"The tide of the times ensures no dynasty lasts a millennium. The current era is utterly rotten. The world needs a new order. Relying on violence can no longer sustain the enslavement of this world. The decay of the Celestial Dragons, the World Government, and the Marines will all become things of the past," Dragon said, staring directly into Akainu's eyes.
They looked at each other, and in an instant, both simultaneously released their Conqueror's Haki with unspoken understanding.
Boom!
The two Conqueror's Haki clashed. This Fleet Admiral was no ordinary man; how else could he have clashed with Whitebeard?
Like Sengoku and Garp, this Fleet Admiral possessed the qualities of a king.
The collision of Conqueror's Haki caused an explosion. The shockwave generated a wind pressure that spread outward, black lightning-like pulses filling the sky, each capable of causing tangible destruction.
The Marine soldiers couldn't withstand such fierce Haki impacts and were immediately knocked unconscious by the clash.
"All timid ones, fall back! Conqueror's Haki collision! That Dragon... truly from the same family. Three generations alike, or perhaps it's that surname," Onigumo waved for his soldiers to retreat. This battle wasn't for them.
It was no surprise Dragon had Conqueror's Haki. It would be strange if the man who aimed to overturn the world didn't possess it.
The two were already engaged, their Conqueror's Haki constantly clashing.
Figures emerged behind Dragon: Sabo and someone hidden in the shadows.
"Revolutionary Army Chief of Staff, Sabo."
"Wait, who is that...?"
"How is that possible? Wasn't he missing? Damn it!!" Onigumo looked up. He knew Sabo, understood him, but the person beside Sabo made Onigumo's face pale with shock and disbelief.
Hearing Onigumo's exclamation, Akainu looked over. The next second, his pupils dilated, his killing intent erupted, and his body heat surged.
Sakazuki was the user of the Magma-Magma Fruit, but his true nature was that of a volcano.
He could be considered a mobile active volcano. The dangers of a volcanic eruption were known worldwide.
Each of his outbursts was like a volcanic eruption.
At this moment, Akainu's entire body was molten rock, his temperature rising sharply.
"MA-GE-LLAN! "
Word by word, his hatred overflowed. Impel Down had fallen, prisoners had vanished en masse, and Vice Warden Magellan had disappeared, too.
Now, he stood behind Dragon, beside Revolutionary Army Chief of Staff Sabo, clearly having joined the Revolutionary Army.
First Issho, now Magellan. How many World Government personnel had defected?
Akainu hated traitors the most. He raised his fist, magma dripping from it.
Sizzle!
The next moment, Sakazuki's fist shot forward, growing larger in the air.
"Great Eruption!!!"
Carrying his rage, the attack shot toward Magellan like a volcanic blast.
Dragon raised a hand, his cloak billowing in the wind. He opened his fingers, and a ball of white air gathered in his palm, forming a white orb he held tightly.
"What is that?"
The Marine soldiers were seeing Dragon in action for the first time. They had only heard his name, never seen him personally. None knew his true strength; the man was shrouded in mystery. Even most of his companions didn't know his origins.
Someone like Ivankov, a close friend for over twenty years, didn't fully understand him. It showed how mysterious Dragon was to the Marines.
Almost everyone present was seeing Dragon fight for the first time. Even Sabo hadn't seen it before; he had only challenged Kuma as a child and never thought of sparring with Dragon.
He was deeply curious about their leader's true strength.
Their leader, after so many years revealing his true face, should also demonstrate his power.
"That guy's ability is terrifying. It's equally a supernatural power capable of destroying the world..."
Onigumo said in a low, gravelly tone: "Logia-type: Hurricane Fruit!!"
As the wind ball in Dragon's hand grew larger, he pushed it forward like a bowling ball toward the incoming magma fist.
"Storm Blade Frenzy!"
A tornado howled past, countless hidden blades within the wind. The previously restless air grew calm and warm.
Boom!
Under endless blades, the magma fist met the tornado. The magma visibly diminished under the wind blades' slicing.
Seeing this, Akainu stepped forward, forcefully releasing more magma.
The two forces confronted each other mid-air before erupting in a violent explosion. Magma scattered like fireballs in all directions.
For a moment, the entire Red Port was bombarded with molten rock. Countless magma pellets destroyed structures, bringing catastrophic destruction.
Several magma pellets landed on the warship Akainu had arrived on, setting it ablaze. Marines scrambled to fight the fire.
Akainu and Dragon exchanged a glance and simultaneously vanished from their spots, reappearing in the center, their speed was matched.
"Inugami Guren!"
Akainu's arm turned to magma. A magma hound burst forth, opening its maw wide at Dragon.
"Dragon Claw Fist!"
Dragon raised his arm, index and middle fingers together, ring and pinky fingers together, forming a three-fingered dragon claw.
This was Dragon's technique, the Dragon Claw Fist. Sabo's version was merely learned from him.
After Sabo became a phoenix, his hands turned into wings, but his legs became bird legs.
Like Marco, he used his legs for attacks.
But Marco used his legs with back kicks, which were inferior to Sabo's method.
Sabo could use the Dragon Claw Fist with his claws, and its power was greater than when using his hands.
Dragon's Dragon Claw Fist was the complete form, infused with his ability fierce winds flowed around his fist, and a dragon's shadow appeared behind him, resembling the blue dragon on his ship.
Roar!
The wind howled, flowing between Dragon's fingers. It seemed like a dragon's roar could be heard.
Boom!
Their hands met. Wind and magma collided, shaking heaven and earth. Conqueror's Haki tore the sky apart.
"After all these years, your strength hasn't diminished at all," Akainu said, somewhat surprised.
"How could I regress? Though I haven't fought much, it doesn't mean I've lost my edge," Dragon said, probing with his other hand.
"Dragon Probing the Water."
"Armament!"
Akainu raised his arm, Conqueror's Hak wrapping around it.
Clang!
Their hands didn't touch directly but clashed through Conqueror's Haki.
The war between the Revolutionary Army and the Marines had fully erupted!!!
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