Just as Issho and Jinbe stood facing each other, they suddenly raised their heads in unspoken unison.
Rumble!!!
The precarious space of ice in the sky finally shattered completely.
Countless crystalline shards of ice fell from the sky like drifting snowflakes, refracting brilliant rainbow light beneath the sun.
Surging seawater poured from the shattered ice prison like a breached flood, transforming into countless curtains of water in midair and spreading outward alongside ripple after ripple.
The sight was beautiful and magnificent.
The entire sky had become extraordinarily dazzling, like a mythical paradise.
But only Issho and Jinbe, looking up at the sky, truly understood
just how dangerous it was up there.
If Jinbe were swept into that battlefield now, he would likely be torn to pieces by the terrifying aftershocks in less than a second.
Even Issho, with his S-rank strength, could not withstand the destructive force unleashed by five experts of the same rank attacking together.
Above that already shattered prison of ice,
Shirahoshi still stood proudly atop the churning waves.
Her figure was straight and graceful.
Her long hair fluttered in the sea breeze.
Her gaze remained calm and sharp.
It had not dimmed in the slightest. She looked as though she had emerged completely unscathed.
So powerful that she seemed flawless...
That was the shared thought of Issho and Jinbe.
And this was merely Ross's most outstanding daughter. Compared to Ross himself, she was still leagues away.
However, both Issho and Jinbe noticed something at this moment.
Shirahoshi's complexion was somewhat paler than it had been at the beginning of the battle.
Her breathing had also become slightly rushed.
The hand gripping the Sea King Halberd trembled faintly.
Clearly, her condition was far from as relaxed as she appeared.
Yet even so, she still held her head