Suddenly, four words flashed through Luffy's mind.
"Fruit Awakening"
Luffy instantly shivered, feeling a bit incredulous!
He scanned his status panel: "Fruit Ability: 84.9"
Normally, awakening should reach 90… Even with a cheat, it shouldn't be this outrageous!
But for now, this was the only way!
Luffy slowly closed his eyes, his Observation Haki focused inward, no longer concerned with external matters.
His Observation Haki instantly flowed through his limbs and bones, exploring the mysteries of his body!
At the same time, his status panel opened!
host: Monkey D. Luffy
Constitution: 90.0 (Top-tier) — Indestructible Body!
Strength: 86.9 (Top-tier) — Nation-destroying level!
Speed: 89 Speed!
Haoshoku: 90.0 (Top-tier) — Overlord level!
Armament Haki: 89.9 (Top-tier) — Diamond level!
Observation Haki: 91.5 (Top-tier) — Future Sight, Voice of All Things, Radar!
Fruit: 84.9
Talent: bloodline factor!
...Meanwhile,
Aokiji strolled leisurely, the surrounding thousand meters transformed into a snowy white expanse, Ace's flames unable to break through the ice's restraint!
Sabo's right hand formed a claw, turning into an afterimage, powerful force cutting through the air.
"Dragon Claw Fist"
Aokiji, on the other hand, clenched his right fist, and an ice sphere materialized on his fist from the power of ice.
"Iron Fist of Ice"
Boom!!
The Dragon Claw, entwined with black Armament Haki lightning, heavily collided with the Iron Fist of Ice, erupting with an astonishing shockwave.
"Not bad, you've made great progress!"
Aokiji commented with "surprise," though there was still quite a gap compared to Dragon!
Crackling... Tiny cracks appeared on Aokiji's ice gauntlet, but Aokiji didn't care at all!
Blue ice mist instantly spread, and Sabo's arm was frozen at a visible speed!
However, Sabo clenched his right fist, and the black Armament Haki lightning instantly shattered the ice.
Sabo showed a polite smile, "I won't fall into the same trap twice!"
"Good!"
Aokiji praised unreservedly,
Then with a bang!
Aokiji kicked Sabo directly in the face, sending him flying hundreds of meters away.
"Fire Fist!"
What greeted him was Ace's orange-red flames.
Aokiji's expression remained unchanged, and an ice wall instantly blocked between them!
Jozu, like a battle tank, violently crashed into Aokiji!
Aokiji used ice as a blade, striking Jozu again and again, the cold bone-chilling!
Suddenly, a red light flashed in Aokiji's sunglasses, and then he slashed Vista away.
He looked towards the depths of Marineford, muttering: "Little Monkey, are you unable to hold on?!"
As Aokiji stopped, Ace and the others also activated their Observation Haki,
They saw a bull-demon rapidly moving with its spider-like legs!
Soon it appeared within their line of sight.
"Oh my, I didn't expect Satan Saint to descend, I'm truly sorry for not greeting you sooner!"
Aokiji stood with his hands in his pockets, his tone indifferent, clearly not putting the so-called Gorosei in his eyes.
"—Your actions are too slow! I shall assist you!"
The bull-demon Satan Saint wore an arrogant expression, a chilling smile suddenly forming on his lips, and eerie red light pulsed in his eyes.
"Vicious Eye"
Immediately, a sense of crisis spread throughout Ace, Sabo, and Jozu's bodies, as if their throats were being choked, breathing became a luxury, and they could suffocate at any moment.
"—Quick, Armament Haki!!"
Ace roared.
The three hastily circulated Armament Haki throughout their bodies, and the suffocating sensation disappeared!
However, boom!!
The heads of the three were instantly struck by a heavy blow, a sudden explosion sounded, and black smoke billowed.
Not only that, the bull-demon's black-furred abdomen suddenly bulged, spewing out over a dozen purple-black venomous orbs towards the three!
Once hit, even awakened Zoan Devil Fruit users would immediately lose their combat ability, becoming lambs to the slaughter!
However, a towering flame burst out, "Fire Fist!"
The scorching flames instantly enveloped the venomous orbs, and then, without losing momentum, blasted towards the bull-demon.
Ace, Sabo, and Jozu emerged from the black smoke, blood oozing from their foreheads.
It must be said that the bull-demon's Vicious Eye was truly tricky to face for the first time!
"You are Gorosei?!"
Ace scrutinized the demonic figure in the flames, couldn't help but loudly question, "What happened to Luffy?!"
"—You speak of that insect, I am here, can that not give you an answer?!"
The tens of meters tall bull-demon emerged from the flames, its previously charred spider legs instantly recovering.
Ace's pupils constricted, his face filled with anger, and orange-red flames erupted from his body,
"How dare you few useless things try to kill my brother?!"
"Divine Fire: Unknown Fire!"
Several fire spears condensed in the air, piercing towards the bull-demon!
"—Whoosh!"
Facing the fire spears, the bull-demon paid no mind, approaching Ace, Sabo, and Jozu step by step with its massive body, the pressure terrifyingly strong.
Three incomparably sharp spider legs pierced through the air like indestructible long spears.
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Blood spurted, and three spider legs deeply pierced into the abdomens of Ace, Sabo, and Jozu, lifting them up!
His ferocious face stared directly at the three, red light emanating from his eyes!
"Vicious Eye"
Boom!!
The three instantly lost their will to resist,
"If you were still in your prime, I might have been wary. However, with only one or two tenths of your strength... too weak!!!"
Red light in Satan Saint's eyes brightened from weak to strong, an eerie aura emanating!
One second,
Two seconds,
..."Die!!!"
Satan Saint's "Bull-Demon Power" reached its critical point, bursting forth violently!
'Is it over?'
Aokiji sighed and shook his head, then suddenly his eyes widened, becoming more distraught than ever before!
"Sizzle Sizzle Sizzle~!"
Silver lightning streaked across the sky, directly darting towards the bull-demon! In an instant, it bound the bull-demon like a cage!
"—Ugh ah!! This, what is this?!"
The bull-demon Satan clutched his head, a black-purple eerie aura suddenly emanating from his body, however, the silver lightning, like a natural enemy, firmly controlled the bull-demon!
In a short while, the bull-demon form dissipated, replaced by a bewildered old man!
His Mythical Zoan form was forcefully repelled!?
Then, his gaze fixed intently on the depths of Marineford!
Rumble!!!
Countless silver lightning bolts burst forth from the depths of Marineford,
Silver-white lightning continuously appeared and disappeared in the void, and huge waves instantly surged on the sea,
The clouds in the high sky visibly and rapidly gathered, forming a giant silver vortex that covered the sky.
Countless people gritted their teeth tightly, a chill running down their spines, their eyes filled with horror!
...Boom!
Whitebeard and Sengoku both retreated at the same time,
"Gurararara, it seems I am witnessing the birth of a legend of the new era!"
Whitebeard's voice was full of grandeur and emotion; every era has its own legends.
Rocks, Garp, Roger, Golden Lion... And now a new legend is born, proving that his era... has ended!!
Sengoku was equally astonished, unable to help but exclaim, "This level of Haoshoku... I'm afraid it has already surpassed Garp!"
"—More than that!"
Whitebeard glanced at him, "This Haki is comparable to Rocks, perhaps even surpassing it!!"
"Rocks?!"
Sengoku was shocked; that was the man known as the "King of the World"!!
...On the sea, hundreds of kilometers away,
A battleship was slowly heading towards Marineford!
"Zehahahahaha, my subordinates, we are now going to Marineford to claim Whitebeard's head, and then... ascend to the Four Emperors!!"
Blackbeard stood at the bow of the ship, encouraging a group of subordinates who had escaped from Impel Down!
"—Do you think Captain can succeed?!" Burgess worried, ever since witnessing Luffy's strength, he had a clearer understanding of the Sea Emperors.
The "Emperors" were simply not the same species as them!
"—Don't say that, our Captain is a man who crawled out of hell! Doesn't that explain something? You must believe in the choice of fate!"
Van Auger wiped the flintlock in his hand, his tone calm!
"—Heh heh, that's right! Although I don't know what method he used, he somehow came back to life!... No matter what, it's much better than being in Impel Down!"
Shiliew of the Rain, with a cigar in his mouth, sat on the deck!
However, rumble!
Dozens of weak pirates suddenly collapsed,
"What's going on?"
"Fish, so many fish are floating to the surface!!"
The battleship instantly became very chaotic!
"—This, this is!!"
Blackbeard's eyes widened, staring directly at the towering thunder domain, no matter how far away it was! Cold sweat poured down!
"—Ha, Haoshoku!!"
"Nani!?"
Shiliew's cigar fell to the deck; he had never seen Haoshoku that could spread for hundreds of miles!
"—Turn back quickly, Marineford is not somewhere we can go!" Blackbeard roared desperately... In the depths of Marineford,
The four Gorosei looked in horror at the man in front of them, his eyes tightly closed, his body emanating silver Haoshoku lightning,
They tried their best to stop him, but Luffy's Haoshoku firmly pinned them down!
When Luffy's aura ascended to its peak,
—Thump—Thump—Thump—
Drumbeats emanated from his heart, spreading from Marineford as the center through a special frequency!
"Sizzle Sizzle"
Silver lightning tightly coiled around Luffy's slightly slender body, his formerly black messy hair instantly turned white, swaying like flames. His original red clothes also turned white!
White flame clouds draped behind him like ribbons, and the ground beneath his feet became soft and elastic!
At the same time, the entire sky turned pitch black!
Everyone looked up, and the moment the full moon hung in the sky, Luffy also suddenly opened his eyes, a golden glow flashing within them!
Silver Haoshoku lightning instantly covered the surrounding hundred meters, and a violent lightning storm instantly blasted the four Gorosei away!
Luffy couldn't help but spread his hands, "It feels... so strange, like I have infinite power, like I can do anything..., is this nika?!"
At the same time, the ancient Sea Kings at the bottom of the sea and the roaming Zunesha in the New World suddenly opened their eyes,
"—Joy Boy, have you... returned?!"
Mary Geoise, deep within Pangea Castle, in the Room of Flowers!
On the grass filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, a figure stood for a long time, then suddenly opened its eyes,
"Joy Boy?!"
Its gaze seemed to transcend space, staring directly at the young man, then slowly closed its eyes!
A supreme voice echoed in the minds of the Gorosei, "Extinguish that lamp!!"
Marineford,
The Gorosei gathered, looking at the thunderous storm covering most of the island in the depths, their faces filled with bitterness, and a deeply hidden fear!!
—Sun God nika, manifested in the world!!!