At this moment, in another location on the battlefield.
"Boom!"
The two fists collided, and a powerful shockwave emanated from the two combatants, spreading outwards in all directions.
"Gurala la la!"
" Garp, it's been a while, and you've improved quite a bit!"
"They can even hold their own against me now!"
Whitebeard punched Garp back, then looked at him and laughed loudly.
" Whitebeard!"
Garp's eyes flickered, making it impossible to discern his inner thoughts.
But the way he occasionally glanced in a certain direction made it clear what he was worried about.
Following Garp's gaze, Whitebeard saw Kong after only a short time in the fight, and couldn't help but smile and say:
"What? You want to go help your Fleet Admiral?"
"Then you'll have to get past me first!"
Upon hearing this, Garp's expression turned somewhat unpleasant, and he couldn't help but speak up:
" Whitebeard! Although I haven't had many interactions with you, I know you're not the kind of person who indiscriminately kills innocent people or acts without considering the consequences!"
"Are you sure you want to stop me from going after Rocks? You know that guy is a complete madman!"
"He'll stop at nothing to achieve his goals. You saw it yourself, didn't you? Your new captain, Xia Chen, was betrayed by him. And he even taught Rocks the Observation Haki Killer' technique!"
"This shows that, in Rocks's eyes, you are all just tools for him to achieve his goals, which he can discard at any time!"
Are you sure you want to continue serving him?
"Gurarara! Garp! Has anyone ever told you...?"
"You actually have a real talent for comedy!"
"Didn't you approach me first? How come it's me stopping you now? Are you blatantly lying?"
Whitebeard mocked without any politeness.
"I..."
Garp hesitated, unsure of what to say.
Little did he know that Whitebeard would be so strong, even stronger than him after his training in hell.
Who would have thought that Fleet Admiral Kong would be so weak, almost unable to hold on after only a short time?
That old man is really useless!
However, Garp knew that this wasn't really Kong; Kong was still a bit stronger than him at the moment.
It can only be said that they all greatly underestimated Rocks ' strength.
Rocks hadn't made a move for some time, so they weren't aware of Rocks strength.
We can only roughly estimate his current strength based on some of his earlier battles.
The current situation is that the prediction has failed!
Rocks was far more powerful than they imagined!
I initially thought it was on par with Kong, but now it seems like the father is beating the son!
Just as Garp was distracted, Whitebeard narrowed his eyes and instantly rushed out.
" Garp! You dare to be so distracted while fighting me?"
A white sphere suddenly appeared on his right fist, carrying a terrifying force as it blasted towards Garp.
"Oh no!"
Garp was startled, and before he could react, Whitebeard's fist was already in front of him.
At this point, it was impossible for him to mount an effective counterattack. He could only try his best to hold his arm horizontally in front of him and wrap it with Armament Haki.
"Bang!"
A dull thud was heard, and Garp's body flew out like a cannonball, leaving a trail in the air.
Thump!
Whitebeard twirled the Murakumogiri it on the ground, his gaze fixed on Xia Chen, who was sitting on a high platform not far away.
At this moment, Xia Chen seemed to sense something and turned his head to look at the Whitebeard, a smile appearing on his lips.
Whitebeard returned the smile, as if they had reached some kind of consensus.
Whitebeard then ran towards the direction Garp had flown backward.
While Whitebeard and Garp were locked in a fierce battle, the fight between Golden Lion and Sengoku was also extremely intense.
Both of them have grown in strength during this period and have reached the level of Admiral.
The fact that both of them grew up at the same time is equivalent to no growth at all; at least the gap between them did not widen, and they remained the same as before.
These two were truly evenly matched; neither gained the upper hand!
" Flying Slash!"
The Golden Lion floated in the air, raised its hand, and unleashed a massive crescent-shaped blade of light, hurtling towards the Warring Sengoku.
Sengoku narrowed his eyes, his entire body radiating a dazzling golden light, and his size rapidly increased.
Before long, a huge, golden Buddha appeared before the Golden Lion.
It was Sengoku's Devil Fruit ability: Zoan, Mythical Zoan, Human-Human Fruit, Buddha Form!
Sengoku had transformed into Buddha Form, raised his golden palm and struck at the blade's edge.
A powerful shockwave erupted the moment the two collided.
But the stalemate didn't last long; the blade's edge was shattered by the golden Buddha's palm and dissipated into the world.
"Ha! That's right! Now that's more interesting!"
The Golden Lion, not far away, smiled as it looked at the Buddha Form from the Sengoku.
However, he immediately turned his gaze to Rocks, who was fighting against Kong.
To be honest, although he had a lot of contact with Rocks, he didn't know much about Rocks ' strength, since Rocks hadn't made a move for a long time.
He didn't know if Rocks was still hiding anything, but based on the strength he had shown so far, Bai Bai was no match for Xia Chen!
Golden Lion hesitated; he wasn't sure if he should still help Rocks!
After all, he himself felt that Rocks ' behavior was indeed somewhat shameful.
Although he, Golden Lion, didn't consider himself a good person, he at least wouldn't do something like repaying kindness with ingratitude!
After a moment's hesitation, the Golden Lion made his decision.
He will continue to stall Sengoku, after all, that guy Rocks did protect him for a period of time.
But that's about it for now.
If Rocks were to lose, he would run away without hesitation; to think for even a second longer would be a disrespect for life!
Anyway, he has the Float-Float Fruit, so if he wants to leave, there really aren't many people who can stop him!
only...
The Golden Lion then turned its gaze to another place.
Xia Chen sat calmly on the high platform, his face serene, as if everything was under his control.
" Xia Chen..."
The Golden Lion murmured softly.
Just then, he felt a sharp palm strike coming from his side, and a smile appeared on his lips.
" Sengoku! Isn't a sneak attack a bit inappropriate?"
Having said that, he swung the Kogarashi in his hand upwards in a reverse motion.
"Clang!"
The sound of metal clashing rang out, and a wave of air spread outwards.
Mars kept flying from where the Kogarashi touched the golden Buddha's palm.
The Golden Lion had a sudden thought and shouted loudly:
"Lion's Might - Earth Strike!"
In an instant, the ground beneath Sengoku's feet was completely lifted up, turning into multiple lion-head-shaped mounds of earth that crushed Sengoku as he passed.
Upon seeing this, Sengoku immediately retreated a distance, gathering the shockwave in his palm and blasting it towards the lion's head sweeping towards him.