Xia Le laughed.
"Oh?"
Ace froze, looking puzzled.
But Xia Le soon moved again.
He was as crisp and decisive as ever. With a flicker of his body, he was already in front of Ace.
Then he threw a punch.
Ace spun around and punched back.
"Bang!"
Their fists collided again, seemingly warping and collapsing space itself. But after only two or three breaths of stalemate, Ace was sent hurtling backward.
"Rumble!"
He crashed onto the city wall, shattered a vast stretch of ground, and finally slammed headfirst into the imperial palace.
"Ace!!"
Just then, another shout rang out.
Xia Le turned and tilted his head, dodging a punch from Luffy as he charged in from the other side.
Then he reached out, grabbed Luffy's wrist, and yanked.
Luffy's stretched arm instantly contracted, pulling him right up to Xia Le.
"Huh?"
Luffy froze, confusion flickering in his eyes.
"Didn't Rayleigh teach you not to get distracted in a fight?"
Xia Le spoke calmly.
His other fist swung out, smashing into Luffy's head.
"Boom!"
In an instant, Nika Luffy was punched into the ground.
"Or do you think the awakened Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika gives you a defense that lets you ignore everything?"
Xia Le bent his knees again and made a light leap.
Clenching his right fist, he plunged downward.
"Then you couldn't be more wrong!!"
"Monkey D. Luffy!!"
Almost instantly, Xia Le reached Luffy, bringing his fist crashing down with terrifying force.
"Fist Bone: Shockwave!"
Chapter 421: The outcome was decided
"Hum!"
A ripple spread through the air, sweeping across all of Lulusia Palace in the blink of an eye.
"Crack!"
Fine cracks visibly spread over the walls of the palace buildings. Those nearby shattered outright.
Xia Le's punch struck, its imprint blasting into the ground.
Hit head-on, Nika