Whitebeard is still wielding his sword.
But for every punch he blocked, more punches rained down on him.
His aged body could no longer withstand such intense bombardment.
Fresh blood kept gushing from his mouth.
The sternum fractured repeatedly.
The Haki that covered his entire body completely collapsed.
The final flurry of punches landed simultaneously.
boom!
Whitebeard's body was blasted away head-on.
The naginata slipped from his hand.
The burly body rolled repeatedly on the ground, crashing through several broken walls before finally slamming heavily into the depths of the ruins.
Everyone in the arena stared intently at the battlefield.
No one spoke.
Uchiha Itsu easily crushed three opponents from start to finish.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku was held back by the Wood Golem and the Wood Dragon.
Navy Garp the Hero was knocked back by Shinra Tensei.
Whitebeard, the World's Strongest Man, was even blasted away head-on by the Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack.
Even with the combined efforts of three top-tier fighters, they still couldn't force Uchiha Itsu to unleash his true power.
He completely disregarded the three top combat forces: the navy and the pirates.
Uchiha Itsu's voice faded, no one on the battlefield dared to respond.
Whitebeard was blasted into the ruins, his chest heaving.
Marco tried to rush over, but Perona stepped on his foot and stopped him.
"Let go of Captain Marco!"
Jozu roared and charged.
Three bolts of lightning struck simultaneously, slamming into his diamond-like body.
Jozu was abruptly stopped.
Uchiha Itsu raised his fists.
"Armed - Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack."
Boom boom boom boom boom!
A dark, Haki fist shadow erupted in front of him.
One layer after another.
A dense barrage of fist shadows covered the entire battlefield, like a black rainstorm, hurtling straight towards the Whitebeard amidst the ruins.
Whitebeard braced himself on the ground with both hands and had just stood up when he saw countless fists pressing down on him.
He gripped the naginata tightly, his Armament Haki covering the blade.
" Quake Blade!"
The naginata cuts horizontally.
The force of the vibration tore through the air, and a large number of fist shadows exploded before the blade.
There were just too many punches.
Whitebeard blocked the attack in front of him, attacks from both sides landed simultaneously.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Black fist shadows slammed into his body one after another.
The ground beneath Whitebeard's feet continued to sink, and his arms went numb from the shock.
Before his Haki could be regrouped, another barrage of punches was already upon him.
" Pops!"
Marco's expression changed.
" Jozu, go and hold them off!"
Jozu did not hesitate.
His body instantly transformed into diamonds, and he rushed in front of the Whitebeard.
" Pops, step back!"
Jozu crossed his arms, his diamond-like body blocking the barrage of punches.
The first punch landed squarely on his chest.
clang!
A crack appeared on the surface of the diamond.
Jozu gritted his teeth and refused to back down.
"This level of attack can't hurt me!"
Whitebeard said in a deep voice:
" Jozu, get away from me!"
" Pops, I can handle it!"
The second fist strike landed.
The crack widened instantly.
A third fist followed closely behind, striking Jozu squarely in the chest.
boom!
The hard diamond shattered on the spot.
Jozu's body was shattered into countless pieces by the black fist force, and blood mixed with diamond fragments splattered on the ground.
He didn't even have time to scream before he died on the spot.
" Jozu!"
Marco's eyes were red.
Vista and the other captains also stopped what they were doing.
They stared at the scattered diamond fragments on the ground, frozen in place.
Diamond Jozu, who had just blocked Hawk Eyes's slash, couldn't even catch three punches.
That wasn't an ordinary, Haki attack.
Rather, it is World-Breaking Level power that has already transcended the limitations of this world.
Uchiha Itsu did not stop.
He raised his right hand, and dark power surged from his palm.
" Dark Hole - Melting."
The scattered diamond fragments were covered by darkness.
The Diamond-Diamond Fruit power within Jozu's body transformed into a ball of light and was forcibly extracted from the corpse.
The ball of light fell into Uchiha Itsu's palm.
[Ding! Host has successfully defeated Diamond Jozu!]
[Ding! You have obtained the Paramecia Diamond- Diamond-Diamond Fruit ability!]
[Ding! Host refuses to have the Diamond-Diamond Fruit ability installed!]
Uchiha Itsu did not choose to have it implanted.
He absorbed the power directly into his body, then looked at Whitebeard again.
With Jozu no longer blocking their path, the remaining fists rained down.
Whitebeard raised his naginata to defend himself.
The first punch shattered the shaking barrier.
The second fist struck his chest.
The third punch broke his left arm.
The fourth and fifth fist shadows fell in succession.
The Whitebeard, burly body retreated continuously, his chest caved in, and blood gushed from his mouth.
The Tremor-Tremor Fruit is still active.
But his stamina was already failing him.
" Pops!"
"Don't come any closer!"
Just as Marco was about to rush over, Perona punched him back into the pit.
"Your opponent is me."
Whitebeard's body was struck repeatedly by the fists.
He tried to swing his knife in retaliation, but his arm had already lost its strength.
The final barrage of punches landed.
boom!
Whitebeard slammed heavily into the ground, creating a deep crater in the entire square.
The naginata slipped from his hand.
His body lay at the bottom of the pit, his chest heaving violently, unable to stand up again.
All eyes on the battlefield turned to look.
The naval soldiers were pale.
The commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates gripped their weapons tightly.
" Pops has lost his fighting ability."
How could it be so fast?
"That's Whitebeard!"
Uchiha Itsu strode towards the deep pit.
" Whitebeard, it's over."
Just then, a flame shot in from a distance.
Ace, who had just been rescued by Luffy, was covered in wounds and had difficulty even standing.
But when he saw the Whitebeard in the pit, he immediately used the last of his strength to stand in front of the Whitebeard.
" Pops!"
Ace opened his arms.
I won't let you kill him!
Uchiha Itsu stopped in his tracks.
Ace thrust his hands forward.
" Fire Fist!"
Flames shot into the sky, quickly coalescing into a gigantic crown of flames.
" Great Flame Commandment - Flame Emperor!"
A massive fireball hovered above the plaza, its scorching flames pressing down on Uchiha Itsu.
The surrounding navy forces retreated.
Akainu looked up at the Flame Emperor, a cold glint in his eyes.
" Fire Fist Ace, you really know how to pick your timing."
Ace ignored him.
He poured all his power into the Flame Emperor, and the giant ball of fire crashed down.
Uchiha Itsu raised his right hand.
"Armed - Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack."
A black fist-shaped shadow rushed into the flames.
As the first fist struck, cracks appeared on the surface of the Flame Emperor.
As the second fist struck, the flames began to dissipate.
The third and fourth fist shadows tore through the sea of fire in succession.
The massive Flame Emperor was pierced through the middle by a dense barrage of fist shadows, and flames continued to explode in all directions.
Ace gritted his teeth and continued to activate his Devil Fruit power.
"Stop them!"
His body was exhausted, and the flames were noticeably weakening.
The last sea of fire was torn apart by the shadow of fists.
Ace's knees buckled, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
But he still spread his arms, blocking the Whitebeard.
"I can't... hurt Pops..."
Uchiha Itsu did not stop.
Several black fist shadows pierced through the flames and slammed directly towards Ace.
Ace did not dodge.
He shielded the attackers with his own body.
Bang!
The first punch pierced through his chest.
Blood spurted from his back.
The second punch shattered his ribs.
The third punch landed, and Ace's body was bent backward by the blow.