Accept Judgment, Akainu

Bonney, who was in the forest, was equally astonished, her beautiful eyes widening round.

"Terrifying... absolutely terrifying! A monster! That pirate is a monster too!"

A pirate actually possessed magma powers equal to Akainu's—no! He could even be said to possess magma powers stronger than Akainu's...

This filled Bonney, who had only recently become one of the Supernovas, with fear.

The New World... was terrifying!

Because of Ye Yu's overwhelming display of strength, Bonney thought everyone in the New World was powerful. In truth, Ye Yu's strength had already surpassed that of the Four Emperors!

It was just that Ye Yu was not famous enough yet, so everyone merely regarded him as the man closest to the Four Emperors.

This made Bonney uneasy. If someone at her level went to the New World, she would be utterly insignificant... Worry appeared on Bonney's face.

Even Bonney's goal of becoming the Pirate King began to waver. It was understandable for Akainu to possess such terrifying power,

but... Ye Yu was merely a pirate under twenty years old...

With such terrifying talent, Bonney felt that she would never be able to surpass him in her lifetime!

The so-called Supernovas and the Worst Generation instantly became dim and insignificant before Ye Yu!

Up in the sky, the news agency's Birdhouse had once again moved ten kilometers away from the ground. Only then could they ensure they would not be caught in the scorching aftershock!

The middle-aged man at the head of the group stared expectantly, utterly thrilled.

"I never expected that kid, the captain of Zero Division, to be this powerful!"

"That's an admiral!"

Ruth was smiling broadly as well.

"The stronger Ye Yu is, the more interesting our news becomes, doesn't it?"

"There's nothing particularly noteworthy about an admiral capturing a Four Emperors crew commander."

"The best outcome... would be for a Four Emperors crew commander to behead a Marine admiral! That would make for a real headline, wouldn't it?" Ruth said excitedly.

"You really dare to imagine it, Ruth. Beheading a Marine admiral! If it really happened and we captured it on film, we'd become famous figures in the news world! Hahaha!" the middle-aged man said as he looked at Ruth.

On the battlefield, Ye Yu revealed a disdainful expression toward Akainu.

With a carefree, insolent look, he slowly opened his lips. "So, Sakazuki, is my control over magma a little better than yours?"

After hearing Ye Yu's words, Akainu's face flushed red, his teeth clenched tightly.

"Bastard! You're just a pirate, yet you dare toy with me!"

After saying that, Akainu leaped high into the air. Armament Haki armor wrapped around his fist as he smashed it heavily toward Ye Yu.

Ye Yu once again showed a disdainful smile.

With a boom, Akainu's Armament Haki-coated fist struck what seemed like an indestructible barrier, making his palm go numb.

Ripples spread as a flawless, all-encompassing Conqueror's Haki defensive barrier appeared.

Sakazuki's gaze turned cautious.

Is this... the barrier that evaded Sentomaru's and my attacks earlier?

Why does it feel like Conqueror's Haki at such close range?

Tyrant Bear, standing nearby, was also stunned. He lowered the Bible in his hand, his eyes fixed on Ye Yu.

That young man who claimed to be seeking his help could actually withstand Akainu's attack?

One had to know that Akainu's hand-to-hand combat ability was no weak point within Marine Headquarters!

It would not be an exaggeration to call Akainu the admiral with the strongest physical skills among the three admirals!

Yet this young man had blocked such a terrifying attack!

Such monstrous talent was already comparable to the leader of the revolutionaries—the world's most dangerous criminal, the revolutionary Dragon!

"Bastard! I stake Marine justice on this—I'll kill you!"

Having suffered setbacks time and time again at the hands of a brat under twenty, Akainu Sakazuki had completely broken down inside.

Who was he?

He was a Marine admiral!

His extraordinary talent had caught Instructor Zefa's attention, and he had been accepted as his disciple. Ever since joining the Marines, he had achieved remarkable feats time and again! People had called him a monster!

Who wasn't terrified upon seeing him?

Yet today, against a mere brat under twenty, he had failed to gain even the slightest advantage!

What was even more hateful was that this brat kept mocking him, and he could not refute a single word!

This left Akainu humiliated and enraged!

"I'll definitely kill you!" Akainu roared again, having completely lost his reason.

Akainu's muscles bulged all over his body, veins protruding from his arms. His pitch-black fist continued to press forward as a powerful aura rapidly spread outward from the two of them.

The ground beneath Ye Yu's feet collapsed and cracked, fissures spreading in every direction.

Under that powerful aura, fierce winds howled. Stones and splinters were flung through the air, and even trees near the Sabaody Archipelago were uprooted!

Even Tyrant Bear's massive, formidable body involuntarily took two steps back!

"Just... the wind pressure is this powerful...? To drive Akainu to lose his mind, is this Ye Yu's strength really so terrifying?" Tyrant Bear said, resisting the gale as his eyes flickered and narrowed.

The Birdhouse in the sky began swaying from side to side under that aura.

"Steady! Keep it steady!"

To avoid being caught in the aftermath, the World Economy News Paper members had no choice but to raise the Birdhouse even higher.

Bonney, in the forest, widened her eyes and watched the battle with rapt attention.

"This defensive barrier is so powerful. It blocked a Marine admiral's all-out attack so easily?"

Bonney said in shock.

Then the gale slammed directly into her.

Bonney tightly hugged a large tree beside her, but it was useless. Under the immense wind pressure, Bonney and the tree were blown into the sky together.

Bonney, who could barely breathe in midair, was completely speechless. A battle between two monsters could actually be this terrifying?

She could not even withstand the aftershock alone.

Thinking about it now, the so-called Supernovas were simply a joke...

The Marine troops on the Sabaody Archipelago who had been preparing to support Akainu had only just approached the battlefield when the terrifying wind blew them off balance.

Every one of them wore an expression of extreme shock.

"Th-this terrifying wind, could it have been caused by a person?"

"Heavens! What kind of monster is Admiral Akainu fighting?"

"No matter what kind of monster it is, Admiral Akainu will definitely take him down!"

The island's residents were so frightened that they all ran into their homes, curling up beneath their beds and trembling.

"A natural disaster! This is a natural disaster!"

Even the creatures of the Sabaody Archipelago sensed the might of this power. Beasts fled in every direction, while flocks of birds flew from the islands in terror.

However... even with Marine Admiral Akainu using every ounce of his strength, his fist had only managed to pass ten centimeters through the defensive barrier.

Trying to advance even an inch further felt incomparably difficult!

"I'm in a hurry. Your time to die... has come, Sakazuki." Ye Yu rolled his arm. After playing with Akainu for so long, it was time to reveal his true strength!

"Brat, don't be arrogant! Justice will not fail!" Akainu's other fist had somehow already transformed into lava.

"Hound!" Akainu shouted.

It turned out that his earlier attack had only been intended to get close to Ye Yu and shorten the distance between them.

Hound was Akainu's fastest and most destructive attack!

Enraged, Akainu decided to use this most terrifying strike at close range, maximizing its advantage to end Ye Yu's life!

Ye Yu raised an eyebrow, his gaze turning cold as he slowly spoke. "Akainu, you don't represent justice at all!"

"You're nothing but trash using justice as an excuse to vent your emotions!"

As though delivering Akainu's final judgment, thick, scorching magma appeared around Ye Yu's arm.