Chapter 384: The Unknown Chen Ye VS The Emperor
This martial tournant had over twenty participating nations.
Many smaller nations didn’t even qualify.
With three participants from each country, the total ca to around sixty or seventy people.
As for the tournant rules—they drew lots to determine matchups.
Winners could continue advancing.
Losers had a choice: keep fighting or withdraw.
Soon, the matches began.
Chen Ye, Zhao Hu, and Hu Zhong each stepped onto the arena to draw their match numbers.
Their appearance drew a lot of discussion from the crowd of reincarnators.
"Sothing seems off with Xia Country’s lineup this ti."
"Right? I only recognize that guy called Vajra. The other two I’ve never seen before."
"I know the second one too—his na is Zhao Hu, codena Shadow. Very strong! But that third guy, never heard of him."
"Why would Xia Country bring two practically unknowns this ti? Apart from Vajra, none of them are on the expert ranking list, right?"
"Where’s that Bloodhand veteran? Did he not co?"
The speculation was intense—because this year, Xia Country was the focus of attention.
Frankly speaking, the entire reason for holding this martial tournant was to target Xia Country.
In other countries and regions, reincarnators had long been wreaking havoc.
Only Xia Country, under Director-General Han Li’s suppression, had remained peaceful—praised in so circles as the last sanctuary. Over the past year, many elite figures from abroad had fled there.
Naturally, this provoked jealousy and resentnt among other reincarnators.
Thus, the tournant was born...
Most believed Xia Country would field nothing but top-ranked experts.
To their surprise, only Hu Zhong had a spot on the ranking list.
Zhao Hu, though low-profile, was at least sowhat known by his codena.
As for Chen Ye—
Aside from a few dostic circles familiar with his record of eliminating reincarnators over the past year, hardly anyone knew who he was.
Completely unheard of.
People weren’t just surprised—they were curious.
Everyone knew the Director-General wouldn’t send nobodies into such a high-stakes event.
This wasn’t an exaggeration.
Losing in this tournant ant forfeiting a city.
Except for Magic City and the capital, the winning side could claim any city they wanted.
That was terrifying.
Of course, Xia Country’s other fighters could challenge the victors later to win the cities back...
That was the general structure of the rules.
...
The drawing of lots finished quickly.
Everyone returned to the viewing platforms.
Back at their seats, Hu Zhong imdiately asked, "Chen, Zhao—what numbers did you get?"
Chen Ye was the first to show his card. "Number 2."
Zhao Hu followed. "Eleven."
Hu Zhong frowned. "I got number 7. Damn, none of us matched. What lousy luck."
He ant that if two teammates drew the sa number, one could simply forfeit and spare the match.
In this tournant, surrender was allowed—but not forfeiting outright.
In other words, even if Xia Country wanted to give up, they’d have to lose at least three cities to do it.
And this was just the first tournant.
Rumor was, this kind of tournant would be held annually...
The Director-General sat nearby. Hearing Hu Zhong’s words, his face remained calm, showing no emotion.
He knew very well—the tournant ultimately existed because his strength wasn’t enough.
If he were truly invincible, would anyone dare to propose this kind of event?
Soon after—
The host took the stage.
"The tournant now begins! Contestants with number 1, please co to the arena!"
The host was no small figure either—a renowned reincarnator from the Lord God Space.
As soon as the announcent rang out, two reincarnators stood and made their way to the arena.
Spectators imdiately recognized them.
"That’s the Dragon Slayer ranked 97th, and the Tiger of Jongmu-ro ranked 65th!"
"What a match to start off with—two famous powerhouses!"
"The Dragon Slayer is strong, but compared to the Tiger of Jongmu-ro, there’s a big gap, right?"
"Say what you will, but that guy from the peninsula is seriously strong."
Everyone’s spirits lifted in anticipation.
Just when people thought they were in for an exciting battle, the Dragon Slayer from xico made an unexpected move—
"I surrender!"
With that, the so-called Dragon Slayer turned and left the ring, leaving the stunned peninsula fighter behind.
The entire crowd of reincarnators was montarily frozen.
No one had expected such a hasty surrender.
Giving up ant handing over a city in your own country.
Then again, after so thought—weren’t most cities in xico kind of lackluster anyway...?
No wonder he gave up so casually—he probably didn’t care at all.
With the match over by default, the Tiger of Jongmu-ro left the stage, visibly annoyed.
The host returned and announced: "Contestants with number 2, please co to the arena."
Over on Xia Country’s platform, everyone imdiately focused.
Number 2.
That was Chen Ye’s number.
Chen Ye stood up, ready to enter, when the Director-General’s voice suddenly rang out:
"Chen Ye, don’t hold back."
That caught everyone by surprise.
Despite the high stakes, the tournant had been publicly frad as a friendly martial exchange—everyone was expected to show restraint and stop before lethal force.
But now the Director-General told Chen Ye not to hold back?
Was he implying a kill strike?
Chen Ye only paused briefly before understanding his intent.
Perhaps the Director-General had been forced into this tournant under pressure and held resentnt.
Letting Chen Ye go all out could be a warning to those with ill intent.
Whatever his reasoning—
Since the instruction was clear, Chen Ye would obey.
In fact, he welcod it.
He was eager to go all out, harvesting potential points.
That was his real reason for entering the tournant in the first place.
With that, Chen Ye stepped forward, releasing flas to launch himself onto the stage.
At the sa ti, his opponent appeared.
A familiar face.
Ranked tenth on the expert list—
Terauchi Ando.
The newly appointed Emperor of Wa country!!
"It’s Terauchi Ando! The current Emperor of Wa country!"
"He’s ranked tenth! That Xia Country guy’s in real trouble."
"Seriously. Can’t believe this nobody’s first match is against Terauchi Ando. What terrible luck."
The surrounding reincarnators gasped as soon as they saw Terauchi Ando step onto the stage.
Ranked tenth on the global A-rank expert list, he was already among the elite—respected as a powerhouse no matter the region.
On Xia Country’s high platform, when everyone saw Chen Ye’s opponent was Terauchi Ando, they were visibly stunned—everyone except the Director-General, Han Li.
"Chen Ye’s luck... is way too bad," soone said.
Hu Zhong looked grim, but recalling Chen Ye’s terrifying flas, his confidence grew. He said, "Who knows? Maybe it’s that Wa country man who’s out of luck!"
...
Seeing Chen Ye as his opponent, even Terauchi Ando looked slightly surprised.
Then, he smiled and deliberately spoke in fluent Chinese: "You’re not thinking of surrendering, are you?"
For reincarnators, mastering multiple languages was a basic requirent.
After all, most instances in the Lord God Space were derived from different countries’ fantasy works—language barriers could beco a major problem.
Chen Ye couldn’t be bothered to speak to this guy. He just beckoned with his hand.
Terauchi Ando didn’t get angry and continued, "I advise you to surrender. Wa and Xia are neighboring nations, after all. I don’t wish to make this too ugly. Once I make a move, things get dangerous fast. If you concede, I’m willing to spare a more insignificant city—for the sake of friendly relations between our countries."
Chen Ye didn’t reply.
He simply raised his hand—
"Fwoosh!"
A fireball flared into existence in Chen Ye’s palm.
Seeing it, Terauchi Ando grinned. "Fireball Technique? So you’re a fire-type ability user? What a sha. My magma suppresses all fire-based powers."
This guy just wouldn’t shut up.
A total chatterbox.
Chen Ye had no interest in entertaining him.
He simply acted—flinging the fireball straight at Terauchi Ando.
"Whoosh!"
The fireball shot through the air like a bullet.
Terauchi Ando didn’t rank tenth for nothing—his reflexes were razor sharp.
As the fireball approached, his hand morphed into molten lava. He raised a glowing red magma palm and caught it.
But the mont the fireball touched his hand—
"Boom!"
A fiery explosion erupted on the arena.
It was as if a missile had detonated, flas soaring into the sky.
More than that, the explosion radiated a terrifying surge of heat!
When the flas cleared, everyone saw that Terauchi Ando’s magma hand had been blasted clean off, leaving only a half-arm.
The surrounding reincarnators froze for a second—then burst into discussion.
"Holy crap?! That no-na guy’s fire is that strong?!"
"Such a tiny fireball exploded like a missile—it’s seriously powerful!"
"I could feel the searing heat even from way back here. That fire definitely isn’t ordinary..."
"Knew it—there’s no way Director-General Han would let so weakling represent Xia Country."
"This is going to be a clash of dragons and tigers! Hope it’s a brutal fight!"
"Don’t get too excited. That guy’s fire may be fierce, but Terauchi Ando has the Magma Fruit and it’s awakened—magma beats all fire-type powers. Even if his flas aren’t suppressed, Ando is a Logia-type Devil Fruit user. Without seastone weapons or Armant Haki, you can’t hurt him... So this fight’s outco was decided the mont the draw was made—Terauchi Ando’s got this."
...
On the arena—
Neither fighter was affected by the crowd’s comntary.
At this mont, Terauchi Ando was frowning.
And then—
He started talking again...
"No wonder you had the confidence to fight . That fire truly is formidable!" Terauchi Ando first acknowledged Chen Ye’s strength, then added, "But such an attack isn’t enough to defeat . Since you won’t surrender, I’ll have to end this myself. Brace yourself."
Chen Ye: "..."
He seriously suspected this guy had so kind of disorder.
And it was clearly not a mild case.
Then—
Terauchi Ando’s missing arm regrew in an instant.
At the sa ti, half his body transford into magma. The bubbling sound echoed around them, as if the very air was combusting.
This made Chen Ye regard him a little more seriously.
To be ranked tenth among global A-rank experts was no small feat.
His Magma Fruit ability had clearly surpassed the original "Akainu."
Rumor had it that Terauchi Ando’s Magma Fruit had reached full awakening—utterly terrifying.
Next—
His magma fist began to swell in size.
His eyes locked onto Chen Ye as he resud his monologue.
"Now I’ll show my true strength. This punch will be devastating—please experience it for yourself!"
With that said—
He shouted, "Great Eruption!" Then raised his gigantic magma fist and hurled it toward Chen Ye.
Instantly—
A magma fist over twenty ters wide surged forward with a crushing force aid at Chen Ye.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
The punch was so fast it howled through the air.
Wherever it passed, the temperature skyrocketed!
But Chen Ye’s expression remained calm.
To be honest, this attack posed no threat to him whatsoever.
Still, he couldn’t reveal his true power just yet—so he had to act.
The next mont—
Flas ignited in Chen Ye’s palm.
But this ti, they were purple flas!
Then, he clenched his fist—just like Terauchi Ando—and threw a punch of his own.
Fire Fist!
A colossal purple fire fist, even larger than the Magma Great Eruption, burst onto the arena.
The sheer heat made the whole platform feel like it had plunged into a hell of flas.
Reincarnators surrounding the ring felt as if they couldn’t breathe.
"Fwoooosh!"
The enormous purple fire fist roared through the air and crashed directly into Terauchi Ando’s "Great Eruption."
And then—
An astonishing sight unfolded...
Terauchi Ando’s massive magma fist began to disintegrate at speed.
As if snow struck by blazing heat, it lted instantly, completely devoured by Chen Ye’s purple fla.
And that fla didn’t stop.
It surged straight toward Terauchi Ando.
His expression finally changed.
In that instant—
He felt danger.
(End of Chapter)
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