Aokiji, Navy Headquarters' Greatest Battle Power!

"Could I finally go all out?"

Within the vast waters, Xi Yan calmly watched the pirate ship gradually sail away.

In truth, he had noticed the ship the moment it appeared nearby.

Now that his partners and his original body had left together, he could finally wreak havoc here without restraint!

The three vice admirals who had burst out of the water also heard the cries of alarm from the Marines on the bridge.

"Damn it, what the hell was that?"

Momonga stared at the departing Going Merry, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He had thought the Straw Hat Pirates were already trapped like turtles in a jar. After all, they did not even have a ship to leave on. How could they possibly escape?

But now... they had actually been picked up by a pirate ship that had suddenly appeared?

"This has really exceeded my expectations." Strawberry said with a cold expression, "A pirate ship actually showed up at a time like this..."

"Let the Straw Hat Pirates go if they want to." T-Bone looked at Xi Yan and said, "As long as this guy does not get away."

A Ninja capable of poisoning two Navy Headquarters vice admirals into collapse, along with all those strange abilities... this guy was clearly more valuable than the Straw Hat Pirates.

In naval battle, someone like him was simply too terrifying.

If they could capture and interrogate him, perhaps the Navy might even obtain the ability to control seawater as well.

At that thought, T-Bone's gaze grew considerably more heated.

"You're right, then..."

Before Momonga could finish speaking, he remembered something and immediately turned toward Onigumo and the other man.

Now that the Straw Hat Pirates were no longer holding him back, would the enemy really spare those two?!

Sure enough, when Momonga looked over, he saw Xi Yan standing beside the two men, a long blade in his hand as he smiled in their direction.

His expression seemed to say: Yo, you noticed.

"Bastard!"

Momonga's pupils shrank. He immediately understood what the other side intended to do. Xi Yan was planning to strike while Onigumo and the other man could not move!

"Geppo..."

Momonga pushed his speed to the limit, rapidly moving through the air as he tried to save the two men.

But the sudden change behind him made Momonga's face pale.

"And you still dare to look elsewhere." Xi Yan sneered from within the water. "You really are looking down on me."

"Boom!!"

As Xi Yan's words fell, the vast body of water suddenly exploded, transforming into scattered streams that shot in every direction. In almost the blink of an eye, they caught up to Momonga in mid-air and touched the other two Marine vice admirals as well!

As they looked at the streams of water wrapping around them, the three men felt their scalps go numb. It's over...

"Lightning Release: Thunderstorm Bullet!"

"Boom!!"

Terrifying lightning erupted outward from Xi Yan like an explosion, racing along the water streams in every direction at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

In just an instant, it caught up to the three Marine vice admirals touched by the water!

"Argh!!"

At that moment, they finally understood what Onigumo and the others had experienced earlier. Being struck by lightning felt absolutely awful!

Even with Haki protecting their bodies, they could not become immune to such lightning attacks!

In the end, the three men fell from the sky with black smoke spilling from their mouths, plunging into the sea.

If even they were like this, there was no need to mention the ordinary Marines still in the seawater. Almost the instant they came into contact with it, their eyes rolled back and they collapsed into the sea.

Meanwhile, Xi Yan on the other side made his move as well.

The long blade in his hand slashed without hesitation at the two Navy Headquarters vice admirals who could not fight back.

Perhaps sensing death's approach, Onigumo miraculously opened his eyes. Through blurred vision, he watched the long blade draw closer and closer. So this is how it ends... I really can't accept this!!

"Be on your way!"

"Ice Age!!"

"Boom!!"

An incomparably terrifying cold air swept in from afar. Before Xi Yan could bring down his blade, it forcibly froze him solid, while not a single speck of ice formed on the two wounded men atop the Sea King.

"Bang!"

The attacked Shadow Clone immediately vanished from where it stood, leaving behind only a few ice fragments.

"Phew..."

Standing atop an ice block, Aokiji exhaled a frosty breath.

He swept his gaze across the battlefield, only to find devastation everywhere.

"A Buster Call launched by Navy Headquarters was actually beaten into this state..." Aokiji frowned. "This is truly a first."

After withdrawing his gaze from the Sea King's corpse, he looked toward the figure amid the warship fleet.

The next moment, Aokiji vanished from the spot. When he appeared again, he was already aboard the warship where Xi Yan was.

"So, you did all this." Aokiji said.

"As expected of Navy Headquarters' Greatest Battle Power..." Xi Yan said with a sigh.

That clone had not attacked slowly, yet it still could not escape Aokiji's strike and was directly frozen into an ice sculpture.

More importantly, this guy's control over ice had reached a terrifying level. He had frozen only that area, without harming the surrounding waters or any of the Marines here!

With such strength, he truly deserved to be called a Marine Admiral!

"What terrifying strength."

"Aralala, young man, praising me like that makes me embarrassed." Aokiji said. "And you still haven't answered my question."

"That's right. I did it."

"Including that water sphere just now?"

"Yes."

"What a terrifying power..." Aokiji narrowed his eyes at Xi Yan. "Who exactly are you?"

"Me?" Xi Yan said with a cheerful smile. "I'm just a Ninja."

"A Ninja?" Aokiji raised a brow. "From Wano Country?"

As far as he knew, Wano Country had Ninja, but was that not Kaido's territory? Could this guy be one of Kaido's men?

"No."

Xi Yan was somewhat puzzled. Why did everyone think he was from Wano Country?

"Aralala, it seems you're not a very honest young man." Aokiji said. "But it doesn't matter. Once you come with me to Navy Headquarters, we'll naturally learn everything."

Things had escalated to this extent, and this kid had happened to be caught by him. There was no way Aokiji could let him leave.

As for the pirate ship that had escaped earlier?

Aokiji claimed he had not seen it.

"Letting myself be captured and following you is not really my style." Xi Yan said with a smiling squint. "How about you make a move instead?"

"What a headache. I actually have to fight..." Aokiji shook his head, then his expression turned serious. "Then I'll take you down first. Otherwise, Marshal Sengoku will give me trouble again."

"Talk after you catch me!" Xi Yan shouted.

While speaking, Xi Yan retreated to open the distance, then clapped his hands together.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!!"

"Boom!!"

An incomparably terrifying sea of flames surged toward Aokiji, seemingly determined to burn him to ashes.

"So this is a Ninja's ninjutsu? Interesting..."

"Ice Block: Pheasant Beak!!"

A massive Ice Bird appeared in Aokiji's hand and swooped toward the distant sea of flames!!

"Boom!!"