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"100 Million Volts: Thunder Strike!"
Accompanied by the crackling sound of electricity, a bolt of lightning shot toward Aokiji.
"Getting serious, huh?"
"It's about time I saw your true power!"
Frost began to appear on Aokiji's body, covering him like armor.
The characteristic sound of ice scraping together crackled as it formed.
Facing Sanders' unleashed lightning, Aokiji remained unfazed. His frost-covered right hand raised, aiming at the oncoming lightning.
Chilling air surged forward.
"Ice Time Capsule!"
A wave of intense cold shot from his hand, rapidly surpassing the speed of the lightning. Wherever it passed, even the air seemed to freeze.
The chilling blast howled toward the lightning.
Boom!
The two powerful forces collided. Ice and lightning intertwined, sending shockwaves through the surrounding area.
The air was filled with the scent of ionization and the biting cold.
The intense cold seemed to want to freeze the lightning.
But the lightning was like a ferocious beast, constantly devouring the cold.
Gradually, both forces dissipated.
"Starting off with 100 million volts, huh?"
"It looks like you've gotten much stronger."
Aokiji still remembered how Sanders used to release electricity in tens of millions of volts.
Now, over 100 million volts was just one of his basic moves.
Unexpectedly, Sanders had reached the point where he could casually unleash 100 million volts of lightning.
Aokiji's mind raced.
Suddenly, cold air rose from the frozen sea beneath Sanders.
The ice crept up, freezing Sanders' legs and locking him in place on the frozen surface.
The speed of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's lightning was impressive.
But the Ice-Ice Fruit had a crucial ability to restrict an enemy's movement, slowing their actions.
"Ice Ball!"
Five ice pillars shot from Aokiji's hands like serpents, lunging at Sanders from all sides, sealing off his movements.
From the moment his feet were frozen to the instant the ice pillars closed in, it all happened in the blink of an eye.
The freezing cold came rushing toward Sanders.
But Sanders showed no fear.
He could easily break free from the ice and dodge the attack.
However, his goal was to simulate the powers of the Ice-Ice Fruit.
Experiencing its power up close would help speed up the derivation process.
So, Sanders chose to face the attack head-on!
His body was covered entirely by Armament Haki.
A massive amount of Armament Haki wrapped around him, coating every inch of his body.
At that moment, the ice pillars coiled around Sanders, like a serpent wrapping around its prey, enclosing him completely in ice.
From a distance, the Marines on the warships, using their binoculars, were ecstatic.
"Sanders is frozen!"
"Admiral Aokiji is truly powerful. Even Sanders isn't a match for him!"
However, Aokiji, who was in the middle of the battle, wasn't as optimistic as these Marines.
His Observation Haki could clearly hear the sounds coming from Sanders' body.
Sanders hadn't been frozen at all.
Or rather, the ice had only trapped him temporarily.
This level of attack couldn't truly harm him.
Boom!
Sure enough, the next moment, the ice sphere shattered completely, and Sanders emerged from within.
"So cold!"
"As expected of the Ice-Ice Fruit!"
Sanders praised, feeling the chill in his bones despite his current physique.
Anyone else would have been entirely frozen by now.
Inside the ice, Sanders had even felt his thoughts slow down, as if they too were frozen.
He quickly checked his interface.
Enduring the freezing attack had at least shaved a month off the time needed to fully simulate the Ice-Ice Fruit.
It had been worth enduring Aokiji's attack.
"Ice Block: Pheasant Beak!"
Aokiji wasn't surprised to see Sanders break free from the ice sphere.
If Sanders could be defeated that easily, he wouldn't have escaped from Impel Down.
An endless surge of cold erupted from Aokiji's body, forming a massive ice bird that screeched toward the sky.
With a flap of its wings, it carried a terrifying wave of freezing air, rushing toward Sanders with the intent to freeze him solid.
"300 Million Volts: Thunder Dragon!"
Electricity crackled around Sanders, forming a massive thunder dragon, its scales gleaming with electric light. It roared and charged toward the ice bird.
The two massive beasts clashed in the air.
Lightning and freezing air intertwined.
The thunder dragon opened its mouth wide, lunging to devour the ice bird.
But the ice bird was not to be outdone, emitting freezing air that clashed violently with the thunder dragon.
Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky.
Below, the frozen surface cracked instantly, only to refreeze moments later.
At that instant, Sanders and Aokiji rushed toward each other.
"Ice Saber!"
A long sword of ice formed in Aokiji's hand.
Armament Haki wrapped around it in an instant.
Displaying his remarkable swordsmanship, Aokiji slashed fiercely toward Sanders.
Sanders wasn't skilled in swordsmanship.
His combat style relied on his iron fists.
His fists, covered in Armament Haki, collided with the ice saber.
Clang, clang, clang!
In the blink of an eye, a fierce battle unfolded.
One wielded a sword, the other swung fists, their intense battle making sparks fly.
Neither wielded an actual sword, yet the sound of metal clashing rang out.
They exchanged blow after blow, neither giving an inch.
In the sky, the thunder dragon roared, and the ice bird screeched!
On the frozen surface, two figures darted back and forth like lightning, constantly colliding.
Ice versus thunder, fists versus swords.
They unleashed devastating attacks that could shatter the heavens and earth!
The thick ice layer, sturdy enough to support giants, instantly shattered, and seawater gushed from the cracks.
After all, this was not solid ground.
To conserve energy, Aokiji hadn't frozen the sea with his full power.
After a brief separation, the power of the thunder dragon and ice bird was exhausted.
Sanders and Aokiji stood atop massive chunks of ice, facing each other.
"Your Armament Haki is incredibly strong."
"I thought I was overestimating you, but you still managed to surprise me."
Aokiji looked at the cracked ice saber in his hand, his eyes filled with seriousness.
The terrifying Armament Haki in Sanders' punches even shocked an Admiral like Aokiji.
It would have been impressive enough if Sanders had merely improved his physical abilities.
But his Armament Haki had developed even more than his physical combat skills.
What a monster!
"There's even more you can't imagine, Aokiji!"
"If this is all you've got, there's no way you'll catch me!"
Sanders shrugged, smiling.
"Underestimating me, huh?"
Aokiji's expression turned serious as he bent his knees and leaped into the air, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Ice Block: Twin Spears!"
Two long ice spears formed before him, then shot rapidly toward Sanders.
Sanders leaped into the air, meeting the ice spears with a punch.
The freezing ice spears shattered instantly.
But his hands were now covered in frost.
With Armament Haki flowing through them, the ice was quickly broken off his hands.
"Lightning Flash!"
Sanders transformed into lightning and appeared before Aokiji in an instant.
His fist, crackling with lightning, swung toward Aokiji.
"200 Million Volts: Thunder Punch!"
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