Looking at the fist that was growing larger in his vision, a punch of sublimated, otherworldly power.
Karl was not surprised but pleased, and he also threw a straight punch of otherworldly power.
Boom————!
This time, the two's fists did not collide.
At a distance of a few centimeters, their fists were blocked by an invisible substance.
Then, a loud bang far surpassing the previous ones instantly resounded through the sky, covering the entire small island like a sound wave and spreading to the surrounding small islands.
An airwave like a hurricane erupted from the invisible substance between the two's fists.
Rows of airwaves, far more powerful than before, contained the physically destructive Haki fluctuations.
The originally cracked ground was directly broken off from the island and began to sink at a speed that was not slow, but not fast either.
The seawater and ships at the pier were like small trees in a hurricane. The ropes tying them to the pier snapped directly, and the ships, ignoring their anchors, were instantly swept away a certain distance by the violently churning waves.
Compared to the galleons that were swept away by the waves, the flowers, plants, trees, and buildings on the island were not so lucky.
Under this unparalleled hurricane, all the buildings of the bubble culture shattered and collapsed like glass hitting the ground.
The trees, large and small, whether they required several people, a dozen people, or dozens of people to encircle, were all bent over by this hurricane. Some even couldn't withstand the pressure of the hurricane or were shaken by the Haki fluctuations within it, and snapped on the spot.
On the contrary, the sky, which had been covered with dark clouds, was suddenly and ruthlessly shattered by a sky-high wave of Haki.
There was no astonishing scene of the sky being torn apart.
There was... only the sky-covering dark clouds, as if they had been hit by one of Karl's light spears, instantly turning back into a clear sky.
The invisible Haki fluctuations transformed into halos, blooming and expanding in the high altitude.
All the clouds, it was unknown whether they were shaken apart or blown away countless miles in an instant.
In just a few breaths, the sky above the Sabaody Archipelago became cloudless for thousands of miles.
Golden and red lightning continuously flickered in the violent airflow around Karl and Garp.
The earth-shaking clash of Conqueror's Haki Infusion continued until the pier beneath their feet completely sank into the sea.
Only then did Karl and Garp transform into afterimages and appear on the island, where the ground had also been cracked by the airwaves.
"I didn't expect a Marine to also have Conqueror's Haki!"
Looking at Garp before him, Karl teased with a smile.
Karl was not at all surprised that Garp possessed Conqueror's Haki.
As the most free and unrestrained existence in the Marines, a member of the D. clan, the father of the leader of the Revolutionary Army, the grandfather of the true child of destiny, the Marine Hero who defeated Rocks, the sworn enemy of the Pirate King...
In this world where most powerful individuals possessed Conqueror's Haki, and super-powerful individuals had mastered Conqueror's Haki Infusion.
If even Garp didn't have Conqueror's Haki, then his close friend, "Buddha" Sengoku, would be even less worthy of possessing it.
Especially since he had no Devil Fruit ability, and his physique, Haki, and martial arts were all at the pinnacle of the world.
Garp would absolutely not be able to be mentioned in the same breath as the various legends of the previous era, and he would be even less worthy of being a super-powerful individual.
Because without even the "greeting" of a super-powerful individual, what right would he have to be the Marine Hero who defeated Rocks, and what right would he have to be the sworn enemy of the Pirate King?
"Hahaha... to have mastered Conqueror's Haki Infusion at such a young age, no wonder even Ace can't compare to you."
Hearing Karl's words, Garp, with no fighting spirit on his face, laughed heartily and praised him.
"Thank you for the compliment. Then let's continue fighting!"
Karl once again wrapped his hands in Conqueror's Haki, preparing to launch a new offensive against Garp.
"...No more fighting. I admit defeat!"
However, just as Karl was about to charge out, Garp, who was opposite him, suddenly raised his hand and admitted defeat.
"..."
The step he was about to take paused slightly. Karl looked at Garp with a look of astonishment and said, "Why?"
"I can't beat you, so I'm not fighting anymore."
Garp picked his nose, not at all like a Marine, and even less like a Marine Hero, and said as if it were a matter of course, "I'm not an Admiral. I don't need to risk my life to clean up the Celestial Dragons' messes."
Garp rarely read the newspapers, so he knew that Karl had defeated Kaido, but he didn't know that Karl had mastered Conqueror's Haki Infusion.
He had originally been at a disadvantage and was preparing to turn the tables with Conqueror's Haki Infusion.
But unexpectedly, the kid opposite him had actually mastered this otherworldly power at such a young age.
Discovering that his final trump card was also useless against Karl, Garp decisively chose to admit defeat.
Because if they continued to fight, he might end up like Rayleigh back then, feeling like he would be killed by Karl.
He was already an old man in his seventies; Garp was not willing to sacrifice his life for those Celestial Dragons for nothing.
"...Tsk... alright then!"
Seeing that Garp really had no fighting spirit left, Karl could only click his tongue in disappointment.
Then, he canceled the state of As Big or Small as I Please, and his body returned to its normal size.
"Tsk tsk... I didn't expect this kid to have played with Life Return to such an extent."
Looking at Karl who had returned to his normal state, Garp also sighed repeatedly, "Is it the advantage of a natural-born monster to master Life Return? How did you do it?"
"You want to know?"
Karl suddenly smiled slyly, "Tell me how you use Life Return to break the limits of the human body, and I'll tell you my method!"
"Really?"
Garp's eyes lit up, and he walked over happily.
Then, under Karl's expectant gaze, he gave a genius-like answer: "As long as you keep using Life Return, after using it for a long time, you'll naturally be able to do it."
"Well said..."
Karl said with a deadpan expression, "I'm the same as you. As long as I keep using Life Return, I'll be able to do it as I use it."
"Goodbye!"
Karl couldn't even be bothered to say another word of nonsense to Garp.
If it weren't for the fact that fighting this monster would take at least half a day or a day to injure him, and at least several days to defeat him, and during that time, other changes might occur, attracting other super-powerful individuals from Mary Geoise and Marine Headquarters, Karl would definitely have chosen to beat Garp black and blue on the spot.
After leaving behind two emotionless words, Karl transformed into a blue-white bolt of lightning and disappeared in front of the dazed Garp.
After a series of teleports, he appeared beside Yamato. In a bad mood and feeling like he had been tricked, Karl no longer even had the interest to say hello to Akainu.
Under Akainu's furious glare, he picked up Yamato and used Lightning Teleport to shoot into the sky, leaving Akainu to watch helplessly as he left.
Facing the strongest Logia, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, the Marines had once again suffered a defeat.
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