One Piece: Kaido's adopted son, starts with the Eight Gates Formation.

The air of the scorching hell was distorted by that enormous cooking pot.

The boiling blood churned and radiated a terrifying heat that could melt even the soul.

This is a tradition of Impel Down.

All new prisoners must undergo "baptism" here, where they are boiled in boiling water to remove all the bacteria and filth they brought from the outside world... This is also a form of punishment and discipline for the prisoners.

"Follow the rules, throw them in!"

A guard shouted the order.

however.

"etc."

A cold, emotionless voice interrupted him.

Akainu, Sakazuki, slowly stepped forward.

His resolute face was covered with lava-like lines, and his eyes were filled with unyielding rage and murderous intent.

He looked down at Lynn, who was tightly bound by sea stone, and a cruel smile appeared on his lips.

"Just boiling water? That's too cheap for this kid."

The words fell.

His right arm suddenly transformed into scalding hot magma, hot enough to incinerate everything!

"Try this!"

boom--!

Without hesitation, Akainu slammed his giant magma fist directly into the cooking pot below!

Glug! Glug! Glug!

The entire pot of bloody water was instantly ignited!

Boiling water mixed with magma transformed into a true hellish furnace!

The surrounding temperature suddenly increased several times!

Even the air crackled and popped as if it were being burned!

"Sakazuki!"

Aokiji's expression changed.

"Hmph, nothing to make a fuss about, it's just disinfecting the prison."

Akainu withdrew his arm and said coldly, but his gaze was fixed on Lynn, filled with undisguised malice.

He wanted to make this brat wail in endless pain!

He must pay the most terrible price for severely injuring his old friend Kizaru and provoking the Navy's authority!

"Throw it down!"

Akainu gave the order.

Two guards stepped forward, trembling, and lifted Lynn's small body.

Fire Fist Ace's pupils suddenly contracted!

But the boiling water mixed with magma made him feel like his skin was about to melt just by getting close to it!

This stuff... let alone a person, even steel thrown in would instantly turn into molten iron!

However, regarding this...

Just as Lynn's body was about to be thrown into the furnace.

Om-!

A grotesque purple rib, made of pure energy, suddenly burst out from his body, enveloping his entire small body!

Susanoo!

"What kind of ability is this?!"

Magellan, Hannibal, and others who had never seen this move before were taken aback.

Akainu and Aokiji also showed surprise.

In previous reports about the protagonist, the purple skull was frequently mentioned, and it is said that it even withstood attacks from Shanks, Beckman and others!

Pfft!

Lynn was thrown into the lava furnace.

There was no scream as expected.

There was no sizzling sound of flesh burning.

There wasn't even the slightest struggle.

The entire scorching hell fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the boiler churning with lava.

next second.

Under the horrified gazes of everyone.

A small figure, enveloped in purple energy ribs, slowly rose from the lava...

He stretched his arms and kicked his legs.

It leisurely paddled in the boiling magma that could melt everything.

That feeling...

It's just as pleasant as swimming in a warm pool in your own backyard!

"Hmm~~"

"So comfortable~~"

"..."

Akainu's cruel smile froze completely.

The muscles in his eyes were twitching wildly, and the veins on his forehead were bulging, almost bursting through his skin!

How is that possible?!

This is impossible!

That's his lava!

Why...

Why isn't it working?!

"Poison Dragon!"

Magellan, who was standing to the side, was also quite shocked by this mind-blowing scene.

He frowned, and a large amount of purple venom gushed from his body, coalescing into three ferocious dragons that roared as they charged into the cooking pot!

poison!

Highly poisonous!

A poison that kills instantly upon contact with blood!

however.

The venom, powerful enough to corrode steel and melt rocks, hissed and evaporated the moment it touched the purple energy ribs, leaving not a trace!

Still... it had no effect!

"It's getting more and more...comfortable~"

Listening to Lynn's pleasant words and seeing her expression of enjoyment.

Everyone watching looked on in disbelief.

Enraged, Akainu turned around abruptly and grabbed a prisoner waiting to be baptized from beside a guard.

"General Sakazuki?!"

Magellan tried to stop him, but it was too late.

Without a word, Akainu threw the prisoner into the boiling magma furnace!

"ah--!"

A heart-wrenching scream lasted for less than half a second.

The prisoner's body, upon contact with the magma, rapidly carbonized and dissolved at a speed visible to the naked eye!

In less than a second, only a charred skeleton remained, floating in the lava, and soon turned to ashes and vanished without a trace!

hiss--!

The guards around them all gasped in shock.

They looked at the prisoner who had vanished without a trace, and then at Lynn who was still comfortably "swimming" in the lava. They felt a chill run from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads!

A 5 billion bounty!

Now they finally understand.

This number is absolutely accurate!

"It's...it's Fire Fist Ace's turn!"

One of the guards spoke with a trembling voice.

"Throw him in! I want to see if the son of the Pirate King is as tough as he seems!"

Unable to control Lynn, Akainu could only vent his anger on Ace.

Despite Ace's fear and dread of the toxic lava water.

But he still jumped in without hesitation.

To die is to die.

But two seconds later.

Ace, however, landed on a hard surface.

He opened his eyes and looked.

The toxic lava water from before was now covered with a thick layer of ice!

Lynn was frozen in place.

However, because he was enveloped by Susanoo, his area of ​​activity was only slightly restricted, and that was all.

"Kuzan! What do you think you're doing?!"

Akainu roared.

"Well, well, Sakazuki, there's no need to get so worked up, is there?"

Aokiji and Kuzan slowly walked forward.

He looked at the pot of boiling lava, then glanced at Ace, who was tightly bound and pale-faced.

"Fire Fist Ace is a crucial asset; if anything happens to him, we'll be in a difficult position to explain ourselves."

"Yes, General Sakazuki."

Magellan then stepped in to persuade them, saying, "The Five Elders' order is to imprison him, not to execute him now... Let's... continue."

continue?

How do we continue?!

Akainu's teeth were grinding together.

He now desperately wanted to unleash his full power immediately, using the "Meteor Volcano" move to wipe the entire Impel Down, along with this brat, off the face of the earth!

But he can't.

In the end, Akainu could only squeeze out a few words through gritted teeth.

"lead the way!"

"Let's go to the sixth floor!"

Infinite Hell.

The lowest level of Impel Down.

There is no scorching heat, no bitter cold, only eternal darkness and deathly silence.

Those imprisoned here are legendary criminals whose very existence has been erased from history by the World Government.

Each one possesses terrifying power capable of overturning the world order.

As the heavy, despair-inducing gate slowly opened.

In the darkness, pairs of eyes turned and stared at them.

"Oh? They've finally arrived?"

"Who exactly is that astonishing Conqueror's Haki?!"

"Magellan? Akainu? Aokiji? How many years has it been since we've seen an escort like this?"

"Looks like we've got a really formidable guy..."

Inside the cell, whispers of various emotions—some playful, some expectant, and some bloodthirsty—were heard.

soon.

Magellan, Akainu, and Aokiji escorted two figures onto the sixth-floor corridor.

The prisoners' eyes immediately locked onto the tall, resolute-looking young man.

Fire Fist Ace!

"It's him?" In a cell, Crocodile, a cigar dangling from his lips, slowly exhaled a smoke ring, his eyes filled with scrutiny. "He actually has such strong Conqueror's Haki?"

"Hmph... such strong Conqueror's Haki, yet his body is pitifully weak." In the deepest cell, Douglas Barrett's demonic body was bound by chains. He grinned, revealing a disdainful smile.

They naturally attributed the Conqueror's Haki that had previously intimidated the entire Impel Down to Fire Fist Ace.

As for the little kid next to Ace who was tied up like a dumpling, they completely ignored him.

"Hey! Magellan!"

A voice filled with bloodlust and murderous intent rang out.

Shiryu of the Rain, the former warden, was slowly and meticulously wiping his beloved sword "Rainstorm" with a white cloth.

He didn't even look up, but just grinned maliciously and said, "This prisoner is of good quality, worthy of being personally escorted by your three top combatants. How about... I test his mettle?"

Akainu and Aokiji ignored him.

Magellan, his face grim, directly ordered, "Lock them in the empty cells at the very back!"

Just as the guards were about to take action.

A childish voice suddenly rang out.

"Wait a moment."

Everyone was stunned.

They looked in the direction of the sound.

The little kid they had always treated as an extra was now tilting his head, his dark eyes curiously surveying the surrounding cells.

"Hey, kid." An unknown prisoner chuckled eerily in the darkness. "What did you do to get locked up here? Peeping at the auntie next door taking a shower? Hahahaha!"

Lynn ignored the laughter.

He stretched out his small hand, bound by sea stone, and pointed precisely at the cell where Shiryu of the Rain was located.

"I want to live there!"

"The scenery there is beautiful."

The entire sixth floor fell silent for a second.

"Pfft... Hahahaha!"

"You brat, do you think this place is an amusement park?"

"Don't go over there, come here to Uncle, Uncle promises to take good care of you!!"

The prisoners were laughing and joking together.

But in a cage hidden in the shadows, the Red Earl, who had always kept his figure concealed, unconsciously frowned.

His hawk-like eyes stared intently at Lynn, who was being ridiculed by everyone.

"This kid's aura...is a bit off..."

The Red Earl's unique Observation Haki made him inexplicably sense a sense of danger.

"You want my cage?"

Shiryu of the Rain abruptly stood up, staring intently at Lynn through the cell door with a look that suggested he was already dead. "Kid, are you sure?"

A terrifying killing intent erupted from Shiliu, pressing down on Lynn as if it were a tangible force.

however.

Lynn merely glanced at him indifferently, then looked back at Magellan and repeated it again.

"I want that one."

All eyes were on Magellan.

They all wanted to see how the ruthless warden of Impel Down would deal with this arrogant brat.

however.

What happened next nearly made the eyes of all the legendary criminals pop out of their sockets.

A very complex expression flashed across Magellan's face.

He glanced at Akainu and Aokiji beside him.

Akainu's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he didn't say a word.

Aokiji shrugged lazily, giving off a "you figure it out" look.

finally.

Magellan took a deep breath and, surprisingly... nodded.

He roared at the guards behind him in a low voice, his tone filled with extreme frustration and resentment.

"Do as he says!"

"Move Shiryu of the Rain to the cell across the street!"