A Powerhouse from the Grand Line!

Boom!

Terrifying black lightning exploded above Ohara.

Then, a terrifying slash appeared in the sky and came down toward a warship.

From atop the warship, a figure trailing roaring flames and thick smoke shot into the sky to meet the terrifying slash.

The next instant, 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 powerhouse."

Saul stared into the sky in shock.

Kuzan also looked up at the sky.

Ohara actually had such a top-tier powerhouse?

That oppressive presence 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 sea?

Just as Kuzan was thinking this, dozens of slashes fell from the sky and struck the waters near Ohara.

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

"Run!"

World Government official Spandine cried out in alarm, leaping straight into the sea and barely avoiding sinking 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 leaped into the air.

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

"Kuzan, you aren't my target!"

A smiling voice exploded through the air.

Then a slash cleaved down from above, shattering the dozen ice spears before striking Kuzan.

Crack.

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

Saul's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Kuzan.

He was currently a Marine Headquarters vice admiral, a candidate for admiral, and a Logia Devil Fruit User—yet he had been sent flying just like that?

Robin stared at the sky with her mouth open.

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

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

"Mother!"

Robin suddenly spoke.

Saul was startled.

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

Robin looked at Saul with utter seriousness.

Saul looked toward 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 started by the earlier bombardment were still raging across the island.

Saul was a Giant, so he remained conspicuous even while crouching low, but no one cared about this Giant now.

Saul moved quickly and arrived at the plaza of the Tree of Knowledge.

The historians lay sprawled across the ground, but it seemed no shells had struck this place directly.

Saul scooped them all up in one go, then ran toward the shore.

Having once been a Marine Headquarters vice admiral, Saul knew very well that once powerhouses of this level went all out, 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 the sinking warship, a burst of flames shot into the sky. Accompanied by the rising flames was a figure whose lower body had turned into magma.

Great Eruption!

Sakazuki's face was filled with fury. His arm transformed entirely into magma, and countless streams of molten rock surged toward Lin Ye in the sky.

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

Lin Ye swung Enma in his hand, and dozens of slashes shattered all the incoming flames and magma. The broken magma rained down onto the island below.

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

"I've been waiting for you!"

Lin Ye's backward kick was coated in Armament Haki. The instant Kuzan's body finished reforming, the kick struck him in the abdomen.

With half his body still made of ice, Kuzan spat out blood and plummeted downward, crashing into the Tree of Knowledge.

The fiercely burning Tree of Knowledge was suddenly covered in a layer of frost, and the flames were extinguished at once.

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

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

Where had this savage come from?

Lin Ye, who had kicked Kuzan away, did not pause. He stepped on the air and charged straight toward Sakazuki.

Seeing Lin Ye rush at him, Sakazuki, whose arms and legs had all turned to magma, was filled with rage.

Dog Biting Crimson Lotus!

His arms suddenly stretched out and lunged toward Lin Ye. The ends of the magma transformed into two dog heads, which avoided Lin Ye's slash and snapped at him.

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

Sakazuki's face lit up.

This guy was far too careless.

His magma was not something that could be blocked merely by coating oneself in Armament Haki.

But Lin Ye's Armament Haki was level ten.

The two collided, and Lin Ye smashed through the magma dog heads, appearing before Sakazuki in an instant.

Enma, wrapped in Haki, swung upward, and a black slash shot into the sky.

Boom!

The clouds overhead were cleaved 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, and the entire island shook violently.

In an instant, the temperature across the whole island soared.

At the shore, a group of historians and Robin stood frozen in shock at 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, staring at the man who had just fought one against two and driven back two Monster Marine vice admirals.

"It's you!"

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

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

Lin Ye turned to look at them.

"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? Why are you here?"

Saul's voice turned shrill from shock.

Lin Ye glanced at Saul, then shifted his gaze to Robin.

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

She was completely just a child.

Lin Ye curled his lips and waved a hand.

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

Lin Ye turned and looked in one direction.

It seemed that 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 to look at the island blazing with fire.

"Saul, who exactly was that?"

"A powerhouse from the Grand Line," Saul said, rowing with the oar in his hand.