Ronglin drove his fist forward with overwhelming force, power erupting as Haki blasted forth, forcibly shattering Akainu's attack. Without losing momentum, after crushing Akainu's attack in one blow, his terrifying fist smashed toward Akainu's chest.
"Boom!" But Akainu's body suddenly scattered apart. Ronglin's swift, thunderous strike was a step too late and failed to hit him. As lava rained down from the sky, Ronglin spread out his Observation Haki and immediately caught the location of Akainu's true body.
"Where do you think you're going?!" Ronglin turned, gathering his power once more as he dashed toward Akainu's true body. In midair, he drew his palms together, then unleashed a powerful shockwave.
"Six Styles Secret Technique: Rokuougan Enhanced Version: Human Cannonball!"
"Boom!"
A beam of white light blasted toward Akainu's true body. The magma rapidly gathered, reforming Akainu's body. Akainu drew his arms back, and in his haste, he could only take Ronglin's attack head-on.
"Iron Body!"
Akainu knew that he could not block Ronglin's Armament Haki-infused attack with the abilities of a Logia-type Devil Fruit. At a time like this, he gathered his true body and directly used Iron Body, the defensive technique among the Navy's foundational Six Powers.
The white light suddenly struck Akainu in midair. He let out a muffled groan and was sent flying backward, even his defensive stance shattered. Yet there was no pain on Akainu's face—only unwillingness.
Seeing this, everyone was deeply worried. In this brief exchange, Akainu had merely been at a disadvantage, but an Admiral had already made his move. Why had he still failed to capture this brat immediately?
Never Be a Celestial Dragon's Lackey!
The most shocked person, however, was Ronglin. He had originally thought dealing with an Admiral would be easy, but as his strength steadily rose, Akainu only gradually fell