Jozu, Vista, and the other captains prepared to charge forward.
The crew of the Thunder Emperor immediately blocked their way.
Lightning rose from the figures.
"Anyone who dares to approach will die."
Hancock stood at the very front, coldly watching the Whitebeard Pirates.
Jozu clenched his fist.
"Get out of the way!"
We don't have time to argue with you!
" Pops's fighting!"
So what?
Hancock raised her hand, and lightning gathered in her palm.
None of you can pass.
Vista drew his twin swords.
"Then we have no choice but to fight."
All thirty-six members of the Thunder Emperor Corps raised their hands simultaneously.
Dense lightning crackled across the sky above the battlefield.
The Whitebeard Pirates ' commanders dared not proceed any further.
They knew very well that these women were not ordinary soldiers.
Each of them carries a powerful Haki and the force of lightning.
On the other side, Uchiha Itsu's fist finally landed.
The shattered space in front of Whitebeard lasted for less than a moment.
Click!
The first layer of defense has cracked.
Immediately afterwards, the cracks spread rapidly.
The second and third layers of vibration barriers collapsed simultaneously.
All the shockwave was torn apart by the fist head-on.
Whitebeard's eyes changed.
"Impossible!"
boom!
The fist pierced through the Sky Split defense and slammed head-on into Whitebeard's chest.
Whitebeard's body jolted violently.
The clothes at the chest area instantly ripped open.
The Armament Haki covering his body was shattered by a single punch.
The bones made a series of cracking sounds.
The immense force pierced through his chest, sending him flying.
The Whitebeard's body crashed through the plaza and slid backwards for hundreds of meters, skimming the ground.
Deep ravines were left along the way.
The naginata flew out of his hand, spinning as it embedded itself in the ice some distance away.
The entire room fell silent instantly.
The navy, pirates, and even the Three Admirals all stopped what they were doing.
All eyes were fixed on the deep pit.
Akainu's magma remained suspended in mid-air.
The laziness on Kizaru's face disappeared.
Aokiji also withdrew the chilling aura he was about to unleash.
Marco was pushed to the bottom of the pit by Perona and struggled to lift his head.
Everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates froze in place.
" Pops..."
Jozu's voice trembled.
" Pops got blasted away with a single punch?"
Vista stared intently at the ravine.
"The naginata has also fallen from my grasp."
Did Whitebeard lose?
No one in the naval camp dared to speak either.
Sengoku's face was extremely grim.
Just now, Whitebeard used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to block the continuous sword energy.
But when Uchiha Itsu threw a punch, all of Whitebeard's defenses were completely torn apart.
Even shattering and Sky Split couldn't stop it.
At the end of the deep pit, Whitebeard's body finally came to a stop.
He braced himself with his hands on the ground, trying to stand up.
His chest heaved.
Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
That punch had already seriously injured him.
This is no ordinary punch.
The power contained within it was something even his Tremor-Tremor Fruit couldn't withstand.
Whitebeard raised his head and looked at Uchiha Itsu in the distance.
The latter did not move an inch from beginning to end.
Uchiha Itsu clapped his fist.
" The World's Strongest Man?"
Whitebeard used the ground to push himself up.
His body swayed slightly, but he managed to steady himself.
"I'm not down yet."
Uchiha Itsu did not immediately give chase.
He just stared at the Whitebeard.
"To be able to withstand one of my punches and still get up, you're definitely stronger than Red-Haired."
This phrase spread throughout the battlefield.
The faces of the Whitebeard Pirates members grew even uglier.
Red-Haired Shanks, has died at the hands of Uchiha Itsu.
Now even Whitebeard has been sent flying by a single punch.
The difference between the two Four Emperors was, in Uchiha Itsu's words, merely that the two were slightly stronger.
The Whitebeard wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Don't think that winning one punch will decide my fate."
Uchiha Itsu strode forward.
Your fate was already sealed.
Whitebeard clenched his fist.
"What do you mean?"
"I had already seen your fruit before the Paramount War even began."
Uchiha Itsu's gaze swept over Whitebeard, then looked at the powerful figures fighting around him.
" The Tremor-Tremor Fruit."
" Flame-Flame Fruit."
" Phoenix Fruit."
" Ice-Ice Fruit."
" Magma-Magma Fruit."
" The Glint-Glint Fruit."
"And the other Devil Fruit you possess."
Whitebeard's face darkened completely.
What exactly are you trying to say?
Uchiha Itsu stopped in his tracks.
"I've already reserved all of these fruits."
" Marco's Phoenix Fruit, Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and the Devil Fruit of many other powerful individuals present have all been pre-ordered."
"How you will die today, who will lose their abilities, and who will become my strength—the outcome has already been decided."
Perona raised her foot and stepped on Marco's chest.
"Stop struggling."
Marco braced himself on the ground with both hands, blue flames continuously erupting from his body, but they were completely suppressed by the World-Breaking Level Armament Haki.
For the first time, he felt that the Phoenix Fruit could be directly suppressed by Haki.
Who exactly are you?
Perona looked down at him.
"I am my master's servant."
"Family members?"
You have no right to know more.
Perona pushed off with her foot.
boom!
Marco's body crashed into the crater again.
The Whitebeard Pirates ' expressions changed completely upon seeing this.
"Captain Marco is being suppressed!"
His flames have vanished!
"What kind of power did that woman use?"
Jozu, Vista, and the other squad captains all looked at the Thunder Emperor Corps.
They tried to rush over to provide support, but were blocked by thirty-six female soldiers.
Lightning erupted from their bodies simultaneously.
"Take one step forward, or die."
Hancock stood at the very front.
Jozu clenched his fist.
"Get out of the way!"
Marco is our brother!
"What do your brothers have to do with us?"
Hancock raised her hand.
"My husband has already said that anyone who dares to obstruct him will die."
Jozu's body began to be covered in diamonds.
"Then we'll crush you!"
He had barely taken a step when three pillars of lightning descended from the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The diamond's surface was covered in lightning, forcing Jozu's body to a sudden stop.
Vista, standing nearby, drew his twin swords. Just as the sword energy took shape, several members of the Thunder Emperor Corps attacked simultaneously.
Lightning and sword energy collided.
Vista's twin blades were numb from the impact, and the ice beneath his feet cracked.
He stared at the female warrior in front of him, his expression gradually darkening.
"Each of you has the strength of Vice Admiral?"
" Vice Admiral?"
The female soldier raised her hand and threw a punch.
Lightning bolts shot out from the fist.
We've long since surpassed that level.
Vista dodged to the side, but the force of the punch created a large crater in the ice behind him.
The Whitebeard Pirates ' commanders finally realized that the force before them was no ordinary one.
Each of the thirty-six female warriors was capable of holding off a powerful opponent on her own.
They wield lightning, possess Haki, and their physical strength never diminishes.
As long as they are not defeated on the spot, they can continue fighting.
The Navy also recognized the problem.
A Vice Admiral swung his sword to block an attack from a member of the Thunder Emperor Corps, his arm going numb from the impact.