After Shiryu of the Rain stood on the ground, he couldn't help but cough. Black smoke came out of his mouth, showing that he had been choked badly.
"Oh? You were actually able to dodge even that."
Akira was somewhat surprised to see that Shiryu of the Rain was very miserable, but hadn't been seriously injured. Shiryu of the Rain was actually able to think of a way to hide underground in an instant to resist his attack. His reaction speed was still quite fast.
At this time, Shiryu of the Rain was looking at Akira with a terrified gaze. That attack just now was too terrifying. He didn't even dare to resist it head-on, which was why he had thought of this way to dodge. Looking at the miserable scene around him, he only had fear left in his heart.
"Escape."
Although Shiryu of the Rain was very confident in himself, and also very arrogant, at this moment, he only had one thought in his heart, which was to escape. He didn't dare to continue fighting. He had already seen that he would definitely not be Akira's opponent, let alone with Vista by his side. If he continued to stay, there would only be a dead end.
At the critical moment of life and death, there was no time to think about anything else. Shiryu of the Rain immediately turned around, and charged towards the direction of the sea.
"Hmm?"
Akira had originally been preparing to continue attacking, but he hadn't expected that Shiryu of the Rain would say nothing after emerging from underground, and would directly turn around and leave. This made him stunned all of a sudden.
But he quickly reacted, looking at Shiryu of the Rain's fleeing back, and sneered, "If I let you run away so easily, then wouldn't this trip of mine be for nothing?"
Saying this, Akira raised the Ryūjin Jakka in his hand. Flames were actually emerging from his eyes. The Ryūjin Jakka in his hand was also trembling. Deep red flames appeared around the blade.
"Bankai! Zanka no Tachi!"
They saw that after Ryūjin Jakka used Bankai, flames that soared into the sky emerged around Akira, countless times more vivid than the fire pillars just now. A powerful aura emerged from Akira and Ryūjin Jakka. Black smoke was emerging from the ground under his feet. If someone was around him, they would definitely be able to feel the temperature that was enough to evaporate people.
But this strange phenomenon only lasted for a short while. The flames around Akira quickly entered Ryūjin Jakka, causing Ryūjin Jakka to turn back into an ordinary Zanpakuto.
"Zanka no Tachi, Minami: Kaka Jūman'okushi Daisōjin (South: Trillion Flame Great Corpse Formation)!"
Akira inserted the blade of Zanka no Tachi into the ground. The terrifying high temperature suddenly awakened the ashes of the dead who had died by his sword in the past, causing these dead souls to turn into charred skeleton legions. Then, these skeleton legions began to frantically surge towards Shiryu of the Rain.
Akira hadn't used Ryūjin Jakka many times since activating it, but there were many dead who had died by his sword. The skeleton legion that he summoned at this time numbered several hundred, covering the sky and blocking Shiryu of the Rain's escape route completely, and making strange sounds, slowly approaching Shiryu of the Rain.
Shiryu of the Rain had originally wanted to leave this place quickly, but this suddenly appearing skeleton legion blocked his path. The appearance of these skeletons shocked him extremely.
"What is this thing?"
He quickly swung a sword, splitting the charred skeleton in front of him into several pieces. But strangely, the scattered skeletons slowly gathered together, returning to their previous appearance, and continued to move towards him.
Even though Shiryu of the Rain's attack was very strong, he was still unable to get rid of the endless skeleton legion, let alone escape. He could only keep attacking these skeletons.
Shiryu of the Rain was very surprised. Equally surprised was Vista in the distance. Akira was using Ryūjin Jakka's Bankai, Zanka no Tachi, for the first time. It was also the first time it was being displayed in this pirate world. Even if it was just this one move, it shocked him extremely.
"Zanka no Tachi, Higashi: Kyokujitsujin (East: Rising Sun Blade)!"
While Shiryu of the Rain was dealing with these skeleton legions, he suddenly heard a cold voice in his ear. Then, before he could react, he felt a sharp pain coming from his right arm, which was holding the Raiu.
"Ah!"
They saw Akira's figure quickly flash past Shiryu of the Rain. At the same time, Shiryu of the Rain's right arm and Raiu directly fell to the ground, and his right arm was rapidly obliterated at a speed visible to the naked eye.
A miserable scream came from Shiryu of the Rain's mouth. He unconsciously wanted to cover his right shoulder, but when his left hand approached the wound on his right shoulder, the intense heat instantly burned his left hand, even making a 'sizzling' sound, as if it had been branded with a hot iron.
"Impossible!"
Under this intense pain, Shiryu of the Rain roared with a ferocious expression. He looked at Akira in disbelief, and shouted loudly, "This is absolutely impossible. How could there be such a big gap between you and me? This is absolutely impossible?"
He really couldn't accept that he had been so easily defeated by Akira, and even his right hand that wielded the sword had been destroyed by Akira. This made his will collapse all of a sudden.
The reason why he had chosen to escape before was because he felt that he wasn't Akira's opponent, and there was also a Vista eyeing him covetously by his side. If he continued to fight, he would definitely be killed by the two of them. But he hadn't felt that there would be such a big gap between him and Akira. He hadn't even reacted before he had already been defeated by Akira. He didn't even have the strength to resist now.
"From the moment you chose to turn around and run, you had already lost."
Akira looked at Shiryu of the Rain with an icy expression, his face also revealing a pity. Actually, the reason why he could defeat Shiryu of the Rain so easily wasn't because his strength was too much stronger than Shiryu of the Rain's. He was stronger, but there wasn't that much of a gap. It was just that Shiryu of the Rain had chosen to escape, representing that his mentality had changed. As a swordsman, he must not show timidity when facing a strong enemy, because once this kind of mentality appeared, then he was doomed to lose.
Shiryu of the Rain wasn't as unbearable as he had shown. As the man in the Blackbeard Pirates whose strength was second only to Blackbeard, his strength was definitely beyond doubt, able to compete with a Navy admiral. But the problem was that he was a swordsman. He couldn't retreat during battle. Once he retreated, his momentum, mentality, and all other aspects would fall into a disadvantage, and he would directly expose his flaws.
Just like just now, if Shiryu of the Rain hadn't chosen to turn around and run, even if Akira had used Bankai Zanka no Tachi, it would have taken him some time to kill him, instead of succeeding in one strike like now.
"If I had given you time, with your ability, you would have been fully capable of competing with Hawkeye. It's just a pity that you will never be able to compare to him. The gap between you and Hawkeye isn't that big, but your hearts have a world of difference. Facing Hawkeye, even I don't have the confidence to win for sure, but facing you, the result is already obvious."
When watching One Piece in the past, the character Shiryu of the Rain had left a deep impression on people. If Hawkeye represented the ultimate in swordsmanship, and was positive, then this Shiryu of the Rain was the absolute opposite swordsman. He was even considered by many to be the swordsman most likely to challenge Hawkeye's position. Although he was a villain, everyone had a very high opinion of him.
In fact, that was pretty much the case. Akira had seen Shiryu of the Rain many times, especially in Impel Down. The swordsmanship and momentum that Shiryu of the Rain displayed, although somewhat evil, were definitely those of a top swordsman.
But now it seemed that Shiryu of the Rain had the strength, but lacked the willpower that Hawkeye had to dedicate everything to swordsmanship.
Afraid of death. Shiryu of the Rain had chosen to escape just now because he was afraid of death. He knew that he would definitely lose and die if he stayed. So, he had shown timidity for the first time in his life. This emotion had appeared for the first time. In a panic, he only thought about escaping, giving Akira the best opportunity, and seizing his flaws in one fell swoop.
"I'm not resigned, I'm not reconciled!"
Shiryu of the Rain's expression was ferocious. The Akira in front of him had not only destroyed his confidence, but had also completely destroyed everything about him. He had never thought that he would have this day. After joining the Blackbeard Pirates, he had felt that he would definitely be able to achieve his goal. So, he had been constantly working hard. But everything, everything, had been destroyed by the man in front of him.
"I didn't lose to you, but I lost to myself. Your swordsmanship isn't true swordsmanship either."
Hearing Shiryu of the Rain's words, Akira's expression didn't change. He said lightly, "I've never said that my swordsmanship is the same as anyone else's. Moreover, that's the difference between you and Hawkeye. In his eyes, my swordsmanship is my swordsmanship, different from anyone else's, but he recognizes it. That's why I said he's stronger than you."
Shiryu of the Rain sneered disdainfully, and said, "You won. So, everything you say is right. I'm just not reconciled to losing at your hands. If you want to kill me, then do it."
Now that things had come to this, Shiryu of the Rain already knew his fate. From the moment Akira had taken action, he hadn't planned to let him live. And with his right hand gone, it was equivalent to losing everything. So, he wasn't planning to continue living either.
Akira certainly wasn't planning to give him a way out. So, he looked at Shiryu of the Rain, and slowly raised the sword in his hand, swinging it down suddenly.
The sword passed through Shiryu of the Rain's body. It didn't burn, nor did it release flames, but it rapidly burned Shiryu of the Rain's body to ashes.
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