One Piece: The Will of Conqueror is the strongest!

They can withstand all other attacks.

However, he wasn't sure if the other party had any other tricks up their sleeve, but the fact that one of their auras had just escaped was something he was quite concerned about.

"You're such an arrogant loyal dog."

Brando responded.

At the same time, a large amount of iron sand stained with black flames floated around his body.

Kuzan remained silent, only tensing his body, before charging straight at Brando like a cannonball, forcefully breaking through the powerful dragon fire released by the shadow clone, ignoring the iron sand covered in black flames.

"A layer of ice armor has formed on the body's surface!"

Brando's kaleidoscope clearly showed the condition of Kuzan's body, and the constantly falling ice blocks shook off the black flames on his body.

The Phantom Body Flicker Technique is useful for beating weaker opponents, but it becomes quite useless when the opponent has extremely strong eyesight or sensory abilities. Observation Haki is very effective against this technique.

Brando didn't want to get close to Kuzan, so he activated the Lightning Release Cells to enhance the reaction, and then used Shave to retreat quickly.

At the same time, the shadow clones also desperately attacked Kuzan.

Seeing this, Kuzan prioritized dealing with the shadow clones. After covering his body with ice armor to deal with the black flames, Kuzan was not afraid of the shadow clones' other attacks. So basically, as long as he got close to the shadow clones, he would kill them with one punch. He even took a hit from a shadow clone's self-destructive Rasengan, only with a little blood at the corner of his mouth.

"They are stronger than me, have a more resilient body, and are more physically capable!"

Brando continued to release shadow clones.

However, Kuzan quickly dealt with it. The Tailed Beast's chakra absorption was not enough to replenish itself, and Amaterasu could not lock onto Kuzan at all. Kuzan's Observation Haki reacted and he dodged it.

"Xiaodu, you're not going to die here, are you?"

Shukaku did not interfere with Brando, but after learning about the situation outside through chakra, he immediately started speaking in a sarcastic tone.

"Ha, I'm going to become the second Sage of Six Paths, how could I possibly fall here!"

Brando has already felt the backlash from overusing his shadow clones; the mental pressure is too great, and his body is also bearing the burden of his shadow clones being constantly destroyed.

If it weren't for his vortex physique, he would have given up long ago.

But he still stubbornly answered Haki Crane.

Chapter 42 Shukaku, save me!

"Icy Thorns!"

Kuzan waved his right hand, and a large number of sharp icicles quickly rose from the ground.

One of the shadow clones was killed instantly before it could dodge.

"Wei Kingdom!"

Another shadow clone controlled a sand-iron longsword to unleash a shockwave that destroyed the ice shards, but Kuzan had already elementalized and was moving rapidly away from the area on the ice.

The distance between Kuzan and Brando's main body is getting closer and closer.

As Brando's physical burden increased, the power of his shadow clones gradually declined, losing their initial strength.

After Kuzan dealt with the two shadow clones, Brando stopped letting the shadow clones take the lead in the attack. Instead, he had the three shadow clones feint an attack from the side while he himself faced off against Kuzan.

"Finally, you're not hiding anymore!"

Kuzan said with a sarcastic tone.

Brando's words had just made him a little red-faced, and now he just wanted to get his fist close to the blond man's face.

"It's just a warm-up, why are you yelling?"

Brando clenched his right hand, and the iron sand condensed into a longsword in his palm.

While it's possible to form armor from iron sand like Kuzan, this wouldn't be very effective for Brando and would actually reduce his speed.

Secondly, Kuzan's punch, now imbued with Armament Haki, undoubtedly contains the power of internal destruction, a force that even the Sand Iron Armor cannot withstand.

"I hope you can stay this stubborn later!"

After Kuzan finished speaking, he rushed straight at Brando.

Brando was enveloped in red chakra, with electric arcs crackling around him, making his movements appear as if they were streaked with lightning.

In terms of speed, Brando is not much slower than Kuzan.

However, when Kuzan's fist slammed into Brando's longsword, it instantly shattered it, leaving him unable to withstand it for even a moment.

Brando used his other hand to prepare a Rasengan, aiming it at the incoming fist. He increased the amount of chakra injected into the Rasengan as it flew, causing it to grow larger and more powerful.

"Ice Gloves!"

Kuzan focused his cold energy on his right fist to enhance his defensive capabilities.

The fist and the Rasengan collided, and neither could gain the upper hand. However, Kuzan had a higher power level and used a stronger force to send Brando flying along with the Rasengan.

Brando tumbled several times in mid-air before regaining his balance. Just as Kuzan was about to finish him off, his three shadow clones used Magnet Release and Fire Release respectively to distract Kuzan, buying time for the main body to stabilize itself.

"Just a collision and my arm went numb?!"

Brando's right hand was trembling slightly.

However, he didn't have time to think, as Kuzan caught up again.

Brando doesn't possess Armament Haki, so it's impossible for him to fight Aokiji bare-handed. Moreover, if they were to clash head-on, Kuzan's Armament Haki's internal destructive power would cause even greater damage.

Therefore, Brando could only rely on Rasengan and weapons formed from Magnet Release to collide with the enemy, but he couldn't keep up at all.

In less than ten seconds, Kuzan broke through all of Brando's moves in succession, and at the same time controlled the cold air to instantly rise up the ice wall around them, surrounding the two of them and engaging in a 1v1 battle.

"With the power of your clones, it would take you more than ten seconds to break through a ten-meter-thick layer of ice. I'll finish you off in ten seconds!"

Kuzan stared at Brando's face, or rather, his mouth, and he wanted to punch him.

"You're dreaming! I can definitely hold out for ten seconds!"

Brando answered confidently at this point.

Kuzan was so angry he laughed. Even in this situation, he was still being stubborn. He really had a lot of nerve.

Without further hesitation, Kuzan clenched his fist and charged at Brando.

"Susanoo!"

Brando's kaleidoscope eyes spun rapidly.

The dark Susanoo formed directly on his body surface, and at the same time, his bones and muscles condensed into armor.

Susanoo has a long sword in its right hand and a shield in its left, and it is about 23 meters tall.

Kuzan didn't expect Brando to have another trump card, but the size difference is nothing in this world.

"Kagoto-no-life!"

Brando knew that Susanoo's attack speed wouldn't be enough to hit Kuzan, so he used Kagutsuchi to instantly coat Susanoo with a layer of black flames.

"Fist and Bone Strike in Succession!"

Kuzan appeared around Brando like a blur, pounding Susanoo with his fists.

The spot where the fist struck was instantly frozen. Although the fist was also stained with black flames, the ice armor that immediately detached from it shook it off.

In just three seconds, Brando's Susanoo was completely frozen, and numerous cracks appeared on its surface.

Brando didn't sit idly by; he continued to use Kagutsuchi to control black flames, attempting to hit Kuzan.

However, he was always a step too slow. The speed at which the black flames changed was still not as fast as Kuzan's movement speed. Brando made several predictions, but Kuzan did not fall for them. Brando guessed it was because of his Observation Haki.

The surrounding ice walls trembled continuously, clearly indicating that the shadow clones outside were also fighting desperately.

"Fist-Bone Impact!!"

Kuzan unleashed his strongest punch.

It directly shattered the already crumbling Susanoo.

But what awaited him was the Rasenshuriken that Brando had just conjured. This time, instead of throwing it, he and his shadow clone conjured it together, sending the shadow clone to self-destruct with the Rasenshuriken against Kuzan.

Did you think I'd fall for that?

Kuzan stomped his foot, and the ice beneath the shadow clone's feet rose rapidly, lifting the shadow clone up. Seeing this, the shadow clone could only throw the Rasenshuriken downwards.

But this time Kuzan didn't dodge; instead, he threw a punch at the Rasenshuriken.

Seeing this, Brando, who had transformed into a Rasenshuriken using the Transformation Technique, had no choice but to revert to his original form. At the same time, he directly entered the complete Tailed Beast Cloak state in mid-air, with crimson chakra covering his entire body and a tail appearing behind him.

Kuzan's fist collided directly with Brando's claws, which were formed entirely of chakra. However, the crimson chakra was instantly shattered, and Kuzan's fist struck Brando's right shoulder with unstoppable force.

Brando was sent flying like a red cannonball, crashing into the ice wall and creating a huge crater.

Kuzan didn't stop. He quickly condensed cold air into ice balls with both hands and threw them towards Brando's location, freezing Brando who hadn't yet escaped.

The shadow clone broke through the ice wall at this moment, wanting to help the main body break free of the ice, but was stopped by Kuzan, who quickly dealt with the shadow clone.

That's the end of it.

Kuzan walked toward Brando.

He knew very well that this red-eyed creature had only been at sea for a little over a month. If given more time to grow stronger, it probably wouldn't be so easy to subdue.

"Shukaku, save me!!!"