The person is wearing a straw hat, and starts with the power of words!

"Clang——"

The two knives clashed together again.

This time, Zoro was not forced to retreat. In a fierce struggle with Rayleigh, Zoro delivered a powerful strike that forced Rayleigh to take full precautions.

pity......

Rayleigh's power suddenly surged, sending Zoro flying again. Zoro slammed into the wall, bounced off the vibranium, and crashed heavily onto the floor, bouncing several meters into the air before finally coming to a stop.

"Wow--"

He spat out a mouthful of blood, but he didn't care. The first thing he did after getting up was to wave repeatedly at the observation window, or rather, at Emperor Sima, to indicate that he was perfectly fine and didn't need treatment.

Emperor Sima: "..."

I wasn't planning on treating you, you bastard.

Zoro can't fight anymore for the time being, otherwise he might not be able to participate in the upcoming Marineford War.

The crowd surged into the training room.

Crocus spoke first: "Zoro, was that last move you used Conqueror's Haki?"

have to say,

That aura, fused with Armament Haki, truly resembled Conqueror's Haki.

But Zoro shook his head.

"It's an application of aura that I've learned from the Conqueror's Haki training I've undergone recently... Lord Rayleigh, wasn't that Conqueror's Haki Entanglement your last move just now?"

"Hahaha—being forced to this point by juniors, these newcomers are truly terrifying these days," Rayleigh sighed.

That's an indirect admission.

Zoro's Nine Swords of Dugu forced out his Armament Haki.

That strange, imposing sword technique forced out his Conqueror's Haki again.

In other words, Zoro's Haki level is a bit low, and he doesn't have Conqueror's Haki.

Otherwise, this fight today would have been quite something.

"If you're entangled in Conqueror's Haki... Emperor, have you mastered it?" Crocus looked at Sima Emperor.

Emperor Sima would not have known this question even half an hour ago.

Now...

"I just grasped it, and I'm not very proficient yet," Sima Di said.

Crocus, who had only asked the question casually, widened his eyes upon hearing it!

What kind of monster are you?

Sima Di looked innocent and said, "Didn't you ask me?"

"Oh? You can do that too?" Rayleigh became interested. "Shall we have a spar?"

To spar with Emperor Sima?

The Straw Hat Pirates all wore strange expressions. Was Rayleigh about to be defeated?

Only Rayleigh had ever seen Sima Di use the "Anti-Magic Domain" to force Borsalino into close combat with him.

Those strange and unusual abilities will also become ineffective.

but......

"Sparring? Forget it." Sima Di curled his lip and said, "I don't rely on swordsmanship or physical skills, I rely on this."

He pointed to his brain.

This means the Marineford War is about to begin.

Otherwise, the Dragon Essence Language would have already cooled down, and you could instantly manifest the corresponding martial arts to enhance whatever you wanted.

Knives, spears, clubs, axes, halberds, hooks, forks—you name it, I can have it.

Besides...

Sima Di is a great swordsman of Rayleigh's caliber. "They are from the same school" and no one can defeat the other just by looking at their sword moves. In the end, they will have to compete in terms of domineering aura and physical skills.

But Rayleigh didn't care!

He wanted to see just how terrifying someone could be who could drive Borsalino away.

Then...

Sima Di looked at Lei Li kneeling before his sword with a helpless expression.

"I already said I don't want to spar."

Rayleigh: "..."

This kid really has no respect for elders or children!

"You little brat, you clearly have the ability to fight people normally, right?" Rayleigh said, baring his teeth as he stood up.

Look at this situation,

Don't even think about stopping until we have a fight today.

"Alright, then I'll have a fight with you."

"Anti-Magic Domain!"

Once the anti-magic field is deployed,

Nami and the other Devil Fruit users all changed their expressions!

"My Rumble-Rumble Fruit!"

Chopper fared even worse.

It transformed directly from its adorable "human form" into a reindeer, looking down at its hooves with a puzzled expression.

How did it suddenly transform by itself?

“Don’t worry, this is my ability,” Sima Di explained. “In this anti-magic field, all Devil Fruit abilities will be ineffective. I’ve limited the anti-magic field to the training room area, and you’ll be back to normal once you go outside.”

Saying,

Sima Di demonstrated by raising his sword to Usopp, whose expression changed drastically and he hurriedly retreated, only to realize that he had not forced himself to "catch a blade barehanded".

"It's really not working anymore?" Usopp asked in surprise.

"Is this a new technique developed from the Words of Power Fruit? It's truly an enviable Devil Fruit..." Sanji exclaimed.

He already knew that Sima Di could also become invisible.

"But if that's the case, does that mean you can't use your Devil Fruit ability either?" Zoro brought up the key point.

Emperor Sima nodded in agreement.

This relieved everyone; at least it was somewhat "fair".

Even so...

However, the control was in Sima Di's hands. When he encountered someone with a strong Devil Fruit ability, he would force them into close combat, and when he encountered someone skilled in physical combat, he would bombard them from a distance.

Tsk!

Sima Di reaped all the benefits.

"Let's go. I'm still looking forward to seeing who's stronger, Rayleigh or Emperor." Crocus led the way out.

The others followed suit.

Chopper walked out the door and returned to his human form, looking at his little arms and legs with surprise.

"Great! It's back to normal!"

Sima Di looked at Lei Li with a helpless expression.

"Why didn't you save your strength for Marineford? Why did you have to fight me?" Sima Di complained.

"Enough talk, take this!"

Rayleigh immediately enveloped himself in Armament Haki and unleashed a single, unadorned sword strike!

Sima Di drew his Hyōrinmaru, also imbued with Armament Haki, and raised his sword to block.

"Clang——"

The two exchanged attacks and defenses in a single glance, yet the aura they exuded surpassed that of Zoro's full-force sword strike just now. The dissipated shockwaves swept through the training room, and when they were bounced off the vibranium walls, they actually formed a visible airflow!

Zoro couldn't help but grip his sword hilt tightly. Was this a clash between top-tier fighters?

However......

Emperor Sima expressed his helplessness.

How could his advanced Armament Haki possibly contend with Rayleigh's top-tier Armament Haki?

Moreover, Rayleigh didn't hold back at all, clearly wanting to see Sima Di's true strength, and kept his eyes fixed on Sima Di's empty left hand.

This is to guard against his Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.