After retiring from the Navy, I became a doting husband.

Martin's words were harsh, but he was also intentionally reminding the other party that he was not someone to be trifled with, and to think twice before taking action.

However, although Martin meant well, Akainu was not grateful: "I didn't get enough last time, and I plan to try again today."

Others may fear Martin, but Akainu is not.

He was stabbed a while ago and was sent flying, so he vowed to wash away this shame one day.

So these past few days, he has never relaxed his standards for himself, and he has been making continuous progress every day. Even if he were to face Martin, he wouldn't be much worse off.

Of course, even Martin had to be wary of his strength; otherwise, he wouldn't have wasted so much time talking and would have already thrown a punch.

"You're courting death."

Since Akainu has bitten Lü Dongbin and doesn't appreciate kindness, then Martin no longer needs to give him any courtesy, otherwise he might actually think he's afraid of him.

"Boa Hancock, this is my last order: arrest Martin immediately... Do you intend to disobey my orders?"

Akainu said angrily.

Hancock immediately raised her head high and leaned back in a contemptuous gesture: "Get lost!"

"Hahaha, Akainu, if you really want to die, I can grant your wish."

Martin stroked Hancock's waist-length black hair and said casually, showing no regard for Akainu.

At this moment, in the eyes of the three Hancock sisters, there was only one word to describe him: handsome!

Especially Hancock. Don't let her cold and aloof exterior fool you. Once she falls for someone, she's practically a hopeless romantic, completely oblivious to the current situation. Her mind is consumed by thoughts of love and marriage.

"Martin, why are you avoiding me?"

Hancock asked.

"Ahem, there was something I had to do before."

Martin said awkwardly.

He can't exactly say that he went home to rest for a few days and ate a lot of goji berries and sea cucumbers.

Although Akainu wanted to say that Martin was arrogant, he had to admit that Martin had such strength, after all, Martin had defeated Kizaru and even repelled him and Aokiji.

However, Akainu is not someone who compromises so easily. After all, he has always insisted on "complete justice" and has strong principles. The mission has not yet been carried out, so how could he possibly return empty-handed?

Moreover, he really wants to fight Martin and settle the score.

"Martin the Demon Blade, today I will kill you in the name of justice."

Akainu said emotionlessly, but in fact he had been looking forward to this day for a long time. Because if he could defeat Martin, he could not only avenge his previous defeat, but also make a name for himself and let the whole world know the power of Akainu.

Driven by jealousy and hatred, and with his brilliance overshadowed by Martin, Akainu has gone somewhat mad and is no longer the calm and collected Akainu he once was.

"Since you've already said so, then I'll play along. Bankai, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi!"

This is a Bankai that completely disintegrates the blade into finer blades. It is usually controlled by thought, but if controlled with both hands, the speed of Bankai can be 2 to 4 times faster.

After Martin finished speaking, countless blades surrounded him.

"So many cuts."

Hancock asked curiously.

“I can turn these blades into beautiful flower petals, would you like to see that, my dear…”

Martin put his arm around the other person's waist and smiled.

However, Akainu wasn't there to watch them flirt. Seeing that Martin completely disregarded him and the countless blades, he was instantly enraged, believing Martin was looking down on him, and thus launched the first attack:

"A massive fireball!"

The Great Fire Breath is Akainu's most powerful attack; he can use it to melt an iceberg several times larger than a giant.

"careful!"

Hancock cried out hastily. She had seen the power of this move. Akainu had tried to use it against them earlier, and if Martin hadn't intervened, the consequences would have been unimaginable. She now truly understood the strength of an admiral, realizing that she was still far from being a match for him.

However, she was stunned by the countless blades the next moment.

These blades began to dance wildly, slicing through the raging lava.

Martin drew his second knife: "Dance, White Snow!"

The shape of the blade changed; after its initial release, the blade, guard, and hilt were all pure white. The tsuba (handguard) was oval-shaped with six openwork sections. The front of the hilt was decorated with patterns, and a white ribbon was attached to the end, surrounded by ice crystals and snowflakes.

Absolutely beautiful!

Akainu, after all, is the Navy Headquarters' top fighting force, so how could he easily admit defeat? "Meteor Shower!"

The blade emits a chilling aura from its tip, freezing the wielder's flesh to below zero degrees Celsius. Everything it touches will freeze, and the blade itself is merely one part of the freezing process.

However, this was useless. The difference in attributes could not be made up. Just like how Enel's Rumble-Rumble Fruit was powerful, but useless against Luffy's Gum-Gum Fruit, Akainu, whose attributes were countered, was also defeated.

After a gust of cold wind, the meteor shower was extinguished by freezing and fell into the sea.

Akainu was furious. He, a top admiral of the Navy Headquarters, had such a powerful attack, which was easily dealt with by Martin with a casual swing of his sword.

Doesn't a general have any pride?

"This is the only way. You'll regret it when the time comes."

Enraged, Akainu seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly revealed a sinister smile before turning into lava and disappearing.

However, what Akainu didn't know was that his thoughts had already been seen through by Martin. Martin wasn't surprised by his actions at all, and just smiled contemptuously.

When Akainu reappeared, he was on a Navy warship, and he had a golden Den Den Mushi in his hand. He laughed arrogantly, "Even if I can't defeat you, as long as I press this golden Den Den Mushi, more than a dozen Navy warships nearby will launch the Buster Call. At that time, the entire Amazon Lily will be reduced to ashes in the fire. I want to see how many people you can save."

The three Hancock sisters hadn't been to sea many times and had no idea what the Buster Call was, but Granny was different. Upon hearing it was the Buster Call, she nearly fell off a tree in fright, muttering to herself:

"I never expected the Navy to even use the Buster Call. It seems that Amazon Lily is truly doomed this time. However, the warriors of Amazon Lily are old but young at heart. I am determined to live and die with Amazon Lily."

However, Martin didn't take it to heart at all. Hearing Akainu's words was like hearing a funny joke. He smiled and said, "Then go ahead and press it."

"Are you really not afraid?"

Akainu asked in surprise. He thought that Martin's expression would change drastically as long as he took out the golden Den Den Mushi. Although it was impossible to do anything to Martin now, it would be good to see Martin panic. He was not happy to see Martin looking so confident about everything.

Martin smiled faintly and did not answer.

Akainu thought for a moment and concluded that Martin had no real solution and was just pretending to be calm. So he pressed the golden Den Den Mushi without hesitation, but to his surprise, Martin still didn't react.

The moment countless ships appeared on the sea, Akainu's face turned fierce: "So what if you have the strength? As long as we hold you back, the Navy can still destroy Amazon Lily."

"Oh!"

Martin laughed, and suddenly his domineering aura exploded, his eyes turned golden, and an invisible wave emanated from him.

Akainu immediately noticed the unexpected event and felt a strange shock. He saw all the soldiers around him fall to the ground, unconscious.

Even many of the Kuja soldiers who were watching the battle fainted.

In an instant, all the soldiers, except for a few lieutenant generals, were stunned, and even the lieutenant generals couldn't stand up straight.

The domineering aura of a conqueror!

One in a million people might not even have Conqueror's Haki.

This kid is actually a user of Conqueror's Haki?

Akainu was speechless.

He could sense that the other party didn't intend to attack him directly.

Last time, Martin was covered in injuries and he didn't gain any advantage. Can he gain any advantage now?

Suddenly, Martin appeared in front of Akainu in a flash and swung his sword.

Akainu swung his arm, which was covered in Armament Haki, to block.

As a result, his arm was stabbed through.

"Overwhelming Haki?!"

Akainu had a gash cut open in his chest.

He didn't expect that his Armament Haki wouldn't be able to defend against it.

Absolute zero!

Martin's blade suddenly bursts with cold air, a move that can lower the opponent's body temperature to absolute zero (-273.15℃). The enemy hit will freeze instantly and eventually die of hypothermia.

Although Akainu instantly transformed into his elemental form, he couldn't withstand the attack and his entire body instantly turned ice-cold.

Fortunately, he was a Magma-Magma Fruit user and immediately used magma to remove the negative status effect, but his body also felt the biting cold.

He took about ten steps back.

"Right, Hancock, you're not dizzy, are you? If you are, I'll feel terrible."

Looking at Martin again, he had returned to Hancock's side, looked into her eyes, and spoke gently.

"Martin, you are really awesome."

Hancock has once again entered a state of infatuation.

She only had eyes for Martin, completely disregarding the world government and all moral boundaries.

She squeezed her legs together and nestled in Martin's arms like a little woman.

"Hmph! Retreat!"

Akainu knew that staying any longer would only bring him further humiliation, so he could only slink away with his men. However, he simply couldn't bring himself to bow down to Martin.

"Admiral Akainu, have a safe journey."

Martin smiled and waved goodbye to Akainu.

He didn't intend to kill this tough soldier. Although Akainu was annoying, he hated pirates even more.

Killing a Marine Admiral is easy, but it doesn't make much sense, especially since there are so many boring pirates waiting for the Marines to clean them up.

Spare his life.

Knowing he couldn't defeat Martin, Akainu could only wait for the Marines to wake up before slinking away with his tail between his legs.

However, Martin wouldn't let Akainu leave so easily. He had already prepared a big gift for Akainu, and he was sure he would surprise him.

"Admiral Akainu, something terrible has happened! The ship's cabin is starting to leak."

Not long after Akainu's warship left Amazon Lily, before it had even left the Calm Belt, the Marines discovered that several small holes had appeared on the bottom of the ship, and they were starting to grow larger and larger, making it impossible to plug them.