Capone: Fortress of Ambition

Moria, having consumed two hundred shadows, became even more confident, looking down upon Mike Feyton, Jack, and the others.

"Come on, keep it coming! Use your full strength! Get me excited!"

"You've really gotten arrogant!" Mike Feyton grew furious, hefted his heavy blade, and brought it down on Moria with a vicious slash.

Moria grinned, letting out his strange "Kishishi" laugh, and met the heavy blade with a punch. Blade and fist collided, two terrifying forces clashing.

The ground beneath their feet directly caved in and shattered, countless fissures spreading outwards like a spiderweb. Half of the ring began to show signs of collapse.

Mike Feyton's expression was grave, the veins on his arms bulging noticeably. Moria's punch exerted immense pressure on him.

At the same time, Jack also made his move. He unsheathed the two bizarre greatswords from his neck and slashed at Moria's thighs.

Moria's shadow swiftly transformed into numerous Shadow Horn Spears that shot towards Jack. Jack swung his blades, severing all the Shadow Horn Spears, and closed in on Moria without losing speed, his twin blades slashing ruthlessly at Moria's thighs.

With a loud clang, Armament Haki surfaced on Moria's thighs, blocking Jack's slashes. However, the force of Jack's attack was extremely powerful; with one strike, the Armament Haki fractured and slowly dissipated.

Moria roared, forcing Mike Feyton back, then threw a punch at Jack.

Jack reacted just as quickly, rapidly raising his twin blades to block Moria's violent punch.

With a thunderous boom, Jack's twin blades suddenly shattered. He himself was smashed into the ring by Moria's punch. The entire ring instantly disintegrated, countless cracks spreading in all directions. The surrounding defensive walls all fractured and began to collapse. Rubble flew through the air – an extremely shocking scene.

Jack lay in a large crater, coughing up copious amounts of blood. His previously unhealed injuries had once again worsened.

The audience let out deafening gasps of astonishment and fear. Those in the front rows began to flee towards the back, but no one left the fighting arena; they continued to watch this spectacular martial arts tournament.

The announcer could only use roars to express his own surprise and shock.

Suddenly, Moria's expression changed. An astonishing slash tore through the dust, rocketing towards him at explosive speed. The slash instantly struck Moria, severing his body, and flew towards the spectator stands. A section of the distant stands instantly exploded. Unlucky spectators were torn apart by the slash. An explosion occurred in that area, flesh and blood flying everywhere, resulting in heavy casualties.

Only at this moment did the audience truly become terrified. Nearby spectators fled in panic and disarray. The previous cheers turned into mournful screams. The audience retreated in terror, even leading to a stampede.

But the battle on the ring did not stop because of this. Moria's massive body transformed into shadow; he had used Doppelman to avoid the terrifying slash.

Moria's shadow transformed back into his original body. But just as he reformed, his expression changed again. Mike Feyton had appeared before him, slashing at Moria's body once more.

Moria hurriedly defended. His Armament Haki instantly crumbled, and the heavy blade cut into his arm, blood splattering as the blade lodged against the bone.

A ferocious grin appeared on Mike Feyton's face. The veins on his arms bulged as he exerted more force, intending to sever Moria's arm.

Moria's face contorted savagely. He threw a punch at Mike Feyton. Feyton quickly withdrew his blade and retreated, dodging Moria's fist, then closed in again. Moria returned the punch.

Suddenly, Moria felt a sharp pain in his waist. Turning his head, he saw Jack, transformed into a giant mammoth, his two thick, long tusks embedded in Moria's side. Jack was still stomping the ground, trying to drive them deeper.

"You're courting death!" Moria's massive hand clenched into a fist and hammered down on Jack's head, smashing Jack to the ground.

"The one courting death is you!" Mike Feyton's blade slashed across Moria's chest, instantly creating a huge wound, blood spraying everywhere.

Moria staggered back two steps. Jack also got to his feet. Though heavily injured, he showed no signs of retreat; instead, his ferocity was further ignited.

In another part of the ring, Taku glanced at Moria's situation, his excitement growing.

And from the area enveloped in poison smoke, fist winds continuously burst out, carrying away large swathes of the toxic fumes. Figures were also sent flying out one by one.

Jozu, his entire body covered in diamond, relentlessly threw punches. The attacks of Taku's guards couldn't break Jozu's diamond defense at all; they were sent flying by Jozu's punches, one after another.

"Damn it! I'd like to see how long you can hold your breath!" Taku waved his hands, and the poison smoke swirled around Jozu, forming a toxic vortex. He intended to trap Jozu within it. As long as Jozu inhaled, he would breathe in the poison smoke, be poisoned, and quickly lose his ability to fight.

Jozu looked at the poison smoke vortex with an expressionless face. He took a stance, the diamonds on his body shining with brilliant light.

"Diamond Pathway!"

With a low roar, he suddenly threw a punch. A terrifying torrent of brilliant light erupted from his fist, directly tearing apart the poison smoke vortex and blasting towards Taku.

Taku's expression changed drastically. He grabbed a nearby guard and thrust him forward as a shield. The brilliant light struck the guard, whose body convulsed wildly, now studded all over with dazzling diamonds. His body was pierced by the hard diamonds, and he died tragically on the spot.

Taku tossed the guard's corpse aside. Many diamonds were embedded in his own body as well; these diamonds had pierced through the guard's body and struck him.

The diamonds on Taku's body were forced out inch by inch. Black smoke emerged from the wounds, but no blood was visible.

Although his Poison Smoke Fruit was not a Logia, it possessed some Logia-like characteristics, somewhat similar to Katakuri's Mochi-Mochi Fruit, allowing him to negate some physical damage.

Jozu walked out of the poison smoke vortex, his brilliantly shining figure appearing even more dazzling under the sunlight.

Just as he emerged, he sensed a terrifying aura erupting. He immediately looked over, his gaze sharpening. He saw an incredibly massive, giant figure appear on the ring.

It turned out that Moria, having been injured by the combined attack of Mike Feyton and Jack, had his fury ignited. Moria directly swallowed over a thousand shadows, transforming into his strongest state. His massive body was like that of a giant, inspiring awe in all who beheld him.

"A giant! It's a giant! Moria has transformed into a giant!" the announcer roared in terror.

Backstage, the crowd of onlookers, including the three Bisacchi Great Kings, Marco the Phoenix, and others, all wore grave expressions, stunned by Moria's current state.

"Don't be afraid! His body is massive, but his speed is extremely slow! We can easily defeat him with speed!" Mike Feyton's face was also grave, but he was aware of Moria's weakness.

"All of you, get eliminated!" Moria roared to the heavens, his massive iron fist smashing directly towards Mike Feyton.

The high-speed punch created a sonic boom that shook the entire fighting arena. Under the pressure of the fist, Mike Feyton felt as if a small mountain was pressing down on him, making it extremely difficult to move.

He desperately tried to tear through the fist pressure, wanting to escape Moria's terrifying demon punch.

The entire fighting arena trembled under this one punch. Countless cracks, like lightning, shot out from the ring area and up into the spectator stands. The entire arena developed unimaginable fissures. Almost simultaneously, a violent, overwhelming shockwave instantly swept outwards in all directions.

Everyone was sent flying by the impact in an instant.