Sakazuki, who had spent his entire life on the battlefield and ultimately risen to become Fleet Admiral, was undoubtedly one of the sea's strongest.
As a contemporary enemy of the Marines, one of the Four Emperors, Kaido, had naturally once been his opponent.
Kaido's terrifying strength came from the combination of his Mythical Zoan and his own power, but even so, Sakazuki would not have feared him to such an extent.
Even if there was a gap in strength, it was nowhere near an overwhelming one. He could make up for it in other areas, and a battle between them would never have been one-sided.
Yet the Five Elder before him, his face covered in golden beard, had effortlessly crushed him in terms of strength.
The last person who had completely surpassed him in strength had been Dawn, whom he had fought not long ago.
But this man gave him the impression that he was holding back, and Sakazuki soon proved that feeling firsthand.
The man was not particularly burly, yet every gesture carried immense force. Combined with his powerful Armament Haki, every attack sent at him was shattered with a single punch.
Elsewhere, another Five Elder, with a pair of figure-eight mustaches and a birthmark on his forehead, displayed terrifying defenses as well. Moria's Shadow Spear struck him without leaving so much as a scratch.
The bullets Yasopp fired from afar had the same effect. The man could not even be bothered to look at them, as though they were merely grains of sand landing on his body.
The Five Elders had revealed their overwhelming strength the moment they entered the battle!
Strength, speed, defense, razor-sharp swordsmanship, and force fields capable of both offense and defense—the Five Elders were already powerful in their own right, and each displayed crushing