The delicacies of the heavens begin with obtaining gem meat.

Chapter 212 Leaving the World of One Piece

Seeing the numerous light projectiles flying towards him, Jiang Yan quickly shrank the circle, finally fixing it within a ten-meter radius.

The liberated "power" of thought converged between Jiang Yan's palms.

The thought swiftly materialized at the fingertips, transforming into dozens of palm-sized, illusory small kitchen knives.

"Throwing knife!"

Jiang Yan swung his arms forward with a sudden burst, sending dozens of kitchen knives flying from his hands to meet the barrage of light bullets fired by Kizaru.

The golden light bullets and the illusory kitchen knife collided violently in mid-air, followed by a series of deafening explosions.

The scorching shockwaves swept outwards in concentric circles, shattering the shop windows on both sides and scraping off a layer of the street's cobblestones.

A moment later, Kizaru stopped his attack and looked at Jiang Yan, who was unharmed behind the smoke and dust, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Wow! It was completely blocked!"

Kizaru knew very well that the light bullets he fired had penetrating power comparable to bullets, and even a vice admiral from the Marine Headquarters would have a hard time intercepting them without getting hurt by the dense barrage of fire.

In addition, his light-speed kick was also neutralized by Jiang Yan.

Kizaru finally had a clear understanding.

Taking down Jiang Yan, a man with a bounty of 300 million Berries, will probably be much more troublesome than he anticipated.

Of course, it's just a little troublesome.

Jiang Yan stood silently in place, his gaze fixed on Kizaru opposite him, his mind racing as he considered countermeasures.

His "circle" can capture the trajectory of Kizaru's every move and even make some predictions, but his reaction speed can never keep up with the speed of light.

However, the body reacted a beat too slowly, leaving them only able to passively defend.

If this continues, Kizaru will eventually find a weakness.

We must find a way to break this deadlock!

In a flash, Jiang Yan thought of Neferpitou from the Hunter x Hunter world, who possessed the Nen ability to control her body with Nen strings and break through the limits of reaction.

He can definitely learn from this!

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan's inner energy surged once again.

Countless transparent threads of thought wrapped around every inch of muscle and every joint —

In this way, the body's movements no longer require the relay of nerve signals. As long as the "round" captures the attack, the mind thread can directly pull the body to react, which raises the reaction speed by several levels.

Just as Jiang Yan finished preparing, Kizaru's figure vanished from the spot without warning.

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When Kizaru reappeared, he was already pressed against Jiang Yan's left side.

Immediately afterwards, Kizaru raised his right leg and kicked Jiang Yan's left rib with terrifying force several times stronger than before.

If that kick lands, even a body made of steel would have its bones broken.

Jiang Yan's pupils contracted, and in the same instant, he captured all of Kizaru's movements.

Almost the instant he sensed the attack, the Nen threads wrapped around his body suddenly exerted their force!

His left hand shot out at a speed that was completely imperceptible to the naked eye, so fast that it left behind layers of afterimages in the air.

Just a millisecond before Kizaru's right foot was about to touch Jiang Yan's body, Jiang Yan's left hand had already firmly gripped Kizaru's right ankle!

A surge of immense spiritual energy erupted from his palm, tightly enveloping Kizaru's entire right leg and rapidly spreading throughout his body.

Kizaru's expression finally changed completely.

No one could have imagined that Jiang Yan, who was on the defensive just a moment ago, would suddenly have such a rapid increase in reaction speed.

What made Kizaru's scalp tingle even more was the strange energy emanating from Jiang Yan's palm, which made the hairs on his body stand on end, and a deadly sense of crisis swept over him.

Without the slightest hesitation, Kizaru unleashed a blinding golden light, attempting to transform into his elemental form and break free from Jiang Yan's control.

But just as his right leg was transforming into an elemental form, "Nen" acted like an invisible shackle, forcefully halting the transformation and causing Kizaru's elemental transformation to become sluggish!

This brief pause gave Jiang Yan an excellent opportunity.

He clenched his right hand into a fist, frantically compressing more than half of his mental energy into the surface of his fist.

Without any fancy moves, Jiang Yan used his waist and abdomen to exert all his strength and punched Kizaru hard in the chest!

"Bang—!"

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The dull thud was like a heavy hammer striking leather, and the compressed Nen exploded the moment it touched Kizaru's body.

Even though Kizaru had forcibly completed his elemental transformation, there was no way to avoid it. He was immediately sent flying by the attack, crashing through three or four brick and stone shops before finally coming to a stop.

Beneath the smoke-filled ruins, a blinding golden light suddenly shot into the sky.

Kizaru's figure flew out, his Navy uniform on his chest blasted open by the force of the punch, revealing a clear fist mark on his exposed chest.

At this moment, Kizaru's signature laziness and nonchalance had completely vanished.

His pupils were filled with only a chilling, bone-chilling killing intent.

"Ouch—that really hurts!"

Kizaru's voice was much lower, filled with suppressed anger, and his gaze was fixed on Jiang Yan like a nail.

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"You've successfully angered me, Brother Jiang Yan."

The moment he finished speaking, golden light burst forth from Kizaru's right palm, and a longsword formed from pure light slowly took shape.

"The Kusanagi Sword!"

Seeing this, Jiang Yan was not to be outdone. His "thought" quickly materialized in his right hand, transforming into a long and sharp willow-blade kitchen knife. The blade was straight, and the edge was as thin as a cicada's wing. Although it was formed from thought, it exuded extreme sharpness.

"Culinary Techniques: The Art of Knife-Making!"

Kizaru merely glanced at the Nen sword in Jiang Yan's hand, and the next second, his figure vanished once again.

This time, Kizaru showed no mercy and appeared directly in front of Jiang Yan, slashing down fiercely at Jiang Yan's head with the Ame-no-Murakumo sword in his hand!

"clang--!"

The deafening clang of metal against metal was so loud it hurt people's eardrums.

Jiang Yan flicked his wrist, and the Nen Blade in his hand steadily blocked the slash of the Ama-no-Murakumo Sword.

A terrifying shockwave, centered on the two, swept outwards like a tsunami.

The houses within a dozen meters were shattered into dust that flew everywhere. The hard stone floor was cracked with a dense network of trenches, centered on the two people, and the deepest parts were even knee-deep.

The weapons in their hands clashed repeatedly, their figures flashing across the street, each collision triggering a small explosion.

In the blink of an eye, the two had already exchanged dozens of blows. Jiang Yan, relying on the enhanced reaction speed from his Nen threads, managed to withstand Kizaru's storm of slashes.

But just as the blades clashed once again, Jiang Yan's expression suddenly changed.

"Hey, isn't that a bit unsportsmanlike?"

Around Kizaru, five or six identical clones had appeared without him noticing.

Each clone wielded the Kusanagi Sword, surrounding Jiang Yan from all sides and sealing off all his escape routes.

Clearly, this top combatant of the Navy Headquarters is finally going all out.

Jiang Yan unleashed all his Nen power, his Nen blade transforming into an impenetrable silver curtain, barely managing to block the attacks coming from all directions.

Each time they collided, Jiang Yan felt a tingling, stinging pain in his arm, the ground beneath his feet kept cracking, and he was shaken backward repeatedly.

After a brief exchange, Jiang Yan had roughly figured out the upper limit of his current strength.

Even if he could barely hold his own against Kizaru thanks to his unique Nen abilities, he would be no match for this Marine Admiral in a full-blown, all-out battle.

If that's the case, then it's time to withdraw from the One Piece world.

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Jiang Yan could have chosen to hide in the restaurant, but in the world of One Piece, there are many Devil Fruit users with spatial abilities.

Jiang Yan was worried that his restaurant would be targeted or even interfered with, which would be a real loss.

Rather than gambling that the opponent won't find a weakness, it's better to simply and cleanly leave the world of One Piece.

Having made up his mind, Jiang Yan used the force of one of his clones' strikes to push off the ground with his toes, sending his body flying backward and creating a distance of dozens of meters between himself and Kizaru.

Kizaru casually dispersed the Nen sword in his hand, a move that caused him to temporarily stop his pursuit.

"Within your grasp, Admiral Kizaru, I am indeed no match for you."

Jiang Yan waved to Kizaru in the distance, his tone frank and without a trace of embarrassment.

"So I'm getting ready to run away. See you next time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yan's figure vanished from the spot in an instant, leaving not even a trace of his presence.

Kizaru's pupils suddenly contracted, and almost simultaneously, they transformed into a blinding golden light, soaring hundreds of meters into the sky.

Kizaru's Observation Haki enveloped the entire food court, but no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find a trace of Jiang Yan, as if Jiang Yan had never appeared at all.

High in the sky, Kizaru dissipated the golden light emanating from his body, looked down at the densely packed buildings, scratched his head helplessly, and looked very troubled.

"This is troublesome."

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