Is Xi Yan Really Not Bluffing?

"Truly worthy of being Marine Admiral," said Xi Yan, standing not far from Fujitora.

With just one test, Xi Yan could tell that the Marine Admiral in front of him was definitely not a fake!

He earned his position as Admiral through sheer ability.

"Thank you for the compliment," Fujitora said calmly.

As he spoke, he activated the power of his Devil Fruit and pressed down directly on Xi Yan.

Seeing the ground continuously collapsing towards him, Xi Yan's eyes flickered slightly, and then he Body Flicker Technique rushed to the side, dodging the opponent's attack.

"The power of gravity..." Xi Yan narrowed his eyes and said, "Why don't you use meteorites to attack?"

To be honest, he was quite curious about Fujitora's ability to pull down meteorites, because he wanted to know just how big the meteorites he pulled down were.

Is it as big as Uchiha Madara's?

"This is the city center," Fujitora said calmly.

If a meteorite were to fall from here, a large number of civilians would die from it, so he wouldn't use a meteorite lightly.

Xi Yan simply nodded in response and said nothing more.

Then, Xi Yan assumed a fighting stance, clearly ready to fight Fujitora.

"Are you planning to stop me here?" Fujitora asked.

"That's right."

Xi Yan admitted it without hesitation; there was no point in hiding it.

After all, the other party isn't stupid; they couldn't possibly not see through it.

Fujitora narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, to stop him...

Very well, let him test this guy's abilities.

Then, Fujitora gripped the hilt of his sword and launched a merciless attack on Xi Yan.

"Gravity Blade - Fierce Tiger!"

"Buzz~"

An incredibly terrifying wave of energy shot out from the blade, heading straight for Xi Yan.

Sensing the terrifying power of the attack, Xi Yan immediately leaned back, successfully dodging the blow.

The attack then disappeared from its initial trajectory and struck the buildings behind it with pinpoint accuracy.

"Clang!"

"Boom!!"

In the blink of an eye, a large number of houses were cut in half by Fujitora's attack!

"Scare!"

Those who witnessed this scene were so shocked that their eyes bulged out.

How could a casual strike cause such terrifying destruction?

Is this the strength of Marine Admiral?

"My turn!"

With a powerful thrust of his waist, Xi Yan quickly rose to his feet and charged towards Fujitora, simultaneously imbuing his fists with Haki.

"Try this trick!"

Armament Haki - Hardening!

Monster Strength Fist!

"Bump!"

The incredibly heavy fist slammed into Fujitora's longsword, causing the man's expression to change.

Clearly, they hadn't expected Xi Yan's attack to be so powerful.

To avoid being knocked away by this attack, Fujitora immediately activated the power of the Press-Press Fruit, intending to forcibly suppress Xi Yan.

Unfortunately, Xi Yan's force had already been applied to him, so it was clearly impossible for him to neutralize it with this move.

In the end, Xi Yan was slammed to the ground by his gravity, while he himself was sent sliding backward a distance by the force of Xi Yan's blow.

"What?!"

The navy personnel who witnessed the scene were so shocked that their eyes practically bulged out.

What did they see?

A pirate with a bounty of only 100 million Beli actually managed to defeat their Marine Admiral?

How is that possible?

But that's the truth, and they have no choice but to believe it.

Is this guy any good?

Dellinger looked at Fujitora with suspicion. Was the other man really Marine Admiral?

Could this be a counterfeit?

"Whatever, we don't need them here for now," Mahavise said. "Let's go cause trouble for Straw Hat."

That guy is with Law right now, so he probably can't fight, making this the perfect opportunity to bully him.

Dellinger grinned and said, "That's true, let's go then."

"By the way, where's Senor Pink?"

"That guy probably wants to settle things with that freak," Mahavise guessed. "A tough guy showdown."

"A showdown between tough guys, huh...?"

Dellinger tapped his chin, then his eyes lit up. "Oh right, speaking of which, the fight between me and that little girl is still undecided. I'll go find them!"

This time, he's determined to kick that little girl to death!

"Then I'll go with you," Mahavise said helplessly.

Given Dellinger's strength, it's unrealistic to expect him to defeat that wind-playing little girl, so it's better for him to stick with her.

Although Dellinger was somewhat helpless, he accepted Mahavise's explanation, since it was indeed difficult for him to take down that guy alone.

"Let's go then."

"Profound!"

After taking one last look at Xi Yan, who was pinned to the ground, Mahavise led Dellinger and ran into the distance.

Noticing their unusual movements, Xi Yan glanced at them before looking away.

He trusted his partner, so there was no need for him to take action against those two.

Then, he used his legs to push off the collapsed ground, overcoming Fujitora's weight, and jumped down, landing steadily on the ground.

"Heh, so this is the power of the Press-Press Fruit?" Xi Yan grinned and said, "It's really powerful."

If that force had been applied to an ordinary person, they probably would have been crushed into a pulp.

"Who exactly are you?"

Fujitora, having sheathed his longsword, stared intently at Xi Yan and said, "You are definitely not some nobody."

At this moment, Fujitora also sensed that something was wrong; someone with such strength could not be an unknown figure.

So he was very curious: who exactly was the other person?

"I don't need to answer you," Xi Yan said, his smile fading.

"Is it inconvenient to say?"

Fujitora understood what Xi Yan meant, and his brain was working at lightning speed.

Why is it inconvenient for the other person to reveal their identity after joining the Straw Hat Pirates?

Who exactly is the other party?

Is it that they don't want the Navy to know, or they don't want the pirates to know?

What secrets does this man hold?

At this moment, Fujitora developed an extremely strong interest in Xi Yan's true identity.

Just then, the earth suddenly trembled, as if something incredibly terrifying was moving across the ground.

This change immediately caught their attention.

"What happened?"

The next moment...

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the ground of the street in the distance cracked open, and then began to rise continuously, causing the buildings on it to crumble.

As time went by, the ground rose higher and higher, eventually becoming a gigantic stone giant!

"Wow... it's so big!"

Upon seeing the terrifying giant, one of the sailors was so frightened that he fell to the ground with a thud, his eyes filled with terror.

But no one laughed at him, because the giant did indeed look terrifying.

"Pica."

Xi Yan frowned; he really hadn't expected this guy to create such a gigantic creature.

If they could also coat the giant with Armament Haki, that would be quite terrifying.

"Pica, the Devil Fruit User the Stone-Stone Fruit..." Zoro looked at the giant high above with some surprise and said, "This guy doesn't look like a swordsman at all."

Was Xi Yan really not bluffing him?

"He is indeed a swordsman," Luo Qiang suppressed his shock and said, "But his main attack method is still his Devil Fruit ability."

This conclusion was drawn from his experiences back then and the intelligence he had gathered.

"I see."

Zoro frowned. If that's the case, Xi Yan really wasn't bluffing him.

So the question is, how should he pull this guy out of the rock and kill him?

Just then, Pica glanced down at the ground, her eyes icy cold.

"Come on!" Pica said in a shrill voice, "Anyone who dares to defy our family, come at me!"

"Get past me first!"

"Ha?"

Luffy and Zoro were stunned upon hearing the other person's voice, then looked on incredulously. Why did this guy have such a voice?

"Pfft~"

Hahahaha.

Unable to hold back, Luffy burst out laughing.

"Your voice is so high-pitched!"

"Hey, Zoro, listen to this guy, his voice and his body don't match at all, hahahahaha."

Zoro:...

Zoro's lips twitched slightly; that was indeed the case.

If it weren't for his good self-control, he would be clutching his stomach and laughing out loud right now.

"Hello!"

The Donquixote Family henchmen nearby immediately rushed over in terror, shouting, "Shut up, Straw Hat!"

People will die!

Laughing like that will enrage Pica, and the consequences will be far beyond what they can bear, you bastard!

They don't want to die!

"Hahaha, but his voice and body really don't match!" Luffy laughed and said, "His voice sounds so weird."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Xi Yan's lips twitched as well, but he didn't laugh out loud because he felt that this guy probably cared about this kind of thing quite a bit.

Sure enough, the moment the thought crossed his mind, Pica spoke.

"Straw Hat!"

"How dare you..."

Pica was interrupted by Luffy's loud laughter before she could finish speaking.

"Hahaha, please, stop talking!"

Pica:...

He really shouldn't have kept talking. What he should have done was to take action and kill this ignorant fool with one punch!

With that thought in mind, Pica manipulated his Devil Fruit power, slowly raising his massive Rock Hand.

"Idiot, you saw that?!" A henchman from the Donquixote Family exclaimed excitedly, looking at Luffy, "You've angered Lord Pica! We're all doomed!"

"But his voice is really funny," Luffy said. "How come you guys have been able to put up with it until now?"

"Of course!"

The henchman cried out in a frenzy, "Because I don't want to die!"

They had clearly seen the consequences of mocking Lord Pica's voice.

That way, not even a complete corpse could be left!

"Straw Hat"

Raising his massive fist, he coldly stared at Pica below Luffy and said, "You'd better die!"

After saying that, Pica swung his fist and 'slowly' smashed it towards the ground.

"Run!"

Upon witnessing this, the navy and its underlings immediately emitted a sharp, explosive sound, then fled frantically into the distance, fearing being hit by the attack.

"Get away from here, don't get hit by Lady Pica."

"That's an entire town collapsing!"

As they spoke, these people ran even faster.

"Pica is angry." Dellinger looked up at the sky and said, "Let's run, Mahavise."

"Is that even a question!"

Mahavise, who was taking off running, said, "Run towards the Royal Palace quickly!"

At least Pica won't punch the young master.

"That's really ruthless."

Looking at the situation in the distance, Xi Yan said, "Wouldn't that punch destroy a town?"

In terms of destructive power alone, most people can't compare to him.

"Commander Yixiao!"

A Marine ran up to Fujitora and shouted anxiously, "Run! The Rock Giant has attacked!"

Fujitora didn't say anything, but calmly looked up at the sky and carefully sensed the situation there using his Observation Haki.

Then he said, "There seems to be a powerful aura here."

"Isn't it powerful?"

With his arms crossed, Xi Yan stared at the scene in the distance and said, "This thing is bigger than the Royal Palace."

One punch and a town is gone; how could it not be big?

Then, Xi Yan glanced in the direction Luffy was in; those two guys should be able to dodge, right?

Although the fist looks huge, it shouldn't be difficult for Luffy and his crew to break out of its attack range, given their speed.

Just then, a figure suddenly rushed out from the side, heading towards Pica at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

"What the hell are you trying to do, you bastard?!" Smoker yelled.

As he spoke, Smoker enveloped his Haki in Haki and then slammed it hard into Pica's rocky fist.

The next moment...

"Clang!"

"Boom!!"

The terrifying force acted on the rock, shattering Pica's rock fist!

"Click click click~"

Numerous rock fragments rained down from the sky, crashing towards the ground, but because they had already been shattered by Smoker, and with Tashigi slashing at the rocks from below, not many people were injured.

After finishing that task, Smoker turned his attention to the enormous rock monster in front of him.

"You are... the Navy's White Snake!"

Pica's expression immediately darkened when he saw Smoker's appearance clearly.

They were just talking about Smoker, saying he'd definitely fight the Straw Hat Pirates.

Instead of causing trouble for Straw Hat, the other party started picking a fight with him?

What's this?

Was he unlucky?

"It's me." Smoker looked coldly at Pica and said, "I'm asking you a question. What were you trying to do just now?"

"Do you know how many people will die from that punch you throw?"

There are quite a few navy personnel and civilians down there!

If that opponent were to throw a punch, it would definitely result in countless deaths and injuries!

As a righteous naval officer, he wouldn't allow the other side to do that.