As Whitebeard rushed forward, he was also building up his power.
The essence of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's ability is to induce vibrations.
At this moment, the intensity of the vibration waves reached the maximum extent Whitebeard could achieve, with strong vibrations erupting at all times.
From a distance, it looked as if he was constantly surrounded by vibration waves.
The invisible vibrations affected the air and even space, causing distorted light and shadows, making Whitebeard appear to be in a twisted, alternate dimension, his figure hazy and unreal.
However, when Kenji's Conqueror's Haki - God's Domain transformed into a dark red tide and surged forward, directly colliding with Whitebeard from a distance, the distorted space around his body quickly recovered.
At this time, the invisible vibration waves were bombarded by the Conqueror's Haki from afar. If one observed carefully, they would notice the vibration ripples instantly disintegrating.
As the source power of the distorted space collapsed, the spatial fluctuations naturally recovered quickly, and the hazy air became clear.
It looked as if Whitebeard had emerged from an alternate dimension into reality.
Whitebeard who seemed to be in an alternate dimension a moment ago looked like a powerful BOSS in a game, giving the feeling of being immune to real-world attacks. It could be said to be very oppressive.
However, now, Whitebeard's figure became completely clear, as if the special defensive shield covering him had been broken, giving off a feeling that he could be harmed by real-world attacks. It was like his 'health bar' had appeared.
Game veterans who frequently clear BOSSes know that once an invincible BOSS's health bar appears, it is no longer unbeatable.
Of course, Whitebeard being equivalent to a big BOSS, for Kenji, probably dates back a year ago.
At that time, from his perspective, the former was indeed an unbeatable legend. However, now, the opponent is far from deserving the BOSS title.
In contrast, Kenji is more like the BOSS, the ultimate BOSS.
In fact, from Whitebeard's perspective, although Kenji stood there clearly, this distance of only a few meters was an insurmountable chasm for him.
There were no spatial distortions or other anomalies around Kenji. His figure was clearly visible even to onlookers on the battlefield.
But the situation of being so close yet unable to reach was even more alarming.
In Whitebeard's eyes, Kenji's 'health bar' had never appeared.
Previously, he thought he had seen through Kenji's strength, but in the subsequent exchanges, he suddenly realized that he knew nothing about Kenji's true power.
"To attack solely with the power of Conqueror's Haki…"
Whitebeard gripped his naginata tightly, adopting a slashing stance, but the blade could never fully descend.
He also noticed that Kenji was only using Emission of Conqueror's Haki.
The entire process was not much different from Armament Haki Emission, except that the essence of the power was different, being much stronger, a power that could even make vibrations lie dormant.
Under normal circumstances, even for top-tier powerhouses like Legendary Pirates, it is extremely difficult to achieve a surging tide level of Armament Haki Emission.
Yet, Kenji was using Conqueror's Haki to such an extent? Whitebeard couldn't comprehend it.
Previously, the Conqueror's Haki released by Kenji was just a dark red light, similar in manifestation to ordinary Armament Haki Emission.
But now, a Conqueror's Haki torrent? Is this really something a human can use?
"Is that really Conqueror's Haki?" Whitebeard even repeatedly confirmed, unconsciously using this to process the shock in his heart.
"Damn it, I can't break through... Ugh!"
The dark red light formed a barrier, blocking Whitebeard's slash and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power.
Whitebeard's naginata was imbued with Conqueror's Haki. Even a casual Conqueror's Haki-infused slash could shatter mountains, and the explosion of Tremor-Tremor Fruit energy could destroy everything.
But at this moment, all powerful forces seemed to lose their effect in front of the dark red light curtain, the energy fluctuations were completely blocked.
Not only that, the dark red light curtain was even actively attacking, continuously putting pressure on Whitebeard.
"Ugh, the power is too strong…"
Whitebeard watched helplessly as his naginata was continuously pressed and pushed by the Conqueror's Haki, the sword being pushed little by little towards him.
As a Legendary Pirate, Whitebeard naturally refused to retreat. Instead, he got angry and forcibly began to wrestle.
Whitebeard's eyes bulged, almost popping out, and the muscles in his arms swelled almost to the point of bursting.
Clearly, he had used all his strength.
Terrifying energy surged, and the violent vibrations caused the ground beneath his feet to crack into bottomless ravines.
The flat ground was segmented into blocks, and the shattered earth blocks were continuously bombarded by vibration waves, breaking into smaller pieces of earth and stone.
At the same time, the Conqueror's Haki power entwined around the naginata collided with the opposing Conqueror's Haki, and the explosive aura shot straight into the sky.
The previously funnel-like swirling weather, the thick dark clouds that had gathered, were pierced by the dark red light. In an instant, the wind scattered the clouds, and sunlight poured down.
The endless arcs triggered by their Conqueror's Haki permeated heaven and earth. From afar, it looked as if a god had unleashed a thunderous divine punishment.
However, Whitebeard was now oblivious to everything else, all his attention focused on the naginata in front of him.
But even with all his techniques, the tide of defeat could not be reversed.
In reality, Whitebeard's collision with the Conqueror's Haki light curtain, though seemingly a prolonged tug-of-war, had always been a situation of suppression.
The Conqueror's Haki gradually approached Whitebeard's body. During this process, a bad premonition vaguely arose in Whitebeard's heart.
"If I am touched by this Conqueror's Haki in front of me…"
Just as Whitebeard vaguely sensed something, but was still hesitating whether to retreat—
The power of Conqueror's Haki erupted again, instantly crossing the final distance and truly striking Whitebeard's body.
"Ugh!"
In an instant, Whitebeard felt an unparalleled, powerful might.
This might seemed to act directly on the mind, making one instantly lose all thoughts and unable to muster any will to resist.
At the same time, Whitebeard perceived that his Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability suddenly became ineffective at this moment.
It wasn't the feeling of being countered by the sea or Sea Stone. Actual seawater and Sea Stone only cause Devil Fruit users to lose strength, thus making it difficult to use their Devil Fruit abilities.
In contrast, Kenji's Conqueror's Haki at this moment felt more like a forceful suppression to Whitebeard.
It was like you wanted to surface from a well, but someone forcibly pushed you back down.
The entire process was filled with dominance.
"Ugh... Conqueror's Haki, can it suppress Devil Fruit abilities?"
Whitebeard's understanding was refreshed at this moment.