The formidable regenerative power granted by the Okuchi no Makami Mythical Zoan, along with the bloodline power Dawn had completed for her, flowed rapidly through Yamato's body like two warm streams, quickly repairing the internal injuries caused by the shockwaves.
Even with her dual regenerative abilities as a safeguard, after their first two head-on clashes, Yamato had already deeply understood that she simply could not take Whitebeard's attacks unscathed in her current state.
If she were struck several times in succession by shockwaves infused with Conqueror's Haki through such masterful techniques, even her regenerative power would not save her from irreversible grievous injuries—or even a complete loss of combat ability.
From here on, she had to find a way to avoid taking his attacks head-on.
Whitebeard gripped Murakumogiri and was just about to continue toward David's Revenge when a blurry white figure suddenly flashed before his eyes.
"Divine Foot: White Serpent Drive!"
A-Ken, wrapped in black-red Conqueror's Haki lightning, blasted apart the air before it with a thunderous roar. Accompanied by a sharp shriek that seemed to tear through space, it slammed fiercely into Whitebeard's chest.
Bang!
The dull, booming impact rang out like a giant bell being struck. Violent airwaves erupted from the point of collision, sweeping wildly in all directions and flinging ice shards into the sky.
Yamato felt as though the full-force blow she had delivered had struck a towering mountain forged from Seastone.
Terrifying recoil surged crazily up the kanabo, making the bones in her entire arm crackle. The web between her thumb and forefinger instantly split open, blood dripping through her fingers.
Whitebeard stood as steady as a mountain, his feet seemingly nailed into the glacier. He did not move an inch, and his body did not so much as sway.
Of course, he possessed