Bang!!
The heavy punch struck its target with pinpoint accuracy, but soon, Garp gritted his teeth and was forced back to the ground.
"Again with this move!"
Military Wrist: Deep Gate... Zephyr's strongest technique, one that also trained Akainu, Aokiji's Meigo - Nether Hound and Raving Pheasant Beak.
Starting from Rokushiki's Six King spears, this technique was perfected by Marine geniuses over hundreds of years, with Zephyr's generation finally completing the ultimate form of Rokushiki, truly the pinnacle of physical combat!
It was once believed that no one could replicate Zephyr's feat. Even Rowen had struggled for a long time, but unexpectedly... he had managed to learn it!
However...
"How many times can you use such an energy-draining technique?!" Garp roared as he charged forward.
"That depends on how long you can last." Rowen chuckled lightly, vanishing like a shadow in the wind.
In the next instant, Garp's temples pulsed as he twisted his head.
"I admit I was impulsive just now, but battle isn't like a card game; once you show your hand, it can still be played!"
God's Cry: Falling Thunder Spears!
Twelve clones sprang into the air, their faces expressionless as they caught the thunderbolts descending from the heavens, resembling a thunder god illuminating the battlefield.
"Pfft, is it coming again? If I don't deal with these clones, I won't get a chance to face him."
Garp thought quickly, sidestepping two thunder spears, but more lightning followed closely, aimed directly at him.
Fist Bone: Shattering Meteor!
With such relentless attacks, Garp had nowhere to run. He roared as his body was enveloped in a dark aura, like molten iron solidifying around him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
This time, Garp did not choose to retreat underground.
He knew that the same move wouldn't work on Rowen twice!
He also had no idea what kind of counterattack Rowen might come up with.
For this reason, even though it would be painful, Garp refused to hide underground again.
Air currents spiraled around them, the impact of the thunder spears clashing with Garp's Iron Fist creating visible whirlpools in the atmosphere, shaking the surrounding space with deafening explosions.
Rowen, hidden in the shadows, watched as Garp crushed each thunder gun with his fists. He couldn't help but let out a surprised gasp.
"Indeed, the power must be increased! While Garp's fists and overall defense aren't on the same level as mine, it's no surprise that the thunder spears aren't breaking through... Still, better safe than sorry. If Kaido had this kind of defense, it would be a problem."
Rowen refocused, commanding his clones who had thrown the thunder spears to retreat one by one.
"Hu... Hu..."
After the violent explosions, Garp stood firm, panting heavily, his fists glowing faintly red. The constant clashes had caused his Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki) to be on the verge of breaking down from the heat and friction.
Blood dripped from his arms, but as it touched his Haki, it evaporated instantly, a sign of the extreme temperature.
"Mm? Where's the enemy?"
At that moment, Garp suddenly realized all the clones had fallen back, their arms raised high to the sky.
"Is something up there?"
He looked up, his eyes widening in shock.
"Not good!"
High above, under the phantom throne suspended in the sky, twelve massive Thunder Pillars connected to the heavens were continuously gathering electrical energy, each one sending out a series of cracking bangs, like a tsunami of sound. A golden light shone through the clouds, changing the very color of the sky.
It was a falling thunder gun...
A gigantic falling thunder gun!
Just looking at its length, it was at least ten kilometers long, enough to dwarf the entire Golden City!
"There's nothing that can't be solved with one shot. If there is, then two shots. As long as I increase the firepower, everything will be fine."
Rowen's voice echoed from all directions: "Can you block this move?"
God's Cry Hall: Falling Thunder: Holy Radiance Judgment!
"Stop bragging; I'll block it for you!"
Garp had no choice but to face it head-on.
The island was small, and there was no room to retreat. If he didn't block the attack, he would be caught in the explosion's aftermath.
"Heh, let's see how this plays out."
Rowen's voice was calm, and in the next moment, the colossal light gun descended from the sky.
Fist Bone: Meteor Impact!
Garp's blood surged, his muscles bulging dramatically, turning him from a strong old man into a towering figure standing over three meters tall, veins popping from his skin.
His dark Busoshoku Haki surged with power, shaking the ground as debris floated in the air. Garp clenched his fists and punched into the sky with all his might.
Boom...
Kā cā, kā cā...
At the moment of impact, it sounded like glass shattering, the cracking noise merging into one massive shockwave that rattled their eardrums.
Then, white streaks appeared in the air, and the terrifying destructive force tore through the atmosphere, two immense powers converging at a single point, straining even the fabric of space itself!
This wasn't some trick of the Gura Gura no Mi (Tremor-Tremor Fruit); it was a pure, explosive clash, generating a shockwave that shook the heavens!
"I can now believe that the young Garp truly had the strength to take down a Yonko."
Rowen silently admired.
Was this still the fist of a human?
Was it not some divine force?
Fist shattering the Void?
Wouldn't the next step be to ascend from the ground itself?
Bang!! Rumble!!
The overwhelming forces reached a breaking point and exploded, but without a doubt, Garp's fist was the stronger of the two!
The scattered electricity was swept up in the shockwave, soaring into the sky, as though the island had blossomed into a thunderous lotus, Garp's fist acting as the stem, blooming upwards!
The gale, powerful enough to smash steel, quickly cleared the dark clouds above, but before Garp could catch his breath, his eyes widened as he saw the Thunderlight behind those clouds.
"What a wicked little brat!!"
Nine thousand-meter-long thunder dragons coiled around a massive Raigo, a Thunder Greeting black sphere, soaring up and down, roaring like nine dragons pulling a coffin, drowning Garp in its furious roar.
"Fighting like a Saiyan against a wave is full of passion, but also pure folly!"
Rowen hovered high in the sky, panting lightly as he withdrew his hand.
"Do you know how I killed the Gold Lion, Big Mom, and Rayleigh?"
He smiled, raising his palm.
"Four words..."
"Firepower Cover!"
Zzzzz…
At Rowen's command, the twelve clones surrounding the Raigo - Thunder Greeting black sphere fired bolts of electric light from their eyes, charging into the battlefield.
Having already expended most of their energy executing the Holy Radiance Judgment, the chaos of electricity still surged within them, enough to trigger a terrifying explosion!
Then...
Meteor Spears : Gungnir!
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Countless pure white light spears filled the sky like grains of sand on a beach, spreading across the heavens in the blink of an eye, launching a torrential barrage downward at Rowen's command.
"Let me add a little more to this!"
Rowen shouted, spreading his arms wide as the rolling thunder snakes in the dark clouds surrounding him were drawn in, rapidly converging around him with a series of explosive bangs.
Billion Volt: Qilin!
The dark clouds exploded instantly, revealing an enormous, pure-white auspicious beast stepping on lightning, its head raised in a howl.
With majestic eyes looking down, it let out a furious roar as if it had spotted some foul impurity, charging toward the Raigo - Thunder Greeting black sphere.
Boom…!!!
The terrifying explosion engulfed everything, and Golden City vanished at a visible speed within the Thunderlight, the electric currents expanding across a radius of several dozen miles, cutting through the ocean to create a pit that reached the seabed. That heavenly brilliance, even from outer space, remained visible, shining like a beacon across the vast distance.
(End of this chapter)
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