The Terror of Star of Ruin: A Split-Second Between Life and Death

Below was a dense crowd, and the Violent Bear's expression remained resolute as it gazed at the blue energy sphere that contained terrifying power.

All eyes were on him, wanting to see if the Violent Bear could withstand this attack.

Others were deeply skeptical of this, and anyone who had seen Teach unleash the Star of Ruin would be horrified by its terrifying destructive power.

Although it hasn't erupted yet, this is arguably the time when the power of the Star of Ruin is at its strongest, because all its power is concentrated in a small sphere.

His muscles bulged like steel, and the Violent Bear's upper body was almost completely naked, damaged during his battle with Katakuri, with only a few strips of cloth still hanging from it.

A large, clearly visible tuft of black hair covered his chest; the hair was thick and abundant, but no one paid attention to it at the time.

The Violent Bear transformed into a colossal bear tens of meters tall, like a ferocious beast from the wild.

His physique reached its peak in his fully transformed beast form, and he stepped onto the last ice pillar, unleashing terrifying power.

The enormous figure leaped high into the air, and the ice pillar beneath its feet shattered instantly due to the immense force.

On the other side, Kuzan remained crouched, taking a breath. This kind of long-range control was also taking a toll on his stamina.

Now it all depends on the Violent Bear; he's our only hope, but we don't know if he can succeed.

The Violent Bear had approached the Star of Ruin, only a few meters away. Only at this point could the Violent Bear personally experience the energy leaking from the Star of Ruin and the terrifying force field surrounding it.

At this point, there was no room for regret. The thought flashed through his mind, and he curled up into a ball, enveloping the Star of Ruin in his abdomen.

Unexpectedly, the Violent Bear's method was like this; it looked somewhat comical and even a little cute.

The next moment, the entire space trembled, and the Star of Ruin erupted.

The power unleashed by the Star of Ruin was beyond imagination; its terrifying gravity spread outwards in an instant, forming a gravitational field hundreds of meters in diameter, shimmering with blue light.

There are no rocks obstructing the view, allowing one to see the Violent Bear's condition.

In an instant, the Violent Bear was blasted away. He was completely unable to stop the explosion of the Star of Ruin. Blood flowed from his seven orifices. Under the terrifying gravitational distortion, blood seeped from the Violent Bear's massive body, staining his entire body crimson.

The massive body drifted and spun uncontrollably around the core of the Star of Ruin. The Violent Bear was completely unable to resist and retained a sliver of consciousness, not completely losing consciousness.

The Violent Bear's body had changed; it was becoming increasingly emaciated, and blood was being lost under the terrifying gravitational pressure.

Immediately afterwards, the dazzling gravitational field continued to expand, like a blue star that was constantly rotating and expanding.

"No, no!"

Below, the ice surface shattered instantly, and under the influence of gravity, it was attracted, rose, and sucked into the Star of Ruin.

Along with the solid ice were over 100,000 coalition members, many of whom were effortlessly pulled into the sky by gravity.

Some clung tightly to the ice, yet were unable to move, and ultimately could only rise into the sky along with the attracted ice.

Large numbers of coalition members were fleeing, but their escape speed could not keep up with the expansion speed of the Star of Ruin, which was expanding at a rate of hundreds of meters per second.

It is visible that as the Star of Ruin expands, the invisible force field expands even faster, and this range is proportional to the size of the Star of Ruin.

From afar, one could see countless figures rising into the air and being sucked into the Star of Ruin, sending a chill down one's spine.

They could clearly feel the despair of the people present; their screams were constant and could be heard even from such a distance.

But what followed was even more terrifying. Along with the solid ice, a large amount of seawater was sucked up, and some people who thought that jumping into the sea would save their lives were also sucked up with the seawater.

One thousand meters, two thousand meters, three thousand meters.

The Star of Ruin had expanded to a colossal size with a diameter of five thousand meters, nearly half of which was submerged below the sea surface, and Star of Ruin entire interior was filled with a large amount of seawater in a short period of time.

Like a giant water sphere, mixed with ice, it contains many sea fish, and even several Sea Kings.

It only took half a minute for it to grow from a diameter of several hundred meters at the beginning to this terrifying size. As for the fate of those coalition members, it's easy to guess.

This terrifying move, perfectly executed from small to large, was thus revealed to everyone.

From the bottom of my heart, fear arose involuntarily. Leaders of various forces around the world, kings of kingdoms, captains of pirate crews.

They dared not imagine what the outcome would be if they faced this attack head-on. Could they escape? At that moment, a shadow fell over their hearts, as if there was a bomb about to explode above their heads.

At the same time, it also implies a deep fear of the Night Pirates and of Teach.

The imaging technology of that era was not as advanced as it is now. Compared to three years ago, the images captured today are much clearer, more vivid, and more impactful.

Nobody wants to face this move.

Everyone present watched in shock at this terrifying move. It was as if the place was the center of the world, with a powerful gravitational pull attracting everything. The air currents were drawn in, forming a storm that draped over the Star of Ruin like a cloak.

The battle between the dragons and Gaia on the edge of the battlefield continued. They were unaffected, but they were also unconsciously distracted by the eruption of the Star of Ruin.

Like Shiki and Sora, although the battle did not stop, they were forced to shift their battlefield to a more distant place due to the influence of the Star of Ruin.

His heart was bleeding as he watched as large numbers of his members were devoured, a chill of sorrow creeping into his heart.

The other pirates watching from afar also felt a sense of fear, overwhelmed by a power they could not resist.

This move feels completely different when used on land versus at sea, but it is far more terrifying and has a wider impact at sea.

Although the Violent Bear's horrific condition was brief, they witnessed it firsthand. If they couldn't even escape, how much better could the others fare?

The death of an Admiral- level monster is truly terrifying. Of course, it's quite possible that he's not dead yet and still has a breath left.

More than 90% of the allied forces have disappeared, sucked in, and only a few lucky, strong, and fast people on the edge of the battlefield have barely survived.

Even so, they continued to run desperately, because they could feel the attraction behind them. If they stopped, they would be swallowed up by the ever-approaching and increasingly powerful gravity.

Along the way, they dared not look back. Cries for help and screams filled the air, but the number of people dwindled until only a few hundred remained, less than a thousand.

Escape, run away, abandon all distractions, this is the only thought in your mind.

Fear and despair seeped into my heart.

It seemed even the heavens couldn't bear to see them all wiped out, and the expansion of the Star of Ruin came to a halt.

Time seemed to stand still; in that instant, the entire Star of Ruin, the enormous water sphere, began to shrink and compress.

In less than a second, the colossal water sphere, interspersed with ice, vanished.

Those with keen eyes could clearly see that, at that moment, the blue seawater was stained with some blood. Why this happened is not hard to guess.

Clouds and mist, filled with moisture, surged toward the center after the Star of Ruin disappeared, creating a natural wonder.

The ocean, the void in the hemisphere, was constantly being filled and restored after the extinction of the Star of Ruin, but even so, it still required a great deal of time.

The impact of this is terrifying; it's clearly perceptible that the sea is receding and the seawater is surging and flowing towards the center of the void.

Human strength is minuscule in the vast ocean. Ice shatters and drifts with the current, clearly affecting an area tens of thousands of meters in diameter, with a power far more terrifying than a tsunami.

The shadow spread and covered everything in an instant, pulling all the pirates into the Shadow Space. If Rediat hadn't reacted quickly, they would have been in grave danger at any moment.

However, this was extremely taxing on Rediat's stamina. The large scale and quantity left Rediat feeling completely drained.

"Damn it!" Rediat felt extremely uncomfortable and gasped for breath, cursing involuntarily.

He had already used it once before to take away a large number of discarded military weapons and artillery pieces and put them into his spatial storage. He didn't expect to have to use it again.

Such an impact was something even Teach hadn't anticipated before using this move, let alone Rediat.

The subconscious immersion is equivalent to the effect of using the Star of Ruin before.

Standing in mid-air, Teach appeared calm on the surface, but was actually somewhat taken aback, not expecting this to happen.

If it weren't for Rediat rescuing most of the pirates, this would have been a complete disaster. With so many pirates involved, the losses would have been enormous.

If such an impact could be foreseen, Teach would need to carefully consider whether or not to use the Star of Ruin.

It almost resulted in injury to both sides; killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of one's own, Teach breathed a sigh of relief.

Such a widespread impact caused the solid ice covering the entire battlefield to shatter with a deafening roar. The surviving allied forces had no time to react before being caught off guard by the sudden change. The world spun around them, and they sank into the valley with the turbulent seawater.

A few allied soldiers quickly realized what was about to happen and used Geppo to ascend into the air. The rest were in trouble; they couldn't even use Geppo and were swallowed by the sea.

Thus, these survivors were dealt another heavy blow, with less than one in ten remaining.

The sea was roaring, swallowing everything in its path. Even dragons could not ignore it, for they too were within the sea's influence.

However, Dragon and Shiki did not give up. They took action, flew into the air, and unleashed a barrage of wide-range attacks on Gaia and Kong.

With the advantage of flight, the changes in the sea have no effect on them at all. On the contrary, they have the advantage of having their own territory, while Gaia and Kong are affected by the sea.

The changes in the sea completely shifted the initiative and advantage to Dragon and Shiki.

Sora intended to use Geppo, but Shiki's actions were clearly aimed at forcing him to sink into the sea.

The sea surged, and Sora landed on a piece of broken ice. Shiki was close above him, watching his every move. As Sora attacked, the seawater beneath him changed, suddenly churning and rolling, controlled by Shiki's Float-Float Fruit ability.

It swallowed Kong whole, plunging him into the sea.

"Hehehehe! Sora, you'd better not get out." Shiki laughed loudly. The sea seemed to be under Shiki's control, Observation Haki locked onto Sora in the seawater.

Sora felt utterly powerless. He was an ability user, after all; if he couldn't get out, he would definitely die on this sea.

He held his breath, but the seawater seemed to be flowing, as if trying to enter his body through his mouth and nose.

The terrifying force of the massive flow of seawater was not just hundreds or thousands of tons; even the air felt extremely heavy. He knew he had to get out of the seawater, otherwise things would become even more unfavorable for him. The solid ice where he could have a foothold had disappeared; he was either swallowed by the seawater or drifting with the current.

He seemed to have reached the end of his life. The sea had an extreme restraint on those with abilities; in the seawater, he didn't even have the strength to move.

Kong doesn't have the same means of avoiding seawater as Teach and his group.

This sudden change was shocking. Was the Commander-in-Chief Kong about to die?

As the sky sank with the waves, it seemed as if all hope had been lost.

At this crucial moment, Kuzan appeared, leaping onto the sea surface, the icy air beneath his feet freezing the water.

Immediately afterwards, the ice continued to extend from Kuzan downwards into the sea and into the sky.

Kuzan transformed into his elemental form, turning into ice and merging into the frozen sea, seemingly to rescue Sora from the ocean.

Although Shiki didn't know where Kuzan was, he could sense that Kuzan was moving; even in his elemental form, his aura wouldn't dissipate.

"Want to save him? Go die at sea with Sora." How could Shiki allow that? He swung his hand and unleashed several terrifying slashes.

The extended ice was instantly sliced into several pieces, and at the same time, it shattered under the immense force.

But it wasn't over yet. After realizing that he couldn't hurt Kuzan who could transform into an elemental form, Shiki turned his attention to Sora.

The sword technique used also changed in an instant, without cutting through the waves, leaving only extreme sharpness, so as not to cut the sea open and give Kong a chance to recover.

For a powerful individual like Kong, the moment his strength is restored, he can seize the opportunity to escape.

In the blink of an eye, Shiki had unleashed hundreds of sword strikes, and thin golden lines appeared in the air, connecting together to form a dense spider web as they fell.

Without the ability to use Haki for defense or other powers, if Shiki hits, he can easily cut Sky Slash in two. Can Kuzan protect Ku?

The spider web is so fine that there is no gap in it that a person could not fit inside.

Kuzan moved through the ice, while on one side was Sora, whose figure was in the sea. Kuzan grabbed Sora with one hand, and the partial contact with the seawater did not cause his abilities to disappear. Sora could not move through the ice or become elemental like Kuzan.

Therefore, this is the only way to proceed.

Kuzan's movement speed isn't exactly fast; if it were Borsalino, he could get out of here through the ice in an instant.

I'm very sorry, I tried my best, Fleet Admiral Kong.

Kuzan a bitter taste in his mouth as he dodged Shiki's attacks with Sora in tow, but against Shiki's Heavenly Net, it was impossible to escape unscathed.

Therefore, only a part of Kong could be sacrificed, and Kong's left arm was covered in blood. It was lost along with his left shoulder, as it was forcibly severed.

He couldn't save that arm either; it was swept away in an instant by the fierce ocean current. And he also had to distract himself by transforming into his elemental form to dodge Shiki's slashes.