddenly bit and Devoured towards him.
Sakazuki swung his Fist out. A massive Lava Fist comparable in size to a Snake Head smashed towards Yamata no Orochi.
"Great Eruption!"
Boom! The massive Black Scale Snake Head directly Shattered the massive Lava Fist Sakazuki swung out and darted out, its jaws opening and closing, biting towards Sakazuki.
"Bang!"
After several Attacks, after realizing that his proud Lava Attacks had no Effect on this Giant Snake, Akainu had no choice but to pick up Armament Haki again.
Besides covering his entire Body with black Armament Haki, he also simultaneously wrapped Conqueror's Haki around his Arm. When he sensed the instant the Giant Snake broke through the Lava using Observation Haki, he suddenly charged forward, crouching low and throwing a Fist.
The black Iron Fist heavily smashed onto the lower jaw of the Giant Snake's open Snake Head. The heavy Force of Sakazuki's Fist directly caused this Snake Head of Yamata no Orochi to close its mouth. The entire Snake Head was blasted dozens of meters high.
That massive Snake Body also Shook because of it.
"You hit me so hard!" A painful Hissing was accompanied by Venom like a waterfall of rain.
Yamata no Orochi, like King Ghidorah, are both Titans. Like the other twenty-five Titans, they were all subjected to the Golden Fillet Spell by some unscrupulous fellow and became the guardian Divine Beasts of the Heavenly Court.
The twenty-seven Titans went to different places. Some guarded the Great Luo Heaven, while others went to outer Worlds to plunder Resources. Yamata no Orochi originally Remained on Duty in the Underworld, where every day, besides Slumber and Cultivation, it was visited by the Dwarves from Heavenly Soldier Valley and people from Hive Laboratory to extract Venom for Tempering Weapons, Manufacturing Biological Toxins, and so on.
Originally, the one who should have been sent to this Pirate World was Leviathan. After all, in this World where the Sea Area occupies over ninety-five percent of the Area, Leviathan's Water Flow Control Ability had a greater advantage.
It was just unfortunate that Leviathan was at the critical moment of condensing its Demon Core, so Yamata no Orochi was drafted and thrown into this World.
Like the other Titans, Yamata no Orochi was also bestowed a Cultivation Method by Tang Song, the Great Heavenly Venerable. He cultivated the inherited secret Art of Nine-headed Xiangliu, one of the ancient Monster Gods.
The Cultivation of ancient Yao Cultivators in the Jambudvīpa World was somewhat different from later generations. Besides forging a Demon Core tempered a hundred times and ground a thousand times, they did not pursue the so-called Primordial Spirit Infant. More of their Energy was focused on refining their Physical Body.
Ancient Monster Gods like Xiangliu, their formidable Physical Bodies could almost be said to be indestructible through countless calamities. The strength of their Physical Bodies was enough to crush Normal Great Principle Immortals.
What was even more Formidable about Xiangliu was its Venom. Neither Immortals nor Buddhas could withstand it. Even fellow ancient Monster Gods dared not lightly approach its edge.
No matter if you cultivated the Immeasurable Golden Body in the Buddhist School, or cultivated Jade Bone Immortal Flesh in the Taoist School, if you were slightly contaminated by Xiangliu's Venom, your Physical Body would be dissolved. If you were slightly careless, even your Nascent Divinity would hardly escape.
Moreover, this Poison Water specifically defiled Magic Treasures. Whether it was an Immortal's Magic Tool or a Buddhist treasure from the Buddhist School, it didn't even need to be contaminated. Just a rush of that Toxic Qi would make it lose its wondrous Effect. Even Asura Magic Tools from the Demonic Path were the same. It could be said to be even more Evil than Evil Techniques.
Since Yamata no Orochi was taught this ancient Monster God's Cultivation Method by Tang Song, it single-mindedly wanted to reproduce Xiangliu's Ferocity, even changing its name to Xiangliu.
If anyone called it Yamata, it would throw a huge tantrum and cause a scene. The entire Tang Group, the entire Heavenly Court, only in front of a few Leaders and Tang Song, the Great Heavenly Venerable, did this scoundrel dare not be presumptuous. Others truly had no Method against it.
Although Yamata no Orochi's Venom cannot compare to the true poison of Xiangliu, compared to the Venom before its Cultivation, the Force of the Venom is more than ten times more Formidable..
Sakazuki, who had witnessed the Force of this Venom, did not dare to be careless in the slightest. While clenching his Fists and blasting out massive Lava Fists towards the Poison Water pouring down from the Sky, evaporating and resisting that Poison Water, his Feet also did not stop. His Feet almost kicked up Spark, combining Soru and Moonwalk, his Figure rapidly dodged the rain of poison in the air.
Sakazuki had never been as grateful to his Master as he was now. After his proud Logia-type Magma-Magma Fruit lost its Effect, he truly understood Master Zeff's painstaking efforts.
Sakazuki, while dodging the sky-filling rain of Venom, also blasted out streams of meteor-like fire rain towards the Sky. The Sky of this Sea Area was momentarily illuminated like a fiery cloud.
The Venom spewed out by Yamata no Orochi, falling onto the scorching hot Lava, was instantly evaporated by the High Temperature emitted by the Lava! Turning into patches of colorful mist.
Yamata no Orochi, seeing its Venom had no Effect, did not show any sign of discouragement. Instead, Blood-red Light emitted from its sixteen Eyes. It turned its Body and swept its Tail, which was thicker than a Warship, like a large broom sweeping away a colony of ants, sweeping horizontally towards Sakazuki.
Sakazuki's attention had been focused on Yamata no Orochi's several Snake Heads, completely unaware that a Snake Tail had quietly emerged from the Water Surface by the time Sakazuki's Observation Haki detected it.
That Snake Tail had already swept in front of him. Unable to dodge in Time, he crossed his Arms in front of him, wanting to block this thick Snake Tail!
Before that Snake Tail swept onto his Body, Sakazuki felt a wave of Severe Pain in his chest and abdomen. With an itchy pain in his Throat, he directly spat out a mouthful of poisoned Blood.
The next second, the Snake Tail heavily struck Sakazuki's Body. His entire person was swept and sent flying over ten kilometers like an Artillery Shell, plunging headfirst In the Sea.
"Admiral Sakazuki!"
On the Sea Surface not far away, a solitary Warship was anchored on the Sea Surface. Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel on the bow Deck, after ordering the Fleet to retreat, had remained here alone, waiting to rendezvous with Akainu.
Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel had been closely watching the Battlefield situation. Seeing Sakazuki sent flying by the Eight-headed Giant Snake's Snake Tail, he pushed off the Deck with his Foot, using Moonwalk, and rushed towards the Sea Surface where Sakazuki had fallen into the water.
Admiral Sakazuki is a Logia-type Devil Fruit user. What he fears most is Seawater. Given his current Body condition, falling In the Sea, there's a high chance his Life would be in danger.
Vice Admiral Flying Squirrel arrived at the Area where Sakazuki had fallen into the Sea. In his urgency, he didn't hesitate in the slightest, not even checking if the Eight-headed Giant Snake was pursuing, nor worrying if there were hidden Sea Kings Underwater. He plunged headfirst towards the Underwater.
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