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Chapter 53: Susano'o

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As the dust settled, Ian, in a blur of motion, lunged towards Crocodile, his right fist cocked back and aimed at the Warlord.

"Hmph!" Crocodile snorted, meeting Ian's fist with his own, unafraid. His fist instantly transformed into sand, expanding into a massive, monstrous sandy fist twice the size of Ian's, its sheer size radiating a palpable threat.

BOOM! The two fists collided with a thunderous roar. Ian's fist, fueled by explosive power, shattered the giant sand construct, revealing Crocodile's arm and fist beneath.

Crocodile's reptilian eyes flashed with a cold glint. He was about to activate his Devil Fruit power, attempting to drain the moisture from Ian's body, turning him into a desiccated husk.

But before his power could take hold, a surge of raw explosive force, interwoven with the crackling energy of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, coursed through his arm.

BOOM! Crocodile's arm exploded into a cloud of sand, scattering across the battlefield. His body was sent hurtling backward.

"Not bad. Even a Mythical Zoan with elemental abilities can't fully transform into their element like a Logia. That trick won't work on me."

Crocodile re-formed from the swirling sand a distance away, his shattered arm instantly regenerating. He regarded Ian with a calculating gaze.

Something felt off. Ian's fist, in addition to its electric power, packed a monstrous weight and explosive force. While physical strength could be honed through training, the sheer power behind that blow...

And the immense sword pressure that had actually managed to harm him, despite lacking Armament Haki, was perplexing.

The sand coalesced back into Crocodile's form. With a low growl, he slammed his hand onto the ground, unleashing the full force of his Suna Suna no Mi. "Desert... Spada!"

The earth buckled and rippled outwards from his touch. Soil, stone, everything in the path of his power crumbled and disintegrated into sand.

Ian wouldn't allow Crocodile to control the battlefield. Even enveloped in a sandstorm, he was confident his Armament Haki and Hierro could withstand Crocodile's moisture-draining power.

But fighting within a swirling vortex of sand was a sensory nightmare. He crouched low, his legs coiled like springs, amplifying his strength with the power of the Bomu Bomu no Mi. He activated both Sonido and Soru in a single explosive burst.

BOOM! The ground erupted beneath him, and in a blink, he had broken free from the hundred-meter wide sandstorm, hovering in mid-air with Geppo.

Crocodile, seeing Ian escape his attack, snorted, raising his hands. The sand swirled around him, forming a colossal sand blade. "Desert Spada!"

He swung the blade downwards with devastating force. The ground split open as if cleaved by a giant, razor-sharp edge, a chasm stretching dozens of meters across the battlefield.

Ian drew his Zanpakuto, pouring his spiritual pressure into the blade. He swung, unleashing a massive wave of green energy. The two attacks clashed in a blinding explosion of light and power.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The very air trembled with the force of their clash.

"Divine Retribution!" Ian thrust his right hand forward.