Have You Ever Been Kicked at Supersonic Speed?

[Mission completed: Execute a Celestial Dragon]

[Mission reward: Samurai Shadowkhan]

The system panel rapidly refreshed.

Ye Zhuo felt an entirely new power and summoned the Shadowkhan!

[Main quest refreshed: Hold off any incoming attacks for two hours]

[Mission reward: Advanced Observation Haki: Future Sight]

"Not bad."

Ye Zhuo stepped over the Celestial Dragon's remains.

He had been worried that if the reward were something like the Six Naval Powers, it would give him a headache.

Having spent his entire life training in all kinds of martial arts, fighting techniques, and killing arts,

he had absolutely no need for any combat techniques.

"Descend, Shadowkhan!"

Ye Zhuo clenched his palm, and one Shadow Ninja after another leaped out from beneath the eaves and behind the walls.

The Samurai Shadowkhan wore armor and carried long swords.

Their strength lay in their balanced offense and defense, though they lacked speed and agility.

Thousands upon thousands of Shadow Samurai dropped to one knee before Ye Zhuo.

"Block every enemy that comes next!"

The Shadow Samurai all rose to their feet, standing ready for enemies that could appear at any moment.

Bang!

Cannons roared and guns fired as flames exploded with unstoppable force.

What they faced was an immortal existence—the Shadowkhan.

"You've got some nerve! You actually dared to kill a Celestial Dragon!"

"We only need to hold him back. Don't let this guy escape—the Admiral will come!"

"Damn it, you lawless pirate!"

The Marines had already sealed off the streets so tightly that not even water could pass through.

When they saw the sea of black-armored Shadow Samurai, instinctive fear made them swallow hard.

Bullets flew out, but the Shadow Samurai's armor blocked every last one.

Shing!

Those blades could even slice through iron plating.

Even muskets could not stop such razor-sharp blades.

"Where did these monsters come from?"

The worried Marines no longer dared to advance.

"Damn it, I'll do it!"

Sentomaru brought his massive axe down, suppressing a Shadow Samurai.

He was a man who knew Haki.

"Hm?"

More than ten Shadow Samurai instantly surrounded Sentomaru.

"How many can you take?"

Ye Zhuo merely glanced at him, too lazy to pay him any attention.

At the same time,

Shadow Samurai were appearing all across the Sabaody Archipelago.

Ye Zhuo was not showing off. He was simply trying to master this power.

"Run! The pitch-black monster pirate crew has appeared!"

"What happened? Why are there so many Marines here?"

"Can't those armored pirates die?"

When one fell, another rose.

Ye Zhuo's command over the Samurai Shadowkhan grew increasingly skillful.

Every Marine across the Sabaody Archipelago joined the battle, fighting the endlessly emerging Shadow Samurai.

"What you trample is this world's justice!"

Sentomaru chopped down with his axe, feeling utterly exhausted.

Those Shadow Samurai truly could not kill him, but neither could he truly kill the Shadow Samurai.

"Only ten minutes have passed."

Ye Zhuo yawned.

There was still plenty of time left on the two-hour mission countdown.

"If you've got the guts, stop relying on that Devil Fruit power and fight me head-on!"

Sentomaru roared in fury.

In his eyes, Ye Zhuo could only summon countless Shadow Samurai because he was using Devil Fruit powers.

"Fight you? Are you worthy?"

Ye Zhuo walked toward him and extended one hand.

Explosive Flame instantly transformed into a pillar of fire.

Boom!

Sentomaru gripped his axe, coating it in Armament Haki as he desperately blocked the attack.

"What? Can't hold it?"

Shing!

Ye Zhuo looked at Sentomaru, and lasers shot out from his eyes in an instant.

"Damn it, that's the old man's power!"

Sentomaru panted heavily. He was no match for Ye Zhuo at all.

"Let me see what Haki is."

Ye Zhuo instantly appeared before Sentomaru.

His hand transformed into a dragon claw as the Ox Talisman's power erupted.

Crack!

The axe blade shattered into pieces.

"Looks like your Haki isn't strong enough."

Ye Zhuo had just used Demon Sorcerer Form together with the Ox Talisman's enhancement to his strength.

How could a mere Sentomaru possibly block it?

"Who exactly are you?"

A sense of defeat rose within Sentomaru.

He could only watch Ye Zhuo's back in despair.

"Fire Fist Ace still has a year before setting sail, and Pacifistas are still a distant prospect."

Protected layer upon layer by Shadow Samurai, Ye Zhuo muttered to himself.

He had arrived a little early. Hopefully, the system would give him some interesting missions.

Whoosh!

"Oh my, oh my, what kind of monster is this now?"

A lazy voice rang out.

Sentomaru looked up with delight.

A figure hovered in the air, looking down at Ye Zhuo like the emperor of shadows.

"Old man!"

Sentomaru felt as though he had seen hope.

"Yasakani no Magatama!"

Kizaru spun at high speed, condensing light into clusters of glowing jewels that shot out at incredible speed, increasing their destructive power.

Bang!

Bang!

One Shadow Samurai after another vanished.

Ye Zhuo was not worried in the slightest. Restoring them was no more than a clap of his hands.

"Those grazing-beam jewels really are a great crowd-clearing skill."

"He did it!"

Sentomaru believed Kizaru had gained the upper hand and had easily dealt with the Shadow Samurai he could not eliminate.

"Laser Kick!"

After clearing the field, Kizaru did not hesitate for even a moment and came flying in with a kick.

Light burst from his toe as he kicked at high speed!

"Rabbit!"

Ye Zhuo planted his feet on the ground and activated the Rabbit Talisman.

With a stomp, he turned into an afterimage.

"He didn't hit?"

Kizaru had not expected Ye Zhuo to be so fast.

"My supersonic speed is real. Your light speed is fake!"

Ye Zhuo swiftly reappeared before Kizaru.

"Kizaru, have you ever been kicked at supersonic speed?"

The Rooster Talisman provided levitation, the Rabbit Talisman acceleration, and the Ox Talisman strength.

The fusion of all three created this explosive supersonic flying kick.

Bang!

The kick struck Kizaru. He did not dodge, and his entire body split into two halves.

Whoosh!

Light instantly gathered back together.

Kizaru rose to his feet and looked at Ye Zhuo with a hint of surprise.

"You haven't awakened Haki?"

He was deeply puzzled. Leaving aside his strength, that speed alone had shocked him.

Yet Ye Zhuo's flying kick just now had carried no Haki.

It was truly strange.

"Speed is power."

Ye Zhuo spoke Kizaru's own line.

"That really is troublesome.

You have speed, so your strength can indeed contend with powerful Haki users.

But you still can't attack me, a man of light."

Kizaru smiled as a glowing jewel gathered in his hand and formed into a long sword.

He twisted sideways and dove forward.

A sword swung toward Ye Zhuo's waist!

"Ama no Murakumo Sword!"

Whoosh!

Ye Zhuo's entire body transformed into Demon Sorcerer Form, his towering figure looking down at Kizaru.

One arm firmly blocked the strike, though the light sword still cut into it.

The Dog Talisman made him immortal, and the Horse Talisman healed him.

His wound recovered at a visible speed.

"It seems I've been underestimated."

Ye Zhuo had no Armament Haki and indeed could not attack Kizaru's physical body.

But he had never relied solely on hand-to-hand combat.

"Rise!"

Buildings tore free from their foundations one after another.

Ye Zhuo floated in midair, spreading his hands as he used the Rooster Talisman to levitate hundreds of surrounding buildings.

"Go!"

Building after building crashed toward Kizaru.

He opened his mouth and spat fire, while both hands simultaneously unleashed explosive flames!

The lasers from his eyes intertwined with the fiery breath and explosive flames.

"A Mythical Zoan? I've never heard of such a form."

For the first time, Kizaru held no advantage in speed.

So many powerful methods of attack had truly caught him by surprise.

"Then let's call it the Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Shendu Form."

Ye Zhuo looked down from above, smoke still spilling from his mouth.