He originally thought it was the legendary Great Yokai, a demon, but he didn't expect that this third transformation, Ibaraki-dōji, was a handsome and elegant young man.
Subconsciously touching his face, Vladimir immediately realized that his appearance had also undergone some changes. Not only that, but even his height had increased by a few centimeters.
"The black flames are my ability. I should be able to control them at will, like the Shadow Fiend's shadows."
With no time to be surprised by the changes in his appearance, Vladimir immediately stabilized his mind and tried to control his flames.
As soon as he closed his eyes to feel it, Vladimir immediately noticed the surging power within his body.
That power was like a flame, ready to erupt at any time.
"Settle down!"
Taking a deep breath, Vladimir relaxed his mind, and the raging black flames burning around him began to slowly dissipate.
It took a full seven or eight seconds for the black flames, which seemed to burn everything, to completely withdraw into his body.
When the flames completely disappeared, the bald man finally saw Vladimir's state clearly.
It was the first time he had seen Vladimir's face. He didn't expect this big shot from Phantom to be so young.
"Sir?" He tried to call out.
"It's nothing. My ability just went out of control." Vladimir waved his hand and slowly opened his eyes.
Finally used to the Ibaraki-dōji transformation, Vladimir breathed a slight sigh of relief. He turned his gaze and looked at the old man.
"Black flames," the old man said with a smile, "I've never seen them before. What are they?"
"There are things that even Dark King Rayleigh hasn't seen?" Just as he finished speaking, Vladimir realized that his voice was a little different, sounding younger.
"So I was recognized." Rayleigh shook his head and said, "I had this suspicion before, when you bid without hesitation at the auction."
"Your suspicion is right. Compared to that, I'm the one who's surprised. A master with your strength would actually auction himself off."
Vladimir smiled playfully and took the bill of sale from the bald man's hand.
With a thought, black flames flowed on his right hand, disappearing in a flash. In an instant, the bill of sale turned into ashes.
"Dark King Rayleigh?" The bald captain revealed a trace of doubt. He always felt that he had heard it somewhere.
"The vice-captain of the Roger Pirates." Vladimir said calmly.
"The vice-captain of the Pirate King!" Hearing this, the bald man widened his eyes and looked at Rayleigh in disbelief, "Is that Dark King Rayleigh!? Impossible, Dark King Rayleigh has disappeared for almost ten years. How could he be in this place!"
He looked at Rayleigh, still finding it hard to accept, "Why would such a big shot appear at an auction, and even as an 'auction item'..."
"Just to exchange it for some drinking money."
Rayleigh laughed and said, "Compared to that, who are you? What are your plans for buying me? I'll say it first, I'm planning to default on the debt."
"My name is..." Vladimir opened his mouth, but suddenly changed his words, "No, my name is Ibaraki. I'm a member of the Phantom Pirates."
"Ibaraki," Rayleigh was slightly surprised, "Phantom Pirates. I've been hearing about them a lot these days. A very mysterious pirate crew. Did your Shadow Fiend kill a Celestial Dragon?"
"That's right."
Actually, that was me.
Vladimir slandered in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, "Mr. Rayleigh, I've burned the bill of sale. You're free now. As for the 110,000, consider it a gift from me."
"Hmm?" Rayleigh looked at Vladimir carefully for a few times, "Are you sure? I can promise you, I'll help you do one thing."
"It's not needed anymore."
Vladimir shook his head.
He originally bought Rayleigh, intending to have the other person be his bodyguard, just for a week, because he wasn't sure what the third transformation would be. What if it was a weakling? The forced transformation period was a full week. If it was a trash transformation, it would be difficult for him.
However, it seemed that it was no longer needed. One-Punch Man Ibaraki-dōji, just now, Vladimir had completely understood the abilities of this transformation.
2-star Ibaraki-dōji had two abilities.
The first one was Black Flames.
The second one was Hell Hand.
Although there was no actual combat, Vladimir felt that even if the Admirals came, they might not be able to do anything to him.
However, at this moment, a sneer came.
"So you're hiding in this kind of place?" A group of the Evil Shark Pirates surrounded him. The captain sneered and looked at Vladimir, "I was wondering, how could a small pirate crew like the Battle Axe have 400 million in funds? So there's a mastermind behind it all!"
After a pause, he didn't hide his killing intent, "Hand over the Devil Fruit!"
"It seems you're in trouble," Rayleigh laughed and said, "I'll help you solve it. The bill of sale thing is written off, how about it?"
"The trouble isn't him," Vladimir clicked his tongue, "The Navy is here!"
In the Great Yokai transformation state, his perception ability was very outstanding. At this moment, he could already hear the footsteps hundreds of meters away. Those neat footsteps were unique to the military.
Hearing this, Rayleigh was stunned and subconsciously released his perception.
"Kenbunshoku Haki!"
In an instant, the entire Sabaody Archipelago was within his perception range.
After a moment, he revealed a helpless smile, "I'll tell you good news. The Navy only sent two warships, but the bad news is, there are Navy Admirals on the two warships, and there are two of them!".
"There are Navy Admirals, and there are two of them!"
Hearing Rayleigh's words, Vladimir couldn't help but be stunned.
The Navy was really going all out. They had just heard the news of the Phantom Pirates and immediately sent two Admirals over. They thought too highly of him.
One-on-one, Vladimir felt that he was not inferior to the Admirals, but one-on-two would be a bit troublesome.
"It's all because this idiot had to say that he was a member of Phantom, which is why he attracted the Navy."
Vladimir looked at the Evil Shark Pirates, feeling a little unhappy in his heart.
Even he himself was so low-key, but this group of imposters were acting like tigers borrowing power.
"Sir, what do we do?" The bald man asked quickly.
"I'll teach this group of people a lesson."
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