"Two forces as different as heaven and earth?"
Hearing what Dawn meant, Shanks shook his head. "Even if you possess the strength of a Four Emperor now, opposing the World Government would still be like smashing an egg against a rock."
"You underestimate this world far too much!"
Shanks rose to his feet, gripping Griffin as terrifying Conqueror's Haki erupted in an instant. "If this is all the strength you have, then let me be your opponent. I will not allow you to become the fuse that sends the sea spiraling out of control!"
"Hahaha, you're the one underestimating the captain, Shanks!"
Without warning, a door appeared out of thin air, and Bullet was the first to step out from the Fortress space.
His fiendish Conqueror's Haki instantly collided with Shanks's Haki. The ground, unable to withstand the terrifying pressure, split apart in an instant, while black lightning crackled through the air with heart-pounding force.
In that instant, heaven and earth lost their color. Amid that terrifying clash of auras, the clouds above were blasted apart in a moment!
The two overwhelmingly powerful Hakis clashed relentlessly in midair. In the end, as if they could no longer bear the strain, they burst apart like bubbles.
The two nearly tangible waves of Conqueror's Haki spread through the sky like fireworks. The originally colorless Haki seemed to take on faint hues beneath the sunlight, creating an incomparably dazzling sight.
Bullet laughed as he looked at Shanks, the killing intent on his face utterly undisguised. "If you intend to block my path to surpassing Roger, then I'll crush you!"
"Bullet!?" Shanks's gaze sharpened. "You're actually alive?"
The two former Pirate King crew members met again after many years. There was no intention of reminiscing; instead, they immediately turned on each other.
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