One Hundred Percent Resolution!

The light of destruction on Whitebeard's right fist compressed from a dazzling brilliance into a pure singularity that seemed capable of swallowing all light.

A wild, almost manic exhilaration spread across Whitebeard's weathered face—the kind of unrestrained joy that only a strong one, a king who ruled the seas, felt when finding a worthy opponent.

It had been far, far too long since he last experienced this feeling!

"Gurarararara!"

"Chen Ye!!"

"Take this move, and live!"

With a heaven-shaking roar, the frozen moment shattered instantly!

Whitebeard's world-ending fist drove straight toward Chen Ye.

No shockwave.

No extra sound.

Only a pure white light, and cracks spreading endlessly.

Crack—!

Space itself was shattered!

Chen Ye's Observation Haki lost all effect in that instant, because everything before him had surpassed the realm of "foresight" and become predetermined "destruction"!

He did not retreat.

There was nowhere to retreat!

The moment Whitebeard threw his punch, Chen Ye squeezed out the last shred of power from inside his body. He crossed his arms, his pitch-black Armament Haki dense as a black hole, meeting the white rift that could tear the world apart.

He wasn't trying to defend.

He was using his own body to meet, absorb, and analyze this final, most crucial "data"!

"Come on!"

A hoarse roar burst from the depths of Chen Ye's throat.

Next second.

White and black collided.

No earth-shattering loud noise—only a dead silence.

The moment the white rift touched his arms, Chen Ye's figure vanished from the spot as silently as pencil marks erased by a rubber.

Boom—!!!

A full second after he disappeared, the destruction suppressed to its limit finally erupted!

The entire deserted island, along with the sea for thousands of meters around, was slammed downward by an invisible force!

A massive bowl-shaped depression over a kilometer in diameter appeared on the sea surface!

Seawater was violently pushed aside, revealing the pitch-black seabed!

Then, the force rebounded!

Towering waves surged into the clouds, forming a terrifying wall of water connecting heaven and earth!

On the Moby Dick, every crew member who had rushed to the railing was terrified by this apocalyptic sight, collapsing limp on the deck, unable even to scream.

Diamond Jozu instinctively turned his arms into diamond to shield the ship, but the terrifying aftershock numbed his arms, pushing the entire vessel hundreds of meters away!

"Chen Ye!!"

Marco let out a piercing cry, transforming into a phoenix and charging recklessly into the center of the explosion!

He could see nothing.

Only chaotic steam and violent energy currents.

Just as he thought Chen Ye had been reduced to nothing, a blood-soaked figure, like a kite with a broken string, was flung out of the white vapor!

It was Chen Ye!

Marco flapped his wings, accelerating to the limit, and caught him steadily midair.

What he held was a mass of scalding fresh blood and nearly shattered bones.

Chen Ye's arms were twisted in a grotesque angle, not a patch of skin intact on his body, his breath so faint it seemed ready to extinguish at any moment.

But he was alive!

Just as his consciousness was about to sink into boundless darkness, a series of cold, yet heavenly, notification sounds rang wildly in his mind!

[Warning! Warning! Sustained ultra-high intensity "Vibration" energy impact!]

[Individual vital signs rapidly declining!]

["Edward Newgate" Power Data forcibly injecting...]

[Analysis Progress...95%...]

[Analysis Progress...98%...]

[Warning! Energy Overload! Analysis Module about to collapse!]

[Analysis Progress...99.99%...]

[Ding!]

A crisp sound, as if heralding the birth of a new world, drowned out all the warnings!

[Congratulations, Host! The ultimate trump card [SSR Whitebeard] has been fully analyzed and charged!]

[Detected that Host is on the verge of death. As a reward for the first successful unlocking of an ultimate trump card, the system will extract 50% of [Peak Whitebeard]'s power and permanently strengthen the Host!]

[Strengthening begins!]

Boom!

A power beyond words, vast as a sea of stars, materialized out of thin air inside Chen Ye's body!

That power, carrying the domineering aura of one who Reigns Over the World and the wild abandon that shatters all things, instantly swept through his entire being!

His bones, on the verge of shattering, began to reshape at a visible rate under the torrent of this force!

His vitality, nearly exhausted, surged wildly like parched earth finally drinking rain!

Marco, who was holding him, felt this unbelievable transformation most directly.

He could sense that the body in his arms, once like a flickering candle in the wind, was now erupting with a terrifying life force akin to a volcano awakening!

A dreadful aura, one that made even Marco's heart tremble, spread uncontrollably from within Chen Ye!

"This... this is..."

Marco was completely stunned, unable to comprehend what was happening before his eyes.

Chen Ye slowly opened his eyes.

The world looked different to him now.

He could clearly "see" the flow of air, "hear" the swish of a fish's tail in the distant sea, and "feel" the immense, ocean-like power within Whitebeard, tinged with a hint of decline.

[Strengthening complete!]

[Evaluating Host's current comprehensive combat strength...]

[Evaluation result: Mid-tier Admiral!] [On the level of Fujitora or Ryokugyu]

The corner of Chen Ye's mouth uncontrollably curled upward.

A standard Admiral!

Just by absorbing half the power of Whitebeard in his prime, he had leaped from someone barely surviving in the New World to a powerhouse capable of shaping the world's balance!

This was the power of the World's Strongest Man!

He broke free from Marco's embrace and hovered steadily in midair.

In the distance, Whitebeard's massive figure approached using Geppo. He landed on the sea surface, staring at Chen Ye, who was not only unharmed but whose aura had grown dozens of times stronger than before. His pupils were filled with extreme shock.

He knew best how much force he had put into that strike.

It was a full-power blow capable of erasing a large island from the map!

Yet this brat had not only survived but had... grown stronger?

The battle was over.

The sea gradually calmed.

Whitebeard looked at Chen Ye, suspended before him, drenched in blood but wearing an incredibly bright and wild grin. He paused for a moment, then an irrepressible surge of pride burst from his chest.

"Gurararara... Gurarararararara!"

He threw his head back and laughed, his laughter filled with relief, with pride, with boundless anticipation for Chen Ye's future!

Chen Ye laughed too. He raised a hand and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Then he slowly stood up!

His gaze then fell upon Whitebeard.