Chapter 1598 The War of Attrition Between Kizaru and Shiki

High above the main battlefield of Marineford, a protracted war of attrition continues, with golden and blood-red light intertwining, cutting the twilight sky into fragmented and turbulent patches of color.

Another blazing golden laser beam pierced through and shattered Shiki, who had just formed half a body.

Dark red blood rained down, mixed with bits of flesh, and scattered across the sky. The scattered flesh and black energy, however, were drawn together by some incomprehensible force, as if time were flowing backward, and frantically converged and reconstructed towards the center point.

Almost in the blink of an eye, a new, even more ferocious red demon body rose again amidst the churning blood mist.

Those savage, bloodshot eyes were fixed on the constantly flashing golden light in the distance, their irritation and impatience almost overflowing.

Borsalino!

Shiki's voice cut through the aftershocks of the explosion, "Is all you can do is dodge and weave like a fly, using these ineffective beams of light to tickle me?"

With a hint of suppressed anger, this indestructible body, combined with the power restored after his Devil Fruit was released, should have been Shiki's greatest reliance for being invincible.

But when faced with Kizaru, whose speed was extreme and who was also incredibly slippery, he felt like he was punching cotton, unable to use his strength. This frustration made him increasingly impatient.

Kizaru's figure appeared high in the sky on the other side. He tilted his head habitually, his tone still carrying that infuriatingly slow and deliberate quality: "It's really terrifying. You can't kill him no matter how hard you try, and he just gets more energetic the more you fight him..."

His gaze swept over Shiki, whose body was now completely intact. Behind his sunglasses, however, his eyes were filled with seriousness. He was not swayed by Shiki's provocation, but the situation before him was indeed troublesome.

The ability to regenerate infinitely is practically cheating!

Kizaru's attacks, whether lasers or the Ama no Kusanagi sword, can cause Shiki massive damage, but the speed of damage is far slower than the speed at which Shiki regenerates.

Come to me!

Shiki's immense power of the Float-Float Fruit erupted, and an invisible gravitational field instantly enveloped the airspace where Kizaru was located. He was trying to forcibly pull the light into his absolute attack range.

Kizaru froze, feeling as if the space had turned into sticky glue. The strange pulling force even began to subtly interfere with the stability of his elementalization.

"Can the Float Fruit even affect the trajectory of light?"

In an instant, the space between the two seemed to have become a battleground for two opposing forces of power.

"If you have the guts, don't hide. Let this lackey of the World Government taste whether my sword is still sharp." A strong black and red Conqueror's Haki wrapped around the famous sword Mikazuki Munechika.

Kizaru's figure flickered slightly in the golden light, as if resisting the gravity or weighing something. His voice remained steady: "I really want to experience it for myself."

A sword unlike any he had ever seen before, the Kusanagi Sword, slowly materialized in his hand. It was unlike any other sword he had ever seen, which seemed to be a simple light sword casually shaped with light.

The sword in Kizaru's hand at this moment had a restrained brilliance yet was incredibly solid. Upon closer inspection, one could even see delicate patterns on the blade, resembling those of real metal.

Shiki could sense that the energy contained in Kizaru's sword of light was completely different from the lightsabers he had casually swung before.

"Interesting, so you're finally willing to show some real skill?" He seemed to have become somewhat numb to Kizaru's endless surprises, but his fighting spirit was even higher.

For once, Kizaru gripped the lightsaber with both hands. His figure stopped flickering and instead actively met the terrifying pull, attacking forward.

A deafening clang of metal clashing rang out, shattering the sky and sending sparks flying.

Kizaru didn't dodge. He gripped the incredibly solid lightsaber tightly with both hands, steadily blocking Shiki's powerful slash. The lightsaber and the Supreme Grade Sword collided squarely.

"That's interesting!"

A genuine surprise flashed in Shiki's bloodshot eyes. He could feel the extremely solid recoil force emanating from the blade, which was definitely not an ordinary energy creation.

"Again!" he roared, his sword strikes shifting again, the blade flashing like a storm, threatening to engulf Kizaru completely.

Kizaru was caught in a tough battle. His swordsmanship was like a child's dance in front of Shiki, the former great swordsman, but he had his advantages.

Just as Shiki's sword was about to engulf Kizaru, countless dazzling golden lights suddenly burst forth from Kizaru's body.

One after another, golden figures identical to Kizaru's original form, wielding the same lightsabers, split out from the golden light at a dazzling speed.

Almost in the blink of an eye, dozens of Kizaru surrounded Shiki, each radiating a powerful aura. These were not simple afterimages; these clones actually possessed considerable energy.

In the next instant, he thrust out a deadly sword at Shiki, who was surrounded in the center. The sword light was like a destructive golden rainstorm, instantly engulfing Shiki's red demon body.

The sounds of sharp weapons piercing flesh came in rapid succession. Shiki's body was instantly pierced by dozens of transparent holes. His brain, eyes, heart, and all other vital organs were pierced by the lightsaber at the same time.

"Smash it for me!"

The black and red aura of the sword, swirling like a storm, swept wildly in all directions, accompanied by a series of explosions.

The dozens of Kizaru clones that were close to Shiki exploded one after another like bubbles in this terrifying storm of sword energy, turning into countless golden specks of light.

"That felt great, so great!"

Despite being riddled with holes, Shiki's maniacal laughter grew even more frenzied, and the wounds on his body were healing at a visible speed.

Kizaru's main body, however, had quietly retreated outside the battle circle at some point. He did not expect to kill Shiki with these clones.

It was just a test, testing Shiki's regeneration speed, testing the limits of his immortality, and what flaws might appear.

Just as Kizaru and Shiki were locked in this seemingly endless tug-of-war, almost at the same time, on the battlefield of Marineford, several top-tier fighters with exceptional Observation Haki appeared.

Sengoku, Whitebeard, Akainu, and even Artoria on the distant city wall all frowned suddenly, their gazes turning in the same direction.

That's the sea off Marineford, in the direction of the Devil's Triangle, a region shrouded in fog and darkness year-round.

A subtle yet overwhelmingly powerful malice emanated from the depths of that ominous sea, causing the Devil's Triangle to change—a change that was utterly disruptive.