The rolling and towering icebergs overlap and connect together, like two bright silver crystal crowns. With the ice castle in the center as the center, they spread along the edge of the island in the east-west direction.
Until they encountered a long and wide river in the central area, but on the other side of the river was a charred black lava zone with streaks of fire. Further on, one could clearly see volcanoes erupting with rolling magma.
The icy cold wind and the high temperature heat wave are like two armies that are unwilling to give in to each other, constantly clashing together, forming a raging wind on the river.
Looking at the entire island from above, you can clearly see the passage of the island, only the piers behind the castle at both ends.
If you want to go in and out from other directions, you have to face the extreme cold on the iceberg or the lava on the volcano. Even if you go along the river in both directions, you will encounter strong winds and waves.
The strange thing is that the area around the three large stone bridges connecting the two areas is unexpectedly calm.
Six tall metal forts, like silent giants, are located on both sides of the river at the forefront of the three main roads of the upper, middle and lower roads, lined up in a row and silently facing each other across the bridge.
Among the snow-covered woods and dry woods on both sides, every tall or twisted tree is like a soldier waiting for danger.
They are always ready.
Be prepared to assist your own warriors or block dangerous attacks.
Every corner and every detail in this place does not show that it is newly built, but is filled with an everlasting epic atmosphere.
Ice and Fire Island.
It is destined to become a major iconic feature of the Starfish World. At the same time, as the ‘Combat Power Competition’ is held one after another, it will definitely become a stage that the strong men from all over the world yearn for.
"Hiss—it's so cold. It's colder here than I thought. Fortunately, I made warm-up preparations in advance."
In the howling cold wind, Yuzhuang Tianyuan hugged his chest with both hands and sighed happily while following Ghost Dance Tsuji Muzan and others into the gate of the Ice Castle.
Tiantori Mima nodded, looking at the snowflakes falling from the dark clouds, he also felt a strong cold.
"Indeed, but looking at the previous games, five winter coats have been prepared. You just have to be careful. If it is damaged in the battle, there will be no way to repair it."
What's interesting is that the two people clearly had a feud because of putting out fires in the previous auditions, but now they are communicating as if nothing happened, and they are communicating very naturally.
Because in the end, they don't really have any deep hatred.
At that time, Mima Tiantori just didn't want Yan Huo to hinder her from qualifying, and Uzhuan Tianyuan was just looking for trouble and didn't want a beautiful woman to die in front of him.
As for holding grudges, I can only say that neither of them is the type who is narrow-minded and easy to get carried away. Now they have become partners who need cooperation.
Only a fool would care about everything at this time and not understand the priority of things.
"Levi, aren't you cold?"
Yu Zhuan Tianyuan turned to look at Levi Ackerman, who was walking at the back. In the past few days, the five of them had become familiar with each other, and they had a certain understanding of each other's identities, where they came from, and how they fought.
understanding.
"not cold."
Levi looked at the environment inside the castle expressionlessly and replied casually.
"Hehehe, don't lie. You don't have any special abilities or physique. How can you not be cold~"
Yuzhuang Tianyuan teased, exhaling wisps of white mist from his mouth, and then looked with envy at Ghost Dance Tsuji Muzan and Morgan William who were leading the way up the ice stairs.
Their destination is the top fifth floor where resource boxes and phone bugs are placed.
"William, can't you release some steam to warm us up?"
"Yes, but the gain outweighs the loss."
William explained gently as he walked up.
"First of all, I need to conserve my strength as much as possible now. Secondly, even if I keep you guys warm for a while, you will still have to face this severe cold temperature when we separate later, so you might as well get used to it early."
"All right."
After hearing this, Yuzhuang Tianyuan knew that what he said made sense, so he stopped insisting. At this time, he heard the ghost dance Tsuji Mukai in the front remind him with his neutral voice that made it difficult to distinguish between men and women.
"We need to speed up, the other party has already started dividing the contents of the box."
Tianniao Meima and Yuzhuan Tianyuan looked at each other. Although they didn't say anything, they all silently accelerated the pace of climbing the stairs.
Oniwu Tsuji Mukai is their tentative captain.
Not only because he is the strongest, but also because of his ability to stare at fruits.
With a 4,000-kilometer radius of far-sightedness and perspective, combined with the Telephone Bug's communication, it can be said to be a very reliable hub, fully capable of controlling the entire field and commanding the entire team.
This made them feel more and more miraculous about the Devil Fruit's abilities, and also made Amata Mima determined to apply for a natural Devil Fruit after becoming a "Top 100".
soon.
The five people quickly reached the top floor without much communication. They first walked over and took away their phone bugs.
Then he opened all the iron boxes and took out some food, fresh water, medicine and a map of Ice and Fire Island.
Among them, Yuzhuang Tianyuan, Tiantori Mima and Levi also took out a winter coat that would not affect their movements but had a good thermal insulation effect and wore it.
But Muzan Kibutsuji and Morgan William are not needed at all.
The latter is originally a 'steam man', while the former controls his body temperature so that he is not afraid of the cold. His current body is like a sweltering furnace.
Kibutsuji Muzan saw that they were ready, and then said: "Okay, let's act according to our previous plan, Yuzhu Tianyuan, pay attention to answer the phone."
"good!"
Yu Zhuan Tianyuan suppressed some of the awkwardness in his heart and kept a calm mind as he answered the other party.
In the past few days, nothing happened to them on the cruise ship.
Onibatsuji Mukai deliberately found his room one night and told him exactly what he had said to Infernal Anjuro and Immortal Kawa Saneya before.
At that time, it can be said that I was shocked beyond words by Onibatsuji Muzan's bold idea.
He actually wanted everyone including the Lord Ubuyashiki, as well as the subsequent 'Demon Slayers' who came to Haixing to serve him as the leader and form a so-called 'Demon Slayer Group'.
Muzan can help every 'Demon Slayer' strengthen the body's total cell volume, and can also teach them to return life in advance, and these are just the initial benefits.
In the future, as long as he obtains high-level resources with the help of his higher status in the world government, he can share them as appropriate to enhance their strength as much as possible.
Its purpose is to make all 'Demon Slayers' use this power to gain a firm foothold in the World Government and Haixing, and at the same time be prepared to compete with other world forces.
To be honest, Yu Zhuan Tianyuan's rationality told him that this was a plan that would benefit him and all the 'demon slayers' without any harm.
Except it's a bit difficult to accept psychologically.
No matter what, Demon Slayer Tsuji Mukai was the person they had sworn to kill before. Which member of the Demon Slayer Squad didn't have a deep hatred for "ghosts"?
But the problem is that Wu Kai is no longer a 'ghost', and with his current position within the World Government, we are not allowed to continue to take action against him.
In a state of confusion, he had no choice but to take out his phone and call the Lord of Ubuyashiki who was far away in Wano Island. Unexpectedly, the latter had already heard about this incident from Purgatory Anjuro.
The Lord Ubuyashiki's answer was to let him deal with the "Combat Power Contest" with peace of mind first, and after it was over, he would invite Muzan Demonbutsuji and the "Hashira" of the original Demon Slayer Corps to gather at his manor.
In this case, Uku Tengen would habitually leave this matter to Ubuyashiki Yōya for decision.
[Swish, swish, swish]
The next moment, except for Yu Zhuan Tianyuan, the other four people said nothing, turned into afterimages and jumped out of the windows of the Ice Castle at extremely fast speeds, and then headed towards the upper, middle, lower roads and the snow to the east.
The forest dispersed.
Through the monitoring phone bugs placed in every corner and the overhead shots from the airship, the countless viewers watching the live broadcast in the four worlds can clearly see their branching situation.
Among them, Kibutsuji Muzan is the main road in the middle lane, Morgan William is the main road in the top lane, and Amado Mima is the main lane in the bottom lane.
The last Levi Ackerman has begun to use the enhanced three-dimensional maneuvering device on his waist to speed through the trees covered with snow.
Only Yu Zhuan Tianyuan just jumped down from the window on the fifth floor of the castle and walked slowly towards the middle road.
As soon as he stood under the second turret, the phone bug in his trouser pocket started calling. He picked it up and answered the call, and saw that it imitated the appearance and tone of Muzan Kibutsuji.
At the same time, William, Mima, and Levi all held telephones and listened silently.
"The opponent has not made any special position changes. It is the most common 'five-man front line'. On the top lane is the 'bounty hunter' Jean Ange. Be careful of his 'sniper'."
"Also, although the manual does not say that he can be domineering, it does not mean that he will not be able to do so. Don't forget that he comes from the sea area in the second half of the Grand Line where domineering is most common."
Listening to Ghost Dance Tsuji Muzan's gentle instructions, William smiled and said, "Thank you for reminding me."
However, he was not as relaxed as he seemed on the surface. After all, how terrifying a potentially domineering 'sniper' was, Jesus Bu of Team No. 5 had already demonstrated it vividly before.
certainly.
If the opponent is not domineering, then his elementalization will be invincible and very easy.
"Well, the opponent's bottom lane is the octopus fish-human named Xiaoba. I believe you have read the relevant information, Mima, so I won't say more. In short, if you can beat him, fight him. If you can't beat him, you should prioritize your own safety.
"
"give it to me."
Amata Mima has already arrived near the second turret in the lower lane, and he is seen smiling slightly at the phone bug in his hand. His handsome and noble face attracts many young female spectators.
"Then Levi, your opponent is the lion fur tribe called Sicilian."
"Is it really him?"
Levi arrived near the central river and stopped behind a tree trunk with dense leaves, carefully observing the movement ahead.
Although there isn't much information about fur people in the manual.
It's just that Sicilian showed outstanding swordsmanship, very agile skills, and strong adaptability to the jungle environment in the previous auditions.
But just in the past few days, Amata Mima, who had stayed at the Army Headquarters for a while, has shared all the special abilities of the fur tribe.
Because Levi is also the best at jungle combat, he had already expected that he would encounter the opponent. After all, both sides were "jungle" players no matter how they looked at it.
"To put it bluntly, he is a humanoid lion who can use electric current to enhance his physical strength and can also use a sword."
Levi Ackerman complained secretly in his heart.
When he was in the 'World of Giants', he had many titles such as 'The Short Giant', 'The Strongest Soldier in Mankind', 'The combat effectiveness of one man is equivalent to a brigade of 400 people', etc.
And now, he will face a master of another race in another world, which makes those sharp, narrowed eyes reveal a look of expectation.
"Tian Yuan, the ability user named Dorofei is already heading towards the second turret on the road from the underground, intercept him!"
When Yuzhuang Tianyuan saw that it was his turn, Oniwu Tsuji Muzan used an almost commanding tone, and the corners of his mouth twitched subconsciously. It was obvious that this guy already regarded him as a subordinate.
But the current situation is not suitable for entangled in such matters, so I can only sigh secretly in my heart and respond with "I understand".
Then, without saying a word, he violently knocked away the snowflakes in the air, and along with the howling cold wind, turned into a black afterimage and ran up the road at an alarming speed.
"So your opponent in the middle is the swordsman named 'Goethe'. According to the introduction in the manual, he not only masters the two-color domineering force, but is also a real swordsman. He should be the strongest among the five opponents. You have to be careful.
Already."
Morgan William looked at the first turret on the road that was close at hand and chuckled.
The reason why he has to be described as 'real swordsman'.
Because he already knew that although the "Pillars" of the Demon Slayer Corps could wield the sword style like Haixing's swordsman, their swordsmanship had not reached the level of "Steel Cutting", and the range of the sword style was actually not that high.
Not big.
"It doesn't matter, I won't die anyway."
Oniwu Tsuji Muzan looked at the knife-wielding figure on the other side of the stone bridge, and his tone of reply seemed very nonchalant.
Ever since he learned that killing was not allowed in this 'rematch' and that he had the ability to protect the contestants in time, his mentality became less cautious.
Moreover, on the way here, he had already hidden a piece of flesh and blood the size of a fist in the ice castle that was not allowed to be attacked. Even if something happened later and he was killed by the opponent without any bones left, he could still transfer his consciousness there.
Come and be reborn in flesh and blood.
So, he really has nothing to fear!
Wuhan even suspected that the reason why the World Government temporarily added a rule prohibiting killing was to protect itself from danger.
After all, you are so important now!
at the same time.
Uzuki Tengen, who is currently the jounin of Kai Ninja Village, has already walked through the snowy woods on the road and came to the vicinity of the second turret, holding the black and gold Nichirin swords.
Immediately afterwards, he controlled his breath as much as possible, hid behind a tree trunk and scanned the surroundings, while turning his right ear to listen carefully to something.
"Where!"
Yu Zhuan Tianyuan aimed at a certain spot in the snow twenty meters away and rushed out. He slashed downwards without hesitation with two special sun swords connected by an iron chain.
"The breath of sound, the shape of one, boom!"
The moment the golden blade pierced the snowy soil, there was a violent explosion accompanied by a loud noise, and large tracts of soil mixed with ice and snow splashed out.
At the same time, strong sound waves spread through the ground within a few dozen meters, and every inch of snow it affected shook violently and cracked.
This is Yu Zhuan Tianyuan’s true strength now!
The total amount of cells in his body has been strengthened to the average level of a Starfish person. After these few months of hard training, his strength has far exceeded that of himself during the 'Sound Pillar' period.
Coupled with the mastery of the two-color haki, he is now qualified to serve as a colonel or brigadier general even if he is placed at the army headquarters.
"Yeah, yeah, how did you find me? You are a pig from another world! A pig from another world!"
First, a short and fat figure jumped out of the swaying snow, and then the angry woman yelled and cursed.
Yu Zhuan Tianyuan frowned when he heard such discriminatory words, anger grew in his heart, and he became rude.
"I originally thought that the Starfish people were all tall or unusually tall. No matter how tall they were, they would have a basic height of 1.78 meters. I didn't expect that there would be a 'short winter melon' like you!"
It turned out that the woman opposite, with her fingers growing black and long, appeared to be a middle-aged woman with a height of less than 1.6 meters, a bloated body, and a head of dark-red fluffy hair.
"What did you say!"
Her name is Dorofei, she comes from a kingdom in the first half of the Grand Line, and she is also a user with the ability of the animal-type Weasel Fruit.
Originally, according to the plan, she used the weasel's powerful burrowing ability to avoid everyone on the opponent's side underground, and then 'pulled out' the turret at the rear.
But now, as soon as she approached the first target, she was discovered and forced out, which made her feel extremely bad at this time.
Now she heard that the other party, a bitch from another world, dared to ridicule her, which ignited her already violent temper, and her whole body suddenly burst into anger.
In an instant.
Dorothy's mouth kept firing, and all kinds of obscene words spewed out. The most common word among them was 'pig', as if she and pigs were inseparable.
"It's so noisy, you fat bitch!"
Yu Zhuan Tianyuan originally thought that he had quite good temperament, but today his eyes were opened to see that someone could curse so harshly, curse so fast, and speak clearly.
His legs gathered strength under his feet and exploded. He rushed in front of the opponent in the blink of an eye. The golden and black sun blade in his hand flashed with a deadly edge. He shot extremely quickly. The air with the wind and snow in front of him made a sharp sound of tearing through the air.
.
Although the rules prohibit killing, this 'sound column' clearly had murderous intentions.
Moreover, he was also curious about whether the whirlwind that could protect the contestants in time would be able to save the opponent from his super-fast knife.
"ah!"
Dorophe saw that this damn alien was so aggressive, and the speed he showed was obviously much stronger than her own.
This made her shrink back underground without saying a word, as fast as a turtle shrinking its head.
Wielding the flying squirrel's black claws, which were nearly twenty centimeters long, with all their strength, the frozen soil that should have been extremely hard was dug up easily like meat in front of them.
"Look at my 'Earth Dragon Escape Technique. Earth Dragon Fish'!"
Dorofei's behavior of running away without fighting was originally a tactic they had discussed, that is, she did not need to fight with others, she only needed to find ways to 'steal the tower'.
Her ability to act from underground actually restrains her general domineering attitude to a certain extent.
Because seeing and hearing color haqi is to perceive the location, number and movement of targets outside the line of sight through the strong feeling of "sound", but the ground layer blocks the transmission of "sound" to a certain extent.
Therefore, for ordinary Haki, as long as the opponent does not take the initiative to show up, it is difficult to locate such a target that exists deep underground.
It is worth mentioning that.
Ordinary seeing and hearing Haki cannot detect the invisible person.
It is based on the fact that Moria was rescued in front of Doflamingo in the 'original work', and that Quinn, one of the three disasters of the Beast Pirates, was unable to find Sanji after he was invisible, and was rescued by him.
Help.
but
"You can't run away, I am your natural enemy, you ugly fat woman!"
Yuzhuang Tianyuan chased after him with a cold face, and his position was very accurate, almost moving towards Dorophe at high speed.
This is because his domineering attitude is special.
Due to his extraordinary talent in hearing, as early as when he was a "sound column", he could already listen to and distinguish various sounds in much more detail than ordinary people.
And when this 'extraordinary hearing' becomes one with the awakening of the Haki of the Seeing Color, it becomes able to hear all sounds within the range of the Haki of the Seeing Color, and it also has a more acute perception of vibrations.
So when he said that he was the opponent's natural enemy, it was indeed a cold fact.
at the same time.
Just when Yu Zhuan Tianyuan began to pursue with all his strength.
Morgan William, Muzan Kibutsuji, Levi Ackerman, and Amata Mima have also started fierce battles with their opponents.