Have You Ever Been Kicked at Supersonic Speed?

[Mission completed: Execute a Celestial Dragon]

[Mission reward: Samurai Shadowkhan]

The system panel refreshed rapidly.

Ye Zhuo felt a brand-new power and summoned the Shadowkhan!

[Main quest refreshed: Withstand any attacks that follow. Countdown: 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 trained in all kinds of martial arts, fighting techniques, and killing skills for his entire life,

he had absolutely no need for any combat techniques.

"Descend, Shadowkhan!"

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

The Samurai Shadowkhan wore armor and wielded long blades.

They excelled in both offense and defense, though their speed and agility were lacking.

Thousands upon thousands of Shadow Samurai knelt on one knee before Ye Zhuo.

"Block any enemies that come next!"

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

Bang!

Cannons fired and gunshots rang out as flames exploded with unstoppable force.

What they faced were immortal beings—the Shadowkhan.

"You've got some nerve, killing even a Celestial Dragon!"

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

"Damn it, a pirate who doesn't know the rules!"

The Marines had already sealed off the street completely.

When they saw the dense mass of Shadow Samurai, instinctive fear made them swallow hard.

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

Slash!

Those blades could cut through even iron plating.

Even muskets could not withstand blades sharp enough to slice through iron like mud.

"What kind of monsters are they?"

How could the worried Marines dare to keep advancing?

"Damn it, let me handle this!"

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

He was a man who knew Haki.

"Hm?"

More than a dozen Shadow Samurai instantly surrounded Sentomaru.

"How many can you fight?"

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 merely trying to master this power.

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

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

"Do these armored pirates not die?"

When one fell, another rose.

Ye Zhuo's control over the Samurai Shadowkhan grew increasingly proficient.

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

"You are trampling on this world's justice!"

Sentomaru brought his axe down in a furious chop, feeling utterly exhausted.

These 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 before the two-hour mission countdown ended.

"If you have the guts, stop using that Devil Fruit power and fight me head-on!"

Sentomaru roared in fury.

In his eyes, Ye Zhuo could only summon this countless number of Shadow Samurai by using a Devil Fruit.

"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 held his axe tight, covering it in Armament Haki as he desperately blocked the attack.

"What's wrong? Can't hold it?"

Whoosh!

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

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

Sentomaru gasped heavily. He was simply no match for Ye Zhuo.

"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 his Demon Sorcerer Form together with the Ox Talisman's boost to his strength.

How could someone like 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 quests.

Whoosh!

"Oh my, oh my. What sort of monster is this?"

A lazy voice rang out.

Sentomaru looked up with delight.

A figure hovered in the air, looking down at Ye Zhuo like a sovereign 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 extreme speed, increasing their destructive power.

Bang!

Bang!

One Shadow Samurai after another vanished.

Ye Zhuo was not worried in the slightest. All it took was a clap of his hands.

"Those stray-shot jewels really are a great crowd-clearing skill."

"He did it!"

Sentomaru believed Kizaru had gained the upper hand, easily clearing away the Shadow Samurai he could not eliminate.

"Laser Kick!"

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

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

"Rabbit!"

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

With a stomp, he turned into an afterimage.

"Didn't hit?"

Kizaru had not expected Ye Zhuo to be so fast.

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

Ye Zhuo swiftly reappeared in front of 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 supersonic explosive flying kick.

Bang!

The kick landed. Kizaru did not dodge, and his entire body split in half.

Whoosh!

Light gathered together again in an instant.

Kizaru rose to his feet and looked at Ye Zhuo with some surprise.

"You haven't awakened Haki?"

He was deeply puzzled. Forget the strength—even that speed alone had astonished him.

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

How 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 cluster of light condensed in his hand into a longsword.

He twisted sideways and dove forward.

A sword slash aimed to cut Ye Zhuo in half at the waist!

"Ama no Murakumo Sword!"

Whoosh!

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

One arm blocked the attack firmly, though the light sword still cut him.

The Dog Talisman granted immortality, while the Horse Talisman healed him.

His injuries recovered at a visible rate.

"Looks like I've been underestimated."

Ye Zhuo did not have Armament Haki and truly could not strike Kizaru's physical body.

But his methods had never been limited to hand-to-hand combat.

"Rise!"

Building after building tore free from their foundations.

Ye Zhuo hovered in the air, spreading his hands as he used the Rooster Talisman to levitate hundreds of nearby buildings.

"Go!"

Building after building crashed toward Kizaru.

He opened his mouth and exhaled as both hands simultaneously unleashed explosive flames!

The laser beams from his eyes intertwined with his fiery breath and explosive flames.

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

For the first time, Kizaru did not hold the advantage in speed.

He truly had not expected so many powerful methods of attack.

"Then I'll call it the Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Shendu Form."

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