The Primordial Power Within Me Appeared

Boom boom boom!!!

A powerful storm was constantly sweeping through, turning several streets in Demon Valley Town into ruins. Raging fires intertwined with smoke rose into the sky, and the surrounding ground was pitted with various craters, where bubbling magma continuously raised the temperature.

"Two monsters."

"Is this the strongest Logia-type among Devil Fruits?"

"Too terrifying, it's like controlling the power of nature itself."

"Logia-type, the Magma-Magma Fruit, the ability of Sakazuki, one of the Marines' three rising Rear Admirals."

"Normal attacks are useless, the Golden Emperor is bound to lose."

"Let him be arrogant, he's finally kicked a steel plate."

Outside the chaotic battlefield, numerous pirates and Marines watched the fierce battle. The power displayed by Sakazuki opened their eyes; Logia-types truly were the strongest of the three Devil Fruit types.

The Golden Emperor's attacks were completely useless.

"Hell Hound!"

An irresistible force erupted in an instant. Chaos, facing the blow head-on, showed pain. The Golden Armor on his entire right arm developed cracks, and it fell off like metal flakes.

Most importantly, this gold began to soften.

Chaos lost control of his body and was sent flying, along with a large section of ruins, finally lying at the end, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

Magma dripped from Sakazuki's face, his right hand's lava constantly expanding. Flames surged behind him, dyeing the entire sky red.

"You dare provoke me without even knowing Haki? I'll send you to hell."

"Crimson Dog Tooth."

Sakazuki was ruthless and spoke little. With contempt in his eyes, he rapidly shot towards Chaos. His entire lava-infused right arm transformed into a dog's head shape. At the moment of close contact, it was like a missile strike. The irresistible force even tore at eardrums.

"Just you?"

Chaos roared, and all the gold on his body writhed and wrapped around his right arm, forming a giant golden fist. He struck out with terrifying force, without any hesitation.

Buzz!

The colliding air currents instantly spread, peeling away the surrounding ground before it collapsed. A large amount of scorching magma scattered in all directions. Chaos gritted his teeth, his feet sinking deep into the ground, blood seeping from his mouth as he stubbornly resisted.

"Insignificant nobody, die!"

Sakazuki's face contorted with ferocity. The magma within his body surged into his arm, instantly empowering it with a second force, like an overwhelming tide that pushed Chaos back continuously.

Damn it, is the gap really this big?

Should I retreat?

No, just hold on a little longer.

Chaos gritted his teeth, forcibly planting his feet and resisting despite the injuries within his body.

"Pfft~"

The imagination was beautiful, but reality was cruel.

Chaos only lasted for about ten seconds before being sent flying again, crashing into the ruins, blood constantly seeping from his mouth.

He was already Goldenized, yet he still couldn't withstand that power.

Climbing up from the ground, Chaos spat a mouthful of blood onto the floor. His messy golden hair fell casually over his forehead. He stood proudly, provocatively beckoning Sakazuki with a finger.

A person can lose, but their demeanor cannot!

Sakazuki wasn't angry; in his eyes, Chaos was already a dead man.

Boom!

The two collided again. Chaos's attacks couldn't harm Sakazuki, but they could force him back!

It was a completely unequal fight; the elementalization of Logia-types was truly unbeatable.

From another perspective, Chaos was already quite impressive.

Without Armament Haki, he had been able to fight Sakazuki for so long, and even clashed head-on.

He had even forced Sakazuki back more than once.

"Pfft~"

The outer golden armor shattered. Chaos bent over, his chest a bloody red. He was sent flying, crashing to the ground and rolling repeatedly. After kicking up a large cloud of rubble and dust, he swayed and stood up again.

He spat the blood from his mouth, tilting his chin up with the same arrogant expression.

Many pirates watching from the periphery twitched their mouths. It wasn't without reason that this guy was so detested.

Even if he didn't die today, he would die in the future.

He might provoke some powerful individual.

In such a situation, he was still so arrogant and presumptuous; they didn't know where he got his courage.

Sakazuki's anger also slowly began to rise. At first, he hadn't felt much, but as the fight progressed, things changed.

The other party's constant provocative, dismissive, and disdainful gaze was truly infuriating.

This arrogance wasn't like the domineering arrogance of the Golden Lion or the Lone Red; it was a niche, hate-inducing sort of arrogance, the kind that just rubbed people the wrong way.

Even someone with a very mild temper would probably find it unbearable.

It felt like his thoughts wouldn't be clear, that he'd be uncomfortable all over, unless he beat Chaos to death.

If he were in an advantageous position, he could be this arrogant, because he was very strong.

But the key was that he was at a disadvantage, and it was impossible to understand where this mysterious confidence came from to support such arrogance.

The ground cracked with another collision. Chaos retreated, his face contorted in pain, but he charged again and again like an unkillable cockroach.

"Hell Hound."

Sakazuki descended from the sky, his right arm pulled back, lava spewing forth. He struck Chaos like a bamboo split by a knife, his power and speed both terrifying.

Chaos, his face covered in blood, clenched his right fist, still arrogant. Just as he was about to punch and confront Sakazuki head-on again, a strange power surged through his body, filling his arm, especially his fist with intense energy.

Chaos didn't even have time to react. He collided heavily with Sakazuki. With a dull, heavy metallic sound, Chaos's feet sank into the ground as he was sent flying. He left two thirty-meter-long gouges before doing a backflip and landing on one knee, his golden face filled with ecstasy.

It wouldn't be wrong!

It absolutely wouldn't be wrong!

The Primordial Power within his body had finally been unleashed.

Why had he persisted, even enduring beatings?

Wasn't it all to desperately probe the edge of death in an attempt to ignite that power?

Sakazuki, dripping with lava, his gaze shifted.

In that last collision, a faint Haki had clearly appeared on the opponent's hand.

This guy...

Sakazuki's face showed murderous intent, and as he flew forward, the lava covering his body expanded.

Chaos was more excited than ever, clenching his fist and feeling that faint power, guiding it, sensing it, much like when he first awakened Observation Haki – clumsy and unfamiliar.

Pfft~

Without any surprise, Chaos was sent flying, spitting blood, the moment they collided. Before he could even catch his breath, Sakazuki appeared. With a mountain-shattering explosion, Chaos was flung out of the thick smoke like a rubber ball.

He finally rolled to the ground, grabbing the earth with both hands. He miserably and pathetically wiped the blood from his nose and mouth, then burst into laughter.

Sakazuki emerged from the flames with a grim expression, his mood clearly at an all-time low.

"Hahaha!"

"Sakazuki, from this day forward, you are my dearest friend. You truly didn't disappoint me!"

"We'll stop here for today; I can't take much more."

"You're the manliest man I've ever met."

"When you get back, be sure to release my bounty news report. I'll be very unhappy if even a hundred million is missing!"

"Looking forward to our next meeting!"

Chaos let out a long roar to the sky and flew away at high speed.

His echo rang through the entire sky.

Sakazuki, his face ashen, wanted to pursue, but his aerial mobility was clearly no match for Chaos.

Even using Great Eruption was useless.

If this were the Sakazuki of the future Marineford Summit, Chaos wouldn't have been able to escape; he would have been annihilated without a trace.