The Might of the Life Gate, Defeating Lucci!!

Just as Kalifa had anticipated.

As a terrifying technique that synthesized the essence of the Six Powers, even the top-tier Iron Body could not defend against the Six King Gun.

Consequently, in that instant, Natsuya's entire body shuddered violently as a surge of agonizing pain erupted within him.

However, Natsuya had already realized beforehand that with his current strength, he could not defeat Rob Lucci.

Therefore, the second before Rob Lucci unleashed the Six King Gun, he no longer hesitated, reactivating the Door-Door Fruit ability while opening the third gate of the Eight Inner Gates.

"Gate of Life, open!"

Visible green energy began to surge from within Natsuya's body.

Under the agitation of this energy, Natsuya's handsome face twisted into a ferocious red, and his hair stood on end, forming a Saiyan-like hairstyle!

The function of the Gate of Life was indeed to further enhance attack and speed, though it differed somewhat from the Gate of Opening.

If the Gate of Opening removed the brain's limitations to unleash one hundred percent of the body's physical strength, then the Gate of Life was about thoroughly stimulating one's potential to truly elevate that strength!

In this state, the pain in Natsuya's body vanished instantly, replaced by a sensation of surging power!

"What!?"

Seeing Natsuya's abnormal state, Kalifa could not help but be shocked.

Of course, the most shocked of all was Rob Lucci.

He had assumed that this strike would be enough to crush Natsuya.

But he never expected that not only was Natsuya not crushed, but he actually appeared to have gained a massive increase in power!

Yes, a massive increase in power!

If Natsuya's previous changes had been silent and subtle, then this time, it was truly clear and visible.

The green energy visible to the naked eye and the red skin covering Natsuya's body were all proof of this!

And what followed seemed to confirm it.

With a whoosh, Natsuya's figure instantly vanished from where he stood.

Rob Lucci's expression changed abruptly.

At this moment, he hadn't even been able to track Natsuya's movement trajectory.

Was it Shave?

This was too fast...

Before Rob Lucci could finish his thought, a sharp pain erupted from his side.

"Argh!!!"

Rob Lucci let out a pained cry, and before he could even process what had happened, he was sent flying backward.

Kalifa was stunned.

As a bystander, she had barely managed to see the situation clearly.

It was nothing more than Natsuya using Shave to flash to Rob Lucci's side and delivering a violent kick.

It was just that the speed of his burst was so fast, so fast that even Kalifa couldn't see it clearly before Rob Lucci was sent flying!

And what followed was even more exaggerated.

Before Rob Lucci could even land, Natsuya had already turned into a blur and pursued him.

Then came a series of terrifying, peerless strikes.

Tempest Kick.

Finger Pistol.

Iron Body Fist.

Under the augmentation of such terrifying speed, even an ordinary punch erupted with astonishing power!

In the blink of an eye, a large number of wounds appeared on Rob Lucci's body, and he was coughing up blood in great mouthfuls!

"How is this possible!?"

At this moment, Rob Lucci's eyes were once again filled with disbelief.

Natsuya's strength had truly increased.

And it was a massive increase at that!!!

This resulted in an astonishing growth in both his speed and attack power!

At this moment, he, a Zoan-type fruit user, was being completely overwhelmed!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Rob Lucci attempted to counterattack, but it was completely useless.

Natsuya seemed to have transformed into a violent beast, pummeling Rob Lucci with a wild, crushing display of force.

However, Rob Lucci was, after all, a combat genius.

The next moment, taking advantage of the fact that his shoulder had been pierced by Natsuya's Finger Pistol, he suddenly whipped his tail around.

After Natsuya's finger punched through Rob Lucci's shoulder, he was just about to pull back and continue his assault from another direction, but his body suddenly stalled.

He looked down to see an arm-thick leopard tail wrapped tightly around his waist.

Hm!?

Natsuya frowned; even with his immense strength, he could not break free when caught off guard.

"Finally caught you!"

Rob Lucci's blood-stained lips curled into a ferocious grin.

Veins bulged on his hands as he slammed them together and thrust them violently toward the Natsuya before him!

"Greatest Wheel Six King Gun!!"

A terrifying shockwave generated once more, surging toward Natsuya like a raging tidal wave!

The sheer power of it made Natsuya's pupils constrict.

But soon, Natsuya's gaze sharpened.

In that instant, he stopped struggling, activated Iron Body, clenched his fists, and swung them out with ferocity!

"Iron Body Meteor Fist!"

Blood-red fists and green energy instantly wove into a blur of cyan and red, meeting the shockwave like a violent rainstorm!

BOOM!!!!

A deafening roar erupted suddenly.

The release of terrifying energy caused the surrounding sea to churn and surge.

The ferocity in Rob Lucci's eyes was quickly replaced by shock.

The terrifying shockwave formed by his Greatest Wheel Six King Gun was actually being covered and submerged by that storm-like blur of cyan and red!

Natsuya, this guy... how could he be this strong!?

As this thought flashed through his mind, Rob Lucci's consciousness plunged into total darkness.

Under Kalifa's shocked gaze, Rob Lucci's massive body was sent flying directly backward.

Mid-air, Rob Lucci reverted to his human form, his eyes closed, and he plummeted straight into the sea.

Clearly, he had been completely defeated by Natsuya!

After a long while, Kalifa finally snapped out of it and darted over to rescue Rob Lucci.

Although saving three people was a bit troublesome, it was still within the scope of Kalifa's strength.

But just as she pulled Rob Lucci from the sea, Kalifa's body stiffened.

She saw Natsuya leaning against the pirate ship's railing, watching them with an expressionless face.

Kalifa was stunned, suddenly feeling a sense of absurdity.

When they had arrived just moments ago, Natsuya seemed to have been looking at them in the exact same way.

Only back then, Natsuya had been looking up at them as they hovered high above in the air.

But now, Natsuya was looking down at them as they soaked in the sea, bedraggled and drenched.

Coming back to her senses, Kalifa couldn't help but feel nervous.

Even though Natsuya had returned to his original appearance, his astonishing performance from just moments ago was still etched into her mind!

Since even Rob Lucci was no match for him, it meant that their lives now rested entirely on this man's whim!