Three gods battle three sovereigns! The reversal dragon halberd shatters divine authority!! (Part Four)

Saint Garling knelt on one knee amid the rubble. He had been knocked out of his full beast form and returned to human form. His robe had been shredded into strips, most of his long silver-gray hair had been scorched, and his kui ox horn had snapped off at the root, blood still seeping from the break. He braced both hands against the ground and gasped for breath.

"Damn you, you lowborn wretch. You dare wound me?" Saint Garling rose furiously to his feet.

"You haven't lost?" Lü Bu returned to human form and rested the Sky Piercer on his shoulder. His earlier arrogance was gone from his voice, replaced by a matter-of-fact calm. "I'm stronger than you. Come on, let's keep fighting!!!"

Lü Bu and Saint Garling charged at each other again.

The halberd blade slashed down. A saber rose to block it.

Two forces powerful enough to destroy nations were about to collide in midair, but an instant before impact, a golden beam shot in from the east, passing precisely through the extremely narrow point of energy equilibrium between the shadows and the kui ox. The beam disrupted the stability of the shadow and lightning powers just before they made contact.

"Ooh... how scary. Such a lively gathering, and nobody thought to invite me?"

The voice was unhurried, its final syllables drawn out with a drowsy languor.

Over the ruins on the eastern side of Mary Geoise, a tall, thin figure strolled lazily toward them, wearing a yellow-striped suit and sunglasses, both hands in his pockets, walking as though he were taking a stroll through his own backyard. With every step, his body turned into light and flashed forward some distance.

One of the Three Admirals, Marine Headquarters' greatest fighting force: Kizaru, Borsalino.

"Saint Garling, the Five Elders