"Surrender to me, and I'll make you the Vice Captain. After I defeat Sage, no matter what you ask, I'll help you achieve it. This is your last chance!"
Hiss!
Lily leapt into the air and swung her sword back-handed, releasing a slash that transformed into a chaotic wind, breaking the rock wall above. Meanwhile, she herself spun her body and briefly landed with her foot on the rock wall.
She didn't break open the path to the mine, but instead sheathed White Thunder and posed in a drawing stance atop the rock wall.
"Don't talk to me in that tone. Who do you think you are!"
Lily's eyes glowed crimson, and the flow of Haki in her hands seemed liquid, continuously gathering within the sheath through the hilt. She took a deep breath and stared intently at Kappa.
Stay calm...
The more such situations arise, the calmer one must remain...
No matter how limited her space of movement is, if she has just that one moment, it will be enough to triumph.
She will definitely find it...
...
"Sage, how can one accurately hit a Logia-type? I've never encountered a Logia-type before, but I believe I'll face one in the future."
On the Death Star, after meditating upon the Poneglyph, Lily asked Sage beside her.
"Haki is all you need!"
Sage struck the Poneglyph with a punch and said, "Observation is superior to Logia-types, Armament is superior to Logia-types, and then you can beat a Logia-type to death!"
"But what if it's equal, or even a bit inferior?"
"Well... for you, that situation shouldn't exist. Utilize your Breath of All Things. To me, when mastered to the fullest, it is truly able to cut through anything. Don't be restricted by physical forms."
"Willpower is inherently idealistic, and so is the Breath of All Things. Think about it—anything can be cut or not cut; hard things can be sliced, flowing things can't? Tangible things can be sliced, and intangible things can't? That makes no sense... Lily, I have high hopes for you. Master your Breath of All Things and change your mindset. Remember, nothing in the world is flaw-proof, and you also possess Supreme King Haki. One day, flames, wind, rain, thunderbolt... even the sky can be cut open! That is the power of will!"
...
"I can't do it..."
Lily couldn't help but smile wryly, discarding the memory that had been stirred up. The crimson in her eyes almost overflowed her pupils.
"However, if there are no flaws... then flaws must be created! As a Swordsman, there's no reason to retreat!"
The reverse in mid-air had reached its limit; she had to move!
If she fell here, it would mean she was just mediocre, having no qualification to continue following Sage!
Escape...
She even felt lately she had been slacking off, was it because Sage was above, making her think that as long as she left this place, Sage would solve it for her?
Such cowardly thoughts...
"Who do you think I am?!"
Clang!
A flash of black light, like a black thunderbolt, carried Lily's body within it. In the blink of an eye, she broke through the rising molten iron flow and flashed right in front of Kappa.
"Is it a desperate fight! Very well, let me melt your sword first. Rest assured, once you surrender, I'll buy you a new one!"
Kappa shielded himself, his whole body covered in a layer of Armament Haki.
Unless necessary, he did not want to suffer too much damage. As long as he could block this woman's strike with Haki, giving him the opportunity to contact the sword, it would be enough.
A Sword Master without a sword... is basically no different from being defeated!
But the covering of this layer of Armament Haki made the diving Lily hesitate, as if struck by lightning in her mind. Subconsciously, she diverted the thrusting sword sharply upward, causing the coiled Haki on the blade to leave it at that moment, turning into externalization.
"Flying Bird·Falcon!"
In the moment the sword blade cut out, the black bird expanded into a massive slash covering half of Kappa's body, soaring and screeching, the hum of the sword blade as loud as the cry of this black bird.
Haki's Soaring Slash!
This guy...
Only knows Hardening, no other Haki techniques!
Mastering fluidity as coiling and externalizing, for a Sword Master, gives them the ability of Haki's Soaring Slash.
This technique, she had just recently gained insight into.
Boom!
The black bird struck Kappa's upper body, clashing with his protective Haki. As it eroded away the Haki, Kappa gritted his teeth, "Good! Very good! But this level isn't enough, I can still..."
Hiss hiss hiss!
Numerous wounds appeared on his steel body; the all-over protective Haki was not as concentrated as the flowing coiling, basically distributed evenly across the body, being attacked by this concentrated Haki attack only weakened his Haki further, while also gradually thinning his defense until it was breached.
"I can still block it! You've lost!"
Kappa roared, reaching out to grab Lily's sword. If he grabbed it, he would win!
"I saw the flaw."
But just as his hand was about to touch White Thunder, a cold voice sounded by his ear.
The blade, the color of thunderbolt, suddenly vanished, and the next instant Kappa felt everything blur before his eyes, even Lily in front of him disappearing.
Hiss!
Before he could turn his head, he felt an emptiness in his right shoulder, an arm severed from it shooting up, a large amount of blood spurting from the cut.
With her back facing Kappa, Lily glanced at the still undamaged thin sword in her hand and said, "Moreover, you cannot destroy my sword before I kill you. My victory means my sword will not be harmed... So, I've won."