The blood mist dissipated in midair, revealing a massive semicircular crater on the ground. The crater was covered in splattered blood. Akainu lay at the bottom, his head deformed and most of his body shattered, with fragments of flesh and bone scattered far away.
Su Xiao's innate ability, Blood Beast, had nothing to do with anything gorgeous or flashy. It was entirely blood-red, and the moment it took shape, it pounced at the enemy. First, it inflicted impact injuries, then it exploded. The final blood-qi explosion was the most terrifying part. Akainu had died so horribly at the port because he couldn't withstand that attack.
Su Xiao pressed one hand against his shoulder and walked toward the crater. He picked up the Treasure Chest beside the corpse.
Dozens of pirates rushed past the crater, but after seeing the incomplete corpse inside, they all stopped.
"Akainu... is he dead?"
The pirate who said this swallowed. Even though Akainu's corpse was battered beyond recognition, he still felt that Akainu might stand up. The earlier barrage of magma fists had left him with a psychological shadow.
"He should be... dead, right?"
The pirates only stopped for a moment before hurrying toward the outside of the port.
Inside the crater, Su Xiao grabbed Akainu's Marine coat and dragged the corpse toward the edge. The moment he reached the rim, countless Marines charged toward him.
"Pay attention to formation. Don't let Kuculin Byakuya get close to the crowd."
The Marines were just about to surround him when a corpse flew toward them and landed on the ground with a thud. The word "Justice" on the Marine's white coat had been stained with blood until it was barely recognizable.
"This... is impossible."
The Marines closest to the corpse stopped in their tracks. Their eyes gradually widened,