Fighting a Rear Admiral

"Heh, now this is getting interesting!"

Kage showed an interested expression. The next moment, he stomped his feet more than a dozen times in rapid succession, vanishing once again as he charged at Yun Ye!

His speed was more than twice as fast as before!

This time, Kage clenched his fist and threw an unstoppable punch at Yun Ye!

Kage was incredibly fast, but he still could not escape Yun Ye's perception.

Yun Ye's gaze followed Kage's movements.

Naturally, Kage noticed this as well, and an unbelievable thought arose in his mind: He caught my movements!

Yun Ye's next actions confirmed his suspicion.

His attack was evaded by Yun Ye once again!

But something even more shocking was yet to come!

After dodging Kage's attack, Yun Ye flashed forward and charged at Kage, launching an attack of his own!

The White Strike skill gave Yun Ye considerable mastery over hand-to-hand combat. Though it was somewhat weaker than his swordsmanship, it was still impressive overall!

Drawing power from his waist and abdomen, Yun Ye mobilized every muscle in his body and shot forward at top speed. Reaching Kage in an instant, he viciously drove out a straight punch!

The fist wind howled through the air, carrying tremendous force!

"Well, damn!"

Kage was shocked by Yun Ye's speed, but he had experienced countless battles over the years. His Observation Haki caught Yun Ye's movements, and he twisted his body, throwing out a punch of his own to meet it!

Boom!

Their fists collided.

Yun Ye's punch had gathered force, while Kage had responded in haste. In this clash, Kage was actually forced back several steps by Yun Ye!

An indescribable gleam flashed across Kage's face. Although he had reacted hastily, he had actually been pushed back several steps by a rookie!

As expected of the Navy's elite. Even a hastily thrown strike carries such force! Yun Ye's eyes flashed as he charged forward once more.

This time, Kage clearly saw Yun Ye's footwork and exclaimed in surprise, "Soru? No, that's not it. This is another kind of technique!"

Kage's interest was thoroughly piqued. Using Soru, he instantly vanished from where he stood!

The two figures darted and shifted across the field at incredible speed. The others could only see two afterimages and were completely unable to track their movements!

The two afterimages collided from time to time, producing booming sounds!

Seeing this scene, the rookies from the same batch nearly had their eyes pop out of their heads, their mouths hanging wide enough to fit an egg!

Someone muttered absentmindedly, "Th-this... is he really a rookie from the same batch as us?"

"Are you messing with me?"

"That's a rookie?"

"Holy shit, what kind of monster is this?!"

At this moment, even Lun Lian'er, who thought he understood Yun Ye well, widened his eyes in disbelief. "Brother Yun Ye... he... he's this strong?"

Before this, he had known that Yun Ye was quite capable, but he had never imagined it would be this outrageous!

The man before him was a Rear Admiral from Navy Headquarters!

Judging from the battle, Yun Ye was actually able to fight a Navy Rear Admiral on equal footing!

"Good kid. Your speed is impressive, but your strength is lacking!"

Kage was astonished. After several exchanges, however, he had also discovered Yun Ye's weakness: his physique was not strong enough!

His speed was commendable, and his combat skills were not weak either. The only thing holding Yun Ye back was his physique!

"..." Yun Ye said nothing and focused on responding. He realized that unless he revealed his trump cards, he truly had no way of dealing with the instructor before him.

"But if this is all you've got, you're still not good enough to skip training!"

Kage sneered, grabbed Yun Ye's incoming fist with his right hand, and flung his entire body away!

Then he stomped down, shattering the ground beneath him with the tremendous force. His figure shot out at high speed, catching up to Yun Ye as he hurled a fierce punch straight at Yun Ye's chest!

Yun Ye frowned and used Flash Step to kick off the air, twisting his body aside and dodging Kage's punch!

Kage's fist slammed into the ground, blasting a huge crater into it!

The commotion here was immense, reaching the Elite Camp.

Former Admiral "Black Arm" Zephyr, who was training the soldiers, sensed the disturbance and could not help frowning. What had happened to cause such a huge commotion?

"Outrageous!"

Zephyr snorted and prepared to go over and see who dared to make such a disturbance during training hours!

The soldiers in training also briefly stopped and looked toward the other side of the wall.

A beautiful woman with a graceful figure looked toward the Recruit Camp and said softly, "Today seems to be the day the new batch of recruits arrives, doesn't it? Did something happen? Hina is very curious!"

The other beautiful blue-haired woman spoke as well. "This reminds me of what happened when Smoker first joined the Recruit Camp."

"Teacher Zephyr has already gone over. This is going to be interesting."

"Could there be another troublemaker this year?"

"If so, the Training Camp is about to get lively!"

These people were Senior Recruits from the Elite Camp!

"Don't think you can run!"

Kage caught up again, reaching out with his right hand to seize Yun Ye.

Yun Ye vanished once more with Flash Step, his expression incomparably calm. This Rear Admiral truly was quite strong.

Without revealing his trump cards, Yun Ye could not defeat him!

But if I'm careful, I shouldn't be exposed...

In the end, Yun Ye decided to get a little more serious. He did not need to defeat Kage; it was enough to put on an outstanding performance.

The moment he decided to make a move, Yun Ye had already run through every possible consequence in his mind.

He had considered many things, including how he would respond afterward.

He intended to shape himself into a Recruit with spirit, talent, and strength.

Therefore, making the necessary moves would not only avoid drawing resentment, but would make others value Yun Ye even more.

But he had to strike the right balance...

After evading another attack, Yun Ye stopped at a distance and stood where he was, waiting for Kage to attack!

Seeing this, Kage sneered. "Out of stamina? Then lie down!"

Using Geppo to leap through the air at high speed, he charged toward Yun Ye!

Yun Ye took a deep breath, drawing his fist back to his waist again, his gaze utterly focused.

"Ha!"

Yun Ye shouted, and a flicker of lightning quietly emerged behind him. However, the disturbance was so faint that almost no one noticed it.

Kage could also tell that Yun Ye was preparing for one final counterattack. Rather than retreating, he advanced with a sneer and threw a punch to meet it!

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the two fists drew closer and closer!

Yet in the next instant, Kage's expression changed drastically. An inexplicable sense of danger swept over him, forcing him to use a certain power at the last moment, coating his fist with it!

Yun Ye was focused on controlling the eruption of Instantaneous Burst and did not notice at all.

The next moment—

BOOM!

A thunderous explosion erupted in the arena, kicking up clouds of dust as the shockwave swept outward, forcing the others back several steps.

Two figures shot out in opposite directions with a whoosh.

One slid across the ground, carving a trail over ten meters long before barely coming to a stop.

The other was sent flying outright, only landing steadily after dissipating the force twice in midair!

Yun Ye landed on the ground, his clothes already torn to pieces, revealing his lean, powerful upper body.

His clothes had been shredded because, in that instant, Yun Ye had used Instant Burst, while part of Kage's fist force had pierced through his body.

It was also through that instantaneous eruption that Yun Ye had barely managed to knock Kage back once more!

Yun Ye panted heavily, then looked in the other direction and gave a military salute. "Instructor, I was too arrogant. From now on, I'll properly accept your training!"

On the other side, Kage's gaze had also grown somewhat solemn. Yun Ye's strike just now had actually made even him feel threatened, forcing him to coat his fist with Armament Haki at the last moment!

Yet even so, his right arm was still trembling faintly...