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Chapter 27
Vice Admiral Chaton, upon hearing this—
No qualification for a fair fight?
It felt as if his heart had suffered a massive insult.
Especially since… the person he liked, Momousagi, was still present at the scene.
How could he possibly endure Tian Chen's arrogance and disdain?
Gritting his teeth immediately, he launched an attack toward Tian Chen.
Finger Pistol combined with Armament Haki wrapping around it.
A piercing finger shot through the air, like an air bullet blasting forth.
Tian Chen stood in place, his figure straight and unmoving.
An invisible aura emanated from him, like an unshakable mountain.
Chaton's attack reached one foot away from Tian Chen when a golden barrier suddenly appeared on Tian Chen's body— and effortlessly blocked it!
"Just this level of power?"
Tian Chen looked at Chaton with majestic, imposing eyes.
But perhaps those words completely ignited Chaton's pride.
In this moment… Chaton seemed like a different person.
The aura around his body suddenly became heavy and dense.
Then— with one stomp of his foot, the entire ground shook violently.
Around Vice Admiral Chaton's body, earth-yellow energy emerged, rapidly condensing and swirling.
As Chaton's figure rose off the ground, he floated into the air.
He unleashed his Devil Fruit ability attack toward Tian Chen.
"Dust Release!"
A conical blast of earth and dust hurtled toward Tian Chen.
Tian Chen's eyes flickered slightly.
A little surprised.
He hadn't expected Vice Admiral Chaton to actually be a Devil Fruit user?
No wonder his appearance screamed "old schemer." He hid it pretty well!
From what he could see now… Chaton had most likely eaten the Logia-type Devil Fruit—Soil-Soil Fruit.
Able to freely manipulate earth and soil.
However… this move called "Dust Release"… wasn't that a blatant insult to Onoki the Third Tsuchikage from the Naruto world?
Momousagi, seeing this, suddenly felt a little worried that Tian Chen might underestimate him.
She knew very well the level of Chaton's ability and strength.
As a Vice Admiral candidate in Marine Headquarters, Chaton could already fight the three Admirals to a 4:6 disadvantage.
His combat power and techniques should not be underestimated.
Tian Chen, however, had no intention of counterattacking.
If he underestimated Chaton's abilities and got countered by the elemental advantage, he might suffer a loss.
Momousagi really didn't want Tian Chen to face any threat right now.
But she breathed a sigh of relief when the golden light barrier around Tian Chen effortlessly blocked Chaton's attack once again.
Chaton's heart sank.
Still unable to break through the Great Emperor's casual defense?
Perhaps the barrier around Tian Chen was just as indestructible as the one covering Sabaody above.
Thinking of this… Chaton felt extremely unwilling.
He then unleashed several more Devil Fruit attacks.
Among them, the most powerful one— his body massively fused with the soil, forming a giant earthen figure.
Hundreds of meters tall.
A massive fist slammed down onto Tian Chen's energy barrier with full force.
It released terrifying energy waves like spatial vibrations, sweeping across thousands of meters around.
But in the end… seeing that Tian Chen remained completely unaffected, Chaton had no choice but to understand— the gap between him and Tian Chen the Great Emperor was insurmountable.
In the next moment, he wisely stopped attacking.
He retracted all his abilities.
In front of Tian Chen, he personally severed one of his own arms.
Enduring the intense unwillingness, he left Sabaody Archipelago.
Momousagi apologized to Tian Chen:
"I'm sorry, Tian Chen the Great Emperor!" "I didn't know he would cause such a disturbance on Sabaody because of me."
"No harm done!"
Tian Chen smiled lightly and brushed it off.
With a casual wave of his hand, the destroyed landscape on the ground instantly restored itself to its original state.
The surrounding melon-eating crowd, witnessing this scene, felt even more shocked in their hearts.
They had once again witnessed Tian Chen's power.
It felt simply unbelievable.
This was practically the power to reshape heaven and earth, wasn't it?!
Could it be… Tian Chen the Great Emperor really was a god?
Tian Chen said nothing more.
He vanished on the spot and returned to Celestial Palace.
Up in Celestial Palace, Imu—who had been watching the battle the entire time— found Tian Chen's methods increasingly incomprehensible.
An indestructible defensive barrier was one thing!
But why could he also restore the destroyed ground with a casual wave?
What kind of ability was this?
Could it be the Restoration-Restoration Fruit?
But no such Devil Fruit was recorded in the illustrated guide.
It was probably impossible for such a fruit to exist.
For the moment… unable to figure it out, Imu felt that only someone very closely related to Tian Chen— for example, someone who shared his bed— might have a chance to understand him.
But she would never sacrifice her own body just to gain information about Tian Chen.
She could only plan— after escaping Sabaody first, to arrange other pawns.
For example… when Tian Chen started adding to his harem… perhaps an opportunity would arise.
Tian Chen returned to the palace.
Knowing that Imu was no longer staying in her room and was moving freely on Sabaody, Tian Chen didn't mind.
After all, with her power currently sealed by him, Imu was just an ordinary weak woman.
And without his permission, Imu had no chance of leaving Sabaody Archipelago.
Tian Chen began checking his friends' activity updates.
[Your beloved concubine Esdeath has attacked Gecko Moria] ×20
[Your beloved concubine Esdeath has severely injured Absalom]
[Your beloved concubine Esdeath has severely injured Perona]
[Your beloved concubine Esdeath has severely injured Hogback]
[Your friend Silvers Rayleigh was attacked by CP0's Guernica, Joseph, and Gismonda, and was injured.]
[Your friend Silvers Rayleigh's killing intent has risen. He severely wounded CP0's Guernica, Joseph, and Gismonda.]
[Your friend Silvers Rayleigh has attacked Neptune]
[Your friend Silvers Rayleigh has attacked the three princes of Fish-Man Island: Shark Star, Emperor Star, and Car Star.]
[Your friend Silvers Rayleigh has abducted Princess Shirahoshi]
[Your friend Silvers Rayleigh has been attacked by Sea Kings] ×12
[Your friend Silvers Rayleigh's killing intent has risen. He has slain the Sea Kings] ×11
"Heh heh… looks like things are getting quite lively out there."
"But Esdeath didn't kill Gecko Moria and the others—"
"She's planning to recruit Gecko Moria and the others as subordinates?"
"On Rayleigh's side, he should have successfully repelled the three CP0 agents."
"Didn't expect Rayleigh to also fight Neptune and the others."
"Whatever—as long as he brings Shirahoshi back to Sabaody Archipelago, that's what matters most."
"But being chased by Sea Kings underwater is very dangerous."
"I hope you don't run into any trouble. At the very least, Princess Shirahoshi is already a duck in hand—we can't afford to lose her now."
Just as Tian Chen was thinking this—
Suddenly, the entire Sabaody Archipelago felt as if it had been struck by a giant object.
And the source of the impact… came from beneath the sea surface of Sabaody.
Tian Chen's figure immediately vanished from the throne.
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