The Journey of Freedom After the Awakening of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit

"bump!"

Moria clenched his free right fist and punched out, easily blocking Whitebeard's left fist, but his expression did not relax.

Because this was not Whitebeard's real attack.

Whitebeard's deliberate loosening of his grip on the pheasant sword in his right hand clearly had a purpose.

Just as Moria's right hand blocked Whitebeard's left fist.

Whitebeard's true attack arrived as expected.

He gathered the power of Ryuo Haki and the force of vibration in his right fist, and just as Moria blocked his left fist, he slammed the fist hard into Moria's chest.

"Boom!"

The instant of the collision, a shockwave mixed with the power of Haki erupted from Whitebeard's fist.

"Buzz!"

Moria's entire body twisted and contorted like ripples under this force, enduring an immense impact.

"Click-clack-click-clack!"

Centered on Moria's chest, the space seemed to crack like glass, with white fissures resembling a spider web.

"puff!"

Moria coughed up a mouthful of blood. Whitebeard's all-out attack, imbued with the power of Ryuo Haki and the force of the shockwave, directly injured his internal organs.

After all, his muscles can withstand this kind of attack, but his heart and other organs cannot.

"what"

Whitebeard was still not satisfied. His right hand muscles swelled up suddenly, and then he slammed his fist forward with all his might, unleashing the full force of the impact.

With a loud crash, the crack in the space shattered completely, like a mirror.

What followed was an even more powerful shockwave that exploded instantly.

"Peng!"

Moria was like a ball; under the force of the violent shockwave, he burst into a white blast of air and was instantly propelled towards the Ark Island.

"Snap! Snap!"

"Snap! Snap!"

As Moria transformed into a cone-shaped energy shield and hurtled towards the island, a shockwave followed closely behind, causing everything in Moria's path to crack open and reveal tree-shaped trenches.

"call out!"

"bump!"

Just then, San Ye and the others, who had just reached the middle of the north and south sides of Ark Island, felt a gust of wind flash by, and then a figure flew past them and crashed into a large tree not far away.

Moria wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, absorbed life energy to heal his injuries, and then quickly stood up.

He had just stood up when he saw Mitsuha and the others running towards him with concerned expressions.

Moria was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage!

"Why are you still on the island?!"

"Get out of here right now!"

Before Mitsuha and the others could speak, Moria launched himself past them and charged toward Whitebeard.

Mitsuha:

Blake: ""

Ekko: ""

Everyone who heard Moria's words was speechless.

I mean, it's not that they weren't fast enough, it's just that you were blasted over there too fast, and they didn't have time to get far.

But let's forget about it!

Since even their leader has been blasted here, it means their battle range has extended to this area.

"Uh! Let's run faster!!"

"Yes! It's no longer safe here!"

"Let's get out of here right now!"

"Only the vast ocean outside can give me a sense of security."

The thought of Whitebeard cleaving half a mountain range in two with a single stroke caused everyone's expressions to change. They talked amongst themselves and ran even faster.

Mitsuha unleashed her full Observation Haki, wary of any possible slashes flying from behind.

Although she seemed to be able to fight Moria to a standstill, that was only because Moria's Armament Haki wasn't strong enough, and her defense was terrifying, which is why she was able to keep up with Moria.

If it were a strike like Whitebeard's that could cleave mountains, her defenses would be instantly severed by such power.

Therefore, Mitsuha was very careful and dared not be careless.

"call out!"

Meanwhile, as Moria charged toward Whitebeard...

Whitebeard also entered the island from outside the mountains, dragging his sword with both hands, and charged towards Moria at a very fast speed.

The Whitebeard at this time was not the Whitebeard with white hair who would later stand still and deal damage.

At this moment, the blond-haired, white-bearded man was moving at lightning speed. His flowing blond hair flashed by like a golden light as he ran at top speed.

"call out!"

"call out!"

As Moria sped toward Whitebeard, a thought struck him, and four tails covered in scales materialized from his tailbone.

To prevent a repeat of the situation where Whitebeard caught him off guard, Moria chose to conjure four tails to deal with the situation.

It must be admitted that even after absorbing Barrett's combat skills and instincts, Moria's combat experience is still not as seasoned as Whitebeard's.

After all, Moria only gained Barrett's combat skills and instincts from absorbing shadows, not his memories, so his combat experience was inferior to Whitebeard's.

"However, with four more tails, Whitebeard, you won't have a chance to catch me off guard anymore."

Moria smiled inwardly as he watched the white beard draw closer.

Then, with a thought, the tail behind him suddenly grew longer and larger under his control, and then turned into a blade.

Just as he was about to reach Whitebeard, Moria suddenly jumped up, spun in mid-air, and propelled his blade-like tail with tremendous speed and spin as he slashed down at Whitebeard.

Faced with this sudden turn of events, Whitebeard stopped instantly, raising his sword above his head in his right hand.

"Clang!"

Moria's blade struck the hilt of Whitebeard's sword, which was hardened and wrapped with Armament Haki, producing a "zzzzzzzz" sound of Haki lightning.

"Whitebeard's Armament Haki hardening strength seems..." At the moment of impact, Moria sensed the strength of Whitebeard's Armament Haki, which seemed weaker than Garp's.

However, before Moria could continue sensing, Whitebeard suddenly lifted his head with force, and a shockwave erupted, instantly blasting Moria away.

"Tap!"

Moria flipped over and landed on his feet in mid-air.

Then he saw Whitebeard bring his swords to him with both hands and slash horizontally at his left arm.

Faced with this attack, Moria retracted his left arm and charged forward, slamming it into Whitebeard's pheasant sword.

"Clang!"

"Zizzizi!"

Another terrifying shockwave from the collision crushed everything around them—trees, soil, everything was blasted away.

"Ok!"

Whitebeard frowned; his pheasant sword, imbued with the power of Ryuo Haki and the force of vibration and cutting, failed to slice through Moria's muscles this time.

"Is it because of those scales?" Whitebeard thought to himself as he looked at Moria's scale-like armor.

"What a genius who can develop Devil Fruit abilities!"

Whitebeard sighed, then exerted force with both hands, trying to unleash the shockwave again to send Moria flying.

Chapter 104 The Schemes of the Warring States Period

"This time, things won't go as you wish!" Moria sneered.

Before Whitebeard could use the vibration force to shake him away again.

He suddenly unleashed a tremendous force, deflecting Whitebeard's pheasant sword in an instant, and then lunged forward, clenching his right fist and punching Whitebeard in the chest.

Whitebeard remained calm, gripping the hilt of his pheasant sword with his left hand and pulling it back. He then held the sword horizontally in front of his chest, blocking Moria's fist.

But at that very moment, Moria smiled.

His fists were merely his waving attacks; his four tails were the main offensive weapons.

Just as Whitebeard blocked his punch, Moria's four tails suddenly pierced out from his waist.

"Shhhhhhh!"

Four sharp tails, hardened by Armament Haki, pierced Whitebeard's chest at incredible speed.

"Ding"

Sparks flew from Whitebeard's chest, and Moria's tail made a piercing sound as if it had been stabbed into an ultra-hard alloy steel plate.

"Such strong defense!" Moria exclaimed, not too surprised. Whitebeard's Armament Haki hardening was already very strong, so it would obviously be difficult for him to pierce through it.

"Peng!"

Whitebeard suddenly unleashed a powerful shockwave that surged toward Moria.

Moria took the opportunity to retreat.

Whitebeard leaped forward instantly, charging towards Moria and slashing down with his sword, aiming for Moria's head.

Moria sidestepped, then turned to face Whitebeard, simultaneously raising his leg and delivering a powerful whip kick to Whitebeard's waist.