Sakazuki Pummeled Kozuki Oden, Marco Rushed In to Save Him!

Just as the fierce fighting was taking place on the front lines, Sakazuki made his move.

He ripped off his Marines cap, smoothed his hair, and sighed softly, "We can't just let that Whitebeard old man stand there and watch the show..."

As his words fell, the ground beneath his feet rapidly heated up, turning into molten lava in moments. The intense heat caused steam to billow around him. Then, Sakazuki raised his arm, pointed it at the sky, and roared, "Great Eruption!!!"

His arm instantly grew enormous, forming a fist as large as a Giant race from scorching hot magma. Then, with the force of a volcanic eruption, it was blasted into the sky, crashing down on the Moby Dick, owned by Whitebeard, like a meteorite.

"Admiral Sakazuki has made his move!"

"Be careful and take cover!"

"Be careful of accidental injury!!"

The Marines faction members all issued greetings.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Newgate raised an eyebrow as he watched the massive magma projectile fall from the sky, preparing to make his move. But Kozuki Oden, standing beside him, couldn't contain himself any longer and shouted, "Bai Xiaoji, I'll go first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kozuki Oden leaped from the Moby Dick. The two famous swords he was originally carrying were probably Ama no Habakiri and Enma.

But the Ama no Habakiri was captured by Ortolan before, and it's still hanging on the wall in his house.

However, Kozuki Oden later acquired another weapon for himself, but its name is unknown.

He leaped into the air, his two swords drawn simultaneously from his waist, forming a cross shape as they slashed at Sakazuki, who Great Eruption, "Oden Niju-ryu: Togen Totsuka!!!"

In an instant, his figure crashed into the magma projectile, and the huge magma projectile was cleaved into four pieces in mid-air!

Originally, after Sakazuki's Great Eruption was damaged, it should have exploded, creating a large number of lava meteors. However, Kozuki Oden's attack split it into four, thus breaking Sakazuki's subsequent eruption.

"This is really reckless..." Marco muttered helplessly as he watched the scene unfold.

Then he suddenly spread his arms, the blue flames burning like wings, and with a whoosh, his figure flew into the air.

Marco flew over the four pieces of lava at an extremely fast speed.

"Dye Blue Flame ..." Marco said softly.

The azure flames quickly ignited the magma he had come into contact with. Soon, the magma bomb, which had originally emitted a scorching and crimson magma aura, was tainted by the azure flames and turned into azure meteorites that fell to the ground.

At the same time, Marco kicked each of the magma projectiles, changing their trajectory. As a result, the magma projectiles did not hit the Whitebeard Pirates' fleet, but instead scattered and crashed into the surrounding sea.

On the other side, Kozuki Oden sped through the air like a cannonball, plummeting towards the Execution Platform, seemingly trying to break through the Marines's formation in one fell swoop and rescue his son.

However, just as his figure flew through the air over the artillery positions of the Hoshigaki and arrived above the Sakazuki position...

A ruthless glint flashed in Sakazuki's eyes, and he roared, "You bastard, what do you take Marine Admiral for?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sakazuki slammed his arms down, his two enormous fists slamming into the ground.

A surge of magma power erupted from his body, and the ground around him, which had been scorched red like lava, suddenly came alive, churning with bubbling hot magma.

But this only lasted for a moment. The next instant, a pillar of magma shot into the sky and swallowed up the area controlled by Sakazuki.

The sudden eruption of the magma pillar also struck Kozuki Oden in mid-air, since he wasn't a real flying creature!

Kozuki Oden, enveloped in Haki and surrounded by a pillar of magma, was just about to use the force to escape the area when Sakazuki's figure suddenly emerged from the magma pillar in front of him. His hand was wrapped in dark Haki power, and he Kozuki Oden in the face.

The impact, like a volcanic eruption, instantly sent Kozuki Oden flying, crashing heavily to the ground in mid-air.

Sakazuki's punch was incredibly powerful. Although Kozuki Oden's Haki covered and blocked most of the damage, half of his face still had some burn marks, which vaguely looked like a fist mark.

Before Kozuki Oden could even get up from the ground, the ground around him had already heated up rapidly and started to melt.

This startled Kozuki Oden. Then, as if sensing something, he rolled away, holding his two long swords and tridents in front of him.

The next second, Sakazuki's figure emerged from the ground, his body dripping with a large amount of scorching magma fluid, looking ferocious and savage. He punched Kozuki Oden's sword, which was being used to block the attack.

The scorching magma exploded upon impact with the blade, splashing all over Kozuki Oden's face. However, this splash attack was clearly no match for Kozuki Oden's Haki armor. He glared fiercely at Sakazuki and said, "Bastard..."

"How pathetic, pirates..." Sakazuki's eyes still gleamed with a fierce light.

As his words fell, a volcanic eruption of power erupted from his body once more, and his fist, which was pressed against the cross-shaped blade, rapidly expanded and exploded!

Kozuki Oden had no way to resist the immense power from the volcano. His foot slipped, and he tumbled and rolled away in a disheveled manner.

Sakazuki was now in a bloodthirsty frenzy, his violent aura growing even stronger as he gave chase. Large amounts of magma were continuously blasted out with his pursuit, leaving Kozuki Oden chasing him like a pathetic wild dog.

Having finally found an opening, Kozuki Oden quickly adjusted his stance. This time, he didn't dodge; instead, he charged forward with his feet, his twin swords flashing like a flower, and slashed at Sakazuki, shouting, "Oden's Sword Style: Peach Blossom Waterfall!"

Sakazuki unleashed a burst of Haki, transforming it into a massive fist that slammed into Kozuki Oden. However, a look of seriousness flashed in Sakazuki's eyes immediately afterward.

The massive magma fist he unleashed, brimming with Haki, was smoothly cleaved in two by Kozuki Oden's sword. In that instant, the powerful strike, carrying his figure, approached Sakazuki at incredible speed.

It must be said that although Kozuki Oden had some mental issues and his actions seemed quite foolish, his strength was truly formidable.

Moreover, this is not the kind of confined battlefield he faced when he fought Ortolan last time, where he was restricted to a single ship. This is a real, large battlefield where he can unleash his full potential!

As this attack came, Sakazuki's instinctive power told him that he couldn't defend against it!

In fact, this instinct is indeed correct. Kozuki Oden's attack power is quite ferocious, capable of breaking through Ortolan's Steel Bones and Iron Muscles and also wounding Kaido's savage dragon body.

While Sakazuki is strong, his defensive capabilities are clearly inferior to those of Ortolan and Kaido.

At this critical moment, Sakazuki unleashed his Haki power and entered a state of active elementalization.

Immediately afterward, Kozuki Oden's figure flashed by, slicing Sakazuki in two at the waist with a single stroke—a complete severing!

But when this attack severed Sakazuki's weapon, Kozuki Oden's eyes did not relax their vigilance; on the contrary, they became even more serious.

His sense of touch and Observation Haki told him that this strike had failed to hit Sakazuki's physical form!

Sure enough, Sakazuki's upper body crashed to the ground with a thud, turning into scalding lava that scattered in all directions. However, his lower body, consisting only of his legs and waist, remained firmly in place.

Although he was standing with his back to Kozuki Oden, a large amount of magma rapidly gathered on Sakazuki's body, and from his waist and abdomen, Sakazuki's upper body grew out backwards.

Therefore, even though Sakazuki was twisted beyond recognition at this moment, he was able to launch a counterattack against Kozuki Oden immediately.

"Magma Dog!!!" Sakazuki pulled out a weapon, its Haki mixed with magma, radiating a strong sense of danger.

Kozuki Oden didn't dare to take the attack head-on. He quickly slashed at the Magma Dog with his sword. Without engaging in a struggle, he used the momentum to slide and once again distanced himself from Sakazuki.

Just then, a shadow flashed across the sky, and as soon as Sakazuki looked up, he saw a streak of blue flame coming down from above.

"Phoenix Brand!!!" Marco roared as he kicked Sakazuki in the groin.

Sakazuki only had time to raise his arms in a scramble to block before Marco kicked him.

The impact of the magma and the blue flames caused an instant explosion, blasting out large amounts of blue and crimson sparks and fluids.