Two Emperors Shocked-Conqueror's Haki Suppressed?

Sophon's effects were so powerful. It could lurk right beside someone, witness their conversations firsthand—how could that not be astonishing?

In wars, conflicts, games, and slaughter between pirates, wasn'Golden Divine Punishment intelligence what mattered most? With superior intelligence, one could control the situation!

To people in positions like the Gorosei and Sengoku, Sophon's capabilities were even more shocking than Droplet's.

With nothing more than a launch, it could reach its destination. Once deployed, it could completely monitor everything within a ten-kilometer radius. Placing Sophon in the headquarters of the Four Emperors or other critical locations would be just like monitoring the meeting between Red-Haired Shanks and Whitebeard right now!

"If we'd had something like this earlier, why would we need undercover agents, intelligence operatives, reconnaissance...?"

Sengoku let out a long breath and spoke in amazement.

The Gorosei and everyone around Lynn shared the same thought as they watched the surveillance footage transmitted on the light screen.

At this moment.

Despite their deep misgivings, neither Whitebeard nor Red-Haired Shanks showed much of it. Their attention remained focused on each other.

Red-Haired had made his entrance as usual, but Whitebeard stood right before him. As Shanks listened to Whitebeard's imposing words, Conqueror's Haki began to flow from his eyes!

"East Blue... I wagered it on the new era."

Shanks gripped the shoulder where his arm had been severed and stared directly at Whitebeard. His surging Conqueror's Haki spread in all directions.

Many members of the Whitebeard Pirates were watching from nearby. Shanks still wanted to give them a show of strength, to make Whitebeard understand that he was no longer some sniveling brat.

But then Shanks's gaze shifted slightly as he realized that the pressure of his Conqueror's Haki seemed to be suppressed!

What is this?! Such a severe restriction... If Whitebeard didn'Golden Divine Punishment cause it, then it must have been that thing that just vanished!

Shanks immediately reacted. He understood that his Haki had been restricted, and it had to be because of that thing from earlier.

Though surprised, he continued increasing the output of his Conqueror's Haki!

Thud...

The surrounding members of the Whitebeard Pirates truly began to lose their footing. As if drunk, they rolled their eyes and collapsed.

"Hey, hey, Red-Haired!"

Watching the young crew members on the ship fall one after another, Marco immediately frowned and looked at Red-Haired Shanks in displeasure.

"Sorry. I forgot to give a show of strength after boarding an enemy ship."

Red-Haired Shanks laughed it off. When his gaze returned, his domineering eyes fixed on Whitebeard, who sat unmoved in his great chair.

The pressure from Conqueror's Haki merely knocked out those with weak mental fortitude. Whitebeard did not care in the slightest and instead sneered. "A new era? Do you think merely radiating Haki all over your body is enough to make me take this so-called era seriously?"

It had to be said that Whitebeard truly possessed tremendous presence.

Before Sophon's surveillance feed, even Gion, Chaton, and the many Marines watching felt their hearts tremble.

The image was far too clear, as though the Haki from the other side of the screen was pressing down on them!

Gild Tesoro was puzzled. Staring at the image on the light screen, he suddenly asked, "Wasn'Golden Divine Punishment the Haki being disrupted? Why is Red-Haired's Haki still affecting members of the Whitebeard Pirates?"

He had experienced firsthand what it felt like to have his Haki restricted.

But before Lynn could speak, Chaton and Gion smiled first.

"Sophon can'Golden Divine Punishment completely restrict Haki. You should understand that. But do you know just how powerful Red-Haired Shanks's Conqueror's Haki is?"

Chaton watched the scene with a smile and spoke without turning around.

"Red-Haired..."

Tesoro only knew that Red-Haired, one of the Four Emperors, possessed powerful swordsmanship and Haki said to be the strongest among the Four Emperors. He truly did not know the specifics.

"Unless something unexpected happens, Shanks's Haki can be called the strongest in the world. Even Vice Admirals at Marine Headquarters cannot withstand Red-Haired's Conqueror's Haki. What do you think? Being able to disrupt even part of it already makes Figarland's Sophon incredibly formidable."

Chaton did not beat around the bush and directly explained it to Tesoro.

Hearing that, even Tesoro was stunned and clicked his tongue. The Four Emperors truly were unimaginably powerful!

Lynn also knew that Red-Haired Shanks's Conqueror's Haki was exceptionally powerful, but he laughed inwardly.

How could people like Chaton possibly imagine the extent of Sophon's restrictions on Haki? Fine, let them see it clearly.

He made an enlarging gesture toward the light screen, and the image rapidly zoomed in under Lynn's control!

Red-Haired Shanks's resolute face filled the screen, and even his subtle expressions appeared in the image!

At once, the Gorosei and Fleet Admiral Sengoku's expressions changed drastically in astonishment.

"Red-Haired Shanks, he..."

Chaton was even more stunned. He pointed at the screen, unable to finish his sentence, utterly shocked.

The veins and sweat on Shanks's forehead were obvious. It was clearly proof that he was exerting himself—he had to be straining to unleash his Conqueror's Haki!

"The disruption isn'Golden Divine Punishment just a little, nor is it only partial. It's already forcing Red-Haired to exert himself to this extent."

Tesoro cried out in shock as well.

Everyone present, including the Gorosei and Sengoku on the other side of the Den Den Mushi, stared in astonishment and turned to look at Lynn.

Sophon's interference with Haki was far too powerful!

Even Red-Haired was displaying such strain.

Even more alarming was that Sophon could zoom in on the image and press right up against Shanks's face, yet Shanks showed no awareness or reaction whatsoever. Even Whitebeard, who was closest to him, was the same.

For the first time in history!

What kind of existences were the Four Emperors? These four alone made the World Government wary, which showed just how powerful they were. More importantly, powerhouses at their level could not possibly be monitored from close range, much less have the subtle expressions on their faces observed in such an exaggerated manner. They would notice the slightest abnormality.

Yet now, there was nothing. No reaction at all!

Tesoro, Chaton, Gion, and the other Marines swallowed hard, then secretly glanced at Lynn with some fear.

If Sophon monitored them, it would probably see right through their underwear.

Meanwhile.

Whitebeard Newgate, who had been speaking calmly with Red-Haired, had not even waited for Shanks to respond before his gaze toward Red-Haired Shanks gradually changed.

What did that expression of straining while using Haki mean?

"You... what's wrong with you?"

Whitebeard asked in surprise. At last, he sat upright and spoke.

"Something is strange, Whitebeard. My Conqueror's Haki is being restricted. It seems something is interfering with me."

Shanks's expression also turned solemn. After glancing at Marco, he looked at the crew members who had fallen.

Even if he did not actively release Haki, his body naturally emitted pressure. Yet when he first boarded the ship, those young men had been completely fine, without even showing signs of feeling pressured. Only when he released Conqueror's Haki to give them a show of strength did he have to exert himself to produce that oppressive effect.