An instant defeat for Marco! Challenging Whitebeard!
Hearing Garp's confident words,
Xiu nodded slightly.
"I see. I'll leave the small fry to you..."
"Leave the one in front of us to me!"
"Wait, you can't beat Whitebeard!!"
Before Garp could finish,
Whoosh! Shunpo!
Xiu instantly drew his sword and slashed at Whitebeard!
Suddenly, a figure flashed before his eyes!
Both arms transformed into azure wings of flame!
He tried to force Xiu back!
But Xiu easily dodged Marco's attack!
He swung his sword at Marco again!
Marco hurriedly activated his Devil Fruit ability.
"Azure Flame Goose!!!"
Phoenix tail feathers condensed in Marco's hand.
He clenched them tightly, turning them into a flaming fist,
which collided with Ryūjin Jakka!
Clang!
Marco let out a muffled grunt,
and his body rapidly retreated into the distance!
"Hmm? A Marine Commodore this young?"
Marco seemed to remember something.
"You're Era Xiu!"
"The youngest Commodore in history!"
Marco spoke as he rubbed his aching fist.
Xiu wore an indifferent expression, pointing Ryūjin Jakka at Marco,
seemingly having no intention of answering the question.
At that, Marco snorted and said, refusing to back down,
"[Bird-Bird Fruit, Model: Phoenix]..."
"Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' First Division!"
"Marco the [Phoenix]!"
Hearing Marco introduce himself,
Xiu felt slightly surprised.
Had Marco become the First Division's captain this early?
But none of that mattered.
Because Marco had already charged over, flapping his azure wings!
"Crane Claw!!"
Azure flames burned on Marco's right foot,
as he charged at Xiu at tremendous speed!
Xiu slowly raised his head,
and the Reiatsu from his body poured into Ryūjin Jakka.
Whoosh!
A brilliant light flashed,
and white Reiatsu transformed into a slash, erupting in an instant!
The instant the two sides collided, a tremendous force surged into Marco's right foot!
Marco's pupils contracted.
"Not good!"
Bang!
With a tremendous crash,
Marco's body slammed heavily into the ground.
His eyes rolled back, and he passed out.
"Marco!! You damned brat!!"
Whitebeard spoke coldly.
Tap.
A pair of pointed leather shoes came into Whitebeard's view.
Xiu held Ryūjin Jakka,
dressed in a black suit, with scarlet eyes.
Xiu stared coldly at Whitebeard before him.
"Want to avenge him, Whitebeard?"
In the distance, Garp watched
Xiu, who was still provoking Whitebeard, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
"Damn it, you little brat!!
I told you that you can't beat Whitebeard! Get back here!!"
Cursing, Garp used Moonwalk to rush toward Whitebeard.
Yet Xiu automatically ignored Garp's shouts.
"Edward Newgate, care for a fight?"
In truth, Xiu had a reason he had to fight at this moment.
Because the system had appeared again!
[Temporary mission triggered!] [Fight Whitebeard!] [Instant defeat: Inheritance Degree +%!] [Sustained combat, evenly matched: Inheritance Degree +%!] [Defeat Whitebeard: Inheritance Degree +%!]
How could Xiu resist the temptation of this mission!
Seriously, even the worst outcome offered one percent!
Just as Xiu was brimming with excitement,
Whitebeard pulled Murakumogiri out of the ground.
"Gurararara!! Kid!"
"Leave the Marines and join my pirate crew!!"
Hearing Whitebeard's words, the corner of Xiu's mouth twitched.
As everyone knew,
joining the Whitebeard Pirates
meant having to call Whitebeard Dad!
Absolutely impossible!
This wasn't a case of changing his tune later,
but something that truly could never happen!
"Whitebeard, put those unrealistic ideas aside..."
An intensely powerful surge of Reiatsu erupted from Xiu's body!
"The World's Strongest Man..."
A sharp gleam flashed in Xiu's eyes.
That title
would definitely belong to him in the future!!
[All things in creation, turn to ashes, Ryūjin Jakka!]
Without any unnecessary words,
Xiu immediately activated Shikai!
After all, he was facing Whitebeard,
and Whitebeard in his prime at that.
If he still held back his strength,
he would be courting death!
In an instant, the surrounding temperature
rose to the searing heat of the sun's surface!
On the island called Vanka Island,
countless flowers, baked by this intense heat,
began to spontaneously combust!
Even Whitebeard felt
an unbearable heat against his skin!
This kid... is very strong!
Whitebeard thought to himself.
"Phew..."
"Ten minutes, huh..."
As Xiu's strength increased,
the duration of his Shikai had also grown longer!
He exhaled a stale breath,
and flames seemed to dance in his blood-red eyes!
Shunpo!
Xiu's figure instantly appeared in front of Whitebeard!
Ryūjin Jakka, spewing flames in his hand, swung down viciously at Whitebeard!
Clang!!
Relying on his superhuman reflexes
and Observation Haki,
Whitebeard blocked Xiu's slash!
But...
"So hot!"
Even Whitebeard's brows furrowed,
his gaze fixed on the blade burning with raging flames!
He clenched his other hand, his right, into a fist!
"Air Quake!!"
His right fist, wreathed in ripples, blasted toward Xiu's abdomen!
Xiu's gaze sharpened, and he kicked Murakumogiri with his right foot,
using the force to put some distance between them,
but Ryūjin Jakka in his hand did not remain idle!
"Flame-Resisting City Walls!"
Endless flames surged from the blade!
They transformed into a gigantic hand of fire!
It clenched Whitebeard's enormous body within its grasp!
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