Chapter 152: Clash of Brothers
Kizaru stood on a high platform in the distance, hands in his pockets, his usual lazy smile playing on his lips. However, a rare sharpness glinted in his eyes.
He looked toward the training area, which had returned to peace, watching Zoro and Kuina help each other up, bathed in sunlight. A hint of amusement flashed in his eyes.
"That green-haired brat... really knows what to say~"
"The world of young people... is truly dazzling..."
Before his words could fade, his body dissolved into countless particles of light, vanishing in the sun as if he had never been there.
Training Ground - The Other Side
"BOOM—!!!"
Dust flew, flames and shockwaves exploded!
The brotherly battle between Luffy and Ace reached its scorching climax!
Luffy was now fully transformed into his Pink Dragon Hybrid form.
Pink dragon scales gleamed coldly in the sunlight, muscles bulging like explosive thunder. Both arms were coated in Armament Haki, his fists booming like cannons!
He stomped the ground, shaking the entire training field!
"Bone Fist: Gatling Breaker!"
"BAM! BAM! BAM—!!!"
He closed in on Ace like a storm, every punch carrying full force, detonating layers of air. Each strike was infused with explosive power, a perfect fusion of Haki and strength!
Ace moved like a shadow of fire, his footwork agile and swift. Flames erupted with every turn, transforming him into a meteor of blazing heat!
"Fire Wire: Star Piercer!!!"
He flicked two fingers on his right hand. An extremely thin, compressed line of fire condensed at his fingertips and shot out instantly. It was almost invisible to the naked eye, scorching the air with sheer heat!
"Hmm?" Luffy's pupils shrank. He immediately covered his chest with pink dragon scales to block the hit.
"Ace, that move wasn't much!" he grinned.
Ace smiled slightly, snapping his fingers with his left hand. "Bang."
"BOOM!!!"
The nearly invisible line of fire imploded the moment it touched the center of the dragon scales. The high-temperature shockwave exploded like magma from the earth's core, forming a twisted vortex of fire!
"GYAAAAHHH—!!!"
Caught off guard, Luffy tumbled through the flames, blasted back dozens of meters by the powerful explosion, smashing into the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust and debris!
The ground cracked, fire raged, and the air sizzled from the heat!
The surrounding Marine cadets gasped in shock. "How did that fire start invisible and then explode like that?!"
"Precision compression and delayed detonation of fire?! That's terrifying!!!"
In the crater, the smoke cleared.
Luffy stood up again. Some of his pink scales were charred, but a fanatic smile blossomed on his face. Battle lust burned in his dragon eyes. "Ace!! That move was so cool!! I love it!!!"
Ace laughed, flames rising around him. "Idiot Luffy, now do you know what 'actual combat' means?"
Luffy shook his arms, pink dragon power erupting again. Scales re-covered him, and a massive pink dragon phantom appeared behind him!
"Shishishi—Then I'm getting serious too!!!"
"Bone Fist: JET Dragon Lance!!!"
He crouched suddenly and shot out like lightning, arms loaded with high-pressure torque, transforming into a dragon shadow lunging straight ahead!
In his dragon claws, air compressed, Haki penetrated bone, and explosive taijutsu filled every muscle fiber!
Ace's fighting spirit boiled over. Flames rose like a king of the battlefield, wrapping around him as he became covered in intense Haki and heat!
"Flame Commandment: Flame Dragon!!!"
He punched forward, a blazing fire dragon roaring out of his fist, soaring into the sky and colliding instantly with Luffy!
"BOOM!!!"
Fire Dragon met Pink Dragon in a furious clash!
"RUMBLE—!!!"
The collision of the two dragons unleashed a shockwave that cracked the earth, making the entire training ground feel like it was suffering a natural disaster!
Fists and claws wove together, sparks flying!
Dragon roars and flames intertwined, like two true dragons fighting in the mortal world!
Fire churned, dragons roared, winds howled, and the ground broke apart!
Outside the field, Roy stood like a mountain, hands crossed, watching the center of the fierce battle calmly.
As the aftershocks grew stronger, threatening the spectators—
He simply lifted a finger.
"SWISH—!!!"
Accompanied by a wave of silver light, all the spectating cadets were instantly teleported to the safety of the stands!
"Whoa?!! How did I get here?!"
"Was that Vice Admiral Roy?! He just waved his hand and moved all of us?!"
"As expected of someone who can face two Emperors head-on... too exaggerated!!"
Roy watched the two young figures clashing intensely, a faint smile appearing on his lips.
"Ace's control over the compression and explosion of the Flame-Flame Fruit has reached the level of 'precise micromanagement'."
"And Luffy... his fusion of Bone Fist Taijutsu and Mythical Zoan abilities is becoming more refined."
Before the dust could settle, the brothers burst out of the explosion center, engaging in another round of close-quarters combat!
"Bone Fist: Thunder Crash!!!"
Luffy leaped up, right fist raised high, Haki condensed between his knuckles like a loaded cannonball!
One punch down, and the ground collapsed instantly. The air exploded, creating a massive vortex shockwave!
Ace stepped on waves of fire, doing a handstand and flipping into the air!
The flames beneath his feet exploded, twisting like fire snakes to propel him into an extreme dodge. At the same time, he whipped his right arm!
"Rending Flame Wheel!!!"
Condensing high-temperature flames covered in Haki into a ring-shaped fire blade, spinning and winding through the air, sharp beyond compare, slashing straight at Luffy's back!
"CLANG—!!!"
Luffy's dragon tail swept out, the armored scales blocking the fire wheel with a "click," but the impact pushed him back several meters!
Before either could steady their footing, they closed in again!
Fist to flesh, fire meeting scales! Haki and muscles clashing!
Attack, speed, reaction—everything collided at the limit. Every brush pass kicked up sparks and afterimages!
"Dragon Bone: Sky Rending Claw!!!"
Luffy roared, spreading his fingers. Nails extended into dragon claws, covered in torque and Haki, tearing through space at Ace!
Ace spun, retracting his flaming abdomen!
"Fire Gun: Burst!!!"
He threw a backhand punch, wrapping his fist in spiraling flames, shooting out like a cannonball!
"BOOM!!!"
A firestorm erupted where the two forces met. In the gale, both were forced back again, panting heavily, bodies marked with injuries!
Blood trickled from Ace's mouth, but his gaze was scorching hot. "Haa... haa... Luffy, you bastard, you're getting harder to deal with!!"
Luffy's fists trembled slightly, sweat on his forehead, grinning wide. "You too, Ace... I'm catching up to you!"
Ace licked his lips, slowly assuming a stance. Flames condensed in his palm, becoming more solid. "Then let's try this final move!!"
"Great Flame Commandment: Exploding Lotus!!!"
As the words fell, the flames suddenly contracted violently!
A lotus flower formed from forcibly compressed high-temperature flames bloomed in Ace's palm. The core twisted and pulsed, releasing heat so intense the air sizzled, space itself trembling slightly!
Under the scorching heat, the ground began to melt. The red light from the fire lotus felt like a falling sun, the pressure overwhelming!
On the other side, Luffy took a deep breath. He pulled his fist back to his waist, torque and Haki compressing continuously. Bones emitted a low "crack-crack" sound, dragon-shaped aura patterns spreading wildly along his arm!
"Bone Fist—"
"GALAXY IMPACT!!!"
A punch charged with berserk compression force, the knuckles shining with a cross-star light like a collapsing star core. Haki vibrated and twisted, the ground cracking and collapsing around him, wind pressure exploding layer by layer like a galactic genesis!
"!!!"
Standing on the sidelines, Roy's calm eyes suddenly narrowed, eyebrows raising in rare shock.
"That charging and compression method... it's..."
"Galaxy Impact?!"
He looked at Luffy in disbelief, a complex and shocked light in his eyes.
"Although it's a miniature version... the shadow is there!"
"Luffy, this guy... his learning speed is freakishly absurd."
Ace and Luffy roared simultaneously, two blazing energy cores exploding in their hands!
One was a high-temperature compressed flame lotus threatening to tear space apart;
The other was an explosive meteor punch fusing Haki, Pink Dragon power, and Bone Fist Taijutsu!
Just as the two forces were about to collide head-on—
Roy's eyes turned sharp!
"If this energy is fully released on the ground, the entire training field will be blown sky-high!!!"
Roy raised his right hand abruptly, eyes sinking, Haki and Devil Fruit ability activating instantly!
Accompanied by expanding silver light, a spatial rift opened rapidly above the point of impact. The next instant—
"BOOM—!!!"
The entire explosion core was forcibly extracted from its position the moment it was about to detonate, teleported thousands of meters into the clouds above Marineford!
A moment later, an earth-shattering explosion rang out in the sky!
"BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM!!!!—"
High above, a massive fire lotus explosion bloomed like a sun. The shockwave formed rolling cloud rings spreading over the entire Marineford!
Flames and Galaxy Impact tangled in the air, illuminating the sky of Marine Headquarters!
The entire base froze instantly. Soldiers, officers, and cadets looked up at the sky in shock—
"Wh... what the hell?! The sky exploded?!?"
"Was... was that Luffy and Ace?! Was that their final clash just now?!!"
"Damn it! The sky cracked open!!!"
Meanwhile - Fleet Admiral's Office
"RUMBLE!!"
The massive sound shook the office windows, dust falling from the ceiling!
Sengoku jumped up, slamming the table in fury. "GARP!!! Are your two grandsons trying to dismantle Marineford?!"
"And you're just sitting there eating crackers while they set off fireworks over our heads?!!"
On the sofa, Garp was happily munching on crackers. Hearing the commotion, he burst into laughter. "BWAHAHAHAHA!!!"
"It was that move?!! That kid actually learned Galaxy Impact?!"
"Truly my grandson!! He has thirty percent of my style from when I was young!!!"
Sengoku's veins throbbed. "Thirty percent?! Give him a few more years and he'll blow up the Red Line?!!"
Garp continued crunching, looking relaxed. "Don't be so angry, Roy is there anyway~ Young people should be passionate!"
Back on the Training Ground
After the explosion core was extracted, dust settled moments later.
Luffy lay prostrate on the ground, right arm limp, blood at the corner of his mouth.
Ace barely held himself up, looking ragged, flames nearly extinguished, but he stood firm in the end.
In this fierce battle—
Ace won by a narrow margin!
Ace stumbled over to the kneeling Luffy, smiling, and extended a hand. "Stupid little brother, good work."
Luffy paused, then grinned broadly, grabbing his brother's hand and being pulled up!
"Hahaha! I almost won!!!"
"Keep dreaming!" Ace laughed freely.
"You guy... you're becoming more like a monster."
"Hehehe... I am your brother!!"
The two brothers laughed brightly, standing shoulder to shoulder in the devastated training ground.
Flames and dragon shadows faded, but the bond between brothers burned even hotter in the firelight.
On the stands, the cadets were boiling with excitement!
"So cool... they are the targets we need to chase!!!"
"I want to become stronger too!!!"
"Captain Ace!! Senior Luffy!!!"
Outside the field, Zephyr slowly unclenched his hands, eyes deep, voice low. "One has the 'Fire of the Sun', the other has the 'Will of the Dragon'."
"These are the sparks of the new era."
Roy, standing at the edge of the high platform, watched it all quietly, unable to hide his relief.
Burn on—
Carve out your 'future', inch by inch.
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