Awakening: Future Vision

Ye Zhuo transformed into Buddha Form, unleashing a shockwave from his fist.

"What kind of ability is this?"

Kizaru could not see through Ye Zhuo's Devil Fruit ability.

Could someone in this world really use different Devil Fruit abilities at will?

It looked as though they had been copied.

Copied!

Kizaru formed a suspicion.

Could it really be the ability to copy other people's Devil Fruit powers?

If that was the case, Ye Zhuo's threat level would rise dramatically!

Whoosh!

Kizaru wielded the Ama no Murakumo Sword and left the shockwave's attack range.

Buddha Form possessed tremendous offensive and defensive power.

However, it was much slower, and that was precisely Kizaru's advantage!

Kizaru swung his light sword at Ye Zhuo's head.

"Pointless."

The instant Kizaru left the shockwave's attack range,

Ye Zhuo's entire body transformed, wings sprouting from his back in an instant.

He flapped his wings and flew into the air, calmly looking down at Kizaru as he swung his sword.

The light sword slashed through, splitting Ye Zhuo's head apart in an instant.

Yet blue flames erupted and healed the wound in the blink of an eye.

Bird-Bird Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Phoenix Form!

The phoenix's overwhelmingly powerful Undying Flame.

Combined with the Dog Talisman's immortality and the Horse Talisman's extraordinary healing,

it produced an even more terrifying recovery speed!

"Just how many abilities have you copied?"

Kizaru understood that the two of them were now in the same situation.

Without Armament Haki, Ye Zhuo could not attack Kizaru's elementalized body.

Kizaru could attack Ye Zhuo, since every inch of flame was part of the phoenix's physical body.

But unless he erased Ye Zhuo in an instant and exhausted all his stamina, leaving him unable to use the Undying Flame again,

Ye Zhuo could still revive at full health.

"Copied?"

Ye Zhuo knew that Kizaru had misunderstood his concept-level Monkey Talisman.

That worked out just fine. He could not be bothered to explain.

"Yasakani no Magatama!"

Kizaru unleashed his ultimate move again. This time, he precisely launched every light projectile at Ye Zhuo.

If Marco the phoenix had been standing there himself, he definitely would have used a defensive technique.

Ye Zhuo did not care. This was a perfect chance to experience the Undying Flame's recovery speed.

Whoosh!

The light projectiles flew through him, instantly riddling Ye Zhuo's body with holes.

After recovering for only a moment, he immediately healed.

The blue Undying Flame and the light projectiles clashed against each other.

"I don't know whether Marco himself would be exhausted by taking that move head-on, but I won't be."

"Though it still hurts."

Ye Zhuo smiled, his entire face having been destroyed.

Yet the Undying Flame instantly wrapped around everything above his neck and restored it.

The rapidly spinning Kizaru finally stopped attacking.

It was completely meaningless!

"Looks like I have no choice."

Kizaru had not given up. He came flying in with a kick, and after accelerating with laser light, he decisively coated his foot in Armament Haki.

Kizaru, whom Zephyr had judged to be the most dependent on his Devil Fruit, had no choice but to use Haki against Ye Zhuo.

"As long as you're a Devil Fruit user, you'll be injured when your physical body is hit!"

Bang!

A flying kick came at him.

Ye Zhuo smiled in satisfaction.

This was the moment he had been waiting for.

Kizaru had used Armament Haki, revealing his true body!

He could not dodge, or he would lose this perfect chance to strike.

Boom!

Ye Zhuo's body slammed to the ground at that moment.

He activated Buddha Form again.

As his head took the flying kick,

the Rabbit Talisman and Ox Talisman accelerated his fist and increased its power.

The shockwave erupted and struck Kizaru's true body head-on!

Bang!

Ye Zhuo felt slightly dizzy.

But before he could even process it, he had already recovered.

Buddha Form greatly boosted his defense, while the Horse Talisman healed his injuries immediately.

Kizaru would never have imagined that Ye Zhuo was not a Devil Fruit user at all.

That kind of attack had been meaningless from the beginning.

Only absolute power could defeat Ye Zhuo.

"What a monster."

Kizaru had unleashed Yasakani no Magatama three times, kept the Ama no Murakumo Sword in hand, and remained at high speed for a long time in order to attack Ye Zhuo as quickly as possible.

Even he was astonished by Ye Zhuo's immense strength.

"He has no Haki at all, yet he has developed his Devil Fruit abilities to such a degree. That's truly rare. What a pity. He killed a Celestial Dragon, so the Marines can never take him in."

Kizaru rose to his feet and looked at Ye Zhuo in the sky once more.

At this moment,

Ye Zhuo transformed into Phoenix Form again, smiling broadly.

"This is bad. Only five minutes remain."

Ye Zhuo was delighted. The prolonged battle had reduced the countdown to only three hundred seconds.

"Does your absurd Devil Fruit ability have a time limit?"

Kizaru felt that he had found the key. As long as he held on, he could defeat Ye Zhuo!

"I think you misunderstood. It means that in five minutes, you'll completely lose your advantage."

Ye Zhuo told the truth, but how could Kizaru possibly believe him?

"Is that so?"

The Ama no Murakumo Sword condensed in his hand once again.

Kizaru firmly believed that Ye Zhuo's absurd Devil Fruit ability would disappear after five minutes.

"Yata Mirror!"

He attacked at full speed again.

Slashes, laser beams, and laser kicks struck Ye Zhuo without pause.

The Undying Flame healed them one by one.

Ye Zhuo did not take them seriously at all.

He had not expected Kizaru to become so serious.

He was nothing like his usual calm and unhurried self.

[Ding!]

[Mission completed: Withstand all attacks. Countdown ended.]

[Mission reward: Advanced Observation Haki · Future Vision]

The system panel did not linger.

It swiftly refreshed.

[Main mission refreshed: Travel to Amazon Lily and establish your own pirate crew. Countdown: five hours.]

[Mission reward: Supreme Grade Sword · First Kitetsu]

Ye Zhuo blinked, adjusting to this brand-new power.

Advanced Observation Haki, Future Vision!

The process lasted a full minute before Ye Zhuo finally let out a breath.

"Is time up? Your movements really have slowed down."

Kizaru thought Ye Zhuo was suffering from a Devil Fruit side effect.

Many Devil Fruits had weaknesses, and in his eyes, this copying ability must have limitations as well.

"Sorry, I was just thinking about life."

Ye Zhuo snapped back to his senses and tried dodging.

He evaded effortlessly.

Even powerful Observation Haki required speed worthy of it.

Only by combining the two could they display their respective value.

Ye Zhuo happened to possess both.

When he looked at Kizaru again, he was no longer confused, nor did he rely on instinct to dodge attacks.

He precisely foresaw every attack. He could even overcome Shendu's speed and the Rabbit Talisman's acceleration, evading at high speed.

Whoosh!

"How is this possible?"

Only then did Kizaru realize that Ye Zhuo was dodging his attacks in a pattern.

It was only after repeated attacks were all avoided that he became certain.

"Have you awakened Observation Haki?"

Was he a peerless genius who had awakened during a short battle, or had he been hiding his strength all along and pretending he could not?

Kizaru became increasingly wary as he looked at Ye Zhuo. An opponent who could not be killed, combined with extreme speed and powerful Observation Haki,

was already enough to stand above the masses and become a true great pirate whose name resounded across the New World!

"If I said I just awakened it, would you believe me?"

Ye Zhuo effortlessly dodged every attack.

His eyes seemed to glimpse a corner of the future.

Whoosh!

With a single dodge, he appeared where Kizaru had originally been standing.

Kizaru had just used Yata Mirror to charge out.

As a result, the two of them were now standing in each other's original positions.

"Future Vision. Interesting."