Devil Fruit Awakening!

Ian looked at Yellow Monkey as if he were an idiot, his tone somewhat teasing. "Does Admiral Yellow Monkey think I'm stupid enough to reveal my own intelligence? Besides, your Marines should know more or less about my abilities already, so don't say such boring things!"

"Let me see what a Logia awakening looks like!" As he spoke, Ian raised his sword. His sword intent suddenly erupted, and the surrounding air seemed to be sliced apart. Before he had even unleashed his sword technique, ravines had already appeared across the ground beneath his feet!

"Listen to the voice of the breeze, Nameless Divine Wind Style: Azure Dragon!" Ian smiled coldly and slashed his sword down. "Try taking this. Otherwise, I'll destroy this entire area outright! A Marine Admiral ought to protect the World Government's member nations!"

Ian's sword intent surged wildly, his aura soaring to the heavens, making him look like an unrivaled great villain!

With a hum, the surrounding air seemed to be stirred. The winds gradually rose, and the phantom of an Azure Dragon emerged, its roar resounding through the heavens!

Sharp winds swept across heaven and earth as countless hurricanes rose. The breeze became like chains, binding everything around it.

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

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

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

Roar!

The dragon's roar erupted as the Azure Dragon dove downward, churning the winds and clouds of the sky!

"Is this an ability? No, it's a pure slash!" Feeling the crushing pressure bearing down on him, Yellow Monkey's expression became extremely grave.

This was not an ability. It was... a pure slash!

Taking a deep breath, Yellow Monkey knew he could no longer hold back. If he kept concealing his strength, he might truly die!

"Planning to destroy this island? How frightening! But I can't let you succeed... Endless Light Domain!" Yellow Monkey's gaze turned icy as golden light suddenly radiated from his body. The entire world seemed to be shrouded in endless golden light. Within a range of a thousand meters, all that could be seen was light!

This was Devil Fruit Awakening!

A Logia awakening was the hardest to achieve among all Devil Fruits!

That was because Logias were already the strongest of the three Devil Fruit types, and awakening them was incredibly difficult!

However, after awakening, one's strength would rise dramatically. One could even forcibly alter the environment, and that alteration 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 descending Azure Dragon.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions suddenly rang out in an unending stream. Golden light scattered, sword energy ran rampant, and violent shockwaves spread in all directions. The clouds in the sky suddenly dispersed, revealing clear blue skies!

Rumble!!

What followed was an earth-shaking blast. Golden light shone like the sun while sword energy streaked across the sky. The entire island seemed to tremble as an even more terrifying shockwave swept out, destroying everything within a thousand-meter radius!

A section of the entire Chaos Zone was flattened outright at that moment!

Fortunately, before the battle began, when Yellow Monkey entered the Chaos Zone, those who learned of 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?

Moreover, civilians would not come to the Chaos Zone. Those staying there were all criminals. Even if they were killed, they deserved their deaths!

Ian did not care about that. In this world, the strong were revered. The weak needed to know their place, or they would die for nothing!

"Oh? You blocked it?" Once the smoke and dust dispersed, Ian looked around and narrowed his eyes slightly.

The surroundings had become a vast expanse of white. Countless motes of light emitted a soft glow, as though innumerable fireflies adorned the area!

But in the next moment, Yoruichi's Observation Haki foresaw the future. Her brows tightened, and she tilted her head to the side, barely avoiding a golden laser beam.

Ian looked toward Yellow Monkey, raising a brow. "An attack appearing out of nowhere? No, the surroundings are filled with light particles. You can freely manipulate the light particles within this range to attack?"

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

It would not have killed him, but even if Ian used Armament Haki to defend himself, he would still have been injured to some extent...

At Ian's words, Yellow Monkey's pupils constricted sharply. He drew a breath and said, "What sharp Observation Haki... Has your Observation Haki already reached the point of foreseeing the future? My laser was fired less than a meter away from you!"

"More or less. After all, without a few tricks, you can't get far in this world. I've only been at sea for so long, yet I've already encountered two Seven Warlords of the Sea and a Marine Admiral..." Ian spoke calmly. Then, carefully sensing the white expanse around him, he narrowed his eyes. "You can forcibly alter the surrounding environment, as if you possess your own domain of light. You can freely manipulate the light within this domain, and you can appear anywhere inside it? Is this what a Logia awakening is?"

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

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

Yellow Monkey's expression tightened, and his figure suddenly vanished into thin air. Even Ian's Observation Haki could not catch how Yellow Monkey had disappeared.

In the next moment, 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 formed from golden light suddenly slashed down at where he had been standing. The ground split apart, and cracks spread 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 time, surrounding him.

In the next instant, golden light suddenly blossomed like bombs being detonated, and booming explosions rang out one after another!

In that moment of danger, Ian decisively released Hyorinmaru with Shikai. Endless ice crystals condensed into a shield, coated in Armament Haki, blocking the explosive blasts before him.

Yet Yellow Monkey appeared again at some unknown time, less than a meter away from Ian. He raised his right leg as golden light bloomed beneath his foot, his tone teasing. "Speed is power. Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?"

As he spoke, Yellow Monkey smiled and swung his right leg. His entire lower leg shone with dazzling golden light as it lashed toward Ian at an inconceivable speed!

"No, and I don't want to!" The shield had been shattered beyond recognition by the earlier explosions, revealing half of Ian's face and the meaningful smile on it.

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

With a boom, Ian's left hand steadily caught Yellow Monkey's attack. The force of their clash sent a burst of pressure sweeping in all directions. The ground instantly shattered and caved in, forming a crater dozens of meters wide, with cracks spreading who knew how far!

Ian's left hand curled into a claw around Yellow Monkey's right leg. His red eyes fixed on Yellow Monkey as he smiled coldly. "Your physique isn't enough, Admiral Yellow Monkey!"