Pirate: This Marine has two Rinnegan.

Rayleigh smiled slightly, not annoyed at all. Having lived for so long, what hadn't he seen? How could he be provoked by Qianhe's innocuous remark?

"Looks like I underestimated the Navy? Since you want to fight me, try this first. Only after you survive this will you be qualified to fight me."

After saying that, Rayleigh's eyes widened suddenly.

Buzz! An invisible aura erupted from his body, which was his Conqueror's Haki.

As the right-hand man of the Pirate King, Rayleigh's Conqueror's Haki is undoubtedly powerful. Kalifa was so overwhelmed by this aura that her eyes rolled back and her body went limp as she was about to collapse.

Chiga reached out and embraced Kalifa, gently prying open her eyelids with his fingers. Chiga's Rinnegan flashed, and Kalifa woke up with a start.

Kalifa woke up somewhat confused. She turned her head and looked around before realizing that she had somehow ended up in Chiga's arms. Then, she reflexively broke free from Chiga's embrace.

Surprisingly, Chiga didn't stop her this time, which made her feel a little uncomfortable. However, it also reminded her of what had just happened. She had been knocked unconscious by Lei using an invisible attack, and it was Chiga who caught her and woke her up.

Thinking of this, Kalifa blushed slightly and said shyly to Chihiro,

"Thank you, I'm sorry to have troubled you..."

Qianhe was taken aback by these words. He hadn't expected his aloof little secretary to be so submissive, but it felt quite good to make her give in.

However, Chiga didn't look at her, but simply waved her hand to indicate that she was fine.

"That was Rayleigh's Conqueror's Haki. The battle that's about to begin is not for you to interfere with. Stay away."

Kalifa wasn't the kind of woman who didn't understand things. She knew that her strength was useless in this kind of battle and might even be a burden to Chiga.

Upon hearing Chiga's words, she immediately used her razor to find a relatively safe corner, lay down on the ground, and stared intently at Chiga and Rayleigh in the arena.

Rayleigh on the other side didn't stop any of this. He didn't take Kalifa, who had been knocked unconscious by Conqueror's Haki, seriously at all. What interested him was the young Marine in front of him.

You should know that the Conqueror's Haki you just unleashed was strong enough to stun many Rear Admirals, and even Vice Admirals would be affected. But what about this young Marine? He treated your Conqueror's Haki like a breeze?

Seeing that Kalifa had reached a safe position, Chiga turned to Rayleigh and said with a smile,

"That was Conqueror's Haki just now, wasn't it? As expected of Rayleigh, the Dark King. I almost fainted."

Rayleigh smiled and replied,

"You're lying, you look incredibly relaxed."

His smile vanished, and Chiga's gaze turned serious. A purple light flickered within his Rinnegan eyes, and in his right eye, two black tomoe slowly rotated around the markings.

"So, how about this move?"

The same aura erupted from Chiga; it was Chiga's Conqueror's Haki. After being struck by Rayleigh's Conqueror's Haki, he had also awakened his own Conqueror's Haki.

Rayleigh remained expressionless, arms crossed, casually accepting the impact of this aura, while commenting...

"Not bad, it seems you also have the qualities of a king, which is quite rare in the navy."

Chiga's lips curled up. He didn't expect his newly awakened Conqueror's Haki to affect Rayleigh, who had been immersed in this art of lust for many years. He was just feeling restless if he didn't release it now that he had just awakened it.

Moreover, his Conqueror's Haki isn't limited to this level.

The fluctuations in Chiga's Rinnegan grew more and more intense. Suddenly, Chiga's aura surged several times over, and countless blade-shaped shockwaves erupted from Chiga in a 360° radius around him.

Many trees, some hundreds of meters tall, were hit by these blade-like shockwaves and were instantly cut in half as if they were cutting tofu.

Rayleigh was also stunned by the terrifying force before him, and had to rely on his Observation Haki to constantly dodge the incoming shockwaves, thinking to himself as he dodged.

Is this Conqueror's Haki? It's already caused real damage, how is that possible? Wasn't he just awakened Conqueror's Haki? But the intensity just now couldn't be faked!

Chiga's sudden surge in aura and the resulting shockwave were not pure Conqueror's Haki; they were abilities from his Rinnegan.

This technique, called Rinnegan: Intimidation, can amplify the intensity of his Conqueror's Haki. It not only amplifies his aura but also unleashes a shockwave with substantial damage.

The release of the power lasted for a full five minutes. When Chiga stopped, everyone present (the cats) was somewhat stunned.

Everywhere you look, all the giant trees, some hundreds of meters tall, have been cut in half. The ground is covered with countless crisscrossing ravines. The once lush and green area has become desolate in the blink of an eye.

Medici, who had been quietly perched on Qianhe's shoulder, looked at her master with adoration, thinking to herself that he was indeed the master who created her, and he was the god in her heart!

Kalifa, watching from afar, was completely stunned. Everything before her eyes was utterly beyond her comprehension. Chiga hadn't even lifted a finger, yet the surrounding environment had been destroyed like this. Was this Chiga's power? Was this really the power of a mere Navy captain?

Rayleigh also abandoned his relaxed demeanor. He slowly drew his sword from under his cloak, looked at Chiga in the arena, and said seriously,

"Young man, your abilities have earned my recognition. State your name."

Chika gently brushed aside the stray hairs that were obscuring her forehead and said...

"Uchiha Senga".

Chapter 47 Three-Tomoe Rinnegan (Single Eye)

"Uchiha Senga".

After saying her name, purple eyeshadow appeared at the corner of Chiga's eyes, and Haki appeared on the back of both hands at the same time. Since her battle with Kakei, Chiga has been able to enter the state of Armament Haki sublimation with both hands at the same time.

Without a doubt, Chiga had entered his strongest battle state at this moment. After all, his opponent was Rayleigh, the King of Darkness. If he was not careful, even Chiga would be defeated on the spot.

Having confirmed that he was in peak condition, Chiga immediately unleashed the Twelve Divine Vacuum Strike, twelve fist-shaped shockwaves imbued with Armament Haki that instantly blocked Rayleigh's movement, leaving him with no way to dodge.

However, Rayleigh is Rayleigh after all, and he remained completely unfazed by the move that had once instantly killed Gaji.

With a seemingly casual flick of his wrist, he cleaved the air wall formed by twelve divine aerial attacks in two, and Chiga's attacks grazed past Rayleigh on either side and disappeared into the distance.

Although Chiga's attack appeared to be easily neutralized by Rayleigh, only Rayleigh knew the true power of that move. Suppressing the trembling of his sword, Rayleigh pondered for a moment and said...

"It's compressed Armament Haki, but it also has some other powers added? This is getting more and more interesting."

As expected of a renowned expert on the high seas, he sensed the extraordinary nature of the Divine Sky Strike in a single encounter.

Seeing that Chiga didn't speak, Rayleigh stopped arguing and disappeared from the spot in a flash. His speed was so fast that even Chiga, who had the Rinnegan, couldn't see him clearly for the first time.

However, Chiga's danger perception and Observation Haki prediction in Sage Mode still made her subconsciously dodge. With a burst of repulsive force and Shunpo, Chiga's speed was maximized, and her figure appeared more than 100 meters away.

Boom! The next second, a crack that seemed to have no end appeared on the ground where Chiga had been standing, the dark crevice making it impossible to see its depth.

Rayleigh maintained his sword-wielding stance, giving Chiga a slight smile.

Chiga, still shaken, stared at the crack from afar.

"That was close. It would have been troublesome if I had been hit. It looked like just a basic attack."

For a powerhouse of Rayleigh's caliber, his techniques have reached a point of simplicity and unpretentiousness. Often, a casual slash, swing, or cut with his sword is enough to cause terrifying destruction.

Especially for swordsmen, anyone who has watched the anime knows how powerful Hawkeye's basic attack is.

You see, Kaido's Thunder Bagua attack in the anime sounds incredibly powerful, but it actually just looks like he's swinging a spiked club. Yet, that one spiked club almost cracked Luffy's skull open.

Chiga realized that he was no match for Rayleigh in close combat. He knew that he hadn't trained his Haki long enough, and it would be foolish to use his weakness against Rayleigh's strength.

Thinking of this, Chika clasped her hands together with a snap, which startled Rayleigh.

Just as Rayleigh was wondering why Chiga had suddenly made such a strange move, he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet begin to tremble violently. Chiga, watching Rayleigh intently from a distance, let out a low growl.

"Wood Release: Unzip your pants! (Adventure of a World of Trees)"

Chiga is not only an awakener of the Rinnegan, but he also has Hashirama's cells in his body.

Although he is still not as good as Hashirama in terms of Wood Release, for example, he can't use Wood Release: Wood Human Technique or True Tree Thousand Hands, but he can still easily use something like Advent of a World of Trees.

Crackling sounds echoed as the ground beneath Rayleigh's feet began to split open, and countless giant trees surged forth from the cracks, rushing towards Rayleigh as if they possessed a mind of their own.

Rayleigh was caught off guard by the absurd scene before him. His waist was entangled by the vines that had spread from the giant tree, and the moment he came into contact with the vines, he discovered that his strength was starting to drain away along with them.

While Rayleigh was temporarily restrained by the vines, Chiga had already formed the hand seals. He placed his palms against Rayleigh, his index fingers and thumbs touching, took a deep breath, and then exhaled sharply.

"Fire Escape·The Great Fire Extinguishes!"

A burst of flame shot from Chiga's mouth, instantly transforming into a raging inferno that engulfed the entire forest upon contact with the air. The fire intensified, especially after the flames landed on the trees.

"I boil it!"

Chiga's relentless stream of bizarre attacks even made the usually composed Rayleigh swear, before he was engulfed by the sea of ​​fire.

Not only Rayleigh, but also Kalifa, who was watching from afar, had the burning forest reflected in her glasses, and her pupils were enlarged beneath them.

It could be said that every move Chiga made seemed illogical to her. The rapid changes in the fighting style completely stunned this poor lady, leaving her utterly bewildered. At this moment, only one thought occupied her mind.

"Who am I? Where am I? Is that Uchiha Chika still human?"

Buzz! A surge of energy erupted from the sea of ​​fire, instantly extinguishing the flames that had been burning fiercely just moments before.

Then came several more terrifying slashes, cutting a wide passage through the dense forest.

Rayleigh appeared at the end of the passage, and the nonchalant air he had displayed at the beginning was no longer visible.

His upper body clothes had been burned to shreds, hanging in pieces on his body. Only his pair of shorts were relatively intact, probably because he deliberately protected them. Who doesn't have some image to maintain?

Huff! Rayleigh exhaled a large puff of black smoke and looked coldly at Chiga. After being dealt with like this, it was impossible for him to have a nice face towards Chiga anymore.

"It seems you have quite a few secrets. What exactly is your background, Navy?"

Chiga shrugged and said,

"Actually, I'm a ninja."

"A ninja? You're from Wano Country? Do you know Kozuki Oden?"

Here we go again. When people mention ninjas, most of them think of Wano Country. But can those people really be called ninjas?

Just because you wear a few fancy clothes and call yourself a ninja doesn't mean you're a ninja. Does that mean you can use water jutsu by spitting out some saliva?

With a sneer, Qianhe spat out a dismissive "Pah!" and said...

"Don't compare me to that bunch of trash from Wano Country, you bastard. Besides, what kind of trash was Oden? He was the worst of the worst."

"What did you say?!"

Kozuki Oden was once a comrade-in-arms with Rayleigh, and Rayleigh was enraged to hear that his comrade had been insulted.

From wielding the sword with one hand to two, Rayleigh was truly enraged. His feet moved with several times greater speed than before, instantly appearing above Chihiro, his sword aimed at Chihiro's head and slashing down fiercely.

Chiga could tell that Rayleigh was truly enraged this time, but this also served his purpose, as he needed Rayleigh's strength to test his new power. He shouted in his heart,

"Medice!"

"Understood, Master!"

As a summoning beast that understands Chiga's mind, Medici naturally understands her master's meaning without Chiga saying anything. She looks up, opens her mouth, and spews a large ball of black flame that immediately surrounds Rayleigh, freezing him solid.

The black flames' freezing power couldn't hold Rayleigh for long, but it was enough for Chiga.

A door appeared out of thin air beside Qianhe, and he reached in and placed his hand on the gravity fruit he had just obtained from the auction.