A clash between emperors

"Satoru Gojo, you've successfully made me angry!"

"Now I want you dead!"

As soon as she finished speaking, BIG MOM tore the pirate hat off her head. Gripped in her hand, the hat transformed into a strangely shaped long blade.

"Ikoku Sovereignty!"

BIG MOM roared.

It was an extremely powerful move, and BIG MOM's mighty physique and towering stature raised its power to yet another level. Its terrifying force could be said to shake heaven and earth.

A terrifying slash formed, stretching over a thousand meters long. Everyone seemed utterly insignificant before the enormous slash.

The light bursting from the slash bathed heaven and earth in purple. The terrifying slash hurtled straight toward Satoru Gojo.

Watching the incoming slash, Satoru Gojo could have easily dodged it, but he did not.

Because if he dodged, Rebecca and Koratt behind him would take the attack head-on.

BIG MOM had surely spotted this as well and was forcing Satoru Gojo to meet the attack head-on.

Satoru Gojo clenched the five fingers of his right hand into a fist once more. Cursed energy surged wildly over it again, and Armament Haki instantly coated it. Facing the enormous slash sweeping toward him, he threw a fierce punch straight at it.

Boom!

The enormous slash collided with Satoru Gojo's fist with a tremendous roar. The terrifying impact of the collision caused the already teetering palace to collapse completely, crumbling downward floor by floor.

The brilliant light bursting from the slash seemed to make even the sky brighter.

None of the Big Mom Pirates' members, whether ordinary officers or Sweet Commander-level officers, could intervene in this clash.

Even as they fought far away, they were forced to break away from Satoru Gojo's clones and fend off the surging shock waves, struggling to steady themselves amid the blasts.

Elsewhere on Whole Cake Island, far from the palace, reporters and Marine intelligence agents hiding there hurriedly picked up their Visual Den Den Mushi to record this stunning scene.

Watching the shock waves spreading from the palace and feeling that terrifying might, the shock on their faces lingered for a long time.

"Is this a clash between emperors?"

"Which emperor is fighting BIG MOM?"

"Which emperor would come here to fight BIG MOM at a time like this?"

Some who were still unaware began asking questions. They had heard nothing about any emperor arriving on Whole Cake Island!

"It's White-haired Satoru Gojo!"

Some who had seen Satoru Gojo arrive on Whole Cake Island answered them.

"What? White-haired Satoru Gojo really came to challenge BIG MOM?"

"Does Satoru Gojo really have an emperor's strength now?!"

Although many people in the newspapers called Satoru Gojo the Fifth Emperor, that title had yet to gain everyone's recognition. Some believed he had defeated a Marine Admiral by joining forces with his subordinates.

"If he can get away unscathed today, he'll undoubtedly be universally recognized as the Fifth Emperor!"

This person believed that being able to get away unscathed would mean Satoru Gojo possessed an emperor's strength. He dared not imagine Satoru Gojo defeating the entire Big Mom Pirates single-handedly, because even Whitebeard, the World's Strongest, might not be able to do that!

"Ah!" "Ah!"

Two cries came from behind Satoru Gojo. The palace floor collapsed, leaving Rebecca and Koratt with nowhere to stand, and they plummeted downward. They had no ability to fly.

However, Satoru Gojo did not go to save them. They were not very high up, and the people of the pirate world had strong constitutions. Rebecca and Koratt could not possibly come to harm.

Thud! Thud!

Rebecca and Koratt landed on the palace rubble.

"Ow, that hurts like hell!"

Koratt stood up, clutching his backside.

"Stop talking and get out of here!"

With that, Rebecca turned and left.

If they stayed here any longer, the shock waves from Satoru Gojo and the others' battle might kill them.

Boom!

Under the gazes of countless people on Whole Cake Island, the slash stretching over a thousand meters finally dissipated completely in the air, letting out a thunderous roar that shook heaven and earth.

The shock waves produced as it dissipated spread outward once again. Even the surrounding buildings seemed to shift amid the blast.

In the air, BIG MOM was already standing on a thundercloud, while the palace was no longer where it had once stood.

Satoru Gojo stood in midair, still in his original position without having shifted in the slightest. The shock waves from the attack could not even stir the hem of his clothes.

Satoru Gojo had emerged completely unscathed from a full-power blow by BIG MOM, one of the Four Emperors!

"Was that your full-power attack? Nothing special!"

"Now let me have some proper fun with you!"

Satoru Gojo grinned, stamped hard against the empty air, and charged straight at BIG MOM.

"Heavenly Fire!"

Facing the charging Satoru Gojo, BIG MOM could not dodge while riding her thundercloud in the air. But her Observation Haki had already detected his movement. She immediately grabbed the small sun Homies beside her, turning it into flames that wrapped around her arm, and activated her Armament Haki. The two combined perfectly as she struck out at Satoru Gojo.

Boom!

Satoru Gojo's fist collided with BIG MOM's. This time, however, there was no deadlock. They separated immediately after the collision.

After they separated, Satoru Gojo did not pause in the slightest. His other hand had already clenched into a fist and swung out again, his two hands taking turns bombarding BIG MOM.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

With both arms coated in Armament Haki and wreathed in flames, BIG MOM traded blows head-on with Satoru Gojo.

At first, BIG MOM could hold her own against Satoru Gojo, but his punches grew faster and faster. After taking more than twenty punches, she could no longer keep up and was forced to cross her arms in front of herself to block his blows.

Satoru Gojo's storm of punches hammered BIG MOM's thick arms, and the flames winding around them seemed to gradually dim.

Cursed energy surged over his fist as Satoru Gojo threw his most powerful punch yet.

Boom!

The thundercloud beneath BIG MOM's feet could no longer withstand the immense pressure and plummeted downward, smashed into the palace rubble along with BIG MOM.

Crash!

BIG MOM's landing blasted a massive crater into the ground, and the dust it stirred up spread through the pit.

Whether BIG MOM was alive or dead in the deep crater was unknown.