The clash of Haki was like a raging storm!
Having become stronger once again, Sharn stood in the distance, scanning the battlefield for Devil Fruits.
Roger turned around, the sword Ace in his hand, and grinned.
"Hey, kid! What's your name?"
"That move you pulled—killing a Celestial Dragon—took some real guts!"
"Rocks is bound to fall sooner or later. Come join my crew!"
Their iron fists collided!
Garp glared at Roger—he already knew the man was up to no good.
Their battle had already reduced large sections of buildings to rubble.
"Pirates always want to drag others into becoming pirates too!"
"Kid, come to my fleet instead. Be a Marine! Don't go down the wrong path!"
Garp's words made Roger burst out laughing.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"How could the Marines ever stand above the Celestial Dragons?"
"Those pieces of trash do whatever they want right above your heads!"
Roger's longsword swept across the battlefield, scattering enemies like leaves.
No Marine or pirate dared approach either of them—
the sheer force of their battle was monstrous.
Neither of them had eaten a Devil Fruit, yet their Haki was terrifyingly fierce!
Even among the Rocks Pirates, these two were complete anomalies of their time.
No special bloodline, no mutated body, no Devil Fruit power—
only body, swordsmanship, Haki, and willpower forming an unshakable foundation.
"I'm not interested in being anyone's underling anymore!"
Sharn used Soru to break through the encirclement, his Tempest Kick blasting away those in his way.
Pirates, Marines, Celestial guards, civilians, slaves—
all factions were entangled in the chaos.
"That guy actually turned down both Garp and Roger's offers?"
"Idiot! After killing a Celestial Dragon, how could he possibly become a Marine? That's walking into a trap!"
"You're the idiot! That kid's one of the new recruits under the Rocks Pirates!"
The battlefield was utter bedlam.
If not for the Roger Pirates being made up of elites,
the whole scene would have devolved into endless slaughter already.
Rumble…!
An earthquake struck—the ground quaked violently, chilling everyone's hearts.
Crash!
Sand and dust burst into the air.
The Golden Lion soared above the sky, Deadwood and Sakura Ten in hand.
Too many monsters were rising at once.
More and more treasures were being seized by the second.
"Block my way and die!"
Silver Axe swung his massive weapon down—
with the power of the Power-Power Fruit, his divine strength split the land apart,
cutting a massive fissure deep into the earth!
Even giants would be cleaved in half by such a strike!
"Hahahaha! God Valley belongs to me!"
Wang Zhi merged with the island itself using the Island-Island Fruit.
But the overwhelming clashes of Haki from all sides disrupted his control.
"Damn it! Whose Haki is burning my toes!?"
At that moment, a drunken man with long, flowing hair staggered past.
Ugh!
Boom!
The Drink-Drink Fruit user's power only grew the more he drank—
and he could even make others drunk, or ignite them in flames!
Fire spread everywhere as Captain John stepped through the inferno.
Above, Big Mom rode her thundercloud Zeus, shouting down,
"You bastard, setting fires again! That's our ship, idiot!"
Seriously, was there anyone sane left on God Valley?
"Hey, long time no see, hot-headed rookie."
John waved aside every blade and bullet that came his way,
his unfocused eyes locking onto Sharn, who was charging through the flames.
"The Haki and Devil Fruits here could explode at any moment!"
Sharn hadn't expected to run into John again.
"Thanks for the warning—but pirates aren't exactly known for kindness! Hmph!"
John winced and burped—
then spewed out a massive pillar of fire!
Bang! Bang!
A Fishman powerhouse from the Rocks Pirates threw a punch—
his blow clashed directly with another Fishman from the Roger Pirates.
Both used Fishman Karate to extinguish the flames as they fought fiercely.
"Long time no see!"
"Don't get familiar with me, you slaughter-happy bastard!"
Both hailed from Fishman Street,
but their different paths in life had shaped entirely different hearts.
Swish!
Sharn darted past them, his eyes searching desperately.
The Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon (Uo Uo no Mi, Seiryu)—the Paw-Paw Fruit—
where were they?
Kuma… I need to find Kuma and Ivankov!
"Linlin! Watch out!"
The gourmet knight Streusen sliced a Marine captain's sword into thin bacon strips.
"We broke up already, old man!"
Big Mom swept across the skies on her thundercloud, searching for Devil Fruits of her own.
"Hehehe! So what? We agreed to spend our lives together!"
Streusen's strength wasn't weak at all.
Even in old age, he would one day become a swordsman capable of altering the world with a single slash.
Some said the only reason he grew frail later was from overexerting himself in his youth.
"Linlin's heading toward Kuma and Ivankov's location!"
Sharn locked onto his target, pushing forward through the chaos.
In one leap, he crossed through hundreds of fighters.
"Hahahaha! This power is beautiful! Let's make a lion out of it!"
The cigar in Golden Lion Shiki's mouth burned to ash.
The harbor was destroyed—sand and earth gathered into the form of a lion's head,
shaped by the Float-Float Fruit.
A Marine battleship flew through the air and crashed directly into the port!
"Shiki!"
Garp smashed the ship apart with a single punch, fuming with rage.
"I'll break your damn head next!"
"Jihahahahaha! Garp, you should just become a pirate with me!"
Golden Lion Shiki soared high into the air—
marking the true beginning of the age of the Flying Pirate!
Crack!
The air itself shattered.
A tidal wave surged across the world.
The scene looked like hell on earth.
"Can humans really wield such power?"
"What kind of monster is Whitebeard?"
"Is there even a way to survive? How did God Valley become this hellhole?"
Inside the canyon, Whitebeard swung his naginata in a sweeping arc,
sending hundreds of men flying.
The power that shattered all things radiated from his blade,
making onlookers tremble in despair.
"This is terrifying! The Rocks Pirates are invincible!"
"Even the God Knights can't stand against them!"
"Are all the Celestial Dragons going to die? I thought gods couldn't die!"
The Rocks Pirates were full of monsters—
so many that they inspired pure fear.
At this rate, it would truly become Rocks' world.
"Don't be afraid!"
"Keep fighting! Reinforcements from Marine Headquarters are on the way!"
"Sengoku and Zephyr, those two idiots, already set sail!"
Garp's bloodstained body heaved with every breath,
but his presence alone gave every Marine a sliver of hope.
Despair. Hell. Apocalypse.
For the first time, the God Knights were witnessing the terrifying power of the New World's true monsters.
Before this,
they had always indulged in the "Nation-Extermination Game,"
basking in the praise of other Celestial Dragons—
so gifted they actually believed themselves invincible.
But now,
as the strongest figures of a new age gathered here,
even Figarland Garling could feel death closing in.
"Keep fighting!"
"Is your blade dull already?"
"The era of the Celestial Dragons has long ended!"
"The future belongs to me—Rocks D. Xebec, the King of the World!"
Rocks released his Haki and darkness in full force.
The valley was now filled with petrified statues.
It was hard to imagine that even if the war ended,
God Valley might not even exist anymore.
"Blasphemers shall die by divine judgment!"
Garling drove his sword into the ground and rose to face Rocks.
"Hahahahahaha! Then come and try it!"
"The victor becomes king—the loser, nothing! History is always written by the winners!"
"Let me think… what title suits you best? Hmm… how about Pig-Headed Humans!"
Rocks went all out—
Haki, body, and Devil Fruit power all exploding together.
Each one at its absolute peak!
Rocks' very existence showed the world just how powerful "the strongest" could be.
In a flash of lightning and fire,
battle erupted once more.
Smoke filled the air.
Sharn finally reached the far corner of the battlefield.
Using Soru, he struck with his fastest speed.
Ivankov and Kuma were the first to seize two treasures—
inside them were the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon (Uo Uo no Mi, Seiryu) and the Paw-Paw Fruit!
At the same moment,
Big Mom descended from the clouds and snatched another fruit with a single strike!
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