"What the hell is that?!"
"How immense is the Buddha, how terrifying is his power!"
"Even the sky is blocked out!"
"How do you fight against something that blocks out the sun like this?!"
"How could anyone wield such power!"
"What kind of Devil Fruit is this?!"
In just a moment after the battle began, the pirates' fighting spirit was almost completely extinguished by Gawain's single move Top Transformed Buddha.
After all, this is not the Buddha painting on the top of Hashirama, but Gawain's version, which embodies the Sage Mode and the Six Paths Mode, and is an extraordinary Buddha painting on the top!
The original move was already troublesome, but now it's so massive it's terrifying.
Countless characters in One Piece have already shown signs of collapse!
However, those people naturally do not include monsters; for the old monsters among pirates, they have experienced far too much.
It was just a move that was a little too powerful, how could it possibly break their mentality like that?
Just as the Top Transformed Buddha fully appeared and raised his thousands of hands in an attack gesture, Whitebeard immediately roared.
"Quiet down, you little brats!"
It's just a slightly larger piece of wood; it's not worth making such a fool of yourself over!
As soon as he finished speaking, the Whitebeard Murakumogiri.
Looking down at the vast ocean beneath the Top Transformed Buddha, Whitebeard fiercely Murakumogiri into the void!
Click!
In an instant, the sound of shattering glass came from the point where the Whitebeard Naginata touched the air, and then spread rapidly into the distance.
At the same time, Whitebeard shouted.
"Sea Quake!"
Buzz buzz buzz!
Slide!!!
With the Whitebeard's shout, the sea within a radius of fifty kilometers instantly surged with unimaginable waves.
No, that wasn't a wave, much less a tsunami!
It was as if the ocean had been torn apart!
In that instant, the sea seemed to transform into a Rubik's Cube, divided into at least nine parts by Whitebeard!
The number nine isn't many, precisely because each of its parts is so enormous!
Imagine the shape of a Rubik's Cube. If you take out the two center pieces from one side of the cube and place them elsewhere, the cube will naturally have a deep indentation.
The moment he used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, it was as if he had hollowed out a section of the nearby sea, causing the seawater to surge to other places, and at the same time, causing the Buddha Form that was originally standing in the sea to fall by nearly seven thousand meters in the blink of an eye!
Deep sea, Fish-Man Island.
Looking at the seawater that had suddenly become abnormal.
Prince Manboshi was completely rooted to the spot.
"Oh no... this is terrible!"
It's going to break!
What exactly happened on the sea?!
How terrifying!!!
With the shouts of Prince Manboshi, although the Buddha Form on top had sunk more than halfway, its Senju still managed to smash out.
Unfortunately, due to the sudden sinking, the attack, which could have landed directly on the sea surface and the pirate ship, only hit the thick seawater.
But that was terrifying enough; the shockwaves from the impact of the Buddha Form sent sea surfaces within a radius of tens of kilometers shooting into the sky like cannonballs.
At that moment, countless captains were desperately trying to protect their ships with their Armament Haki, then tumbling and leaping through the air.
Looking at his results, Gawain felt a little regretful.
If the enemy is a pirate from the Grand Line, then this one move will basically secure the victory.
Without the protection of Armament Haki, let alone being hit in the sea, even if it were just hitting the air, the pirates wouldn't be able to withstand that kind of shockwave.
As for now.
Apart from a few dozen unlucky Devil Fruit users who got drenched in seawater, most pirates, though disheveled, still possessed fighting ability and were inspired to fight by Whitebeard's heroic deeds.
It's not surprising that Whitebeard could achieve this level of skill.
Two years later, the Whitebeard of the Summit War era was far less physically capable than he is now.
At that time, he was stabbed by his son and had half his face smashed by Akainu.
Even so, having eaten the Yami Yami no Mi, Teach was able to withstand the attack of the Buddha Form of Sengoku and was hunted down for eight months without incident, until he became the Fifth Emperor Teach.
He still couldn't withstand a single move from Whitebeard!
This is due to the continuous breakthroughs in the Pirate King storyline, coupled with the ever-increasing combat power of newly introduced characters.
Many people feel that some of the older generation of powerful figures in Pirate King are unworthy of their positions.
But those who think this way should reconsider. Dan said that the combat power of the older generation of peak experts in their weakened state was already a ceiling that contemporary peak experts would find very difficult to reach, right?
Was Sakazuki weak? He chased after Blackbeard and fought him, but in the end, he was also beaten to the ground by Whitebeard, who suffered from a heart condition and was also backstabbed and injured by his son.
Is Kuzan weak? He fought Sakazuki for ten days and ten nights before a victor emerged. He's not weak at all.
In the end, he still couldn't withstand a single move that Seabed Descent!
Garp and Whitebeard, two men nearing eighty, represent the pinnacle of an era on the high seas.
In a sense, their combined strength represents the pinnacle of both the previous and current eras of pirates.
The future era is destined to no longer be ruled by them, but besides the protagonists of the new era, who else is qualified to break through the shackles of their combined power?
Before Luffy was even the main character, Whitebeard and Garp, those two old guys, had already been the protagonists of the pirate and marine factions for a full fifty years!
Some might say, shouldn't Roger be the protagonist of One Piece?
Have you ever seen a protagonist die at the peak of their career?
Moreover, from any perspective...
Although Roger was the Pirate King, Roger strength was definitely inferior to Whitebeard's!
Gawain could almost assert that Whitebeard was definitely stronger than Roger, and by a significant margin!
As for the reason?
Because the Whitebeard Pirates and the Roger Pirates managed to fight to a draw!
Friends, the key point has been discovered by a blind student!
What was the lineup of the Whitebeard Pirates? What was the lineup of the Roger Pirates?
The Roger Pirates consisted of Roger, Rayleigh, Gaban, and Bullet!
What was the Whitebeard Pirates' lineup before Oden?
The younger version isn't even as strong as the current Marco, Jozu, and Thatch?
How can you even compare them?
They can't be compared!
Rayleigh, who was over seventy years old, could still play with Borsalino without being at a disadvantage. Even when he encountered Blackbeard, he only joked that he was no match for him, but in reality, he wanted to fight Rayleigh seriously!
Gaban is no weaker than Rayleigh, and perhaps even stronger.
Roger, with his lineup of at least three monsters, couldn't even crush the Whitebeard Pirates, who only had one monster!
There's no doubt that Whitebeard was definitely stronger than Roger.
As for Blackbeard in the One Piece manga, he had just obtained the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and directly shattered the ocean into many pieces, and also collapsed half of the Marine Headquarters!
Even Teach, who hadn't fully become a monster yet, was able to utilize the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to that extent even after just getting started.
It's easy to imagine how powerful the Tremor-Tremor Fruit would be in a world that is mostly made up of oceans.
As for why Whitebeard didn't use the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to unleash such terrifying power...
Because Whitebeard's purpose in fighting the Summit War was to save people, not to kill them!
And now...
Faced with Gawain's Top Transformed Buddha, Whitebeard could no longer hold back!!!
"Aaaaaah!"
"The sea has sunk in!"
"It's Pops Whitebeard!"
"As expected of the Whitebeard Pops!"
"That giant Buddha Form on the other side missed!"
He missed!
Amidst the cries of countless pirates, Shanks raised his right hand and swiftly drew his sword.
At the same time, he turned to the side and said to the excited Big Mom.
"I'm entrusting the tidal wave stirred up by that giant Buddha Form to you. I see you have the ability to handle it!"
You resolve the impact of Gawain's actions, and I will resolve Gawain's!
As soon as he finished speaking, Shanks took a step forward and charged towards Gawain like a sharp sword!
The instant he charged forward, his pupils suddenly shrank.
In just a split second, countless images flashed through his eyes!
A moment later, Shanks suddenly jolted awake in mid-air.
"Damn it, where did this kid learn so many weird and wonderful moves?!"
At this point, Shanks suddenly turned around and roared behind him.
"Beckman, Lucky Roux, come with me, that kid's tough!"
Yasopp, keep your gun aimed at Gawain's forehead!
Senior Ochoku, I need you to help me launch a surprise attack on Gawain. I'm actually not quite sure I can handle him on my own!
"Future Sight? I know!"
Ochoku nodded readily, then picked up a Guan Dao of halberd) and followed directly behind Shanks.
As he charged toward Gawain, Ochoku couldn't help but sigh.
"What a damn attack! I never thought I'd live to see such a thrilling battle!"
Especially this time, our opponent, haha!
It's been a long time since I've met anyone who can put as much pressure on me as Captain Rocks!
How did such a monster like him even come to be? His talent is truly enviable!
"With just that one move, he could have shattered the Red Line, right?"
"Breaking it completely is too difficult, but making a small notch is still possible."
But now is not the time to talk about these things, senior!
Next, I will keep attacking Gawain. Three seconds after my attack, Beckman will join the fray, and five seconds later, Lucky Roux will catch up with us.
As for you, senior, entering the battlefield in the garbage three seconds ago, I hope you can launch a surprise attack on the location about two kilometers away at the seven o'clock position of the battle point.
Use your strongest move!
At this point, Shanks frowned and waited for Ochoku's reply.
Upon hearing Shanks' words, Ochoku was slightly taken aback, then his eyes widened immediately.
"You're... Future Sight!"
The prediction time actually exceeded eight seconds?
Eight seconds is definitely not your limit. It's unbelievable! Your Observation Haki is terrifyingly powerful!
But how did you Awakening the Future Sight?
You're imitating Roger in everything you do; I think it's time you also Awakening your ability to Voice of All Things."
"Because merely listening is far from enough, and the voice of all things cannot allow me to decide their actions for them!"
As for Future Sight, that would allow me to control even more!
Shanks gave a simple reply, then transformed into a shooting star, appearing behind Gawain in the blink of an eye.
Honestly, Shanks didn't expect Gawain to do that!
He knew Shanks was going to get him; Gawain had even heard what Shanks shouted at them.
But...
Even though I was on guard, Shanks's inexplicable speed is still a bit hard to explain!!!
Gawain now truly has a bit of Borsalino's feel to him.
Even though I'm incredibly fast, someone still manages to have a sword pointed at my neck!!!
With a slight widening of his eyes, Gawain quickly raised his right hand and grabbed the blade that Shanks had plunged into his kidney.
"Shanks!"
With a roar, Gawain was about to throw Shanks away with the blade of his sword.
To everyone's surprise Shanks suddenly released his grip on his sword!!!
This... this...!
This inexplicable fighting style hit Gawain hard.
Or rather, this fighting style would leave any monster momentarily stunned.
Because no sword-wielding monster would ever drop its sword during a fight!
That's the Supreme Grade Sword Gryphon!!!
In that brief moment of hesitation, Gawain's movements inevitably paused for less than a millisecond.
After Shanks released his sword, he instantly slammed his elbow into Gawain's ribs.
Boom!!!
With a sudden, agitated shockwave, Gawain grunted and swiftly transformed into lightning.
Faced with Shanks' unpredictable fighting style, Gawain couldn't even read Shanks' movements with his mind's eye!
For an ordinary monster, generating thousands of neural signals in an instant is already terrifying; that's thousands of variations, each potentially turning into a real action.
But this kind of nerve signal is applied to Shanks...
Gawain felt like Shanks had transformed hundreds of thousands of times in an instant!!!
He couldn't understand Shanks' decision at all!
So he decided to create some distance first, then play around with Shanks for a while, and throw out a couple more ultimate moves similar to the Heavenly Obstacle Quaking Star.
Although he doesn't have the Sharingan, his chakra is a Kekkei Tota, so he can handle most ninjutsu!
But just as Gawain transformed into lightning and appeared about 800 meters away...
To Gawain's utter astonishment, Shanks had reappeared before him!
What's most outrageous is that Gawain was still holding Shanks's knife.
After he flashed with lightning while gripping the blade, the hilt of Gryphon's Griffin landed precisely in Shanks' palm!
Gawain had just solidified his body when he suddenly felt an immense force in his hand!
The next instant, Griffin Gryphon, clad in intense Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki, pierced directly through Gawain's palm.
Tear!!!
Accompanied by a sound like an old saw tearing through cowhide, Gawain clenched his teeth tightly.
Although I've long been used to the pain, my fingers are connected to my heart!
The feeling of having my thumb and forefinger torn apart is absolutely awful!
Just as blood was gushing from Gawain's palms, across the still turbulent sea in the distance...
As the Buddha Form gradually dissipates and sinks into the sea, Charlotte Linlin faces the raging tsunami that surges into the sky and raises the Emperor's Sword in her hand.
"Hahaha, what a scene that makes Mom's heart flutter!"
Emperor's Sword - Shattering Blade!!!