Shin's expression remained calm as the jet-black longsword in his hand vanished.
As he raised one hand into the air, a speck of pitch-black destructive energy appeared. In the next instant, heaven and earth darkened together, as though the end of the world had arrived.
"God's Extinction!"
That single point expanded, transforming into an incomparable force that swept outward. Everything in its path was reduced to dust.
Shin had unleashed the God of Destruction's world-ending technique, its power not weakened in the slightest.
Whitebeard let out a muffled groan and pushed all the strength in his body to its limit. He too had realized the terror of Shin's move. Under that destructive force, he would truly die.
"Earth Air Quake!"
Facing the overwhelming attack, Whitebeard braced himself. The Quake-Quake Fruit's strongest power erupted. Cracks formed in the ice beneath his feet amid violent tremors and rapidly spread outward. At the same time, the air was torn apart. The sky, the ocean... everything began to tremble before this force.
Yet... it was still utterly futile!
The destructive force swept through, and everyone's vision went black for a second. Then came a deafening explosion that seemed ready to burst their eardrums. Everyone stared blankly at the scene before them.
The massive sheet of ice had vanished, yet no seawater rushed in. In its place was a huge vacuum. Under the destructive force, the seawater spun rapidly, its immense pressure forcibly creating a vacuum zone. It was an astonishing sight.
But... Whitebeard was nowhere to be seen.
"Pops!" Marco and the other commanders stared at the sight in disbelief, their bodies trembling slightly.
Then anguished roars burst from their mouths, their eyes turning bloodshot in an instant.
Azure flames blazed from Marco's body as he prepared to charge forward without a care. At