Feeling the terrifying heat and pressure descending from the sky, Rosen slowly raised his head.
What came into view was an overwhelming barrage of lava fists.
Each magma fist was the size of a giant eruption, several times larger than an adult giant, like a meteor falling from the sky.
There were hundreds of such lava meteors.
"The Vanquishing Scenery: Senbonzakura Kageyoshi!"
Faced with the overwhelming Ryusei Kazan, Rosen dispersed the White Emperor Sword in his hand, instantly condensing countless Senbonzakura, which were then arranged into a cylindrical sword array, covering him completely and protecting him thoroughly.
bang bang bang bang
The moment the blade formation rose from the ground, a meteor shower composed of numerous magma fists also fell, carrying magma flames burning at high temperatures and terrifying power capable of piercing the earth's surface, vying to bombard the blade formation.
Each magma fist strike was like a meteor falling from the sky, causing a thunderous roar and a shockwave like a raging storm when it struck the blade array.
Each magma fist strike landed like a shooting star, crashing into the blade array and instantly igniting a raging inferno.
Faced with the barrage of magma fists, the sword formation formed by Senbonzakura began to shake violently.
Not only that, the magma fist struck the sword array, shaking it and burning the Senbonzakura. At the same time, the magma waves that scattered outwards splashed onto the ground, turning the land within a radius of several kilometers into a sea of lava and fire.
The defense line of Senbonzakura Kageyoshi is already teetering on the brink of collapse. Once the defense line completely collapses, even if the magma fist doesn't fall again, the magma sea that just covers the island's surface and continuously burns the earth and melts the rock layers will leave people with nowhere to stand.
If you touch the lava inferno, you will be burned to ashes.
"It's about time you got serious!"
"Rosen."
Sakazuki glanced at the sword array, now riddled with holes, after countless blades had been blasted and melted by the magma fist, and thought to himself.
"Truly worthy of being the head of the Admirals."
Rosen looked at the crumbling sword array, and could even see magma fists falling from the sky inside the array.
Clearly, Senbonzakura has reached its limit.
After all, even the strongest defense can't withstand the bombardment of hundreds of magma fists.
Watching the magma fists still hurtling towards him like a meteor shower, his face showed no sign of panic. Instead, after reading Sakazuki's thoughts, he casually conjured a Zanpakutō covered by a scabbard.
Dark purple hilt.
Oval-shaped guard.
The scabbard is brown.
It looks ordinary, yet it gives people a sense of ancient mystery.
"All right."
"Since it's the strongest Logia-type Devil Fruit, I'll also bring out my strongest Zanpakutō."
With one hand gripping the hilt and the other the scabbard, Rosen slowly drew his Zanpakutō from its sheath.
Clang
As the blades were fully drawn, Sakazuki stood amidst the sea of lava and fire, while Borsalino watched from a high vantage point.
Both admirals, who are among the top Marine commanders in history, were suddenly horrified.
Click
Just as Senbonzakura Kageyoshi's sword formation shattered, and a magma fist slammed towards Rosen like an angry dragon, a blazing sword light, like wings spreading and surging, shot straight into the sky, slicing the oncoming magma fist in two.
"What's this?"
"Completely different from the previous knife."
"That weapon called Senbonzakura Kageyoshi is not even in the same league as the sword he is holding now."
Witnessing Rosen draw his sword and sever a magma fist, Sakazuki's expression immediately turned extremely serious.
"Senior Sakazuki."
"Have you ever heard of this?"
"Ryūjin Jakka."
Rosen gripped his sword in one hand, slowly raising his still-unreleased Zanpakutō, the blade pointing towards the dozens of magma fists that were relentlessly bombarding him, burning through the clouds above the dome of the sky.
"Reduce All Creation to Ash, Ryūjin Jakka."
When he called out Ryūjin Jakka's true name, the ancient-looking Zanpakutō in his hand immediately unleashed a massive heat wave, causing visible ripples in the surrounding atmosphere.
Boom
In the instant the surging heatwave spread, towering flames also surged forth from the blade, like the rising sea currents in the Grand Line that can push an island from the sea to the sky, carrying terrifying heat, rolling up and engulfing all the magma fists suspended in the sky like wildfire.
"Ryūjin Jakka?"
"I thought it was some amazing ability, but it turns out it's just fire."
"Rosen, you really did choose the wrong weapon this time."
When Sakazuki saw the surging pillar of fire shooting straight into the universe, although he was surprised by the scale of the flames, he immediately shook his head, his tone revealing a hint of disappointment:
"Instead of using flames against me, you might as well continue using that weapon called Senbonzakura Kageyoshi."
"Whether it's the Flame-Flame Fruit or other fire-type abilities, they are meaningless in front of me."
"Because my magma is not the magma in nature that you can understand, but magma that can extinguish and burn all flames."
His voice exuded an arrogant confidence that looked down upon all the fiery power of the sea.
"Yeah?"
Faced with Sakazuki's brimming confidence, Rosen didn't refute him. Instead, a slight smile appeared on his lips, and he made a slashing motion with his right hand, Ryūjin Jakka:
"Jōkaku Enjō."
The magma fist that covered everything, spreading like wildfire, caused the surging flames that engulfed the island's dome to change shape.
It changed from its original wave-like shape to the shape of a hand.
However, this hand was formed of flames, and its size was so enormous that it was practically a fiery mountain, pressing down on the sky above the new world.
Swish
As Rosen made a slashing motion, his fiery palm, as large as a mountain, resembled the Buddha gathering the Five Finger Mountain.
A series of chilling sounds of flames burning echoed from within the palm of the mountain.
How could that be?
"Even the most intensely burning flames should be extinguished and burned out the moment they touch the magma."
"It's impossible for the fire to still be burning like this."
Sakazuki stared at the fiery palm mountain that lingered in the sky for a long time, and his brows gradually furrowed.
The flames did not go out.
The fire did not subside.
Most importantly, the ethereal flames were not penetrated by any substantial magma fists. Instead, after being enveloped by the fiery palm mountain, no magma fist could break through the interior of the palm mountain. The magma fists trapped inside were like Sun Wukong trapped in an alchemy furnace, only to be continuously burned.
However, the magma fist is not like the Monkey King; it won't be refined into fiery eyes, but will only be burned to ashes.
"indeed."
"If it were any ordinary flame, whether it were the divine fire of the Lunaria tribe or the blazing flames of the Flame-Flame Fruit, it would have been completely extinguished by your Magma-Magma Fruit by now."
"However, you are now facing Ryūjin Jakka."
With a gentle wave of his Ryūjin Jakka, Rosen caused the fiery palm mountain that had been hovering in the sky to immediately dissipate, revealing everything inside to Sakazuki and Borsalino.
Those magma fists, each over a hundred meters long and as huge as small mountains, capable of extinguishing flames, were now burned to ashes.
Just like the release statement of Ryūjin Jakka.
All things in the universe will eventually turn to ashes.
Even the Magma-Magma Fruit, which possesses the highest peak attack power among the three types of Devil Fruits, is no exception.
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[Guys, it's finally here — Ryūjin Jakka makes its debut!]