Whitebeard Pirates Fall!
Besides flipping the island, he forcibly carved out a "survival path" to the sea for his "sons" who were struggling in a bitter battle.
Whitebeard's attention also lingered on his son, Blackbeard Teach, who was still bound in shackles on the Execution Platform!
At the moment.
It's no longer possible to forcefully conquer this Sky Garden using the sheer force of the Whitebeard Pirates' main force.
But Whitebeard still wanted to rescue Blackbeard Teach!
Rescuing Blackbeard Teach was the fundamental purpose of the Whitebeard Pirates!
With this in mind, Whitebeard steadied himself, clenched his right fist again, and channeled the power of the Tremor- Tremor-Tremor Fruit into his fist, swinging it with all his might towards the Execution Platform.
Boom! -- Crack!
The strange, crisp cracking sound rang out again.
The air and the earth of the Sky Garden shattered once again.
The ground in front of Whitebeard instantly cracked and shattered, with exaggerated ravines rapidly spreading and expanding towards the Execution Platform.
He seemed to be trying to use this method to help Blackbeard Teach forcibly break free from his constraints.
However...
"Haven't you had enough of fooling around yet?"
Storm's eyes narrowed slightly, and his Nine-Star [Conqueror's Haki] swept out like a storm, directly confronting the terrifying shockwave that was capable of tearing apart islands and overturning seas.
Rumble--
The impact forces represented by [Conqueror's Haki] and [Tremor-Tremor Fruit] collided fiercely in mid-air, and the roar that erupted almost drowned out all other noises around them.
But upon closer inspection, one will discover...
Compared to Storm's Conqueror's Haki, Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit was still too "weak".
It was like soft ice and snow meeting scorching lava.
Faced with the impact of Storm's [Conqueror's Haki], the terrifying shockwave that had been powerful enough to shatter everything was forcibly dissipated until it completely disappeared into the air.
Storm stood on the sloping ground, yet his figure remained unshaken, as steady as a rock.
He strode towards the Whitebeard, continuously unleashing his [Conqueror's Haki] along the way.
Whitebeard on the other side was also constantly throwing out his fists, unleashing a series of shockwaves, trying to completely shatter all the enemies in front of him.
But Storm's [Conqueror's Haki] was like a net that covered the sky and blocked out the sun. Black and red arcs of electricity constantly shuttled through the air of the Sky Garden, like capturing prey, enveloping Whitebeard and the Tremor Power he released.
Under the constant pressure of the Nine-Star Conqueror's Haki, the range of influence of Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit became smaller and smaller.
Even Whitebeard released Conqueror's Haki Conqueror's Haki, attempting to neutralize it through a clash of their Conqueror's Haki.
However, his physical condition was too weak, and he could not maintain the [Conqueror's Haki] for long.
As Storm drew closer and closer.
Whitebeard's [Tremor-Tremor Fruit] power was almost forcibly confined to a few meters around him, unable to spread outwards even a fraction of an inch.
Whitebeard was nearly six meters tall, and his arm span was not much different.
The range of a few meters is roughly the distance from Whitebeard could throw a punch.
In other words...
Storm used his Conqueror's Haki to almost completely confine the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to Whitebeard's side, preventing it from leaking out at all.
If it were Whitebeard in his prime.
Storm might not be able to do that.
But now, this Whitebeard old, ill, and seriously injured?
Storm completely disregarded it.
"Look at yourself now, Whitebeard."
Storm strolled leisurely to Whitebeard's side.
"It's like an old mother who worries that her children aren't eating or dressing well, so she feeds them and dresses them hand in hand."
Whitebeard's chest heaved violently, and his punching motion gradually slowed down.
He had never seen such powerful [Conqueror's Haki] before...
Not to mention forcibly suppressing the opponent's Devil Fruit ability.
Moreover, it seems to possess some ability to distinguish between friend and foe.
Just now, when White Dragon released his [Conqueror's Haki], those brats from the Storm Pirates were clearly within the range of his Conqueror's Haki.
But those kids were completely unaffected!
In the entire Sky Garden, the only one whose [Conqueror's Haki] was suppressed was Whitebeard!
What a terrifyingly strong new-age brat...
Whitebeard knew he couldn't afford to be distracted by talking; he had to focus all his energy on the battle.
The Tremor-Tremor Fruit, which had almost become his instinct, could no longer be of any use to him...
Let's let our fists and our Haki speak for themselves!
Whitebeard slightly turned his body, his left arm circling in front of him, his left fist almost tucked into his right shoulder. After a moment of gathering power, he swung it forward heavily, and the [Conqueror's Haki] condensed on his fist burst forth.
Boom--
The two streams of [Conqueror's Haki] clashed violently.
The clouds high above the Sky Garden were torn to shreds and lost their shape.
Under Whitebeard's full power, the [Conqueror's Haki] released by Storm, which resembled a cage, was finally broken.
But it was merely broken.
The violent force of the punches swept over Storm's body, but he felt as if a gentle breeze was caressing his face.
"Today, not only you, but the Whitebeard Pirates will also become history."
Storm took another step forward, his entire body moving towards Whitebeard as swiftly as an arrow released from a bow.
"The remnants of the Old Era will eventually be swept into the dustbin of history by the storms of the new era!"
It seemed as if they were influenced by Storm's fighting spirit.
The members of the Dawn Pirates, who had been holding back the whole time, are finally showing some of their true abilities.
Edward Teach transformed into Lightning, decisively abandoning the Marco the Phoenix in front of him, and appeared beside the Golden Lion II as if by teleportation.
He raised his hands, summoning endless lightning, the silvery-white thunder turning the surrounding sea of Sky Garden white.
"Thousand Lightning!"
Rumble!!!
The clouds in the sky seemed to have been torn open, and tens of thousands of incandescent lightning bolts fell from the sky like a torrential downpour, relentlessly bombarding everything below.
Whitebeard flipped islands and overturned the sea, sending the vast majority of the Whitebeard Pirates into the ocean.
He had thought this would be a "path to survival".
But in reality, in Edward Teach's eyes when he got serious, this was a "road to hell" leading to the underworld!
Under the frenzied sweep of "Thousand Lightning".
Everything on the high seas of the New World was subjected to a frenzied attack; living people, corpses, and pirate ships alike became targets of lightning strikes.
The endless seawater became the best conductor of lightning at this moment, and the originally blue sea surface seemed to be covered with a layer of silvery-white lightning.
The sea turned into a thunder pool!
Regarding "scene effects".
Whitebeard's Tremor- Tremor-Tremor Fruit is indeed outstanding.
However, the [Rumble-Rumble Fruit] is no weakling either!
With very few exceptions (such as Caesar Courland's [Gas Fruit]).
The vast majority of Logia Devil Fruit possess incredibly powerful area-of-effect attacks.
Under Edward Teach's "Thousand Lightning Bolts," the Whitebeard Pirates members who had fallen into the sea didn't even have time to scream before being struck by lightning and turned into charred remains.
After a Thousand Lightning.
The Whitebeard Pirates 16 divisions and 43 affiliated pirate crews, totaling nearly 50,000 people...
The number of survivors is less than one in a thousand!
Those who survived Edward Teach's "Thousand Lightning".
He was either a division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates or the Captain of some affiliated pirate crew.
Even those who survived by sheer luck were almost all wounded.
Edward Teach's eyes showed no pity, but he did not continue to attack.
Because a "partner" acted after him.
Natsu's body was surrounded by raging flames, the intense heat distorting the surrounding air.
He gathered all his strength and unleashed the power of the [Flame-Flame Fruit] on the remaining Whitebeard Pirates who had managed to survive.
"Flame King's Purgatory!"
The overwhelming flames ignored all obstacles in their path, recklessly burning everything in their path.
The pirates who had just survived the attack of "Thousand Lightning" were attacked again by "Flame King Purgatory" and let out miserable howls.
"Ah--"
"Dad--"
"Help!"
The attack speed of the [Flame-Flame Fruit] is not as fast as that of the [Rumble-Rumble Fruit].
However, the power of fire attacks is not much less than that of thunder!
First, they went through a round of "Thousand Lightning," and then through a layer of "Flame King's Purgatory."
Only three members of the Whitebeard Pirates remained alive in the Sky Garden.
Whitebeard.
Marco.
Jozu.
The vast majority of the rest were never found, their remains never recovered.
A certain "little devil," thanks to Gecko Moria's timely protection, managed to preserve his body intact, but he also lost his life early on.
The Whitebeard Pirates were almost completely wiped out.
Diamond Jozu's eyes were bloodshot and his gaze was filled with rage. He wanted to seek revenge, or perhaps even take Edward Weevil down with him.
But a blond figure took the initiative to approach.
Diamond Jozu, seeing the unfamiliar figure before him, decisively unleashed his power, abandoning Edward Weevil, who bore the title of "Whitebeard the Third," and charged toward the enemy at incredible speed.
"Shining Charge!"
Bang!
Bowie calmly extended his right hand, effortlessly blocking Diamond Jozu's all-out charge as if catching a high fly ball; his arm didn't even tremble the slightest.
Diamond Jozu was stunned; this was the first time he had encountered an enemy with such terrifying power.
Even Weevil, when unleashing the power of Weevil [Yama-waro Fruit], was no match for this blond man in terms of strength.
But.
One way or another.
The [Glitter-Glitter Fruit] grants unparalleled defensive capabilities!
Bowie stared indifferently at the massive diamond figure before him.
Isn't a "diamond" just a pretty inorganic stone?
His [Bari Bari no Mi] has already touched the body of this giant!
Bang!
It's like a balloon bursting.
Diamond Jozu exploded on the spot, dying instantly without leaving a trace of his body, not even a drop of blood.
As for Marco the Phoenix?
The Mythical Zoan: Phoenix's power is indeed troublesome.
But when it comes to the "mechanism"...
The power mechanics of Paramecia Devil Fruit far surpass those of Mythical Zoan fruits!
When Marco saw that the Whitebeard Pirates had been almost completely wiped out, and that Diamond Jozu was dead on the spot, he knew perfectly well that he could not continue fighting.
Running with my dad is the most important thing to do!
But before Marco could even take action...
A flamboyantly dressed, smiling clown approached the Phoenix.
It was just a chance encounter.
The magnificent Phoenix was transformed into a small, palm-sized, blue-green bird doll in the clown's hand.
The clown quite happily gave the doll in his hand a name.
"The Angry Phoenix".
The Mythical Zoan: Phoenix is indeed troublesome.
But when the clown unleashes the power of the [Hobby-Hobby Fruit].
What can Marco do?
After the Phoenix was forcibly "offline" by the Joker.
The Whitebeard Pirates can be considered history now.
The last pirate in this pirate crew, and also its first pirate --
Whitebeard.
All the sons are dead.
Is my elderly father still far away?
Second update.
Um.
Goodnight everyone.