Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

Immediately afterwards, a square crater appeared on the field, and the three lieutenant generals who had been there earlier had vanished without a trace.

silence.

Everyone was stunned by the sudden appearance of this scene; in their eyes, its destructive power was no less than that of a natural system.

Even Akainu and the others were taken aback by the power displayed by the Gravity Fruit. They all stood up from their seats and looked solemnly at Smile, who stood quietly in the center of the arena.

The crane gazed at the enormous, bottomless square pit in the field and exclaimed in admiration.

"Terrible destructive power, this must be the power of the Gravity Fruit."

Sengoku nodded in agreement and commented,

"This fruit is definitely among the most destructive in the Paramecia category, and now that it's in the hands of someone like Issho, it's only going to be even more terrifying!"

Tsuru turned her gaze to Chiga and said,

"Fortunately, Chiga discovered this strong person and brought him into the Navy. If he had become a pirate, that would have been a real problem."

Meanwhile, on Chiga's side, Gion was pestering him with questions.

"Chiga, how exactly did you convince Issho to join the Navy?"

The more impressive the strength Ichisho displayed, the more proud Chiga felt. Now, with Gion's question, his penchant for showing off kicked in again.

"It wasn't really persuasion, I just asked him if he wanted to join the Navy, and he agreed."

"It's that simple?"

"It's that simple. If I had to explain why, it's probably because I was the one who extended the invitation to him."

Chiga's words sounded quite pretentious, but Gion, who had initially intended to tease her, realized after careful consideration that this might actually be the reason...

If it were her, and she were personally invited by the strongest naval admiral in the world, she would probably accept without hesitation.

On the field, Yixiao raised his hand, and three cone-shaped mounds of earth in the deep pit carried the three ragged flying squirrels and their companions up.

They were all in the same boat, leaning on their katanas and panting heavily. The flying squirrel was in slightly better condition than the others. He gave them a deep look, smiled, and then gave them a thumbs up.

The outcome of the battle is obvious: Yi Xiao wins decisively.

Chapter 247 Gravity vs. Gravity

Even after Sengoku announced the end of the match, no one in the arena had recovered from the shock of the battle.

After all, the strength that Yi Xiao displayed was too shocking, and the deep pit in the arena constantly reminded everyone that what had just happened was not a dream.

After a while, sporadic applause began to rise, followed by a tsunami of applause. All the navy personnel looked at Yixiao in the arena with excited expressions.

They are all soldiers, and it is only natural for the military to respect the strong. Now that the navy has produced a fighter like Yixiao, they will only be proud to be in the navy.

A habitual,憨笑 appeared on Yi Xiao's face. He found himself growing to like the atmosphere in the navy more and more, and at that moment, a sense of belonging arose in his heart.

The flying squirrel and the others had mostly recovered. They must have held back when they laughed earlier. Although the three of them looked a bit miserable, they were physically unharmed.

The three of them jumped down from the mounds of dirt they were dragging and landed next to Yixiao. There was no resentment on their faces for losing to Yixiao. They all congratulated Yixiao.

He smiled even more embarrassedly, quickly waved his hand, and said very modestly,

"The vice admirals are indeed very strong. I only won this time because of the power of my Devil Fruit."

These words left the three flying squirrels speechless, thinking to themselves, "Don't be modest, even without your Devil Fruit powers, you're still no match for us."

Looking at Yixiao's honest smile, the three of them couldn't muster any displeasure. In the end, they politely responded to Yixiao and turned to leave.

The assessment should have been over by now, but Yixiao didn't seem to have any intention of leaving.

He raised his head, facing the spot where Chiga was on the high platform.

Issho's behavior aroused the doubts of everyone present, and Sengoku couldn't help but ask Issho below.

"Yi Xiao, the assessment is over. Do you have anything else to say?"

Qianhe propped his cheek on one hand, crossed his legs, and looked down at Yixiao. He roughly guessed Yixiao's intention and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

Yixiao remained facing Qianhe, but what she said surprised everyone.

"I was brought into the Navy by Admiral Zilin, so I would like him to conduct the assessment. I hope Admiral Zilin will grant my request!"

Sengoku frowned and couldn't help but look at Senga.

Chiga still wore a smile, seemingly unsurprised by Ichisho's sudden challenge. Gion, standing nearby, gently patted Chiga's hand a few times and whispered...

"Chika, Issho has challenged you. Are you going to accept?"

Chiga, still resting her chin on one hand, said...

"Of course, let him see what I, his boss, can do."

Chiga stood up from her seat and said with a smile,

"I agree."

As soon as he finished speaking, gasps of surprise erupted in the room. After the gasps subsided, everyone's faces were flushed with excitement.

They never expected that today they would not only witness the appearance of a top-tier combatant, but also have the honor of seeing General Zilin take action!

Although there was no official announcement, every naval officer and soldier was absolutely certain that Admiral Shirin was the strongest naval admiral!

How could they not be excited to witness the battle of this most powerful general in person?

Thus, a peculiar scene unfolded: even though Chiga hadn't made a move yet, everyone in the arena spontaneously began chanting Chiga's name.

"General Zilin!"

The high-ranking naval officers on the platform also turned their gazes to Chiga, their eyes filled with the same expectation.

Apart from Aokiji and Zephyr, the others had never actually felt Chiga's power, and they were unaware of just how terrifying his power truly was.

Qianhe did not disappoint everyone. His body crackled with purple arcs of electricity, and he appeared opposite Yixiao in the next second.

As he appeared, the shouts in the arena seemed to be paused abruptly, and everyone held their breath and stared intently at the arena, afraid of missing any moment that would happen next.

Sensing Chiga's arrival, Ichisho's smile grew even brighter.

He had long wanted to experience Chiga's power firsthand, especially after hearing Chiga's dissatisfaction with the World Government. He wanted to confirm whether Chiga's power could truly support his beliefs.

Chiga crossed her arms and said with a smile,

"What? Didn't the battle just now satisfy you?"

He smiled and shook his head respectfully, saying,

"I hope General Zilin will forgive my intrusion. I simply wish to witness firsthand this power that is capable of changing the world!"

"Change the world? Ha, you really have high hopes for me!"

"You are someone I can follow, and I just hope you won't hold back."

Unlike his previous polite words with the three flying squirrels, this time Issho's tone was extremely serious, and he even completely pulled out the cane sword that he had only slightly pulled out earlier.

Boom boom boom!

A series of rumbling sounds came from the earth, and the entire ground was visibly sinking.

Chiga's figure detached from the ground and floated in the air. His expression was very relaxed, as if he didn't care about the strange phenomenon happening on the ground. He spoke,

"So you're already using the Gravity Fruit's power? You really can't wait."

As she spoke, the third tomoe in Chiga's right eye seemed to sense something and began to tremble violently, with an even stronger gravitational force instantly covering the entire ground.

The ground, which had been sinking, was suddenly pulled up as if by an invisible hand, and Chiga's toes touched the ground again.

In just a short while, the earth completed a vertical shift, making the navy in the field hold their breath.

Yi Xiao was also somewhat bewildered by this situation, and asked in confusion,

"This is......?"

Chika smiled, though he knew he couldn't see with a smile, but he still pointed to his right eye and said,

"This place is home to the Gravity Fruit, which is quite like a twin brother to your Gravity Fruit."

Upon hearing that Chiga possessed the Gravity Fruit, likely influenced by the Gravity Fruit within him, Issho's fighting spirit intensified. He sharply raised the staff-sword in his hand and shouted,

"Alright! Let me see the power of this Gravity Fruit!"

hum!

Rings of purple energy suddenly appeared above Yixiao and then rapidly rose into the sky.

After a brief silence, a deafening roar came from the sky, and a massive black shadow enveloped the entire area. Everyone looked up, and when they saw the sight in the sky, their expressions froze. Someone murmured...

"Hey, are you kidding me?"

A meteorite with a diameter of twenty meters was seen breaking through the clouds and falling rapidly toward the ground, landing right where Chiga was standing.

Chiga, who had become the target of the attack, looked up at the meteorite that was so impactful in everyone's eyes, and said with great interest,

"Tian'ai Zhenxing? Isn't that a bit too small?"

Chapter 248 Gravity Fruit Awakening

Just as the meteorite was about to hit the ground, Chiga once again activated the power of the Gravity Fruit, and the rapidly falling meteorite suddenly stopped in mid-air.

Yi Xiao had anticipated this situation. He slammed the staff-sword in his hand into the ground, sending waves of gravity onto the meteorite above.

Affected by gravity, the meteorite began to fall again, but its speed was so slow that it had obviously lost its purpose of attacking.

Chiga detonated the meteorite that was almost suspended in the air, turning it into dust that scattered throughout the sky.

The first clash between the two ended just like that. Judging from the result, Issho's Devil Fruit ability was almost ineffective against Chiga.

But Ichisho had no intention of ending it there. He pulled the staff-sword from the ground, purple energy surging into the blade, and swung it forcefully towards Chiga.

"Gravity Knife·Tiger!"

hum!

A horizontal wave of gravity emanated from Issho's staff-sword, crashing towards Chiga with overwhelming force.

Chiga made no extra movements, simply standing still, a purple light flashing in his eyes, followed by an even stronger repulsive force.

"Shinra Tenzheng!"