The news of the Silver Axe Pirates' destruction and Silver Axe's death spread across the seas that very day.
In the southern waters of the New World Rear,
the Demon King Pirates and the Five Peaks Pirates began their final showdown.
An ordinary island became the battlefield for Ochoku and Nash, the "Demon King."
Ochoku stood five meters tall, clad in pale golden armor. He wore the Red-Cherry Helmet and carried a Greatsword.
He looked like a general who had fought across countless battlefields.
His long black beard hung down to his thighs, giving him the bearing of Guan Yu.
For someone who was not a Devil Fruit User, reaching this point spoke volumes about Ochoku's terrifying strength.
His upper body was exceptionally powerful, packed with muscle, and each of his hands was over a meter wide.
An overwhelming pressure radiated from him.
Ochoku's Swordsmanship balanced offense and defense. Despite his size, he was remarkably agile and could handle any attack with ease.
His fearsome Greatsword, coated in Conqueror's Haki, swept up a razor-sharp force.
Nash had transformed into the Flame Demon. His entire body was dark red, as though flames might burst from it at any moment.
Curved demonic horns crowned his head, and demonic wings spread from his back.
Scorching heat filled the Air.
He held the Flame Whip in one hand and the Executioner Greatsword in the other.
The whip was covered in sharp, barbed spikes and hard spheres. A single lash could inflict terrible damage.
Under Nash's control, it moved with uncanny agility. It could wrap around an opponent like a net and was difficult to escape.
Wielding two different weapons at once placed no burden on Nash.
Boom!
A world-shaking surge shot into the sky.
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