Scared Witless by a Single Glance

The oppressive atmosphere swept across the vast dock like a tidal wave.

As the subordinates around them seemingly retreated like the ebbing tide, Jozu's expression darkened, his gaze locking onto Qin Yu's carefree face.

The man even opened his mouth to yawn from time to time.

Jozu had encountered all kinds of opponents and fought countless battles of life and death.

But this was the first time he had met someone so absentminded, laid-back, and casual.

Especially those dead-fish eyes—they were utterly intolerable!

"You little bastard, how dare you look down on me? If I don't teach you a lesson today, you'll never learn!" Jozu roared, stomping forward heavily.

The entire dock shook violently. The thick stone slabs beneath his feet could no longer bear the strain and cracked apart.

The next moment, without a trace of flourish, the nearly five-meter-tall Jozu shot forward like a cannonball.

"Brilliant Punk!"

The instant he attacked, Jozu erupted with an overwhelming presence. As the commander of Whitebeard's Third Division, Diamond Jozu possessed a powerful Paramecia Devil Fruit ability, along with exceptional mastery of both types of Haki.

During the war at Marineford in the Original Work, he had shone brilliantly, even clashing head-on with Admiral Aokiji.

Now that he made his move, the momentum was even more immense. Crystal-like radiance flowed across his body, as he instantly transformed into diamond form. Accompanied by a piercing whistle through the air, he hurtled straight at Qin Yu like a meteor falling from the heavens.

The air rippled violently in his wake, and the sheer spectacle made everyone tense up, including Kozuki Hiyori.

"It's here! This is Captain Jozu's Paramecia Fruit form! He was born with immense strength and can easily overturn mountain-sized boulders. Even giants would be badly injured by a frontal collision, let alone