Logia Awakening!

Ian looked at Yellow Monkey as if he were an idiot, his tone slightly teasing. "Do you really think I'm a fool who'd reveal my own intelligence? Besides, the Navy should know something about my abilities already, so stop asking such boring questions!"

"Let me see what a Logia Awakening can do!" As he spoke, Ian raised his sword, and his sword intent suddenly erupted. The air around him seemed to be sliced apart. Before he even unleashed a sword technique, ravines had already opened across the ground beneath his feet!

"Listen to the sound of the clear wind, Nameless Divine Wind Style: Azure Dragon!" Ian smiled coldly and swung his sword down. "Try taking this head-on. Otherwise, I'll destroy this entire area! Admiral of the Navy, you'd better protect the World Government's member nation!"

Ian's sword intent surged wildly, his presence soaring to the heavens. He looked like an unrivaled great villain!

With a hum, the surrounding air seemed to be stirred. The winds began to rise, and the phantom of an Azure Dragon emerged, its roar echoing across the heavens!

Fierce winds churned heaven and earth as countless hurricanes sprang up. The breeze became like chains, binding everything around them.

Yellow Monkey felt the air around him become incomparably heavy, restricting his movements.

His Observation Haki sensed extreme danger. Looking up, he saw a lifelike azure dragon suddenly appear in midair, its draconic eyes staring down with overwhelming pressure!

One sword transformed into an Azure Dragon. One sword altered heaven and earth!

"Roar!"

The dragon's roar burst forth as the Azure Dragon dived down, stirring the winds and clouds overhead!

"Is this an ability? No, it's a purely sword slash!" Sensing the crushing pressure descending upon him, Yellow Monkey's expression became incomparably grave.

This was not an ability. It was... a purely sword slash!

Drawing a deep breath, Yellow Monkey knew he could no longer hold back. If he continued to hide his strength, he might very well die!

"Planning to destroy this island? How frightening! But I can't let you have your way... Endless Light Domain!" Yellow Monkey's gaze turned icy as golden light suddenly spread from his body. The entire world seemed shrouded in endless golden radiance, and within a thousand-meter radius, all that could be seen was light!

This was Devil Fruit Awakening!

Among all Devil Fruits, Logia Awakening was the most difficult to achieve!

That was because Logias were already the strongest among the three types of Devil Fruits, making their awakening extraordinarily difficult!

However, once awakened, their strength would increase drastically. They could even forcibly alter the environment, and those changes would not disappear even after hundreds or thousands of years!

"Light Wheel Cannon!" Endless golden light fell like rain, as beams of laser light suddenly blasted toward the sky like auroras, colliding with the terrifying Azure Dragon diving down.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Explosions erupted without end. Golden light scattered, sword energy raged, and violent shockwaves spread in every direction. The clouds overhead were suddenly blown apart, revealing a clear sky!

"Rumble!!"

Then came an earthshaking boom. Golden light shone like the sun, sword energy swept across the sky, and the entire island seemed to tremble. An even more terrifying shockwave surged out, destroying everything within a thousand-meter radius!

One section of the entire Chaos Zone was flattened in an instant!

Fortunately, before the battle began, when Yellow Monkey entered the Chaos Zone, those who received the news had realized something was wrong. Anyone with half a brain had already scattered like birds and beasts. Who would dare remain where they were?

Besides, civilians did not come to the Chaos Zone. Those who stayed here were all lawbreakers. Even if they were killed, they would not be worth mourning!

Ian did not care about such things. In this world, strength ruled supreme. The weak had to know their place, or they would die for nothing!

"Oh? You blocked it?" After the dust settled, Ian swept his gaze around and narrowed his eyes slightly.

The surroundings had turned into a vast expanse of white. Countless motes of light gave off a soft glow, as though innumerable fireflies adorned the area!

But in the next moment, Yoruichi's Observation Haki foresaw the future. Her brows drew together, and she tilted her head to the side, narrowly evading a golden laser beam.

Ian looked toward Yellow Monkey and raised a brow. "An attack appearing out of thin air? No, the surroundings are filled with light particles. You can freely manipulate the light particles within this area to attack?"

If Ian's Observation Haki had not reached the level of Future Sight just now, that suddenly appearing golden laser beam would very likely have hit him!

It would not have killed him, but even with Armament Haki protecting him, he would still have been injured to some extent...

Yellow Monkey's pupils contracted sharply. He drew a breath and said, "What sharp Observation Haki... Has yours already reached the point where you can foresee the future? My laser was fired less than a meter away from you!"

"More or less. Without some tricks, you can't go far in this world! I've only been at sea for so long, yet I've already run into two Shichibukai and a Navy admiral..." Ian spoke calmly, then carefully sensed the boundless whiteness around him. Narrowing his eyes, he said, "You can forcibly alter the surrounding environment, as if you possess a domain of light all your own. You can freely manipulate the light within this domain, and you can also appear anywhere inside it? Is this Logia Awakening?"

Yellow Monkey looked at Ian, the corner of his mouth twitching. "Tch, you've nearly seen through all my trump cards. How frightening, Mr. Ian!"

"I don't believe it!" Ian curled his lip and slashed out with his sword. With a hum, the slash tore through the air straight at Yellow Monkey.

Yellow Monkey's expression tightened, and his figure suddenly vanished into thin air. Even Ian's Observation Haki failed to catch how Yellow Monkey had disappeared.

In the next instant, Ian's Observation Haki foresaw the future. He stomped on the ground and used Flash Step, abruptly leaving his original position.

At the very moment Ian left, a sword condensed from golden light suddenly slashed down where he had been standing. The ground split apart, cracks spreading outward!

Before Ian could breathe a sigh of relief, his Observation Haki warned him again. His gaze sharpened as countless flashes of golden light appeared around him at some unknown point, encircling him.

In the next moment, the golden light abruptly bloomed like detonating bombs, and explosions thundered one after another!

At the critical moment, Ian decisively used Hyorinmaru's Shikai. Endless ice crystals formed into a shield, coated in Armament Haki, blocking the explosions before him.

However, Yellow Monkey appeared again at some unknown time, less than a meter from Ian. He raised his right leg, golden light blooming beneath his foot, and teased, "Speed is power. Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"

With that, Yellow Monkey smiled and swung his right leg. His entire lower leg shone with dazzling golden light as it lashed toward Ian at an unbelievable speed!

"No, and I don't want to!" The shield had been shattered by the previous bombardment, revealing half of Ian's face and a meaningful smile.

Yellow Monkey's attack was fast, but it could not escape Ian's Future Sight. Ian raised his left hand, covering it in thick Armament Haki, and blocked Yellow Monkey's kick.

With a boom, Ian's left hand firmly caught Yellow Monkey's attack. The force of their clash sent a blast of energy sweeping outward, instantly shattering and caving in the ground. A pit dozens of meters wide appeared, with cracks extending who knew how far!

Ian's left hand formed a claw around Yellow Monkey's right leg. His crimson eyes fixed on Yellow Monkey as he gave a cold smile. "Your physique isn't up to par, Admiral Yellow Monkey!"