"Oh? Then he really was a monster!
But we had already discovered that the Empress seemed to be searching for your whereabouts.
She was about to lose her status as a Shichibukai!"
Kizaru's meaning was simple.
That way, Amazon Lily would no longer receive protection.
It would also come under siege by the Marines!
The reason was its collaboration with Ye Zhuo.
"Is that so? From now on, Amazon Lily belongs to me!"
Ye Zhuo sent Kizaru flying back with a kick.
"Just now, CP9 was completely wiped out. Tell Kong of the World Army about this."
"Belongs to you? Can you even protect it?"
Kizaru confirmed that Ye Zhuo had awakened Three-Color Haki, and it was an extremely powerful kind!
Every strike placed immense pressure on him.
"Of course I can.
This darkness is my kingdom!"
Before Ye Zhuo had even finished speaking, Shadow Samurai appeared aboard one warship after another.
Some of them also rushed toward the elite vice admirals of Marine Headquarters, surrounding and attacking them.
"My, my, what a terrifying ability."
Kizaru clenched his empty hand.
"Ama no Murakumo Sword!"
Whoosh!
A sword of light slashed out.
Ye Zhuo had already drawn his Supreme Grade Blade, First Kitetsu.
And he infused it with Conqueror's Coating and Ryuo!
Kizaru's slash was directly blocked by Ye Zhuo from a distance.
"Speed, strength, Haki—you're inferior to me in every way, Kizaru!"
"Even so, I still have to fight. If we refuse to fight monsters, countless innocent people in these seas will be slaughtered by them."
Kizaru was beginning to struggle and was falling further behind, but he had no choice but to fight for the mission.
Launching a Buster Call in the middle of the night already counted as overtime for him.
"Is that so?"
Bang!
The sword attacks grew faster and faster, and Kizaru's Ama no Murakumo Sword increasingly failed to keep up with Ye Zhuo's offensive.
He was completely at a disadvantage.
As a man of light, he was actually at a disadvantage in aerial combat.
Without a doubt, the Marines' bounty on Ye Zhuo was far too low!
"Meteor Volcano!"
Boom!
Boom!
A blaze of fire shot into the sky through the darkness.
Then enormous fists of magma soared upward one after another.
They illuminated the sky as they attacked Ye Zhuo.
"Akainu, Sakazuki!"
Ye Zhuo had not expected the Marines to be so cautious. To deal with him alone, they had actually dispatched two Marine Headquarters admirals!
Whoosh!
Magma surged and flowed, shooting into the sky.
Ye Zhuo smiled as he fought both men at once.
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
Kizaru hesitated no longer. Hovering in the air, he spun at high speed and hurled countless swift orbs of light at Ye Zhuo.
"Hell Hound!"
Akainu leaped into the air and appeared behind Ye Zhuo.
Sure enough.
The crime of killing three Celestial Dragons was far from simple.
The Celestial Dragons had been enraged. Not only had they dispatched more than ten warships,
they had also sent one admiral with the greatest speed and another with the strongest destructive power.
There was an iron rule in the Pirate World: no one could defeat two Marine Headquarters admirals working together.
Ye Zhuo did not know whether that rule applied to him.
He activated the Rabbit Talisman.
Dragon scales and dragon claws instantly erupted across his body.
He soared into the sky and transformed into an Azure Dragon!
This time, he had transformed into the Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Azure Dragon Form!
"Using that copied ability again?"
Kizaru found it troublesome. He had finally stayed up late to work overtime—was that easy?
"A copy will ultimately remain nothing more than an imitation."
Akainu continued his assault. He refused to believe that Ye Zhuo could truly rival Kaido just by transforming into an Azure Dragon.
Boom!
Coiled in the sky, Ye Zhuo felt his power receive a grotesque boost.
The flames of Demon Sorcerer Form, Fire Chi, and the Dragon Talisman
further enhanced the Dragon Breath and Flame Clouds of his Azure Dragon Form.
"Dragon Breath!"
Whoosh!
A pillar of fire blasted open the dark heavens and earth, carrying the power of Blast.
Kizaru immediately transformed into light and dodged.
Akainu, caught within it, disdained to evade. He refused to believe that mere flames could harm his magma body.
The sea was struck by the fire pillar, broader than a warship, and instantly turned into white steam that surged into the sky.
"Thunder Bagua!"
Gripping First Kitetsu, Ye Zhuo instantly entered Beast-Man Form.
Lightning and Haki merged as he smashed a blow toward Sakazuki.
Even for Kaido, this move was equivalent to Three Realms: Ragnaraku!
"Hell Hound!"
Lightning and magma collided, and Akainu's expression changed. He had not expected Ye Zhuo's Haki and strength to be so terrifying.
"Laser Kick!"
Kizaru instantly appeared on Ye Zhuo's right and launched a flying kick.
This was also why no one could stand against two admirals in a desperate battle.
Even a well-rounded fighter without any weaknesses
would have moments of negligence when going all out. If a third person intervened, it meant a life-and-death crisis in an instant.
"You're trying to sneak attack me?"
Ye Zhuo did not care about Kizaru's strike at all.
With the Dog Talisman, he was immortal!
Combined with the Azure Dragon Form's top-tier Zoan healing ability and the Horse Talisman,
what was there to fear?
Kizaru's Laser Kick and Ama no Murakumo Sword struck him together.
Ye Zhuo paid them no mind whatsoever.
"Great Vow Thunder Bagua!"
Crack!
Black lightning erupted. Akainu only felt his fist being forcefully blocked by powerful Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki.
The lightning unleashed by this move continued to strengthen it.
Not only that.
Ye Zhuo could even enhance Thunder Bagua with Dragon Breath at the same time!
"Ah!!!"
Akainu swore he would block this strike even at the cost of his life.
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
Kizaru continued attacking, trying to inflict real damage on Ye Zhuo.
"It's useless. Your attacks can't break my defense. Even if they do, I can heal immediately."
Crack!
Lightning and fire collided with magma.
Haki and strength were pushed to their limits.
Ye Zhuo gritted his teeth as he endured Kizaru's attacks. Haki covered his entire body, blocking orb after orb of light.
"Lightning Storm Dragon Breath Explosive Flame!"
Ye Zhuo really ought to eat a Devil Fruit that gave him better naming skills.
As the stalemate continued.
Power erupted from Ye Zhuo's eyes and mouth at the same time.
Lasers and explosive flames burst forth.
They directly blew Akainu's head into magma.
At that instant, Akainu had no choice but to turn elemental and evade.
His strength slackened as well.
Slash!
Ye Zhuo swung his sword, using it like a spiked club.
"Roaring Thunder Bagua!"
Akainu, struck this time, had no time to block at the critical moment.
He flew backward and crashed into the sea.
"Sakazuki!"
Kizaru rushed to rescue him at once, forgetting that he was a Devil Fruit user.
"Admiral Akainu!"
Doberman, who had been fighting the Shadow Samurai, swiftly jumped into the sea.
"You should go down too!"
At that moment.
Kizaru was like the Whitebeard Pirates during the Marineford War. Because Whitebeard was in trouble, he lost his composure.
As a result, Marco had been shackled with Seastone, while Diamond Jozu had lost an arm.
There were still several years until the Marineford War.
Yet Ye Zhuo had already descended as a ruler.
Kizaru turned around, his body transforming into light at the fastest speed as he tried to teleport away.
A sword slash came at him, forcibly interrupting his elemental transformation.
Kizaru paused in midair.
"Three Realms: Ragnaraku!"
This downward strike
made Kizaru spit blood at once as he plummeted straight into the sea.
Strawberry stopped fighting and went to rescue him.
Above the dark firmament.
Ye Zhuo stood over the sea like a Demon King.
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