"Duang!"
Whitebeard slammed Murakumogiri in his hand onto the deck, producing an exceptionally clear clang that drew everyone's attention.
Whitebeard gazed at Blackbeard in the distance with utter disdain and said in a low voice.
"Teach, who the hell are you looking down on? I'm Whitebeard, you bastard! Gurarararara!"
As his voice fell, Murakumogiri rose high into the air. The muscles all over his body bulged, and a ball of white light appeared along the blade of the great sword.
In an instant, the eyes of everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates lit up.
"Is Pops finally going to make a move?"
"Great! We can finally see Pops's power!"
As the situation in the New World had gradually stabilized over the past few years, even the members of the Whitebeard Pirates rarely saw Pops use his Devil Fruit power anymore.
Meanwhile, Teach, who saw Whitebeard actually attack without hesitation, was also startled. Cold sweat poured down his body as he shouted.
"Hey, Pops, you can't be serious! Everyone, watch out!"
As his voice fell, Ame no Murakumo in Whitebeard's hand slashed straight down from above.
"Crack... crack..."
The sound of something shattering rang out.
Under the horrified gazes of everyone in the Blackbeard Pirates, the entire world seemed to split apart. Clearly visible cracks spread like a spiderweb from Whitebeard's position toward the Blackbeard Pirates.
"!!!"
Before anyone could react, wherever the cracks spread, the pirate ships of the Blackbeard Pirates' grand fleet began exploding one after another. Then, amid everyone's stunned silence, the crescent-shaped island behind them split cleanly in two.
In an instant, the entire battlefield rang with the Blackbeard Pirates' wails and cries of terror.
On the warship where the Blackbeard Pirates were stationed, Shiryu of the Rain—the captain of Ship Number Two who had betrayed the Marines—stared