Flicking my wrist, I stopped the massive ship from hitting me before tossing it back at Jesus, who just smashed right through it, but he suddenly released a painful cry as the numerous pieces of the ship stabbed into his body, turning him into a porcupine; however, despite the injury he suffered, it wasn't enough to put that muscle-headed idiot down.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to follow up with my attack as I sensed two people from above lunging toward me, causing me to swiftly separate my body, turning myself into seemingly a floating pool of blood as I controlled my liquid body to evade the attacks of Laffite and Shot, causing them to practically fly right through me.
With a mental command, my body swiftly connected itself back together as I returned to my previous self, floating in the air without a single injury while I stared at my opponents.
'That is so uncomfortable; however, it provides such freedom unlike anything else I've ever done.' Thought Sebas softly as he glanced at himself, only to quickly raise his hand, stopping a sword wave from slicing him in two.
"You'll need to do better than that, Shiryu; my mind isn't weak enough to the point where such a weak attack could harm me." Remarked Sebas lightly as he eyed Shiryu while snapping his hand, destroying the sword wave before clenching his fist, prompting Devon to leap out of the way.
Raising an eyebrow, I continued to attack Devon, commanding the very space around her to briefly collapse on itself, a difficult thing to do as it usually requires a tremendous amount of psionic energy to do, and until lately, such an attack was merely a theory. However, after finally awakening my devil fruit, I've grown immensely powerful compared to before; instead of using my own psionic energy to fuel all of my attacks, I'm using the psionic energy that flowed through the atmosphere… The psionic energy of the very world, if you call it such.
Although there wasn't an infinite amount of psionic energy, the amount at my disposal was so monstrous that if it weren't for the limitations of my physical body, I'd be able to fight continuously for eons
Unfortunately, while I can survive for some time without a physical body by integrating my will with the world, I'm constantly being dispersed, so it would only be a matter of time until I cease to exist.
Waving my hand, creating a forcefield around my body, deflecting the powerful blow from Wolf's monstrous hand, causing it to slide off and hit the ocean, creating a massive splash akin to an underwater explosion. Extending my hand toward the water, I infused each droplet with my psionic energy and controlled them as they followed after each member of the Blackbeard pirates; thanks to Blackbeard's ability to steal other people's devil fruits, every one of his crewmates had eaten a devil fruit, so water was the bane of their existence.
'A waste, in my opinion; they've witnessed firsthand the power Captain wields, yet they chose to eat a devil fruit.' Thought Sebas lightly as he glanced toward where Diddy, Linlin, and Blackbeard were fighting while his hands constantly flicked back and forth.
My little attack hadn't done much, and it didn't take long for them to destroy the numerous water projectiles, so with a clench of my fists, I slammed them together, causing two tsunami-sized waves to appear as they violently surged toward the ship; however, I wasn't singlehandedly fighting against a noname pirate crew, but the pirate crew of an Emperor of the Sea.
"Haa!" Yelled Shiryu, Devon, Shot, Jesus, and Pizarro as they combined their might, releasing an incredibly powerful attack that destroyed the two waves before continuing toward Sebas.
Raising my hand, I sought to block their incoming attack, yet, as if planned, several of Auger's bullets suddenly appeared before critical parts of my body, causing me to react quickly as I turned my body into liquid. Just as the bullets harmlessly passed through me, I swiftly rebuilt my body, yet just as I did so, I sensed Wolf's fist a mere hair's breadth away from my head.
As shameful as it was to admit, my physique has hardly gotten any stronger in these past two years, so a weak slap from Wolf would be more than enough to turn me into a paste, not that such an attack would be enough to kill me now, but trying to rebuild myself from something I didn't do would be troublesome.
So, without any time to regain my bearings, I creed a forcefield around my back, and as I was barely given any time, I was knocked forward, right into the powerful attack from earlier.
"Ha, did we get him?" Asked Pizarro with a slight grunt as he scratched his head while looking at the smoke, only for it to suddenly disperse.
"No." Replied Shiryu lightly as he tightly clenched his hilt.
"But we've made him bleed." Added Shot with a bloodthirsty grin as he gazed at Sebas, who was now injured.
Lightly coughing, I patted my chest while glancing at the gash across my torso, causing me to nod slightly as I shifted my focus back to my opponents.
"I suppose I should take this fight seriously; the time for learning is over." Said Sebas lightly as he narrowed his eyes and raised his arms in the air, causing a massive chunk of the ocean surrounding the island's shore to be lifted into the air.
"Tch, well, this is great." Muttered Devon with a frown as she observed her surroundings before leaping to a nearby ship within the chunk of ocean, prompting everyone else to do the same.
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"Reiju, can't you do any better!? H-He's beating us!" Yelled Janet as she and Reiju fought against Roux, who, despite his frame, moved with speed and grace.
"You don't think I'm trying?" Asked Reiju in slight annoyance as she violently kicked Roux, who dodged before kicking her in the stomach, yet thanks to her modified body, she hardly reacted and continued fighting.
"So am I!" Said Janet as she used her hands to take pictures of the ground, slowing Roux down while also ripping several pictures, causing numerous objects to fall into his path.
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"Kahahaha, you've grown strong boy! Roger's would be proud, no doubt about that." Stated Bullet with a feral smirk as he sat in his Gundam-style robot, raising his arms and blocking Shank's mighty sword slash.
"And Roger would be disappointed to learn all his teachings were wasted on you." Added Shanks with a frown as he diverted Bullet's punch before leaping atop his arm and running across it.
"Kahahaha, his way isn't for me; I always felt outcasted within the Roger pirates. But here, as the Vice-captain of the Frenzy pirates, a place where I can freely be myself… I've found my home!" Stated Bullet with a grin as he attacked Shanks, who slipped right through his fingers before slashing at his chest.
"Divine Departure!" Stated Shanks as he released a mighty sword wave, hitting Bullet right in the chest and forcing him backward while a deep gash remained on his robot.
"If you say so, Bullet, but your new Captain won't be alive for much longer; he may be strong, even stronger than me, but as you can see for yourself, he won't win against two Emperors of the Sea." Added Shanks lightly as he landed on the ground and gestured to the battle in the distance, prompting Bullet to tilt his head.
"HAHAHA!! MORE!!" Yelled Diddy with a bloodthirsty expression as he fought against Blackbeard and Linlin, his chaotic laughter echoing throughout the sky.
"Kahaha, can't you hear that? That is the laughter of someone enjoying themselves! Someone like that won't die from just this!" Remarked Bullet with a feral grin as he shifted his focus to Shanks, who furrowed his brows.
"Even if he doesn't die. I'll still kill him. He destroyed my territory." Said Shanks with an intense glare as he eyed Diddy, who received a nasty blow from Linlin, yet even so, he merely laughed in joy while blood stained his golden brown-fur.
"Heh, as the Vice-captain, I've got a duty to protect my Captain…" Said Bullet solemnly as he clenched the two antennas in his hands while a black liquid oozed out from his body before quickly spreading across the entire ground.
"…And until my Captain wins, I'll ensure you don't harm him." Stated Bullet solemnly as his gundam-style robot rapidly grew, reaching massive heights similar to the one back on Delta Island during the Pirate Fest.
"You know, I think I take back what I said about Roger… He might actually be happy for you." Muttered Shanks softly with a slight smirk as he stared at the enormous robot before him, only for his gaze to swiftly harden.
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With one of the biggest pirate wars to ever grace the world, a victor wouldn't be decided any time soon, not with such powerful enemies… And so, for the next three days of continuous fighting, the battle along the beach was eventually settled; after two more days, the fight against the Big Mom Pirates and Blackbeard Pirates ended. One day later, the battle between Kuzan and Freyja had concluded, with Shanks and Bullet following soon after.
Now, all that remained was the battle at the center of the split island, which lasted ten full days.