Kizaru and Akainu Defeated

"Oh? That really is a monster!

But we have discovered that the Pirate Empress seems to be searching for your whereabouts.

She is about to lose her status as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

Kizaru's meaning was simple.

That way, Amazon Lily would lose its protection.

And it would also be besieged by the Marines!

The reason would be its cooperation with Ye Zhuo.

"Is that so? From now on, Amazon Lily belongs to me!"

Ye Zhuo sent Kizaru flying with a kick.

"Just now, CP9 was completely wiped out. Tell Kong of the World Government about this."

"Belongs to you? Can you protect it?"

Kizaru confirmed that Ye Zhuo had awakened all three types of Haki, and they were exceptionally powerful!

Every strike placed immense pressure on him.

"Of course I can.

This darkness is my kingdom!"

Before Ye Zhuo finished speaking, Shadow Samurai had already appeared aboard one warship after another.

Some of them also rushed toward the Marine Headquarters' elite vice admirals.

"Oh my, oh my. What a frightening ability."

Kizaru clenched an empty hand.

"Ama no Murakumo Sword!"

Whoosh!

A sword of light slashed forth.

Ye Zhuo had already drawn his supreme-grade blade, First Kitetsu.

And he had infused it with Conqueror's Coating and Ryuo!

Kizaru's slash was directly blocked by Ye Zhuo from afar.

"Speed, strength, Haki—you are weaker than me in every aspect, Kizaru!"

"Even so, I must fight. If monsters are left unchallenged, many innocent people will be slaughtered by them on these seas."

Kizaru found it increasingly difficult. He was falling further and 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 could no longer keep up with Ye Zhuo's assaults.

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 streak of fire shot into the sky through the darkness.

Then enormous fists of magma rose 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 flowed and surged skyward.

Ye Zhuo laughed as he fought the two of them at once.

"Yasakani no Magatama!"

Kizaru hesitated no longer. He spun rapidly in midair, hurling one swift light bead after another 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.

Not only had the Celestial Dragons flown into a rage and sent more than ten warships.

They had also dispatched one admiral with the greatest speed and another with the greatest destructive power.

There was an iron rule in the Pirate World: no one could stand against two Marine Headquarters admirals working together.

Ye Zhuo did not know whether that rule applied to him.

He used the Rabbit Talisman.

Dragon scales and dragon claws erupted across his body in an instant.

He soared into the sky and transformed into an azure dragon!

This time, he had taken the Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Azure Dragon Form!

"Using that copied ability again?"

Kizaru found it troublesome. He had stayed up late working overtime for this—was it really so easy?

"A copy is merely an imitation in the end."

Akainu continued attacking. He refused to believe that Ye Zhuo could truly rival Kaido just by transforming into an azure dragon.

Boom!

As Ye Zhuo coiled through the sky, he felt his power receive an absurd boost.

The flames of the Demon Sorcerer Form, Fire Chi, and the Dragon Talisman.

They further enhanced the Azure Dragon Form's Dragon Breath and flame clouds.

"Dragon Breath!"

Whoosh!

A colossal pillar of flame tore through the dark heavens, carrying explosive force with it.

Kizaru immediately transformed into light and evaded it.

Akainu, caught within it, disdained to dodge. He refused to believe that mere flames could harm his magma body.

The sea was struck by the pillar of fire, wider than a warship, and instantly turned into white steam that shot into the sky.

"Thunder Bagua!"

Gripping First Kitetsu, Ye Zhuo immediately entered his hybrid form.

Lightning and Haki merged as he blasted a strike toward Sakazuki.

Even for Kaido, this move was equivalent to Three Realms Ragnaraku!

"Hell Hound!"

Lightning and magma collided. Akainu's expression changed as well; he had not expected Ye Zhuo's Haki and strength to be so terrifying.

"Laser Kick!"

Kizaru instantly appeared to Ye Zhuo's right and launched a flying kick.

This was also why no one could face two admirals in a life-or-death battle.

Even a flawless all-around fighter.

Would have moments of carelessness when going all out. If a third person interfered, that meant a momentary life-and-death crisis.

"Trying to ambush me?"

Ye Zhuo did not care about Kizaru's attack at all.

With the Dog Talisman, he was immortal!

The Azure Dragon Form's top-tier Zoan healing ability, combined with the Horse Talisman.

What was there to fear?

Kizaru's Laser Kick and Ama no Murakumo Sword struck him together.

Ye Zhuo did not take them seriously at all.

"Great Vow Thunder Bagua!"

Crack!

Black lightning erupted. Akainu felt his fist forcibly blocked by powerful Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki.

The lightning unleashed by this move continued to amplify its force.

And that was not all.

Ye Zhuo could even reinforce his Thunder Bagua with Dragon Breath at the same time!

"Ah!!!"

Akainu swore to block this attack at all costs.

"Yasakani no Magatama!"

Kizaru attacked relentlessly, trying to inflict real damage on Ye Zhuo.

"It's useless. Your attacks can't break through my defense. Even if they do, I can heal instantly."

Crack!

Lightning and fire collided with magma.

Haki and strength surged to their limits.

Ye Zhuo gritted his teeth as he endured Kizaru's attacks. Haki covered his entire body, blocking one light bead after another.

"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 into his element to evade.

His strength loosened as well.

Whoosh!

Ye Zhuo slashed out with his sword, wielding it like a spiked club.

"Roaring Thunder Bagua!"

Akainu, struck this time, failed to block it at the critical moment.

He was sent flying and crashed into the sea.

"Sakazuki!"

Kizaru rushed to rescue him immediately, even 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!"

In that instant.

Kizaru resembled the Whitebeard Pirates at the Summit War. Whitebeard's misfortune had thrown them into chaos.

As a result, Marco had been shackled with Seastone, and Diamond Jozu had lost an arm.

There were still several years until the Summit War.

Yet Ye Zhuo had already come to rule.

Kizaru turned his head, his body transforming into light at top speed as he tried to teleport away.

A sword slash came down, forcibly interrupting his elemental transformation.

Kizaru paused in midair.

"Three Realms Ragnaraku!"

This downward strike.

Made Kizaru cough up blood as he plummeted straight into the sea.

Strawberry stopped fighting and went to rescue him.

Above the dark heavens.

Ye Zhuo ruled over the sea like a demon king.