Crushed!

"Oh?" Ye Yang raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

He had not expected any of these pirates, who had yet to enter the New World, to know Armament Haki.

No wonder he had become the Supernova with the highest bounty of this generation. He did have some ability.

Seeing Ye Yang lost in thought, Lei Jia assumed he was afraid and immediately bared his teeth in a vicious grin. "Hmph! Brat, it's too late for regrets now. You dared to cross me, Fierce Tiger Reika! I'll make you repent in hell!"

At those words, Ye Yang looked up at him, a disdainful smile curling his lips. "The person who can make me regret anything hasn't been born yet!"

"Arrogant brat, die!"

Lei Jia roared, his figure turning into a black blur. With his Devil Fruit ability active, both his speed and strength had increased tremendously.

In an instant, he reached Ye Yang, raised his pitch-black fist, and hurled a punch at his face!

The imagined scene of blood and flesh flying, or Ye Yang being sent flying by a single punch, never materialized.

Somewhat stunned, Lei Jia looked up to see a pale palm pressed against his fist. No matter how much strength he exerted, he could not budge it in the slightest!

"How is that possible?!" Lei Jia could not help exclaiming.

This scene was all too familiar!

Just moments ago, Ye Yang had stopped his punch with a single finger.

This time, he had used his Devil Fruit ability and Armament Haki, yet Ye Yang had still stopped him with one palm.

Was this guy... a monster?!!

His face filled with horror, Lei Jia was about to pull back when he noticed that, at some point, a fiery-red weapon resembling a short dagger had appeared in Ye Yang's hand.

"Time to return the favor!"

Ye Yang grinned and slashed the Kunai formed from chakra in his hand across Lei Jia's arm!

Rip!

Without encountering any resistance, the Kunai sliced straight through Lei Jia's pitch-black arm, severing it!

"Aaah!!" Intense, tearing pain struck him, and Lei Jia could not help howling. Clutching the bloody wound with his other hand, he quickly retreated some distance, then stared at the clean cut, his face pale with disbelief. "Impossible... what kind of weapon is that... how could it cut through my Armament Haki so easily?!"

"Heh." Ye Yang casually tossed the severed arm onto the floor and smiled disdainfully. "It's only beginner-level Armament Haki. Don't get so full of yourself!"

"You!!" Lei Jia glared at Ye Yang, his eyes nearly bursting with fury. That dismissive expression infuriated him, who had always been so pleased with himself.

But he also understood that someone who could easily cut through his Armament Haki had to be far stronger than he was.

Continuing to fight was clearly a very unwise choice.

The only thing he could do now was-run!

He had finally sailed this far. He did not want to be killed before he even entered the New World.

Just as Lei Jia prepared to flee, Ye Yang suddenly flashed forward, his entire figure becoming an afterimage as he appeared before him in an instant and looked at him mockingly.

"You're not thinking of running away, are you?"

Lei Jia was about to deny it when Ye Yang continued with a smile.

"Don't worry, you won't get away. I told you, your voyage ends here!"

With that, Ye Yang abruptly swept the Kunai in his hand upward.

A cold gleam flashed!

"Ugh... pfft!" Lei Jia's expression suddenly froze. A huge gash split open across his body, and blood gushed from him in great quantities, staining the floor red!

Then his body hit the floor heavily. He left his fierce tiger form and returned to his ordinary human form.

Looking at Lei Jia lying motionless on the floor, Ye Yang gave a faint smile. "Don't worry, I'll leave you alive. After all, you're my source of 'wealth.'"

Ye Yang did not intend to kill Lei Jia, because he still had greater value.

Once he handed this fellow over to the Marines to be locked up in Impel Down, Lei Jia would surely keep hating Ye Yang after he regained consciousness.

And hatred was another way to earn negative points.

Rather than killing him, Ye Yang wanted him to generate greater value for him.

This way, he could obtain a steady stream of negative points!

Why pass up a way to earn negative points without lifting a finger?

"Gulp!"

The bar was so quiet that a pin dropping could have been heard. Everyone stared in shock at Ye Yang, who wore a harmless smile.

The fight had actually ended just like that!

How many moves had that even been? The renowned Supernova, Fierce Tiger Reika, had been defeated just like that!

This guy... was absurdly strong!

Standing in the middle of the room, Ye Yang glanced at the now-unconscious Lei Jia and murmured, "With this fellow, all the main targets have been taken care of."

Fierce Tiger Reika was the third Supernova he had captured. He had already dealt with the other two and handed them over to the Marines before coming here.

Suddenly, the Forbidden Magic Book's voice sounded in his mind.

Ding! Congratulations, master, on earning three hundred negative points!

Hearing this, Ye Yang rubbed his chin and mused, "Three hundred negative points this time. The last fellow contributed two hundred, and the first contributed two hundred and ten. I used the same method on all of them, but got different amounts of negative points... is it because of the difference in their strength?"

The Forbidden Magic Book answered Ye Yang's question. "Yes, master. The stronger the person who develops negative emotions toward you, the more negative points the protagonist receives."

"So that's it. Looks like if I want to stir up trouble in the future, I'll have to seek out powerful fellows to earn negative points faster."

With his question answered, Ye Yang applied a little force with his toes, kicking Lei Jia's body into the air and catching him, then carried him over his shoulder and walked straight out of the bar.

Watching Ye Yang recede into the distance, the pirates in the bar could no longer contain themselves.

"Wh-who on earth was that guy? How could he be so strong?!"

"Fierce Tiger Reika was actually captured! This is huge news!"

"If someone that strong is a bounty hunter, doesn't that mean we pirates are done for?!"

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