Chapter 54.2 : Immortal Phoenix Form!!

Ian pointed downward, "Next, I'm going to burn those guys below."

The golden dragon was instantly engulfed in flames.

Its sacred golden body melted into the fire, with the golden flames turning a bright red.

"Whoa!!"

Marco's eyes widened in shock.

What terrifying heat! Even from this distance, he felt the scorching warmth hitting him.

And this was elementalization?

Had this guy completely turned into flames?

Such a Mythical Zoan type? It was utterly unreasonable!

"Now, you can try to stop me."

Ian flapped his wings and charged downwards toward the pirates below without hesitation.

"Are you really that disrespectful, kid?" 

Marco snorted lightly.

To transform like this in front of him? 

Has this kid really never been hit before? 

"Crane Talons!" 

Without hesitation, Marco launched a flying kick at Ian, leveraging his speed, which was slightly faster than Ian's beast form. In an instant, his kick connected with Ian's back.

This blow was meant to end the battle. 

But. 

"How is this possible!" 

Marco's expression changed drastically. 

He felt no impact; he had dashed straight into the flames. 

The terrifying fire engulfed him, making it feel like he was in hell, with his skin, muscles, and bones seeming to burn away. 

Fortunately, propelled by inertia, Marco burst out of Ian's body the next second. He was now charred black, completely unrecognizable from his earlier vibrant self. 

Marco had no time to worry about his injuries, though he didn't really need to; he sensed something was terribly wrong. 

"Stop right there!" 

He reached out to grab the tail of the Phoenix but couldn't catch the flames at all. 

With all his might, Marco flapped his wings downward, roaring in desperation. 

"Phoenix Brand!" 

A fireball, infused with his Armament Haki and flames, descended. 

Yet it still passed through Ian's body, unable to make contact. 

Marco was now dangerously close to the ground. 

There was no stopping it! 

He simply couldn't hold this guy back! 

Armament Haki had no effect on him! 

Marco's eyes widened in panic, "Watch out! Everyone, be careful!!" 

Below, the pirates noticed the horrifying heat descending from above. 

They couldn't help but stop and look up, only to be greeted by the sight of roaring flames. 

The Phoenix spread its wings, descending like a brilliant comet from the sky. 

Boom!! 

The golden and red flames suddenly exploded, instantly transforming into a tsunami that spread out in all directions. 

However, this raging fire was quickly gathered by some unseen force, forming a massive fireball that only covered the area around the Whitebeard Pirates and their allies. 

The intense heat was so extreme that the sea water near the dock began to boil. 

"Ian-sama!" 

Babanuki nearly cried out in excitement.

In critical moments, it's still Lord Ian!

The flames gradually subsided.

The area of the port had completely collapsed, turning into a massive pit several hundred meters wide and deep.

Inside the pit, molten lava flowed everywhere, resembling a volcanic crater that had calmed down after an eruption.

And amidst this lava, there lay countless corpses.

Under Ian's Phoenix form, the fiery bombardment inflicted heavy casualties on the pirates from three different crews in an instant. Even those who miraculously survived were now wailing in agony.

This is the advantage of launching an attack on land.

If they were at sea, just jumping into the water could reduce their injuries significantly, not to mention that the Takotopus Pirates were a crew made up of Fishmen.

In the center of the pit, Ian, transformed into a blazing fire being in his Human-Beast Form, lifted his head.

He gazed at the blue Phoenix in the sky and said loudly, "Marco, the numbers have turned in our favor. What do you say?"

It was time for Marco to make his move.

He specially reduced the intensity of the flames to leave some of these guys behind.

"Phoenix Pyreapple!"

Marco did not respond; he simply soared through the sky. From his flaming wings, he scattered large amounts of blue flames.

The flames fell onto the wailing people amidst the lava, beginning to heal their shattered bodies.

Perfect.

Ian smiled. Though his expression was indiscernible in this form, he was genuinely pleased.

Phoenix Pyreapple was a wide-area healing technique. While it couldn't allow the recipients to ignore any injuries like Marco did, enveloped in blue flames, it could still provide rapid healing.

However, as a cost, Marco had to expend a lot of stamina.

Strategic success!

"You dog! Look at what you've done!!"

A figure, charred all over, shot forward, roaring almost hysterically. A long, slender sword pierced through Ian's chest.

Ian lowered his head, looking at the enraged man before him.

Thunder Lord McGuy.

Burnt to a crisp, he was almost unrecognizable.

"I'll blow you to pieces!" 

The man, nicknamed Thunder Lord, frantically swung his slender sword, slashing at Ian's neck, tearing open his chest, and cutting through his waist.

But…

"Useless."

Ian reached out and grabbed McGuy by the neck.

The terrifyingly high temperature made the man tremble with a heart-wrenching intensity. He wanted to scream but couldn't make a sound. He had no time to ponder why he couldn't touch Ian, yet Ian could touch him.

"Stop it! You brat!!"

The Blue Phoenix swooped down, and Marco's words were devoid of the calmness he had earlier.

"Then I'll give him back—"

Ian prepared to throw the man in his grasp to Marco.

But then.

Thud thud.

The sound of two objects hitting the ground—one light, one heavy.

Ian looked down.

McGuy had become lava.

His neck had melted away at Ian's touch.

"Ugh…"

To be honest, it was quite disgusting.

Mainly because he hadn't fought anyone using this form for a long time, aside from Kaido, and he couldn't quite gauge the damage he had inflicted.

"You bastard!!"

Marco was furious, trembling all over. 

"I'm going to kill you, you little shit!!"

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