Chapter 221: Phenomenon of Heaven and Earth, Overturning Heaven and Stirring Sea!
Saru's praise was sincere.
But clearly, Brogy and Dorry felt no joy from being praised now.
They could feel their slash just now indeed hit—but what it hit couldn't be a human body no matter how they thought.
The opponent's body seemed covered with something extremely hard, completely indestructible.
And facts were just as they felt.
Now, on Saru's body surface.
Something invisible indeed covered it.
[Barrier-Barrier Fruit LV5 - Create indestructible barriers. Barriers are tangible and shapeable. User can maintain them by concentrating attention]
Of course, the defect of the Barrier-Barrier Fruit was obvious—shaped barriers needed the user's continuous attention to maintain.
But just like the Kintoun and Jingu Bang.
Saru only needed to inject part of his soul into it, naturally equivalent to applying 'Attention' to the barrier constantly. Then before his stamina depleted, the barrier would never disappear.
That was what Saru said just now.
[Homie · Physique Barrier · Indestructible Vajra Body]
"GABABABA... truly never thought of this."
"GEGYAGYAGYA, indeed..."
They were still laughing.
But in the laughter, distinct realization appeared.
Still that saying—for warriors, how the opponent achieved this didn't matter.
Ability or physique.
But the fact was placed before them...
Their full-power combined strike just now couldn't even hurt the opponent a bit.
So now...
Dorry and Brogy slowly withdrew their weapons.
"Old buddies can't hold on either."
They looked at the terrible cracks on the weapons—whether the Bruiser Axe or Terry Sword, after a hundred years of battle and this fierce fight, they had reached their limit.
Facing an opponent who couldn't even be scratched by their full-power strike, holding such weapons and already injured and exhausted...
Cannot win.
This answer was clearly placed before them.
A rational person would naturally choose to end this 'Contest' decided only temporarily now.
But...
"..."
Saru didn't speak, just looking at the two giants before him.
"..." (x2)
The two giants didn't speak either, just silently... gripping their weapons tightly again.
Cannot win—that was indeed regrettable.
But so what?
People thought victory was a warrior's highest glory.
But a battle fought with full strength was also glory itself.
"I am 'Blue Ogre' Dorry!"
"I am 'Red Ogre' Brogy!"
They raised their huge axe and sword respectively.
"We are captains of Giant Warrior Pirates! Warriors of Elbaf!" (x2)
Their powerful Armament Haki merged again at this moment.
"Powerful warrior!"
They looked at Saru. "Next is the final strike!"
As words fell, they bent their elbows slowly; majestic spirit and terrifying power gathered on their sword and axe!
"God of Elbaf above..."
Their momentum reached the peak in this instant.
That was the weight of will and determination, the thing they pursued in battles on this island for a hundred years.
"Witness our glory!"
This determined posture shook the Straw Hat crew's hearts too.
"Master Dorry... Master Brogy..."
Usopp almost shed tears of excitement—this resolve as a warrior was what he pursued!
And now, not only they felt this resolve.
Because next moment, they saw.
Facing the ready two giants.
Saru didn't choose to interrupt their attack.
On the contrary.
"Hahahahaha."
This Zodiac member just extended his right hand gripping that iron staff, laughing boldly from that thin body.
"Yes yes! Just like this, should be like this!"
"Retreating because the enemy is strong, what kind of warrior is that... you two big guys truly delight me!"
He laughed loudly, words carrying undisguised excitement as always.
"Enjoyed today, since you seek glory, I'll give it to you!"
"Just right to let you see—my true means!"
As words fell.
They heard Saru shout again: "Big!"
Next moment...
BOOM!
The Jingu Bang in his hand grew again abruptly.
But the difference was...
"!!!"
Now, the Straw Hat crew aside was almost stunned.
"Ehhhhhh!?" (x6)
Their eyes almost popped out.
Because unlike before.
This time, as Saru's words fell.
Growing bigger was not just Jingu Bang—but also... Himself!
From his body, an aura far more majestic than any previous time erupted.
In this instant, the Straw Hat crew only felt terrifying oppression—as if some sleeping ancient thing was awakening.
RUMBLE!
Little Garden's earth groaned under burden.
Centered on his standing point in the sky, intense Conqueror's Haki erupted again; the already torn cloud layer in the sky was poked open into a huge hole directly at this moment.
Saru's body began to expand!
Straw Hat crew could see clearly—his body growing frantically taller, speed unimaginably fast!
In a blink, he exceeded Brogy and Dorry's towering bodies.
In another instant, his figure exceeded the volcano erupting lava in the center of the island.
Moments later, his figure rose to the sky—clouds shoulder to shoulder, ocean under feet.
His arms like mountains, neck like a heavenly pillar, eyes and Sea Beast Mask near red-gold under unblocked sunlight in the sky.
Those supposedly huge prehistoric giant trees on Little Garden seemed like creeping weeds in a bonsai before him.
On Saru's body, golden flame clouds surrounded like a deity's ribbons.
The Jingu Bang in his hand seemed like a giant pillar connecting heaven and earth; black-red lightning of Conqueror's Haki wrapped on it like thunder echoing around.
At this point, the entire Little Garden completely couldn't bear that terrifying body and Conqueror's Haki—its island base began to disintegrate.
[Fighting God Fruit · Ancient Giant Physique]
[Fighting God Fruit · Body Size Increase]
Combined...
[Fighting God Martial Art · Phenomenon of Heaven and Earth (Fa Tian Xiang Di)]
"Eh eh eh! So much bigger than Giants!?"
"What is that thing!?"
That exaggeratedly extreme body size seemingly as high as the sky clearly exceeded Straw Hat crew's cognition.
"This size..."
Even the two giants were truly stunned now.
Ancient Giant?
No, this was more than just Ancient Giant.
This physique size was exaggeratedly many times more than even legendary 'Continent Puller' Oars, an anomaly among Ancient Giants.
This was also the first time the two Giants felt the oppression humans felt facing Giants.
"GABABABA—Dorry, if still alive after this strike, let's go home!"
"GEGYAGYAGYA—Yeah, Brogy, with the glory of fighting such a warrior, return to Elbaf!"
But under this level of oppression, they just laughed loudly as always.
And the axe and sword in their hands swung toward that huge figure without hesitation.
"Elbaf Spear · Hakoku (Sovereignty)!"
Radiance of Hakoku roared; the sea shook.
And now, Saru had raised the giant staff seemingly capable of piercing the sky—just raising that staff, massive gale blew away all clouds in the surrounding sea area instantly, making the sea raise huge waves!
"Phenomenon of Heaven and Earth..."
"Overturning Heaven and Stirring Sea!"
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