"Creak..."
Countless saplings broke through the ground and rapidly sprouted, thickening and growing tall in an instant. The saplings spread in clusters, and the entire Marine base began to collapse rapidly.
The earth shook violently.
Marines screamed in panic, stunned to discover that within just three breaths' time, they had been completely engulfed by a dense and towering forest.
Brilliant, massive flowers quietly bloomed. Their stamens unfurled, and pollen drifted into the air, spreading outward.
In the blink of an eye, all the Marines present found themselves swallowed up within the towering woods. Glancing around, all they could see was vibrant green and red, lush trees and dazzling flowers.
"Wh-what kind of ability is this?!"
"He... he can actually create an entire forest?!"
"Who the hell is he? What is his ability?!"
"Why do I feel like he's a God...?"
The Marines stood dumbfounded in the forest, tense and alert. Though they couldn't pinpoint the threat, they could clearly feel its ominous presence all around them.
"Let's have a little fun first, lava brat."
Madara landed steadily atop a branch, the corner of his mouth curling into a cold smile.
Akainu scanned the thick forest around him, eyes filled with shock. He understood clearly, this forest wasn't for decoration. A creeping sense of danger made his skin crawl with goosebumps.
Sure enough, in the next moment, thick wooden tendrils began to stretch and extend throughout the massive forest. In nearly an instant, the trees reached out and bound the nearby Marines. From the enormous flowers, pollen scattered into the air, many Marines who inhaled it immediately fell paralyzed, collapsing limply to the ground.
"Careful! That pollen is poisonous!" Akainu's expression shifted. He shouted loudly.
Suddenly looking up, he saw dozens of massive, dense wooden branches lunging at him. As they twisted in the air, they morphed into the ferocious face of a raging dragon.
"Creakkk..."
The sound of twisting wood echoed like a dragon's roar, shaking the soul of anyone who heard it.
"Great Eruption!!"
With an enraged shout, Akainu's right arm spewed out massive amounts of magma.
It rapidly expanded and thickened, and then smashed into the wooden dragon head-on.
"BOOM!"
At the moment of impact, Akainu's expression changed again.
"This wood... it's unbelievably strong!"
Even when colliding with magma, the wooden dragon didn't ignite immediately.
Instead, it slowly began to melt, as if his magma had struck steel rather than wood.
Akainu was visibly stunned.
After his punch landed, he leapt back across the ground, dodging swiftly. Sharp wooden spears rained down like blades, chasing him relentlessly.
"Geppō (Moonwalk)!"
Akainu stomped hard on the ground and locked eyes on Madara. He kicked off into the air, stepping rapidly to create bursts of wind, closing in on Madara at high speed.
The two quickly clashed again. Akainu launched the first attack, every punch blasted out torrents of magma, covering a ten-meter radius with every strike.
Madara's expression remained cold. Even under this wide-range onslaught, he evaded effortlessly.
"Shinra Tensei (Almighty Push)!"
After one sudden advance, Madara raised a single hand toward Akainu's face and calmly uttered the words.
"BOOM!"
A terrifying repulsive force erupted. Akainu staggered several steps back. When he finally stopped himself, parts of his head had already been blasted into molten magma.
"Suiton (Water Release): Vortex Dragon Binding!"
Madara clasped his hands together, forming hand seals once more.
"ROARRR!"
A dragon's cry echoed through the forest as a thick water dragon spiraled out, lunging straight toward Akainu, teeth bared in a furious bite.
Akainu's face rapidly regenerated, but his expression had turned utterly dark.
From the corner of his eye, he saw that most of the Marines at the Marine base had fallen unconscious. They were bound by thick branches, hanging from the trees like cocoons. Even the members of the Spade Pirates had been rescued at some unknown point.
"You've completely pissed me off!!"
"I'll show you the true power of a Marine Admiral!"
Akainu's voice was icy cold as he stepped forward. The magma on his body boiled violently, already on the verge of erupting uncontrollably.
"Meteor Volcano!!"
Magma roared from both of his fists. A constant bubbling sound echoed as, within three breaths, his fists expanded, growing larger and larger, taking on the form of gigantic molten fists.
"Aaaah!!"
Akainu roared as he threw his fists forward with full force.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
One magma fist after another launched into the air, flying toward the front lines.
Madara, finally sensing the magnitude of the attack, revealed a flicker of surprise in his expression.
"Your power has earned my recognition. Such a grand-scale attack… this is what gets me excited!"
Madara leapt into motion, his body weaving and dodging as molten fists rained down around him. Even for someone like Madara, this kind of relentless and meteor-like barrage forced him to evade for now.
"Haaah!"
Akainu roared madly, his fists now moving so fast they became afterimages. More and more magma fists exploded forth, bombarding the ground and trees ahead.
The scorching magma fists quickly obliterated tree after tree, setting the entire dense forest ablaze in raging flames.
Madara retreated swiftly, dodging all the way, finally leaping high into the air with the help of a thick branch.
From above, he gazed down at the massive forest he had created, now nearly half consumed by fire. Akainu's attack range was vast, and its power was undeniably terrifying.
"You're one blood-boiling kind of guy!"
"In that case… let me unleash thirty percent of my power, enough to make you dance in this sea of fire!"
He spoke softly, then suddenly clasped his hands together.
Below, Akainu thrust both fists toward the sky. Countless crimson magma fists shot upward, blasting toward Madara with staggering speed. The density and coverage extended for thousands of meters!
Unbelievable.
Absolutely stunning.
Someone from this world could actually unleash an attack of this magnitude?
Madara was surprised, but even more so, thrilled.
"This is entertainment enough."
Suddenly, both of Madara's Rinnegan widened. With a thunderous shout, he roared:
"Super Shinra Tensei (Almighty Push)!!"
"Wummmm!!"
Ripples spread outward in all directions. The void above and below trembled. Everything shook violently under the terrifying shockwaves.
This monstrous repulsive force spread rapidly across several kilometers, enveloping not just the entire Marine base, but all of Island 66 itself, causing everything within to tremble and quake.
Even the meteor-like barrage of lava fists stopped just ten meters in front of Madara, frozen in the air.
Atop a tree, Akainu's eyes widened. His pupils contracted sharply, his face contorted in shock and disbelief.
"Impossible!"
As he shouted, everything within his field of vision began to distort.
A horrifying repulsive force descended from above, crushing and shattering everything in sight.
"BOOOOOOMMMMM!!"
From the nearby islands of the Sabaody Archipelago, people watched in stunned silence as a massive mushroom cloud rose from Island 66. The terrifying shockwave spread outward, shaking all who witnessed it to their core.
"What the hell just happened?!"
(End of Chapter)
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