"Incorporate the power that creates volcanic eruptions into all attacks."
"Even a single punch or kick has the destructive power of a volcanic eruption."
"No wonder it can rival the strongest Paramecia-type Tremor-Tremor Fruit."
After Rosen steadied himself, a knowing glint flashed in his eyes.
After two encounters, he discovered that Sakazuki's strength lay in the fact that all his attack methods were imbued with the explosive power of a volcanic eruption. Combined with the power of the magma itself, it was equivalent to each punch and kick possessing destructive power comparable to the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and also carrying the effect of magma burning.
It's no exaggeration to say that it's practically a magma version of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
In response to this.
He also had to admit the power of the Magma-Magma Fruit, and that Sakazuki had truly developed this Devil Fruit to its fullest potential, possessing the highest attack power among the three types of Devil Fruits.
Of course, this is under the condition that Ryūjin Jakka is not playing.
"What a nuisance. I never thought I would be afraid to touch it because I fear the power of fire."
"Fortunately, Rosen's flames are very hot and incredibly large, capable of burning even magma. However, his attack method is rather simple; he only burns, and it takes some time to burn magma completely."
"I just need to seize the opportunity before the lava is completely burned off to attack him."
If Rosen was surprised by the explosive power of the Magma-Magma Fruit, then Sakazuki was wary of the sheer size and high temperature of Ryūjin Jakka's flames.
However, what secretly relieved him was that the flames released by Rosen's knife could only destroy enemies through burning, which gave him a way to deal with it.
"Senior."
"You must be thinking about the flames created by Ryūjin Jakka. Its attack method is extremely limited; it only burns, unlike your Magma-Magma Fruit, which can also create the power of a volcanic eruption."
Is that so?
Just as Sakazuki finalized his plan to deal with Ryūjin Jakka, Rosen suddenly spoke.
"good."
"Your flames are both hot and large, but it is undeniable that your attack methods are too simplistic and lack the instantaneous destructive power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit."
"Moreover, although my magma is not as hot as your flames and will be extinguished by your flames, it is undeniable that only my magma can withstand the longest burning of your Ryūjin Jakka."
After his thoughts were seen through, Sakazuki showed no panic. Instead, he calmly acknowledged Rosen's statement.
He experienced countless battles and faced far too many formidable enemies.
No matter how dire the situation, one will not panic.
"This is why you absolutely cannot defeat me using the Ryūjin Jakka sword."
"Get a different knife, Rosen."
"If you want to beat me."
After Sakazuki pointed out that Rosen could not defeat him using Ryūjin Jakka, he signaled to his junior to change to a different Zanpakutō.
"Let's attack."
Rosen, knife in hand, challenged Sakazuki to a duel.
"What?"
Sakazuki was slightly taken aback.
"Let me tell you how arrogant you are with your ideas, senior."
Rosen raised Ryūjin Jakka and pointed the tip at Sakazuki.
"You are too arrogant."
"Rosen."
Sakazuki narrowed his eyes slightly, then stepped forward, his lower limbs transforming into two volcanoes, spewing forth blazing lava.
In terms of absolute speed, he is certainly not as fast as Borsalino, who ate the Glint-Glint Fruit, but Borsalino still calls him a monster without any weaknesses.
One of the reasons is mobility.
The power that causes volcanic eruptions can be used not only for attacks, but also for high-speed movement and flight.
Just like now.
Boom
Using the power of the volcanic eruption, combined with the Soru technique from the Rokushiki, Sakazuki flew like a meteor, surrounded by an overwhelming and intense aura. His entire body glowed with dazzling magma fire, and in an instant, he rushed to Rosen's side, throwing out a fist that shone with a blazing red light.
"Hellhound!"
Unlike the previous large eruptions and Meteor Volcano.
Sakazuki's attack this time seemed far less imposing than the previous one, but its concentrated destructive power far surpassed that of the Ryūsei Kazan and even Ryusei Kazan.
"That's right, come on!"
Faced with Sakazuki's onslaught of the Hellhounds, Rosen, instead of being alarmed, laughed and then calmly swung his Ryūjin Jakka, slashing diagonally downwards.
at the same time.
The flames on the blade subsided completely, becoming as ordinary as Sakazuki's hound, looking no different from a regular blade.
A person gathers the magma.
A person's raging flames subsided.
But just as the sword and the fist collided, a terrifying, intense shockwave instantly erupted, cracking the earth, scorching the surface, and unleashing a violent heatwave.
Boom
Just as Sakazuki unleashed a punch, intending to either knock away or shatter the Ryūjin Jakka in Rosen's hand, his blade, locked in a stalemate with the Hellhound, suddenly erupted with a massive tornado of flames. Like an insurmountable wall of fire that incinerated everything, it not only kept the Hellhound at bay but also engulfed his body in the expanding fiery tornado.
"it's useless."
"Before your flames could consume me, my magma had already pierced through your body and this ethereal flame together."
Despite feeling the intense heat radiating from all over his body, Sakazuki remained unfazed and continued to throw punches, attempting to use his Hellhound to break through the oncoming wall of flames from the tornado.
He had already estimated it.
Given the magma's resistance to flames, holding out for three to five seconds against Ryūjin Jakka was no problem at all.
In those brief three to five seconds, he could do a lot of things.
For example, using a Hellhound to break through the flame tornado wall formed by fire.
For example, use the Hellhound to knock away Ryūjin Jakka.
For example, using the Hellhound to pierce Rosen's body.
"You're the arrogant one, Senior Sakazuki."
At that moment, a neutral voice came from Rosen's mouth.
"Taimatsu!"
He slashed downwards with the hand holding the knife.
Expanding outwards and forming a tornado, the flames engulfing Sakazuki were like a detonated missile—no, a thermobaric bomb—first bursting forth with a dazzling golden light, and then the tornado of flames exploded with a deafening roar.
Boom
The overwhelming burst of flames, carrying a temperature of 6,000 degrees Celsius, looked from afar like a mini sun falling from the sky, occupying the island's land, turning the surrounding area within a thousand meters into scorched earth, and then exploding like a biscuit, raising towering clouds of ash and smoke.
call out
Amidst the raging, scorching heat, a figure was sent flying backwards like a cannonball, traveling a thousand meters in a single bound.
Bang
With a deafening roar, Sakazuki was embedded in a towering mountain on the island.
at this time.
He was no longer the confident and awe-inspiring man he once was; he was covered in soot and looked utterly disheveled.
Yes.
As a Logia-type Magma-Magma Fruit user, who could extinguish all fire-type abilities on the Grand Line, including the equally Logia-type Flame-Flame Fruit, the Magma Man was burned.
Not only that.
Having taken the direct hit of the explosive flames, he was as if he were in the center of a thermobaric bomb, enduring the scorching heat of the flames and the impact of the explosion.
Not only that.
The surrounding air will be instantly sucked out and burned up, creating an almost oxygen-free area.
"Cough cough cough!"
Sakazuki coughed a few times, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
Even when facing attacks from the world's strongest man, he could hold his ground without retreating an inch and remain locked in a stalemate.
But now, after Sakazuki's Magma-Magma Fruit-wielding Hellhound clashed head-on with Ryūjin Jakka's Taimatsu, he was blasted away on the spot.
A monster capable of enduring Whitebeard's furious attacks with his head and spine, the most lethal parts of the human body, and then quickly getting up as if nothing had happened.
Not only is it a tank, but its recovery and defense are also maxed out.
But now.
He was breached after using the Hellhound to clash with Rosen's Taimatsu.
Not only was the person blasted a kilometer away, but their body was also burned, and they even vomited blood.