Chapter 32
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032: Akainu's Fright, Without Haki's Ability, Elemental Damage!
Clatter...
The sea all around trembled, and the flowing air seemed to freeze.
A suffocating sense of oppression descended on the deserted island of the Grand Line from this moment on.
The orange-red flame soaring into the sky was like hell itself, igniting everything near the center where Bai Ye stood.
The earth quickly dried up, cracked, and collapsed.
Plants died, were set on fire, and reduced to ashes.
The hot flames escaped under the high temperature, visible to the naked eye.
The sandy land on the deserted island gradually turned red—it was melting!
And that wasn't all.
Taking this desert island as the center, the astonishingly high temperature continued to escape!
The surrounding sea was gradually emitting white steam...!
"What is that?!"
"Is the sea...steaming? Evaporating?!"
"Hey, hey... What's happening on that island?!"
"Did Admiral Akainu use his full strength?!"
On the warship, facing this sudden horrific sight, the Marines' complexions changed.
But then the scene on the deserted island that came into view made their hearts tremble.
On the deserted island, they found the source of it all.
It was the full fury of Ryūjin Jakka, the flame-wreathed zanpakuto.
An old, strong figure stood there, motionless.
Yet the overwhelming sense of oppression radiating from above the deserted island reached its peak in the hearts of everyone who witnessed Ryūjin Jakka's Shikai.
"Turn everything to ashes, Ryūjin Jakka..." Bai Ye muttered, holding Ryūjin Jakka.
To behold the full power of Ryūjin Jakka's true Shikai unleashed such a terrifying force that even Bai Ye was amazed.
After all, this was only Shikai.
Should Ryūjin Jakka enter 'Bankai', Bai Ye thought, it would only be a matter of time before the entire Grand Line vaporized under its power.
"Okay, now the real battle begins."
Bai Ye felt the island begin to melt rapidly under the full might of Ryūjin Jakka's descent and didn't waste any more time.
His indifferent eyes looked towards Akainu, who surveyed everything that was burning nearby.
Akainu's eyes gleamed with disbelief compared to before when he looked at Bai Ye.
The power of that fire—what exactly were these Devil Fruit abilities?
No one could feel the changes nearby more clearly than Akainu.
It was for this reason that Akainu knew the changes on the island today were not the result of his lava fruit power!
In this world, could there be such a powerful fire ability?
But even so, there was no panic in Akainu's eyes.
As a Marine Admiral, Akainu was still convinced his lava fruit ability was the nemesis of all fire abilities.
Then, without hesitation, Akainu attacked first.
This time, though, Akainu's idea would come to nothing.
"Great Fire Breath!"
Jumping up, he spewed hot lava towards Bai Ye again.
Facing Akainu's attack, Ryūjin Jakka would be fully revealed for the first time.
Bai Ye's heart was very calm.
He raised his hand and waved Ryūjin Jakka towards the 'Great Eruption' slashing towards him.
The whole movement seemed extremely slow in Akainu's eyes.
In fact, Bai Ye's strike occurred in a very short span of time.
To the onlookers at sea outside, who watched Bai Ye's actions, there was only a sudden blur in their vision.
The next moment—boom!
The blade wreathed in flames in Bai Ye's hand released a 'wall of flame' that shot up like a gigantic palm!
"There! See how I smash him!" Akainu let out a roar, his lava erupting with full force.
The oncoming wall of flames was about to meet the Great Eruption.
Akainu's face changed slightly, and an unbelievable shock flashed in his eyes because, as a Logia-type lava fruit ability user, he actually felt the heat from the 'flame'!
How could that be?
Since eating the lava fruit, even jumping into magma had no effect on him.
Ordinary flames didn't even register a temperature.
For him, it was like the sun shining on his body—ineffective.
But this time, as the 'flame wall' continued to enlarge in his pupils and the distance shortened, the 'high temperature' became more and more obvious.
He had to face reality.
The flames released by Bai Ye... The temperature was actually higher than his lava fruit ability!
At the same time, "Great Eruption" met the attack released by Bai Ye.
It was inevitable.
Akainu believed lava could restrain all fire abilities—that any fire power would become 'fragile' in front of lava.
Reality slapped Akainu hard in the face.
The omnipotent lava power was swallowed by the flames ahead!
It was too late to wait for Akainu's reaction.
A burning sensation hit.
Bai Ye's 'Fire City' continued to rush towards Akainu without sparing any effort!
"This is... What are you kidding! Bastard!"
Akainu witnessed the fire swallowing lava.
Afterwards, the huge palm formed by flames wrapped around him.
Akainu roared in disbelief.
With five fingers clenched into a fist, his arm turned into lava, billowing black smoke rising.
He outrageously blasted out again!
Akainu forcefully prepared to break through.
But Akainu overlooked one point.
If the temperature of the lava is overwhelmed by the flame,
it will cause a more violent reaction...
Then, just as Akainu's attack landed on the incoming flames,
the huge flame wall that looked like a palm exploded directly in Akainu's drastically changing face!
"Boom!"
Akainu's whole body was almost swallowed!
"Great Admiral!"
In the distance, witnessing this scene, everyone in the fleet collectively gasped.
The Marine Admiral...
He had failed for the first time!
At that moment,
Thick dust and smoke clouded the air.
A clump of lava fell from mid-air,
landing on the ground and gradually taking the form of Akainu.
"That's it?! Admiral Akainu!"
"Very good!"
Everyone was relieved to see Akainu reappear.
But before they could collect their thoughts...
"Cough, cough, cough...!"
Akainu, who remained elemental, suddenly coughed out a mouthful of blood.
He saw blood dripping onto the lava, quickly turning to ashes.
Akainu's pupils suddenly shrank.
"How come...?!"
Others did not know,
but he had been completely elementalized in the explosion just now.
And Bai Ye's attack...
It had obviously not made him feel any power of Armament Haki.
But the pain from his internal organs...
Akainu knew it all too well.
He had hurt himself!
And most importantly,
in this world, there was a power that could harm "elementalization" without using Haki's ability!
Such an unprecedented event.
The shock to Akainu was even greater than just discovering that Bai Ye's flames were far hotter than lava!
Simultaneously,
Akainu gritted his teeth, looking at Bai Ye in disbelief.
Suddenly,
a golden glowing particle quickly approached Bai Ye from the distant sea without warning.
Marine Admiral Kizaru had moved!
Under normal circumstances,
Akainu would disdain to accept help from Kizaru, who often embarrassed the Marines.
But the various abilities that Bai Ye had shown...
They vaguely made Akainu feel that the seriousness of the situation might be beyond expectation.
There were still hidden monsters in this world as threatening as the Four Emperors.
Therefore, when Kizaru chose to fight at this time,
Akainu immediately felt much more at ease.
Because in Akainu's mind, and even in the assumptions of Naval Headquarters and the World Government...
Even among the New World's Four Emperors pirates,
in a situation of fighting alone,
no one could defeat the combination of two Admirals.
That's why there were two Admirals.
It was to ensure that Bai Ye could be absolutely wiped out!
With this in mind,
Akainu saw Kizaru preparing to attack Bai Ye.
He didn't mind the method.
As long as it could kill the enemy,
there would be no problem by any means.
But suddenly, he felt pain in his internal organs again.
Akainu couldn't help but change his expression.
He shouted,
"Borsalino! Don't get close to that guy! Even without the power of Armament Haki, that guy can deal damage to elementalization!"
As he spoke,
particles emitting golden light appeared behind Bai Ye.
Kizaru's upper body was revealed.
Hearing the warning,
his face couldn't help but change.
"Hey, hey, Sakazuki... You should have mentioned such important things sooner."
In Kizaru's hand, the "Amanomurakumo Sword," condensed with the ability of the Glint-Glint Fruit, was ready to strike.
But Ryūjin Jakka, already in Bai Ye's hands, was poised to slash at Kizaru from behind.
The rising flames and intense heat swept through as Kizaru's pupils dilated with horror.
And in this moment,
Bai Ye had been waiting for Kizaru, the only threat in this battle, for a long time.