The Art of Explosive Pirates: Two Similar Abilities

The floor was a mess. Ye Chen twisted his arms and swayed as he got up, his face completely pale.

"Click"

Grabbing his left hand, he abruptly straightened it. The crisp sound alone was enough to send chills down one's spine, but Ye Chen merely frowned.

Across from him, World, panting heavily, grinned sinisterly. "Your ability can only explode once. You can't explode a second time until you recover. Even the Navy God is nothing special!"

With his keen eye, World immediately saw the flaw in Ye Chen's ability: while its power was immense, its weaknesses were also significant.

For example, if Ye Chen's right hand explodes, he cannot explode a second time during the recovery period. These few seconds are an opportunity for a master to strike.

"So how long can your abilities last?"

Ye Chen sneered, looking at World's trembling body. He didn't need to think to know that Waldo's abilities had exceeded their limits, and he was now expending several times his usual strength.

The two are evenly matched.

There are no perfect abilities in the world; everything is based on the body. That's why Ye Chen cares so much about his body, and even his own abilities are just supplementary.

"Before that, all I had to do was kill you."

Vanished from the spot, World struck first, the violent air pressure dissipating and scattering debris all over the ground.

"It's been a long time since I've truly used my abilities."

Ye Chen's eyes narrowed, and a dangerous smile appeared on his face. He had always believed that if he could solve a problem with physical skills, he would never use his special abilities.

Not using one's abilities doesn't mean one's abilities are weak; on the contrary, abilities are much stronger than physical skills.

Ye Chen hadn't even truly used it before, but now Ye Chen planned to fully utilize his abilities.

He spread his right hand, the foul-smelling blood gleaming, and with a sudden flick, he sent a line of blood flying towards the onrushing World, piercing through him.

"Boom boom boom"

Every drop of blood exploded like a cannonball, creating a massive storm that swept through the area, forming rows of destruction. Smoke and flames mingled, turning the area into an abyss.

Perhaps because the blood is too dispersed, each drop of explosion cannot produce the same tremendous power as a limb explosion; however, the sheer number of drops makes up for it.

The relentless, dense, carpet-bombing bombardment kept the entire area shrouded in smoke and fire, making the atmosphere unbearably hot and difficult to approach.

Amidst the explosions, World could hardly see his face; his entire body was covered in Armament Haki, and his speed came to a complete halt. Moreover, each explosion was rapidly depleting his Armament Haki.

With explosions like these, getting close is a luxury.

"Boom boom boom"

Blood dripped incessantly from his right hand, accompanied by a whistling sound, chaotic and irregular, and would explode with a bang whenever it approached World's vicinity.

Frustrated, World coughed up blood. If things continued like this, he was certain to lose.

"Hateful"

Amidst the billowing black smoke, World felt the destructive force pressing down from the surroundings, and his figure shot directly into the air.

At the same time, he drew his Fire Gun and used his ability to fire several shots at Ye Chen. In an instant, the bullets whistled through the air, growing a hundred times larger in mid-air, like giant boulders pressing down on Ye Chen.

On the ground, Ye Chen looked up at the whistling bullets, waved his hand, and blood continued to flow in lines, forming a blast.

In a short time, the two had gone from close-quarters combat to ranged attrition.

The entire scene was a mess, with hurricanes raging and constant rumbling, and craters and hills all around.

Ye Chen's current abilities are only developed internally, while his external abilities are still undeveloped. Therefore, he can only unleash them through his body, specifically through bodily substances such as blood, hair, saliva, boogers, and sweat.

Speaking of the Bomb-Bomb Fruit, there is another one that is extremely similar to Ye Chen's, and that is Gladius, who is currently under Doflamingo's command.

Strictly speaking, there is a significant gap in ability between the two sides, but they represent two extremes.

For example, Ye Chen's current ability is only to form bombs within his body, which is Inner Development; he cannot make anything he touches explode.

In contrast, Gladius is currently unable to explode his own body; he can only detonate what he touches—this is Outer Development.

One is internal and the other is external. Even Gladius's ability is not as fitting as the Expansion Fruit, because his ability is simply to expand the inorganic matter he touches, similar to filling it with air, until it reaches a limit and then explodes.

To give an analogy, imagine an ordinary stone. When Gladius uses his powers, the stone will gradually expand like a balloon, growing larger and larger until it can no longer withstand the pressure and finally bursts.

Ye Chen is like gunpowder; he doesn't need to be infused with air, he just needs to turn blood or hair into a bomb and then detonate it.

The two sides may seem similar in ability, but there are actually significant differences.

However, in essence, their abilities interact with each other.

Currently, it can be said that Ye Chen is currently undergoing Inner Development, while Gladius is undergoing Outer Development.

Ye Chen's ultimate goal is Outer Development, like Gladius, turning what he touches into a bomb, and then causing it to explode.

Gladius's development direction is Inner Development, just like Ye Chen, who developed to the end and detonated himself to form a form similar to elementalization.

However, Gladius's ability involves infusing something to make an object expand and then forcefully burst it, so it's not a bomb at all.

Therefore, Ye Chen is the real Explosive Man, or Bomb Man, the original; while Gladius needs to be injected with some gas before he can explode, so he is at most a bootleg. Therefore, the Expansion Fruit is closer to the real one.

It's not a matter of who is the most capable; it's all about how well each person develops their abilities.

One hour, two hours, three hours—the two of them, one big and one small, were actually engaged in a long-range battle of attrition, and they had fought for most of it, causing Bai Doudou, who was watching the performance from afar, to almost fall asleep.

"You're something else, kid. I'll let you go this time."

With a pale face, World was panting heavily, looking like he had exhausted himself. Ye Chen, although also pale, was not panting like World.

This is why Ye Chen prioritizes physical health, while his abilities are merely supplementary; now, the rewards are coming.

Of course, Ye Chen couldn't keep using blood explosions indefinitely; otherwise, he would have bled to death long ago.

This is why Ye Chen keeps his hair long. As long as he doesn't run out of energy, he can pluck all his hair off and let you burn it off, to see who has more hair.

Not only was there hair, but also saliva and boogers. Ye Chen wouldn't use these two tricks unless absolutely necessary, because they would ruin his image.

Judging from his appearance, World was struggling to keep going. His strength, speed, and Haki had all been boosted earlier, especially the Haki, which had caused his stamina to be consumed several times over. So now, he was exhausted, looking like a dead dog.

"Trying to leave now? It's too late."

Vanished from his spot, Ye Chen sneered, and reappeared in front of World, his entire body exploding instantly. This power was no longer the previous long-range, attrition-based explosion; it was several levels higher.

A massive mushroom cloud formed two halos that radiated outwards, eventually unleashing a devastating impact that destroyed everything around it.

Left with no other option, World had to amplify his Armament Haki; otherwise, he would be unable to resist.

"Boom boom boom"

One, two, three, four, and five explosions followed. Ye Chen's body exploded five times, each time at close range. The storm directly split the entire island apart, turning the center into a crater. World lay on the ground, on the verge of death, covered in blood, and unconscious.

At the edge of the pit, Ye Chen plopped down on the ground, feeling completely drained, his legs weak, and utterly powerless.

"His whole body exploded again; it seems his body still needs more training."

Before this, Ye Chen's entire body exploded, which was also the most powerful explosion. He could only do it four times before his stamina was exhausted. However, Ye Chen had always relied on his physical body. Therefore, he would not use his abilities if he could fight with physical techniques. Now, he had increased from four to five times, which was a difficult improvement.

Currently, the explosive force is only 00 meters, and this 00 meters is only at the very center. It's important to know that after the explosion, there will be a devastating shockwave, and Ye Chen didn't factor in that extended destruction; otherwise, the destructive power would have been much greater than just 00 meters.

Have you understood Ye Chen and Gladius's abilities? If I haven't understood them thoroughly enough, then it's my fault.

From now on, you should all hypnotize yourselves like this: Ye Chen is the real Bomb-Bomb Fruit, while Gladius is just a bootleg. That's why the farmer gave him a nickname: the Expansion Fruit.

At least that's how it's set up in this book!

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