"Black Blade: Sky Severance!"
Boom!
The enormous sword light tore the dark clouds in the sky in two in an instant, like a guillotine blade descending from the heavens.
Under the pressure of that sword light, a massive chasm several meters wide split straight through the center of Beheading Reef, and seawater surged madly into it.
Before the broadcast screens on the Sabaody Archipelago, countless people clutched their heads in terror.
"The sky... the sky's been cut open!"
A Marine lieutenant commander collapsed to the ground, shouting in a trembling voice.
"Is this the true strength of the World's Greatest Swordsman? No human could possibly withstand power like that!"
"That Uncrowned King is going to be cut to pieces!"
Sengoku shot up from the Fleet Admiral's chair, both hands pressing hard against the edge of his desk.
"Mihawk has gotten this serious..."
Veins bulged on Sengoku's forehead as he muttered in a low voice.
"If Lorne is killed by this slash, the balance of the New World will be thrown into complete chaos again!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru shook her head, her gaze fixed on the golden figure on the screen, who advanced instead of retreating.
"Sengoku, look closely at Lorne's movements."
Vice Admiral Tsuru's voice was exceedingly grave.
"Not only is he not dodging, he's deliberately charging toward that slash."
Above Beheading Reef, Lorne faced that world-shattering strike without a trace of fear in his eyes.
The Sett Bloodline within him boiled over completely at that moment, his raging blood surging through every limb and bone like a tsunami.
Spurred by the intense sense of danger, his Second Grit Bar [Grit] soared, breaking straight past the ninety-percent mark!
"Bring it on!"
Lorne laughed loudly, crossed his arms over his chest, and hurtled head-on into the thousand-meter sword light like a