"That... that is?"
Gaban looked at the black dot in the sky, a bead of cold sweat trickling down his forehead.
Before he could say anything more, a furious roar came from the sky.
" Roger! Let's fight!"
" Whitebeard?"
"How did that guy end up there?"
Roger was a little bewildered as he looked at the Whitebeard appearing in the sky.
But he quickly realized what was happening, and a smile appeared on his lips.
"Are you planning to give me a gift right off the bat?"
" Whitebeard, you are so polite!"
With that, Roger leaped onto the ice below.
With his legs slightly bent, he suddenly pushed off, sending purple ice shards flying, and his figure shot into the sky in an instant.
"This ice is really hard! No wonder my Divine Departure can only cut a few dozen meters!"
Roger, flying in mid-air, looked down at the unchanged purple ice blocks and sighed.
If this had happened on the ground, the ground would have already broken apart.
After a brief moment of surprise, Roger looked up.
In the blink of an eye, Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki instantly enveloped Ace, and then he roared upwards:
" Whitebeard! Come here! Let me kill you!"
Upon hearing this, the Whitebeard man above also smiled and wrapped his Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki around Murakumogiri.
"Stop talking big, Roger! This time I'll beat the shit out of you!"
The words had barely left his mouth when the two were already standing in front of each other, simultaneously swinging their long-prepared swords at each other.
The moment their weapons clashed, time seemed to stand still, and the world seemed to turn gray.
The next moment.
"Boom!"
Powerful aftershocks spread outwards in all directions.
Countless black and red Inazuma coiled around the two of them, appearing from below like a small black and red sun.
"Ha!"
"Ha!"
Roger and Whitebeard roared in unison, both increasing the force of their blows.
"Sizzle!"
Suddenly, a sound of wood chips cracking came from the Jackson below.
Rayleigh and the others all turned to look, and saw that the hull of the ship, made from the Treasure Tree Adam, now had several cracks.
"That bastard Roger! If he wanted to fight, he should have gone further away!"
"Those two are going to ruin the ship!"
Rayleigh couldn't help but curse.
However, his fears did not come true. Roger and Whitebeard narrowed their eyes simultaneously, increased the force in their hands, and then both of them were sent flying backward at the same time.
Upon landing, both of them slid across the ice for quite a distance before coming to a stop.
However, the two who had just stopped instantly rushed towards the other side again.
"Clang!"
The sound of metal clashing rang out as Murakumogiri and Ace locked in combat.
Roger smiled slightly, and his two small mustaches twitched.
" Whitebeard! It's been quite a while!"
"I just saw in the newspaper that you and your new captain killed three Marine Admiral, and now I'm running into you!"
"Now that you're here, where is Xia Chen, the new captain of your Rocks Pirates?"
As he spoke, Roger glanced around.
That bastard! Let's not even talk about him!
Whitebeard cursed angrily after hearing Roger's words.
Let's rewind to a point in time.
Xia Chen flicked a wisp of purple, icy energy from his hand.
Then, the sea surface rapidly froze into purple ice blocks, which quickly spread into the distance.
(#°Д°)!
The surrounding pirates all stared wide-eyed at this sight, without exception.
"You, you..."
Whitebeard stammered, too surprised to speak.
After a long pause, he asked:
"Didn't you say your fruit was the Flame-Flame Fruit - Samadhi True Fire Form? What's with this ice now?"
Upon hearing this, Xia Chen's lips curled up slightly, and he said in a teasing tone:
"Just kidding! You actually believed me?"
(╬▔盘▔)╯!
Whitebeard felt the veins on his forehead throbbing, and his fists clenched involuntarily.
But less than two seconds later, Whitebeard's clenched fist relaxed.
never mind!
He was broad-minded and wouldn't stoop to Xia Chen's level!
Then he walked to the edge of the boat, looked at the purple ice below, and felt the chill emanating from it, which made him secretly apprehensive.
The chill emanating from this purple ice block was far stronger than that of ordinary ice.
Whitebeard's eyes gleamed.
Xia Chen, that guy, has hidden a lot of things!
"Now that I've provided you with a battlefield, aren't you going to thank me?"
Xia Chen's calm voice came through.
"Gurararara! I'll treat you to some good wine when we get back!" Whitebeard said with a smile, then looked in the direction of Roger Pirates.
Although he can't see Roger's ships yet, it doesn't matter!
The form is just right!
Just then, Xia Chen's voice came again.
"Since I've already provided you with the battlefield, I won't mind helping you a little more!"
"Um?"
A hint of doubt appeared in the Whitebeard's eyes. He was about to ask Xia Chen what he meant when he suddenly felt a pain in his buttocks.
Then a tremendous force enveloped his body and sent him flying.
With a "whoosh," the Whitebeard figure darted away in an instant.
Xia Chen laughed and shouted:
"No need to thank me! I'm just a kind-hearted person!"
"I'm so kind-hearted, my foot!"
The Whitebeard flying in the sky couldn't help but curse loudly.
If being kind-hearted and helping him means kicking him into the sky, then he doesn't think he needs Xia Chen's help.
If you're going to kick a ball, then kick it! Can't you be a little gentler?
His entire buttocks were numb. If he weren't outmatched by Xia Chen, he would have definitely given Xia Chen a piece of his mind!
Returning to the present, Whitebeard focused his attention on Roger before him and said calmly:
Roger! It's so good to meet you here!
"Huh? What do you mean?"
Roger was stunned by Whitebeard's sudden words, and looked completely bewildered.
"Huh? How did you know my strength has improved in the last two weeks?"
Whitebeard looked surprised.
Roger:...
"No? Whitebeard! When did you become so eccentric?"
Roger couldn't help but ask curiously, "The Whitebeard I knew before wasn't like this!"
"I couldn't help it! I spent some time with these unconventional people and caught their spirit!"
Whitebeard's tone carried a hint of helplessness.
"Alright! Enough with the nonsense, I didn't come here to chat!"
I'm here to beat you up!
Having said that, Whitebeard Murakumogiri and then slashed at it again.
"You think I'm afraid of you?!"
Roger, not to be outdone, retorted and, also gripping Ace, charged forward.
The two exchanged blows, their figures flashing across the ice, each collision sending tremors through the void.
"Sizzle!"
Seeing the Jackson with several more cracks appearing, Rayleigh's brows furrowed deeply, and he roared in their direction:
"You two better get out of here! You'll scatter us when we get off the ship!"