Akainu's Death, and Another Celestial Dragon to Kill?

Looking at Akainu, Ye Yu sighed softly. Akainu had always been steady and composed, yet before him, he had become like this.

It was likely because Ye Yu possessed magma powers, and his magma powers were even stronger than Akainu's. That had dealt an enormous blow to Akainu's heart.

No matter what, Akainu would never have imagined that one day... he would be killed by his own Devil Fruit ability...

And the one killing him was the pirate he despised most!

This was probably karma!

Without any further hesitation, Ye Yu attacked directly.

A divine dragon flowing with magma from head to toe opened its massive jaws. Under its scorching aura, even space seemed to warp, while the air around it appeared to burn.

With a dragon's roar, it charged straight for Akainu's heart.

Boom!

Having lost his ability to move, Akainu could only watch helplessly as that terrifying strike pierced through him.

Akainu's eyes widened, a fiery dragon reflected in them as terror filled his face.

In his current state, he simply... could not evade it!

Before he could react, the magma dragon pierced straight through Akainu's heart.

A miserable scream rang out. After his heart was pierced, Akainu's entire body was corroded and scorched by magma.

At that moment, Akainu finally experienced pain he had never known before. He finally understood the agony and torment those pirates and... Marines he had burned to death with magma had endured before dying!

Akainu's hands clawed wildly at the ground. In less than a minute, he had completely turned to ash.

The terrifying magma corroded even Akainu's bones clean away. The proud, arrogant, contemptuous Akainu had now become a puddle of molten flesh.

Ye Yu looked down at the magma on the ground without the slightest ripple in his expression.

"This is the death you deserved, Akainu."

"You wasted so much of my time, Akainu. You really were a nuisance." Ye Yu said with a yawn.

Then he slowly made his way toward Tyrant Bear, who remained frozen in place, too shocked to move.

At that moment, Tyrant Bear's heart churned violently, unable to calm down.

This kid not only possessed the Magma-Magma Fruit's power, but was even stronger than Akainu!

Tyrant Bear could not help wondering whether Vegapunk had already perfectly mastered every technology for modifying humans. Was Ye Yu created based on Akainu's abilities?

After all... even after killing a Marine Admiral, Ye Yu remained so calm!

If Ye Yu was merely human, then his mental fortitude was far too terrifying!

The person he had killed was no ordinary man. He was a Marine Admiral from Marine Headquarters, a powerhouse who guarded an entire region of sea!

High in the sky, inside the bird-shaped airship, the photographers suddenly stopped taking pictures.

Even with their professional journalistic composure, they could not suppress the shock in their hearts.

Ruth's slender fingers trembled. Her face was filled with disbelief, her lips slightly parted. "Ye Yu... Ye Yu actually killed Marine Headquarters Admiral Sakazuki?!"

The middle-aged man wore an equally exaggerated expression.

"And he used the power of magma to instantly kill Akainu! Throughout the battle, he completely suppressed Akainu, leaving him no chance to fight back!"

"The former Admiral Akainu was actually burned and corroded by magma. Not even a corpse was left behind! This is terrifying!" The journalists around them all revealed expressions of utter fear.

"This really is major news!"

"If we hand this to Lord Morgans, our futures in the news industry will be limitless! President Morgans will definitely reward us handsomely!" the middle-aged man said emotionally.

Ye Yu did not notice anything happening in the sky. He had already arrived beside Tyrant Bear.

Ye Yu slowly spoke. "I wasted a bit of time. I hope you do not mind, Mr. Bear of the Revolutionary Army." Ye Yu said with a smile.

Bear of the Revolutionary Army?

When Ye Yu called him a Revolutionary Army member, Tyrant Bear showed a surprised expression. When had his identity been exposed?

Impossible. He had always handled secrecy perfectly!

Bear watched Ye Yu warily.

"How do you know my identity?" A glint reflected off Tyrant Bear's glasses.

Ye Yu spread his hands. "Don't be nervous, Bear. I'm merely the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Zero Division."

"Still, our goals are the same. We both seek to overthrow the Celestial Dragons' rule." Ye Yu said with a smile.

"You... how am I supposed to trust you?" Tyrant Bear still looked deeply suspicious.

He could not afford to be careless against an opponent as powerful as Ye Yu!

Even someone as strong as Sakazuki had been instantly killed...

And Ye Yu seemed to possess an ability even more terrifying than the Magma-Magma Fruit. For instance, that barrier—no one yet knew what strange power it was!

Ye Yu smiled faintly.

"That is simple. The Celestial Dragon who was beaten up should still be on this island, right? Isn't it enough to kill that maggot of human society?"

Ye Yu spread his hands and spoke with a yawn.

His words stood in stark contrast to his carefree, flippant appearance.

"What did you say... You want to kill a Celestial Dragon?" Tyrant Bear said in disbelief.

The young man before him was even more revolutionary than the Revolutionary Army!

The Revolutionary Army had existed for so many years, yet they had never dared to rashly kill a Celestial Dragon.

Killing a Celestial Dragon would shake this world no less than killing a Marine Admiral!

Once a Celestial Dragon was killed, it would mean completely tearing away all pretense with the rulers of the world. At that point, it would not merely be the Marines hunting him down!

That even more terrifying force hidden behind the World Government, the force that had ruled this world for eight hundred years, would act! They would completely eradicate Ye Yu!

"That's right. Only by killing a Celestial Dragon can I earn your trust, can't I?" Ye Yu said calmly.

After killing a Celestial Dragon, he would become the World Government's complete enemy. To the Revolutionary Army, he would be the perfect person to recruit and ally with!

"Just follow me and witness it for yourself, Mr. Bear of the Revolutionary Army." Ye Yu said with a smile.

"After I prove my position, I'll have to trouble you to send me to Kuraigana Island."

Kuraigana Island?

Tyrant Bear was even more shocked!

He narrowed his eyes, fixing his gaze on the young man before him.

Kuraigana Island? That abandoned island was home to the world's greatest swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk!

"You're going to that island to meet the world's greatest swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk?" Tyrant Bear muttered.

"That's right. For the coming war, I still need to win over the power of the world's greatest swordsman." Ye Yu said casually.

Hawkeye Mihawk had always been proud and aloof, making him difficult to recruit. Yet this young man intended to recruit him.

That proved this kid must possess some means of persuading the haughty Hawkeye Mihawk!

It was clear that the person before him was no ordinary individual!

Tyrant Bear smiled faintly.

"I'll help you! I hope your Whitebeard Pirates can truly defeat that colossal force known as the Marines!" Tyrant Bear muttered.

Bear watched Ye Yu walk ahead of him, seeming completely incapable of fighting, sluggish and carefree.

For a modified human who was about to be turned into a mindless machine by Dr. Vegapunk, encountering someone like Ye Yu before his modification was completed could be considered a kind of fortune!