Marine Headquarters.
A huge hole was smashed through the magnificent fortress, sloping upwards and passing through several floors before ending at the Marine Headquarters ' lounge.
However, the Marine Headquarters lounge was already in a dilapidated state. Even though the stone used to build it was second only to Seastone in terms of sturdiness, it couldn't withstand a battle of this caliber.
Uya was standing beside the hole, looking down into the plaza below at the collapsed pit, and shaking his head inwardly.
Is this all we can do now?
He sent Admiral Akainu flying with a single punch. If people knew that Uya wasn't even satisfied with the power of that punch, they'd probably be Petrification.
Over the past month, Uya has recovered about one-third of his strength. Although it seems to be only two-thirds and he is still far from fully recovering, the difference in their cultivation levels has already begun to show.
Yu Ye's Uya just now, without deliberately using the Power of Tremors, already caused ripples in space. If he had used the Power of Tremors at full strength, he probably would have been able to shake space itself!
When the vibration reaches its extreme, space itself becomes distorted.
When distorted to the extreme, space shatters.
When things are broken to the extreme, the world Collapse and Destruction.
Uya's power is gradually recovering. The speed is not fast, but it is not slow either. At least for the people of this world, Uya's slowly recovering power can be described as astonishing.
The enormous roar of Akainu being blasted down silenced the entire Marine Headquarters for a moment, then shook violently as if a drop of water had fallen into a scalding oil pan.
Previously, Uya and the others were only fighting in the lounge. Although the commotion was considerable, it wasn't strongly felt by ordinary people, and they wouldn't see it unless they came over.
However, Akainu was blasted from the Marine Headquarters into the plaza below by Uya's punch, a scene witnessed by almost everyone in the Marine Headquarters!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!
This time, everyone was in an uproar. Almost every high-ranking officer in the Navy was shaken out. Kizaru was the first to come out. When he saw Akainu being blasted down to the plaza below and a huge hole being blasted through the Marine Headquarters, an exaggerated expression immediately appeared on his face.
" Sakazuki was actually blasted away? That's terrifying!"
Although his tone still carried a hint of nonchalance, Kizaru's gaze as he hovered in the sky and looked towards the Marine Headquarters was filled with solemnity and vigilance.
"Alala, this is really going a bit too far."
Another figure landed on the plaza below, the ground beneath his feet revealing the texture of ice. It was none other than Admiral Aokiji of the Marine Headquarters.
Aokiji glanced at the large crater in the field, then looked back at the Marine Headquarters behind him, tilting his head with a helpless expression.
While fighting in the lounge might be against the rules, it was mostly high-ranking naval officers, so it wasn't a big problem. But the fact that they'd breached the Marine Headquarters and created a huge hole in the plaza is a much bigger issue.
"Hahaha, did Yu Ye beat Sakazuki to Uya?"
At the highest point of the Marine Headquarters, Garp stood behind the railing, gazing at the plaza below, eating senbei and laughing heartily.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku, standing beside Garp, yelled at Garp with a grim expression, "Shut up! Garp, how can you still laugh!"
After scolding Garp, Sengoku couldn't help but cover his forehead, looking like he had a headache.
He really didn't want to clash with Uya, so he gave a lot of orders, but Akainu didn't care at all and still caused such a big commotion with Uya.
In the square.
At the bottom of the enormous pit, scorching magma emitted wisps of volcanic ash as it surged upwards. Suddenly, the magma stirred and slowly coalesced into the shape of a person, who then crawled out of the pit.
"Cough! Cough cough!! That bastard..."
Akainu coughed violently twice, blood trickling from his Kakuzu. Although Uya hadn't used Armament Haki in his punch, the strange, seemingly vibrating power still injured him quite badly.
Akainu looked up at the hole he had smashed through and saw Uya's figure above him. He clenched his fists tightly, his anger turning into murderous intent.
Whoosh!!
In the next instant, Uya's figure suddenly flashed and appeared in the plaza from the Marine Headquarters ' lounge.
Seeing Uya land at incredible speed, Akainu contracted slightly, then killing intent surged within him. He couldn't help but clench his fists, wanting to continue attacking Uya.
However, in the next instant, several figures flashed directly between Uya and Akainu.
" Sakazuki, stop!"
That's enough.
"If this keeps going, things will get out of control."
These figures were none other than Aokiji, Kizaru, Garp, Sengoku, and others.
Although Garp kept laughing, he couldn't just watch Uya and Akainu fight at Marine Headquarters; that would have destroyed the Marine Headquarters. Garp was, after all, a Marine at heart.
Aokiji and Kizaru positioned themselves to block Akainu, while Garp and Sengoku positioned themselves to block Uya, the four of them separating Uya from Akainu.
Uya stood with his hands behind his back. His loose white robe was spotless, without a trace of dust or tear. Even after the battle with the vice admirals and the brief confrontation with Akainu, there was not a single mark on Uya's body.
This scene, witnessed by Aokiji, Kizaru, and even Sengoku, secretly shocked them with Uya's power.
"Why are you stopping me! That guy doesn't deserve to be a Marine! He should be arrested right now!" Akainu glared angrily at Aokiji and Kizaru.
Neither Aokiji nor Kizaru spoke, but simply stared at Akainu with low, Akainu eyes Kizaru. Aokiji, being a Marine Admiral, gradually calmed down under their intense gazes.
However, Akainu's gaze towards Uya still carried undisguised anger.
" Sakazuki, shut up! Even if Uya is wrong, you attacked him without reporting to me first. Do you even respect me as your marshal?!"
Seeing Sengoku Uya seemed to have no intention of continuing his attack, Sengoku turned around and glared angrily at Akainu.
He had already given orders that anything concerning Uya must be handled by him personally, and even a Navy Admiral could not make decisions about Uya without his consent.
What truly angered Sengoku was that Akainu, knowing the order, still went and attacked Uya, which was a direct slap in the face to him as Fleet Admiral.
" Sengoku Admiral Sengoku, what right does someone like him have to be a Marine?!" Akainu gritted his teeth and retorted after Sengoku's rebuke, "He hasn't done a single thing since joining the Marines, and he even disregarded the rules by fighting in the lounge. This is Marine Headquarters, not some personal backyard!"
" Sakazuki..."
Sengoku was furious. Although Uya was also at fault, Akainu's confrontation with him was still extremely embarrassing for him.
It should be noted that the entire Marine Headquarters has been alerted. The plaza is now surrounded by a large number of Marines, but no one dares to approach; they are all just watching from a distance.
As for the vice admirals of the Marine Headquarters, they had all come down from the Marine Headquarters to the plaza and stood at the front, each with a solemn expression.
This matter is probably going to be difficult to resolve...
What should we do?
Should we punish Uya, or Akainu, or both? (To be continued.)