Chapter 74: Duel of the Great Swordsmen, Targeting the Hollow-Hollow Fruit
Boom!
The exchange between two peak Great Swordsmen was no less intense than a collision between two Emperors of the Sea.
The very first clash triggered a violent tremor. The shockwave from the two ferocious Flying Slashes made the massive Thriller Bark shudder. The ground split open, forming terrifying, jagged sword gashes.
An invisible wave of air swept toward Yumesaki's group like a tsunami, but as it neared him, it was halted by a hexagonal magic shield.
This was a defensive spell cast by Serie.
As a top-tier combatant from the world of *Frieren: Beyond Journey's End*, her defensive magic was something very few people could hope to shatter.
Shimotsuki Ryuma and Hawk-Eyes Mihawk locked eyes and simultaneously moved their battlefield. Overflowing slashes were released incessantly, cleaving through forests and tearing up the earth. Even a distant ancient castle was effortlessly sliced in two by a passing wave of sword pressure.
"Hey, hey, hey... this is way too much!"
Nami watched the scene, unable to suppress her awe. Having only recently left the East Blue, she hadn't yet had a proper look at the wider world, only to be thrust into a battle between its strongest inhabitants. Her worldview was being completely rewritten.
She used to think the Arlong Pirates were strong, but now she saw that against top-tier monsters like these, they were absolutely nothing.
Tobirama nodded. A duel between two peak Great Swordsmen was indeed extraordinary. Even in his prime, he didn't possess this kind of raw destructive power—splitting mountains and seas, cutting through everything.
The samurai from the Land of Iron in his world were like ants compared to these elephants. This level of peak combat power far surpassed that of an average Kage. Neither he nor Hiruzen possessed such strength. Even with his Flying Thunder God Technique, the hope of defeating a peak fighter like this remained slim.
In Tobirama's memory, only his brother and Madara Uchiha were capable of suppressing such monsters.
Speaking of his brother, Tobirama suddenly noticed that the cracks on Hashirama's face had vanished. His skin looked flushed with color, and his entire body radiated a vitality he had never felt before. This wasn't an Impure World body at all; he looked like a living person.
"Nii-san, could it be that you..."
Hashirama nodded. "Lord Yumesaki recently seized the power of the Revive-Revive Fruit and brought me back to life."
Shocked, Tobirama turned to look at Yumesaki.
Yumesaki reached out and patted Tobirama's shoulder. The power of the underworld surged through Tobirama's body, reversing Yin and Yang, turning death back into life.
Within seconds, Tobirama was fully resurrected.
Tobirama stared at his fresh body, felt his heart thumping in his chest, and subconsciously took a deep breath. To be alive again... truly alive. It was hard to believe.
Serie looked at Yumesaki with curiosity. "How did you do that?"
When she had seen Yumesaki earlier, he didn't have this ability. Why was he suddenly able to resurrect others?
Yumesaki replied, "Remember the Shinigami from the Naruto world?"
"You mean the death god summoned by the Dead Demon Consuming Seal?" Serie naturally remembered that creature.
"Exactly." Yumesaki nodded. "I consumed that entity and obtained the power of the Shinigami. Not long ago, I found Brook and took the Revive-Revive Fruit from his body."
"The Shinigami power merged with the Revive-Revive Fruit, becoming complete. Thus, I have mastered the power to resurrect the dead."
Serie suddenly understood. A pure Shinigami or the Revive-Revive Fruit alone couldn't truly resurrect the dead, but once the two were combined, a qualitative change occurred. Without a doubt, this was a miracle born from the collision of two worlds.
"Does this resurrection have limits?" Serie asked.
"There are," Yumesaki nodded. "Resurrection requires an intact body. If only a skeleton remains, I can only bring back the skeleton, just like Brook."
Hearing this, Serie immediately abandoned any thought of bringing back Flamme. She was the first human disciple Serie had taken thousands of years ago, and even now, she hadn't forgotten her. Being able to bring her back would have been a wonderful thing.
Unfortunately, a thousand years was simply too long. Flamme's body would have withered into a pile of white bones long ago. In fact, after a millennium, even bones would likely have rotted away.
Resurrecting her disciple was simply too difficult. And even if her bones hadn't decayed, Serie believed that Flamme wouldn't want to live again as a skeleton. She was just that kind of person.
Better to let Flamme rest in peace.
With that thought, Serie felt a bit of relief, though curiosity drove her to ask, "May I study the power of the Revive-Revive Fruit a little?"
"Of course." Yumesaki shared a portion of the underworld's power and gave it to her.
Serie accepted the energy and began to study it in silence.
Meanwhile, the battle between Mihawk and Ryuma showed no signs of stopping. Yumesaki estimated the duel wouldn't end anytime soon. In the world of One Piece, battles between top-tier fighters took an incredibly long time.
The most famous example was the fight between Akainu and Aokiji for the position of Fleet Admiral at Punk Hazard. That fight lasted nearly ten days and ten nights, permanently altering the island's climate.
Therefore, the fight between Mihawk and Ryuma, even if it didn't last ten days, would likely go on for a day and a night, or at the very least several hours. One had massive energy reserves and stamina, while the other was an Impure World body that knew no fatigue. Naturally, it would take a while.
Yumesaki decided to use this time to find the user of the Hollow-Hollow Fruit: Ghost Princess Perona.
Earlier, when Yumesaki had released his Conqueror's Haki, Perona had been knocked unconscious by the shock and had yet to wake up.
Worse yet, she had been showering when she fainted. Fortunately, she hadn't been soaking in a tub, or she might have drowned by now.
Despite that, Perona couldn't escape her fate, for Yumesaki was targeting her Hollow-Hollow Fruit. This fruit was capable of producing and controlling various ghosts. Yumesaki felt this ability synchronized perfectly with his Shinigami powers, so he intended to seize it.
The method was simple: Yumesaki released the shadow of the Shinigami, pulled Perona's soul from her body, and swung his blade to sever the connection between her body and soul, simultaneously cutting off the remainder of her life.
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