Dragon-Bite Crimson Lotus

A scorching aura formed around Ye Yu and Akainu.

Akainu's eyes widened, his face full of confusion and disbelief.

This brat could actually turn into magma too? And his ability was practically identical to his own!

"Well, Akainu, do you believe me now?" Ye Yu asked with a faint smile.

"You damned brat, how do you have my Devil Fruit ability?" Akainu Sakazuki snarled in humiliation and rage, his magma-covered arm aimed at Ye Yu.

"Meteor Volcano!" Akainu roared.

Fist after fist of flame shot from his shoulders. The entire sky was filled with dazzling crimson light, a sight that made one's scalp tingle as they hurtled toward Ye Yu at incredible speed.

Watching the fiery fists fill the crimson sky, Akainu wore a confident expression. He twisted his neck and looked at Ye Yu with contempt in his eyes.

"Well, brat? So what if you have magma powers? The development of the Magma-Magma Fruit is the true quality a strong person must possess!"

"Once I kill you, I'll hand your corpse over to the World Science Department. Then we'll uncover why you possess the Magma-Magma Fruit's abilities!"

Akainu Sakazuki curled his lip and muttered.

He had once heard Vegapunk of the World Science Department say that, if the conditions were met, he could create fruits no different from Devil Fruits!

When Kaido had been captured, Vegapunk had used Kaido's blood to cultivate a Devil Fruit that could transform its eater into a dragon. However, because the conditions had not been mature enough, it had become a defective product.

Some relatively inferior Artificial Devil Fruits had already been successfully tested. It was entirely possible that Ye Yu had eaten one of those fruits.

Vegapunk would definitely be able to uncover the reason Ye Yu possessed the Magma-Magma Fruit's powers!

After hearing Akainu's words, Ye Yu looked at him as though he were an idiot.

His magma-covered arm also pointed toward Akainu.

"Tell me, Akainu, do you really think your magma ability is superior to mine?"

With that, Ye Yu copied Akainu exactly and unleashed "Meteor Volcano!"

Like rockets launching into the sky, fist after fist of magma shot toward Akainu at lightning speed.

The entire sky was instantly dyed crimson.

Rumble! Rumble!

Ye Yu's Meteor Volcano and Akainu's Meteor Volcano collided repeatedly in the sky!

Deafening explosions rang out.

Chunks of molten rock, trailing thick black smoke, fell from the sky.

Sakazuki's face turned extremely ugly, his expression savage.

"You damned brat!" Akainu roared furiously.

This time, Sakazuki had completely lost face.

He was a dignified Marine admiral and the wielder of the Magma-Magma Fruit, yet his control over magma was on the same level as a mere commander of the Whitebeard Pirates?

If word got out, people all over the world would laugh him to death.

Bonney, standing in the forest, looked up at the sky. Flames flickered in her eyes as she opened her mouth wide.

"Now I believe it. Someone really has the same ability as Admiral Akainu!"

"Is this what a powerhouse from the New World is like? My God, he has completely changed my understanding of this world!"

Tyrant Bear's eyes also widened as he watched the magma collisions in the sky intently.

"This brat... despite being so young, his strength is far from ordinary!"

"And he has magma powers? Could it be because of that guy Vegapunk!?"

At the mention of Vegapunk, Tyrant Bear's expression became strange. That man really could create anything!

He himself was about to be modified by Vegapunk for the sake of the revolution. Tyrant Bear understood his own fate better than anyone!

But for the Revolutionary Army, for the countless people of this world, he was willing to brave fire and water!

Above them, the middle-aged man from the news agency was directing the flock of birds to move the birdhouse to a higher position.

"With such terrifying power, we'll die if we get caught up in it!"

Yet no fear could be seen on the faces of the news agency staff. On the contrary, every one of them looked excited.

Ruth was brimming with excitement.

"Manager, two Magma-Magma Fruit users! This is absolutely huge news! We're really going to strike it rich this time!"

The middle-aged manager was equally thrilled as he said eagerly, "We're not just getting rich. This time, we're going to make a name for ourselves! If we get this story properly photographed, I can openly transfer to the World Economy News Paper headquarters! Hahaha!"

Urouge, standing along the coastline, also noticed the clash in the sky.

His face was utterly blank as he swallowed hard, his lips trembling.

"The battle... has begun..."

"Why can both sides use magma powers? One is undoubtedly Akainu, but the other... could he... could he be... the benefactor from earlier?!"

"Brat, you must die here today!" Sakazuki roared again, veins bulging across his forehead.

A massive amount of magma gathered around his fist, raising the surrounding temperature by dozens of degrees.

"Die! Dog-Bite Crimson Lotus!"

The magma gathered around his fist transformed into the shape of a dog's head, looking exceptionally vicious.

With Akainu's roar, the dog head made of molten magma opened its bloody maw and charged toward Ye Yu.

Ye Yu looked thoroughly disgusted.

He had used Meteor Volcano earlier only because it was his first time using the Magma-Magma Fruit's ability, and he had not yet gotten the hang of it.

After that attack, he had become completely familiar with how to unleash the Magma-Magma Fruit.

Now, controlling magma came as naturally to him as controlling his Conqueror's Haki.

"Akainu, Akainu, your naming sense is really terrible," Ye Yu said calmly, curling his lip.

As soon as he spoke, the magma on Ye Yu's arm transformed into a dragon's head. A dragon's roar shook the surrounding air, and then it charged toward Akainu's Dog-Bite Crimson Lotus.

"Dragon-Bite Crimson Lotus!"

The two terrifying powers collided between Ye Yu and Akainu, producing an immense force and an incredibly violent pressure wave. The pressure wave carried rolling heat as it surged outward.

The magma dog head Akainu had launched was immediately suppressed by Ye Yu's Dragon-Bite Crimson Lotus.

The entire magma dog head was swallowed in a single bite. Then the dragon charged straight toward Akainu.

Akainu's expression changed drastically. His Dog-Bite Crimson Lotus had actually been... eaten by Ye Yu's attack?

His full-force strike had been reduced to this with such a casual wave of Ye Yu's hand?

Before he could think further, the magma dragon head had already arrived beside him. Akainu pushed his Observation Haki to its limit and dodged.

With a boom, the dragon head struck the spot where Akainu had just been standing, instantly burning a massive crater into the ground!

Akainu stood to the side, gasping heavily. He glanced at the magma crater beside him, sweat running down his back.

This scorching temperature... was even more destructive than the magma he unleashed!

If he had not trained his physical skills regularly and possessed Advanced Observation Haki, he might not have been able to evade that attack!

If an attack of that intensity hit me, then even as a Magma-Magma Fruit user, I would either die or be crippled, Akainu thought in shock.

Tyrant Bear's eyes flashed with surprise. Was this mysterious brat actually stronger than Sakazuki?