Holy Knights Unleash Their Might

At the edge of the New World, Elbaf.

This giant kingdom, hailed as "the world's strongest nation," had now been reduced to a burning hell.

The World Tree, Treasure Tree Adam, towered into the clouds, its outline flickering through the thick smoke. Its trunk, several kilometers in diameter, was covered in charred scorch marks and savage gashes from swords and axes. Beneath it, the giant village of Valpo had long since become ruins. Houses once built from massive stone blocks had been ground to dust by some terrifying force, while burning beams collapsed across the streets, baking the earth until it cracked.

Boom—!

A deafening blast erupted from the plains east of the World Tree. A pure-white figure flew backward like a cannonball and crashed heavily into a small hill. The entire hill collapsed in an instant, sending shattered rock and dust soaring into the sky!

"Luffy!"

Sanji's cry came from the other side of the battlefield. The azure flames of Demon God Sky Walk beneath his feet carved an afterimage through the air as he tried to rush toward the collapsed rubble. Yet a pure-white sword light cut across his path like a parasite clinging to bone!

"Don't lose focus, Black Leg."

A cold voice came from within the white armor. A member of the Holy Knights, clad in pure-white knight armor and wielding a slender longsword, closed in at a speed no slower than Sanji's. Strange black lightning coiled around his blade, and every thrust left behind a black fissure in the air that lingered for a long time.

Sanji gritted his teeth and dodged. Demon God Sky Walk and the knight's sword clashed dozens of times in an instant, scattering sparks everywhere!

"Zoro! Left side!"

Jinbe's deep roar shook the battlefield. The former Shichibukai was drenched in