Chapter 719

Ace's expression froze. This Devil Fruit originally belonged to a pirate crew; the fourth division captain had robbed that crew and obtained Devil Fruit. If what he had just said was true, the Devil Fruit should belong to that pirate crew. However, he had finally managed to escape and waited for Chen Fan for ten days; how could he return empty-handed? If he went back without accomplishing anything, all his crew members would laugh at him. Moreover, Chen Fan was holding the culprit that caused the fourth division captain's death— the Darkness Fruit. He couldn't give it up. As a pirate, he always took what he wanted; that was what he always did.

Ace threw his backpack on the ground, then crouched slightly, assuming a fighting stance. Looking at Chen Fan said, "No matter what, I'm determined to bring this Devil Fruit back. What pirates like, I'll take with my own hands!"

Chen Fan chuckled and said, "Sure enough, that's robber logic... Well... I never intended to resolve this peacefully anyway. Since you wanted to steal my Devil Fruit, it's only natural that I took yours, right? I'll Devil Fruit yours too!" With that, Chen Fan tossed the Devil Fruit toward his ship.

"Six Petal Flower Bloom!" Robin's hands caught the Devil Fruit in mid-air in a relay.

Ace saw the Devil Fruit fall into Robin's hands, stomped his foot, and burst into flames as he charged toward the Devil Fruit at incredible speed, intending to intercept Devil Fruit before Devil Fruit landed on the ship.

"Whoosh...!" Just as Ace was about to grab the Devil Fruit, Chen Fan instantly appeared beside Ace and kicked Ace in the stomach. Ace didn't take it seriously at all. He was Logia Devil Fruit User, and his body could become elemental. Just as he thought this, and his hand was about to grab the Darkness Fruit;

"Bang..."

Chen Fan kicked Ace in the abdomen, causing Ace's expression to change drastically. Ripples spread through the air as Ace's body shot to the ground like a cannonball.

"Boom...!!"

A plume of smoke erupted from the ground, followed by the sound of an explosion. A newly built house burst into flames. The island's ordinary residents once again began fleeing by boat. They realized they couldn't afford to take any chances; the rumors that disaster was inevitable whenever Chen Fan appeared were indeed true. From now on, they would stay far away from Chen Fan whenever they saw him.

"Ah...! Run! Someone's fighting that demon again! Is this island going to be destroyed?!" Ordinary villagers shouted and started to run. Chen Fan broke out in a cold sweat. Damn, it seemed like he wasn't the one causing the destruction. But it was better if these people were far away.

"Boom...!" A towering flame shot into the sky, Ace emerged from the burning house;

"Not bad. You used flames to protect your waist the instant I attacked, and even used the flames to cushion the impact of your fall. You've developed this Devil Fruit quite well," Chen Fan said to Ace with a smile.

Ace looked at Chen Fan and said, "Haki?"

"Just think of it this way, I'm only using this function right now because I can't fully control it, and besides, I'm very interested in your natural fruit!" Chen Fan said;

Ace smiled and said to Chen Fan, "This is even better. I already felt that it would be a bit unethical to just take it by force, but I'm determined to bring this Devil Fruit back to the Whitebeard Pirates. If you win, you can take this Devil Fruit from me; I won't complain at all!"

Chen Fan nodded and said, "That's good! That's even better."

"Fire Fist!" Ace shouted, throwing a punch at Chen Fan. A giant fist formed of flames hurtled towards Chen Fan.

"Boom...!!"

The fist struck Chen Fan directly, causing a huge explosion. Ace frowned. Even though it hit him, he felt something was even stranger: why didn't Chen Fan dodge? With Chen Fan's speed, he should have been able to easily avoid the attack.

Soon a figure appeared in the sea of fire; it was Chen Fan, and he was completely unharmed.

"It's so hot...! It's so hot...! I'm practically burning!" Chen Fan said as he came out, though it was all just a lighthearted, meaningless comment. Chen Fan knew the properties of fire best, having spent a lot of time with Natsu Chen Fan Fairy Tail. Fire has the characteristic of 'explosion,' and another is temperature, which translates to 57 thermal energy. Unfortunately, both of these are vectors and have no effect on Chen Fan. Of course, this is only within Chen Fan's calculation range. If you could release temperatures of millions, Chen Fan would probably be overwhelmed.

Ace was slightly taken aback when he saw Chen Fan unharmed. Sure enough, this man wasn't so easy to deal with. It seemed the Navy's 500 million Beli bounty on Chen Fan was indeed justified. Of course, Ace's bounty was 50 million Beli higher than Ace Chen Fan's —550 million Beli. However, the bounty amount was meaningless now; defeating this man and reclaiming the Darkness Fruit was the priority.

"Cross Fire!" Ace crossed his two index fingers, aimed at Chen Fan, and a three-dimensional crossfire shot towards Chen Fan...

Chapter 206 Battle with Ace

(Chapter 206 Battle with Ace)

"Kid, what you're saying is quite amusing! This is spoils of war that I obtained after defeating Blackbeard, and it took me a lot of effort. You think you can just take it back like that? Do you think you're so great, Fire Fist Ace, or are you trying to intimidate me with your Whitebeard Pirates?" Chen Fan glanced at Ace disdainfully. Pirates are all a bunch of self-centered guys. Perhaps Chen Fan felt a little sad when Chen Fan saw Ace die before, but seeing it with his own eyes, and hearing what Ace said, was he kidding? He worked so hard to get spoils of war, and you just take them away like that, making a big fuss about it? Do you really think your Whitebeard Pirates the best in the world? Heaven is number one, Whitebeard is number two;

"Blackbeard was originally one of my men. This Devil Fruit belonged to the fourth division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates' '030' crew. Blackbeard killed the fourth division commander and then escaped, so this Devil Fruit should belong to our Whitebeard Pirates," Ace said, looking at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan lowered his head, chuckled, and shook his head. These pirates certainly had unique ideas. Then he looked up at Ace and asked with a smile, "So, whose Devil Fruit was this before?"

Ace's expression froze. This Devil Fruit originally belonged to a pirate crew; the fourth division captain had robbed that crew and obtained Devil Fruit. If what he had just said was true, the Devil Fruit should belong to that pirate crew. However, he had finally managed to escape and waited for Chen Fan for ten days; how could he return empty-handed? If he went back without accomplishing anything, all his crew members would laugh at him. Moreover, Chen Fan was holding the culprit that caused the fourth division captain's death— the Darkness Fruit. He couldn't give it up. As a pirate, he always took what he wanted; that was what he always did.