Demon King vs. Twenty – The Ultimate Challenge
"Hahaha… Captain, first of all, you have to agree that if you accidentally lose, you can't use your abilities to bully others, and you can't take revenge afterward…"
Enel was the first to burst into laughter. Everyone secretly praised his words and encouraged him to continue. It was better to have Bai Yu accept more restrictions to prevent any surprises.
If they were collectively defeated without Bai Yu using any abilities, they wouldn't be able to show their faces ever again.
Standing calmly a hundred meters away, Bai Yu nodded and said, "Any other requests? As long as they're not too much, I'm just testing my strength."
"Even if we all end up crippled, we'll recover after the battle… Haha, right?"
Even without abilities, Bai Yu was still so arrogant. Even the captain couldn't stand it.
With limited information, the cautious Rob Lucci coolly said, "Since he's verifying his strength and injuries can be recovered after the battle, then… don't dodge!"
Asking the captain not to dodge?
Everyone glanced at Lucci in astonishment. Another little expert in assassination, huh?
"Alright, any more? Hurry up, I'm in a hurry…" Bai Yu's tone was rather impatient.
Cavendish, not holding back either, added, "Captain, don't use Conqueror's Haki infusion; your attacks are too strong, and I'd rather not die."
"If you don't even use a sword, that would be even better…" Crocodile, thick-skinned as ever, chimed in.
The crowd gave Crocodile a look of admiration—bold move.
"No sword? Sure."
Bai Yu raised an eyebrow. "You're smart, Crocodile. Any more requests?"
The crowd shook their heads.
Some felt too embarrassed to ask for more restrictions. However, figures like Rayleigh and Katakuri remained calm. Something felt off—Bai Yu was too calm.
"If that's all, then don't be shocked after you lose…"
Bai Yu didn't say much more. Instead, he placed his sealed weapon into his storage ring.
"Cripple them all! Feel despair!"
The battle began.
Battle Setup
Opponent: Bai Yu
Challengers: Silvers Rayleigh, Dracule Mihawk, Enel, Donquixote Doflamingo, Crocodile, Gecko Moria, Cavendish, Rob Lucci, Charlotte Katakuri, Charlotte Smoothie, Charlotte Cracker, Charlotte Snack, Charlotte Perospero, Charlotte Daifuku, Charlotte Oven.
Restrictions on Bai Yu:
• No abilities.
• No sword.
• No dodging.
• No bullying (whatever that means).
Demon King vs. Twenty!
"No abilities, no sword, no dodging… does that mean he plans to fight all of us using only sheer martial arts, Observation Haki, and Armament Haki?"
Rayleigh slowly drew his sword and stared at Bai Yu. "I'm shocked by your confidence and composure," he admitted.
"But I refuse to believe that such a powerful existence could exist in this world. That would make all previous powerhouses look like a joke."
"Let this old man test you!"
"Blade!"
Rayleigh unleashed his attack.
His sword, wrapped in Conqueror's Haki, slashed forward, tearing through the air with black and red lightning, aiming directly for Bai Yu.
Under the gaze of the crowd—
"Good strike!" Bai Yu moved at that moment, raising his leg.
"Skyfall!"
A black crescent wave of pure force exploded from Bai Yu's kick, its energy utterly overwhelming.
In that instant, everyone felt the entire sky darken.
"Boom!"
When the two attacks clashed, Rayleigh's slash was obliterated. The ground collapsed from the shockwave, sending debris flying in all directions.
The weaker ones were blown away instantly.
"Was that… just pure Armament Haki?!"
Rayleigh's pupils shrank.
It wasn't a Tempest Kick. It was something else entirely—condensed Armament Haki, formed into a slash and released.
But its density was absurd, far beyond anything Rayleigh had ever witnessed.
"What are you doing? If you don't work together, you'll lose miserably! You have three seconds to prepare!"
Bai Yu's cold voice snapped them out of their daze.
Rayleigh had attacked, but the others were still standing around, stunned. That wouldn't do.
He truly wanted to test his strength, not simply humiliate them.
"Boiling boiling, what terrifying Armament Haki…" Doflamingo activated his Devil Fruit awakening.
"Yeah haha! Captain, you might want to dodge this attack…"
Enel's words resonated with many, as the others scattered, surrounding Bai Yu completely before launching an all-out assault.
Bai Yu, however, remained perfectly still.
"Super Shadow Gun!"
"Heavy Soru!"
"Mochi Barrage!"
"20 Million Volt—Thor!"
Attacks from all directions.
Some were already preparing a second wave, just in case.
Hawkeye Mihawk and Rayleigh waited for Bai Yu's first moment of hesitation to go all out.
"Armament… Tsunami!"
In response, Bai Yu's overwhelming Armament Haki exploded outward like a black tidal wave, consuming everything in its path.
"Boom!"
The sheer force obliterated all incoming attacks and continued surging toward the group.
"Cut!"
"Blade!"
"Moisture Sword!"
"Cookie Legion!"
Everyone near Bai Yu coughed up blood, blasted away by the force.
Mihawk immediately unleashed a full-power attack against the tsunami of Haki—
"Boom… What?!"
When their attacks struck the tsunami, they found themselves completely repelled, unable to make a dent in it.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Bai Yu moved again.
His fingers became a blur—like a Gatling gun firing Shigan (Finger Pistol).
"Puff-puff-puff!"
Cavendish, Moria, Lucci, Enel, Crocodile, Snack, Smoothie, Cracker—all were hit. Blood sprayed as they collapsed, riddled with holes, barely clinging to life.
Their minds went blank.
They had been completely wiped out before they even hit the ground?!
"Cough cough… One more second of survival is still survival. The captain is too strong…"
Perospero, coughing up blood, accidentally splattered it on Katakuri's face, making the latter snap out of his daze.
"Shave!"
Bai Yu disappeared in an instant, reappearing before Doflamingo just as he was getting up and reinforcing his defense with Haki.
"Shigan Gatling!"
Doflamingo's defense crumbled like paper. Blood sprayed as he coughed violently, yet he still grinned.
"Fufufu… I see it… I see your downfall… cough…"
Then he collapsed.
Bai Yu then appeared before Katakuri—
Two slashes came from behind.
"Ding! Ding!"
Bai Yu didn't even glance back, letting the attacks land.
"!!!"
Rayleigh and Mihawk's expressions twisted in disbelief.
They hadn't even scratched him.
For Mihawk, it felt like déjà vu—two months ago, Bai Yu couldn't break through his defense.
Now, everything was reversed.
"Whoosh!"
Katakuri barely dodged Bai Yu's Shigan. Cold sweat dripped down his forehead.
"Oh? Predicting the future? Not bad."
But then—
"Let me show you a higher level of Observation Haki."
Bai Yu's eyes flashed, and suddenly—
Katakuri, Rayleigh, Mihawk—lost their ability to predict the future.
Their top-tier Observation Haki was blocked.
"Game over."
Less than 30 seconds had passed.
All twenty challengers lay defeated.
Absolute despair.
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