"What a reckless little brat!"
Whitebeard had witnessed Shane gather and compress the Tremor-Tremor power with a backhand, then bounce it back!
It should have been a power the Paw-Paw Fruit could use in its awakened state.
In terms of physical durability, he had the Black Dragon Form's defense and recovery speed, as well as the Nika Form's elasticity and ability to ignore damage.
For recovery and support, he had the Munch-Munch Fruit's abilities, which had no counter.
On top of that, nearly all his Three Types of Haki stood at the pinnacle of the strongest fighters of the age.
Shane was now a creature beyond human comprehension!
Among the few who could rival him were the Five Elders and Imu.
Of course.
That meant the Five Elders fighting at full strength!
Even though Saint Saturn specialized more in controlling the battlefield and spider-venom attacks, his strength could only be called ordinary compared with the other Five Elders.
If Shane had encountered the Five Elders working together before Laugh Tale, he would have been caught in a wheel battle, pinned down by them until he died.
After all, even three awakened Devil Fruits had their limits!
But after awakening Nika, having already integrated his Devil factors through Devil serum...
Shane himself was an amalgamation of Devils walking the world!
Even if the Five Elders stood before him again, they could not take Shane down.
Strength was the sea's only law!
All the more so now that he possessed Nika, the greatest counter to the Five Elders' Devil Fruits.
If he could awaken the Dark-Dark Fruit in the future, then with the combined abilities of Sun God Nika, the Palm of Light, and the devouring Black Dragon...
The Five Elders would probably get a brutal beating the moment they encountered Shane!