Chapter 219: Fire Fist VS Thunder Bagua!
Meanwhile, Ace had already fought his way to the deepest part of Onigashima. Draped in flames, he swept through dozens of pirate guards along the way, leaving shattered iron gates and fallen pirates in his wake.
He finally broke into the prison area—a dimly lit, oppressive space filled with chains and cages.
Dozens of abducted children huddled in the corners, emaciated and with hollow eyes, as if they had long lost the will to survive.
"Don't be afraid! I'm here to save you!" Ace roared, smashing the iron locks with a single punch and shielding the children behind him.
But in the very next second—
"BUZZ—!!!"
His Observation Haki screamed a warning like thunder, sounding instantly!
"THUNDER BAGUA!!!"
A roar-like bellow struck suddenly. An iron club (Kanabō) wrapped in Conqueror's Haki seemed to tear through the air, smashing down directly from behind!
Ace spun around violently, raging flames instantly condensing on his fist—
"FIRE FIST!!!"
"BOOM—!!!"
Flames and Conqueror's Haki collided fiercely. The shockwave exploded like a thunderclap, blowing away the iron bars and ruined walls of the entire prison area!
Amidst flying iron shards, two figures crossed paths.
As they landed, the dust settled slowly, revealing a tall figure with silver hair cascading over her shoulders, wearing a horned Hannya mask.
Despite the heavy Seastone handcuffs on her wrists, she still hefted a massive Kanabō, radiating an oppressive aura like raging seas.
She took a step forward, her voice cold but solemn: "Daring to trespass on Onigashima... you've got some nerve!"
"Are you... from the Beasts Pirates?"
"My name is Yamato—the person who will become the greatest samurai like Kozuki Oden!"
Hearing this, Ace's face, which had been full of battle intent, suddenly stiffened.
"...Kozuki Oden?"
He raised an eyebrow and sneered, his expression mocking. "That guy who jumped into a pot of boiling oil without a peep? You want to be a 'greatest samurai' like that?"
"Don't make me laugh!"
Ace assumed a fighting stance, the corner of his mouth curling in disdain. "Big Brother Roy told me the story of that man before—died a cowardly death, lived a suffocating life, and dragged his whole family down with him."
"If that's called the greatest samurai... then 'trash' must be a compliment."
"You actually take him as a role model? I advise you to wake up sooner rather than later!"
As soon as these words fell, Yamato's eyes shook, followed by a face full of rage!
"SHUT UP!!!"
"HOW... HOW DARE YOU INSULT LORD ODEN!!"
A massive wave of Conqueror's Haki erupted abruptly, impacting the surroundings like a storm. Stone walls cracked, cages twisted, and even the air seemed to tremble!
Amidst her roar, Yamato swung her Kanabō, whipping up a thunderous gale, sweeping horizontally toward Ace!
"BOOM!!!"
Ace raised his arm, coated in Armament Haki, to block. The ground beneath him exploded, and he slid back several steps, but a sharp glint of battle intent flashed in his eyes.
"Ooh... did I hit a sore spot?"
"Then come on!"
He took a deep breath, battle intent boiling!
"Forget about Oden this, Oden that—"
"I want to see..."
"Just how much real skill you, the so-called 'Successor of Oden,' actually have!!!"
Accompanying his roar, the flames on Ace's body surged violently, and his own Conqueror's Haki erupted with a boom!
"BOOM—!!!"
Flames and Haki collided fiercely in the air, oscillating like thunder. The deep foundation of the entire Onigashima seemed to rumble!
The battle between Ace and Yamato instantly reached a fever pitch!
"Divine Swiftness: WHITE SERPENT!!!"
Yamato roared, stomping forward explosively. Her figure flashed like lightning as she smashed down her Kanabō, wrapped in intense Conqueror's Haki!
"BANG—!!!"
Ace propelled himself backward with a jet of flames to dodge. The Kanabō smashed into the ground, forcibly gouging a ten-meter crater into the black stone slab, sending gravel flying and airwaves churning!
"Yo, you can really fight."
Ace grinned. Heat gathered in his right fist, flames swirling into his palm, compressing to the limit instantly!
"Great Flame Commandment: EXPLOSIVE STRIKE!!!"
"RUMBLE-RUMBLE—!!!"
The compressed high-temperature fireball fell like a meteor, blasting straight at Yamato! Unable to dodge in time, she had to block with her Kanabō—
"BANG—!!!"
The heatwave from the exploding fireball swept in all directions. Yamato was knocked back several steps, the surrounding ground charred black, the air making twisting sizzle sounds!
Flames danced on her shoulder armor remnants. Yamato frowned and swept her gaze, her eyes growing colder.
Meanwhile, outside the battle circle, Enel was holding the unconscious Caesar Clown, covered in bumps, with one hand, while shielding the group of trembling children he had just saved from the shockwave with the other.
"These two idiots..." Veins popped on his forehead. "If you're gonna fight, just fight. Do you have to tear the house down?!"
"BZZZT—!!!"
He waved his hand lightly. Lightning surged, forming a ring-shaped electrical barrier that enveloped the children, isolating them from the battle's aftershocks. The electric field hummed like a shield.
Inside the circle, the battle continued to heat up.
Yamato wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, glaring at Ace, and asked in a low voice: "Do you... really think Lord Oden was trash?"
Ace huffed coldly, flames rising slowly from his shoulders, his gaze sharp as a knife: "Isn't he?"
"He clearly had many chances to resist Kaido. He could have led the people against tyranny, or even asked Whitebeard for help to solve the problem easily!"
"Yet he naively chose to believe a pirate's 'promise'—dancing naked in the Flower Capital every week in exchange for the lie that 'Kaido would leave in five years.' He gradually made his subordinates lose confidence and the people disappointed in him."
"And the result? What did Wano Country become?"
"His family slaughtered, subordinates exiled, people enslaved... all because of his stupid 'resolve'!"
"Is a man like that worthy of being called a hero?"
"Peh."
Hearing this, Yamato seemed trapped in thunder. Her eyes shook violently, teeth gritted tight, the Kanabō in her hand trembling with rage!
"NO... IT'S NOT LIKE THAT...!!"
"LORD ODEN... SACRIFICED HIMSELF FOR WANO COUNTRY... HE WAS NOT WRONG!!!"
"SHUT UP!! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND AT ALL!!!" Rage and grievance wove into a roar like a gale!
"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!!"
"IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF MY FATHER... KAIDO!!!"
"IT WAS HIM WHO TRAMPLED ON LORD ODEN'S IDEALS THAT MADE WANO COUNTRY WHAT IT IS NOW!!!"
"I... I HATE HIM!!!"
Before her voice faded, Yamato forcibly choked back her roar. Her eyes were bloodshot, arms trembling slightly from overexertion, like a trapped beast, or a child trying their hardest to suppress their emotions.
Ace's gaze changed abruptly, the flames at his fingertips pausing slightly.
"...What did you say just now?" he asked in a low voice.
"You hate your father?"
Yamato gritted her teeth and said deeply, "So what if I do?"
Ace was silent for a moment.
Then he looked up slowly. His gaze toward Yamato was no longer mocking, but complex.
"...Didn't expect that."
He laughed softly, but his eyes grew deeper.
"So you're the same."
"You also have a damn father."
His tone carried a trace of self-mockery: "A man who would rather destroy everything than bow his head... destroyed my mother, destroyed my childhood..."
The two confronted each other in silence, auras intertwining.
Yamato gritted her teeth, throat moving slightly. "We... aren't the same kind of people."
But Ace laughed softly.
"No, we are the same."
"Except I chose to press my hatred into my fists."
"While you... chose to live wearing someone else's shadow."
The next second, Ace's gaze turned cold abruptly, flames sweeping up like a tornado!
"BUT EVEN IF WE ARE THE SAME!"
"ODEN'S DEATH... WAS STILL STUPID!!!"
"COME ON, YAMATO!"
"SHOW ME—WHETHER YOU ARE KAIDO'S DAUGHTER OR ODEN'S BELIEVER!!!"
"BOOM—!!!"
"THUNDER BAGUA!!!"
Yamato roared and attacked, releasing her Conqueror's Haki completely. Thunder spiraled and roared on her body surface. The entire Kanabō seemed to turn into Mjölnir, carrying the force of ten thousand jun, cleaving down from the sky!
Ace roared in response. Scorching flames suddenly condensed into a giant dragon wrapped in high-temperature fire, spiraling around his fist and arm!
"Great Flame Commandment: FLAME EMPEROR DRAGON!!!"
He punched out. The dragon head roared, like a strike from hell, colliding head-on with Yamato's thunderous Thunder Bagua!
"BOOM—!!!"
The divine powers of Fire and Thunder collided head-on!
Two forces of Conqueror's Haki entangled violently at the center of the impact, tearing space apart. The shockwave from the explosion swept through the entire prison area like a raging tide!
In an instant, the ground of Onigashima cracked like paper. The entire roof and several layers of surrounding rock walls were blasted into dust!
In the sky, a blinding mushroom-shaped airwave shot up, illuminating the night sky!
Kilometers away, Enel stood on a high platform, shielding the children with lightning.
The children huddled inside the lightning shield, staring dumbfounded at this battle that looked like a duel between gods.
Enel glanced at the pillar of fire and lightning at the center of the explosion, veins throbbing on his forehead:
"I just wanted to come out and sweep up some pirates... and ended up running into two idiots having a limit-break duel on Onigashima."
He looked down at Caesar, who was collapsed on the ground, corner of his mouth still twitching:
"And caught a piece of human trash..."
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