Complete Release

Compared to the earlier injuries, which were nothing to the massive body of the Pure Gold Lanternfish, Whitebeard's Heaven and Earth Collapse had truly wounded it. Massive amounts of blood sprayed in all directions like a fountain soaring into the sky.

In just a few breaths, a pool of blood no smaller than a small lake to humans had formed on the ice. Scalding blood-colored mist drifted amid the constantly falling snow, creating an indescribably strange and shocking sight.

The Pure Gold Lanternfish became even more frenzied. As its terrifying body struggled continuously, the massive ice sheet, already covered in cracks, rapidly shattered, and the Pure Gold Lanternfish's body forcibly sank lower.

At that moment, Marco, who was soaring through the sky and constantly observing the situation, fully understood that his earlier premonition had been correct. There was definitely something wrong with this bizarre blizzard that had frozen the sea.

Under Whitebeard's Heaven and Earth Collapse, the ice layer more than a hundred meters thick had shattered almost instantly. Yet what was revealed was not normal seawater, but an even thicker layer of ice.

If this had been a normal blizzard, then no matter how sharply the temperature dropped, such a thing would have been absolutely impossible.

Someone?

When this guess arose in Marco's mind, he almost instinctively locked onto the only man in the entire sea capable of such a feat—Navy Admiral Aokiji, Kuzan!

At once, cold sweat broke out on Marco's forehead as he stood within the blizzard.

That Hero of the Marines, Vice Admiral Yaen, had been trailing far behind the Whitebeard Pirates fleet. If Admiral Aokiji, Kuzan, had secretly appeared here, he might very well pose a threat to the Whitebeard Pirates.

Moreover...

Marco's gaze shifted toward Whitebeard, and he suddenly found that Whitebeard's entire body