Xi Yan's Surprise, The Moku Moku no Mi Can Be Used Like This?

Smoker's thinking was simple: he wouldn't easily touch that little girl named Merry before defeating the other members of the Straw Hat Pirates.

This is his bottom line.

Xi Yan smiled upon hearing this. Was this a kind of awkward tenderness from a tough guy?

Even if the two sides are enemies, the other side will still...

Haha, interesting.

Well, since he's said that, I'll just go easy on him when I beat him up later.

At that moment, the white smoke surrounding Xi Yan underwent a slight change, as if... it was undergoing some kind of special movement.

This change immediately caught Xi Yan's attention.

"Um?"

Subconsciously, Xi Yan activated his Sharinggan and then discovered that the smoke was indeed undergoing some changes that he couldn't understand.

Although he couldn't understand it, he instinctively felt that this thing was quite dangerous.

To be on the safe side, Xi Yan decisively activated his ability.

Takemitsuhiko no Mikoto!

Kido Mitama Son!

Open!

"Looks like you've noticed the problem too." Smoker, floating in mid-air, looked calmly at Xi Yan and said, "Speaking of which, I have someone to thank."

"Thank someone?"

"Certainly!"

"If it weren't for the Blood-Eyed Ninja, I wouldn't have been able to discover the deeper uses of the Moku Moku no Mi."

As he spoke, Smoker slowly raised his right hand and began to manipulate the smoke to drift towards Xi Yan.

"Blood-Eyed Ninja, huh...?"

Observing the changes around him, Xi Yan slowly narrowed his eyes and said, "It seems that man has a great influence on you."

Smoker didn't say much in response, only grunted, which was his reply.

Upon seeing this scene, Xi Yan subconsciously frowned.

'This guy probably already recognizes me, right?'

Xi Yan muttered to himself, 'This shouldn't be happening; I didn't use any of the abilities I displayed two years ago.'

In this situation, the other party shouldn't know who they are.

Could it be... that the other party mastered Observation Haki two years ago?

If that's really the case, then it's not surprising that he knows who he is.

But then another question arises: if the other party knows who you are, why don't they just say so?

Was he afraid of his own strength and dared not reveal it, or had he reached some kind of agreement with Fujitora?

Thinking of this, Xi Yan narrowed his eyes.

'Of course, it's also possible that this guy doesn't even know who I am,' Xi Yan thought to himself.

As for what exactly happened, we should be able to figure it out in a bit.

Then, Xi Yan turned his attention to the smoke that had already reached him.

"You don't actually think this thing is... to me..."

Before Xi Yan could finish speaking, he noticed an astonishing change in the smoke rushing towards him.

Temperatures are rising!!!

The temperature of the smoke rose rapidly to an incredibly dangerous level the moment it approached him.

Almost instantly, the Wood Dragon beneath Xi Yan's feet showed signs of burning.

The area enveloped in smoke was directly ignited.

"What?"

Xi Yan, who witnessed all of this, immediately showed surprise in his eyes.

This guy's smoke ability can actually heat up?

Without a second thought, Xi Yan immediately manipulated the Wood Dragon to move, stirring its body to create a gust of wind that dispersed much of the surrounding smoke, temporarily saving Xi Yan from the risk of being burned by the high-temperature smoke.

Smoker wasn't surprised to see this; he hadn't expected this move to kill his opponent anyway.

Ultimately, he was just trying to show this bastard the results of his two years of training.

"See?"

Smoker stared intently at Xi Yan and said, "This is the true power of the Moku Moku no Mi."

"Change the temperature..."

Xi Yan ignored the swirling smoke around them and stared at Smoker, saying, "I'm curious, what did that person say that made you think that way?"

As he spoke, Xi Yan recalled some memories from two years ago. He didn't remember mentioning the special properties of the Moku Moku no Mi to the other party.

Did the other person figure it out on their own?

"I remember clearly how that bastard looked down on me for using the Moku Moku no Mi," Smoker said with a sneer. "Although his attitude annoyed me, the fact that he had such thoughts means that this Devil Fruit has a more Lihai use."

"To figure this out, I deliberately sought out Dr. Vegapunk during my two years of training, and spent three months discussing and experimenting with him. Finally, I figured out the true use of the Moku Moku no Mi."

Recalling those three months, Smoker felt as if his heart was bleeding.

During the day, he had to fight Mr. Garp, and each time he would be beaten half to death by him.

Later that evening, he had to go see Dr. Vegapunk again to discuss the mysteries of smoke.

Those days were truly unbearable.

But it was precisely because of this that his abilities underwent a complete transformation.

According to Dr. Vegapunk, smoke is not a simple gas, but a special aerosol composed of suspended solid particles and filling gas!

By manipulating these solid particles and causing them to rub and collide violently in a confined space, kinetic energy can be converted into heat energy, thus transforming room-temperature smoke into high-temperature smoke with scorching capabilities.

Although he didn't quite understand at the time, after three months of experimentation, he was finally able to do what the doctor had said.

Although he didn't understand the knowledge, his body remembered what the doctor said, so he was naturally able to produce high-temperature smoke.

"The true power of the Moku Moku no Mi..."

Xi Yan glanced back at the still-burning Wood Dragon's tail, stroked his chin, and said, "High temperature?"

"So, the ability you're so proud of is high temperature?"

That's far inferior to real fire abilities.

Although many people in this world have the means to launch fire attacks, the temperature of the Flame-Flame Fruit, Devil Fruit Awakening, would definitely reach a terrifying level.

So... what's the use of the Moku Moku no Mi for raising the temperature?

Is it used to clean up small fish?

Wouldn't it be simpler to use Conqueror's Haki?

"The power of the Moku Moku no Mi isn't just about high temperatures," Smoker said calmly.

Even though Xi Yan used a tone that seemed to look down on his abilities, Smoker wasn't angry. After all, his abilities hadn't been fully revealed yet, so there was no need to be angry.

"Is that so...?"

Xi Yan grinned and said, "Then let me see what your true power is!"

After saying that, Xi Yan used his legs to propel himself off the Wood Dragon and arrived in front of Smoker in the blink of an eye, then slammed his fist down on Smoker's head.

That fist, brimming with Haki, could make Smoker cough up blood if it struck his opponent's head.

"Good timing!"

Smoker roared and raised his fist, which was also wreathed in Haki, to strike Xi Yan's fist hard.

"Clang!"

"Bump!"

The shockwaves generated by their battle dispersed much of the surrounding smoke.

Surprisingly, the smoke particles further away were not affected at all; instead, they flew back after the shockwave subsided.

This change immediately caught Xi Yan's attention.

'This guy's ability to manipulate smoke is indeed more impressive than it was two years ago,' Xi Yan thought to himself.

At the same time, Xi Yan had another thought: that Smoker might actually recognize who he was.

It's just that for some reason, this guy couldn't point it out.

Although he didn't know if the other person thought that way, his intuition told him that was indeed the case.

'Forget it, there's no need to dwell on this,' Xi Yan thought to himself. 'Since this guy hasn't said anything, I'll just pretend he doesn't know.'

Having figured this out, Xi Yan stopped thinking about such things and focused on fighting.

Afterwards, Xi Yan distanced himself from Smoker and returned to the ground.

Seeing this, Smoker also gave up his aerial advantage and flew down, landing steadily not far from Xi Yan.

"I thought you would continue flying in the air," Xi Yan said.

As he spoke, he steered the Wood Dragon over, extinguishing the flames on its tail and opening its mouth to Smoker.

Seeing this, Smoker waved his hand, condensing the smoke into the shape of a snake, and also opened his mouth and roared silently.

"I don't think attacking from the air will be advantageous," Smoker said calmly. "At least this smoke won't trap you."

After saying that, Smoker steed the White Snake toward them.

Seeing this, Xi Yan also manipulated the Wood Dragon to move, quickly entangled with the White Snake.

And so, the two enormous creatures attacked each other wildly in the open space, wantonly destroying everything around them.

"I didn't expect that your smoke-like thing could actually fight my Wood Dragon," Xi Yan said, somewhat surprised.

"Smoke compressed to a certain degree is also a solid," Smoker said. "And...it also comes with high temperatures!"

Just as he was speaking, the White Snake suddenly lit up, and its temperature underwent an incredibly terrifying change.

Then, the White Snake coiled around the Wood Dragon, destroying its body at a visible speed, and finally setting it ablaze!

While it couldn't be completely destroyed, the ability to ignite the Wood Dragon created by Xi Yan was still a terrifying power.

"I underestimated you."

"This is nothing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Smoker's lower body turned into smoke, carrying a large amount of smoke as he rushed towards Xi Yan.

The moment he got close, Smoker threw a punch.

"Don't you have any new tricks up your sleeve?"

As he spoke, Xi Yan also threw a punch.

"Bump!"

And so, the two engaged in a brutal, hand-to-hand combat in the open space, while the two enormous creatures fought a Life and Death Fight around them.

As time went on, Xi Yan inhaled more and more smoke and dust, which made Smoker's eyes gleam with increasing cunning.

'Now!'

Without the slightest hesitation, Smoker immediately lit the smoke that Xi Yan had inhaled.

"Smoker, you..."

Before Xi Yan could finish speaking, he felt an incredibly terrifying burning sensation throughout his body.

"Puff!"

Xi Yan, whose internal organs were burned by the high temperature, spat out a mouthful of blood.

Then, Xi Yan, enduring his physical discomfort, retreated to create distance between himself and Smoker.

'What happened?'

Xi Yan, who had concealed himself within the Wood Style, immediately used his Dojutsu to restore his physical condition, then continued to ponder: 'Why were my internal organs burned by the high temperature?'

Did Smoker do it?

Thinking about it carefully, I did inhale quite a bit of gas when I fought Smoker.

Smoker's smokescreen might be hidden within this.

Is this reasonable?

Can the attracted smoke be ignited?

But the facts were undeniable, and he had no choice but to believe them.

In other words, Smoker can now make enemies inhale smoke without them even realizing it, and then use the ignited smoke to attack them from inside their bodies... That's really terrifying.

While it may not necessarily kill a master, it can definitely eliminate the enemy's fighting force in a very short time.

"So, Smoker has now mastered a method of large-scale destructive attack," Xi Yan said, frowning.

At this moment, even Xi Yan had to admit that this guy posed a significant threat.

Although we don't know how powerful their Haki, this one move alone is enough to wipe out most of the pirate crews in the world.

If they're not careful, even Luffy could die at their hands.

'Then we absolutely cannot let him go see Luffy.'

Thinking of this, Xi Yan pushed the wooden board aside and walked out.

"They're really hard to kill."

Staring at Xi Yan who emerged unharmed, Smoker showed no surprise, after all, the other party was the Blood-Eyed Ninja was known as having an immortal body.

Killing the opponent in this situation would be very difficult; it would take at least several days and nights of fighting to exhaust their stamina.

However... although he didn't kill his opponent this time, the opponent should now know how powerful he is.

That's enough!

"I'm a user of the Moku Moku no Mi, so it's normal for me to have the ability to repair myself," Xi Yan said with a chuckle.

Even though the other party may already know who he is, he needs to come up with a reasonable explanation for himself before revealing it, which is better for both parties.

"Is that so? No wonder he's Devil Fruit User."

Smoker didn't point it out, and just went along with what Xi Yan had said.

While it may sound a bit far-fetched, the Moku Moku no Mi itself exudes a sense of vitality, so it's not surprising that it possesses the ability to repair the body.

"Now I understand why you wanted the other naval forces to leave our battlefield," Xi Yan said. "The destructive power of your move was indeed considerable; if it had been used at full strength, everyone except me would have died."

If other naval personnel inhaled that smoke, wouldn't they be ignited in an instant?

Yeah, he'll probably die a horrible death.

"You think my Observation Haki is just for show?" Smoker scoffed. "I know where my smoke screen is."

"The reason I don't let them stay here is simply to prevent them from interfering with my battle."