The Clash of Conqueror's Haki with Whitebeard: Top-Tier Conqueror's Haki

"Lord Rono, will you accept Whitebeard's offer?"

The pirates present held their breath.

Whitebeard was a little nervous, too.

He didn't want to miss out on a crew member this exceptional.

"Hahaha, if you want to invite me aboard, you'll have to show me what you're really made of, don't you think, Whitebeard?"

After a moment's thought, Rono spoke to Whitebeard.

Whitebeard hadn't reached his peak yet, but he wasn't far off. He was at least Admiral Level in strength.

Since they were already here, wouldn't it be a shame not to fight?

"Gurararara, you little punk! If you want to fight, I'm always ready!"

Whitebeard was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter.

He couldn't ask for anything better than a fight.

Hum~!

As soon as he finished speaking, Whitebeard immediately unleashed his terrifying Conqueror's Haki!

A sudden, violent gale swept across the streets of Mock Town.

Then, a Dark Red Aura brimming with an oppressive force surged out of Whitebeard.

It charged straight toward Rono with astonishing speed!

[ Ding~ Congratulations, host, you picked up High-Level Conqueror's Haki. Current progress: 69% ]

"That's more like it!"

The system's voice rang out, and a fierce light flashed in Rono's eyes.

He didn't panic!

Boom!

Rono unleashed all the Conqueror's Haki within him, too!

A Dark Red Aura surged out just as swiftly, crashing straight into Whitebeard's Conqueror's Haki!

The moment the two powerful auras met, it was as if a Category 10 hurricane had erupted around them. A violent energy fluctuation

exploded in an instant!

Crackle, crackle!

The air erupted with the sound of crackling electricity, and dark red lightning flashed everywhere!

"It's dangerous! Get out of here!"

"Don't get caught up in their fight!"

"My God! So this is a clash between two High-Level Conqueror's Haki users!"

The next moment, some of the pirates watching nearby reacted quickly and immediately found somewhere safe to hide.

Those who reacted more slowly dropped to the ground one after another, eyes rolling back as they fainted!

[ Ding~ Congratulations, host, you picked up Advanced Conqueror's Haki. Current progress: 79% ]

[ Ding~ Congratulations, host, you picked up Advanced Conqueror's Haki. Current progress: 82% ]

[ Ding~ Congratulations, host, you picked up Advanced Conqueror's Haki. Current progress: 97% ]

The clash of Conqueror's Haki continued for several minutes, and the system kept sending Rono notifications.

Whitebeard's Conqueror's Haki was indeed extraordinary. Rono's growth was simply too fast.

[ Ding~ Congratulations, host, you picked up Advanced Conqueror's Haki. Current progress: 100%! ]

[ Ding~ Congratulations, host, your Conqueror's Haki has successfully broken through! ]

As the progress reached its limit, Rono felt a tremendous surge of energy flood into his body!

His Conqueror's Haki had successfully reached Top-Tier, only one step away from God Level!

What was more, Rono estimated that Top-Tier Conqueror's Haki was at least three times stronger than Advanced Conqueror's Haki!

"Just as you'd expect from the First Division Commander of the Rocks Pirates. But if you think that's enough to invite me aboard, you're a long way off!"

Rono smiled faintly. Then he took a forceful step forward!

Boom!

Conqueror's Haki burst out of his body again, and the Dark Red Aura surrounding him grew even denser!

Crack, crack~!

At the same time, the point of delicate balance suddenly began to shift!

Rono's Dark Red Aura clearly gained the upper hand, steadily devouring Whitebeard's aura!

Whitebeard was forced back step by step!

For a moment, Rono's Conqueror's Haki actually overwhelmed Whitebeard's!

"Th-that... Lord Rono's Conqueror's Haki is actually suppressing Whitebeard!"

"My God! How is that possible!"

"That's terrifying!"

The pirates watching were stunned!

Whitebeard was a Great Pirate who had been famous for years, the Second-in-Command of the Rocks Pirates, with a bounty as high as 995 million Beli!

Yet now, Rono had him suppressed!

No matter how you looked at it, Rono had only just set out to sea, and had been famous for less than a month.

"No wonder he was the first man ever to receive a 500-million bounty. Looks like I misjudged things!"

At the same time, Whitebeard's expression turned slightly serious.

At first, he'd been afraid that going all out would hurt Rono.

Now it seemed he'd acted too hastily and underestimated Rono.

Looks like he'd have to go all out!

Otherwise, losing to a brat who'd only just set sail in front of all these people would be humiliating!

With that thought, Whitebeard suddenly exerted his strength and summoned every bit of his Conqueror's Haki.

His dark red Haki shot into the sky like a giant dragon, bringing the imbalance back into equilibrium!

Without a doubt, Whitebeard was no longer holding back. He was giving it everything he had!

Yet even so, the two sides' Conqueror's Haki remained evenly matched!

Splash, splash!

As both their auras rose to their peak, the aura at the very center began to flicker with dazzling black sparks!

The extreme energy fluctuation swept outward like a bulldozer.

The ground, trees, houses, and boulders were as fragile as paper, easily ground to dust by that overwhelming energy!

"Gurararara, gurararara!"

"Interesting. This is really interesting!"

Whitebeard's smile grew broader by the moment!

He had now gained an entirely new assessment of Rono!

He'd never imagined that Rono's Conqueror's Haki would actually be on par with his own!

The guy wasn't even twenty yet!

What had he been eating to grow up like this?

At the same time, Whitebeard made up his mind to recruit Rono and get him to join his division!

He absolutely couldn't let a once-in-a-generation genius like this slip away!

A smile gradually appeared on Rono's face as well!

This was great!

So great!

It had been a long time since he'd had such a satisfying fight!

In that instant, his Conqueror's Haki had advanced by an entire level, from Advanced to Top-Tier!

That meant his Conqueror's Haki had reached Admiral and Four Emperor Level!

No wonder he would later become the [World's Strongest Man], ruling over an entire era!

A true expert could tell at a glance!

"Look! What's that... what is that!"

Just then, one of the pirates watching suddenly pointed up at the sky!

The other pirate underlings looked up as well!

The next moment, everyone stared with their mouths agape, unable to speak for a long while!

Right above the point where Rono and Whitebeard's Conqueror's Haki collided-

The clouds had split apart!

The clean-cut crack looked as if someone had sliced through them with a blade!

The sky had split in two!

"Is... is this what a clash of Top-Tier Conqueror's Haki looks like?"

The pirates present exchanged glances, and felt incredibly lucky to have witnessed it with their own eyes!

At the same time, a cold glint flashed in the eyes of the two men at the center of the storm!

Then, as if they'd read each other's minds, they suddenly withdrew their auras!

This left the watching pirates utterly confused!

What was going on? Hadn't they still not decided who would win? Why had they suddenly stopped fighting?