Are You the Celestial Dragons' Lackeys?

After Sakazuki let out an angry roar.

A massive magma fist came crashing toward Roya. Just before it reached him, the magma fist transformed into the shape of a dog's head and lunged at Roya with its jaws.

"Dog-Bite Crimson Lotus!"

Sakazuki had made his move!

"Hmph!"

Roya snorted coldly and turned around. The sword stained with the Celestial Dragons' blood was covered in Armament Haki. Facing the ferocious magma dog, he showed no fear and blocked it head-on.

Boom!

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

A thunderous explosion rang out. Roya had blocked the magma dog, though a large amount of magma splashed out on both sides of him.

The moment the magma landed on the ground, it melted the earth.

Although Roya had blocked the move "Dog-Bite Crimson Lotus," he had still been forced back two steps. It seemed that Akainu Sakazuki, a Navy Admiral, really did possess considerable strength.

"Not bad, Sakazuki!" Roya said with a smile.

But then.

Before Roya could react.

Kuzan had already appeared behind him. He stretched out both arms and hugged Roya directly.

"Ice Time!"

Kuzan calmly uttered the words, and icy threads sprayed from his mouth.

In the blink of an eye.

Roya's entire body had been frozen into an ice sculpture!

This was the power of the Ice-Ice Fruit that Kuzan was so proud of!

"Admiral Roya!"

"No way! Admiral Roya was actually frozen by Admiral Kuzan!"

"Wait, look! That ice sculpture of Admiral Roya is actually smiling!"

The observing marines cried out in alarm one after another.

Quite a few marines actually hoped that Roya would not lose, especially those who had accompanied him on missions time and again.

They knew very well that they had followed Admiral Roya on several missions and personally witnessed the great pirates he had defeated. Not to mention, they had seen him defeat the Four Emperors' Kaido with their own eyes at Marineford.

That was why they sincerely admired Roya from the bottom of their hearts.

As for Roya killing the Celestial Dragons, they had naturally been shocked at first. After all, everyone felt fear toward the Celestial Dragons.

But fear did not mean that they did not hate the Celestial Dragons in their hearts.

To put it bluntly, the only reason so many ordinary people did not dare defy the Celestial Dragons was that they lacked the strength to do so.

So, when Roya killed the Celestial Dragons just now, aside from shock, many people felt even more secretly delighted.

And they had not been mistaken. Roya, who had been frozen into the shape of an ice sculpture, was indeed smiling.

Next.

Kizaru also made his move, firing several fierce laser beams from his fingers straight at Roya.

Just as Kizaru's attack was about to shatter Roya, who had been frozen into an ice sculpture, several cracking sounds rang out. The ice on Roya's body began to split, and Roya, completely unharmed, appeared before everyone once more.

Boom!

This time, Roya said nothing. He directly unleashed his Conqueror's Haki. Not only did it cancel out Kizaru's attack, but it also blasted away Kuzan, who was standing nearby.

Likewise, because Roya had released his Conqueror's Haki, none of the surrounding marines escaped unscathed. Most of those unable to withstand it rolled their eyes back and fainted.

"Has this guy's Conqueror's Haki already reached this level?" Kuzan frowned at Roya's Conqueror's Haki.

After all, with Kuzan's strength, there were not many people capable of forcing him back.

Yet Roya could now easily blast him away with nothing but the release of his Conqueror's Haki. This had truly exceeded Kuzan's expectations.

"Since you've chosen to start a fight!"

"Then I'll have a proper fight with all of you!"

The smile on Roya's face gradually solidified, leaving only seriousness behind.

"Fine, Roya. I'll give you what you want!"

Sakazuki charged at the forefront. He had already been deeply displeased with how Roya had been promoted so rapidly. Since Roya had killed the Celestial Dragons, Sakazuki now had a legitimate reason to attack him.

Suddenly.

Sakazuki's magma fist came straight at Roya's face.

Although Sakazuki's strength was extremely overbearing, Roya could still easily block the punch before him.

Seeing Roya effortlessly block his attack, Sakazuki naturally refused to back down. He retreated several steps in succession, then transformed his arm into a massive fist made of molten lava.

"Meteor Volcano!"

After Sakazuki let out a low roar, both fists transformed into lava and produced countless massive magma fists that shot into the sky. They then began falling from above like a meteor shower.

This move could completely turn the entire land into a sea of molten lava.

"You're far too dangerous. I absolutely cannot let you live, or you'll surely become a scourge!"

Sakazuki shouted righteously.

"Oh no!"

"Everyone, run!"

"Admiral Sakazuki's attack can destroy the entire island!"

Countless marines once again shouted in panic and fled in all directions.

It was not only the marines who were shocked!

Even the pirates still hiding in various corners of the Sabaody Archipelago noticed the battle taking place here.

Every pirate looked toward the sky and in this direction.

"What happened over there?"

"That power is terrifying. Is someone fighting over there?"

"I really want to go take a look!"

"Are you crazy? You want to watch a battle of this level? Don't you value your life?"

"..."

All the pirates hiding in the Sabaody Archipelago who had yet to leave by sea had noticed what was happening here.

Among them were naturally Straw Hat Luffy, Trafalgar Law, "Captain" Kid, and the other Supernovas.

Of course, some fearless pirates also began slowly approaching, hoping to witness this earth-shaking battle with their own eyes.

"Kuzan, are you really going to let Sakazuki run wild like this? This place can't withstand his attacks."

It was rare to see the Navy Admiral Kizaru become serious.

"Indeed."

"Sakazuki is really going too far!"

Kuzan looked toward the magma that was about to come crashing down. After shaking his head, he leaped into the air.

In midair, Kuzan released the cold air throughout his body, freezing a vast area. He rapidly surrounded the entire region where Roya and Sakazuki were standing. In other words, Kuzan's intervention created a frozen battlefield.

Facing Sakazuki's technique, Roya did not take it seriously at all. He even sheathed the sword in his hand.

"So you like using Devil Fruit powers, huh? It's not like I don't have one!"

Roya spread open both hands and began using his Dark-Dark Fruit power. Dark Matter surged from behind him, and another column of dark matter shot into the sky like a pillar of water, rapidly forming a massive dark net. All of Sakazuki's magma fists falling from the sky were absorbed into Roya's Dark Matter.