Sailing: A Retired Veteran Awakens with Genryusai Template

Clatter...

The sea trembled all around, and the air seemed to freeze.

A suffocating sense of oppression descended on the deserted island of the Grand Line.

The orange-red flames soaring into the sky resembled hell, engulfing Bai Ye and everything near the center.

The earth quickly dried up, cracked, and collapsed.

Plants withered, caught fire, and were reduced to ashes.

The hot flames escaped under the intense heat.

Visible to the naked eye,

The sandy land on the deserted island was gradually turning red! It was melting!

Not only that.

With the deserted island at the center,

The astonishingly high temperature continued to radiate outwards!

The surrounding sea gradually emitted white steam!

"Is that?!"

"Is the sea... evaporating?!"

"Hey, hey... What happened on that island?!"

"Did Admiral Akainu use his full strength?!"

On the warship, witnessing the sudden and terrifying sight,

The Marines collectively changed color.

But then, as the scene on the deserted island came into view,

It made their hearts tremble.

They saw the source of all this destruction:

An old, powerful figure standing there,

Holding Ryūjin Jakka, bathed in flames.

Though there was no movement from him,

The overwhelming sense of oppression from above the deserted island reached its peak in the hearts of everyone witnessing Ryūjin Jakka's Shikai.

""All things in the world burn to ash, Ryujin Jakka"

Bai Ye, holding Ryūjin Jakka, watched as the full power of the sword's true Shikai was unleashed.

The terrifying momentum it created even amazed Bai Ye himself.

After all, this was only Shikai!

If Ryūjin Jakka were to enter 'Bankai,' as Bai Ye had previously thought, it would only be a matter of time before the entire Grand Line was vaporized by the sword's power!

"Okay, now the real battle begins."

Bai Ye felt the island rapidly melting under the full temperature of Ryūjin Jakka's descent.

He wasn't wasting any time.

With indifferent eyes, he looked at Akainu.

Akainu watched the surrounding area burning.

He looked at Bai Ye, his eyes now filled with disbelief compared to before.

The power of that fire...

What exactly were these Devil Fruit abilities?

No one could feel the changes around them more clearly than Akainu.

And because of this, Akainu knew for certain:

The changes on this island were not at all the result of his Lava Fruit power!

In this world, could there really be such a powerful fire ability?!

But even so,

There was no panic in Akainu's eyes.

As a Marine Admiral,

Akainu remained convinced that his Lava Fruit power was the natural nemesis of all fire abilities.

With that, Akainu attacked first without hesitation.

However,

This time,

Akainu's plan quickly fell apart.

"Big... fire breathing!!!"

Jumping up, hot lava poured towards Bai Ye again!

Facing Akainu's attack,

Ryūjin Jakka fully revealed itself for the first time.

Bai Ye's heart was calm now.

He raised his hand.

Waving Ryūjin Jakka,

He slashed toward the 'Great Eruption' that was coming at him.

The entire movement seemed incredibly slow in Akainu's eyes.

In fact,

Bai Ye's action happened in the blink of an eye!

To the shocked onlookers at sea,

It felt like a sudden blur passed before their eyes.

The next moment,

Boom!

The blade bathed in flames in Bai Ye's hand unleashed a 'flame wall' as large as a palm!

It shot straight into the sky!

"That's it! Watch me smash him!" Akainu roared.

The lava erupted with full force.

The next moment,

The oncoming wall of flames was about to meet the Great Eruption.

Akainu's face changed slightly.

Shock flashed in his eyes.

Because,

As a Logia Lava Fruit user,

He could actually feel the temperature from the "flame"!

How could that be?!

Since acquiring the Lava Fruit ability,

Even jumping into magma had no effect on him.

Ordinary flames didn't even have a temperature.

For him, they were no different from the sun shining on his body.

But this time,

As the 'flame wall' came closer, Akainu's pupils dilated.

The 'high temperature' became more and more apparent.

He had no choice but to face reality.

The flames released by Bai Ye...

The temperature was actually higher than his Lava Fruit ability!

At the same time,

As the "Great Eruption" collided with Bai Ye's attack,

It was inevitable.

Akainu had always believed that lava could restrain all fire abilities.

Any fire power would be 'fragile' in the face of lava.

However,

Reality slapped Akainu hard in the face.

The mighty lava was swallowed by Bai Ye's flames!

Before Akainu could even react,

A burning sensation overwhelmed him.

Bai Ye's 'Fire City' continued to rush towards Akainu without hesitation!

"This is, what are you kidding me?! B*****d!" Akainu roared in disbelief.

The fire swallowed the lava,

And then, the enormous flame palm enveloped him.

Akainu clenched his fist, turning his arm into lava, black smoke billowing from it.

With all his might, he blasted forward again!

But Akainu overlooked one crucial point:

If the lava's temperature was overwhelmed by the flames,

It would cause an even more violent reaction!

Just as Akainu's attack reached the flames,

The massive flame wall—looking like a giant palm—exploded in the drastic change of Akainu's face!

Boom!

Akainu's entire body was almost consumed by the explosion!

"Great! Admiral!!"

From a distance, seeing this scene, everyone in the fleet collectively gasped.

Marine Admiral...

He failed for the first time!

And at that moment,

Thick dust and smoke filled the air.

A cloud of lava fell from mid-air,

Gradually forming into Akainu's shape.

"That's it?! Akainu Admiral?!"

"Very good!"

Everyone sighed with relief as they saw Akainu reappear.

But,

Before they could let their thoughts settle,

"Cough, cough, cough...!"

Akainu, who remained in his elemental form, suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The blood dripped onto the lava, quickly turning to ashes.

Akainu's pupils shrank suddenly.

"How come...?!"

Others didn't know,

But Akainu was fully aware:

He had been completely elementalized during the explosion.

And Bai Ye's attack,

Clearly hadn't applied the power of Armament Haki.

Yet,

The pain came from within his organs.

Akainu knew this feeling too well.

He had hurt himself!

And most importantly,

In this world, there was now a power that could harm "elementalization" without using Haki!

Such an unprecedented event shocked Akainu more than realizing that Bai Ye's flames were hotter than the temperature of lava.

At the same time,

Akainu gritted his teeth and looked at Bai Ye in disbelief.

Suddenly,

A golden glowing particle quickly approached Bai Ye from the distant sea.

It was Marine Admiral Kizaru!

Normally,

Akainu would absolutely disdain having Kizaru—who often embarrassed Marine's reputation—assist him.

But the various abilities Bai Ye had demonstrated so far

Had made Akainu realize the seriousness of the situation was beyond his expectations.

There were still hidden monsters in this world, just as threatening as the Four Emperors.

Therefore,

Kizaru chose to fight at this moment.

Akainu immediately felt more at ease.

In Akainu's mind—and the default assumption of the Naval Headquarters and the World Government—

Even the Four Emperors' pirates couldn't defeat the combination of two Admirals.

That's why there were two Admirals.

To ensure Bai Ye's absolute annihilation!

With this thought in mind,

Suddenly,

Akainu saw Kizaru preparing to attack Bai Ye.

He didn't care about the method.

As long as it killed the enemy,

Any means were acceptable.

But then, he felt that familiar pain in his internal organs again.

Akainu's face changed.

He shouted:

"Porusalino! Don't get close to that guy! Even without Armament Haki, he can still deal damage to elementalization!"

As his voice fell,

Golden particles appeared behind Bai Ye.

Kizaru's upper body had already materialized.

Kizaru heard the words and couldn't help but change his expression.

"Hey, hey, Sakazuki... You should've mentioned such important things sooner."

In Kizaru's hand was the "Amazono Cloud Sword," condensed with the ability of the Glint-Glint Fruit.

Just as he was about to swing it,

Ryūjin Jakka, already waiting for Kizaru, slashed toward him!

The rising flames and intense heat surged toward Kizaru, changing the color of his pupils!

This was the moment,

Bai Ye had been waiting for Kizaru—the only remaining threat in this battle—for a long time!