"Gravity like Uncle Barrett's? This must be a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit, the Gravity-Gravity Fruit!"
Feeling the gravity around him change, Ares guessed the type of the opponent's Devil Fruit.
"Blame yourself for offending the wrong person, you just had to offend my Father, otherwise you wouldn't be my mission!"
Ares pouted as he looked at Issho below.
Although he didn't know why his Father wanted him to capture this guy and bring him back, it didn't matter. After all, his Father was Nox.
If he wanted to continue wandering outside and not be personally caught by Nox, he could only complete the mission his Father assigned him.
Perhaps when his strength surpassed his Father's one day, he could freely wander outside.
However, reaching that level of strength felt like he seemed, appeared, and perhaps had no hope in this lifetime. After all, his Father was such a freak!
At this moment, Ares was completely enveloped by an energy coat composed of comet energy, forming a circular purple comet shape twenty meters in diameter descending from the sky.
The moment he was struck by gravity, the comet energy behind him transformed into two thrusters, expelling a large amount of energy to forcibly accelerate.
Meanwhile, the comet energy coat on his head was imbued with Busoshoku Haki and Haoshoku Haki, counteracting the effect of gravity on him.
"Comet Fall!"
Utilizing the immense power of the fall from a height of ten thousand meters, Ares struck Issho's anti-gravity barrier like a comet hitting Earth.
The overwhelming impact force was completely different from the impact of the meteorites Issho usually created himself, not to mention the added boost from Ares's Haoshoku Haki and Busoshoku Haki.
"Crack!!!"
Undoubtedly, in the face of such a catastrophic impact force, Issho's anti-gravity barrier was instantly shattered.
The violent impact caused the entire island to shake.
The vast collision aftermath uprooted all the surrounding trees!
"Clang!!!"
Issho reversed his grip on his cane sword and blocked the comet's outer shell.
But the terrifying impact force made it difficult for Issho to withstand. The ground beneath his feet was indented dozens of meters because of it.
Bearing the instantaneous impact force on his body almost caused him to fall apart. His internal organs were damaged by the momentary destructive power, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
"Ah!!!"
But finally, Issho roared, deflecting the powerful impact force, and with both hands on his sword, he moved the comet aside, no longer pressing down on him.
However, the moment the twenty-meter diameter comet landed, the purple comet energy immediately tightened and compressed, forming a three-meter tall purple crystalline humanoid.
This person was Ares, but that layer of purple comet energy formed an outer coat, or rather, armor, completely enveloping him.
"Eight Impact Fist: Comet Strike!"
Ares, after landing, instantly burst out with extreme speed using the reaction force of his landing. His black fist combined Haoshoku Haki coating with comet power, and he punched towards Issho.
Issho had just blocked the comet impact, and his whole body was still in severe pain. How could he have expected Ares's attack to come so quickly? At such close range, Issho had no chance to dodge or counterattack, and could only block in front of him with his cane sword.
"Bang!!!"
The sudden, violent strike even went through the cane sword and directly hit Issho's body. The immense power sent Issho flying hundreds of meters away.
"Whoosh!!!"
After Issho was sent flying by Ares's punch, Ares's comet power activated again. The four comet thrusters behind him roared, and he flew out like a small comet.
However, he did not fly directly towards Issho, but continuously flew around Issho within a five-hundred-meter radius, and his flying speed became faster and faster.
"Cough cough, who exactly are you, and why would you come to trouble me, a blind man!"
After stabilizing his body, Issho couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood and asked with a solemn expression.
However, in response to his question, Ares had no intention of answering.
Seeing that Ares did not speak, Issho didn't waste any more words. A gravitational pull shot out from his cane sword and flew towards the sky.
Issho knew he couldn't let the opponent continue to charge power, otherwise, the next attack would receive a huge power boost!
"Gravity Blade: Hell Journey!"
The moment Issho swung his sword, his body rotated one hundred and eighty degrees, and his black blade unleashed a gravity sword energy covering three hundred and sixty degrees with no blind spots.
Wherever the gravity sword energy passed, gravity was distorted. The original downward force completely transformed into a horizontal impact force, and the power was amplified by the power of the Gravity-Gravity Fruit by hundreds of times.
Ares's eyes narrowed. He instantly changed his flying direction and charged directly towards Issho.
"Eight Impact Fist: Comet Collision!"
Ares, with all his power gathered in his fist, was not afraid of the dispersed gravity sword energy. After all, covering three hundred and sixty-five degrees meant the power was greatly weakened!
With a single punch, Ares directly broke through the gravity sword energy and charged towards Issho with irresistible force, punching him directly in the abdomen.
However, at this moment, Issho also directly slashed Ares on the chest with his sword.
"Bang!!!"
Instantly, Issho felt that even though his abdomen was covered with Busoshoku Haki, his body still suffered a violent impact. His internal organs were damaged by the penetrating force, and his entire body was sent flying like a cannonball.
"Rip!!"
Ares's comet energy coat, covered with Busoshoku Haki, was shattered by Issho's sword strike, but when the cane sword struck Ares's body, it was blocked by the Busoshoku Haki also attached to Ares's body.
But just when Ares thought he could completely block the power of this slash, he found that a vast amount of gravity suddenly surged out from the sword, turning into an impact force that sent him flying. Innumerable cracks appeared in the energy coat covering his entire body.
"Pfft!!!"
Compared to Ares, Issho was much more seriously injured. After all, he did not have Ares's comet energy coat to help him resist damage. He coughed up another mouthful of blood after just stabilizing himself.
"Indeed, the mission my Father gave me isn't that simple. This blind man is definitely a top-tier combatant. Capturing him alive will be a bit difficult!!"
After stabilizing his body, Ares rubbed his aching chest and muttered to himself unconsciously.
Just as Ares was about to attack while the opponent was injured and hadn't recovered, he suddenly detected violent fluctuations in the sky.
"Meteorites, this guy can even summon meteorites!"
Looking up and seeing the huge fiery red meteorite falling, even he, who often transformed into a comet, couldn't help but be stunned by this sight. There was nothing he could do, it was the first time he had seen such a catastrophic meteorite attack.
And it wasn't just one meteorite, but two!
Without any hesitation, Ares charged directly towards Issho. Even if he was hit by the meteorite, he would take someone down with him. He couldn't be the only one hit, that would be too much of a loss!
As Ares moved, the direction of the meteorites' descent changed, shifting with Ares's movements. Clearly, Issho was controlling the direction of the meteorites' fall to follow the direction Ares was moving.