I'm Not Interested in Him
"But... it doesn't matter!"
He put away his Delusion Breaker; without his Haki, his swordsmanship was temporarily useless against Ace, a Logia-type Devil Ability User.
The only way he could fight Ace was with his own abilities.
"Fire Fist Ace, I'm going to unleash my full power!"
Looking at the progress bar in the system, which hadn't moved at all, Ye Liangnai couldn't help but sigh that getting 500,000 Enhancement Points was indeed not easy.
Hearing Ye Liangnai's words, Ace also showed a serious expression. Although Ye Liangnai's strength was not much in his opinion, his ability was really strange and bizarre, and Ace dared not underestimate him.
"Phoenix Form!"
With a heavy step, Ye Liangnai soared into the sky.
Then, scorching flames erupted from its body, and fiery feathers danced in the air, revealing a magnificent and radiant Fire Phoenix before Ace.
"This guy is actually a Zoan Ability User?"
Seeing Ye Liangnai transform into Fire Phoenix, Ace was taken aback. "It's actually a Mythical Zoan type Fire Phoenix! What kind of fruit did he eat? How did he manage to make his sword grow longer?!"
But Ye Liangnai ignored Fire Fist Ace's doubts and swooped down, her sharp claws slashing out.
"Fire Fist!"
Terrifying flames erupted from Ace's body once more, and a gigantic Fire Fist that blotted out the sky swept through the air and slammed towards Ye Liangnai.
"Bang!"
The air trembled violently, flames danced across the sky, the surrounding forests were scorched and dried up, and the earth cracked open.
"Rumble!"
The earth trembled violently from the shockwaves generated by the two people's continuous clash of waves, and the sea was filled with waves, with red flames dyeing half the sky red!
"Give me... my money back!!!"
Ace roared with some difficulty, while Ye Liangnai's power increased significantly after transforming into her Phoenix Form.
"Buzz!"
The flames on his body suddenly became even more powerful, the temperature rose even higher, and the color changed from orange-red to crimson, with the power increasing dramatically!
"Boom!"
Ye Liangnai flew out again, but he quickly stopped in mid-air, flapped his wings, and looked like a god. "Phoenix Fire Feathers!"
In an instant, a shower of fiery feathers, like a meteor shower, rained down on Ace, creating a spectacular scene.
"This little attack is useless... wait, his flames can actually hurt me!"
Ace had originally intended to use his elemental form to dodge, but when the fire feather passed through his body, he felt a sharp pain. His elemental body was actually burned, which startled him so much that he quickly raised his defenses. "Mirror Flame!"
"Bang bang bang!"
Don't be fooled by the fact that they are just fire feathers. They may look light and airy, but their destructive power is as amazing as that of small meteorites, causing Ace's defenses to tremble violently.
The surrounding sea was scorching intensely due to the temperature of the terrifying attack, and a misty fog rose from it.
"No, we can't keep exchanging fire. This guy's flames are hotter than mine, and my defenses will be continuously burned!"
Even with the Mirror Flame defense, Ace still felt a burning pain in his body.
He felt that they needed to take the initiative and regain control of the game.
"Drink!"
He raised his defenses, forcing the fire feathers back. After Ye Liangnai also dodged from the air, he threw a fiery punch at Ye Liangnai in the air.
"Whoosh!"
However, in mid-air, Ye Liangnai, in her Phoenix Form, was quite agile and dodged Ace's attack.
Just as Ye Liangnai thought she had dodged it and breathed a sigh of relief, she saw Ace's index fingers pressed together, aiming at her.
"Crossfire!!"
A streak of flame shot towards Ye Liangnai in an instant, forcing Ye Liangnai to quickly flap her wings to dodge.
But--
"Sacred Fire Shiranui!"
Just as Ye Liangnai dodged the fire attack, she suddenly saw a flash of red before her eyes. The Fire Fist Ace below had turned his hands into flames, then pulled out two flaming spears from the flames and hurled them through the air.
"Hiss!"
Ye Liangnai's pupils contracted. He sensed a peculiar aura emanating from the Fire Gun, which instilled in him a deep-seated resistance.
He dared not be careless and used all his strength to dodge again, but it was still too late!
"Pfft!"
Ye Liangnai's wings were pierced at the same time, causing his eyes to immediately fill with painful bloodshot veins.
"Fire Fist!"
But Ace still didn't let Yorana off the Ye Liangnai, and unleashed another fiery punch that turned the sky red!
"Phoenix Meteor Kill!"
Ye Liangnai roared, mobilizing all his remaining strength, causing the flames on his body to turn from crimson to dark red, and the temperature to rise several times over. With a flap of his wings, he swooped down like a meteorite!
"Bang!"
With a deafening roar, the sea exploded, and violent shockwaves whipped up bursting waves that crashed against the islands. Kakkō shot into the sky, leaving behind a trail of afterglow—a scene reminiscent of the apocalypse.
"Snap!"
Fire Fist Ace showed signs of strain, the ground beneath his feet cracked as if it couldn't withstand the force of Ye Liangnai's dive.
"This guy..."
Ace was very surprised. Ye Liangnai's power was beyond his imagination. The difference in strength between his transformed and non-transformed forms was too great.
"However, I will not admit defeat!"
"Give me... my money back!!!"
Ace roared, "Flame Ring - Pillar of Fire!"
"Boom!"
Like a powerful galloping horse charging towards her, Ye Liangnai was blasted into the sky, her blood churning violently, and she couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
Then, it quickly plummeted towards the earth.
"Bang!"
Ye Liangnai crashed hard to the ground, creating a large crater.
"Call out!"
Before Ye Liangnai could even get up, a hot breath pressed against her neck. Ace, holding Fire Gun, pressed it against the back of Ye Liangnai's head, his voice sharp. "You lost!"
"Tell me your answer, are you going to attack Straw Hat Luffy Boy?"
Ye Liangnai coughed twice. "Who would be interested in him? He's too weak; he's not worth my time!"
Hearing Ye Liangnai's reply, Ace's brow furrowed. "You think I'd believe you?"
"If you had no designs on Straw Hat Luffy, why would you have attacked 'Golden Pirate' and 'Blood Blade'?"
"One of them has a bounty of 87 million Beli, and the other has a bounty of 95 million Beli. The pirates you've killed are all progressively higher in rank. And you still say your next target isn't the Straw Hat Luffy!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Liangnai laughed, "So what if their relationship is progressive? Does that mean I will definitely make a move against Straw Hat Luffy?"
"The 'Golden Pirate' and 'Blood Blade' will only be killed by me because they wanted to kill me. I have no choice but to kill them!"
"As for Straw Hat Luffy..."
Ye Liangnai turned to look at Ace, "I've never even heard of this name before, how am I supposed to take him down!"
Ye Liangnai told lies without batting an eye.
Of course, strictly speaking, it can't really be considered a lie.