No wonder the two of them were so astonished.
Looking around.
At this moment, the entire sky resembled a pot of boiling water, churning violently without end.
Crack!!!
Countless black bolts of lightning, too dark to see clearly with the naked eye, roared savagely as they collided, nearly splitting the entire heavens with countless cracks.
At the center of the sky, an enormous and terrifying black vortex had formed. As it twisted and churned, it seemed poised to swallow everything in the world whole.
All of this.
Was the heavenly phenomenon formed when the Conqueror's Haki within their bodies surged out uncontrollably as the two clashed.
Boom!
Another string of explosions suddenly rang out.
The two figures in the sky crossed paths, then each was blasted away like a cannonball. Under countless focused gazes, they came to a stop a hundred meters apart.
At the place where they had just clashed, the void had split open in streaks, revealing bottomless black fissures.
"A little trickier than I expected."
Noah looked at Whitebeard. "Whether it's Big Mom or Kaido, they're both half a tier below you."
"Still..."
He tightened his grip on his two swords, his tone calm. "That's all there is to it."
After that brief exchange, Noah had already gauged Whitebeard's approximate level.
Whether in speed, strength, physical toughness, or mastery and development of Haki, Whitebeard was beneath him in every regard.
The outcome of this battle had been decided from the very beginning!
"Who are you calling a big talker, brat?"
Whitebeard grinned. "I told you not to compare me with those two. That was just a warm-up. The real fight is only beginning now!"
Boom!
Amid a string of sonic booms, Whitebeard swung his great blade once more, crossing over a hundred meters through the air as