"Little girl, your Conqueror's Haki Coating still lacks some polish compared to your father's."
Although Marco had taken two heavy blows in succession, his mouth showed no mercy, his tone carrying the teasing of an elder toward a junior.
"Hmph! One day, I'll surpass that bastard!"
Yamato gritted her teeth and raised the spiked club in her hand again.
"Come again! I refuse to believe I can't hurt you!"
Just as she prepared to charge forward again, an incomparably immense and terrifying force suddenly swept in from behind her. Even the surrounding air could not withstand the vibration of that dreadful power, letting out brittle creaks under the strain.
"[Skybreaker Ah]!"
Yamato's expression changed drastically. Without a second thought, she instantly activated her Devil Fruit power, creating a thick layer of crystalline Ice armor before herself while coating its surface with both Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki.
The vibration shockwave mixed with Conqueror's Haki pierced through the double-layered armor in an instant, like a hot knife through butter.
Bang!
Yamato was like someone struck by a battering ram. She instantly spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward like a kite with its string cut, tracing a long arc through the air before crashing heavily onto the Ice below. The solid glacier was smashed into a humanoid crater dozens of meters wide, sending Ice shards flying everywhere.
"Stand down, Marco. You are no match for her."
A deep, powerful voice rang across the entire Ice field like a great bell. Whitebeard gripped Murakumogiri in one hand and leaped down from the bow of the Moby Dick, his massive body landing steadily upon the Ice.
A fierce unwillingness flashed across Marco's face. He gritted his teeth, but in the end, he merely beat his wings and landed back on the