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

Although he had fought Kaido for several hours, it had no effect on him at all, so he said in a deep voice, "Let's go straight for it!"

After saying that, Moria's expression turned serious, and he leaned forward and sprang out in an instant. In the middle of the flight, he swung his huge fist, hardened it with Armament Haki, and punched Garp.

Due to the difference in height and build, Moria's fist slammed towards Garp at an angle.

"Then let's go!"

Garp remained serious and did not let his guard down when faced with Moria's attack.

He lowered his legs slightly to dodge, clenched his right fist to gather Armament Haki, and swung his arm, but did not throw a punch at Moria's fist.

Instead, just as Moria's fist was about to strike, Garp shifted his body to the right to dodge Moria's punch, then leaped up and charged at Moria's head, unleashing a powerful punch.

Before the fist even arrived, the fierce pressure of the punch, not just from the powerful airflow generated by the top-tier Ryuo Haki, had already reached Moria's face.

More accurately, it's the brain!

"This is a one-hit kill!" Moria's expression changed slightly, and he curled his lips, instantly understanding Garp's plan, but he didn't panic.

By now, his Observation Haki and speed are already top-notch, so Garp's dodge-and-attack technique is not very effective against him, especially in a one-on-one fight.

Moreover, in Shadow Mode, he can move laterally to dodge Garp's iron fists without needing to use any leverage.

However, no need for that. Just as Garp jumped up and charged towards Moria's head, Moria reacted with his Observation Haki. He twisted his head to dodge Garp's attack, and at the same time, his right hand transformed into a sharp blade covered with Armament Haki, sweeping to the left and slashing at Garp's waist.

"I knew it wouldn't be that easy!"

Seeing this, Garp sighed inwardly, gave up attacking Moria, used the combination of Moonwalk and Shave, jumped up and disappeared from the spot in an instant, dodging Moria's right hand slash that turned into a blade.

"Cheng!"

Moria's right hand, transformed into a sharp blade, swept across, unleashing a massive slashing wave that hurtled rapidly towards the distant sea.

The direction was exactly where the Whitebeard Pirates were located.

On the Moby Whale, Whitebeard stood at the bow, looking calmly at the incoming slashing wave that could split their ship in two.

"Vesta!" Marco called out to Vista, who was standing nearby.

"learn!"

Vista, positioned a few steps to Whitebeard's left rear, drew his twin swords with a "clanging" sound and positioned himself on the left as well.

He then pushed his legs down and sprang forward, slashing upwards with both swords, which collided with the oncoming slash wave.

"Clang!"

A tremendous metallic clang rang out, and Vista's expression changed slightly. His full-force attack had failed to shatter Moria's casually unleashed slash wave, and they were locked in a stalemate.

This was a disgrace to him, a swordsman.

However, feeling the immense force constantly emanating from the hilts of the sword he was holding, Vista had no time to think about anything else. He gripped the hilts tightly and pulled upwards with all his might, causing Moria's slashing wave to deviate from its trajectory, fly high into the sky, and disappear through the clouds.

"Tap!"

Vista returned to the ship with a look of shame, feeling that he had disgraced the Whitebeard Pirates and his father.

"Don't worry about it!"

"Moria is much stronger now than when he fought Kaido."

Whitebeard glanced at Vista and offered words of comfort.

Others couldn't see it clearly, but Whitebeard could. That wasn't just a casual slash wave from Moria.

It was Moria's full-force attack, an attack in Shadow Mode, and an attack hardened with Armament Haki. How could it be a casual attack?

Skull Island.

Just as Garp leaped ten meters into the air to dodge Moria's right-hand slash,

Moria quickly withdrew his right hand and returned it to its original position. Then, he swung his arms and his body instantly sprang into the air, throwing a punch at Garp in mid-air.

"It seems that attacking Moria's head won't be so easy!"

Garp sighed inwardly from the air. The original plan was no longer feasible. Moria was already on guard, and the chance of killing him or knocking him unconscious by attacking his head was now slim.

"Then we'll have to find an opportunity in the battle!"

Having made up his mind, Garp faced Moria's fist that shot out from below. This time, he did not dodge. Instead, he swung his arm and his right fist slammed towards Moria with the force of a whistling wind.

"Clang!"

In mid-air, two fists, one large and one small, clashed from a distance, and Garp used Ryuo Haki.

"click"

The moment the attack collided, the terrifying force that overflowed caused countless cracks to appear on the rocky base around the two people, extending across the entire island.

In an instant, the entire Skull Island shattered like broken glass.

"Oh!"

The overflowing force then created a huge wind pressure that spread outwards, blowing up countless rocks that flew into the sea.

"Bang! Bang bang bang!"

Moria's expression changed. His right hand couldn't withstand Garp's Ryuo Haki and cracked like porcelain, with blood spurting out.

"bump!"

Moria threw a punch and deliberately retreated a hundred meters, hovering in the air. At the same time, with a thought, he absorbed life energy to heal his injured right hand.

"Hmm!" Moria's expression changed, and he frowned. "You've consumed too much life energy."

Garp's Armament Haki, Stream Sakura, is very powerful.

Moria's right hand, injured by Garp's Ryuo Haki, requires slightly more life energy to recover from than injuries caused by ordinary attacks.

Moreover, the wound seemed to be affected by some kind of energy, and even if it was healed, it could not be restored to its original state and would leave a scar.

"So this is why Oden was able to leave an indelible scar on Kaido!"

Moria suddenly realized that he had never understood why Oden's attack had left a scar on Kaido.

Now he knew that the powerful Ryuo possessed a special ability, something like the ability to make the body's cells lose their memories.

Just like when Moria's left hand was severed, absorbing life energy could only grow a fleshy ball at the break point, not a complete left hand.

The cells in Kaido's wound, inflicted by Oden, lost their ability to regenerate and recover completely, leaving only a scar.

For Moria now, his left hand, which was cracked open by Garp, will be difficult to heal and fully recover.

but

Moria suddenly smiled with relief, just as he could grow a left hand by controlling his shadow.

In Shadow Mode, he can also restore cellular memory and heal wounds completely, but he needs to absorb more life energy.

Garp's attack just now, if it hadn't been caused by Ryuo Haki, would have only required a quarter of a person's life energy, but now it requires a full person's life energy.

"Others fight by expending physical strength, but I'm fighting with my life!" Moria thought to himself. Every bit of his life energy came from killing someone.

Therefore, consuming a portion of life energy is equivalent to taking a human life.

Chapter 60 The Terrifying Shockwave of Ryuo Haki

"call out!"

A sharp gust of wind blew, and Garp gave Moria no chance to catch his breath, instantly catching up with him in the air.

At this moment, Garp's fists were covered with a thick layer of Ryuo Haki, and Moria could feel the terrifying destructive power contained within them just by getting close.

"tear!"

The iron fist tore through the air, and the instant Garp approached Moria, he unleashed a powerful right punch.

The rapidly swinging fist, in addition to its imposing aura, also created a layer of white air energy.

Without a doubt, the moment Moria's right hand was fully restored, he hardened it with Armament Haki and unleashed a punch in the face of Garp's iron fist.

The speed was equally fast, and the fist cut through the air, creating a layer of white air force as it met Garp's iron fist.

"Clang!"

It was another powerful, intense collision from a distance. The force emanating from the fists, one large and one small, transformed into terrifying wind pressure, blowing outwards and spreading across the entire island, creating giant waves tens of meters high on the sea.

"Bang! Bang!"

As expected, Moria's right hand split open again, spurting out a torrent of blood.

With a thought, Moria once again absorbed life energy to heal his injuries.

However, Garp's Ryuo Haki, carrying terrifying power, continued to damage his right hand.

"bump!"

Garp swung his fist and pushed outwards with force. Moria, whose right hand was injured, was not as strong as Garp. He swung his right hand to the right, and an opening appeared in front of him.

Taking advantage of that instant, Garp leaped forward and, before Moria could react, threw a punch aimed directly at his head.

Garp's goal remains unchanged: to defeat Moria with a single punch.

"Oops!"

Moria's pupils contracted sharply, Garp's iron fist magnified rapidly in his eyes, and he desperately tilted his head back.

But Garp's iron fist was relentless, and it was about to strike Moria's face.

With a thought, Moria instantly hardened his head with Armament Haki.

At the same time, a change occurred in his chest, and a sharp spike instantly pierced towards Garp.

"Clang!"

Garp's outstretched iron fist stopped in front of Moria's head, the Ryuo Haki covering it only two centimeters away from Moria's face.

"That was close!" Moria breathed a sigh of relief.

At the critical moment, a protruding spike on Garp's chest, covered in Armament Haki, stopped him from advancing.

"Um"

Just then, Moria's expression suddenly changed, and a huge shockwave emanated from Garp's iron fist.

Just as Moria felt a little relieved, Garp saw his body being stopped, and the Ryuo Haki gathered on his fist almost hit Moria.

With a thought, his Haki suddenly surged forth like a flowing air cannon, unleashing its power from the fist aimed at Moria's head.