Chapter 87: Akainu's Arm Severed, Shocking the Audience

Ace stared at Lin Yan, dumbfounded. He never imagined that the first person from the Whitebeard Pirates to reach the execution platform would be their newly recruited division captain!

Simultaneously, the navy soldiers, including vice admirals and admirals, were equally unsettled. No one expected the combined forces of Sengoku and Garp to be defeated by this division captain. Despite their age, Sengoku and Garp had once been the pillars of the navy, defeating the mighty Golden Lion.

Now, their combined efforts couldn't match Lin Yan. Every navy member was in shock, their mouths agape with astonishment.

The first to react was Akainu. Using Magma Fist to create space with Issho Akainu charged towards Lin Yan. Issho tried to stop him but was a step too slow. As a navy admiral, Akainu held the navy's honor in high regard. If the Whitebeard Pirates took Ace away in front of the entire world, the navy's reputation would be utterly tarnished. The military spirit cannot be insulted. He could not let Lin Yan take Ace, no matter the cost.

"Don't even think about taking Ace!" Akainu roared, transforming into a meteor and tearing through the sky. He punched towards Susanoo. Ace barely had time to react, his face changing as he hurriedly warned Lin Yan. Though the chains binding him were broken, his handcuffs were still locked. The Seastone's restraint still held him down. He couldn't help Lin Yan at all.

"I'm not blind, I can see," Lin Yan responded, shaking his head. Akainu's aggressive charge, with the sky turning red from the magma erupting from his body, was unmistakable. Anyone could tell who was coming.

"Great Eruption!!!" Akainu roared, magma piling up on his arm. His arm grew massively. In an instant, his magma arm expanded over twenty meters, like Luffy's third gear. A massive fist struck towards Susanoo.

Lin Yan remained unmoved. Only the Thunder Blade in Susanoo's hand grew more powerful. With a single swing, a massive sword slash burst from the Thunder Blade. The slash pierced towards Akainu.

"Bang!" Akainu's magma fist collided with the Thunder Blade's Slash. The aftermath shook the earth. Magma splashed, the sword slash vibrated, and the space seemed to fracture. With the power of an admiral, Akainu advanced unhindered. He punched with force. The sword slash shattered with a single punch.

"Die!" After breaking the sword aura, Akainu's momentum surged, his eyes filled with killing intent. He charged like a fierce tiger down a mountain. Facing Akainu's assault, Lin Yan remained calm. As Akainu approached, the Thunder Blade left his hand, hurled towards Akainu.

"Genjutsu!" Lin Yan's genjutsu was self-developed, not formally trained, so its effects were limited. But controlling Akainu for one or two seconds was enough. In a battle between the strong, even a second could turn the tide.

In those one or two seconds of Akainu's dizziness, Lin Yan's Thunder Blade pierced Akainu's left arm. "Ah——!" The sharpness of the Thunder Blade far surpassed ordinary blades. Coupled with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's massive electric enchantment, even Akainu could hardly withstand it, letting out a scream.

However, just as the scream erupted, Lin Yan's next move followed. He pressed one hand to his eye socket, his pupils glowing scarlet: "Kamui!" On Akainu's arm, the space began to twist. Garp and Sengoku had avoided Kamui earlier purely due to their strength and the use of the Six Powers' Moonwalk and Shave, allowing them to adjust mid-air, avoiding collateral damage. But Akainu, with his left arm already pierced by the Thunder Blade, couldn't dodge.

Lin Yan seized the chance. Kamui activated. A vortex formed on Akainu's left arm, and with a "thud," an arm was thrown into the sky, blood spraying like a fountain.

"Admiral Akainu....." All the navy soldiers witnessing this were enraged. They couldn't help but shout. Akainu had his arm forcibly torn off by Lin Yan's power! An admiral lost an arm.

And Lin Yan, controlling Susanoo, flashed behind Akainu. A new Thunder Blade formed in Susanoo's palm. A forty-meter-long blade descended with unstoppable force. "Bang!!" Akainu, like a villain struck by a hero's Dragon Blade, was split in two. His body shattered, exploding on the battlefield of Marineford.

"What?" Seeing Akainu disintegrated by Lin Yan, the remaining admirals, Kizaru and Aokiji, were stunned. They realized a severe problem. With Sengoku, Garp, and even Akainu, three top naval forces, down, no one in Marineford could stop this division captain! Defeating three top forces consecutively, what power was this!

"Do you want to stop me too?" Lin Yan, within Susanoo, lifted his Thunder Blade, pointing at Kizaru and Aokiji. After prolonged use of Susanoo and repeated Kamui, coupled with defeating three top naval forces, Lin Yan's Mangekyo was bleeding. Like a small snake, the blood trickled down. Yet even so, his power was still terrifying, stirring the heavens and intimidating all directions.

Kizaru and Aokiji remained silent. Before them were Aramaki and Zephyr, tough opponents. Just the two of them, the navy had no chance!

In the distance, Sengoku struggled to stand. Blood gushed out. But now, Sengoku couldn't care less, his eyes complex as he looked at the scene. Not just Lin Yan. Behind him were the seventeen divisions of the Whitebeard Pirates. Each could match a navy admiral. How could they fight? Was defeat inevitable?

Sengoku's eyes were full of complexity. He never imagined, after planning the war for so long, thinking he could defeat the Whitebeard Pirates and solidify the navy's dominance, that this newly recruited division captain would turn the tide. With just the Seventeenth Division, Lin Yan broke the war's layout, reversing the situation, dragging their victorious navy into the abyss!

Matching the top forces was one thing. But with thousands of prisoners joining, even the lower battlefield was at a stalemate. All of Sengoku's previous plans were utterly defeated!

As the longtime Fleet Admiral, he now felt an overwhelming sense of failure, his hands powerless against the situation. Sengoku painfully closed his eyes, slowly lifted his head, and bitterly said:

"Heaven does not help me!"