Chapter 274: Blade of Solar Flare
Although there was no wind in the valley, the flames grew abnormally fierce, spiraling into a giant ring and shooting up into the sky.
The firestorm surrounded Ace and Luffy, and one by one, thick fire dragons revealed themselves from within.
The dragon heads were ferocious and evil, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws as they glared at Luffy!
"Dai Enkai: Kijin!!" (Great Flame Commandment: Oni Fire!!)
Ace, wreathed in flames, raised his hands high and shouted.
As he pressed his palms down, he controlled the fire dragons as if he were performing a dragon dance, their bodies twisting wildly as they dived towards Luffy!
Waves of heat washed over him. Luffy, suspended in the air, faced upwards.
His face was flushed red by the firelight, his gaze wary. He had no doubt about the violent energy contained within. He gritted his teeth and compressed his fists into his arms like springs.
"Gomu Gomu no..."
The four fire dragons bit down, attacking from the four cardinal directions.
Luffy immediately released his accumulated power and roared, a myriad of fierce fists bombing the fire dragons!
"Kong Organ!!"
It was as if dozens, even hundreds, of cannonballs had exploded at the same time, blooming into a black firework in the sky!
A powerful impact rolled up a fierce wind, and the whistling fists blasted holes in the bodies of the ferocious long dragons.
However, the fierce flames, with Ace's support, were endless.
The moment he managed to blast them apart, violent flames would gush out from the broken parts, condensing into a ferocious dragon head and continuing to bite down.
"This is troublesome."
Luffy's voice was heavy. He blasted another fire dragon apart with a punch and retracted his arm.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Then, his feet rapidly jetted out impacts, pushing his body to fly at high speed.
"It's useless, Luffy! Where else can you run!"
Ace's gaze was fixed on Luffy. He waved his arm, and the four fire dragons transformed into red streaks of light, giving chase at high speed!
The two were already surrounded by a massive firestorm. The entire valley was now like a giant furnace.
"Don't say I didn't warn you. As time goes on, the gap in our physical strength will only grow larger."
Ace's expression was teasing as he said to Luffy, "In the end, I probably won't even have to do anything before you tire yourself out."
"Shut up!"
"I know that without you telling me!" the flying Luffy shouted back defiantly.
Looking at the surrounding walls of fire that contained terrifyingly high temperatures, sweat continuously dripped from his temples.
The moisture in his body was being rapidly lost, and to resist the scorching heat, his Haki was also being rapidly consumed.
Although Gear Fourth could provide great strength, defense, and explosive speed, the rate of Haki consumption was equally exaggerated.
In contrast, Ace was strolling freely in the sea of fire, completely unaffected.
"I just have to beat you before that!" Luffy's gaze was firm as he shouted a piece of nonsense downwards.
A corner of Ace's mouth lifted. He once again condensed four fire dragons to circle behind him. "If you can do it, then by all means, give it a try."
"You just wait, you bastard!"
Having made up his mind, Luffy did not hesitate. A large amount of white smoke erupted from his body, soon coiling around and enveloping him.
"Gear Fourth: Snakeman Form!"
Soon, the thick white smoke dissipated, and Luffy's figure was revealed again, a head of black hair flying wildly and standing on end.
"Snakeman? Doesn't seem like much has changed," Ace said, looking at Luffy with great interest.
His figure was slightly thinner than before, but other than that, there wasn't much of a difference.
"You'll know in a minute."
Luffy chuckled. He pressed his left hand on his right shoulder and swung his dark red, Haki-wrapped arm behind him.
"Gomu Gomu no...!"
Bang!
A sonic boom suddenly exploded. Luffy's arm instantly stretched out and shot forward!
"Jet Culverin!!"
The speeding fist tore through the air in a series of rings, charging straight for Ace!
"Kijin!!" (Oni Fire!!)
Ace held his arms out flat and opened his palms forward. The fire dragons behind him shot out fiercely!
The next moment.
Bang!
Luffy's fist actually made an instantaneous right-angle turn, ricocheting several times in the air to change direction and go around the fire dragons.
Before the astonished Ace, it followed an unscientific trajectory and accelerated again, striking down!
Bang!
This punch, flesh and all, solidly connected with Ace's face. A spray of blood flew from his mouth, and his entire person was sent flying sideways, wrapped in the fist, crashing heavily into a mountain!
Bang!
The mountain suddenly shattered, and dust flew everywhere.
"It's not over yet!"
—Swish!
Luffy's arm snapped back with a crack. He looked at the dust and smoke with a triumphant expression, then swung both his arms behind him, his arms a blur of afterimages as he erupted again!
"Gomu Gomu no... Black Mamba!!"
Countless fists surged up like a swarm of snakes. The dark red arms continuously stretched and changed direction in the air, crisscrossing to form an irregular, large net!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The dense fists plunged into the dust and smoke, a torrential downpour smashing the ground until it cracked, sending rubble flying continuously.
The countless pirates were shocked by this brutal attack. However, Luffy's face grew more and more grave.
Why?
My fists don't feel like they're hitting Ace at all!?
Luffy's eyes hardened, and a red light flashed in their depths. The scene within the dust and smoke instantly appeared in his mind.
He saw Ace's feet tapping lightly as he weaved and dodged. The occasional heavy punch that came at him passed right through his body, sparks flying from the openings.
He had clearly predicted his attack trajectories and elementalized parts of his body in advance to evade.
"His Observation Haki is no less than mine. Has Ace also mastered the technique of seeing the future?" Luffy thought to himself.
"In that case!"
"ATATATATA!!"
Gritting his teeth, Luffy once again erupted with his ultimate strength.
The shadows of his arms at his shoulders were no longer even visible, and the number of punches he threw doubled!
His arms instantly burst forth with even more terrifying speed, and upon reaching Ace's vicinity, they abruptly changed their attack direction.
"Gomu Gomu no... Hydra!!"
The fists continuously ricocheted around him, his stretched arms like a large net enveloping him!
"Not only has the speed increased, but the attack trajectories have become even more unpredictable."
Ace's pupils constricted into pinpricks and drifted rapidly, doing his best to track the main body of those two fists.
Luffy's fists could crash down at any moment. Ace did not make a move rashly, afraid of being hit in the next second.
But even with his Observation Haki at full power, faced with these continuously accelerating fists, he was gradually becoming overwhelmed.
The fists he throws can continue to accelerate, and there's that bizarre right-angle turn.
Can the properties of rubber really do such a thing?
Gradually, not only Ace, but even Luffy himself could no longer control the speed of his fists.
Suddenly, an unexpected punch came swiftly.
Ace hurriedly brought his arms together and raised them. A heavy blow directly twisted his hands!
Bang!!
His figure shot back, his bent legs plowing a hundred-zhang trench in the ground until his back slammed heavily against the mountain wall!
"Puwaah!!"
Ace's expression was pained, and he couldn't help but spit out a large mouthful of blood.
"Hee hee hee,"
Luffy, having landed a blow, retracted his fist. After a long, fierce battle, he had finally dealt a substantial, heavy blow to the other with this one punch!
He focused the last of his Haki into his fist. Luffy took a heavy step forward, his left hand on his right arm as he charged up!
"This is the last blow! Gomu Gomu no..."
"Ten'enkai!!" (Heavenly Flame Commandment!!)
Ace gritted his teeth and roared, raising his right arm and spewing out a fierce stream of flames.
A pillar of fire shot straight into the sky!
It pierced the dark, cloudy sky and instantly exploded outwards, burning the vast expanse of black clouds fiery red!
The speed of Luffy's moves in his Snakeman form was too fast, and their execution was too tricky and bizarre, making Ace wary.
And his way of breaking it was also very crude.
Before the opponent's fists could accelerate to a point where he couldn't handle them, he would directly erupt with his strongest power and defeat him!
The burning sky seemed to press down, and the earth, which had turned into a sea of fire, began to boil.
A resolute look flashed in Ace's eyes. The pillar of fire held high in his right hand began to contract, condensing into a ten-thousand-zhang fire blade that emitted a golden light.
It pierced heaven and earth!
Luffy's eyes widened as he swallowed. The destructive aura contained in that pillar of fire that shot straight into the sky cast a heavy shadow over everyone's hearts.
"Gomu Gomu no...!"
Luffy gritted his teeth, his pupils constricting. He unleashed his tightly compressed right fist, which contained all his strength and Haki!
"Jet King Cobra!!"
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The fist whistled with a sonic boom, tearing through the air and creating waves of air pressure!
Ace's entire body erupted into flames. Two beams of fire shot out from his eyes. He raised the ten-thousand-zhang flame greatsword, and with an explosive roar, he viciously chopped down!
"Tenchi Jinmetsu: Kagerō no Yaiba!!" (Heaven and Earth Annihilation: Blade of Solar Flare!!)
ZING!!
A beam of light that pierced heaven and earth flashed past, as if the giant flame blade wanted to split the entire island in two.
In an instant, it was as if heaven and earth had fallen silent.
The earth...
...was split open...
(End of chapter)
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