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Chapter 385: Even Awakening Won't Help! The Wa Countryman Must Die!

Indeed, Teruichi Ando possessed a Logia-type Devil Fruit, making him immune to all physical attacks.

However, even an awakened Logia-type Devil Fruit was not truly invincible.

Take Teruichi Ando, for instance—his magma attacks required energy to sustain.

Now, Chen Ye's flames exceeded ten thousand degrees. At that level of heat, most substances would vaporize or melt; even atoms and molecules would be destroyed.

To say it could burn everything was no exaggeration.

Even if Teruichi Ando transformed entirely into magma, Chen Ye could still burn him.

Therefore—

Faced with Chen Ye's fire fist, Teruichi Ando sensed danger.

He didn't dare take it head-on. He immediately used "Dark Hound," throwing a punch to the side while transforming his body into magma and following the motion of the punch to escape the attack.

"Whoosh!"

The purple fire fist roared across the vast arena, rapidly reaching its edge and slamming into the magical barrier cast by Director Han Li.

"Buzz!"

The moment the fire fist hit the barrier, it burst with intense golden light. A phantom of a dragon turtle briefly appeared across the arena.

Then the fire fist exploded, sending a skyful of flames shooting into the air.

The dragon turtle phantom let out a mournful cry and instantly vanished. One of the four small flags at the corners of the arena spontaneously combusted…

On the high platform, Director Han Li's expression changed slightly.

Other Reincarnators were also startled.

Even a fool could tell—the barrier laid down by Director Han Li had blocked the fire fist, but it had still been shattered!

This was an S-rank powerhouse!

And not just any S-rank—Han Li was a long-established one!

It was said that in the final battle of the Marvel world, someone had seen him lay down a great formation that trapped all the superheroes and Thanos's army. Neither Thanos nor the mysterious Doctor Strange could escape…

No one had expected that this Chen Ye, whom everyone thought was an unknown nobody, could unleash such terrifying power with a single fire fist.

Not only did he crush Teruichi Ando's famed "Great Eruption," but he even shattered the formation laid down by the Director…

"Holy crap! This guy's too strong!"

"One move, and he did all that damage?"

"Are we sure he's just an A-rank Reincarnator? Not S-rank?"

"He's definitely not S-rank—otherwise the Lord God's Space would have a statue of him. But that one move was ridiculously powerful…"

…

Everyone began to murmur in disbelief.

They were all stunned by Chen Ye's performance.

On the high platform—

Director Han Li calmly drew another small flag and restored the formation around the arena.

Though he acted unfazed, the way he now looked at Chen Ye had clearly changed.

Other top-tier powerhouses also began to observe Chen Ye with great interest.

Back in the arena—

Teruichi Ando's face was grim, his eyes locked tightly on Chen Ye.

At this moment, he finally began to take his opponent seriously. He didn't dare show any more contempt and said nothing further.

Chen Ye's flames filled him with fear!

Still, Teruichi Ando remained confident that he could defeat—or even kill—Chen Ye.

Because aside from the Magma Fruit, he had other abilities.

Just the Magma Fruit alone wouldn't have earned him the tenth spot on the expert rankings!

"Allow me to show you the power of magma awakening!"

As soon as he spoke—

Teruichi Ando's body suddenly melted in place, like water flowing onto the arena surface.

In the next instant—

The entire arena turned into a sea of red-hot magma, steaming like a hellish landscape.

The scene was truly shocking.

And Chen Ye stood right at the center of the molten lava.

With his current body's defense and fire resistance, even bathing in magma posed no threat to him.

Still, Chen Ye frowned slightly.

Because the Wa countryman had turned the entire arena into magma and hidden himself within the massive pool, leaving Chen Ye with no clear target.

His frown only lasted a moment before his expression returned to normal.

He believed this Wa countryman couldn't maintain such a large-scale transformation for long and would definitely strike again.

When he did—that would be his moment of weakness!

Chen Ye's guess was correct.

It didn't take long before three magma spikes suddenly erupted from the arena floor, stabbing toward him from three directions.

To be honest, even if Chen Ye stood still, the attack wouldn't have hurt—it was barely more than a tickle.

Still, Chen Ye played along and gracefully dodged backward.

In the next instant—

Teruichi Ando burst out from the magma pool, ghostlike, appearing behind Chen Ye.

In his hand was a jet-black long blade—likely a famed sword from the One Piece world—its edge gleaming with a sharp, cold light.

Seeing Chen Ye midair from dodging the magma spikes, Teruichi Ando said nothing, charged straight at him, and swung the blade, clearly aiming to slice Chen Ye in half!

Of course, Chen Ye wasn't about to let himself be hit.

It wasn't time yet to reveal his true defense!

So—

He immediately turned around to counter!

But just as he turned, a thought flashed through his mind.

He felt like Teruichi Ando's attack was a bit… too simple.

First three magma spikes to force him to retreat, then a surprise attack from behind?

That kind of tactic might work for a rookie.

Would a top-tier expert like Teruichi Ando really use such an obvious and clumsy trick?

Suddenly—

Chen Ye realized that Teruichi Ando must have another move up his sleeve.

So—

Without a change in expression, he turned and dodged immediately.

And sure enough!!

Just as he evaded, Teruichi Ando's true killing blow arrived.

The three magma spikes suddenly merged, revealing Teruichi Ando's figure once again.

At the same time, he held a sharp dagger in his hand. Its short blade glowed with a ghastly green light—it was clearly coated in deadly poison!

In fact, that was exactly the case.

The dagger had been acquired by Teruichi Ando from a dungeon in a certain game world. It contained deadly toxins—strong enough to kill even gods.

Its name: "Godslayer."

This was Teruichi Ando's true trump card.

At this moment, since Chen Ye had dodged the long blade, his body was completely airborne.

In that situation, evading again was impossible!

Teruichi Ando's strike was sure to hit!

And it did!

However…

Clang! A crisp sound rang out.

Before Chen Ye stood a shield, blocking the stab from the Godslayer dagger.

Looking closely, the shield had actually emerged from his clothing, which had decomposed to form it…

Only then did everyone realize—Chen Ye's outfit was no ordinary garment.

In such blazing magma, any normal fabric would've been incinerated long ago. Yet Chen Ye's clothes were completely intact.

That outfit, of course, was a divine artifact Chen Ye had brought with him—crafted from a mysterious metal from another world!

Even Chen Ye's strength couldn't damage it in the slightest, so blocking the Godslayer dagger was no problem at all.

In the next moment—

Chen Ye seized the opportunity. His right hand shot forward like a spear, piercing straight through Teruichi Ando's chest!

Teruichi Ando froze.

He looked at Chen Ye—and actually smiled:

"I truly admire your vigilance. However… haven't you seen the One Piece anime? Don't you know that Logia-type Devil Fruits allow for elementalization and immunity to physical attacks?"

"Oh really?" Chen Ye also smiled. "Why don't you try feeling it again?"

As soon as the words fell—

Chen Ye's palm tightened slightly, as if grasping something.

Teruichi Ando's expression changed, and a look of pain immediately spread across his face.

He looked down in disbelief and saw that Chen Ye's entire arm had turned pitch black.

"Armament Haki?"

His answer came in the form of Chen Ye clutching his heart tightly—then unleashing his flames.

"Pfft!"

That terrifying purple flame flared up again.

This time, with Chen Ye holding his heart, Teruichi Ando had no way to escape.

"Ahhh!"

Teruichi Ando let out a miserable scream…

"Yamete… please, spare me! I concede!!"

Chen Ye paid him no attention and instead increased the intensity of the flames.

In the blink of an eye, Teruichi Ando's entire body was engulfed in a sea of purple fire.

The temperature in the arena rose rapidly.

"Good! Let this Wa countryman feel what that's like…"

On the high platform, Hu Zhong suddenly exclaimed in excitement.

…

In just a few breaths—

Teruichi Ando was burned to ashes by Chen Ye!

"Successfully eliminated heretic. Gained 792 potential points!"

Hearing the prompt in his mind, Chen Ye let out a heavy sigh of relief.

This Wa countryman had clearly placed great confidence in his Magma Fruit, seemingly carrying no other life-saving items—and Chen Ye had successfully killed him…

It made sense.

The awakened Magma Fruit was extremely troublesome!

If Teruichi Ando hadn't tried to kill Chen Ye, the latter might not have had the chance to counterattack.

Once Teruichi Ando died—

The arena returned to normal.

Only then—

Did the onlookers surrounding the stage snap back to their senses!

Then, countless Reincarnators stared at Chen Ye with looks of fear.

They never imagined that the famed Teruichi Ando—Emperor of Wa Country, ranked tenth among the top experts—would die like this.

Killed by a complete unknown!!

Even many of the powerhouses on the high platforms looked at Chen Ye with solemn expressions.

"Haha! Well done!"

Hu Zhong suddenly burst into laughter and said excitedly, "Brother Chen, you're formidable!!"

He had long disliked Teruichi Ando and had been looking for an opportunity to kill him.

Teruichi Ando had previously stolen his loot and quest rewards in a dungeon, creating a long-standing grudge between them.

Hearing Hu Zhong's voice, Chen Ye gave a slight smile, transformed into a blaze, and leapt back to his seat.

Almost the moment he sat down, murmurs erupted all around him:

"I can't believe it… the Emperor of Wa Country is actually dead…"

"He was ranked tenth among top experts! Even that S-rank powerhouse from Asan couldn't kill Teruichi Ando before—unbelievable…"

"It was different back then. When Sharman was chasing him, Teruichi Ando only focused on evasion and transformed into magma. Sharman was powerful, but had no way to deal with him unless he wanted to destroy the world… This time, Teruichi Ando got counter-killed because he tried too hard to kill that Xiaguo guy and exposed a flaw. A classic case of slipping in a ditch."

"Anyone know the name of that purple-flame guy? What's his codename in the Lord God's Space? If I run into him later, I need to steer clear!"

"No idea. I've never heard of a guy like that…"

"His clothes aren't normal either!"

…

Countless Reincarnators kept staring at Chen Ye, as if trying to memorize his face.

At that moment—

On the high platform of the Pretty Nation.

That man named Adam was watching Chen Ye with great interest.

"A powerhouse like this shouldn't be unknown in the Lord God's Space."

Adam muttered to himself, then turned and said to a subordinate, "Notify the CIA. Tell them to investigate this purple-flame kid. I want a full dossier on him by the time I return!"

The subordinate nodded, immediately taking out his phone to report back home.

In truth—

Adam wasn't actually from the Pretty Nation. He was from a small country.

He only ran to the Pretty Nation to become a senator because he was drawn to its prosperity.

And, of course, Hollywood actresses…

In any case, he had the strength to do whatever he pleased!

Compared to the silence on other platforms, Xiaguo's side was filled with celebration.

Mainly because Hu Zhong, being overly excited, infected everyone with his energy.

"Brother Chen, that was beautifully done," Hu Zhong said with a grin. "That Wa countryman was incredibly hard to kill. Even the S-rank powerhouse from Asan failed to take him down. Didn't expect him to die by your hand."

"Just got lucky."

Chen Ye also smiled.

Gaining nearly eight hundred potential points in one go left him in a great mood.

"Killing someone ranked tenth among the top experts is no stroke of luck!" a squad member couldn't help but say. "Mr. Chen, you're truly incredible!"

Another squad member nodded instinctively.

Actually, these two weren't weak themselves—both were A-rank powerhouses, part of the same team as Hu Zhong and the Director General.

If not for that status, they wouldn't even qualify to be here.

Ever since the Director General obtained a personal xianxia-style dungeon, he had been focused entirely on it and passed the team leader role to Hu Zhong…

Hearing this, Chen Ye waved his hand. "If that Wa countryman hadn't gotten greedy and gone all-out trying to kill me, I couldn't have taken him down either."

Of course, that was just modesty.

Even if Teruichi Ando had chosen to hide the whole time, Chen Ye still had ways to kill him—though it might've required revealing more of his strength, which could have backfired.

"Well done, Chen Ye!"

Even the Director General offered praise.

Chen Ye only smiled in response.

He didn't consider himself beneath anyone just because the man was the Director General.

If it came down to a real fight, the Director General might not win against him…

Hu Zhong added, "Brother Chen, now you should really think—pick any Wa Country city you want. Other than their capital, everything's on the table!"

Chen Ye didn't take it to heart.

Among the crowd, only Zhao Hu remained silent.

He glanced at the clothes Chen Ye was wearing and frowned, lost in thought.

…

The host soon returned to announce the next match.

"The second-round winner: Xiaguo's Chen Ye!"

"Will the participant who drew lot number 3 please step into the ring!"

As the host finished speaking, a man and woman jumped into the arena from opposite directions.

(End of chapter)

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