Evenly Matched, the Strongest Fighting Power

Roya flashed forward, appearing directly before Dragon.

Armament Haki gathered terrifying power in his hand, blooming from Roya's palm.

Then he viciously struck toward Dragon.

In an instant, winds and clouds churned as fierce gusts swept outward in every direction.

It looked as though the world itself were being destroyed.

With a boom, the surrounding space seemed to collapse.

Centered around the two of them, the shockwave spread in all directions.

Smoker's body simply could not withstand such overwhelming force.

His smoke scattered, and within moments, he crashed heavily onto the ground.

Only the power of his Logia Devil Fruit allowed Smoker to escape serious injury.

Watching the scene before her, Tashigi felt her mind tremble.

Her entire worldview had crumbled. She had never known that a person could be this powerful.

The two figures in the sky continued their battle, the raging winds they unleashed scattering the Marines below.

Seizing the chance, Luffy fled frantically and reached the harbor in only a few moments.

He boarded a ship and sailed toward the Grand Line.

Dragon inwardly relaxed slightly.

But the battle before him was not over.

It could even be said that it had only just begun.

Roya looked toward Dragon and calmly asked, "Have your previous injuries fully healed?"

"Thanks to your care, my wounds recovered quickly. Today is the day I wash away my humiliation!"

As soon as Dragon finished speaking, he immediately used Soru from the Six Powers and appeared before Roya.

His Dragon Claw, wrapped in Armament Haki, viciously slammed down at Roya.

Roya did not take Dragon's attack seriously at all. Armament Haki likewise wrapped around both of his hands as he extended a single finger.

He forcefully swept it toward Dragon. The Supreme Great Swordsman Perfected Stage fused into the Sword Energy slash,