Chapter 457: Edward's Strength
For the sake of fairness, Edward's battle with Jinping took place in the middle of the sea, in the waters of Fish-Man Island. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The name of Edward of the Holy Light has been widely known as early as the decisive battle on the top, plus he is a member of the Straw Hat Pirates, and because Luffy and others are kind to Fish-Man Island, this public competition was watched by many people.
Neptune, the "god of the sea" of Ryugu Castle, with his three sons, the youngest daughter Shirahoshi and many Ryugu Castle guards, also joined the onlookers with great interest, and also set up a cordon around this sea area very humanely, and dispersed all sea creatures, fish people and mermaids wandering in this sea area.
In addition, reporters from all over the world who occasionally come here are like flies that smell fish, gathering here, holding videos, phones, bugs, and notebooks one after another. Before the competition even started, they began to interview some people who knew Straw Hat Luffy.
What many people don't know is that among these people, there are also world political axes and naval intelligence officers, most of whom are pretending to be reporters, and their expressions are nervous to convey information about the Holy Light Edward and Haixia Jinping, one of the seven martial seas under the original king.
Neither Edward nor Jinping could have imagined what kind of world-class shock it would cause just a simple competition!
The reason for this is that the strength shown by Edward of the Holy Light is far stronger than two years ago, and at the beginning of the competition, the almost invincible fish-man Jinping in the sea actually quickly fell into passivity!
Edward spent almost all of his time in the sea for a year or so, and his fighting skills in the sea were close to maturity, not at all like a human!
At the beginning of the competition, both sides showed unparalleled speed during the tentative stage, because the two of them swam quickly in the sea, and even caused huge waves, so that the mermaids and fishmen who were watching in the sea had to retreat far back again, not to mention the humans who were wrapped in bubbles, if it wasn't for the mermaids and mermaids who kindly told them to catch them, they would probably be washed far away by the huge waves.
Although Jinping's Fish-Man Karate can use the current of water to form a powerful medium and long-range attack, but Edward does not have such an ability, but the latter's speed is actually faster than that of the Fishman in the sea, and many people don't know that the armed color domineering is also extremely mature, and he can even use the navy's famous stunt in the sea, one of the six styles, to move quickly.
Jinping, who fought against Edward, knew from the beginning of the competition that he was probably not the opponent of the other party, and Edward's fighting skills in the sea were completely figured out by putting himself in the air. In other words, Edward applied the combat skills in the air to the sea, and what was used in the sea was not "shaving", but "moon step"!
What made Jinping even more frustrated was that the other party had not yet used his weapon Xingyao, and was fighting him completely with his bare hands, and when the two fought, the collision of armed fists often caused huge whirlpools.
After the tentative phase, the two began the most intense hard-to-face phase. Jinping used the current to form a very fierce whirlpool around him, trying to knock Edward out of the moon in the sea. However, this had little effect on Edward, and his physical strength was not inferior to Jinping's, and his speed in the sea also relied on the moon in the sea to become very fast, and Edward was able to engage in melee combat with Jinping, and each attack would stir up a huge column of water on the sea.
The people around were either stunned or fascinated, and the reporters even filmed frantically despite the raging currents, and even hired fishmen or mermaids to stabilize their bubbles.
But none of them could understand Jinping's depression.
Fishman karate is all about dignified and upright, mostly seemingly ordinary but able to use the characteristics of the water flow to catch the opponent off guard, as well as some grappling and grappling moves. After the initial trial and several blows, Edward gradually became familiar with Jinping's attack characteristics, and became more and more courageous in the fierce battle phase. Jinpei's frustration lies in the fact that Edward's moves are just as dignified as his, but they can only be experienced by being his opponent, and this guy's moves are very fast, and he can often change the direction of his attack abruptly when he is close to his defense.
Jinpei, who is proficient in physical arts, knows that to achieve such a seemingly simple change, it will require extremely strong control and strength, at least not at the moment.
As the battle continued, the two of them had different degrees of scars on their bodies, and it was time to compete for staying power.
The endurance of the fish-man in the water is far beyond that of humans, but Edward is not an ordinary human, the holy light and his body have been partially fused with him, and he has a very strong staying power, and anyone who cares can see that the injuries on his body are slowly recovering at a speed that is visible to the naked eye.
This phenomenon made the battle between the two close to the second half, and the combat effectiveness of the two was greatly distanced. After a small half of a day of high-intensity competition, it was almost to the point of exhaustion, but Edward was still in high spirits, and his speed and strength were not reduced!
At this time, everyone can see that the defeat of the draw is inevitable, but this upright fishman has no intention of giving up, even if he has been passively beaten, he must persevere.
Edward respected Jinping's choice, and did not spare his hand at all, and kept attacking Jinping so much that when Jinping floated on the surface of the water like a dead fish, he stopped his hand and declared the victory of the contest with an appreciative expression.
"It's really Edward of the Light, the one who can join forces with Whitebeard. Jinping smiled bitterly, "At your current level, it is estimated that few people will be your opponents." ā
"It's over, Jinping. Edward held Jinhei and treated him with the Holy Light, "I haven't reached the apex of this world yet, and many times, combat power doesn't mean everything. ā
"That's right, combat power doesn't mean everything. Jinping said thoughtfully, and then was helped by Edward to jump onto the shore.
"It's been a fierce battle, and I can't even see the trajectory of your movements. Neptune greeted him warmly, "Mr. Edward, allow me to introduce you to ......."
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While Edward was greeting Neptune over there, the reporter had already fallen out. They called the head office in an excited tone, or excitedly explained the sudden competition. There was even a navy intelligence officer who sent a video of the test to the headquarters with a frosty face.
"Holy Light Edward easily defeated Haixia Jinping in the sea!"
"Defeat a fish-man powerhouse in the sea! Edward of the Light will be unbeatable on land!"
"Holy Light Edward's ability intelligence is missing! he didn't use his abilities and weapons in this competition!"
"The Straw Hat Pirates will be promoted to the world's top pirates!
"Edward the second! Edward Lee will be the fifth emperor after Edward Newgate!"
All of a sudden, an overwhelming number of reports about Edward spread around the world, pushing Edward, the character with the same name as Whitebeard, to the forefront!