Chapter 190

He looked again at the ice creeping over his feet, feeling the cold aura rising from the surface of this layer, a chill that seemed to pierce straight through to his heart.

"Vice Admiral Aokiji, looks like he's going all out."

Lu En thought to himself.

A Logia-type Devil Fruit user...

Truly absurdly strong!

If one were to say—

What thing on this sea could let a person achieve a short-term explosive surge in strength—

Then undoubtedly—

The first choice would be a Logia-type Devil Fruit!

Called by countless pirates on the sea—

The strongest type of Devil Fruit!

Every single Logia-type Devil Fruit, if sold on the market, could fetch an extremely high price!

Over a hundred million Beri might still be the lowest auction price.

Any single Logia-type Devil Fruit could produce a top-tier powerhouse.

At least—

In the first half of the Grand Line, possessing a Logia-type Devil Fruit really lets one walk sideways!

As long as one doesn't run into a rare few top-tier powerhouses, basically no one can deal with a Logia-type ability user.

Even with Seastone, dealing with a Logia-type ability user is by no means simple.

The Aokiji before their eyes is even more an outstanding figure among Logia-type ability users!

Even though the present Aokiji has not yet become an Admiral of Marine Headquarters, his mastery over the powers of the Chill-Chill Fruit has long since reached a consummate, perfected realm.

Simply put—

Pirates with a bounty under a hundred million Beri don't even qualify to be Aokiji's opponent.

For example—

The very demon-man Oren before them, whose bounty reaches as high as sixty million Beri.

At this moment—

Facing the poised Marine Vice Admiral Aokiji, the demon-man Oren felt an unprecedented panic.

A wave of cold air shot from the soles of his feet straight up to the crown of his head, making his hair stand on end, a chill of dread.

"Aokiji, this monster..."

"Over something like this?"

"The moment he strikes, it's already the rhythm of going all out?"

"Damn it!"

"Logia-type ability users—sure enough, every single one of them is an utterly terrifying monster!"

Oren clenched both fists tightly, his heart in turmoil, instinctively retreating half a step.

His eyes, brimming with wariness, fixed dead on Aokiji, his face pale; even though he possessed a towering ten-meter-tall frame, it still could not bring him the slightest sense of security.

Facing a Logia-type ability user, Oren had no chance of winning whatsoever.

Even—

Before they had even crossed hands—

His courage had been worn away to nothing.

"C-can I surrender?"

Oren stared at Aokiji, his eyes filled with terror, and asked weakly.

He had chickened out.

He had completely lost even the courage to fight Aokiji.

Hearing this—

Aokiji's face remained expressionless; he swept a casual glance at Oren.

Then—

He replied coldly: "No!"

Surrender?

If that's how it goes, how am I supposed to show off in front of that kid Lu En?

"Damn you, Aokiji!"

Oren gritted his teeth, fury and terror warring as he prepared to struggle desperately and counterattack.

Just at this moment—

Aokiji made his move.

It was seen that—

He slowly bent at the waist.

Both palms pressed firmly against the ground.

In an instant—

The power of the Chill-Chill Fruit was driven by Aokiji at full force, erupting the fruit's power completely.

At the same time—

A low cry escaped Aokiji's mouth.

"Ice Age!"