Chapter 289: Strong-Strong Fruit Awakening, Ace's Absolute Suppression!
Ochoku slowly stood up from the collapsed mountain wall. The ice swords embedded in his shoulders and arms were forcibly squeezed out by his bulging muscles, falling to the ground and turning into ice shards.
He stared at Gion, the killing intent in his eyes boiling like water. "Little girl... you have successfully enraged me."
As his voice fell, Ochoku violently ripped off his tattered upper garments, revealing his bronze chest covered in scars.
Along with his breathing, Haki rose like flames. His figure expanded rapidly amidst rumbling sounds—his muscles bulged as if cast from steel and iron, every single muscle looking as though it had been pumped full of explosive, destructive power!
"Strong-Strong Fruit Awakening—TENFOLD RELEASE!!!"
"BOOM!!!"
The eruption of his aura was like a volcano erupting. The shockwave caused the ground within dozens of meters to collapse layer by layer, sending stone debris flying everywhere!
Gion's ice sword domain trembled violently under the oppression of this brute force, the blades shattering inch by inch!
Gion's eyes narrowed. The blade of Konpira lifted slightly, and frost surged out from beneath her feet like a tide, instantly condensing into a multi-layered ice crystal sword-wall several meters thick around her.
Freezing air enveloped a hundred-meter radius; even breaths turned into white mist.
Ochoku grinned wildly and shattered the stone slab beneath his feet with a single stomp, charging forward recklessly like a cannonball!
"Strong-Strong: HEAVEN-RENDING EARTH-SHATTERING STRIKE!!!"
"BOOM!!!"
The fist wind of that punch was like a collapsing mountain. The ice wall instantly exploded with countless cracks!
Gion retreated rapidly. Ice and snow quickly condensed to fill the gaps, but Ochoku's second punch had already broken through the air and arrived!
"BANG—!!!"
The sword wall was completely pulverized. The aftershock of the impact sent Gion flying dozens of meters like a hurricane. She landed on one knee, blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.
"This strength is too exaggerated! Is this... a Devil Fruit Awakening?!!"
Seizing the momentum, Ochoku stomped the ground fiercely. The muscles in his legs bulged, and the ground exploded into a torrent of shattered stone.
"Strong-Strong: INSTANT BURST!!!"
His figure disappeared from his original spot, appearing in front of Gion the very next second. His fist smashed down with the power to crumble peaks!
Gion gritted her teeth, gripping her sword with both hands. Freezing air condensed into an ice and snow dragon, soaring into the sky against the overwhelming pressure!
"SNOW DRAGON SLASH!!!"
"RUMBLE-RUMBLE—!!!"
The fist force and the ice snow sword dragon collided in mid-air. The shockwave swept up ice shards and rubble, ravaging a hundred-meter radius!
Amidst the pervasive ice mist, Ochoku's figure broke through the defensive line like a monster, landing a heavy punch directly onto the blade of Konpira!
"CLANG—!!!"
The blade trembled violently. Gion's arms went numb, and the ground beneath her feet collapsed once again into a massive circular crater.
Ochoku laughed sinisterly: "Your ice... still can't freeze my power!!!"
Gion snorted coldly. Suddenly abandoning defense for offense, Konpira's blade shifted, its cold light like moonlight on a snowy night.
"Setsugetsu (Snow Moon): THREE-FLOWER SLASH!!!"
"SWISH-SWISH-SWISH—!!!"
Three circular slashes cut in from three different angles simultaneously, aiming straight for his throat, heart, and knee joints!
Ochoku's arms swelled, his Armament Haki hardening pushed to the absolute limit as he forcibly took the hits head-on—
"CLANG! CLANG! CLANG—!!!"
The slashes only left three deep white marks on his body, actually failing to break his defense!
Gion's pupils shrank slightly—the awakened Ochoku was simply like a giant beast clad in steel!
The collision of the two completely reduced the center of Hachinosu to ruins—frost and fist winds intertwined across the land. Under the extreme cold and immense force, the ground continuously cracked, froze, and cracked again!
In the distance, Ace and Luffy stopped their movements simultaneously, looking back at this battlefield with a rare solemnity.
"Big Sis Gion... is actually being suppressed?!!" Ace's flames flared up, preparing to go support her.
Luffy, in his human-beast form, bared his teeth: "That old guy is so strong!!!"
However, Hawk and Lomba simultaneously blocked their path, growling with sinister smiles:
"Don't even think about interrupting the Captain's fight!!!"
...
Ace and Luffy were intercepted by Hawk and Lomba, the air instantly filling with the smell of gunpowder.
Sweeping the shore with his peripheral vision, Ace already understood the situation—the Marine soldiers were comprehensively suppressing the pirates. They needed to end this quickly, otherwise, Gion's situation would become even more dangerous.
The flames beneath Ace's feet exploded with a boom. His entire body turned into a streak of crimson light, lunging straight at Hawk!
Hawk sneered. Both fists were covered in pitch-black Armament Haki, and the power of the Impact-Impact Fruit condensed and vibrated at his knuckles as he punched out to meet him head-on—
"Impact: SKY SHATTER!!"
"BOOM—!!!"
Fist clashed against fist. The air was forcibly squeezed into visible shockwaves. Flames and shockwaves roared and crossed in mid-air like two Tyrannosaurus Rexes. The aftershocks blew away the surrounding pirates and Marines!
Ace didn't retreat half a step. Flames burned all over his body, combining with his Haki, making his fist wind feel as if it could incinerate steel!
"Bring it on!!"
The next moment, the combination of Ace's physical combat skills and the Flame-Flame Fruit erupted to its absolute limit—
Flash steps, elbow strikes, spin kicks—flames followed like a shadow with every strike, forcing Hawk to retreat continuously!
Hawk's expression changed. He didn't expect this "Fire Fist" to be so ferocious in close-quarters combat as well.
"Damn it... I can't let myself be suppressed!"
He fiercely smashed both fists into the ground—
"Impact: QUAKE FISSURE!"
"RUMBLE-RUMBLE—!!!"
A shockwave spread along the ground. Dirt and rubble flew everywhere. Like an artificial earthquake, it enveloped the battlefield in dust and smoke!
"Your vision is messed up now, isn't it?!"
Hawk stomped the ground and rebounded. Using the recoil of the shockwave and the cover of the dust, his figure flashed, quietly circling to Ace's blind spot. His fist struck out like a thunderbolt!
However—
"BOOM!!!"
Amidst the dust and fog, not only did Ace not evade, but he spread his arms wide. His entire body suddenly turned into a massive, blazing fireball. Flames spewed out, and the temperature skyrocketed instantly!!!
A sea of fire violently expanded with Ace at the center, completely swallowing Hawk whole!
Heatwaves swept the surroundings, the air itself scorched to the point of distortion.
Hawk's pupils shrank sharply: "Oh crap!!"
He immediately hardened his entire body with Armament Haki and furiously punched the empty air. The shockwaves propelled his body outward to break the siege!
However, in the very instant his figure escaped the edge of the sea of fire—
"Too late!"
Ace's voice rang out behind him, his killing intent fierce!
The next moment, flames suddenly took shape in mid-air. Like two intersecting, burning giant blades, they outlined a blazing cross in the void!
"CROSS FIRE!!!"
"BOOM!!!"
The Cross Fire hit Hawk squarely in the back. The impact of the explosion overlapped and backfired with the shockwaves he had released himself. The immense force forcibly blasted him away for dozens of meters, smashing through a thick stone wall by the port!
Amidst the firelight and billowing thick smoke, Hawk grunted and fell to one knee. His chest heaved rapidly. His arm guards and shoulder armor were scorched black and peeling off, and the muscles on his back were torn and mangled.
"PFFT!!!"
He spat out a mouthful of blood. His arms trembled as he propped himself against the ground, attempting to stand up again, but Ace had already descended before him like a flaming Grim Reaper.
Ace aimed his palm at Hawk, a vortex of flames condensing once again—
"It's over!"
"BOOM!!!"
A blazing white pillar of fire pierced across the battlefield, thoroughly swallowing Hawk. The exploding waves of fire shot into the sky, as if aiming to directly incinerate half of Hachinosu's port into ashes!
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