Whitebeard stared blankly, he really hadn't expected Senga to ask him to say that!
He knew that once he uttered those words, it would have an extremely explosive impact on the entire pirate crew, and the Great Pirate Era that Roger had started would suffer an unimaginable blow.
But when he thought of his sons, a look of pain appeared on the Whitebeard's face.
Senga wasn't in a hurry; he just quietly watched Whitebeard.
In his view, the Pirate World was already his property, and the fewer of those troublesome marine creatures, the better.
This is something he should do from the Navy's perspective.
Ultimately, the lives of his sons outweighed everything in Whitebeard's heart. He closed his eyes and said, trembling.
"I promise!"
A smile appeared on Senga's face, and he asked deliberately,
"Whitebeard, what exactly is One Piece?"
With the appearance of "One Piece," everyone, from pirates and marines in Marineford to people all over the world, focused their attention on Whitebeard.
Whitebeard took a deep breath, then suddenly opened his eyes wide and roared with all his might.
"OnePiece is a scam! It doesn't exist at all!!!"
Whitebeard's voice echoed in every corner of the world, plunging the entire Pirate World into a deathly silence.
Foosha Village
Luffy stared blankly at Whitebeard in the picture, and suddenly tears welled up in his eyes.
Seeing this, Makino quickly knelt down to wipe away Luffy's tears and asked with concern,
"Luffy, what's wrong?"
Luffy stiffly turned his neck and said in a trembling voice,
"Sister Machino, is what that Whitebeard said true?"
This was the first time Machino had seen Luffy like this, and she knew how much Whitebeard's words had affected him, who had always dreamed of becoming the One Piece.
But she truly didn't want Luffy this path. What would happen to Luffy if Luffy encountered Senga?
So Makino said cruelly,
"Whitebeard was a powerful figure from the same era as Roger, so he must be right!"
Luffy was clearly unable to accept this cruel reality; he shouted at Whitebeard in the image.
"No! This isn't real! One Piece is real!!!"
A Domineering Aura erupted from Luffy's small body, stunning everyone around him into unconsciousness.
Luffy swayed, then his eyes rolled back, and he fell backward.
No one saw a wisp of white ribbon faintly circling behind Luffy, before disappearing again after a short while.
Back to Marineford,
The battle between the Navy and the pirates had ceased, and they were still reeling from Whitebeard's words.
Shanks' expression turned ferocious, endless rage burning within him. He punched Big Mom in the face, sending Big Mom flying into Marineford, and then charged towards Whitebeard.
"Whitebeard! What nonsense are you spouting!?"
After speaking, the Whitebeard lowered his eyes and did not say another word.
Senga nodded in satisfaction, then used Shinra Tensei to send the charging Red-Haired flying, followed by a glimmer of darkness appearing in his left eye.
"It's over."
Puff puff puff!
The sound of flesh being pierced came from the Black Coffin. The Whitebeard's facial muscles twitched. In his last moments, he looked at the Whitebeard Pirates members behind Senga, his gaze filled with lingering affection.
"My dear sons, this is the last thing your father can do for you. Live well!"
Senga sighed softly.
"Don't worry, I will keep my promise and spare their lives."
"Thank you very much, Kuralala. I never imagined that a monster like you existed. To have fought you is enough for me!"
After saying this, Whitebeard closed his eyes forever, and the story of the World's Strongest Man came to an end.
The Black Coffin encasing the Whitebeard dissipated into wisps of darkness, and the corpse, under Senga's control, slowly fell onto the ice, maintaining its standing posture.
Senga deliberately gave Whitebeard a final moment of dignity, a stark contrast to the treatment she received from Big Mom.
Reaching out and pressing his hand on Whitebeard's body, the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, drawn in by the Preta Path, flowed into Senga's left eye, becoming the final Tomoe.
Upon seeing Whitebeard's death, the Whitebeard Pirates members all knelt on the ground, desperately calling out "Old Man!"
Several squad leaders launched a desperate attack on Akainu, ignoring the magma that left charred wounds on their bodies.
After defeating Whitebeard Senga stood quietly in place, his demeanor completely out of place with his surroundings.
Red-Haired arrived at that moment and immediately saw the dead Whitebeard. He flew into a rage, his hands turning completely white, and his aura reached a new level.
"Die!!!"
A punch landed on Senga's back. This time, Senga was not covered by Susanoo Armor, and he didn't even use Haki.
Shanks' face lit up with joy, thinking his attack had succeeded.
However, when Senga turned around, Shanks saw a pair of Rinnegan with twelve Tomoe, and six black spheres that suddenly appeared behind Senga.
One of the black spheres suddenly transformed into a sharp black spear, instantly piercing Shanks' body and slamming him into the ground.
Suffering this severe blow, the White Karma on Shanks' body began to dissipate. He desperately tried to preserve the White Karma on his abdomen. His powerful Observation Haki told him that once the White Karma on his abdomen also dissipated, his body would face destruction.
Indeed, these six black spheres are Truth-Seeking Orb. Without the protection of Six Paths level power, an ordinary person would be instantly reduced to nothingness upon touching them, even an immortal body reborn through Impure World Reincarnation.
Senga glanced at Shanks indifferently, then turned and walked towards the battlefield behind them.
But before he could take more than a few steps, Senga suddenly stopped again. Strands of white substance appeared out of thin air, enveloping his body and eventually forming a white cocoon.
The strange phenomenon occurring on Senga caused everyone to stop what they were doing and stare blankly at the cocoon in the center of the battlefield.
At this moment, the world's attention also turned to that cocoon.
Mary Geoise, Among the Flower Chamber
Imu stared intently at the cocoon in the image, then let out a morbid, maniacal laugh.
"Hahahaha! He succeeded! I can feel it! It's the aura of one of our own!"
The voice in his mind rang out again, tinged with mockery.
"That's not one of your kind, it's mine."
Imu was in high spirits and completely ignored the mockery. He gazed adoringly at the flawless white cocoon and murmured,
"Come on! I've been waiting here for far too long!"