Phantom Susanoo, Ruthlessly Crushing Akainu

Roya's arms were wrapped in Armament Haki as black as ink.

The heavy Armament Haki patterned Roya's arms like markings.

Sengoku and Garp's pupils suddenly contracted as they blurted out, "This is...!!!"

Before they could finish speaking—

The training ground suddenly erupted with a deafening blast!

The thunderous sound seemed to explode right beside their ears, making their entire bodies jolt in fright!

All they saw was Roya's fist pressed against the surging magma.

It was nothing like before.

The blazing heat could not erode Roya's arm at all.

The magma was completely held back by the ink-black Armament Haki.

"Wh-What?! What kind of powerful Armament Haki can withstand my magma?!!"

Sengoku and Garp subconsciously swallowed. "This is the pinnacle of Armament Haki!"

But how was that possible?!

How old was Roya? How could he have tempered his Armament Haki to such a terrifying level?!

Before they could make sense of it—

They heard Roya calmly say to Akainu in the training ground, "Akainu, you said I was weak. Then can you withstand my attack?!"

As Roya's words fell, Akainu felt the atmosphere shift abruptly.

A terrifying, savage-beast-like pressure descended directly upon him.

"Soru!"

Roya instantly appeared behind Akainu. His Six Powers body techniques, honed to their peak, revealed themselves at that moment, leaving Akainu with no time to react.

Roya's arms were wrapped in dense Armament Haki as he extended them simultaneously, one above and one below, lightly pressing them against Akainu's back.

At that moment, aside from the gentle breeze, only Roya's calm voice remained in the training ground.

"The ultimate secret of the Six Powers—Modified Rokuogan!"

"Boom!"

Roya's Armament Haki-clad arms instantly released a terrifying shockwave.

As the shockwave exploded, Roya's hands unleashed a burst of short-range force, striking directly into Akainu's back.

A violent gale suddenly swept out from around Roya!

"I can't see anything!"

"Sand got in my eyes! What just happened?!"

"Akainu looked like he got sent flying by one punch from Roya!"

"What?! Akainu was actually sent flying by one punch from Roya!"

Akainu was blasted into the sky.

In midair, Akainu felt as though his back had gone completely numb.

He could not make any other movements in the air at all.

Wave after wave of pain, along with the taste of blood in his mouth, relentlessly battered his mind.

Gritting his teeth, Akainu tried to adjust his condition.

But how could Roya possibly give Akainu that chance?!

"Geppo!"

Although Geppo was inferior to the power of the talismans, his status limited him to using Geppo.

Fortunately, his Geppo had already reached its peak, so his speed was not slow.

Sunlight shone upon Roya's back.

Everyone who looked toward Roya subconsciously shut their eyes because of the glaring sunlight.

"Akainu, didn't you say my Devil Fruit ability was useless?! I just thought of a very useful way to use it. Let's see whether you can withstand it!"

"Phantom Susanoo!"

A gigantic purple humanoid figure enveloped Roya, directly blocking out the sunlight.

That allowed quite a few people to open their eyes.

But when they did, they saw Roya's terrifying Devil Fruit ability!

"What the hell is that?!"

"That purple giant looks incredibly powerful!"

"Could it have some special ability?!"

Phantom Susanoo was constructed entirely from phantoms. Since it was attached to his own body, Armament Haki could completely coat the Susanoo.

As for its other abilities, aside from looking extremely intimidating, it only had the ability to be completely coated in Armament Haki!

But this ability was not to be underestimated. Given Susanoo's size, coating it completely in Armament Haki was absolutely terrifying!

One punch could send someone straight to the afterlife!

Akainu stared at the scene that blotted out the sky, completely dumbfounded.

He could not imagine that Roya's Devil Fruit could reach such a level.

Although he knew the thing before him was an illusion, combined with Roya's Armament Haki, Akainu no longer dared imagine just how powerful this move was!

Akainu was unwilling to accept it, but he could not move his body at all!

"Damn it, Roya! I...!!!"

"Bang!"

Before Akainu could finish speaking, Roya mercilessly smashed down with a punch.

"Bang!"

Another blast rang out as Akainu crashed heavily into the training ground like a meteor.

He blasted a massive crater into the enormous training ground, three hundred meters in diameter.

At the center of the crater was Akainu, who had been knocked unconscious.

Akainu was utterly unable to resist.

Only then did Roya slowly withdraw his phantom.

He slowly descended from the sky, not a speck of dust on him. The entire match had been effortless for him!

The training ground was deathly silent.

They silently watched the scene before them, their hearts filled with shock.

Even Sengoku and Garp were deeply shaken upon witnessing it.

Second by second, time passed.

Roya looked toward Sengoku beside him.

"Marshal, can you announce the result now?"

Roya's voice shattered the silence of the training ground.

At once, everyone came back to their senses from their shock.

They looked at Roya before them and wildly shouted his name!

However, they added two more words before Roya's name!

"Admiral Roya!"

"Admiral Roya!"

"Admiral Roya!"

Expressionless, Sengoku said to the medical team beside him, "Quickly treat Akainu!"

Then Sengoku came to Roya's side and spoke to everyone present through a Loudspeaker Den Den Mushi. "Roya has been promoted to the rank of admiral!"

When Kalifa in the crowd heard Sengoku's words, she rushed out of the crowd and threw herself into Roya's arms. "Roya, congratulations on becoming an admiral!"

Looking at the two of them, Sengoku sighed inwardly. Youth really was wonderful.

"Roya, you are the first to be promoted to admiral. Once the other two admirals emerge from the remaining two matches, we will announce it to the world!"

"Sorry for the trouble, Marshal!"

Sengoku waved his hand. "What trouble is there? On the contrary, it is only with people like you in the Navy that these seas can become more peaceful!"

Sengoku was incredibly confident. With Roya among them, the new admirals would become the terrifying nightmare in the hearts of countless pirates!