With his arm bones and flesh suffering extensive internal injuries, he was temporarily unable to exert his strength. This made Admiral Sakazuki of Akainu realize that his physical skills, which he had been proud of for decades, were utterly useless in front of Yang Ming. Trying to win by relying on physical skills was nothing but a pipe dream. He immediately abandoned these unrealistic fantasies and focused on using his Devil Fruit ability.

"Flame Demon Form!"

In the next instant, Admiral Akainu transformed into his elemental form, his entire body turning into molten lava that flowed down.

A massive amount of magma, reaching temperatures of 1700 degrees Celsius, spread outwards, gradually transforming the terrain of the nearby Burning Island into a magma landscape. Furthermore, due to the vast oil and natural gas reserves beneath the island, the spreading magma stimulated the oil and gas to erupt with intense flames, further accelerating the magma's expansion.

A pungent sulfurous smell filled the air as the rolling magma gradually sculpted into a magma giant a hundred meters tall. In the terrain of Burning Island, the main battlefield, Admiral Sakazuki of Akainu used the terrain to form a flaming demon form that was rarely exposed to the outside world, exuding an aura of destruction from the inside out.

With his crimson eyes wide open, Admiral Sakazuki of Akainu slightly opened his mouth and exhaled a large amount of hot air, which turned into wisps of smoke.

"Yang Ming, you have something to be proud of for being able to force me into this form!"

"But, this is where you end your journey today!"

Admiral Sakazuki of Akainu issued a victory-like declaration, his enormous roar transforming into a rolling wave of sound that was enough to shatter others' eardrums, yet it failed to move the young admiral in the slightest.

He knew that the mere sound waves couldn't affect Yang Ming in the slightest, and he didn't expect to achieve anything from them. His real confidence lay in the fact that, in his Flame Demon form, all his elemental skills would be greatly enhanced.

"Endless Dogs Devouring the Crimson Lotus!"

With a low shout from Admiral Sakazuki, bubbles rose from the magma on the ground. First, a huge magma dog head emerged from the magma, and then the body below the neck gradually took shape.

Looking around, Yang Ming saw that within a radius of ten kilometers, there were numerous giant dogs sculpted from magma, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Moreover, these magma giant dogs are not merely elemental entities in appearance; their internal structure is extremely intricate, almost indistinguishable from that of ordinary dogs.

Clearly, after Yang Ming transformed into Lee Sin, the Lord of the Night, and fought against the three Marine Admirals, Admiral Sakazuki Akainu, after much reflection, carefully considered his skills and optimized his originally fragile elemental form, resulting in the terrifying sight we see today.

If these giant magma hounds were not inanimate objects, but rather imbued with souls and gained sentience, then Admiral Sakazuki Akainu might have gone even further, becoming a terrifying being capable of creating elemental life.

But it is clear that this level of power, comparable to that of a creator, is beyond the reach of even Admiral Sakazuki, a top-tier powerhouse with first-rate intelligence and talent. The ability to create such a massive number of magma hounds clearly indicates that he has reached his limit.

"Ouch!"

A giant lava dog howled to the sky and charged across the lava with all four paws, its speed unparalleled. Even if it was not as fast as the Navy's Six Powers technique, Shave, it was not far off.

"You think you can take me down with these giant magma hounds?"

Yang Ming's lips curled into a cold smile. Blue-purple lightning arcs coiled around his feet, stimulating his leg muscles to unleash terrifying energy. Instantly, he transformed into a humanoid lightning bolt, weaving through the magma giants in a zigzag pattern.

Each time Yang Ming faced a giant lava hound, his enhanced fists seemed invincible. A single punch was enough to shatter a five-story-high lava hound, sending billowing lava shooting out. The 1700-degree Celsius lava landed on Yang Ming's body, yet it did nothing to harm him.

joke!

With his current abilities, even if Yang Ming were to unleash his Zanpakuto's Bankai and face the 2000 million degree Celsius heat on the sun's surface, he would remain calm and composed. A mere 1700 degrees Celsius is nothing to him.

As he watched the giant magma hounds rush towards Yang Ming like moths to a flame, only to be shattered by his invincible iron fists, Admiral Sakazuki remained completely unmoved, instead sneering coldly.

"Yang Ming, you've fallen for their trap!"

Admiral Sakazuki of Akainu raised his right arm, spread his five fingers, and suddenly made a fist towards Yang Ming's location.

"Blow it up!"

Unbeknownst to them, the amount of magma gathering near Yang Ming was much greater than in other areas. When Admiral Sakazuki of Akainu uttered his command, the destructive power condensed in the magma instantly erupted.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

It was as if he had fallen into an endless minefield. In an instant, a chain reaction of explosions occurred under Yang Ming's feet and in the surrounding area. The terrifying shockwaves even shattered the surrounding mountains, leaving gaps from the mountainside upwards. If viewed from above, it would look as if a giant jaws of the void had bitten the mountain into pieces, leaving behind jagged, interlocking explosion marks.

This series of terrifying explosions caused the entire Burning Island to shake violently, triggering a magnitude 9 earthquake that made people feel as if they were in the midst of a raging storm.

As the endless dust dissipated in the wind, a tall figure stood on the ravaged earth, surrounded by craters from the explosion and oil and natural gas flowing from the cracks in the rocks, spontaneously combusting.

Amidst the vast sea of ​​fire, endless flames bowed low toward the Flame King in the very center, as if paying homage to the Flame Monarch.

"How can it be!"

How could you be completely unharmed!

Admiral Sakazuki of Akainu stared wide-eyed in disbelief, his confidence severely shaken by what he was witnessing.

Yang Ming twisted his slightly stiff neck and grinned maliciously:

"Warm-up exercises complete."

"Triple Kaio-ken!"

His muscles collided once more, and his two-and-a-half-meter-tall figure burst forth like a miniature giant. Amidst flashes of lightning and thunder, he swung his enormous iron fist, Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki swirling around it. The fleeting red and black lightning in the air added to his domineering aura, as if this punch could destroy everything in the world that stood in his way.

The hundred-meter-tall Flame Demon looked displeased, and Admiral Sakazuki of Akainu suddenly raised his arms.

"Infinite Netherhounds!"

A gigantic, frenzied magma fist shot out, transforming into a terrifying spectacle that blotted out the sky. The entire heavens were covered by the magma fist that pierced through the sky, reminiscent of a birdcage trapping a sparrow, except that this birdcage was a deadly move that could kill.

At that moment, everyone watching from 10 kilometers away was stunned.

Such a devastating sight, with a giant fist of magma covering the entire Burning Island, could easily destroy a kingdom if placed elsewhere.

"So this is the true strength of a Marine Headquarters Admiral?"

"One person is enough to destroy a country?"

Kuina and her friends were so surprised they couldn't close their mouths.

Tina's expression changed slightly, and she immediately gave an order to the people around her:

"Turn around immediately and retreat!"

Unfortunately, while Tina reacted quickly enough, the steel warship couldn't keep up with the changing battlefield.

"boom!!!"

An unprecedented explosion resounded, creating a massive mushroom cloud on Burning Island. Countless natural gas and oil resources were ignited by the explosion, and flames and smoke shot straight into the sky, engulfing the sky above this sea area in flames.

The next instant, to Tina and the others' horrified gaze, the entire Burning Island cracked into uneven pieces, becoming trash floating on the sea.

Just as they were wondering what to do, a spatial portal opened inside the ship, and Yang Ming emerged carrying a middle-aged man who was exhausted.

"My lord, what's wrong with Admiral Akainu?" someone asked with concern.

"Shh!" Yang Ming put his index finger to his lips. "Don't sympathize with losers too easily, it will hurt their self-esteem."

Chapter 322 After the War

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

From the direction of Burning Island, a world-renowned roar resounded, stirring up boundless waves and causing two steel warships ten kilometers away to shake violently.

A cacophony of noise and screams erupted from the steel warship. Some of the less experienced soldiers, clearly gripped by panic, were desperately searching for something to lean on to avoid being tossed about by the swaying ship.

At the very center of Burning Island, bursts of intense heat erupted, accompanied by earth-shaking roars. Thick smoke billowed into the air like a sandstorm, and the vast oil and natural gas reserves beneath Burning Island were also detonated in the series of explosions. Crimson flames bloomed in a dazzling display, like countless alluring spider lilies vying for attention.

However, this seemingly beautiful fleeting scene contains a terrifying power capable of destroying a kingdom, chilling one's heart to the bone.

The deafening explosions continued, and the rolling mountains and steep peaks of Burning Island collapsed one after another like dominoes. The shattered rocks, mixed with the inextinguishable flames, fell like meteors.

Against the backdrop of a staggering mushroom cloud soaring into the sky, a crimson light filled with destructive aura enveloped the heavens. Facing the horrified gazes of numerous marines, the Burning Island, which had been burning for who knows how many years, finally succumbed to the battle between Yang Ming and Admiral Sakazuki Akainu. Starting from the very center, astonishing ravines and cracks began to appear, unevenly slicing the entire Burning Island into thousands of fragments.

Amidst such a horrific scene of destruction, the sea surged with wave after wave of gigantic waves.

If it weren't for the fact that the two steel warships were far larger than ordinary three-masted sailing ships, they would probably have already been destroyed and sunk to the depths of the sea by the face of these terrifying giant waves.

Anyone could sense how terrifying the power erupting from Burning Island was. Not to mention ordinary people, even well-trained naval soldiers would likely be affected by this disaster if they were on Burning Island, and their bodies would be burned to ashes, leaving no trace.

Just as everyone was worried about the safety of Yang Ming and Admiral Sakazuki, a spatial teleportation ripple suddenly came from inside the ship, and a spatial portal was opened.

The moment the gap was barely wide enough for two people to pass through, a scorching heat emanated from it, instantly causing the temperature of the entire steel warship to rise rapidly.

Fortunately, Yang Ming, holding the still heavily injured Admiral Sakazuki of Akainu in one hand, quickly jumped out of the portal from the gradually disappearing burning island. After the two returned to the steel warship, the portal vanished in an instant, isolating the all-destroying heat ten kilometers away.

Although it was only a brief moment, everyone present felt as if they were in a high-temperature furnace. The slightly weaker naval officers were unable to adapt to the sudden change due to the massive consumption of oxygen, and they fainted on the spot, their eyes rolling back and foaming at the mouth.

Even those as strong as Momousagi and Gion felt intense discomfort in their bodies.

Fortunately, all of this came quickly and went quickly.

Otherwise, Momousagi and Gion couldn't even imagine whether they could withstand it.

After teleporting back using his spatial abilities, Yang Ming casually tossed Admiral Sakazuki of Akainu onto the ground.

Although Admiral Sakazuki was in a fully elemental state at the time, he now had extensive burns all over his body and bruises in many places, clearly indicating that he had been brutally beaten by Yang Ming.

"My lord, what's wrong with Admiral Akainu?" someone asked with concern.

"Shh!" Yang Ming put his index finger to his lips. "Don't sympathize with losers too easily, it will hurt their self-esteem."

Admiral Sakazuki of Akainu was only allowed to do as he pleased because he was seriously injured and exhausted. However, this does not mean that he had passed out and was fully aware of the reactions of the outside world.

Upon hearing Yang Ming's words, Admiral Sakazuki of Akainu felt a pang of pain in his heart. However, as Yang Ming's defeated opponent, he couldn't say anything, so he simply continued to play dead, lying motionless on the ground like a salted fish that had lost its dreams.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations, host, for reciting a classic line from One Piece. You have been awarded one chance to draw a prize. Would you like to start the prize wheel?"

A lottery wheel appeared in Yang Ming's field of vision, but no one around him noticed.

The lottery wheel is divided into two categories: Devil Fruits and Techniques.

Devil Fruits: Dark-Dark Fruit, Flame-Flame Fruit...

Techniques: Navy Six Styles, Fishman Karate, Transvestite Kung Fu...

【Observation Haki (Enhanced Version)】: It allows you to strongly sense the presence of others, read the location and number of people in your line of sight, and predict the actions they will take in the next moment. It also allows you to sense the strength of living beings and foresee the future for a period of time.

Generally speaking, being able to cultivate Observation Haki to the point of being able to foresee the future, being able to predict what will happen in the next 1 to 10 seconds, is already something to be proud of.

Because Yang Ming possesses the Mind Stone, a powerful weapon, it seems to greatly enhance his Observation Haki. After trying it out, he discovered that he could actually predict what would happen in the next 1 to 60 seconds.

"Ah this..."

"Wouldn't that make us invincible?"

However, upon closer reflection, Yang Ming is now practically invincible. The only ones he fears are the mysterious and unpredictable Lord Im and Uranus, one of the three ancient weapons directly under his control.

The design blueprints for the Hades warship fell into the hands of Iceberg of the Carrera Company. Over the years, Yang Ming also ordered Franky, who had cultivated one of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques, Divine Machine Refinement, to study the Hades warship. However, this thing was too profound, or perhaps because some of the raw materials had been lost, the research progress of the entire project was stuck halfway and could not be effectively resolved.

Without the completed Hades battleship as a reference point, Yang Ming was unable to accurately estimate Uranus's combat power, and therefore could not judge the degree of threat posed by Lord Im.

That's why Yang Ming went to great lengths to plant his own people among the Five Elders, all in order to obtain enough intelligence.

These worries don't need to be a concern for now.

Marineford, the naval headquarters, remained unchanged. There was no thick smoke billowing from Burning Island, nor any explosions from battle. Under the sunlight, the sea shimmered with iridescent light. In the distance, one could see white sails billowing against the wind and waves, while closer at hand, warships were anchored in the harbor.

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