This was the true power that made him famous at sea in his youth.
Zephyr raised his left fist.
All the power in his aged body was poured into this punch.
"I haven't lost yet!"
Give Ain back!
The deck beneath his feet exploded.
His left fist aimed straight at Uchiha Xin's face.
This attack was delivered without any reservation.
Armament Haki suppressed the fist, even pushing the surrounding air to the sides.
Uchiha Xin did not draw his weapon.
" Black Arm?"
"Someone of you dares to use Armament Haki in front of me?"
He pushed his right hand forward.
Advanced Armament Haki and Power of the Extreme Path converge simultaneously.
An invisible force is compressed in front of the palm.
"Armed - Divine Vacuum Attack."
boom!
Zephyr's left fist collided head-on with Divine Vacuum Attack.
The Armament Haki covering his fist lasted only a moment.
The next moment, the dark, Haki began to dissipate from the fist.
Zephyr's five fingers were broken in the opposite direction.
The wrist twisted as a result.
A series of cracking sounds came from inside the arm.
Click!
His entire left arm was broken on the spot.
The force of the punches didn't stop.
It knocked Zephyr's arm aside and slammed into his chest.
Bang!
Zephyr's sternum collapsed inward.
His tall body flew backward, crashing through the masts of two warships before finally slamming back onto the deck.
The warship tilted to one side.
Large sections of the wooden planks broke.
Fresh blood gushed from Zephyr's mouth.
He tried to support his body with his arms.
But only the severed part of his right arm remains.
His left arm was also broken.
Zephyr struggled once more, then collapsed again.
"Teacher Zephyr!"
Several sailors rushed over.
They stopped as soon as they got close.
Zephyr's chest had stopped rising and falling.
Those eyes were still fixed on the Thunder Emperor.
But the person was no longer breathing.
The deck was deathly silent.
A navy officer who had followed Zephyr for many years knelt beside the corpse, unsure of what to do with his hands.
"Dead..."
"Professor Zephyr is dead."
The other person looked up at Uchiha Xin, his face filled with fear.
"He only used one move."
" Black Arm couldn't even block a single move..."
Tashigi stared at Zephyr's corpse without saying a word.
This former Marine Admiral trained many naval personnel.
But since he took the initiative to attack Uchiha Xin, death was the only outcome.
Hancock would show no sympathy whatsoever.
"He dared to attack my husband; he deserved to die long ago."
Perona floated in mid-air, her gaze sweeping over the remaining warships.
Even Zephyr is dead.
"Should these people continue?"
The sailors on the warship instinctively stepped back.
No one dared to charge towards the Thunder Emperor again.
A system notification then sounded.
[Ding! Host has successfully killed Zephyr!]
[Ding! You have gained Observation Haki!]
[Ding! You have acquired Armament Haki!]
[Ding! Detection indicates the host has mastered Observation Haki; automatically converted into proficiency!]
[Ding! Host has been detected to have mastered Armament Haki; automatically converted into proficiency!]
Two Haki auras merged into Uchiha Xin's body.
The way of perceiving Observation Haki).
The techniques of using Armament Haki.
Furthermore, the Haki experience that Zephyr had accumulated over many years of battles was completely transformed.
Uchiha Xin's dual-color Haki increased significantly at the same time.
He sensed the change and was slightly surprised.
Zephyr is not young anymore.
He also suffers from a serious illness.
Just now, he fought Hancock and Tashigi in succession, and then forcibly broke through the encirclement.
Both their physical strength and Haki are nearing their limits.
In this state, it's normal to die instantly if one directly receives Divine Vacuum Attack enhanced by high-level Haki.
However, Zephyr had been Marine Admiral after all.
His years of accumulated Haki are far more valuable than that of the likes of Kurozumi Orochi.
After this transformation, Uchiha Xin's Observation Haki and Armament Haki have both reached their limits.
Breaking the barrier is just one step away.
One more time.
If he can absorb another boost from Haki of the same level as Doflamingo, his dual-color Haki will be able to transcend the world's limitations and officially reach the World-Breaking Realm.
Uchiha Xin didn't look at Zephyr again.
He turned to look at the distant sea.
There was nothing there.
The waves rise and fall normally.
However, there was more than one aura hidden within the Observation Haki.
"I've been watching for so long."
"Aren't you going to come out yet?"
Perona immediately released her soul perception.
Tashigi also gripped the hilt of her sword.
Hancock's Observation Haki spread across the sea surface, quickly locking onto a blank area.
Nami stopped next to Uchiha Xin.
Is someone there?
"More than one."
Uchiha Xin said.
The next second, it was as if an invisible veil had been torn open above the sea.
Six Paths figures appeared simultaneously.
The leader was tall with thick arms and white hair that stood up on his back.
He stood in mid-air, without using the Geppo, yet his body remained steadily in place.
Former Navy Fleet Admiral.
Current Commander-in-Chief of the World Government's Armed Forces.
Kong.
Hancock's expression changed when she saw who it was.
" Kong."
Tashigi recognized the other person as well.
She tightened her grip on the knife.
Kong once commanded the entire navy.
Its status was even higher than that of the Sengoku.
Now he is the Commander-in-Chief of the World Government's armed forces, capable of mobilizing the Navy and forces directly under the World Government.
The five people following him were all dressed in white and wore masks.
CP0.
The highest combat force within the World Government's direct intelligence agency.
The five people did not separate.
They stood behind Kong, their auras locked onto the Thunder Emperor.
One of the tall, thin men raised his right hand.
The surrounding space rippled.
The power that had just concealed the aura and figures of the six people came from him.
Uchiha Xin recognized the ability at a glance.
Space-Space Fruit.
The superior fruit of the Door-Door Fruit.
It can not only open up spaces, but also directly transport people through space.
Whether it's for hiding, infiltrating, or escaping, it far surpasses ordinary fruits.
The World Government and the Celestial Dragons ruled the seas for eight hundred years.
They possess the largest quantity and the most complete variety of Devil Fruit.
Many unique fruits that never flowed into the sea have been secretly preserved by the World Government.
The Space-Space Fruit is a top-tier ability that ordinary Marines are not qualified to possess.
Only CP0 core members are qualified to use it.
Perona glanced at Kong, then looked at the warship where Zephyr was.
"You've been nearby all along?"
Kong did not deny it.
Uchiha Xin had seen through everything.
These six people had been hiding on the surface of the sea from the very beginning.
They did not intervene when Zephyr and the Thunder Emperor were engaged in battle.
They did not intervene when Ain was captured.
Even when Zephyr's arms were broken and he died on the spot, they just watched from behind the space.
From beginning to end, Kong had no intention of saving anyone.
Uchiha Xin looked at him.
"Let Zephyr go to his death."
"They will only appear after the battle is over."
" The World Government's Commander-in-Chief is quite patient."
The Kong remained unchanged in color.
He didn't come here to support Zephyr.
After discovering the Thunder Emperor, Zephyr immediately sent a request for assistance to the Marine Headquarters.
The news quickly reached the Sengoku period.
Kong learning that Uchiha Xin was heading to Marineford, Kong immediately led five CP0 members away from headquarters.
Rather than letting Uchiha Xin enter Marineford and directly intervene in the Paramount War, it would be better to intercept him halfway through.
By keeping the Thunder Emperor at sea, the pressure on the Marine Headquarters can be relieved.