I've Grown Stronger, and You've Grown Weaker!

Garp was confronted by a golden slash that visually occupied almost half of the sky above him.

He simply bulged his massive muscles, channeling the indescribable power within him and the Haki in his heart into his enormous right fist like flowing water.

The red light on the surface of that dark fist suddenly became even brighter, and then, without any fancy moves, it swung upwards.

[Duang!]

Garp was like a small, black and red pebble that landed perfectly on the edge of a blade.

When the two come into contact in mid-air.

Instantly.

A piercing metallic clang echoed through the heavens and earth, like a sharp blade striking a hard small steel ball.

As for the results...

The blade failed to cut the steel ball; instead, it was intercepted by this tiny point.

At the same time.

The powerful force of the outburst had a reaction on both sides.

Everyone witnessed the enormous blade of light, seemingly capable of cleaving the earth, first tremble, then cracks appeared on its surface, and finally exploded in mid-air with a deafening roar, turning into countless golden specks flying in the sky.

[Boom!]

The 'small steel ball' transformed into a black and red meteor and plummeted downwards, instantly slamming into a large area of the island's surface.

Thick smoke billowed, and earthquakes struck repeatedly.

That attack just now.

In many people's minds, this can be considered the pinnacle of Swordsmanship and Physical Arts combat in the Sea Star World.

Garp's Physical Arts are beyond question. If he claims to be the second best in the world, then no one, including Zephyr and Bullet, would dare to say they are the best.

And Shiki's Swordsmanship.

Although it may seem controversial, upon closer examination, in terms of pure Swordsmanship, looking at the top experts on Sea Star right now, apart from Imu, you really can't say who is stronger than him.

Those who could rival him in Swordsmanship were almost all wiped out.

Oh, right!

Redfield might be able to have Swordsmanship contest with Shiki.

[Bang!]

The earth trembled violently once more, and a black meteor, its surface sparking with Huoguang, shot straight into the sky amidst a series of Sound Explosion booms, enveloped in a cone-shaped gas shield glowing red.

"Hahaha, well done! I've been wanting to settle things with you for a long time!"

Shiki, who was in the air, was not surprised but delighted. He immediately gathered more Haki on his twin swords and Conqueror's Haki Coating, forming crackling dark red lightning bolts.

In the blink of an eye.

In the dark, overcast sky, a shooting star, tinged with gold and red, and its afterimage, tinged with red and black, were almost intertwined.

They demonstrated what it means to fight with speed, and what it means to be lightning Firestone.

As the fists and blades clashed repeatedly, the crisscrossing fist winds and blade flashes constantly collided, shattered, and whipped up raging Tornado.

The clanging and clattering sounds almost filled the entire surrounding sea.

At the same time.

Rippling waves of air formed, disappeared, and then formed again as the two fought their way from the center of the island to the western end, and then back to the eastern end.

Sometimes they chase each other, sometimes they collide with each other.

The air along the way turned into a storm, the ground cracked and trembled as it swept across, sand and stones flew, thick smoke and dust filled the air, and the brilliant golden light of the swords occasionally shone brightly, illuminating the increasingly dark and oppressive environment.

The countless onlookers could hardly see anything about the battle through the footage.

The entire virtual screen was completely filled with storms, smoke, golden light, and various roars so loud that the volume had to be lowered.

It can be said that it has become a complete torture for the eyes and ears.

However.

Many people know very well that the 'Paramount War' between Garp and Shiki is not a battle that can be decided in just one or two days, or even four or five days.

Although the rules state that Shiki only needs to persist for five days to be considered successful.

But given Garp temperaments, this battle was destined to end with one side losing.

Soon.

A day has passed.

As the glittering Galaxy hangs like stars in the Nightfall, the slightly higher peaks on the island have all vanished, either flattened by massive slashes or completely blasted apart by powerful punches.

Two days have passed.

The island began to show many terrifying, bottomless canyon-like cracks, and more than a dozen large craters, as if formed by a meteorite impact.

Three days have passed.

The deserted island was beginning to crumble; surging seawater was pouring out from the cracks in the ground, and the island was showing signs of splitting apart.

Four Heavens have passed.

The island was completely torn apart, and the battle between the two sides was now confined to the air.

The golden-red meteors and their black-red afterimages continued their fierce battle amidst the deafening Sound Explosion, seemingly showing no signs of fatigue despite their tireless work without sleep, food, or water.

Only.

Sengoku, Zephyr, Newgate, and other powerful figures keenly noticed that Shiki was gradually falling behind, and his occasional pauses made him appear more disheveled Garp.

Five days have passed.

Shiki was increasingly being suppressed by Garp, and he was falling onto the broken pieces of the island more and more often.

Blood began to seep from the corner of his mouth, and a look of shocked anger appeared on his face.

Day 6.

A heavy rain began to fall.

These countless raindrops quickly formed a torrential downpour.

At this time.

Shiki could no longer fly, not because he lacked stamina, but because Garp's relentless barrage of Iron Fist had pinned him to the ground.

He could only rely on his twin swords and his Observation Haki the Future Sight to barely manage to parry and dodge.

"How is this possible? Why is this happening? You bastard, how could you become so strong!"

Ignoring the blood spilling from the corner of his mouth and the excruciating pain in his body, Shiki roared hysterically at Garp was still throwing punches at him.

"Pfft, hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Garp couldn't help but burst into laughter.

At the same time, his hand moved without the slightest hesitation. The black fist, moving at supersonic speed invisible to the naked eye, swept past the blade and struck Shiki's cheek in the blink of an eye.

This sent him flying through the air with a scream of pain, before he crashed heavily onto the muddy, rain-soaked ground.

At this point, Garp stopped his attack and sneered, "Shiki, you still haven't noticed? It seems I really overestimated you!"

"What did you say?!"

Using his twin swords to prop himself up, Shiki, half-squatting on the muddy ground, glared at Garp, but his eyes held a hint of surprise and uncertainty.

"Hmph, my Haki is indeed stronger than it was four years ago, but the reason you couldn't even last six days is because your Haki has weakened compared to four years ago!"

Garp casually ripped open his tattered shirt, revealing his muscular chest, covered in knife wounds and bloody gashes, which were rapidly healing themselves at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Also, your knife is getting a bit dull."

Upon hearing this, Shiki's face turned ashen, and he began to doubt whether he had truly become weaker.

Otherwise, how could I have been defeated so quickly?

This is one-on-one!

"But don't worry too much. After you experience a few more Otherworld wars, your morale will naturally rise. But right now, you Kaido, after all, he's grown a lot in the last few years!"

Just as Shiki was gritting his teeth in anger, Garp slowly walked up to him with a hearty, bright smile on his face.

He stretched out his right hand.

"Hurry up and catch up, Shiki. After all, we'll be comrades fighting side by side from now on. If you're so weak, you'll easily hold us back!"

"Fart!"

Shiki flew into a rage, slapping Garp's hand away and standing up abruptly, yelling, "Just you wait! It won't be long before I catch up with you, and then we'll have another fight and see who holds whom back!"

Garp was amused by this.

"Don't worry, you'll never catch up to us in your entire life over those four years, hahaha~~~"

A huge thank you to Nicholas Ren 6, the leader, for the 2023 Qidian Coin! Thank you so much for your support and encouragement!