Chapter 90: The Hou Jue Wo Ban

With a light sigh, Su Han stopped thinking further.

"The power of the Thunder-Thunder Fruit can also..."

Su Han clenched his fist, a look of satisfaction crossing his face as he stared at his now-elementalized palm.

Like Blackbeard, Su Han could swallow two Devil Fruits at once.

As for the reason, it was likely because he had eliminated all the drawbacks of the Dark-Dark Fruit; thus, the limitation of being able to consume only one Devil Fruit vanished naturally.

Yet, the Dark-Dark Fruit still had some influence on the Thunder-Thunder Fruit.

Previously, when he had just fused the Thunder-Thunder Fruit.

Although Su Han could use all of White Bear General's abilities—or rather, Enel's—including massively expanding his Observation Haki's sensing range via the Mind Lightning Grid, and unleashing the 1-billion-volt Lei Shen, a mass-kill ability.

But Su Han had been unable to achieve elementization using the Thunder-Thunder Fruit.

So, upon first obtaining the Thunder-Thunder Fruit, Su Han spent 1,000 points to eliminate all its flaws, allowing it to become fully compatible with the Dark-Dark Fruit.

Now,

Su Han could fully perform elementization.

Admiral Kong's face was icy as he growled low: "Execute."

Two blades stabbed toward Ace.

"Old Man Bai Hu Zi invited us here—if at the end we can't even save his beloved son, we'll lose all face."

A crisp laugh rang out as Su Han turned into a bolt of lightning, instantly piercing through endless crowds and appearing before Admiral Kong.

"Get out of my way, Admiral of the Marines! I don't want to kill you."

One hand seized Admiral Kong's body; the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit suppressed his Mythical Zoan transformation, while Armament Haki coated his fist and slammed into Kong's chest.

Though Kong reacted swiftly, coating his chest with Armament Haki and avoiding direct penetration from the terrifying punch, the force still surged through him, hurling him flying.

A bolt of lightning erupted into a chain, sweeping outward and instantly flinging the two executioners into the air.

In Ace's stunned, disbelieving gaze, Su Han seized Ace's body, laughing as he used the Flying Thunder God Technique, vanishing instantly from the endless tide of Marines and reappearing aboard the Bai Hu Zi Pirates' ship.

Bai Hu Zi, seeing this, finally exhaled in relief, his gaze toward Su Han now carrying a trace of gratitude.

Then he burst into loud laughter, his voice booming across the entire battlefield.

"Oh-ho-ho! Boys! Ace is saved! Time to retreat!"

At this moment, Bai Hu Zi was undoubtedly joyful and elated.

Compared to the brutal, bloody Battle of Marineford in the original timeline, the Bai Hu Zi Pirates' losses this time were far fewer.

That was enough.

Bai Hu Zi never cared about victory in this war.

Win or lose, it didn't matter—as long as his sons were safe, he was content.

Under Bai Hu Zi's call and orders, large numbers of Bai Hu Zi Pirates withdrew in orderly fashion.

Admiral Kong returned to the execution platform, looking down from above.

He saw the pirate crew retreating like a tide toward the sea; he saw Su Han, who had brought Ace back to Bai Hu Zi's ship, and Bai Hu Zi himself, still in excellent condition on the battlefield.

His lips twitched slightly, but no words came out.

He had failed.

This battle had undeniably ended in defeat.

Kong couldn't even imagine how the World News would report this battle once it ended.

Clenching his lips, Kong's hands hung limply at his sides.

"The age of evil will truly begin."

Su Han stared at the battlefield; all Bai Hu Zi Pirates had now returned.

Yet as he watched, his expression suddenly turned extremely peculiar.

"That was exhilarating! Red Dog's power is impressive—no wonder he'll become the next Marine Admiral!"

Hou Jue Wo Ban laughed heartily, bare-chested, dragging the lifeless corpse of Akainu like a dead dog back onto the Moby Dick.

Seeing this, Marco swallowed hard, staring in shock at the lifeless Akainu, then at Hou Jue Wo Ban, who spoke with such glee yet bore not a single scratch, his face twitching.

To defeat a Marine Admiral in combat, reduce him to this state, and still capture him alive...

Hou Jue Wo Ban was truly a monstrous being.

"Lord President."

Hou Jue Wo Ban stretched his body, spotted Su Han, and suddenly tossed the unconscious, lifeless Akainu at his feet. "I think this fellow might be useful to you?"

"Yes. A bit useful."

Su Han nodded. He could use his Dark-Dark Fruit to extract the Magma-Magma Fruit's power from Akainu.

Though Akainu would die after the extraction, no one present cared about that.

"Then Akainu is yours."

Hou Jue Wo Ban clapped his hands, utterly unconcerned.

Su Han's expression turned instantly strange: "You're serious?"

Hou Jue Wo Ban glanced at Su Han without hesitation.

"Of course I am!"

Sensing Su Han's confusion, Hou Jue Wo Ban explained further.