Crack!
Rumble!
Black clouds churned across the sky, while streaks of black-and-red lightning repeatedly lit the scene in flashes.
Conqueror's Haki and sheer force continued to clash, stirring up fierce winds that whipped Chaos's golden, upright hair and gold earrings. His Golden Goose Down Coat and Tsuru's Marine vice admiral coat billowed wildly behind them.
Chaos's gaze was domineering and disdainful. Tsuru's eyes were just as sharp and cold.
Almost without warning, a shock wave spread in every direction like an invisible halo. Canis and Stussy, who were standing nearby, were swept away, but they kept their eyes fixed on the center.
Where Chaos's elbow had collided with Tsuru's, the ground beneath them buckled and burst apart.
The entire area around Grove 45 began to quake, and the tremors kept spreading outward.
They had gone all out from the very start. Tsuru's taut body and the wisps of steam rising from her showed that she had entered Life Return as well.
Boom! Boom!
The ground exploded into a crater, and the two appeared in the sky fifty meters away. Their fists collided, creating a blast of pressure that snapped the lush red trees all around them and flattened the area.
"Get out of here!"
"Damn, the shock waves from their clash are still that powerful from this far away!"
"That old woman really is no pushover."
The Golden Emperor had opened their eyes.
"Ahhh!"
"The Golden Emperor is so handsome. I wish I could marry him!"
"Now that's a real man."
Some men watched with envy and jealousy, while the women swooned!
Many onlookers still watched the clash with grave expressions, and a number of pirates arrived from other groves.
It was no secret anymore that the Golden Emperor had appeared on Sabaody Archipelago. More importantly, he had actually clashed