The two pirate crews, who were engaged in battle, suddenly felt an incredibly terrifying force explode.
Many people didn't even have time to see what was happening before they were involuntarily thrown backward by the force.
"What terrifying power! Even the residual force has such a huge impact!"
"A monster? Is this the power unleashed by the so-called Emperor of the Sea?"
Compared to this, was the attack just a warm-up?
" The Emperor of the Sea is truly a monster, but only such a monster could reign supreme over the sea."
Those who were weaker had all been blasted away by this terrifying force.
Only a few exceptionally skilled crew members and captains were able to maintain their balance and avoid being thrown off by the impact.
When they looked toward the battlefield where Whitebeard and Zesi were fighting, everyone showed expressions of surprise.
There was nothing intact around them.
Everything had been sent flying by the collision.
The ground had sunk in significantly, with a network of massive cracks crisscrossing the area.
And on them.
One of them exuded a raging aura, as if it were burning fiercely.
The other was enveloped in a ball of light, which emitted terrifying shockwaves that distorted the surroundings.
" Pops and the Azure Emperor are getting serious. Get out of the way! If you get caught up in their 657 War, you'll die!" Marco said.
"Did Pops even use his Devil Fruit powers?"
"This is the first time I've seen Pops unleash such terrifying power!"
"Get out of here quickly, or we'll get caught up in their fight!"
Everyone panicked and scattered in all directions.
The battle could no longer continue, and both sides retreated to observe the fighting and treat the wounded.
The Azure Emperor Pirates are not the Roger Pirates of the past, and the current Whitebeard Pirates are not the original Whitebeard Pirates.
The Roger Pirates had good relationships with the former members of the Whitebeard Pirates, so they wouldn't go all out in battle.
But this friendship was forged in battle; they didn't have such a good relationship at the beginning.
The current Azure Emperor Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates naturally don't have that kind of relationship, so their battles are serious, the kind where it's a life-or-death struggle, and many have died, let alone been injured.
"To be able to apply the Steam Fruit to this extent, I must say, you truly live up to your reputation, Whitebeard!" Zesi said, retracting his fist.
Is the Steam Fruit very strong?
In fact, this wasn't the first time Zesi had encountered a Steam-Steam Devil Fruit User, because the last Steam-Steam Devil Fruit User had died by his sword.
Several years ago, there was a pirate who arrogantly challenged Roger.
He arrogantly declared that Roger was nothing compared to him.
This enraged the entire Roger Pirates crew, and one of them immediately stepped in to teach him a lesson.
However, they were defeated by their opponent.
He then proudly introduced himself, saying that he was Devil Fruit User the Steam-Steam Fruit, capable of unleashing several times his normal power in an instant.
He believed that even Roger was no match for him, given his Devil Fruit powers.
Everyone just smiled when they heard that.
Zesi seemed quite interested in the Steam Fruit, so he came out.
Unfortunately, Zesi was disappointed; the Steam Fruit did indeed grant it several times the explosive power.
However, a person of average strength is still only average even if they unleash several times their normal power.
Most importantly, the Steam Fruit's ability to unleash several times its own power comes at a price.
It achieves this explosive power several times over by burning the user's physical strength.
After several attacks, the Steam-Steam Devil Fruit User was already panting heavily.
Disappointed, Zesi simply ended his life with a single sword strike.
However, the same Devil Fruit in Whitebeard's hands was a completely different matter.
The power that erupted horrified Zesi, as it actually shattered his shockwave.
If he hadn't realized something was wrong and immediately entered his Devil Fruit Awakening state, he might have made a complete fool of himself.
"Kid, I'm Whitebeard!" Whitebeard grinned and said.
To be honest, the Steam Fruit's abilities are a perfect match for Whitebeard.
Others might be afraid of expending resources, but Whitebeard was the least afraid of expending resources.
That monstrous power could burn the Steam Fruit for most of the day, even if left to burn.
But who in this world could possibly defeat Whitebeard, whose power had increased dozens of times?
" Whitebeard, there's something very fishy about this. If we go to war, the Navy and the World Government will be laughing all the way to the bank!" Zesi said.
Do you think I don't know?
"Although there's no evidence, I could smell the World Government's conspiracy from afar."
"But now that he's on my ship, even if he's stupid, he's still my son. How can you expect me to be indifferent to his death?"
"It's a fact that your men killed my son, and I know you definitely won't hand him over, so let's fight!"
As he spoke, the Whitebeard brandished his naginata.
His aura erupted once again.
"Since you already know this is World Government conspiracy, you must also know that the World Government's conspiracy won't end there. The Navy is probably already on its way." Zesi said calmly, "Who do you think I am? I Whitebeard Whitebeard! Do you think I'm afraid of these things?"
"It seems this battle is inevitable!"
Seeing Whitebeard's expression, Zesi knew that this battle was inevitable.
After speaking, Zesi's expression turned serious. He held his sword with both hands, and a terrifying shockwave condensed onto the Azure Emperor Sword.
The vibrations, sword energy, and Armament Haki transformed into a terrifying storm of blades, soaring into the sky from the Azure Emperor Sword.
"Is this the move that defeated Silver Axe? Let me see just how terrifying this move is!"
Seeing Zesi's towering storm of sword blades, Whitebeard roared and brandished his hands, his naginata bulging with veins on his arms.
A terrifying aura erupted from Whitebeard, all his power and Armament Haki concentrated on the naginata in his hand.
A terrifying power surged from the naginata.
The surrounding air was scattered and scattered by this force.
" Whitebeard, don't die! This world would be so boring if you did!"
You're the brat!
The two attacked simultaneously.
"Boom!" Instantly, an enormous explosion spread in all directions.