One Piece: The Strongest Trait System novel Chapter 153

Chapter 153 - [153] : Singing the Anthem of Humanity!

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The Strongest Creature... that title belongs to Kaido.

That's how the world described this Emperor.

Relying on the top-tier Mythical Zoan, the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon, Kaido was hailed as the 'World's Strongest Creature'!

Among the Four Emperors, the one called the 'World's Strongest Man' was the user of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Whitebeard.

With that Paramecia fruit, hailed as the strongest of its kind, Whitebeard was known as the man who could destroy the world!

But Whitebeard—was old.

A legend among pirates, from the same era as the Pirate King Roger, Whitebeard was now seventy-two. Even a super-powerhouse of his caliber couldn't defy the merciless march of time.

In his old age, all the hidden injuries from years of warring on the seas had flared up—he even needed constant IV drips just to maintain his bodily functions.

The reason Whitebeard was still called the 'World's Strongest Man' was largely due to his past reputation.

In a true fight, Whitebeard was absolutely no match for Kaido, who was in his prime.

Devil Fruit, Haki, Physique, and Martial arts—Kaido stood at the pinnacle of the seas in all these aspects. He was, without a doubt, a super hexagonal warrior with almost no weaknesses.

And Akainu—was actually somewhat similar to Kaido.

Though he lacked Conqueror's Haki and couldn't master the violent power of Haōshoku Coating—he possessed the Magma-Magma Fruit, the fruit with the Highest Offensive power among all Devil Fruits, which compensated for his lack of Haōshoku Coating.

In terms of localized destructive power, Akainu's attacks were even more terrifying than Haōshoku Coating!

His Physique was formidable; Akainu had tempered his body with this top-tier Logia fruit, and being in his prime, his Physique was arguably the strongest in Marine HQ. Even Sengoku, with his Mythical Zoan Buddha form, couldn't compare to Akainu physically...

And Akainu's spiritual strength—forged by his iron-blooded heart of Absolute Justice—was even stronger than Sengoku's, who had fully mastered Haōshoku Coating!

Unfortunately, Akainu lacked the 'Disposition of a King', Conqueror's Haki. Otherwise, with the super-strong spiritual power born from his Extreme justice, Akainu's Conqueror's Haki intensity would likely not be inferior to Shanks's.

Combined with the Magma-Magma Fruit. Akainu's combat power might have reached an unprecedented height for the Navy.

But even without Conqueror's Haki, Akainu's Armament Haki was the Strongest among the three Admirals!

Though Kaido was called the 'Strongest Creature', if he and Akainu truly fought to the death—no one could say for certain who would die until the very end.

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And now—Akainu, facing Sky Sovereign Rowen—was smashed underground in a direct confrontation!

Sengoku's face was incredibly grim.

Sengoku, with his Buddha-like wisdom, immediately understood Rowen's current state—what he called his 'Asura Giant Form'—was a peerless amplifier for One-on-one combat!

Because of the three heads and six arms, Sky Sovereign Rowen was effectively three people fighting Akainu at once!

In terms of individual attacks, Akainu could actually match, even surpass Rowen's!

But the relentless attacks from three heads and six arms—was equivalent to three Emperor-level powerhouses attacking Akainu simultaneously!

On these seas, even a peak Emperor couldn't withstand the combined assault of two or more Admiral-level fighters.

Sengoku, who often teamed up with Garp in two-on-one battles against super-strong pirates, was all too familiar with this fact.

The Navy's advantage was its absolute numerical superiority.

Currently, including himself and Garp, Marine HQ possessed five Admiral-level or higher combatants. Against super-strong pirates, the Navy's standard procedure was to dispatch two or more Admiral-level fighters, defeating them with overwhelming force.

But now, because of Rowen's Rumble-Rumble Fruit-enhanced super-strong Observation Haki, Marine HQ couldn't deploy multiple Admirals!

They had thought sending Akainu—the strongest of the three Admirals—even if he couldn't capture Rowen, could at least eliminate Roronoa Zoro, cutting off one of Rowen's arms.

Who knew Rowen would pull out yet another new ability!

First, using the Awakened Door-Door Fruit to inflict heavy losses on the Buster Call—Completely shattering their numerical advantage—

Then, the combat power of Straw Hat and his crew, having evolved again since their clash with Aokiji, began to rout the remaining Buster Call forces led by three Vice Admirals!

Now, this pirate crew, with Rowen at the helm, was a truly complete Emperor's crew!

Even more terrifying—Roronoa's Asura Aura ability, in Rowen's hands, produced such a horrifying effect—manifesting three heads and six arms, and with the power of the Awakened Human-Human Fruit, his combat power was amplified again!

His short-burst attacks—were equivalent to the combined assault of three Admiral-level or higher powerhouses.

No longer was it the Navy ganging up on pirates—it was Akainu being ganged up on by Sky Sovereign Rowen and smashed underground!

In terms of short-burst one-on-one capability, calling Rowen in his 'Ultimate Human: Asura Giant Form' the Strongest in the World was no exaggeration!

The Strongest Creature?

Thinking of this terrifying title, even Sengoku felt his heart palpitate.

TOO FUCKING FAST!

Sky Sovereign Rowen's growth rate was simply too astonishing!

Constantly evolving... constantly becoming stronger!

Could it be that in the future, Rowen would break the ironclad rule of this sea, growing to the point where he alone could face two or more Admiral-level fighters??

"KIZARU! STOP DRAGGING YOUR FEET! HOW LONG UNTIL YOU REACH ENIES LOBBY?? A POWERFUL ASSET LIKE AKAINU ABSOLUTELY CANNOT BE LOST!" Sengoku roared into the Transponder Snail in his hand.

The battle situation—was completely out of control!

The Super Buster Call led by Akainu—was on the verge of complete collapse in its war against Rowen and the Straw Hat Pirates!

Though Sengoku didn't know how long Rowen could maintain that form, he wasn't willing to gamble on it.

An asset of Akainu's caliber absolutely could not be lost at Enies Lobby!

Even more so—Akainu's power could NOT be allowed to fall into Rowen's hands!

If he obtained the Magma-Magma Fruit and Akainu's power on top of everything else, Rowen would truly be invincible on these seas!

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"Another thirty minutes... No, twenty minutes. For the final stretch, I can use the Glint-Glint Fruit to travel at light speed," Kizaru's lazy voice came through.

Even he understood the severity of the situation.

Traveling long distances as pure light consumed terrifying amounts of stamina, even for Kizaru.

But now, he just needed to ensure he had enough stamina left to fight upon arrival at Enies Lobby.

Hearing this, Sengoku breathed a slight sigh of relief. 'Akainu... should be able to hold out for twenty minutes, right?'

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Gurgle! BOOM!

Within the magma layer, countless streams of magma were instantly shattered by the blows of a pair of Giant's fists!

Directly impacted by these fists was Akainu, his back partially elementized, struggling to withstand the terrifying assault!

"UWAAGH!" Blood sprayed from his mouth, instantly vaporizing in the intense heat of the magma.

Akainu, relying on elementalization to disperse the force, finally managed to mitigate most of the terrifying power from that blow. But even so, he was severely injured...

How long had it been?? How long since he had suffered such an injury??

GURGLE!

Akainu, with his super-strong will, regained control of his body. His fists once again transformed into magma!

"JUST GO DOWN ALREADY, AKAINU!" Rowen roared, his own eyes now bloodshot.

The 'Ultimate Human: Giant Form' simultaneously used Asura Aura, the Human-Human Fruit, the Flare-Flare Fruit, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Hakoku Sovereignty, and Haōshoku Coating.

And to power all three pairs of fists, he was expending Haōshoku Coating at six times the normal rate. The consumption of stamina and Haki was astonishing!

Even with the support of his Awakened Human-Human and Rumble-Rumble Fruits, Rowen couldn't maintain this form for long!

"Flame Gloves!"

"Thunder Gloves!"

"Hakoku Sovereignty!"

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

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GURGLE! SIZZLE!