A Powerful Man from the Grand Line!

Boom!

Terrifying black lightning exploded over Ohara.

Then, a horrifying slash appeared in the air and came crashing down toward a warship.

A figure wreathed in roaring flames and thick smoke shot into the sky from the warship, meeting the terrifying slash head-on.

The next moment, the slash sent the leaping figure crashing down and struck the massive warship.

Boom!

Flames soared into the sky.

The warship was cleaved apart by the slash and sank into the sea amid enormous waves.

"What is that?"

Robin widened her eyes and looked up at the figure in the sky.

"A powerful man."

Saul stared skyward in shock.

Kuzan also looked up at the sky.

Ohara actually had such a top-tier powerhouse?

That oppressive aura was no weaker than Vice Admiral Garp's.

Who exactly was this person?

And those slashes...

Could he be one of the great swordsmen of the seas?

Just as Kuzan was thinking this, dozens of slashes rained down from the sky and struck the waters around Ohara.

More than ten warships carrying out the Buster Call exploded with a thunderous roar.

"Run!"

World Government official Spandine cried out in alarm and immediately jumped into the sea, narrowly avoiding sinking along with the warship beneath his feet.

Kuzan's expression darkened when he saw this.

"I don't have time to deal with you right now. You can leave."

After saying that, Kuzan's body shot into the air.

More than a dozen enormous ice spears condensed in midair and shot toward the figure in the sky.

"Kuzan, you're not my target!"

A voice filled with amusement rang out in the air.

Then, a slash descended from above, shattering the dozen or so ice spears before striking Kuzan.

Crack.

Kuzan was cut in half, but his body immediately broke apart into ice and crashed onto the ground.

Saul's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Kuzan.

A current Vice Admiral of Marine Headquarters, an Admiral Candidate, and a Logia Devil Fruit User—and he had been knocked down just like that?

Robin stood with her mouth agape as she stared at the sky.

Before the battle had even truly begun, it had already surpassed her understanding.

"Robin, there's no time. We..."

"Mother!"

Robin suddenly spoke.

Saul froze in surprise.

"They're not targeting us anymore. We have a chance."

Robin spoke to Saul with a serious expression.

Saul looked at the figure in the sky, then nodded.

"Hide here and don't move. I'll bring them out."

With that, Saul lowered his body and ran toward the interior of the island.

The warships had been sunk by the slashes, so no more shells fell, but the fires ignited by the earlier bombardment were still raging across the island.

Saul was a Giant. Even with his body lowered, he remained conspicuous, but no one had the attention to spare for him now.

Saul moved quickly and reached the plaza of the Tree of Knowledge.

The historians were sprawled all over the ground, but it seemed that no shells had struck this place directly.

Saul scooped everyone up in one go and ran toward the shore.

Having once been a Vice Admiral of Marine Headquarters, Saul knew very well that if powerhouses of this level truly cut loose, the Tree of Knowledge would sink.

Even those merely caught in the aftermath would have little chance of surviving.

"Bastard, what have you done?"

From atop a sinking warship, a burst of flames shot into the sky. Rising alongside it was a figure whose upper body had turned into magma.

Great Eruption!

Sakazuki's face was twisted with fury. His arm completely transformed into magma, and countless streams of molten lava surged toward Lin Ye in the air.

"Sakazuki, don't bother showing me such petty tricks."

Lin Ye swung Enma in his hand, and dozens of slashes shredded all the incoming flaming magma. The shattered lava rained down upon the island below.

A trace of cold air appeared behind Lin Ye, and Kuzan's figure silently emerged.

"I've been waiting for you!"

Lin Ye spun and kicked. Before Kuzan's body had fully condensed, the Armament Haki-coated kick struck him in the abdomen.

Kuzan, whose body was still half ice, spat out blood and plummeted downward, smashing into the Tree of Knowledge.

The fiercely burning Tree of Knowledge was suddenly covered in a layer of ice, and the flames were instantly extinguished.

Within the condensed ice, Kuzan's figure emerged from the ice crystals.

He clutched his abdomen and stared at the figure in the sky in shock.

Where had this savage come from?

After kicking Kuzan away, Lin Ye did not stop. He stepped through the air and charged directly at Sakazuki.

Seeing Lin Ye rushing toward him, Sakazuki, whose arms and legs had all transformed into magma, had fury written all over his face.

Dog Biting Crimson Lotus!

His arms suddenly extended and lunged toward Lin Ye. The tips of the magma turned into two dog heads that dodged Lin Ye's slash and bit toward him.

An excited smile appeared on Lin Ye's face. His body was coated in Armament Haki as he rammed straight into the magma dog heads.

Sakazuki's expression brightened.

This guy was far too careless.

His magma could not be blocked just by coating oneself in Armament Haki.

But Lin Ye's Armament Haki was level ten.

The two forces collided. Lin Ye directly smashed apart the magma dog heads and appeared before Sakazuki in an instant.

Enma, coated in Haki, swept upward, and a black slash soared into the sky.

Boom!

The clouds in the sky were split apart.

An arm burning with flames and magma fell toward the sea.

Sakazuki roared as Lin Ye planted a foot on his chest and sent him crashing down toward the island below.

Boom!

The figure slammed into Ohara Island, causing the entire island to tremble violently.

The temperature across the island instantly rose to an extreme.

By the shore, a group of historians and Robin stood frozen in place, stunned by the battle between gods, as though they had lost the ability to think.

Not just in the West Blue—even in the New World, such a clash was rarely seen.

Boom!

A figure landed before the group.

Saul immediately went on guard, looking at the man who had just fought two Marine monster Vice Admirals alone and driven them back.

"It's you!"

One of the historians stared at Lin Ye with wide eyes.

He had seen Lin Ye on the island before, eating in a tavern like an ordinary island resident.

Lin Ye turned to look at everyone.

"It's you!"

Saul's eyes suddenly widened. He raised a hand and pointed at Lin Ye, his face full of shock.

"Madman Lin Ye? What are you doing here?"

Saul's voice became shrill with shock.

Lin Ye glanced at Saul before turning his gaze toward Robin.

He was four years older than Robin, but Robin had developed far too slowly at this point.

She was completely just a child.

Lin Ye curled his lip and waved a hand.

"Hurry up and leave. If you don't, none of you will be able to leave soon."

Lin Ye turned and looked in one direction.

It seemed as though a massive volcano was brewing there.

"Go!"

Saul did not hesitate in the slightest and spoke directly to everyone.

After boarding the ship, Robin turned back to look at the island burning with flames.

"Saul, who was that?"

"A powerful man from the Grand Line."

Saul spoke as he rowed the boat with the oar in his hand.