One Piece: Winged Dragon of the Beasts Pirates

Ian raised his other hand to block the falling sword. "Looks like I have no other choice."

Only I can deal with him.

"Hahaha! Go Ian!"

Yamato laughed heartily, his spiked club wrapped in ice, and he pounced on the samurai like a gust of wind.

"on!"

At Fukurokuju's command, all the ninjas joined the battle.

"Gah!"

Having been temporarily repelled by Hyogoro, Niya roared and once again wielded his spiked club, beginning his rampage against the samurai.

Then, at the broken gate, Kurotan Zenmaru arrived, panting heavily.

He glanced at Ian, who was engulfed in flames, and then at Yamato, who had charged into the ranks of samurai.

This is terrible, who should I protect?

Ian is constantly regressing.

Hyogoro's power, combined with his Haki, was astonishing. Fortunately, Ian's defense was strong enough that even a low-level Haki couldn't penetrate it. Or rather, while the level of Haki was sufficient, Hyogoro himself wasn't strong enough.

Ian only used Hyogoro's strength to retreat and crash through a few walls. This guy is still too dangerous for Yamato, so let's keep him away from the battlefield.

Although it felt quite painful, there wasn't actually any external injury.

He was quite satisfied with the current situation; he only needed to hold off Hyogoro, and the course of the battle could be said to have completely tilted in their favor.

However, after sending Ian flying with another powerful punch, Hyogoro immediately retreated and headed towards the rampaging Niya.

He was aware of the current situation.

"Hey, this isn't a good idea."

Ian's eyelids drooped.

Why can't we all hang out together?

This is putting me in a difficult position.

The golden body instantly melted in the flames, turning into a bright red substance that immediately mixed into the golden flames.

In an instant, Ian turned into a human torch!

It lost its facial features, leaving only two bright spots to serve as eyes; its limbs, torso, head, and wings on its back had all turned into flames.

Phoenix God - Orc Mode!

Chapter 10 The Wrath of the Gods

2024-06-04

The astonishing heat spread outwards in an instant, melting the ground beneath Ian's feet, and even igniting the scattered wood fragments around him.

With the flapping of his fiery wings, Ian's agility, which had been stripped away in his spherical form, was finally revealed once more. He transformed into a gust of wind, a fiery wind that could burn everything!

The scorching air currents generated by the flapping of its wings alone were enough to ignite the wooden house next to it.

"what?"

Hyogoro felt the heat coming from behind him and turned around in disbelief.

What came into his view was a winged man engulfed in flames!

This temperature! It's even more terrifying than the previous flames!

Hyogoro dared not advance any further; if this guy were to return to the battlefield, it would surely be a disaster.

His left hand was shaped like a tiger's claw, covered in a dark and domineering aura, with invisible waves swirling around it.

"Drink!"

With a loud shout, he pushed forward with his left hand.

An overwhelming aura surged forth, transforming into a powerful shockwave that slammed directly into Ian like a heavy cannon.

This is the outward expression of Armament Haki, which can unleash Haki shockwaves with bare hands. If Armament Haki is cultivated to a higher level, one can unleash a super-powerful shockwave that covers a range of hundreds of meters with a single punch, just like Garp.

Ian was instantly shattered into pieces, turning into a shower of flames.

However, before Hyogoro could even show a look of joy, the flames coalesced, and the Flame Winged Man reappeared!

Meaningless.

Even the fiercest wind cannot extinguish the flames of God!

That's how it works, kid!

How can a numerically-based monster defeat a mechanically-based monster?

Hyogoro gritted his teeth, his entire body covered in Haki, and his blade flashed repeatedly. In an instant, the Haki-infused slashes cut Ian into pieces of flame.

Of course, this didn't even stop Ian from getting closer.

He threw a punch at Hyogoro.

The fist transformed into a surging pillar of fire, the two colors of flame—crimson and golden—blending together perfectly before roaring out with a deafening roar.

We absolutely cannot get hit!

Hyogoro felt a chill run down his spine; this flame was as hot as magma! Even Ryuo would probably find it difficult to completely shield itself from its intense heat!

He threw another punch, and the powerful shockwave collided with Ian's fiery fist, resulting in a massive explosion in which flames flew everywhere.

Where flames fell, the ground melted, and wood burned—a scene of apocalypse.

The scorching air made Hyogoro afraid to even breathe deeply, as if his lungs were about to be set on fire.

It's blocked.

Ian was not entirely unexpected.

Haki is a bit too troublesome, especially high-level Armament Haki.

We'll need to use a larger-scale tactic.

Ian flapped his wings and went at full speed, closing in on Hyogoro in an instant.

However, Hyogoro's reaction was also swift, and he shattered Ian's body with a powerful backhand attack.

Then, from within the shattered flames, even more flames surged forth, and the golden and red flames instantly engulfed everything around them.

Even the Haki wave that Hyogoro hastily unleashed could not completely disperse the tsunami of flames.

then.

"Forehead!!"

Amidst the flames, Hyogoro cried out in pain.

It must be clarified that it is not necessarily true that Armament Haki of the Flowing Outward Release level is stronger than Armament Haki of the Hardened level.

Whether it's entangling, hardening, releasing outwards, or destroying internally, it's all ultimately a technique—a technique that allows Haki to unleash greater power.

Its domineering and realistic strength will remain unchanged.

Hyogoro has indeed mastered advanced Haki, but his Armament Haki is not as strong as Moria's was three years ago!

During those three years, Ian grew stronger, and the power of his flames became even more astonishing.

Hyogoro's Armament Haki was not enough to completely withstand Ian's two-colored flames, and his body screamed in agony as the flames scorched him.

But it's not enough.

Hyogoro's body was burned, but it was far from enough to render him unable to fight.

Therefore, the nature-based system has been phased out, and simple elemental attacks are not very effective against powerful players.

We'll have to use our ultimate weapon.

If I could, I really wouldn't want to use this tactic at all.

However, there's no way to maintain the Phoenix form for long.

Amidst the flames, Ian suddenly appeared in front of Hyogoro.

"asshole!!"

Hyogoro, his entire body covered in a dark and domineering aura, roared and threw a punch at Ian.

The principle of Flowing Armament Haki is to circulate the Haki throughout the body, concentrate it all at once, and unleash it to generate tremendous power.

Now that Hyogoro is using Armament Haki to defend against the flames, he is naturally unable to unleash his strongest power.

Without even unleashing a powerful shockwave, the punch pierced through Ian's chest.

Ian had already raised his right hand and pointed it at Hyogoro.

"The Wrath of the Gods!"

A pillar of fire, predominantly bright red and covered with golden flames, burst forth from Ian's palm in an instant, engulfing Hyogoro.

A brilliant pillar of fire pierced through the surrounding flames, smashed through several layers of walls, and rushed into the courtyard.

"Wow!"

Yamato, who had just smashed a samurai into ice shards with her spiked club, watched the pillar of fire sweep past her and couldn't help but shout in the direction it came from, "Ian! Seriously, watch your step! Getting hit by that wouldn't be good!"

"……Feel sorry."

Ian’s weak voice rang out as he slowly walked in through the hole in the melting wall.

At this point, Ian had already broken free of his phoenix form and reverted to his spherical orc mode.

He rubbed his head and said somewhat absentmindedly, "But thankfully, I was one step ahead."

His voice sounded weak, but it wasn't him who collapsed.

The ronin samurai were all stunned.

They watched the figure that had been blasted in.

Hyogoro knelt on the ground, his body charred black and radiating intense heat. His hair had been burned away, making him almost unrecognizable.