Chapter 103: The Army General

"Gurararara, as expected, they ran off first."

Watching the Golden Lion and Li Yuan leave first, Whitebeard, who lacked aerial combat abilities, could only slowly approach the naval fortress with his fleet.

"Wuji Great Swordsman Li Yuan!!!"

Seeing Li Yuan charging towards him, Army General Kaweh had a grave expression and immediately flew back to the naval fortress. He was not adept in the air, and according to the information he had gathered, Li Yuan excelled in aerial combat even without a Devil Fruit.

Li Yuan followed Kaweh to the edge of the naval fortress, unleashing his boundless sword intent. The sharp and domineering sword energy gathered on his sword. The flowing Sakura Haki surged like a stream over the sword, adding a touch of flexibility to the Seven Star Sword.

"Wuji: Mountain Crushing Earth Splitting Slash!!!"

Descending from the sky with a powerful impact, he delivered a mighty slash. Instantly, the sky darkened, leaving only the brilliant sword light. Even before the blade landed, it seemed as if mountains and earth were crumbling.

"Tyrannosaurus Top!!"

As Kaweh lowered his Tyrannosaurus head, he covered it with Armament Haki, using his full strength to lift it fiercely, meeting the blade of the Seven Star Sword.

"Crack!!!"

At the moment the Seven Star Sword slashed down, the overwhelming force crashed down. Kaweh felt as if several mountains were crashing down on him. Instantly, the ground within hundreds of meters around the Tyrannosaurus Kaweh collapsed tens of meters with him at the center.

The tremendous power caused his Tyrannosaurus head to throb with pain, and the sharp slash combined with the internal destructive flowing Sakura even broke his Armament Haki, directly cutting his head.

Bent under the pressure of the sword, Tyrannosaurus Kaweh suddenly burst with immense power, sending Li Yuan flying into the sky. However, he suffered backlash, coughing up blood. The large sword wound on his dragon head absorbed blood, causing the wound to wither.

Even with the recovery ability of his ancient Tyrannosaurus form, he could not recover quickly. The lost blood was the hardest part to replenish.

In name, an Army General was on par with a Navy Admiral. But in reality, Tyrannosaurus Kaweh's strength was far inferior to Navy Admiral Steel Bone Kong. If Steel Bone Kong were here, taking Li Yuan's move would be no problem, and Li Yuan might even be the one injured.

If Tyrannosaurus Kaweh barely reached the admiral-level in overall strength, then Steel Bone Kong stood at the pinnacle of admiral-level. Currently, Tyrannosaurus Kaweh was perhaps even weaker than the Green Bull of future generations.

High above, Li Yuan descended once more, with the bloodthirsty sword intent forming a sea of corpses and blood behind him—like an infernal hell descending from the sky, intimidating all who beheld it.

"Bloodthirst: Abi Three Swords!!"

The Seven Star Sword followed Li Yuan's continuous slashes, unleashing six massive slashes each about 500 meters long, with lightning speed and ghostly flight paths, reaching Kaweh in the blink of an eye.

The gigantic Tyrannosaurus form, with its slow speed, was like a living target in front of Li Yuan, unable to dodge his slashes. As Li Yuan anticipated, Kaweh immediately abandoned the idea of dodging upon seeing the fast-approaching slashes.

Armament Haki covered his entire body, trying to block Li Yuan's slashes. But even Kaweh's Haki couldn't withstand Li Yuan's slashes imbued with flowing Sakura Haki and his own bloodthirsty sword intent.

The slashes broke through Tyrannosaurus Kaweh's defenses in an instant, leaving six deep wounds on his enormous body.

"Human-Dragon Form!"

Feeling the intense pain and the blood unknowingly absorbed from his wounds, Tyrannosaurus Kaweh abandoned the fully beastified combat form, switching to a human-beast form.

"Wuji: Silver Light Falling Blade!"

Li Yuan's sword intent instantly shifted to boundless sword intent, with blinding sword light crashing down like silver streams.

"Finger Gun Secret Technique: Tyrannosaurus Double Guns!!"

Tyrannosaurus Kaweh used both dragon claws to unleash the Finger Gun, his right claw clashing with the tip of the Seven Star Sword, blocking its attack, while his left claw struck towards Li Yuan's body.

As Kaweh's Finger Gun was about to hit Li Yuan, Li Yuan swiftly evaded the attack with astonishing reflexes.

"Wuji: Swallow Return!!"

Then, like a specter, he appeared behind Tyrannosaurus Kaweh. The Seven Star Sword, which had been blocking Kaweh's Finger Gun, swiftly aimed at Kaweh's neck from behind.

Tyrannosaurus Kaweh's Observation Haki detected Li Yuan's presence, but his body couldn't react in time. Unable to effectively block, he forcibly twisted his body to avoid the fatal strike.

"Slash!!!"

Even though he avoided the vital point, the Seven Star Sword still struck Kaweh's shoulder, leaving a deep wound running from his right shoulder to his waist!

"Bloodthirsty Demon Sword!!!"

Tyrannosaurus Kaweh, despite being an Army General, realized after enduring so many of Li Yuan's strikes that the Seven Star Sword could absorb blood, which was bad news for him. His strength lay in his ancient Tyrannosaurus form's powerful physique and recovery ability.

Li Yuan's sword absorbed his blood while injuring him; the wounds could heal, but the absorbed blood couldn't be replenished quickly. If too much blood was absorbed, his stamina would deplete rapidly, leading to his defeat!

In some ways, the Seven Star Sword was a nemesis to powerful Zoan-type Devil Fruits.

"Even if you know, what can you do? Do you think your defense can withstand my sword?"

Li Yuan sneered. Even Steel Bone Kong couldn't fully block his sword, let alone the Army General in front of him.

Generals came in various levels; if Steel Bone Kong was the pinnacle of admiral-level, then Tyrannosaurus Kaweh was at the bottom.

Tyrannosaurus Kaweh was initially just a candidate for general. Only by obtaining the ancient Tyrannosaurus Devil Fruit and harnessing its power did he barely reach the admiral-level.

"Bloodthirst: Demon Fire Slash!"

As he spoke, the Seven Star Sword ignited with fierce green demon fire. The eerie flames carried no heat, giving a chilling sensation, as if capable of devouring one's mind!

"Tyrannosaurus Punch!!"

Kaweh roared, slamming his black Armament Haki-covered fist towards the massive incoming slash. But the next moment, the green demon fire slash veered off its trajectory, bypassing his fist, and slashed towards his chest.

"Damn it, another trajectory-changing slash!"

Kaweh's expression changed slightly. He covered his chest with his other hand, but the powerful slash still sent him flying, leaving a significant sword wound on his hand.

What disgusted Kaweh even more was that the demon fire clung to him, burning his spirit.

Ultimately, Kaweh managed to extinguish the demon fire using his Haki. As Li Yuan's swordsmanship grew stronger, the trajectory-changing slashes were no longer exclusive to the Abi Three Swords but gradually applied to any sword move.

In the future, even a casual slash could have its trajectory fully controlled.

Although the trajectory-changing slashes weakened with each turn, this technique remained highly practical.

As Kaweh was sent flying, Li Yuan closed in, leaving no room for respite. Li Yuan's sword was incredibly sharp, and Tyrannosaurus Kaweh's defense couldn't hold, forcing him into a passive defense, being pressured by Li Yuan throughout.

Li Yuan enjoyed battling such tough and resilient opponents, like perfect live targets, allowing him to showcase his swordsmanship to the fullest, even refining it in battle.

Despite being an Army General, Tyrannosaurus Kaweh's pride was crushed in front of Li Yuan. He thought that even if Li Yuan was a great swordsman, he was still a seventeen-year-old brat. How strong could he be?

At fifty, Kaweh was in his physical prime. How could he fear a kid? But he underestimated Li Yuan, whose extreme swordsmanship and slashes were difficult to defend against.

The bizarre demon sword absorbed blood from his wounds. Kaweh could only rely on decades of battle experience to withstand Li Yuan. Despite Li Yuan's strength, his age was a disadvantage. Being young meant less battle experience than Tyrannosaurus Kaweh.

However, this gap would gradually close as they continued to fight.

That would be the moment Kaweh was defeated!

After Li Yuan's battle commenced, Golden Lion's battle also began. Unsurprisingly, against Golden Lion, who possessed the Float-Float Fruit, CP0 Deputy Chief Carlo was no match.

CP0 Deputy Chief's strength was slightly weaker than Tyrannosaurus Kaweh. Only the CP0 Chief's strength could rival a Navy Admiral.

Golden Lion dominated Carlo as Li Yuan did to Kaweh.

Meanwhile, Whitebeard and Sengoku's battle erupted as well.

Whitebeard's formidable quake power clashed with Sengoku's shockwaves, with neither able to gain the upper hand.

Sengoku, five years older than Whitebeard, had the advantage. Even now, Whitebeard found it difficult to defeat the mythical Zoan Sengoku.

Sengoku's shockwaves and Buddha abilities significantly weakened Whitebeard's quake power. With the Buddha's defense, they were evenly matched.

As the main forces clashed, pirates landed on the naval fortress, engaging the stationed marines in fierce combat.

The entire G7 Fortress echoed with the sounds of slaughter and cannon fire, and as time passed, the fortress was awash in blood.

Countless blood and killing intent were absorbed by the Seven Star Sword, making its bloodthirsty sword intent even stronger.

As the sword's master, Li Yuan also received its benefits, growing stronger and more vigorous with each battle, even replenishing the stamina lost in combat.

"Damn, what's with this guy? He's getting fiercer!"

Tyrannosaurus Kaweh sensed that Li Yuan seemed unconcerned about stamina depletion, relentlessly unleashing powerful sword moves.

And those moves seemed unavoidable, no matter how much he dodged. It felt as if the opponent foresaw the future and predicted his every move.

Yet, he had fought those with the ability to see the future through Observation Haki and never experienced such complete exposure of his attack and evasion paths.

Fighting Li Yuan left Tyrannosaurus Kaweh increasingly frustrated and powerless.

Five days later:

As the battle raged on, neither the navy nor the pirates weakened over time. Instead, the battlefield grew fiercer.

Despite continuous sacrifices, both sides received reinforcements, with marines and pirates joining the fray.

"Hahaha, Army General, nothing special!!"

Li Yuan slashed Tyrannosaurus Kaweh once more with his Seven Star Sword.

"Damn, I can't hold on much longer!"

Kaweh gritted his teeth. His ancient Tyrannosaurus stamina should endure ten days and nights of battle.

But his countless sword wounds and substantial blood loss severely reduced his stamina. Now, over half was already depleted!

"Bloodthirst: Sea of Corpses and Blood!!"

With the full outbreak of bloodthirsty sword intent, the slaughter and blood in the G7 Fortress converged on the Seven Star Sword.

To Tyrannosaurus Kaweh, Li Yuan now appeared as a true harbinger of hell, bearing a sea of corpses and blood.

The gruesome scene filled even an Army General like him with dread.

Amidst the blood-soaked scene, a crimson sword light appeared instantly before Kaweh, moving too fast to see.

Instinctively, Kaweh tried to block with both hands, but at that moment, his mental world was overwhelmed by intense killing intent and Conqueror's Haki, causing a slight delay in his actions.

This brief delay cost him the best defensive opportunity, and the Seven Star Sword struck his chest.

"Splurt!!!"

Tyrannosaurus Kaweh was sent flying by the slash, his chest wound revealing his heart clearly, even cutting the surface, causing blood to nearly gush out.

Before landing, Kaweh used Moonwalk, leveraging his backward momentum to escape the battlefield.

As an Army General, he had no intention of dying for the navy.

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