Chapter 180: Natural Wood and Fire Battle
Endless vines and trees grew wildly, covering the sky and earth, transforming into a Cthulhu-like hellish maw, with countless tentacle-vines grabbing at Diamond Jozu and Fire Fist Ace. Even the Whitebeard Pirates watching and cheering nearby were affected, one by one bound by the tree-world vines, their nutrition and strength devoured. Some pirate ships near the shore were even submerged by the tree-world.
"Not good!" 'Great Flame Commandment: Fiery Ghost!'
Endless flames erupted from Ace, spreading outwards in rings. Ignoring the pain in his shoulder, he changed the form of the flames within the fiery rings, transforming them into several high-density, tangible dragon heads, snake heads, and ghost heads to attack the enemy. This was a powerful technique, as if a ghost god were punishing sinners in hell. This was also Fire Fist Ace's second strongest technique, apart from 'Great Flame Commandment: Flame Emperor'. Vast flames engulfed Aramaki's Forest Descent.
"Hey, hey, hey, these Logia-type monsters!"
Teach looked at the terrifying tree-world and flame monsters, his eyes filled with shock and greed. What wonderful power.
"It's here! Captain Ace's Fiery Ghost monster from when he fought with Pops!" "The battle of fire and forest, Captain Ace is sure to win!" "Flames! Burn everything!"
The pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates cheered and shouted wildly, as if they had already seen the hope of victory. Terrifying flames and surging forests continuously devoured each other, and endless thick smoke shot straight into the sky. This exaggerated Logia-type battle shocked everyone on Silver Island. Bill, who was watching from the silver mine, had palms full of sweat. What kind of monsters were these? Damn it, his hard-built town!
"Tsk tsk, it really is exaggerated."
Kael looked at this massive battle of wood and fire, as if seeing the Wood Release and Fire Release battle between Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha. Fire Fist Ace was indeed worthy of being the man who could defeat a Shichibukai and even exchange a few moves with Aokiji. His strength was indeed formidable.
"We won!" "That bastard's broken forest is burnt to ashes!"
With the intense burning, Aramaki's Forest Descent was mostly incinerated.
"Amazing, Ace!"
Jozu looked at Ace happily; he was indeed the little guy Pops thought highly of.
"Ho ho ~ Ho ho ~"
Ace gasped for breath, clutching his aching shoulder, a faint smile just appearing on his lips. But the next moment, he saw Aramaki reappear, and his face suddenly changed drastically. How did he feel that this bastard's aura hadn't weakened at all?
"Truly terrifying!!"
Veins bulged on Aramaki's forehead; the first time he used the technique developed under His Majesty's guidance, it was destroyed by Fire Fist Ace. This made him lose face!
"How could the tree-world, which carries His Majesty's expectations, be destroyed by a brat with a bounty of 550,000,000 Berries?!" "Super: Forest Genesis!"
Aramaki roared in anger, and an even greater surge of life force erupted. Under the horrified gazes of the Whitebeard Pirates, endless forests and vines surged and grew wildly again, their scope and quantity even more terrifying than before.
"Gulp ~"
Fire Fist Ace swallowed, looking at Aramaki as if he were a monster; what the hell was this guy's stamina? He had used 'Great Flame Commandment: Fiery Ghost', instantly consuming nearly half of his stamina. Yet this Aramaki could use an even more powerful technique so quickly?
"Jozu, you go first!!"
Ace gasped a few times, once again pushing all his stamina to the limit.
"Ace, don't push yourself!" "This is my strongest move; remember to save me later!"
Ace showed no signs of retreat; against such a powerful opponent, he would never leave until he had used every last bit of his stamina.
"Oh well, oh well, fight to your heart's content!" "I will definitely get you out safely."
Diamond Jozu looked at the resolute gaze and immense fighting spirit in Ace's eyes, finally understanding why Ace could grow to such an extent at this age. This was the quality of a King! He grew stronger the more he fought, and his growth rate was terrifyingly fast!
"Don't worry, Pops hasn't become the Pirate King yet, so how could I die!"
Ace grinned, and surging flames erupted again, emitting rings of fiery aura, finally condensing into a continuously expanding giant fireball.
'Great Flame Commandment: Flame Emperor!'
Ace looked at the wildly growing forest, determined to burn everything to ashes.
"It's here, Captain Ace's Flame Emperor Sun!" "Burn that bastard to death, Captain Ace!"
The pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates collectively reached a frenzy again, shouting wildly. This time they would definitely win too!
"What kind of monsters are these?!"
The Hereditary Titles of the Goa Empire and the subordinate Captains of the Whitebeard Pirates all stopped, watching the insane collision of these two monsters. Thatch, who wanted to help Vista, was easily suppressed by Issho with a single sword, providing no help at all like Fire Fist Ace. Under Issho's terrifying gravity and swordsmanship, Vista, because he had to help Thatch, who was only getting in the way, ended up being defeated even faster. Vista's dual blades were even sent flying by Issho, and he was forced to his knees by gravity, suppressed in place, with blood oozing from his mouth and nose.
"Such terrifying power."
Issho suppressed both Vista and Thatch in a deep pit, his milky-white eyes looking towards the fierce battle between Aramaki and Fire Fist Ace.
"Damn it! How can a guy with such a low bounty be so strong?!"
Aramaki looked at the expanding mini-sun, his eyes also becoming incredibly serious. He felt immense pressure.
"But I won't lose!" "Come forth, my Forest God: Thousand-Handed Emperor!!"
Under Aramaki's control, a thousand-handed giant made of countless giant trees and vines emerged. The most interesting thing was that the face of this thousand-handed giant was 90 percent similar to Kael. Did Aramaki see Kael as his Forest God?
"Under the sun, everything will be destroyed!!"
Fire Fist Ace, panting heavily, suddenly hurled his Flame Emperor mini-sun.
"False sun, shatter in the hands of the Forest God!"
Aramaki roared, unleashing all his power, and the massive forest giant swung thousands of fists, striking at the mini-sun. The foremost giant fist was even wrapped in thick Armament Haki. This terrifying Logia-type battle truly shocked countless people. Some hidden reporters were frantically taking photos, and intelligence personnel from all sides were dumbfounded. They knew that Fire Fist Ace, this Rookie King and Whitebeard's 2nd Division Commander, was strong, but they hadn't expected him to be so strong. And this Piercing Grand Duke Aramaki exceeded their expectations even more. These two guys fought as if they were 2 Marine Admirals.
The battle of Heavenly Fall Duke Issho also shocked the world; although his battle was not as exaggerated and flashy as Aramaki's and Fire Fist Ace's, he had indeed defeated Vista, with a bounty of 1,250,000,000 Berries, and also suppressed Thatch, the 4th Division Commander, incidentally. This raw strength was terrifyingly powerful.
Fire Fist Ace's Flame Emperor and Piercing Grand Duke Aramaki's Thousand-Handed Emperor fiercely collided, causing a huge tremor throughout Silver Island. Large numbers of town buildings were destroyed, and even the silver mine collapsed in one area, scaring Bill and the other Silver Alliance members into frantic escape.
"Aramaki, you've become famous this time."
Kael looked at this exaggerated collision, feeling the increasingly weakened Fire Fist Ace and the still unyielding Aramaki, and he knew that the outcome was decided.
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