"Bang!"
The sound of swords clashing, one covered by flames and the other covered by soothing Rain Flame.
In the blink of an eye, Ugetsu Asari was already right in front of King the Conflagration as he said coldly, "Don't get in Primo's way. The person who will cut off your head.. . is me!"
In the next moment, Ugetsu Asari threw out a flying slash attack, tearing the air with an extremely astonishing speed as it headed straight at King.
Ugetsu Asari left no gaps between his attacks. Had it not for the fact that his weapon was imbued with the blue Rain Flames, Giotto would have thought that he was a Storm Guardian. His raging consecutive attacks seemed so similar to G, after all!
What irritated King the most was that Ugetsu Asari's three short swords restricted his movement and also made it hard for him to swing his own sword.
The flying slash attack that Ugetsu Asari threw was indeed deadly!
At this moment, he had to admit that this calm and amiable-looking man in front of him was indeed the strongest swordsman in the world!
With that in mind, King couldn't afford to let his guard down. Each attack from a master swordsman like his opponent could be fatal, so a slight mistake would cost him his life.
He stared at Ugetsu Asari, who was constantly attacking. In the next instant, the flames around his body shrouded the sword in his hand. Then, he swung his flame-imbued sword toward Ugetsu Asari, sending a flaming flying slash attack at him.
Ugetsu Asari's expression was calm. He raised the long sword in his hand, and a water screen formed from Rain Flame appeared out of thin air. It actually stopped the flying slash attack in midair, absorbing it completely
"If that's all you got, you won't live for long." Although Ugetsu Asari's attacks were fierce, his state of mind remained calm and peaceful.
"As expected of Vongola Family's Rain Guardian, the world's greatest swordsman,"
King said in a deep voice. This praise was sincere. Although he was an enemy, he had to admit that his opponent was indeed a capable swordsman. There was also that blue Dying Will Flame.
However, as the leader of the three All-Stars, he refused to lose!
At this moment, King's eyes turned sharp. His aura became even more intense, along with the flames around his body.
Immediately after, King flapped his wings, and his body turned into an afterimage as he rushed at breakneck speed. The sword in his hand was also covered with both Color of Arms Haki and flames. Although he was not a master swordsman, he was pretty good with swords, too!
"Flaming Slash!"
King launched a flying slash attack that was imbued with flames. It was so powerful that it made a high-pitched sound as it traveled.
Ugetsu Asari's eyes narrowed slightly. He now knew why the man in front of him was worthy of being second only to Kaido in the Beasts Pirates. He was quite skilled indeed. Many pirates in the sea would probably die from this attack.
However, this attack was not enough to deter Ugetsu Asari. His eyes were as calm as water. He threw out his three short swords before waving his long sword, imbuing the three short swords with Rain Flame. His most common technique was displayed at this moment...
"Nine Dragons Collapse!"
The three short swords transformed into a three-headed water dragon that fiercely collided with the flame-imbued flying slash attack, generating a shockwave that spread in all directions.
As the Water Dragon and the flam-imbued flying slash attack fiercely collided, Ugetsu Asari also rushed toward King the Conflagration and struck him from another angle.
Facing such an attack, King could not dodge at all. He could only block it with his sword. As the two swords clashed, the shockwave spread in all directions again, and this time, it was followed by a series of slash waves that hit the surrounding, leaving behind sword marks.
In mere seconds, they had already exchanged dozens of blows. During their close combat, Ugetsu Asari was as calm yet fierce as before. On the other hand, King's movements had gradually become slower. He soon realized that his body was not listening to him. He even began to feel drowsy.
Rain Flame's Tranquility characteristic was indeed fearsome. In a prolonged fight, it could slow down the enemy, causing bodily functions to almost stop to the point that the enemy might even lose consciousness. Thus, a battle with someone that possessed Rain Flame would only lead you to a slow and painful death.
"Frozen Rain!"
Realizing that King's movement was getting sluggish, Ugetsu Asari's movements suddenly changed. The Rain Flame quickly solidified and directly turned into bone-chilling ice shards as it was hurled toward King at a breakneck speed.
Looking at Ugetsu Asari's attack, the look in King's eyes became more and more serious. He quickly took a few steps back. After recollecting himself, he cladded his sword with Color of Arms Haki to the best of his abilities and swung his sword downward!
"Clank!"
King blocked Ugetsu Asari's ice shards and threw a flying slash attack at him.
But Ugetsu Asari was ready with his next attack by this time!
"Nine Heavens Milky Way!"
Ugetsu Asari waved his sword down, and the moment he did, a hole was made in the sky, and an endless Rain Flame fell from the sky and completely drowned King in an instant.
A few years ago, this technique left Kaido completely powerless. King was indeed a formidable foe, but he was nowhere close to Kaido. Even Kaido could barely escape from this technique a few years ago.
The moment he was engulfed by the Rain Flame, he felt his bodily functions stop. He stood in place like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
Ugetsu Asari threw his three short swords once again, imbuing it with Rain Flame as it transformed into three water dragons before merging into one big water dragon, clearly wanting to tear King apart.
"Boom!"
At this time, a loud sound echoed. A terrifying force shattered the earth, and the surrounding buildings also collapsed. The aftermath of the force was visible to the naked eye, spreading in all directions...
Not far away, Giotto's fist hit Kaido's Thunderclap Eight Trigrams head-on!