Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

However, Luffy raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Kuzan.

Kuzan's aura was clearly stronger than it had been two years ago, but he didn't think the current Kuzan could match the strength he had two years ago.

This feeling is very illogical.

"Phew, let me see just how strong the Sea Emperor is after two years of training."

Kuzan took the initiative to challenge him.

“But you don’t seem very keen on fighting,” Luffy said.

Kuzan stretched out his hand. "Hahaha, we didn't even warm up, so naturally I wasn't really keen on fighting. You know my sense of justice; I'm the kind of person who just can't muster any enthusiasm for anything."

With a whoosh.

The seawater around Kuzan froze into ice.

It also replicated the terrain of the battle at Impel Down.

"Then give it a try, former admiral."

Having fought against so many top-tier fighters, Luffy felt no pressure.

Even facing a naval admiral now, he can't put any pressure on him!

He can even sweep away the Five Elders with a single sword strike, so what enemy is he afraid of?

Of course, this doesn't mean that the Five Elders are stronger than the Admirals.

In Luffy's eyes, the Five Elders are not as good as Kuzan; they just have that strange resurrection ability.

If that resurrection ability were given to Kuzan, he would definitely be much stronger than them.

Because whether it's the amount of Haki, the development of Devil Fruit abilities, or physical strength.

Kuzan is undoubtedly a top-tier powerhouse.

In particular, in terms of physical strength, Kuzan followed the same path as Garp.

Although it didn't reach its limit, the sheer number of carriages moving forward side by side still made the intensity of the task ridiculously high.

“Oh dear, this aura is truly frightening, after all, you personally chopped off Sakazuki’s hand,” Kuzan said.

Because of this, he gained a significant advantage in that duel between naval admirals.

Of course, for some reason, the two did not fight to the end.

Kuzan's fighting spirit is far inferior to Akainu's.

Luffy bounced on the ice and said, "Whitebeard contributed a lot back then, but things are different now."

"Oh dear, I have a very dangerous feeling coming."

Kuzan's voice deepened, "I haven't stood still either."

"But you don't know what you're fighting for."

Luffy finally understood where that awkward feeling came from in Kuzan.

He had seen it on Gion.

Having experienced the Valley of the Gods with him in Gion, and after seeing the roles played by the Celestial Dragons and the Navy Government there, I also developed this feeling.

The collapse of one's worldview cannot be restored overnight.

With a whoosh.

Several ice spears flew from Kuzan's body, interrupting Luffy's words.

It has a somewhat self-deceptive feel to it.

"Tch, I hate seeing self-deceiving people the most. Let me knock some sense into you."

Luffy's body transformed once again. In his Dark Lord form, his muscles began to condense on his body. Then, pure black Haki and white flames coalesced into armor, which could be faintly seen trembling within.

"Pluto, activate Vibration Form!"

Based on Gear 5, it is the Hades Form, which is further covered by the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

Luffy exhaled another wisp of white breath like an arrow from his nostrils, smaller than his previous enormous size, but the terrifying pressure still made Kuzan sigh.

"Seriously, is your Devil Fruit ability really the Gum-Gum Fruit?"

Kuzan said, "Or do you have your own insights into developing Devil Fruit abilities? Even the Tremor-Tremor Fruit can be transformed like this in your hands. Anyone who didn't know better would think they had encountered a monster like Kaido. It's truly terrifying."

"You keep saying how terrible it is, but you seem so calm."

Luffy grinned, "Or are you just pretending to be calm?"

With a whoosh, Luffy's figure disappeared from the spot.

The ice layer shattered into fragments.

It is visible to the naked eye that it is crushed by speed.

boom!

The next instant, a giant fist appeared in Kuzan's face, smashing his head into shattered ice fragments.

"You're much faster than Kizaru."

Luffy said.

click!

Kuzan's headless body transformed into a giant ice sculpture, which then turned into sharp spikes that covered Luffy's body.

The spikes were useless; Luffy was equipped with both the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and Armament Haki, so they were shattered as soon as they got close to his body.

However, ice shards covered Luffy, forming layers of frost.

The Ice-Ice Fruit doesn't rely on ice, but on its powerful cold air.

Freezing is the natural state.

but,

Do you want to use this ability to distract him?

Luffy grinned.

Kuzan probably doesn't know that in the past two years, not only has his strength improved, but he has also fought against the Pirate King training program in his dreams countless times.

There is such a thing as cold resistance.

Luffy was already fully stacked up, so this level of cold had no effect on him at all.

"Frozen time capsule!"

suddenly,

Kuzan appeared behind Luffy, raised his hand and unleashed a blast of cold air, instantly freezing the area in front of him into a giant ice sculpture.

"So you still can't do it?"

Kuzan watched the ice sculpture vibrate continuously and muttered to himself.

During the Battle of Impel Down, he also froze his white beard, and the result was the same.

It can only be said that the Tremor-Tremor Fruit is too restrained.

Before Luffy could break free, Kuzan threw a punch.

However, before Kuzan's fist could reach them, Luffy, who had been frozen into an ice sculpture, began to vibrate, shattering the ice sculpture in an instant.

With a loud bang.

The ice sculpture shattered, and Luffy suddenly turned around, throwing a punch at Kuzan. A shockwave rippled out from where the two made contact.

"Shockwave Fist!"

Kuzan glanced down and saw that Luffy's attack was causing his hand to tremble, making it impossible for the ice to solidify.

Moreover, for some unknown reason, Luffy was completely unaffected by this terrifying cold.

Sure enough, he became a true monster!

"You're spacing out even at a time like this?"

Suddenly, Luffy appeared in front of Kuzan.

The fist landed.

With a snap.

It instantly turned into fragments and scattered all over the ground.

If it were any other Devil Fruit user, they would already be dead.

But this is precisely the advantage of being a Logia-type Devil Fruit user.

Elementization.

As long as you can transform into your own element beforehand, you can avoid even if Luffy's attack is imbued with Haki.

This is why Logia-type Devil Fruit users are so difficult to kill.

In some ways, Logia-type Devil Fruit users and the Five Elders have the same resurrection ability.

but,

"Rubber, vibrating machine gun!"

Looking at the pile of ice fragments, Luffy grinned and then unleashed a barrage of punches, shattering them all.

It was impossible to tell where Kuzan's body was among the ice shards.

"I'll crush you!"

Boom!

Luffy stepped into the air, his hand grew enormous, and then he locked onto Kuzan's position, taking him all into his grasp.

crumb!

Immediately afterwards, his palm began to vibrate continuously, "Inner Void Vibration!"

Boom boom boom!