Izo's Defeat Stunned the Entire Crowd

Lin Yan watched as Izo's trump cards kept appearing one after another.

Elemental transformation.

Ignoring Seastone Bullets.

Izo was completely numb!

Damn it.

You could play like this?

Izo suddenly regretted wanting to compete with Lin Yan.

The key was...

There were so many other Sixteenth Division members watching nearby.

If he lost...

He would lose all face!

But...

He could not match Lin Yan in speed, nor could he surpass him in strength.

As time passed.

He increasingly felt just how terrifying the Devil Fruit ability in Lin Yan's hands was.

"You're very strong!"

This was not praise. Izo was thoroughly convinced by Lin Yan's strength.

Actually.

Before the Nika Nika no Mi appeared.

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit had always firmly ranked among the top three across the Grand Line.

It had even surpassed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

But...

After the Nika Nika no Mi appeared.

No dog would eat the Mera Mera no Mi or the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!

"Your twin pistols aren't bad either!"

Lin Yan followed up with a compliment.

Hearing Lin Yan's mutual flattery.

Izo gave a bitter smile.

Things had come to this.

There was nothing more to say.

Since he had decided to spar with Lin Yan.

Then he would see it through to the end.

Besides.

He had come today to indulge his fighting itch!

"Earlier, I wanted to invite you to join my pirate crew, but I've changed my mind."

"Let's have a good, satisfying fight!"

Izo adjusted his mindset before speaking to Lin Yan.

"Invite me? Your Battleaxe Pirates sure think highly of yourselves."

Hearing that, Lin Yan replied with a mocking laugh.

Upon hearing those words.

Izo, whose blood had been boiling moments ago, felt his chest tighten.

For a moment.

He did not even know how to respond.

The other crew members also covered their foreheads.

Black lines seemed to drop across their faces.

Sure enough.

This guy really did not know they were from the Whitebeard Pirates!

Izo revealed an awkward yet polite smile.

He erupted with power once more.

Drawing his twin pistols, lotus flowers danced wildly as he slaughtered in every direction.

A sky full of bullets flew toward Lin Yan.

Not only that.

Izo was even faster than before.

Yes.

He decided to go all out!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!

Bang, bang, bang!!!

If some ordinary Whitebeard Pirates members could still watch the battle before.

Then now.

All they could hear were the wind, the sea, air tearing apart, and sparks crackling.

They could no longer see anything at all!

The only thing they could sense was two figures constantly colliding in the sky.

It had to be said.

As a division commander, Izo was exceptionally strong.

Even while at a disadvantage, once he unleashed his full strength.

For a short time.

He could still exchange blows with Lin Yan.

But...

He could only exchange blows for a short while.

Compared with Lin Yan.

There was still a huge gap between their strengths.

And from beginning to end, Lin Yan had not used his full strength.

He had merely regarded Izo as a remnant of the Battleaxe Pirates.

Gradually.

A thin sheen of sweat appeared on Izo's forehead.

He began to feel powerless.

"Fifty Million Volts!!!!"

At that moment.

Lin Yan formed lightning with his bare hands.

Azure Thunder at fifty million volts erupted with a deafening roar.

In an instant.

Thunder filled the scene, letting out continuous roars.

Boundless power gathered across the battlefield.

The stars fell, their light dazzling.

Crimson lightning.

Violently struck through the battlefield.

The gale howled, the sea surged, and majestic flames of aura shook all directions.

Even the ground was torn up, with scorched earth blasted by lightning everywhere.

Wherever the thunder passed, the sky dimmed, all directions retreated, and arcs of electricity flickered through the air.

Finally.

On the beach, now covered in lightning.

Izo failed to withstand Lin Yan's Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability.

Like a kite with its string cut, he crashed heavily to the ground.

With Izo's fall.

This battle.

Came to an end.

At this moment.

The most shocked people.

Were undoubtedly the other Sixteenth Division members watching from the side.

At first.

They had been extremely confident in their division commander.

However.

As time passed.

When they saw Izo fall into a disadvantage and even get completely overwhelmed.

Every one of them was stunned.

No way, no way.

Their division commander actually was not this guy's match?

Only when the result was decided.

When they saw their division commander lying on the ground.

All the other Sixteenth Division members immediately fell silent.

"This..."

"My god!"

"Who exactly is he?"

"This guy actually defeated our division commander?"

"Can someone slap me and let me see whether I'm dreaming?"

The other Sixteenth Division members swallowed hard.

In an instant.

Everyone's gazes.

Focused entirely on Lin Yan.

Who was Izo?

He was the commander of the Whitebeard Pirates' Sixteenth Division.

With a bounty of 510 million Beli.

He was renowned throughout the Four Seas, a first-rate powerhouse.

Just as they had said before.

Across the Grand Line, any force had to give them some face.

They had thought.

This would be a one-sided crushing victory by their division commander.

Yet the outcome had been reversed.

Their division commander had been unilaterally crushed by Lin Yan.

Everyone was utterly dumbfounded.

Izo, in whom they had placed such high hopes...

Had fallen!

The turmoil in the Sixteenth Division members' hearts could not settle for a long time.

Izo lay on the ground in a spread-eagle position.

Gasping for breath.

Although he had lost this battle.

He was not discouraged.

Instead, he burst into laughter. "Ha—haha!"

That had been satisfying.

This fight had been extremely satisfying.

To be honest.

The Whitebeard Pirates prohibited infighting, and he could not find suitable opponents outside.

Gradually.

Izo's body had begun to rust.

Now that he had met Lin Yan.

Naturally, he could not resist the urge to measure himself against him.

And Lin Yan's strength had not disappointed him.

Even though he had already used all his strength.

But he was still no match for Lin Yan.

Lin Yan's strength was plain to see.

This battle

was simply thrilling and satisfying.

That, in turn,

made Izo admire him even more.

This Lin

was truly strong!

As for Lin Yan,

with Izo's defeat,

he walked over to Izo.

Seeing Lin Yan's actions,

the members of the Sixteenth Division tensed up, afraid that Lin Yan might do something excessive.

Ignoring the gazes around him, Lin Yan asked Izo, "You aren't members of the Battleaxe Pirates, are you?"

He had naturally noticed it as well.

If the Battleaxe Pirates truly had people with such strength,

how could they be an unknown little pirate crew in the New World?

"That's right, we aren't!"

A smile appeared on Izo's pale face as he lay on the ground. "My name is Izo, captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Sixteenth Division!"