Chapter 107: Different Paths, Same Destination
Nineteen times? What do you mean?
Chu Yi’s voice, filled with regret, echoed in the air. The Yellow Ape was momentarily stunned, then a flush of shame and anger spread across his face.
“Oh? Shura! You actually underestimate me?”
“Well then, let me show you... my true power!”
Understanding that Chu Yi had been silently counting the number of times he dodged the “Yasakani no Magatama” light orbs during their confrontation, the Yellow Ape, in a fit of frustrated rage, not only increased the number of “Yasakani no Magatama” orbs unleashed but also doubled the speed at which each orb flew!
That was—
Twice the speed of light!
Such a vast quantity combined with double light speed was not something anyone could easily evade.
By unleashing the “Yasakani no Magatama” with such overwhelming power, the Yellow Ape could obliterate an entire island in mere moments. Moreover, even for the Yellow Ape himself, using the “Yasakani no Magatama” with such intensity placed a considerable strain on his body. For Chu Yi to successfully dodge them was far from simple.
Admittedly, Chu Yi’s speed was sufficient.
After his seventh awakening, his physical condition had been enhanced once more. Under the influence of “Razor,” when facing attacks traveling at twice the speed of light, Chu Yi could, given one condition, ignore the twin light-speed assaults.
That condition was...
Chu Yi had to be able to predict the trajectory of every orb.
Unfortunately, Chu Yi’s Observation Haki had evolved, leaping from a previous stage directly to a new one.
Against ordinary light-speed attacks, his evolved Observation Haki allowed him to easily sense and even extend the special effects accompanying the evolution—this was the “prediction” ability Chu Yi used against the Yellow Ape.
But when facing twice light-speed attacks...
Chu Yi could only lock onto the orbs with Observation Haki; he could no longer predict their paths.
Without prediction, Chu Yi could not dodge in advance.
At twice light speed, the orbs flew too fast—if Chu Yi sensed them with Observation Haki first, then reacted with his body, the orbs would have already struck him.
Therefore, the Yellow Ape’s sudden acceleration of the “Yasakani no Magatama” was very effective.
“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”
In an instant, the twice light-speed orbs surged forth. Out of ten orbs, Chu Yi could barely dodge two; the other eight slammed into him, exploding violently.
The only saving grace was that seeing the Yellow Ape’s tendency to go berserk, Chu Yi had entered his Six-Armed Shura mode early, using the Shura Automaton’s formidable defense to withstand the blows.
Without that...
After a single round of the Yellow Ape’s assault, it was likely that Whitebeard—who was fighting Akainu and Aokiji—would be searching for Chu Yi’s corpse amidst the scattered ashes.
But now?
With the Shura Automaton’s sturdy defense, Chu Yi was not afraid to confront the Yellow Ape’s “Yasakani no Magatama” head-on.
Even if he was hit by several orbs, so what?
He had the Shura Automaton for protection; he wouldn’t get hurt. In that case...
He could just focus calmly on completing his mission.
The faint smile on his face never faded. In Six-Armed Shura mode, fully displaying the Shura Automaton’s sturdy defense, Chu Yi leisurely began playing a game.
A game only a man would play—dodging twenty times!
With this peaceful mindset, facing the Yellow Ape’s relentless “Yasakani no Magatama” barrage, the “Return to Simplicity” Chu Yi naturally pushed his Shura instincts to the extreme.
Or rather...
The incoming orbs, all flying at twice the speed of light, exerted tremendous pressure on Chu Yi, finally giving his Shura instincts the chance to fully unleash.
Then...
One minute later!
“Whoosh!” “Whoosh!” “Whoosh!”
Chu Yi, standing still, suddenly sped up his dodges. When the Yellow Ape fired ten orbs, Chu Yi could smoothly evade four or five of them!
Two minutes later!
Though no substantial breakthrough was achieved, dodging six of ten orbs was no longer a struggle for Chu Yi.
Three minutes... four minutes... five minutes...
Ten minutes later!
“Whoosh!” “Whoosh!” “Whoosh!”
Still rooted in place, Chu Yi’s dodges left countless afterimages beside him.
Every time the Yellow Ape unleashed ten orbs, Chu Yi remarkably dodged all of them!
His next goal was the game he had just thought of—successfully dodging twenty attacks from the Yellow Ape.
But at this moment...
“Ha!”
The Yellow Ape’s fierce shout instantly doubled Chu Yi’s pressure again!
This time, it was triple light speed—
The absolute limit of the Yellow Ape’s use of the Flash Fruit!
In an instant, even Chu Yi’s Observation Haki could not find a single gap as the orbs shot forth like raindrops in a storm, leaving no room for Chu Yi to evade.
Yet...
Chu Yi still did not abandon his quest to gather awakening materials!
The only change was that his feet no longer stayed firmly planted; his body began moving swiftly to dodge.
Soon, another ten minutes passed.
At this moment, the Yellow Ape, having used “Yasakani no Magatama” continuously for twenty minutes, felt fatigued. Looking down at Chu Yi, whose Shura Automaton defense now bore cracks, his eyes twitched sharply.
In the Yellow Ape’s impression, Chu Yi was nothing short of a monster!
What a joke!
The triple light-speed “Yasakani no Magatama” boasted over ninety percent accuracy in the first three minutes.
After three minutes...
Eighty percent, sixty percent, fifty percent...
Until the triple light-speed “Yasakani no Magatama” couldn’t even hit forty percent of the time, the deeply sighing and very weary Yellow Ape finally gave up on capturing Chu Yi, preparing instead to aid Akainu and Aokiji, attempting to reverse their disadvantage in the fight against Whitebeard.
But just as the Yellow Ape was about to leave...
“Sigh!”
Chu Yi sighed again, and words that made the Yellow Ape feel helpless slowly drifted in his direction.
“Just a little more, Yellow Ape. My Observation Haki is about to break through again.”
“You...”
“Can’t you last a bit longer?”
Pfft!
Hearing Chu Yi’s words, the Yellow Ape nearly spat blood!
How could he respond?
What do you mean I can’t last? I’ve lasted plenty! You’re the real monster here, okay?
Glaring at Chu Yi with a face full of resentment, the Yellow Ape was truly at a loss for words.
As for Chu Yi—
After another regretful shake of his head and sigh, while the Yellow Ape wore a black line across his forehead, full of grudges, Chu Yi suddenly smiled brightly.
“But Yellow Ape, I still have to thank you.”
“Because without you, I wouldn’t have understood the truth that different paths can lead to the same destination. Nor would I have realized...”
“That training my Observation Haki actually helps improve my swordsmanship!”
Swordsmanship? What does he mean?
Chu Yi’s words left the Yellow Ape vaguely bewildered since he couldn’t comprehend how training Observation Haki had any connection to swordsmanship.
Only Chu Yi understood what “Hawkeye” had said before and fully grasped how “Hawkeye” balanced between swordsmanship and Haki.
So, just as Chu Yi’s words fell...
“Whoosh!”
Suddenly, he condensed the Shura Blade, gripping it tightly in his palm.
When Chu Yi narrowed his eyes, fixing his sharp gaze on the Yellow Ape...
“Swish!”
The blade descended like a gust of wind!
At the exact moment the Shura Blade struck down, the Yellow Ape’s pupils contracted slightly as he caught sight of the immense force of Chu Yi’s strike—
A crack had formed in the sky!