That Explosive Boom

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At the scene, one tall and one short figure faced each other. One wore a gloomy expression, while the other remained calm and unruffled.

Around them, some of the watching cadets unconsciously swallowed. At some point, the atmosphere of watching a show had suddenly turned heavy.

In this world, human height was truly unimaginable. Ye Chen was at most around 1.8 meters tall. In his previous life, that would have been neither tall nor short, just right. But compared to Sakazuki, he was two heads shorter—nearly half a meter.

Judging by Sakazuki's age, he was at most twenty, perhaps not even twenty yet. Yet at that age, he was already two heads taller than Ye Chen. Just comparing them made the difference painfully obvious.

As a result, Sakazuki had been looking down at Ye Chen the entire time, his contempt extreme.

"Kid, if you admit defeat, I'll let you leave. Otherwise, I'll make you lie in bed for a month."

He clenched his five fingers, producing a series of cracking sounds filled with threat.

Ye Chen looked coldly at Sakazuki without saying a word. He merely took off his weighted gear, because he knew exactly who he was facing. He would not let his guard down.

Not far away, Onigumo and the others looked at the bracelet that had smashed a crater into the ground and twitched their mouths again. Sure enough, there was something wrong with the minds of that six-person team.

Even Sengoku and Tsuru, watching from the shadows, were slightly surprised.

After throwing off the weights, Ye Chen felt as if he had suddenly taken flight. The sense of lightness was better than ever before.

He vanished in an instant. Faster even than Vergo, Ye Chen appeared directly before Sakazuki. His previously calm face suddenly turned savage.

He was completely different from before. Ye Chen now resembled a vicious ghost, his pitch-black eyes filled with brutality.

Sakazuki's pupils contracted. Looking at Ye Chen so close before him, he did not even have time to counterattack and could only turn into magma.

But he was still a little too slow. With a muffled groan, Sakazuki was sent flying, his body turning into magma and scattering across the ground.

His body reformed in the distance. Sakazuki raised a hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, disbelief on his face.

But at that moment, a chill ran down his back. A sharp whistling sound swept toward him from behind, kicking up a violent gust.

He raised an arm before his head. Magma shot through the air, and Sakazuki shattered once again.

After reforming his body, Sakazuki wore a grim expression, vicious light flickering in his eyes. He would definitely make this bastard pay.

Landing on the ground, Ye Chen stared at Sakazuki with a sinister expression. Both hands were coated in Armament Haki as he vanished again.

Sakazuki had underestimated him at first, but now he grew serious. Observation Haki spread out at once. Sensing turbulence in the air to his left, he drew back his right fist, magma boiling around it as he threw a punch.

Bang!

With a dull crash, a black fist collided with a massive magma fist. Sparks flew everywhere. Ye Chen flipped backward several times before landing on the ground. He looked at his smoking fist without any expression.

Meanwhile, Sakazuki took two steps back.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The ground split apart as two three-meter-tall slashes crossed through the air toward Sakazuki, their momentum terrifying.

With a cold snort, Akainu clenched his fist. As magma erupted, the slashes vanished without a trace, though Sakazuki's attack was also spent.

At that moment, Ye Chen appeared at Sakazuki's right. Veins bulged across his right hand, which was covered in Armament Haki, and he viciously slammed it toward Sakazuki's waist.

"I've been waiting for you."

With a look of triumph, Sakazuki abruptly punched Ye Chen with his left hand. He had clearly been waiting for Ye Chen to get close.

The two strikes collided, sending dust and wind sweeping outward. The magma-covered ground exploded, forming a five-meter-wide crater.

"Kid, you're still too green."

Sakazuki drove his right leg forward in an incomparably vicious kick at Ye Chen. If it landed solidly, Ye Chen might be seriously injured on the spot.

Ye Chen vanished in an instant, dodging the attack and appearing behind Sakazuki. He then swung a kick back at him.

But in that instant, Sakazuki transformed into magma, causing Ye Chen's attack to miss. What followed immediately was Sakazuki's overwhelming counterattack.

Dark Hound.

The temperature rose, as if something had been suppressed to its limit. Sakazuki's face was crazed as his right hand transformed into a vicious magma hound that lunged at Ye Chen's stomach.

Both of Ye Chen's fists were coated in Armament Haki. He only had time to block before himself.

Immense force surged into him. Ye Chen spat blood and flew away like a cannonball, smashing through several buildings before collapsing amid the ruins.

Gurgle, gurgle.

Standing outside, half of Sakazuki's body had become magma, continuously eroding the ground. The heat radiating around him kept scorching everything.

"Brother Ye Chen."

Outside, Hina's eyes had turned red, tears welling up and nearly spilling from her sockets.

"Don't worry. That guy hasn't even used his real abilities yet, has he?" Having sparred with Ye Chen for years, Vergo knew his capabilities well. He was not worried in the slightest.

"But..."

"Believe in him."

Smoker, Shu, and the other two also nodded. They all knew that Ye Chen was the strongest member of their group.

The others, however, shook their heads. Sakazuki was simply too powerful. The title of monster had not been given to him for nothing.

In the shadows, Sengoku and Tsuru also sighed. Although that boy was talented, compared to Sakazuki, he was ultimately still a little lacking.

"Zephyr, that kid is quite good, but compared to Sakazuki, he's still a little behind."

The names Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan were simply too dazzling. Compared with those three, everyone else had a considerable gap to make up.

"Still, he has the potential to become a Vice Admiral. Perhaps in a few years, Marine Headquarters will gain several more Vice Admirals. Looking at it that way, it is good news."

Tsuru, standing to the side, smiled and nodded.

"Don't forget, that kid is also a Devil Fruit user." Zephyr crossed his arms and did not refute them, because he knew very well that this kid had the potential to become an Admiral.

"A Devil Fruit user? What kind?" Sengoku was slightly stunned. Though he had paid attention to the academy, he had only really remembered Smoker, because that kid was also a Logia user, apparently with the Smoke-Smoke Fruit. He had not looked deeply into the others. After all, he had countless matters to handle every day. How could he have the time to focus on a child?

"Seems like a Paramecia," Tsuru said, as if recalling something.

"The Paramecia-type Bomb-Bomb Fruit." Smiling, Zephyr gave Sengoku and Tsuru a look that said they should keep watching.

As the three spoke, Ye Chen climbed out from the ruins and attacked Sakazuki again. This time, however, it was destined to shock everyone.

Bang!

Ye Chen kicked at Sakazuki, but Sakazuki blocked it with one hand.

"Kid, if this is all the strength you have, then lie down for a month!"

Victory already in his grasp, Sakazuki looked arrogantly at Ye Chen, intending to use his full strength and end this kid in one blow.

But just as Sakazuki prepared to attack, Ye Chen suddenly smiled.

Boom!

Without warning, a heaven-shaking explosion tore up the ground. Wild winds raged, creating an incomparable shockwave that ripped across the earth from every direction. Smoke and dust billowed, forming a black cloud that swallowed everything.

Bang! Bang!

The entire grounds fell into chaos. Countless buildings collapsed, while Onigumo and the others watching from a distance were directly blasted away.

The explosion continued for a long time. The violent turmoil raged without restraint, leaving the entire grounds in utter ruin.