"But what about the injuries on your body?" Usopp looked at the dried bloodstains on Shadley's body with confusion!
"No need to think about it, Luffy must have beaten him!" Sanji lit a cigarette, his tone indifferent!
"Damn it, don't worry! That straw hat kid will definitely be taken care of by the gods!" Shadley gritted his teeth.
"Oh?" Sanji said nothing, but suddenly stomped, flying towards Shadley, then kicked out!
"Neck Meat!"
"Right Leg High Kick!" In Shadley's eyes, Sanji was as slow as a turtle. He easily dodged sideways and pressed one hand on Sanji's chest!
"What?"
"Boom!" Sanji was blasted out of the cloud river, crashing into a large tree, blood unconsciously spurting from his mouth.
"Firebird Star!"
Usopp, holding a slingshot, fired a streak of fire!
"Useless!" Shadley dodged sideways.
"How is that possible?" Usopp felt it was unbelievable.
But the next second, Shadley had already pressed his hand on Usopp's chest, repeating the same move!
Then, "Boom!" Usopp followed in Sanji's footsteps!
"Then there's only you left! Little reindeer!" Shadley looked at the trembling Chopper!
'No, I have to be brave! I can't be like this!' Chopper firmed his resolve and charged towards Shadley!
"Are you going to get bigger?" Shadley smiled.
As if responding to Shadley's words, Chopper instantly transformed from a reindeer into a muscular man!
"How could this be?"
"Disappear with your questions!" Shadley laughed, and then,
"Boom!"
"What the heck! I thought that man was so strong, so his companions must have some extraordinary abilities. But who would have thought, they're just a bunch of good-for-nothings!" Shadley burst into laughter!
..."That just now, that was Observation Haki!" Sanji said with certainty!
"What? That was Observation Haki? The Observation Haki Luffy talked about!" Usopp looked terrified!
Hearing Luffy talk about Observation Haki didn't feel real, but facing it was completely different. This power that could see through everything only made one feel powerless!
"Hmm, things are going to get a bit troublesome now! Chopper, Usopp, let's leave!" Sanji said.
"No, you can't handle him, we can definitely do it together!" Chopper anxiously pleaded.
"Idiot, don't act so tragic! Defeating him is inevitable, he is my opponent!" Sanji wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"You heard what that dumpling said, right? If I can't take him down, how can I face Luffy, and I'll be laughed to death by that damn Mosshead!"
"But...!" Chopper still wanted to say something, but he was stopped by Usopp, "Then we'll meet at the ruins!"
..."Trying to escape? It's not that simple!" Shadley noticed the departure of Usopp and Chopper and charged forward with disdain!
Just then, a foot kicked out.
Shadley quickly dodged!
Then the two instantly clashed!
"Hahahaha, all your actions are seen through by me! How can you win against me?" Shadley mocked.
Sanji's expression was serious and he remained silent, his thoughts racing.
..."Luffy, if one day I face an enemy with Haki, how should I deal with it?"
"Hehehe, just hold on until I arrive, then I'll punch him away!"
"Be serious, Luffy!"
"If you face Observation Haki, it will be very difficult to control the rhythm of the battle. To turn passive into active, there are three methods!
1. Find a way to disturb the opponent's thoughts. When a person's mind is no longer calm, Observation Haki will be weakened or even temporarily fail.
2. Large-scale or extremely fast attacks. Observation Haki can only predict the opponent's attacks, but it cannot guarantee that one can definitely dodge them! Seeing but unable to dodge is useless.
3. Awaken Observation Haki. The above two methods are temporary solutions, but this method applies to all situations! Only when you stand on the same line as him is it the most effective method!
So, which method will you choose? Sanji!"
...Sanji showed a determined smile, "Does that even need to be said?"
Saying that, Sanji closed his eyes! A wave of inner fear surged through his heart!
The eyes are the window through which humans interact with the world. Closing one's eyes is like closing this window. What people fear most is darkness!
"He closed his eyes, accepting his fate! What a fool!" Shadley smiled in confusion and mockery.
His movements were not slow.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
...Above the clouds in the sky,
Luffy kicked Eneru away, looking worriedly at Upper Yard below!
In the end, he just sighed and faced Eneru again!
It must be said that Eneru, going all out, was indeed quite strong!
Without Luffy using Gear Second, it would take at least another day to defeat him!
The Rumble-Rumble Fruit was still too versatile!
Eneru hadn't even figured out what was happening when he saw Luffy charging towards him. He steadied his mind, no longer paying attention to what was happening around him!
Suddenly, lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky, accompanied by rain, descending upon Upper Yard!
The battle continued!
...At this moment, somewhere in the forest of Upper Yard!
"You're really annoying!" Zoro casually cut off a snake attacking Nami and said to her impatiently!
"Idiot, this is all your fault! What kind of path are you taking! I can't even see a shadow of gold, just a bunch of snakes and bugs!" Nami roared!
"So it's my fault? I can't find those priests, and my Observation Haki didn't see them, so I can only rely on instinct! If you're so disgusted with me, then don't follow me!" Zoro said in a very straightforward manner!
"Since you don't know where those people are, then come with me to find the gold!" Nami suggested!
"Hmm? Do you know where the gold is now?"
"Hmm, do you remember what Uncle Cricket once said, that the treasure is in the right eye of the skull? And Luffy said that Upper Yard is the Golden Island that was swept into the sky by the Knock-Up Stream, which means that Upper Yard plus Jaya Island is the true form of Jaya Island 400 years ago!"
Saying that, Nami pieced together the ancient Upper Yard map that Luffy found from the shipwreck with the Jaya Island map, and then, a miraculous scene appeared!
"Skull!" (Zoro)
"That's right, Jaya Island 400 years ago was shaped like a skull!" Nami said, "So, Noland would say such words, 'I saw the gold, it's in the right eye of the skull!' This is a clear hint!"
"So?"
"Head towards the right eye of the skull!"
...Meanwhile, at the Trial of Orbs!
"Cough cough!" Blood, his whole body was covered in blood!
He didn't know how many pieces of flesh were rotten, or how many bones were broken!
Sanji lay quietly in a large pit, his blood soaking the ground around him! But he still kept his eyes tightly closed!
"What in the world is going on?!" Shadley was going crazy, "Why? After enduring so many impacts, why is he still alive?"
"Forget it! I'll end you with this move! Orb Dragon!" Shadley regained his composure, waved his hand, and dozens of orbs formed a long strip, rushing towards Sanji!
"Hahahaha, the orbs of the Orb Dragon are very likely to contain bombs. Once they explode, the chain reaction will definitely blow you to death!"
And Sanji lay in the pit.
'The world, so quiet!' In an instant, Sanji's original dark world became bright, but he didn't open his eyes!
But he "saw" the wind stirring, "saw" the trees swaying, and "saw" the ants moving house!
He even "saw" the white Orb Dragon and Shadley's rampant smile!
"This... this is Observation Haki!"
The other side of the world was revealed. Whether one possessed Observation Haki or not was a completely different realm!
Sanji finally understood why Luffy and Zoro could act so miraculously while living in the same world!
It turned out that what he saw was not the same as what they saw!
..."Hahahahaha!" Sanji laughed loudly in the pit. He... did it!
Sanji slowly stood up, looking at the rapidly approaching Orb Dragon, red light spreading in his eyes.
Then, the world began to stagnate. Inside the Orb Dragon's body, bombs, spikes, flowers, grass... nothing could hide!
Then, Sanji leaped high, stepping on the Orb Dragon's body to fly into mid-air, then he began to spin, flames grinding from his right shoe!
"What?" Shadley found his Mantra had failed!
"Diable Jambe!"
The firelight magnified in Shadley's eyes!
"Boom!"
A soaring pillar of fire bloomed in Upper Yard!
Trial of Orbs - Shadley, deceased!
Sanji lay on the scorched earth, "This feeling, it's great!"
At this moment, Usopp and Chopper had broken into the Sacrificial Altar!
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