"—You damn brat?!"
Saint Varcolica of the Wild Boar snorted, a dragon-like gust of air erupting from his nostrils, as he stomped his four hooves on the ground.
His hard black armor gleamed with a metallic sheen, his tusks curved, and the hot breath he exhaled was enough to scorch through rock.
Hundreds of thick, black-purple lightning bolts burst from his body as he charged!
His body, tens of meters tall, looked as massive as a mountain!
Compared to him, Luffy's figure was so tiny, the black lightning crushing the void, his entire being seemingly transforming into a falling star!
Upon his fist, Conqueror's Haki surged like a blazing inferno, black and red intertwined, enveloped in lightning.
Boom!
The moment the two collided, the air was torn to shreds, and the shockwave of Haki swept in all directions, like a roaring cataclysm, ripping the heavens and earth in two!
Gale winds scattered, the sea of clouds was ripped apart, and the air currents were like blades; all sound seemed to be swallowed.
Despite the immense disparity in their sizes, Luffy still firmly withstood the Wild Boar's attack!
At the same time, Luffy clearly felt that a part of his strength was being reflected back by Saint Varcolica's "Wild Boar's Power"!
One could only say that Saint Varcolica truly lived up to his title as the "Legal God of War," who held the highest judicial authority of the World Government and controlled the power of all CP organizations!
He was vastly different from useless beings like Ushioni and Itsumade, who lacked even combat awareness, idled in their offices for eight hundred years, and merely possessed the "shells" of an Admiral!
A nearly imperceptible yet real sensation of stimulation, a faint warmth flowing from his muscles!
Strength +1
Constitution +0.5
This tangible improvement was truly... exhilarating!
Luffy began to exert force, black and red energy waves erupting from his body, and endless lightning squeezed into his knuckles!
—This power?!
Wild Boar's eyes widened.
"Get... out of my way!"
Boom!
Wild Boar was instantly sent flying hundreds of meters high, and an earth-shattering roar tore through the entire land!
The ground within several kilometers cracked and collapsed simultaneously!
—Crack—Crack—
Wild Boar's proud hide armor shattered inch by inch under Luffy's fist, and endless blood mist flew everywhere!
Luffy hovered in mid-air, his chest heaving violently.
—Just then,
"Whoosh—!!"
A cold light pierced the air, tearing through the wind pressure.
Horse Bone transformed into an afterimage, First Generation Demon Slasher tightly wrapped in the aura of Haoshoku!
"Die, brat!"
A terrifying blade energy formed a line, and sword qi stirred up a storm, carrying a chilling ghostly aura and scorching lightning as it assailed Luffy.
A red light flashed in Luffy's eyes, his entire body wrapped in black lightning, as he dodged sideways.
Then, a kick enveloped in Haoshoku slammed heavily into Horse Bone's body!
—Crack
Horse Bone flew backward, his skeletal body shattering like glass!
—Chirp!
Itsumade, carrying lightning and flames, swept in!
"Tsk! This is endless!"
On Luffy's body, black lightning grew with the wind, and Haoshoku shook the heavens and earth!
He was fighting against the Gorosei alone, yet showed no signs of weakness!
"Even if you stall us, what then?! They can't escape Marineford, and you're no match for us!"
Accompanied by a hoarse voice, the ground cracked, and a disgusting, tens of meters tall Mongolian sand worm drilled out from underground with destructive force.
Its blood-red maw, covered with wriggling, dense teeth, spewed highly corrosive mucus, capable of swallowing a person whole in one gulp!
However,
Boom!
A massive beam of lightning shot a large hole straight through the sand worm's body!
Luffy's figure stood in the sky.
"Whether they can escape or not isn't up to you!"
Black lightning shot up into the sky, connecting with the entire firmament!
Thunderclouds filled the sky, and black lightning surged!
Soon, nearly ten hundred-meter-long lightning dragons emerged, exuding an aura of destruction!
When a Logia Devil Fruit user unleashes their abilities without regard for stamina, their thoughts and desires... become a natural disaster!
"Damn it, isn't that the Devil Fruit this guy ate? How can he have such strong natural power?!"
Wild Boar couldn't help but roar.
As everyone knew, Mythical Zoans could control elemental power, so they weren't surprised by Luffy's use of lightning power.
But, even with nika's awakening, he shouldn't possess such powerful lightning ability.
In terms of elements alone, Mythical Zoans could never compare to Logias!
Yet today, the iron rule seemed to be broken?!
"Hold on, as long as the Marine takes down Whitebeard, this brat will surely die!"
Wild Boar stared with eyes like brass bells, yet spoke the most cowardly words!
...Meanwhile, on the other side,
"Emporio Tension Hormones!"
"Emporio Tension Hormones!"
...As Ivankov injected Whitebeard, Ace, Sabo, and others, the situation quickly reversed!
Marco reignited his blue flames, flew into the air, his feet instantly transforming into talons, covered in Armament Haki, unleashing a powerful shockwave attack on Akainu!
Phoenix Brand
At the same time, Vista, also wielding dual swords, transformed into an afterimage and charged towards Akainu!
"Truly ignorant of death!"
Akainu's face was extremely grim, like a hellish hound preying on its victim, his entire right arm swelling and twisting as he delivered a fatal punch!
Dog Biting Red Lotus
Blue flames and magma intertwined.
Under Akainu's feet, the ground within a hundred-meter radius simultaneously collapsed several meters, and dust shot out!
Top-tier Armament Haki erupted suddenly, instantly sending Marco flying!
—Whoosh
The dual blades covered in Armament Haki slashed fiercely at Akainu, but only splashed out magma!
Akainu shot out, his gigantic lava fist smashing towards Vista!
...On the other side, Ace and Aokiji stood in distant opposition!
Orange-red flames erupted from Ace's body.
Mirror Flame
Aokiji, meanwhile, raised his right elbow, and a lifelike ice bird shot out!
Ice Block: Pheasant Beak
The two collided; ice froze fire, fire evaporated ice, eventually dissipating into nothing!
"—Ara la la, as expected of Whitebeard's Second Division Commander, quite troublesome!"
Aokiji couldn't help but scratch his head.
—Just then, Jozu's elbow transformed into diamond, elbowing Aokiji at an extremely fast speed!
Bang!
Aokiji was instantly sent flying, a smear of blood at the corner of his mouth!
Sabo seized the opportunity, his hands one in front and one behind, index and middle fingers together, ring and pinky fingers together, curved like indestructible claws!
His body transformed into an afterimage, attacking the flying Aokiji!
Dragon Claw Fist
—Crack
Sabo instantly "pierced" Aokiji's body,
However, a powerful cold air instantly froze Sabo!
"—Fire Fist!"
Ace punched Aokiji back, protecting Sabo!
Even with a group attack, they were clearly no match for Aokiji!... They might even fall at any moment!
...On the other side,
Violent air currents spread, Whitebeard, enveloped in black and red lightning, roared like a god or demon!
Sengoku transformed into a hundred-zhang Great Buddha, golden light surging, black and red lightning in the void appearing and disappearing, like an enraged Vajra!
"—Whitebeard, can't you just fall down for this old man?!"
Sengoku stretched out his large hand, and a golden shockwave pierced through space!
"—Nonsense, why don't you let go of my son, you damn bastard?!"
Whitebeard's angry punch contained a massive destructive vibration wave, surrounded by flashing black and red lightning!
Boom!
White and golden shockwaves violently collided, black and red Haoshoku intertwined!
Earth-shattering vibrations and air currents spread out again, advancing in all directions.
The entire island trembled violently at this moment, and the sea of clouds was torn apart.
Such exaggerated commotion immediately attracted the attention of both sides on the sea.
"—How is that possible?! Whitebeard still has such strong power!"
The Marine Vice Admiral's face showed a solemn expression!
"—Indeed, Pops is invincible!"
The pirates, meanwhile, cheered; Whitebeard was their spiritual backbone!
Those who remained on the island now had at least the strength of an Elite Vice Admiral!
..."—Damn it!"
The Gorosei's monstrous bodies were constantly being destroyed and regenerated in the sea of lightning!
"—The Marine Admirals are indeed a bunch of good-for-nothings, they can't even take down the mere Whitebeard Pirates, I shouldn't have relied on them!"
The sand worm Pit Saint wriggled his ugly body, roaring furiously!
"Hmph, as if you guys are so strong!"
Luffy stood in the sky, lightning swirling around him, his face a little pale, yet his aura was not weak at all!