Steel Bone Kong is Furious! Analyzing Luo Tian's Ability!

In the distance, Zephyr saw this and shouted sternly at Garp:

"Garp, that brat can manipulate force and space!"

"Once you're locked on, you'll be forcibly dragged toward him!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire naval force was shocked.

Even Sengoku looked stunned, turning his head to look at Zephyr:

"Zephyr, are you saying Luo Tian's ability is... the manipulation of force and space?!"

Zephyr's expression was grave:

"That's right! If my judgment is correct, what that brat is manipulating is gravity!

Once locked on by him, your body loses control and flies toward him along with the gravitational pull."

Sengoku suddenly asked: "Zephyr, when you and Tsuru fought him, did you find a weakness to this ability?!"

Upon hearing this, Zephyr seemed to realize something and immediately shouted at Garp:

"Haki! Sufficiently strong Haki can break this technique! Garp--"

He roared with all his might:

"Use your strongest Haki! Shatter that space!!"

"Received--!!!"

In the air, Garp let out a violent shout, and the aura around his body erupted!

With him at the center, the air within a hundred-meter radius began to tremble violently, boil, and then--

Explode!

Dark red Conqueror's Haki swept out like a tsunami; wherever the Haki passed, the force field applied by Luo Tian began to twist, shatter, and annihilate!

So that's how it is... no matter how strong a Devil Fruit ability is, Haki can still restrain it.

If it cannot be restrained, it is only because the Haki is not strong enough!

"Conqueror's Haki Infusion?!" Luo Tian's eyes narrowed.

He hadn't expected Garp to have developed his Conqueror's Haki to this level.

Although he had obtained high-level Conqueror's Haki as a system reward after his battle with Rayleigh, he had only reached the threshold for using infusion.

To master an advanced technique like infusion, more research and cultivation were still needed.

But Luo Tian possessed the heaven-defying skill of Void Manifestation, which meant he was essentially in an invincible position.

Luo Tian gathered his strength and slashed out!

"One-Sword Style Secret Technique--Heaven-Splitting!"

The blade fell.

A streak of black lightning extended from the tip of the blade, spreading forward.

Wherever the lightning passed, space shattered and split like glass.

"Come on--brat!!"

Hum--!!

The dark red aura around Garp's body boiled like a raging fire; this was the phenomenon of infusion.

At that very instant, he moved--

His figure shot toward Luo Tian like a meteor!

He shouted loudly, his voice like thunder from the nine heavens:

"Iron Fist: Fist Bone--"

"Galaxy Impact!!!"

The punch was thrown.

Like a galaxy pouring down.

Whoosh--BOOM!!!!

Two destructive forces collided fiercely, and every impact exploded into a ring of white light.

The world seemed to lose its color, countless purple lightning bolts struck in all directions, blasting towering water columns into the sea.

The naval soldiers on the warships gripped the railings tightly; some knelt to pray, some were dumbstruck, and some could not stop vomiting.

That was the instinctive fear and awe of life when faced with power far beyond comprehension.

On the ship of the Rocks Pirates, the pirates also held their breath.

Whitebeard gripped Murakumogiri tightly, his eyes burning with a fierce fighting spirit.

Shiki licked his lips, his pupils filled with excitement.

Rocks... smiled.

That smile was filled with ambition.

As the final white light dissipated, seawater rushed back to fill the massive crater.

The sky also returned to a state of calm.

But there was no sign of Luo Tian at the scene.

Only Garp stood alone a hundred meters in the air, his eyes burning with unspent fighting spirit.

He looked around, his Observation Haki spreading out to sweep through every inch of space.

Nothing.

Luo Tian's presence had vanished.

It was not death, nor was it concealment, but rather... he had completely departed from this area.

Garp slowly turned his head to look into the distance.

The fleet of the Rocks Pirates had also vanished into the distance, leaving only a fading black speck on the horizon.

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

Marshal's office.

Sengoku, Zephyr, Garp, and a bandaged Tsuru arrived at the door.

Sengoku took a deep breath and raised his hand, about to knock.

"Come in!"

The voice of Steel Bone Kong, suppressing his rage, came from within.

The four of them pushed the door open and entered.

"Sengoku, Zephyr, Garp, Tsuru—"

Steel Bone Kong spoke, his voice terrifyingly calm:

"Did you go on a vacation?!"

"It would be one thing if the mission failed, but you couldn't even protect the Heavenly Tribute!"

"And you three, being played like fools by a brat, watching helplessly as the Heavenly Tribute was stolen and your comrade was severely injured."

"Did you buy your titles as Admiral candidates with money?!"

Even though they had expected this, the four were still shaken by the reprimand.

Faced with the Marshal's questioning, they could only lower their heads in silence.

Because the Marshal was right.

The failure of this mission not only brought shame to the Marine Headquarters but could also trigger the fury of the higher-ups in the World Government.

The office fell into a deathly silence.

A moment later, Steel Bone Kong let out a long sigh, his anger gradually subsiding.

He sat back down in his chair, rubbed his throbbing temples, and asked in a deep voice:

"Tsuru, how are your injuries?"

No matter how much he scolded them, these four were the officers he had raised himself; it was no exaggeration to call them his students.

Especially Tsuru, as one of the few high-ranking female officers in the Marines, she had earned everyone's respect with her wisdom and ability, serving as the indispensable core of the Marine Staff Headquarters.

This concern slightly eased the oppressive atmosphere in the room.

"My body is no longer in serious condition, but the internal injuries will take time to heal."

"Hmm, take a good rest during this time and set your current work aside."

"Everyone, sit down."

Steel Bone Kong gestured for the four to take their seats.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

"Is that new executive of the Rocks Pirates, Luo Tian, truly as formidable as you described over the Den Den Mushi? Is his ability really that bizarre?"

Based only on the brief messages sent via Den Den Mushi, Steel Bone Kong still found it hard to fully believe.

After all, he had not witnessed the battle with his own eyes and could not imagine a young kid being able to hold off Zephyr and Tsuru simultaneously, or even hold his own in a duel against Garp.

"Marshal..." Sengoku smiled bitterly and took a Den Den Mushi from his pocket.

This was a special Visual Den Den Mushi used by the Marines, capable of recording and playing back combat footage.

"This Den Den Mushi recorded everything."

"Play the recording. I want to see for myself how the four of you handled this, that such a meticulous plan almost resulted in the total annihilation of your forces. And that Luo Tian, whether he is truly that..."

Steel Bone Kong paused, squeezing two words through his teeth:

"Monster."

The Visual Den Den Mushi was activated.

A translucent screen of light projected from the eyes of the Den Den Mushi, unfolding a clear image against the office wall.

"Is this the bizarre ability of Luo Tian that you were talking about?"

Kong narrowed his eyes, his body leaning slightly forward:

"How is it somewhat similar to the Tremor-Tremor Fruit of Whitebeard? Both cause space to tremble and distort..."

Sengoku stared intently at the scene of Luo Tian unleashing his ability in the footage, analyzing:

"That's right, but Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor is about 'vibrating' space to generate destructive shockwaves.

Whereas Luo Tian's ability is more like... 'manipulating' space, creating gravitational fields, repulsive fields, and even gravity fields!

I even have reason to suspect that he can control all forces and space itself!"