"Ooh-ooh-ooh!!!"
The pirate ship advanced at full speed, quickly passing through the torii gate at the entrance and sailing into Onigashima. However, the empty port left them somewhat bewildered.
"What's going on? Is nobody here?"
The Spade Pirates jumped down from the ship and looked at the deserted port plaza, question marks popping up over their heads.
Was this really the stronghold of one of the Four Emperors?
Not even a single shadow could be seen; the security was far too lax!
Right at that moment, a drunk handsome guy walked out of the castle, still holding a wine bottle, drinking as he walked.
"Huh?"
Handsome Guy saw the Spade Pirates. Puzzled for less than three seconds, he took a gulp of wine and completely ignored Ace and his crew.
"Haha, are you drunk?"
"How could anyone possibly come here?"
"Hic~~"
The Spade Pirates looked at each other in dismay.
"Hey!"
Ace grabbed Handsome Guy by the collar, glaring at him with fierce eyes as he demanded an answer.
"Tell me, where is Kaido?!"
"Old man Kaid-hic~~"
Good let out a heavy hiccup. The pungent smell of stale alcohol almost knocked Ace out, but this also made Good realize something.
The people in front of him were not a hallucination!
"Enemy attack!!!"
A shrill cry echoed across the plaza.
The expressions of the Spade Pirates changed instantly.
"Ace!"
"Hahaha, let's turn this place upside down!"
Ace tossed Good aside, flames igniting all over his body.
"I'll draw their attention, you guys go look for the imprisoned hostages!"
"Got it!"
Skull Castle, third floor.
"It's really noisy outside."
Good walked out of the Banquet Hall, looked down at the plaza below, and immediately spotted the young man blazing with flames.
Fire Fist Ace.
The opponent was causing trouble!
Yamato quickly arrived at Good's side, excitedly leaning over the railing to look down, her eyes sparkling when she saw Ace.
It's a real person!
"Is he Fire Fist?"
"That's right."
Good grinned, hoisted his Greatsword onto his shoulder, and leaped down from the third floor!
In the center of the plaza, Ace, who was in the midst of combat, changed expression and rapidly backflipped multiple times to put some distance between them.
The next second, a two-meter-long Greatsword stabbed into the spot where he had just been standing, followed immediately by a massive figure plummeting from the sky.
"Boom!"
Under the powerful impact, the ground within a radius of a dozen meters completely shattered!
Looking at the stalwart figure amidst the smoke and dust, Ace's expression gradually grew solemn.
This guy is strong!
"What are you? State your name!"
"I should be the one asking that!"
Good slowly emerged from the smoke and dust, looking down at Ace.
"State your name, brat!"
"My name is Ace, and I'm here to take Kaido's head."
Ace replied coldly, hot flames igniting on his fists.
"You're Kaido?"
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Good remained silent for a few seconds.
Why was this kid just like Luffy? He ran all the way to Onigashima without even knowing what Emperor Kaido looked like. What about his crew? Somebody should have given him a heads-up.
Still, this wasn't bad.
He also wanted to fight with all his might.
Good threw his head back and laughed heartily.
"Worororo, it's me!"
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Ace's pupils contracted, and flames instantly erupted all over his body.
Full firepower!
However, Good turned around and walked away.
"Let's change locations. I don't want my home destroyed."
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Ace hesitated for a moment, then followed Good.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the Back Mountain.
Good tossed the Greatsword aside, then ripped off his coat, revealing muscles even more exaggerated than those of a Bulk Up champion.
Win!!!
His muscles roared!
"Worororo!!!"
Good let out a roar-like laugh, his muscles tensing and flexing as he charged at Ace like a rampaging chariot.
Even the ground trembled!
"What a terrifying physique!"
Ace's eyes flicked with tension.
Without a doubt, an extremely terrifying amount of power was concealed within that massive physique. If he took a direct hit, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Yet he had no intention of backing down!
"Ooh-ooh-ooh!!!"
Ace exerted force with both legs, his body shooting toward Good like an arrow released from a bowstring.
"Well timed!"
Laughing loudly, Good clenched his fists, pitch-black Haki winding around them.
The moment the distance closed, the two of them roared and launched their attacks, the burning flame fist and the Haki-infused iron fist colliding with a crash!
"Boom!"
Flames surged and spread, a scorching heatwave sweeping outward and pulverizing everything near the two of them!
"Worororo, exhilarating!"
Good laughed heartily.
Feeling the searing high temperature radiating from the surface of Ace's fist, even with Haki for defense, he still had the sensation that he was about to melt.
Yet his strength was a bit lacking!
Growing alongside Groudon was his musculature!
Good exerted force once again, a series of winding, snake-like veins bulging across the surface of his arms as tyrannical power erupted in response!
"Get lost!"
"What?!"
Ace's expression changed drastically, his punching arm bending against his will as a huge iron fist suddenly loomed before his eyes.
He couldn't block it!
At this critical juncture, Ace crossed his arms in front of his chest. With a bang, his body was sent flying backward like a shooting star!
"Boom!!!"
Flames soared into the sky!
The next instant, Ace leaped out from the flames, arriving a dozen meters up in the air, his right fist completely transformed into the shape of flame.
"Fire Fist!!!"
A surging giant wave of flames poured down, instantly swallowing Good whole!
"Boom!"
The earth shattered, firelight blazing into the sky!
From a mere single exchange, the battle entered a white-hot state.
Ace landed on the ground, staring fixedly at the raging fire. He knew very well that the other guy wouldn't go down that easily.
Soon, standing in the center of the flames was a red monster over five meters tall, its bulk twice its previous size, seeming completely unaffected by the fire.
Ace's pupils trembled.
"Is this your true form?!"
"Worororo!"
The transformed Good looked down at Ace, his greedy gaze resembling that of someone who had just laid eyes on a rare treasure and wanted to make it his own.
What an unexpected harvest!
Good slowly raised his right arm, gazing at the special patterns on the surface of his shell. The pitch-black markings at the very front had now unexpectedly turned a tangerine-orange, growing brighter and brighter.
It was just like magma gradually rising in temperature!
A feature like this only appeared in his strongest primal form, which meant that Groudon was absorbing Nature Power, and the effect was a hundred or a thousand times greater than when he had eaten the SMILE before!
Not only that, this share of Nature Power was extremely compatible with Groudon's attributes; deep inside, Little Groudon was cheering with joy.
And the source of this Nature Power was...
The Logia Flame-Flame Fruit!
Good stared at Ace, greedily licking the corner of his mouth.
"Worororo, Subarashii!!!"
Chapter 49: Great Flame Commandment: Flame Emperor!
Skull Castle, the chaos quickly came to an end.
Under Yamato's heavy-handed suppression, the members of the Spade Pirates were left bruised and battered, all of them tightly bound up.
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