A Divine Body

Shanks's slash came without holding anything back. Infused with the mightiest Conqueror's Haki, Divine Departure seemed to tear through space, turning the very heavens and earth to color.

Facing such a terrifying attack, Kizaru made no attempt to defend himself. He simply spread his arms, his upper body bare, and faced Divine Departure head-on.

"How dare that guy?" one of the Red Hair Pirates members watching from a distance couldn't help exclaiming.

They all knew Divine Departure was their captain's ultimate move. He rarely used it unless he was facing a powerful opponent.

In the few times they had seen it, no one had ever dared to face it with their bare body, without using Haki.

Even Kaido, known as an immortal monster, would never dare to take this attack head-on with his body.

Did this guy have a death wish?

Shanks, who had unleashed the attack, stood rooted to the spot, doubts and worry rising in his heart as well.

Where had this young man Kizaru found the courage?

The thought had barely crossed Shanks's mind when Divine Departure struck Kizaru. Under everyone's gaze, the left half of Kizaru's upper body—from his chest all the way to his arm—was torn apart by the terrifying slash in an instant.

"H-he's going to die, right?"

"He's done for!"

The Red Hair Pirates members couldn't help crying out in alarm.

Shanks's expression changed too, a trace of worry appearing in his eyes as he looked at Kizaru.

Was Luffy's friend really going to die at his hands?

Under everyone's worried gaze, Kizaru furrowed his brow and glanced down at the cleanly sliced side of his body.

"That really hurts," Kizaru said calmly.

Before his words had even faded, tendrils of flesh sprouted from the wound on Kizaru's left side. Like rapidly growing