The spectators collectively froze, mouths hanging open.
Those from the Shinobi world were the most shaken, their shock deepening the moment they saw the countless clones filling the sky above.
Naruto Uzumaki stared upward in disbelief, his lips trembling uncontrollably.
"This… isn't this my Multiple Shadow Clone Technique?"
He swallowed hard, eyes wide.
"Thorne Ashveil… he can use the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique too?"
The Multiple Shadow Clone Technique was a forbidden jutsu within the Shinobi world.
No matter how powerful Thorne Ashveil was, he was still someone from another world.
Seeing something so similar left Naruto deeply unsettled.
"This isn't necessarily ninjutsu," Kakashi Hatake said calmly from beside him.
Naruto turned at once.
"Eh?"
Kakashi's gaze remained fixed on the battlefield.
"It's more likely something Ashveil forcibly constructed through Conqueror's Haki.
You know what kind of man he is.
Every action he takes reshapes reality itself."
"He's created techniques similar to divine palms before, transforming power into form.
Creating something that resembles shadow clones isn't strange at all."
Naruto scratched his head slowly.
"Oh… so that's how it works."
Then his eyes lit up.
"But Kakashi sensei, I really think Ashveil is definitely going to win this battle!"
Kakashi nodded heavily.
"I agree."
"The energy within each clone is terrifying.
Even a single one can injure Broly.
With thousands of them, it should be more than enough to tear him apart."
His tone carried rare excitement.
Even figures like Uchiha Madara and the Sage of Six Paths shifted their attention fully to the sky.
In the Pirate World, excitement surged even higher.
"Hahaha! I knew it," Marco laughed loudly.
"That man always has something hidden."
Whitebeard, Edward Newgate, stared upward, his expression solemn yet shaken.
"So this is his new Conqueror's Haki application.
Truly terrifying."
Golden Lion Shiki felt his breath tighten.
Even from afar, the pressure from those clones made his scalp tingle.
Any one of them felt powerful enough to devastate an entire battlefield.
Dracule Mihawk's eyes gleamed sharply.
"An incredible technique," he murmured, his mind already racing with thoughts of whether such power could ever be translated into swordsmanship.
"As expected of Ashveil sama," Mihawk added quietly.
"This is awe inspiring."
Donquixote Doflamingo laughed, his voice dripping with excitement.
"Fufufufu… what a brutal method.
End it in one strike, Ashveil!"
Boa Hancock lifted her chin proudly, her gaze filled with absolute confidence.
"No one can oppose Ashveil sama," she said coldly, then softened.
"That barbarian never stood a chance."
The Marines were shaken to their core.
Once again, the man who had overturned their expectations in every previous battle had revealed a new layer of terror.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
At Ashveil's will, the clones surged forward like a living storm, rushing toward Broly without hesitation.
From the Shinobi world's perspective, the scene resembled explosive techniques similar to Deidara's, yet the scale was incomparable.
The power behind each clone surpassed anything they had ever witnessed.
Broly reacted instinctively, drawing upon his Great Ape power to defend himself.
His arms crossed, energy roaring outward, yet the clones were far too numerous.
They piled onto him relentlessly.
In the next instant, the clones detonated simultaneously.
A cataclysmic shockwave erupted, twisting Broly's body violently as the air itself shattered.
The artificial planet screamed under the strain.
Although Broly could no longer be seen clearly, everyone felt it.
The entire planet convulsed.
The surface was torn apart, riddled with craters and fractures, leaving no intact land behind.
The planet itself drifted off its original orbit, destabilized by the overwhelming force.
Toxic gases and scorched debris filled the air.
Ashveil, protected by his Supreme King Haki Armor, calmly preserved breathable space around himself.
Every spectator held their breath.
If even this artificial planet had been reduced to such ruin, then Broly should have been finished.
In the One Punch Man world, Fubuki collapsed to her knees, trembling.
"How… how can attacks like this exist?" she whispered.
"If that exploded in our world, even the shockwaves alone would wipe us out."
"This has to be over… right?"
Tatsumaki landed beside her, fists clenched.
"If that monster survives even this, then no one anywhere can stop him."
Bang watched silently, then glanced at King, who appeared strangely calm.
"You're surprisingly composed," Bang said, patting his shoulder.
"Perhaps your strength truly runs deeper than we know."
King forced a smile, his heart pounding wildly.
From beginning to end, he had barely seen anything.
The speed and scale were far beyond him.
Yet his silence was mistaken for composure.
"The level of this battle is simply… extraordinary," King said gravely, unknowingly reinforcing Bang's misunderstanding.
Back in the Shinobi world, disbelief lingered.
No one could reconcile the image of Ashveil, a man from the Pirate World, with such overwhelming might.
He was not a child, nor a weakling.
He was a walking calamity.
Naruto's legs felt weak as he stared at Kakashi.
"Kakashi sensei… even sealing techniques couldn't stop someone like him, could they?"
Kakashi said nothing.
The answer was obvious.
In the Pirate World, cheers erupted again.
Marco clapped loudly.
"That's it! No one can dodge something like that!"
Jozu, Vista, and Ace all stared skyward, speechless.
Whitebeard let out a deep breath.
Ashveil's growth had surpassed all expectations.
Even after defeating Imu, a woman who ruled from the shadows, he continued to evolve.
Mihawk's gaze sharpened further.
"To defeat such an enemy with such calm… truly worthy of admiration."
Boa Hancock's eyes softened, pride and affection mingling freely.
"Ashveil sama… you never fail to captivate."
Kaido laughed loudly.
"That's right! I knew he wouldn't fall!"
Charlotte Linlin nodded vigorously.
"This time, we're saved."
Among the Marines, silence dominated.
Garp and Sengoku exchanged heavy looks.
"Still monstrous," Sengoku muttered.
"Even Broly couldn't suppress him."
At Mary Geoise, the Revolutionary Army watched in stunned silence.
"He's on another level," Ivankov said hoarsely.
Dragon's expression was grim.
"That scale of power… no one can withstand it."
Then Ashveil's eyes narrowed.
Something was wrong.
From the center of the devastation, Broly's aura surged, darker and more violent than before.
A thunderous roar shook the heavens.
Broly emerged, his hair crimson edged with black, his aura burning purple red with savage intensity.
If he had once resembled a mindless destroyer, he now felt like a soulless killing weapon.
"This form…" Ashveil murmured.
"Super Saiyan God?"
The transformation did not stop.
Broly's muscles swelled grotesquely, his body expanding to colossal size.
His tail extended hundreds of meters as he transformed into a towering demonic ape.
Ashveil's pupils constricted.
This was the legendary form spoken of only in myth, a disaster born once in a thousand years.
The planet ignited under Broly's roar, flames and scorching winds tearing across the surface.
What remained of the artificial planet began to crumble.
Fear finally overtook the spectators.
Tatsumaki screamed, her composure shattering.
"That thing… it's not even a monster anymore!"
Bang wiped cold sweat from his brow.
"That's no human.
It's a demon born to destroy."
Heroes and warriors alike felt despair creep into their hearts.
That single roar carried enough power to reduce worlds to ash.
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