The continuously rising aura, mixed with dense black lightning, seemed to distort even the void.
Whitebeard held Murakumogiri; merely standing there gave the illusion of being unstoppable.
His golden hair, arched like a crown, and the snow-white crescent moon mustache hanging from his mouth, made him seem like a born king.
Watching this scene, the hearts of the old Marines in the distance sank to rock bottom; only those who had lived through that era truly knew how terrifying Whitebeard was.
It was no exaggeration to say that Whitebeard's combat strength in his prime was truly formidable, definitely not inferior to Roger's.
In terms of pure destructive power, he even surpassed him.
"Hahahaha, I didn't expect it, Newgate, you actually managed to recover to your peak state. What a well-kept secret!!"
In the distance, a white-haired old man laughed loudly, suddenly pressing his body down.
— Crackle — Crackle —
The ground within a kilometer instantly shattered, and then he shot toward Whitebeard like a cannonball.
"Whitebeard!!"
"Garp!!"
In this instant, the entirety of Marineford began to shake, and the sea waves surged layer upon layer.
Accompanied by two roars, two figures with commanding auras, one white and one red, leaped up.
Boom!!
Rolling thunder suddenly covered the entire pitch-black sky like thousands of electric snakes, flashing with dazzling light.
Two powerful and profound aura fluctuations continuously rose, standing in opposition to each other.
The movements of all the Marines and pirates slowed down; they looked up, their eyes filled with utter shock.
They saw those two unstoppable figures wildly unleashing their respective Conqueror's Haki like fiends or deities.
Black-red lightning poured into the bisento.
Black-purple thunder wrapped around the fist.
The auras around both men simultaneously climbed to their peak.
"Galaxy Impact!!"
"Murakumogiri!!"
Boom!!
The exploding Conqueror's Haki formed a visible mass of violent energy in the void between the fist and the blade, which continuously contracted and expanded, expanded and contracted, following the full-force strike of the two men.
Countless black lightning bolts twisted and flew around the two men like a cage, constantly spreading outward.
At this moment, the entire world seemed to be shaking.
The atmosphere collapsed layer by layer, and the clouds in the sky were pulverized by the violent shockwaves.
Space was warping, and ripples were rapidly spreading.
"Is this... the true pinnacle of the sea?!"
Aokiji stood motionless, like a statue, but a terrifying storm raged in his heart.
"Kowai ne... They truly are monsters!!"
Kizaru stood in the air with his hands in his pockets, feeling the chaotic sky, wondering what he was thinking.
"— Cough, cough!!"
Akainu crawled out of a fissure, his expression becoming extremely terrifying.
Boom!!
A deafening, thunder-like roar erupted, and the sphere of light wreathed in black-red lightning suddenly burst, transforming into an overwhelming wave of air that vigorously spread out in all directions.
"Gurarara, Garp, you really are getting old, aren't you?!"
Under everyone's gaze, the bisento glowed white, carrying the power to tear the sky, and heavily struck Garp.
"Boom!!"
A thousand-meter fissure split across Marineford, and Garp fell from the sky.
"Even Vice Admiral Garp lost?!"
"Oh God, who can stop Whitebeard now!!"
The Marines were dumbfounded, having never expected things to escalate to this point.
Whoosh!!
A sound of piercing air suddenly arose.
A white ice spear suddenly whistled as it shot toward Whitebeard... Aokiji had made his move!
The whistling sound rushed toward him; Whitebeard's eyes narrowed, and he violently swung his bisento.
Clang!
The ice spear was cleaved apart, but extreme coldness surged out from the shattered fragments, spreading toward Murakumogiri.
A visible layer of ice crystals quickly climbed onto Murakumogiri, threatening to freeze Whitebeard's arm in the blink of an eye.
"Gurarara!!"
Whitebeard shook, and black Armament Haki shattered the ice crystals!
"Arara, I can't let you run wild here, Whitebeard!!"
Aokiji's lazy eyes held determination, and sharp frost emanated from his body.
"Gurarara, kid, you're still far too green!!"
Whitebeard's right arm bulged, gripping the bisento tightly; black-red lightning violently poured in, the blade glowed white, and he swung it fiercely!!
A ten-meter-long, pale-white blade flash was swung out, and the air exploded wherever it passed.
However, Aokiji's expression remained unusually calm.
The next instant —
A surging pillar of magma suddenly erupted from the ground, and Akainu slowly stepped out from the magma column, his eyes coldly fixed on Whitebeard's blade flash; his entire arm was bubbling, and the magma boiled.
Facing Whitebeard's powerful strike head-on, Akainu seemed to see the environment before him shattering and collapsing inch by inch under the attack; space warped like chaos, continually cracking like a broken mirror.
He would die! In his current state, a direct hit would certainly be fatal!!
Yet, facing this strike, Akainu's cold expression remained unchanged, and a savage curve lifted the corner of his mouth.
A long-prepared punch, carrying the speed of lightning... erupted like a volcano!
"Meigo!"
Boom!!
The pale-white Dimensional Power collided with the crimson Magma Power, stirring up endless turmoil.
"— Ugh!!"
Akainu's expression became extremely ferocious; Whitebeard's materialized Haki continuously invaded his body, and waves of Dimensional Power tore at his chest, exposing crimson flesh and pale bone marrow.
"Sakazuki!!"
Aokiji was stunned; Akainu, blocking in front of him, was fighting entirely with his life on the line.
— Thud!
Akainu's feet dug deep into the earth.
"Marineford is not a place where old geezers like you—!"
Violent magma surged out, and Akainu's aura instantly skyrocketed.
"—can act as you please!!"
He smashed out a punch, instantly tearing Whitebeard's blade flash apart!
Bang!!
Air waves surged, and black-red lightning shot straight into the sky, tearing through the sea of clouds.
"Gurararara, Magma brat, that is truly terrifying conviction!!"
Whitebeard couldn't help but sigh with emotion. In his Observation Haki's perception... Akainu's aura seemed to have broken through some kind of restriction at this moment, completely stepping into a brand new realm!!
His Devil Fruit... awakened, and at the same time, his strength reached... Emperor Level!!
If the Admiral level was the mark of a gold medalist, then the Emperor Level was the true ceiling of combat power.
Perhaps the gap between Admiral and Emperor was not as huge as the gap between Admiral and Yonko Commander, but the ceiling was the ceiling!!!
However, Whitebeard would not show mercy. Akainu, who was severely wounded, was a target too good to pass up.
Whitebeard gripped his bisento, preparing to strike downward.
Suddenly, dazzling golden light converged into a figure behind him, and a white dress shoe inverted, striking through the air!
"Whitebeard, have you... ever been kicked at the speed of light?"
Kizaru's figure coalesced, and his kick, carrying the penetrating power of a light beam, shot toward the back of Whitebeard's head.
The scorching light-speed kick rapidly approached the back of his head; the exaggerated penetrating power even caused the air to explode into white vortexes.
"Gurarara, Shining brat, you sure are sneaky!!"
Whitebeard gripped the bisento with both hands and swung it fiercely.
Space vibrated, Haoshoku Coating.
Boom!!
Large sections of space shattered, and black-red lightning surged forth, colliding with the superheated beam of light, instantly overwhelming it and striking Kizaru!
"Eh???"
Kizaru exclaimed in surprise, turned into countless points of light, and leisurely dodged.
"Ice Age!"
Aokiji knelt on one knee, raised his hand, and slammed it heavily onto the ground with cold eyes!
Swish —!
Silently, everything before them instantly turned white.
Centered on Aokiji, white frost rapidly spread outward at an astonishing speed!
Everything within sight was transformed into solid ice.
Ice crystals continuously spiraled upward, attempting to engulf Whitebeard's body!
However, Whitebeard's Haoshoku constantly guarded him.
Ice crystals flew, Haki raged!
Whitebeard was encircled by black-red lightning, like a demon god!
On the opposite side, Aokiji stood up, his eyes as cold as frost.
Akainu lit a cigarette, covered in blood; the crimson rose on his chest... swayed in the gale and smoke, displaying a chilling, tragic beauty.
Endless points of light gathered into a figure; Kizaru was still as cynical as ever, his brown glasses flashing with golden light.
They represented the three strongest Logia users on the sea, and at the same time, the highest combat power of Marineford.
Coming... to challenge the strongest!!!