The sun is setting in the west, and it is almost dusk.

The sunset is brilliant, and the fire clouds are tumbling and rushing.

Hours had passed in the blink of an eye, and the battle on the sea still continued in the twilight.

Rumble! Rumble!

In the flickering of the sword light, countless rice cake blade bullets were cut into pieces, scattered all over the sky, and finally fell into the sea, splashing waves.

In the midst of the scattered fragments, a tall figure covered in blood was forced to retreat hundreds of meters again and again, and his figure appeared in embarrassment.

"Hoo ......"

Holding the trident Earth Dragon tightly in his right hand, Katakuri gasped for a while before he could barely stabilize his breath and looked up at Xia Nuo on the opposite side with some difficulty.

"It's a bit outrageous, you guy."

His scarlet eyes were already bloodshot, a sign of exhaustion and collapse from a long and intense battle, "No one has ever pushed me to this point before you......"

"Maybe, but it's a pity that among the opponents I've fought against, not to mention the strongest, you can't even rank in the top three."

Xia Nuo was also gasping, his clothes had long since turned into rags and scattered, revealing a scarred and strong chest, but these scars were old wounds, not many new ones.

Obviously, in this battle, he has the upper hand, and his form is better than that of Katakuri.

Katakuri narrowed his eyes and snorted, he didn't think Xia Nuo was bragging, there are many strong people in this world who are really at the top, such as the Four Emperors, such as the Admiral, and whether it is Xia Nuo or himself, there is still some distance from that level.

It is precisely because of this that the outside world often doubts his so-called perfect record, believing that the reason why he has been able to remain undefeated is just that he has not challenged those top powerhouses.

However, so what?

To maintain a perfect image, he has never been for himself, the responsibility and pressure are too heavy, and he will carry it alone, outsiders will not understand, and he has never cared.

It's just that.

At such a time, it is said to the face of an opponent who has the upper hand......

Sure enough, it's still a little unpleasant!

With a flash of red light in his eyes, Katakuri suddenly plunged the trident in his hand into the sea in front of his feet, and at the same time, a terrifying aura that made his heart tremble suddenly condensed around him, and in the next moment, swept away in all directions!

Rumble!

The sea, which had gradually returned to calm, once again set off terrifying waves, and in the void, there was a faint roar of black lightning flickering.

The fiery clouds above the sky were more like they had encountered some extremely terrible natural enemy, and they were surging and rolling towards the north and south sides!

The whole world seems to be silent at this moment!

Overlord color domineering!

As a veteran powerhouse with a reward of more than one billion yuan, the head of the four generals of the Charlotte family, Katakuri has awakened a terrifying power that is rare among these millions of people more than ten years ago!

"Hmm......"

Just a few hundred meters away, Xia Nuo, who was facing the impact of the overlord color head-on, suddenly felt that all the air around him was squeezed in, and his chest instantly surged with qi and blood, as if he was carrying 10,000 tons of gravity.

"Ha, overlord color, it's really a familiar feeling."

Forcibly suppressing all kinds of discomfort from his body, Xia Nuo's originally somewhat disordered aura returned to normal almost instantly, he suddenly clenched Lan Che in his hand, and immediately an extremely powerful aura erupted from his body, eliminating the influence of the overlord color on him.

"You can't suppress me with this kind of thing!"

The wind swirled and converged towards the tip of the sword, and Xia Nuo laughed, raising the blade above his head, and from top to bottom, he slashed at the opponent's Katakuri!

Wind Breath: Ichinotai Sword!

Airplanes!

An extremely pure milky white sword qi suddenly brightened the sky at this moment, cutting through the black lightning, cutting through the stormy waves, cutting through the overlord color impact, all the way like an erupting torrent, raging and unstoppable!

He doesn't have the overlord color, he doesn't have all the bells and whistles of all kinds of fruit skills, and he doesn't have the innate natural strength of these monsters in the new world.

As a great swordsman, he can cut such a sword.

That's enough!

Laugh at! Laugh at! Laugh at!

The sword qi roared horizontally, and it was already approaching in an instant, feeling the chilling and trembling aura in the sword qi, Katakuli's face changed greatly, and finally he no longer spared the little physical strength he had left, and did his best to launch his strongest hole card.

"Peerless, glutinous tuan!"

Katakuri's muscles knotted all over his body, and the blue tendons in his forehead protruded, urging his strength to the extreme in an instant.

Countless doughnut-shaped glutinous balls appeared out of thin air, and then Huo Ran stretched out his thick arm like an optimus pillar at the same time, covering the sky and the sun, and smashed towards the oncoming huge sword qi!

Thundered!

The sea trembled, the storm was monstrous, centered on the place where the two collided, and in an instant, countless torrents were opened, like a white python, devouring and spreading towards the surroundings.

Even the Tempest, which had already opened a distance of several kilometers in advance, was in a situation of violent shaking at this moment, like rootless duckweed in a rainstorm.

……

I don't know how long it took.

The terrifying storm like the end of the world finally gradually dissipated and stopped, and the twilight glow that was originally full of burning clouds was now unconsciously replaced by a starry sky with the passage of time.

The moonlight was clear, and a faint silver glow fell on the sea.

In the silence, Xia Nuo's figure descended from the sky and stepped firmly on the waves of the sea.

His face was tired, but his eyes were still clear, and he held Lan Che in his hand, and his feet were as if he were walking on the ground, and he walked forward step by step.

There, there was a dark cloud that appeared at some point, and a tall and sturdy figure was lying motionless on all fours.

“……”

Feeling the breath of approaching, Katakuri did not turn his head, but still looked at the starry sky above, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly let out a long breath:

"It's me who loses."

"Well, you lost."

Xia Nuo had already come to his side at this time, looking at the opponent who had just lost, the joy of victory in his heart was surprisingly not too much, but his emotions were quite complicated, and he was silent for a while before he said in a deep voice:

"It's a shame that you still haven't been able to maintain a perfect unbeaten streak."

"yes."

Katakuri raised his right hand towards the night sky, squinted at the little moonlight leaking from between his fingers, and didn't know what he was thinking, and only said in a low voice after a while:

"There is always going to be this day, and if you come early, it might not be a bad thing."

"Haven't I helped you unload a burden?"

Xia Nuo glanced at the Wind in the distance, "I don't know if this is a favor or an enemy, but anyway, it seems that you won't be able to bring your sister back today." ”

"The strength is not as good as people, I have nothing to say."

Katakuri finally let go of his hand blocking the moonlight, he looked at Xia Nuo, and then at the full moon in the sky, and his face became calm, "What are you going to do with me, kill me?" ”

"Kill you?"

Xia Nuo raised his eyebrows, and his attitude was a little noncommittal, "Maybe, if I hadn't seen your attitude towards Lola before, then it is estimated that the corpse lying here is indeed a corpse, and it will not be Zeus's turn to save the scene." ”

Hearing this, a certain fat dark cloud supporting Katakuri's body suddenly shuddered with fright, and hurriedly showed a flattering smile to Xia Nuo, who was looking at him.

"Thank you so much."

Katakuri naturally wouldn't be like Zeus, he heard the meaning of Xano's words, sighed softly, and then remembered something, and asked:

"What about Owen? Although he did attack Lola before, please believe that this is just a moment of resentment as a brother, and he actually loves his sister deeply. ”

"You don't have to explain this to me, I'm not interested in your brother-sister relationship, emotional bonding or anything."

Xia Nuo clapped his hands as he spoke, and gave orders to the big white under the sea, and the next moment, the sea level around him rose sharply, and in the waves, a huge fishtail flicked suddenly, and then he saw a tall body with orange-red hair being thrown out and falling on top of Zeus.

It was Owen who was swallowed whole into the belly of the fish.

Compared to a few hours ago, he was still unconscious after drowning, but there was a lot of slimy thick liquid on his body, dirty, and a little disgusting.

Xano had said that he would let Owen take a trip to the bottom of the sea, but there was no guarantee whether he would spit it out or pull it out, and judging by the current situation...... Apparently the latter is more likely.

“……”

Looking at his ruined sibling brother, Katakuri's face was unnatural for a moment, but he didn't say anything, but regained a little bit of strength, and barely stood up with his elbow support.

"Owen has gone a little too far this time, and I'll persuade him when I go back to see if I can make him restrain his fiery temper a little."

Katakuri's gaze withdrew from Owen, and after thinking about it, he found a letter out of nowhere and handed it to Xano:

"As a thank you, this is for you."

Xia Nuo took the letter, opened it, glanced at the title, and suddenly showed a look of surprise, "An invitation to the tea party?" ”

"Well, this is a grand event held by Mom herself, and only big names in the New World, or allies of our Charlotte family, are eligible for invitations."

It seemed that he was afraid that Xia Nuo would misunderstand, and before the former could ask questions, Katakuri opened his mouth to explain, "You who can beat me naturally have this qualification, if you are willing to come, I will introduce you to my mother and the guests present." ”

The meaning of the words is obvious, this is Katakuri's desire to bridge the bridge between the Charlotte family and the Wind Pirates, and establish a friendship between the two.

This seems to be a good thing for anyone, after all, a new force like the Wind Pirates has entered the new world for less than a year, although it is already quite famous, but after all, the foundation is too shallow, if it can be related to the BIGMOM Pirates, one of the Four Emperors, it is obvious that there will be a lot of benefits.

Of course, on the other hand, the Charlotte family also earned such a powerful new ally, and this was also a little careful thinking on the part of Katakuri - at this time, he still did not forget to contribute to consolidating the family's power and expanding the scope of allies.

"There are still more than two months to go, let's go back and talk about it, I'll think about it."

After glancing at the date on the invitation, Xia Nuo folded it in half, and he didn't refuse to show it to his face, but looked at Katakuri a little strangely, "You're going to introduce me in a grand manner?" How can you say it when the time comes, and announce your defeat? Do you want to be your perfect brother anymore? ”

After all, the battle between him and Katakuri took place in a deserted sea, and there were no onlookers except for his own crew, and Xia Nuo did not take the initiative to hype up the idea of this victory, so he could completely control the impact of the outcome of this battle in a small range according to the previous example of fighting with Foil Bista.

And if Katakuri took the initiative to announce this on an occasion like a tea party, it would be a different matter entirely.

That undoubtedly means that the image of the perfect brother that Katakuri has been trying to create will collapse among his younger siblings on the spot, causing a chain sensation that is almost predictable.

"Of course."

Facing Xia Nuo's gaze, Katakuri nodded calmly, he touched the scarf wrapped around his neck, and after hesitating, he suddenly ripped it off, revealing his hideous and ugly mouth:

"Perfect brother, this kind of thing, that guy Laura told you, right?"

Looking at Xia Nuo, who showed a hint of consternation, Katakuri grinned, "When you go back to the boat later, just tell her directly, I am not as perfect as she imagined, and this so-called perfect brother image will no longer exist in the Charlotte family in the future." ”

This guy ...... It seems that I have finally crossed the hurdle in my heart.

Looking at Katakuri with a relieved face, Xia Nuo didn't speak, but thought silently in his heart.

He had long known Katakuri's true appearance, so he was naturally not shocked by this, but he didn't expect the other party to make this choice, completely cut off that perfect image, and say goodbye to his past self.

In the final analysis, the original Katakuri has never been self-conscious, and the reason why he chose to cover his mouth later was just to create a perfect and invincible image to protect his younger siblings.

And with the passage of time, many years later, Katakuri, who has now become a real world powerhouse, actually no longer needs this kind of disguise, whether to remove the scarf or not, it is just a matter of habit and face.

A Katakuri who has dropped the burden of idols and can challenge strong enemies and show his true nature?

The night was deeper, and under the moonlight, Xia Nuo looked at the back of stepping on the dark clouds and leaving, and suddenly felt that this was also good.

After all, his strength has been steadily increasing, and there are fewer and fewer strong people in this world who are worth fighting, just like this time, if it weren't for Laura and attracting Katakuri, he would probably have to continue to itch on the ship for a few months.

So.

From this point of view, he didn't want the next time they met, the opponent who would have allowed him to fight heartily and quite happily would have been left far behind by him, and he would have become a guy who could easily defeat something not worth mentioning.

One last glance at the direction in which Katakuri had left, Xia no touched the big white head next to him, and on tiptoe, he stepped back to the Tempest in the distance.