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Chapter 122: The World Is Evolving, But You Are Stagnating
Zizizi!
Sparks flew continuously.
Aokiji looked at Yuichi in front of him, holding his ice saber tightly to block Yuichi's Zanpakutō.
"Go!" Aokiji whispered to Yuichi at this close distance.
But hearing Aokiji's words, Yuichi shook his head helplessly.
"Sorry, I can't go yet."
"Why?"
"There are some things I can't tell you."
"So..."
"So I want to defeat all three of you. To be honest with you three, I have long been looking forward to doing this!"
Hearing this, Aokiji froze. He didn't expect this to be the reason.
But if it was Yuichi, it wasn't impossible. This guy always did things according to his own preferences. Staying just to fight against them simply because he wanted to... that was plausible.
But this guy didn't even look at what time it was.
"Great Eruption!!"
Suddenly, Akainu's voice came from the right.
Yuichi smiled and looked at Aokiji. "I won't show mercy. So, Aokiji, if you don't want to be seriously injured or die, take it seriously!"
Clang!
Aokiji was knocked back by the blade. Retreating, he looked at Yuichi.
The look in this guy's eyes was serious.
Did he really choose to defeat the three Admirals head-on at this time before leaving?
The madman!
Aokiji smiled helplessly. But it was precisely because of this character that he considered Yuichi a very good friend.
Ha!
A blade sliced through Akainu's lava again, and Yuichi shot out like a rocket. The Zanpakutō in his hand pointed straight at Akainu's neck.
In the next second, Akainu swung his fist at Yuichi. This time, Akainu's fist didn't burst with lava but instead used Armament Haki.
Yuichi's eyes flickered, and he swung the side of his Zanpakutō to block Akainu's fist.
Clang!
There was a crisp sound of metal colliding.
Yuichi took a step back.
Akainu took three steps back.
The two stopped, and strong wind waves spread outward.
In the twilight, the soldiers stared at Akainu with wide eyes.
"Forced to retreat..."
"Admiral Akainu forced Yuichi back..."
"Why? The previous attack was obviously useless, how can he force Yuichi back now?"
Akainu had already explained the doubts of these people.
"Really!"
Akainu's voice rang out. Everyone looked at him.
He looked down at his fists.
"For you, the attack of the fruit ability is not as powerful as the attack of Haki!"
"So! The ability attacks of the three of us, you can easily defeat them all, or block them unscathed."
Hearing this, Kizaru also suddenly appeared not far from Yuichi. Looking at the man in front of him.
"It seems that compared to the attack of the fruit ability, Haki can deal a more effective blow to you, right?" Kizaru's face became a little weird as he spoke.
Aokiji, holding his ice saber, adjusted his stance and walked toward Yuichi.
"After several world wars, Haki's power itself has been strengthened. On the contrary, the fruit ability does not seem to be enhanced."
What Aokiji said wasn't entirely right. Strictly speaking, fruit abilities had also been strengthened. However, unlike Haki, which directly increased in raw power, fruit abilities were enhanced in terms of development potential. If one concentrated on developing the fruit, they would find it became stronger. There might even a chance to awakening it.
However, in the successive world wars, the three Admirals obviously did not focus on developing their devil fruit abilities any further.
The power of Haki exploded from the three of them simultaneously.
The power of Tailed Beast Chakra surged from Aokiji's body.
Looking at their appearance, it seemed they intended to use Haki to fight.
Yuichi smiled.
"Giving up the fruit ability you are good at, and using your weaker Haki to fight me instead? Although your fruit abilities do not have much effect on me, is it really wise to give up your advantages and choose your own weaknesses to fight against me?"
The faces of the three Admirals became ugly.
Although their Haki was not weak, compared to Yuichi—even before the world wars started—they were inferior. Let alone now.
Now Yuichi's Haki was stronger than theirs, plus he possessed Reiatsu and Tailed Beast Chakra.
Choosing to use Haki against Yuichi was logically correct, but it couldn't change the outcome.
"We'll know once we try!" Akainu said, unconvinced.
Hearing this, Yuichi smiled coldly. "Then let's try it!"
Instant action!
Undulating explosions of Haki accompanied a powerful impact from Yuichi's body. The three Admirals, together with the Marines present, all felt a strong sense of oppression at that moment.
Immediately afterward, Yuichi rushed at them, slashing with a mixture of Haki and Reiatsu.
He violently repulsed the oncoming Aokiji.
Then Kizaru and Akainu attacked from left and right. Their Haki attacks were met by Yuichi, who raised his fist without suspense and sent both of them flying, fighting one against two.
"As Admirals, your Haki is too weak! Your focus on fruit abilities makes your Haki lacking!"
Yuichi continued to attack.
One person easily suppressed three Marine Admirals. Yuichi rampaged like a god of war.
Neither Kizaru, nor Akainu, nor Aokiji could stop him.
The absolute power displayed by Yuichi stunned the surrounding Marine soldiers and officers.
"Can pure swordsmanship plus Haki really suppress three Admirals?"
"It turns out that one can be so strong without a fruit ability!"
"How could this be? The three Admirals are Logia users with strong destructive power, yet they are helpless against a Grandmaster of swordsmanship and Haki!"
Strong destructive power and strong combat effectiveness were two different things.
Facing the three, the one who was slightly qualified to fight Yuichi was Aokiji, because he had the blessing of the Tailed Beast Chakra.
Chakra plus Haki made Aokiji's power very strong. But it was not equal to Yuichi's Reiatsu plus Haki.
What's more, Yuichi had not used the power of his Tailed Beast Chakra yet.
Boom!
The three were repelled again. The ice blade in Aokiji's hand suddenly shattered. Even the protection of the Tailed Beast Chakra was completely useless.
Akainu and Kizaru were even more embarrassed. They didn't have Tailed Beast Chakra armor and were completely unable to withstand Yuichi's attack.
The three stood up, panting heavily, suffering from numerous injuries.
But at this time, Yuichi stopped suddenly.
"I said it all, your energy reserves are too weak!"
"The fruit ability is too weak."
"The world is evolving, but you guys are still idle!"
Yuichi smiled.
All three seemed to understand something. But at this time, Yuichi had no time to care about what they thought.
"Senseless fighting. Let's end it!"
Buzz!
Red Chakra exploded!
Everyone stared at Yuichi with wide eyes.
Aokiji was stunned.
Yuichi possessed Chakra as thick as scarlet blood. It was completely different from the Tailed Beast Chakra Aokiji released.
Feeling the strong Chakra waves emanating from Yuichi, Aokiji realized.
Is this... the power of that Tailed Beast?
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