Chapter 181: Molten Lava Hell
"Cough, cough…"
Sakazuki stood up from the cracked crater. The blood at the corner of his mouth had already dried into a scab, and his body was covered in one bloody gash after another, each more than ten centimeters long.
He looked incomparably ferocious.
"This pirate is actually this strong…"
Gritting his teeth, Sakazuki glared at Jiang Qize with bloodshot eyes and said in a deep voice.
As a Logia-type ability user, he had never truly encountered an opponent before. Even now, when he sparred with his teacher Zephyr, the outcome was always evenly matched.
So why did this bratty pirate have the strength to fight him to a standstill?
And what was more… this kid's physique and speed were terrifyingly strong. His hands were like blades, he could release lightning, and his Armament Haki was in no way inferior to Sakazuki's.
Most importantly, this kid could accurately pinpoint the moment and position where Sakazuki reappeared.
As a result, every time Sakazuki emerged from elementalization to launch an attack, he would be struck instead, his injuries steadily piling up.
"I'm done playing. I'll leave it to you, Raptorex."
Jiang Qize smiled, rubbed his completely bald head, and said softly.
Though his voice was quiet, Sakazuki still heard it.
His pupils shrank.
"Yes, sir!"
A thunderous voice rang out.
Buzz!
A sky-blocking figure suddenly leapt up from afar and lunged toward them.
Sakazuki's eyes were filled with unwillingness, but he also knew that this giant's strength would be no weaker than his own. In a one-on-one fight, he was not afraid—but he was no longer at his peak and was already injured.
If the fight continued, he would be the one to lose, especially with another enemy standing nearby.
"Next time, I'll send all of you into Impel Down!"
After leaving behind a harsh threat, he turned and began stepping into the air, retreating skyward.
Jiang Qize watched this scene, a faint smile forming at the corner of his mouth.
Still too young.
A massive hand suddenly descended from the sky, slapping toward Sakazuki.
Boom!
Sakazuki's eyes widened as he was smashed downward.
Bang!
The terrifying force slammed him straight into the ground.
Raptorex's enormous body loomed over him, a pair of sun-like eyes staring him down.
Then, a gigantic hand coated in Armament Haki reached down to grab him.
"Great Eruption!"
Sakazuki roared in fury. His fist instantly transformed into magma and erupted, blasting toward the descending palm with terrifying force.
Boom!!
A shockwave composed entirely of magma swept outward like a nuclear blast. Everything it passed was annihilated, the devastation spreading hundreds of meters.
Raptorex 's body paused for a moment. His feet were covered by a layer of magma, and his massive hand was forced back slightly.
But only slightly. The giant hand, scalded to a rolling crimson, continued to grab downward.
"Molten Lava Hell!"
Sakazuki's elementalized form reappeared dozens of meters from Raptorex 's body. He roared angrily.
Countless streams of magma surged out from his body, radiating terrifying heat as they swept outward.
In less than a few seconds, a five-hundred-meter radius turned into a sea of magma, bubbling with searing heat.
"Die!"
Even with Raptorex 's defenses, being continuously engulfed by magma caused him pain. He bellowed and slapped toward Sakazuki!
"Great Eruption: Crimson Lotus!"
Sakazuki was completely fired up as well. Roaring, his right fist transformed into a magma hound head dozens of meters in size and surged toward Raptorex 's giant hand.
Boom boom boom!!!
The magma hound head was smashed apart, and scorching shockwaves swept out in all directions.
Raptorex 's giant hand was also forced back, but the Armament Haki was not broken—it was merely burned to a rolling crimson.
"Hellfire Lotus!"
Sakazuki roared, plunging both hands into the blazing, roiling magma.
The magma around Raptorex suddenly changed, forming into a blooming magma fire lotus. The enormous lotus began to close in, trying to engulf Raptorex whole.
(Show your support and read more chapters on my Patreon: [email protected]/psychopet. Thank you for your support!)