Navy Headquarters' Greatest Battle Power · Aokiji!

"Finally, I can go all out."

Xi Yan, in the vast waters, calmly watched the pirate ship gradually depart.

In fact, he had already discovered the pirate ship when it appeared nearby.

Now that his partners and his main body had left, he could cause a huge disturbance here!

The three Vice Admirals who rushed out of the water also heard the exclamations of the Navy on the bridge.

"Damn it, what the hell is that?"

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

He had thought the Straw Hat Pirates were trapped, as they didn't even have a ship to leave. How could they escape?

But now... they were picked up by a pirate ship that suddenly appeared?

"This is truly beyond my expectations," Strawberry said with a cold face. "A pirate ship appearing at this time..."

"Let the Straw Hat Pirates escape if they must," T-Bone said, looking at Xi Yan. "As long as this guy doesn't run."

A ninja who could incapacitate two Navy Headquarters Vice Admirals with poison, plus these strange abilities... the value of this guy was clearly higher than the Straw Hat Pirates.

In a naval battle, such a person was terrifying.

If they could capture him and interrogate him, perhaps the Navy could also obtain the ability to control seawater.

Thinking of this, T-Bone's eyes became much more fervent.

"That's right, then..."

Momonga's words were cut short as he suddenly remembered something. He immediately turned to look in the direction of Onigumo and the other two.

Without the distraction of the Straw Hat Pirates, would the other party really let those two go?

As expected, when Momonga looked over, he saw Xi Yan standing beside the two, holding a longsword, smiling at them.

His expression seemed to say: Yo, you found me.

"Bastard!"

Momonga's pupils contracted. He immediately understood what the other party intended to do – to make a move while Onigumo and the others were immobilized!

"Geppo..."

Momonga moved at his fastest speed, darting through the air, intending to rescue the two.

But the change behind him made Momonga's expression shift.

"Still daring to look elsewhere," Xi Yan said with a cold laugh from the water. "You really look down on people."

"Boom!!"

As Xi Yan's words fell, the vast waters suddenly exploded, scattering into streams of water that rushed outwards. In the blink of an eye, they caught up to Momonga in mid-air, and also hit the other two Navy Vice Admirals!

Looking at the streams of water that had grabbed them, the three felt a chill run down their spines, thinking: 'It's over...'

"Lightning Release · Thunderstorm Bullet!"

"Boom!!"

Terrifying lightning erupted outwards from Xi Yan, spreading in all directions at an imperceptible speed along the water currents.

In just an instant, it caught up to the three Navy Vice Admirals touched by the water!

"Ah!!"

At this moment, they finally understood how Onigumo and the others had felt. Being hit by lightning was truly awful!

Even using Haki to protect their bodies couldn't immunize them from this lightning attack!

Finally, the three spat black smoke and fell from the air, plunging into the sea.

If it was like this for them, let alone the ordinary Navy soldiers still in the seawater. The moment they made contact, their eyes rolled back, and they collapsed into the seawater.

Meanwhile, Xi Yan also made his move.

His longsword slashed without hesitation at the two immobilized Navy Headquarters Vice Admirals.

Perhaps sensing the imminent arrival of death, Onigumo miraculously opened his eyes. He looked at the approaching longsword with blurry vision, thinking: 'The final outcome is like this... I'm truly unwilling!!'

"Go to hell!"

"Ice Age!!"

"Boom!!"

An incredibly terrifying cold air swept in from afar, freezing Xi Yan solid just before he could strike. Yet, the two injured individuals on the Sea King were completely untouched by any ice.

"Bang!"

The Shadow Clone that was attacked instantly vanished from its spot, leaving behind only a few ice shards.

"Hoo..."

Aokiji, standing on a piece of ice, exhaled a breath of cold air.

He scanned the battlefield, and all he saw was devastation.

"The Buster Call initiated by Navy Headquarters... it's been reduced to this state..." Aokiji frowned, "This is truly the first time."

After withdrawing his gaze from the corpses of the Sea Kings, he looked at the figure amidst the warship fleet.

The next moment, Aokiji vanished from his spot. When he reappeared, he was already on the warship where Xi Yan was.

"So, you're the one who did all this," Aokiji said.

"As expected of the Navy Headquarters' Greatest Battle Power..." Xi Yan remarked.

The clone's speed was not slow, yet it still couldn't escape Aokiji's attack and was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture.

Most importantly, this guy's control over ice was terrifying. He only froze that specific area, not harming the surrounding sea or the Navy personnel here at all!

Possessing such strength, he truly lived up to being a Navy Admiral!

"What a fearsome power."

"Ara-ara, young man, praising me like that will make me embarrassed," Aokiji said. "Also, you haven't answered my question yet."

"That's right, I did it."

"Including that Water Ball just now?"

"Yes."

"Truly terrifying power..." Aokiji narrowed his eyes as he looked at Xi Yan, "Who exactly are you?"

"Me~" Xi Yan said with a chuckle, "I'm just a Ninja."

"Ninja?" Aokiji raised an eyebrow, "From Wano Country?"

As far as he knew, Wano Country had Ninjas. But wasn't that Kaido's territory? Could this guy be one of Kaido's subordinates?

"No."

Xi Yan was a bit confused. Why did everyone assume he was from Wano Country?

"Ara-ara, it seems you're not a very honest person~" Aokiji said. "But it's fine. Once you come back to Navy Headquarters with me, everything will be clear."

With things escalating to this extent, and this kid happening to be caught by him, there was no way he could let him go.

As for the pirate ship that escaped earlier?

Aokiji claimed he didn't see it.

"Surrendering and going with you isn't my style~" Xi Yan said with a smile. "Why don't you make a move first?"

"What a headache, I actually have to resort to force..." Aokiji shook his head, then his expression turned serious. "Then I'll take you down first, otherwise Fleet Admiral Sengoku will be on my case again."

"Then let's see you capture me first!" Xi Yan shouted.

As he spoke, Xi Yan retreated, creating distance, and clapped his hands together.

"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!!"

"Boom!!"

An incredibly terrifying sea of fire surged towards Aokiji, with the intent to incinerate him completely.

"Is this Ninja ninjutsu? How interesting..."

"Ice Age: Ice Bird!!"

A giant ice bird appeared in Aokiji's hand and lunged towards the distant sea of fire!!

"Boom!!"