Majestic Destroyer Flame!

"If you want a fight, then fight!"

Ye Yang barked coldly, killing intent radiating from his entire body.

"Since you won't listen to reason, this is the only way."

As soon as Vice Admiral Lorn finished speaking, his feet struck the ground dozens of times in rapid succession. With a whoosh, his figure vanished eerily. The next second, he appeared before Ye Yang, extending his right index finger and thrusting it straight toward Ye Yang's chest.

"Finger Pistol!"

Ye Yang's gaze sharpened slightly. He shifted his footing and leaned left, letting the finger skim past his body. An invisible burst of force shattered the wooden chair behind him.

Seeing Ye Yang dodge his attack, Vice Admiral Lorn looked slightly taken aback. He frowned and murmured, "A coincidence?"

Even some pirates with bounties of over a hundred million might not have been able to dodge that strike. He absolutely refused to believe that such an ordinary-looking young man had evaded it through strength rather than coincidence.

Although Ye Yang had easily killed two marines earlier, in Lorn's eyes, he had merely succeeded with a sneak attack. How strong could someone who needed a sneak attack just to kill two marines possibly be?

So it had to be a coincidence.

Vice Admiral Lorn slowly raised the sword in his hand and said flatly, "This time, I won't let you dodge again."

With that, he brought his raised blade slashing down. A visible, azure slash wave shot from the blade and hurtled toward Ye Yang!

"Shadow-Splitting Slash!"

Everything obstructing the sharp slash wave's path was sliced in two.

Watching the slash wave surge toward him, Ye Yang focused his gaze and rapidly formed hand seals. Barely half a second later, he stopped, brought his hands to his mouth, drew a deep breath, and blew hard.

"Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"

As his words fell, terrifyingly hot flames appeared out of thin air, forming a wall of fire that swept toward the slash wave!

Vice Admiral Lorn stared at the towering flames, his face filled with shock. "What?! Could he be a Flame-Flame Fruit user?!"

Other than a Flame-Flame Fruit user, he truly could not think of anyone who could wield flames on such a scale.

Rumble! Rumble!

The two attacks collided. After a brief stalemate, the towering flames Ye Yang had breathed out burned straight through Lorn's slash wave and blasted toward him without losing momentum!

"Not good!" Vice Admiral Lorn finally snapped out of his shock. Seeing the towering flames less than a meter away, his expression changed. It was already too late to escape, so he could only cross his arms, coat them in Armament Haki, and hold them before himself to provide as much protection as possible.

Boom!

The towering flames exploded. The entire venue shook continuously, unable to withstand the force, teetering on the verge of collapse.

"Run! The auction house is collapsing!"

"Get moving! Fuck the money! Do you want to be buried alive?!"

"Get the fuck out of my way! I'll kill anyone who blocks me!"

"Take me with you! I can pay you fifty million Beli!"

The entire auction house descended into chaos. Guests throughout the venue rushed toward the doors in panic. No one dared stay any longer, afraid they would lose their lives if they were caught up in the battle between those two monsters, Ye Yang and Lorn.

Ignoring the chaos before him, Ye Yang swept his gaze across the venue before fixing it on a group preparing to flee.

They were Jeraff and his men. In their midst, Jeraff was clutching something in his arms. An exposed corner let Ye Yang see clearly that it was the Paramecia Devil Fruit that had just been auctioned.

Trying to loot the place in the chaos? Dream on!

The next moment, Ye Yang used the Body Flicker Technique. His figure became a ghostly blur, vanishing from where he stood and appearing before Jeraff and his men, blocking their path.

Jeraff and his men grew wary when someone suddenly appeared. Once they recognized Ye Yang's face, all their expressions changed drastically.

Ye Yang looked at them calmly and extended his open right hand. "Hand over the Devil Fruit."

At his words, all the pirates turned their gazes toward Jeraff, a hint of inquiry in their eyes.

Seeing all his crew looking at him, Jeraff's face showed some struggle. Then, as though he had made up his mind, he raised his head and said, "You guys go hold him off while I eat this Devil Fruit. This guy went to all this trouble, even going against the Celestial Dragons, just to get it. Its ability must be incredibly powerful. Once I eat it, we can win!"

"All right! Captain, we'll buy you time!"

The crew all nodded, rose with their weapons, and stared resolutely at Ye Yang.

"Pfft..." Hearing Jeraff's words, Ye Yang could not help laughing.

This guy actually thought the Paramecia Devil Fruit's ability was incredibly powerful, and that was why Ye Yang had gone to such lengths to obtain it.

Little did he know, Ye Yang only wanted a Devil Fruit to unlock a new character, not to eat it at all.

For him, any Devil Fruit would do, regardless of its ability.

Besides, given this unscrupulous auction house's practices, how good could the ability of a Devil Fruit they were willing to auction off possibly be?

They claimed they did not know what its ability was, but who knew the truth? Perhaps only the auction house's unscrupulous owner knew.

Jeraff held the Devil Fruit high and opened his mouth wide, preparing to bite into it.

His crew guarded warily against Ye Yang, keeping him from approaching their captain.

Just as Jeraff was about to bite into the Devil Fruit, a victorious smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Shhk!

A sharp Kunai suddenly pierced his heart from behind, freezing the smile on his face.

(PS: Dear readers, the author is on his knees begging you for some flowers!)