"Poison Channel!"
A massive amount of venom erupted around Magellan's body.
The poison quickly gathered on the floor, forming a twisting, winding path.
Magellan stepped onto it as if walking on water, rushing toward Yujin at an unbelievable speed!
Even Yujin—who had read the manga—felt like he was witnessing something unreal.
He had to admit… Magellan had pushed the powers of this Devil Fruit to the absolute limit.
As Magellan streaked forward, the poison trail left deep, corroded trenches in the ground.
The stench thickened in the air, strong enough to make someone gag on the spot.
At the same time, Magellan opened his mouth again and spit out clusters of purple gas bubbles.
The bubbles drifted lazily toward Yujin, almost harmless at first glance…
But Yujin knew exactly how deadly they were.
Just looking at them made his eyes sting sharply.
Tears welled uncontrollably, blurring his vision.
He was forced to blink repeatedly, trying to ease the burning pain, but the toxic fumes clung to him like a shadow.
His breathing grew quick and uneven as the irritation spread.
He quickly stirred the power within his body, and the wings on his back burst open.
With a powerful flap, he shot into the air!
"You can fly?"
Magellan was stunned for only a moment.
Then he raised his hand again and fired another wave of Poison Pufferfish, sending a chain of toxic spheres screaming toward Yujin!
In mid-air, Yujin's hands moved rapidly through hand seals.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Hiss—"
The blazing fireball collided with the poisonous spheres in the air, erupting into a violent explosion!
It looked like the attack was blocked, but the toxin spread through the air even faster.
A cloud of visible poison gas rapidly engulfed the entire office area.
The two jailers lying on the floor crawled desperately toward the locker.
When they lifted their heads, their hearts turned cold.
The antidotes that were stored there had already been cleared out completely by the black-haired kid— not a single bottle remained.
Outside the room, Magellan's face twisted into a savage grin.
With his devilish features and the eerie purple mist around him, he looked even more terrifying in this environment.
"Hahaha! Brat, did you think flying into the air would get you out of my grasp?"
His voice dripped with mockery.
"You're far too naïve! Gas floats, you fool. The entire space around you has already been swallowed by my poison. Even if those wings let you fly for a while, you will never escape this sea of toxins."
He spoke while slowly walking forward.
Every step he took left sizzling, smoking trails of poison on the ground, and the stench grew stronger and stronger.
"With every breath, you're inhaling my deadly poison. Sooner or later, you'll collapse from the toxin chasing you from every direction.
Maybe you feel confident because you're carrying those antidotes—but let me tell you something.
Without a gas mask, you're going to be poisoned again.
My toxins will keep corroding your body, seeping through your pores, your airway, deeper and deeper into your organs… until they drag you straight into the abyss of death."
His massive body trembled with emotion.
"And you won't be able to resist. You'll fall slowly, painfully, and you'll pay the price for what you've done!"
Madness and cruelty flickered in Magellan's eyes.
It was as if he could already see Yujin struggling, coughing, collapsing in the poison gas.
The twisted pleasure of that image made his laughter even more unhinged.
"Hmph."
In the air, facing the slowly drifting cloud of purple poison, Yujin finally moved.
He formed hand seals again.
This technique—one he had just learned as Uchiha Yujin in the world of Naruto—finally came into play.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
A powerful, roaring gust burst out from Yujin's mouth in an instant!
The purple poison gas surrounding him was blown away like scattered sheep.
Wherever the wind swept past, the toxic fog thinned rapidly, and the suffocating stench faded from the air.
Within mere seconds, the poison that had tightly wrapped around Yujin was completely dispersed.
Only the shimmering heat left behind by the Wind Release rose around him.
The sudden shift made Magellan's eyes widen.
His face twisted in absolute disbelief.
His mouth opened slightly as if to speak, but his throat seized up. For a moment, he couldn't force out a single sound.
After a long pause, he finally snapped back to his senses.
His voice grew sharp with shock.
"You… how can you have so many abilities? That's impossible! What kind of Devil Fruit did you eat? You can fly, you can spit fire, and now you can even blow wind!?"
Yujin smirked like a smug pirate.
"Want to learn? I can teach you."
"Poison Cloud!"
Despite being blown back by the wind, Magellan once again released another mass of poisonous gas—apparently without learning a single lesson.
Seeing this scene, Yujin furrowed his brows.
Magellan's battle IQ was astonishing. Almost every move he made had a purpose.
Thinking this through, Yujin reached a conclusion.
Was this guy trying to turn the entire floor of the Blazing Hell into a gas chamber?
Crazy, but effective.
With such a massive spread of poison gas, even using Wind Release: Great Breakthrough combined with the Wind Release: Pressure Mask of the Wind Release wouldn't be enough to disperse it all.
Moreover, a whole group of escaping prisoners would have to pass through here soon.
With that in mind, Yujin didn't hesitate. He swung Ukaku (Feather Kagune) and shot three feathers forward!
"Pa, pa, pa!"
The feathers pierced Magellan in three spots. But in no time, the purple poison quickly filled the holes.
This was truly a battle where the natural element outmatched the unnatural.
"You brat," Magellan glared at Yujin. "Don't struggle pointlessly! Accept your fate!"
"Not struggle?" Yujin laughed. "I've done nothing wrong for seven years, wronged and imprisoned! You expect me to accept my fate?"
He clasped his hands together and formed hand seals rapidly.
"I'll step over your head and walk out of Impel Down like I own it!"
"Compound Ninjutsu: Flame Wind Chaos Wave!"
"Poison Gas Bomb!"
In an instant, the purple gas collided with the flames!
Magellan on the left. Yujin on the right.
Traditionally, in such clashes, the left always loses.
But this time, Magellan's poison swallowed the flames! Bit by bit, it expanded, spreading his purple territory further!
The poison dripped down Magellan's body as he shouted loudly,
"Within this Impel Down…"
"I am!"
"The King!"
With that, a massive purple poisonous dragon shot out from his body!
Seeing this, Yujin leapt onto one of the scorching boilers, landing firmly.
The Water Release: Earth Grudge Mask on his shoulder inhaled the surrounding air. At the same time, Yujin formed hand seals rapidly:
Ox → Monkey → Hare → Rat → Boar → Bird!
Ox → Horse → Bird → Rat → Tiger → Dog → Tiger → Snake → Ox!
Sweat dripped from Yujin's forehead as he completed the last five seals:
Bird → Yang Water → Rat → Boar → Bird!
Simultaneously, the Water Release: Earth Grudge Mask on his shoulder unleashed a massive torrent of water!
The water surged, and the water dragon that appeared behind Yujin began to swell even more.
Under the heat of the boiler, it became scorching hot, radiating an unbearable heat!
"Clap!"
Yujin pressed his hands together and shouted:
"Composite Ninjutsu!"
"Water Release: Crimson Water Dragon!"
Magellan activated his ability, and the fearsome dragon behind him let out a roar!
"Awooo~!"
"Poison Dragon!"
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