Blackbeard Teach and Fire Fist Ace, these two sworn enemies, began fighting for their lives the moment they entered the arena.
The battle was terrifyingly intense, every move a fierce killing strike!
It was several times more perilous than the clashes between Akainu and Big Mom, or Beast Kaido and Fist Garp.
"Zehahahaha! Gol D. Ace! You're no match for me!"
Blackbeard Teach laughed wantonly as he forcibly swallowed Fire Fist Ace's flames, blasting Ace apart again and again with shockwaves!
The gap in strength filled the division commanders watching below—Marco the Phoenix, Vista, Whitey Bay, and the others—with deep concern.
They desperately wanted Ace to surrender!
But they feared that speaking up would disrupt Ace's fierce battle, so they could only force themselves to suppress their worries.
How they wished Ace would take the initiative to retreat and wait for a rematch next year.
Yet Ace would never give up before the very last moment.
He kept searching for Blackbeard Teach's weakness, continuing the battle of attrition.
For revenge for Pops, for revenge for Thatch and the other division commanders, he had to win!
On another arena.
Beast Kaido swung a new spiked club, raining blow after blow down upon Fist Garp.
His supreme-grade spiked club, Hassaikai, had been severed by Imu's god-tier sword during his previous battle against Imu.
"Old man! Once you're old, you should retire like Pluton Rayleigh, Gaban, Sengoku, and the rest!"
"Since you dared to sign up for this competition, prepare yourself to face death!"
"I'm going to smash you, this Marine hero, into pieces one strike at a time!"
Beast Kaido shouted excitedly, even provoking Sengoku the Buddha, the referee outside the arena.
Even if Sengoku the Buddha joined the fight, he would not be afraid!
After all, Golden Lion Shiki had