Divine Departure? What a Joke

The two strongest men faced each other, both thrilled to have found such a rare opponent. How could either of them pass up a proper fight?

As soon as their first clash of strength ended, both men unleashed their abilities.

"Tremor!"

A pale glow appeared around Whitebeard's raised fist as he activated the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. It formed a spherical coating, and when he punched, the force of the tremor made space itself groan under the strain.

He needed no blade. His fist alone could fracture space.

On these seas, no one but Whitebeard, the man called the World's Strongest, could do such a thing.

Even other fighters on the level of the Four Emperors fell somewhat short of Whitebeard in raw strength.

"Homogenization!"

Uchiha Madara bared his teeth in an excited grin as he covered his body with the substance of the Divine Tree. His Devil Fruit power could not directly inflict damage, but it could turn his body into something like the Divine Tree, multiplying its toughness to a terrifying degree.

Then he raised his fist, charged forward, and met Whitebeard's punch head-on once more.

Boom!

Their fists collided like two meteors, unleashing a force that shattered and overturned everything around them.

Marco and the other Whitebeard Pirates officers had not expected to defend themselves against the fallout of the two strongest men's battle while fighting their enemies.

The shockwave destroyed everything solid in its path. It caved in the ground, split the sky, and sent seawater surging backward.

Their power was like that of gods and demons!

It was beyond anything humans could imagine!

The two Marine Admirals' expressions darkened. They had assumed that age would have weakened Whitebeard, leaving him nowhere near as powerful as he once was.

But even as an old man, the former World's