"Great Thunder · Eight Trigrams!!!"
Kaido, with blood on his face, roared as he swung his spiked club at Whitebeard. The club was wrapped in Conqueror's Haki, crackling with black lightning.
Facing Kaido's powerful strike, Whitebeard swung his Murakumogiri, meeting the attack with a diagonal slash.
The spiked club and Murakumogiri's blade didn't collide immediately, as their Conqueror's Haki clashed fiercely in mid-air first.
The massive amount of seawater below began to push in all directions under the impact of the strong shockwave, revealing the seabed hundreds of meters deep.
The rocks on the seabed shattered and disintegrated under the battle's aftermath, with black arcs of electricity flickering in the air.
"Roar!!!"
Kaido's roar didn't stop, and his muscles bulged exaggeratedly, with veins on his skin seemingly about to burst.
Visually, it seemed as if the spiked club in his hand was twisting under the intense impact.
It was clear that Kaido's condition wasn't good.
After fighting Whitebeard for most of the day, he had accumulated many injuries.
Kaido's chest had a large gash, obviously a wound from one of Whitebeard's slashes.
His head was bleeding profusely, staining half of his face red.
Most notably... one of the horns on his head was missing, clearly broken by Whitebeard.
In contrast, Whitebeard looked very relaxed.
The only thing dirty was the cloak draped over his shoulders.
There wasn't even a scratch on his body.
When their Conqueror's Haki finally wore off, their weapons collided for real.
Kaido's expression changed suddenly, as he felt an incredible force from the spiked club that shocked him.
Whitebeard's monstrous strength hadn't diminished with age; it was even stronger than in his prime!
How much stronger Whitebeard had become...
Kaido didn't know.
He only knew that at the moment their weapons collided, his hands went numb.
"Gurara!"
Seeing Kaido gritting his teeth and struggling, but his arms bending under the pressure, Whitebeard's face was filled with a wild smile, "How did you become so weak after I warmed up? Kaido, you haven't been weakened by wine and women, have you?"
Although Kaido was also quite old, it didn't seem strange for Whitebeard to call him a kid.
After all, their age difference was significant.
With another sudden burst of strength from Whitebeard, Kaido's burly and muscular body was sent flying by the slash!
Even the club in his hand was knocked out.
Whitebeard's slash knocked the weapon out of his hand!
"How is this possible!?!"
Kaido, known as the strongest creature on land, sea, and air, was starting to doubt his life.
Although Linlin had said that Whitebeard was stronger than before, he didn't remember her saying that Whitebeard was strong enough to crush him!
Kaido was sent flying backward at a speed that broke the sound barrier, creating visible sonic booms.
...
Meanwhile, Big Mom was also having a hard time.
In her plan, the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates teaming up against the Whitebeard Pirates should have been enough to take them down.
As long as she and Kaido attacked Whitebeard together, could Whitebeard really handle both of them?
But Big Mom realized she was too naive.
She was actually being blocked by Whitebeard's sons!
She hadn't even seen Whitebeard face-to-face, let alone teamed up with Kaido to fight him!
What shocked Big Mom the most was...
Whitebeard's sons had very strange abilities.
These brats were very troublesome.
Even though the new Three Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates' vice-captain "King" came to help her, they were also blocked by other members of the Whitebeard Pirates.
For example, King.
King came to help Big Mom, and he did relieve some of her pressure because Marco intercepted him.
The problem was, King only managed to draw away Marco.
None of Whitebeard's other sons were drawn away.
These brats could control seawater, fire, lightning, wind, and even earth.
Big Mom couldn't understand what kind of strange Devil Fruit abilities these were.
Among them, the white-haired brat's ability was the most concerning to Big Mom because he could control space!
He could absorb objects into an unknown space from a distance, potentially bypassing her iron balloon defense.
And the fish-man brat in the water wasn't simple either.
Every time he controlled seawater, it was as large as a lake.
Big Mom, being a Devil Fruit user herself, knew that her body couldn't be soaked in seawater.
Then there was the flying brat. His ability wasn't as strange, but he was very strong!
Big Mom didn't know where that bastard Whitebeard found so many sons, but the key was that they were all very powerful. She was already burning with anger from being surrounded.
She was becoming more and more impatient.
The reason Kakashi and his team could fight Big Mom for so long...
Was naturally because they had the Eight-Tails constantly replenishing their chakra.
Otherwise, with a ninja's stamina, fighting a Yonko like Big Mom would have exhausted them in less than half an hour.
...
On the other side.
"Damn it... Get out of my way!"
Cracker was fiercely battling Vista, trying to rush over to support his mom.
But the dual-sword-wielding bastard in front of him kept blocking him, making it hard for him to split his attention.
Vista grinned: "With your strength, you think you can make me move? Not likely, biscuit man!"
"Damn it..."
Cracker clenched his fists in frustration.
Snack, one of the Three Sweet Commanders, was fighting Ace.
Snack realized he was struggling against Fire Fist Ace.
"Fire Fist!!!"
When a huge flaming fist came rushing towards him, Snack hurriedly raised his sword and slashed forward.
His slash split the flames in half.
But he didn't expect a spear made of fire to come flying at him before he could react!
The flaming spear hit Snack's chest directly, and the raging flames engulfed him in an instant.
"Ahhhh!!!"
Snack, who would lose to a supernova in the future, was already fighting for his life against the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates...
It was a miracle he had lasted this long.
"Shining Crash!!!"
Jozu was fighting Perospero, one of the new Three Sweet Commanders.
Perospero was the eldest son of the Charlotte family in the true sense.
His strength was indeed impressive.
Moreover, Jozu's arm had just been reattached not long ago, significantly weakening his strength.
The two were evenly matched, and neither could gain the upper hand for a while.
Unfortunately...
This stalemate was broken when Ace defeated Snack.
"Hahaha! Jozu, I'm here to help you!" Ace enthusiastically rushed over.
Seeing this, Perospero's face darkened.
"This is bad."
Marco, on the other hand, was fighting King, the vice-captain of the Beasts Pirates.
Their battle, though not as intense as the one between Whitebeard and Kaido, was still earth-shattering.
"It looks like we can keep this up for a long time!" Marco said confidently, with a smile on his face. One of his wings had been cut off by King, but it was visibly regenerating quickly.
For Marco, such minor injuries were nothing and could be fully healed in a breath or two.
King's mask was already shattered, revealing an unscathed face.
His race's bloodline granted him immense defense.
Marco's attacks couldn't cause much harm to King.
Similarly, King's attacks couldn't inflict real damage on Marco.
This led to a prolonged stalemate between the two.
It looked like they were slacking off.
However, it was clear that Marco seemed more relaxed.
"I'm not in as much of a hurry as you..." Marco laughed. "Because my captain has been pressing your captain. How long do you think Beasts Kaido can hold out? Half an hour? Or an hour?"
"Teaming up with the Big Mom Pirates was a mistake for the Beasts Pirates. Because the current Whitebeard Pirates... are not the same as the Whitebeard Pirates you remember!"
King's face darkened.
Compared to Marco's ease, he couldn't smile.
King's face showed no sign of relaxation.
The power of the Whitebeard Pirates far exceeded their expectations.
Not to mention the terrifyingly strong Whitebeard, even the Phoenix Marco in front of him was someone King felt he couldn't handle.
Suddenly, King noticed a bright red light behind him.
He turned around hastily, sensing something.
A massive fire dragon appeared in his view, leaving him stunned.
"This is..." King's pupils shrank, "Has he been forced to use this move already... Is Whitebeard really this strong?"
Marco also noticed the giant fire dragon, "Is that... a dragon? Did Kaido cause this commotion?!"
Not far away, Ace also turned to look, "This..."
Ace was very shocked.
He could clearly feel that the temperature of the fire dragon was even more intense than his own Flame-Flame Fruit.
Is this the power of the Four Emperors?
Is this the Beasts Kaido?
No...
Why does it feel like everyone can use fire abilities?
Ace was a bit confused.
Was eating the Flame-Flame Fruit a bad choice?
Big Mom also saw it. She raised her hand and slashed open the menacing water dragon, then looked towards Kaido in astonishment, "No way..."
In less than a day, Kaido had already been forced to use his desperate move?
Why does it feel like Whitebeard has become even stronger?
Big Mom had a good relationship with Kaido, and she knew that this move was Kaido's ultimate trump card.
This meant that Kaido had been pushed to his limit.
Because the last time she fought Whitebeard, it took Whitebeard a whole day and night to defeat her!
But this time...
It seemed like Whitebeard wouldn't need a day and night to defeat Kaido?
...
"Whitebeard!" Kaido's roar echoed through the sky, "Stop wasting unnecessary time! Let's settle this with one move! Bastard, I know you're not using your full strength, show me your full power! Don't insult me! Don't insult the battle!"
"Gurararararara..." Whitebeard looked up at the giant fire dragon above the clouds, its head slightly lowered, directly facing Whitebeard below.
"So big..." Whitebeard sighed, "The temperature is quite high, it's making me sweat."
"In that case..."
Whitebeard's eyes flashed with a cold light, his five fingers tightly gripping the handle of Murakumogiri, the veins on his arm bulging. A vibrating light wave enveloped the blade.
Even though he hadn't swung the blade yet, the vibrating light wave around it was already affecting the surrounding space.
The space around him visibly twisted and shook.
To others, the area around Whitebeard looked like ripples on the water.
With cold eyes and a smile, he said, "Want to see my full power? Gurara, as you wish!"
Whitebeard roared, "Air!!! Quake!!!"
"Descending Dragon - Fire Dragon Eight Trigrams!!!"
Kaido shouted almost simultaneously with Whitebeard.
The massive fire dragon, turning the entire sky red, charged downwards.
Whitebeard also roared, swinging Murakumogiri upwards.
Boom!!!
The deafening roar echoed for hundreds of miles, and everyone on the islands within the Whitebeard Pirates' territory could hear the thunderous sound.
Shockwaves carrying the power of vibrations rapidly spread in all directions, even affecting the space around them.
Kakashi was startled and quickly used the power of his Mangekyou Sharingan to absorb himself, Kisame, and others into the Kamui space.
Nagato's pupils also contracted as he pushed his Rinnegan abilities to the limit, thrusting his hands forward: "Shinra Tensei!!!"
"Pops is going a bit overboard..."
Marco quickly wrapped his body with his wings, and the next second, he was violently thrown away by the indiscriminate battle shockwaves.
King, who was fighting him, met the same fate as Marco, unable to resist and was also thrown away by the shockwaves.
"Whoa—"
Cracker's biscuit soldiers were shattered by the shockwaves, and he was also swept away by the aftermath.
Vista, who was fighting Cracker, couldn't withstand it either.
On the battlefield...
Only Nagato and Big Mom could withstand such shockwaves. Even Big Mom had to raise her arms to shield herself, and Zeus beneath her feet was constantly pushed back by the shockwaves.
"Whitebeard..."
The anger in Big Mom's eyes was replaced by shock at this terrifying power, bringing her back to her senses.
"Is he a monster?!"
...
Holy Land Mariejois.
The Five Elders couldn't sit still, each of them standing up in shock, their old faces filled with astonishment.
"This power..."
Saint Saturn clenched his fists, his body trembling slightly: "It has surpassed the power of Joy Boy from back then..."
"Whitebeard..."
"Is this the world's strongest man?"
...
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