Sharingan! Open!

Jia Ji was the same. He stood on Mu Chen's other side, rubbing his hands together with a lewd grin. "Mu Chen, I admit that you've got talent as a newcomer. But as your senior, I'll have to teach you a proper lesson."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jia Ji immediately made his move.

Jia Ji instantly used the Navy Six Powers, closing in on Mu Chen at incredible speed. He moved so fast that not even an afterimage could be seen, leaving behind only a puff of dust from where he had stood.

Seeing Jia Ji disregard all martial decorum with such speed, Mu Chen did not waste any words. He activated his eyes, and in an instant, they turned blood-red, with three tomoe-shaped marks in his pupils.

At that moment, everyone's attention was drawn to Mu Chen's Blood Sharingan. This was Mu Chen's Blood Eyes.

Zephyr looked at Mu Chen's Blood Sharingan with great curiosity. He had never seen eyes like those before. For some reason, they felt terrifying, like eyes that had come from hell.

Even Sengoku, who had been silent from the start, furrowed his brow when he saw Mu Chen's Blood Sharingan. He shared Zefa's thoughts and likewise found those eyes somewhat frightening.

This kid... it looks like that Sharingan of his has grown stronger.

Garp silently thought to himself. After all, he had been the first to witness the Blood Sharingan. Half a month ago, it had only had a Single Tomoe, yet now it had directly become Three Tomoe. Just what was going on with this kid's eyes?

"Blood-red eyes... Kuzan!"

Ghost, Spider, and the others stared fixedly at Mu Chen's eyes. Those eyes also drew the attention of Qi Yuan, whom Jia Ji had just confessed to. She had never seen such beautiful eyes before, and they gave her the impression of great strength.

"Those blood-red eyes look so mysterious."

Jia Ji rapidly closed in on Mu Chen. When he saw Mu Chen's eyes turn red, Jia Ji was somewhat puzzled, but he continued charging forward at high speed. To the naked eye, only Jia Ji's afterimages remained, but in Mu Chen's eyes, Jia Ji's movements were perfectly clear, as if they had been slowed down.

Paper Pistol! Jia Ji instantly appeared behind Mu Chen and followed up with a Paper Pistol attack. If Mu Chen took that move head-on, it would probably punch a bloody hole through his body.

But under the Blood Sharingan, Mu Chen had long since seen through Jia Ji's movements. Mu Chen swiftly shifted his feet, turned with the momentum, and seized Jia Ji's outstretched arm. Jia Ji was dumbfounded. He had never expected Mu Chen to grab his arm so precisely. The next second, Mu Chen exerted force with both hands and hurled him over his shoulder. Jia Ji crashed to the ground, but in the next instant, he supported himself with one hand, spun his body around, and rapidly retreated several steps. Mu Chen looked on in surprise. He had not fallen!

Jia Ji truly deserved to be a Marine from the Marine Elite Training Camp. He was very strong. That single exchange had already made it clear—one move was enough to reveal the difference. Mu Chen knew very well that with his current combat strength, he truly was no match for Jia Ji. It looked like he would have to open the Eight Gates.

At the same time, Jia Ji also felt that he had underestimated Mu Chen. Not bad, kid. You can actually see through my Shave and even take a Paper Pistol from me!

"Hmm, looks like I can't hold back anymore."

As soon as he said that, Jia Ji used Shave once more, this time moving even faster.

Mu Chen then saw Jia Ji circling around him. Suddenly, a blue slash-like attack flew toward Mu Chen, but Mu Chen reacted quickly and dodged it with a sidestep.

When Jia Ji saw that Mu Chen had actually evaded it, he immediately unleashed more than a dozen Rankyaku attacks. Rankyaku slashes came at Mu Chen from every direction. Everyone thought Mu Chen would be unable to withstand this. Judging from his earlier movements, Mu Chen clearly did not know the Navy Six Powers, so facing such a dense barrage of Rankyaku, it would be difficult for him to dodge without knowing how to kick.

At that moment, Mu Chen crossed his arms above his head. "Eight Gates, First Gate—Opening Gate, open!"

Mu Chen's entire presence underwent a dramatic transformation, and the veins on his body could even faintly be seen bulging.

With the First Gate of the Eight Gates opened, Mu Chen's overall physical abilities increased severalfold. Both his attack power and speed changed drastically. Mu Chen moved like a gust of wind, continuously dodging the Rankyaku attacks. His speed was practically on par with Shave. In Garp and Zefa's eyes, Mu Chen's movements were naturally clear to see. At that moment, Mu Chen truly seemed like the wind, weaving back and forth through the gaps between the dozen Rankyaku attacks.

"What kind of technique is this?" Zefa could not believe his eyes. Without knowing the Navy Six Powers, Mu Chen could actually rely solely on his own speed to rival Jia Ji's Shave. Although Jia Ji's Shave was still far inferior to theirs, its speed was nevertheless not to be underestimated.

"Hahahaha! Zefa, what did I tell you? Mu Chen is a genius, isn't he?"

Though Garp was laughing loudly, he had not expected Mu Chen to have been hiding this much strength. He had never seen it before!

It was not only Garp and Zefa. Even Sengoku beside them furrowed his brow tightly. He had never expected Garp not to be joking with him. Even so, Mu Chen would not be Jia Ji's opponent. Speed alone was not enough.

Zefa still spoke with disbelief in his voice.

Meanwhile, Jia Ji, who had just unleashed more than a dozen Rankyaku attacks, had not expected Mu Chen to evade them all at such speed.

"Whether it was my Navy Six Powers, Finger Pistol, or now Rankyaku, Mu Chen has broken through them all. I refuse to believe it. Let me see what your attacks can do!"

Without another word, Jia Ji swiftly closed in as Mu Chen dodged the final Rankyaku slash.