"Is it over?"
Seeing the blue giant fall into the sea, Aokiji didn't lower his guard. Common sense told him that Devil Fruit users couldn't swim and would be rendered powerless once submerged in seawater—but this mysterious man had already displayed four completely different powers. If he had a way to negate the side effects of a Devil Fruit, it wouldn't be that surprising.
Closing his eyes slightly, Aokiji activated Observation Haki, sensing the disturbances beneath the surface.
Haki—a power possessed by Vice Admirals and above in the Marines—had many uses.
Observation Haki, in particular, enhanced one's senses, allowing them to detect life energy, read emotional fluctuations, and even anticipate an enemy's next move—a bit like the perceptive ability of a single tomoe Sharingan.
However, Observation Haki couldn't predict exactly what jutsu Madara would cast next, just as Madara's Sharingan couldn't possibly copy the powers of Aokiji's Ice-Ice Fruit.
Aokiji's senses suddenly stirred. Without hesitation, he leapt backward.
BOOM!!
The moment he moved, the ice beneath him shattered as a massive blue chakra hand burst out—missing its target.
The hand slammed back down, and Susanoo erupted from beneath the sea, crashing heavily onto the frozen terrain. Steam rose from the soaked giant, but Madara's clothes remained dry—protected within.
"Let's go again!"
The blue giant's four long swords swung down from above.
Four massive, curved slashes, each seven or eight meters high, carved through the ice in a crisscrossing arc, sending shards flying in every direction.
The sheer range of the attack enveloped the entire area around Aokiji.
Aokiji didn't attempt to block. With a burst from his feet, he shot away like a bullet, dodging the slashes. A slight, cold smile tugged at the corner of his lips.
Madara's Sharingan noticed that smile—and in the next moment, Susanoo turned sharply.
The four blades slashed behind them in unison.
Squelch.
The blades struck something dense and sticky, sapping away much of their force.
Turning around, Madara was greeted by a terrifying sight—a giant of venom.
It was nearly the same size as Susanoo, composed entirely of pulsating, purple-red poison. It exuded a miasma so toxic that even the air around it darkened. Drops of corrosive venom dripped constantly from its form.
Its skull-like face let out a silent roar, purple mist billowing from its gaping mouth. Its massive hands had caught all four of Susanoo's blades.
At the giant's base stood Magellan, the poison user, connected to it by a thick stream of venom attached to his back. His demonic, Satan-like form dripped with poison as he muttered in a low, guttural tone:
"Venom Demon: Judgement of Hell."
This was the ultimate technique of the Venom-Venom Fruit.
A massive poison giant capable of corroding anything it touched—once contact was made, the venom would infect and spread rapidly, engulfing the entire body with no exceptions.
In close combat, it was practically unstoppable.
Even Susanoo's chakra-forged blades began to turn purple, the venom creeping along their surface, spreading toward Susanoo's body.
Realizing the danger, Madara immediately had Susanoo release its grip and retreat.
But it was too late.
The ice beneath their feet had already been tainted the moment Magellan summoned the Venom Demon. Like a single drop of ink diffusing through clear water, the poison had spread across the battlefield.
Susanoo, standing on the ice, had also become infected. In just a few seconds, the venom crept up its legs and rapidly engulfed its entire body.
The once deep-blue Susanoo had been stained into a purple-red giant.
"What terrifying contagion…"
Within Susanoo, Madara's Sharingan reflected a mix of shock and anger.
Perhaps because Susanoo was a mix of materialized chakra and physical form, the outer layers were heavily infected—but thanks to Madara forcefully burning away chakra on the surface, the venom hadn't yet breached the interior.
Still, despite its overwhelming offense and defense, Susanoo was ironically countered by Magellan's poison!
Within seconds of infection, Madara's chakra poured out uncontrollably, like a dam bursting.
"Die in agony within the poison! Use these final moments to repent for destroying Impel Down!" Magellan roared.
The Venom Demon raised its poisonous hand and slammed it toward Susanoo.
But in that instant—
BOOM!
Susanoo exploded in a blinding blast of chakra. A figure shot out from the smoke, retreating rapidly.
Knowing there was no saving Susanoo, Madara decisively abandoned it to escape.
His hands blurred through hand seals. Opening his mouth, he unleashed a massive fireball, dozens of meters in diameter, that struck the Venom Demon head-on, igniting its poison-covered body.
Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!
The flames pushed back the Venom Demon momentarily.
Suddenly, Madara twisted around and slashed behind him with a scythe.
Rip–!
The blade cut cleanly through a man's body.
But Madara didn't relax—in fact, his expression turned darker.
Because the enemy was a Logia-type elemental user, immune to physical damage.
As expected, his Sharingan saw that Aokiji's body had been bisected, but the cut revealed only shimmering ice—no blood.
The dark-skinned, curly-haired man was completely unbothered. With his eyes still closed, he "looked" toward Madara and smiled, spreading his arms wide—as if offering a big hug.
The moment his palms touched Madara's body, his lips moved slightly.
"Ice Time."
The devastating ability of the Ice-Ice Fruit.
More than just launching frozen attacks, Aokiji's specialty was freezing enemies upon direct contact—turning them into fragile ice statues that could shatter with a touch.
Frigid air surged forth. Ice instantly spread from Madara's shoulder, covering his body in an instant.
In the blink of an eye, Madara was frozen into a solid block of ice, locked in his turning motion, and plummeted toward the frozen sea surface.
If he landed just like that, the result would be predictable.
Right before he struck the ice, Aokiji raised one hand, gently guiding him down—preventing the newly youthful Madara from shattering into icy fragments the moment he hit the ground. Both of them landed softly on the ice.
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