With Shanks joining the battle, filling the gap left by the defeated Ganzui, the fight once again formed a 5v5 standoff.
The combat between these ten top-tier experts was overwhelmingly terrifying.
Across dozens of miles of ice, sword slashes, laser beams, flames, meteors, magma, giant trees, lightning, and intermittent golden shockwaves threatened to turn the entire area into a chaotic wasteland.
Beckman, Yasopp, and Lucky Roux fared slightly better—only suffering some blistered skin from Akainu's splattering magma.
Then, during their retreat, they'd been injured internally by Garp's shockwaves.
"That bastard Akainu... I won't let him get away with this," Yasopp muttered through gritted teeth, as he glared at Akainu, who was currently exchanging blows with Kaido in the distance.
"We're no help here. Yasopp, Lucky—take Aokiji back first. I'll stay behind to assess the situation," Beckman said gravely, placing Kuzan on Lucky Roux's back.
"Be careful. Keep an eye on Shanks—his injuries are severe. If he dies, we might never get our revenge on Akainu," Yasopp warned Beckman before he and Lucky Roux sprinted off toward Whole Cake Island.
The most violent part of the battlefield was where Garp and Caesar clashed.
Two radiant golden giants traded colossal punches, each impact like thunder, shattering the ice beneath them wherever they moved.
"Borororo! Garp, how'd you get your hands on that Buddha Devil Fruit? The Marines really do have intel on this stuff, huh? The moment a top-tier user dies, you recover the fruit within days."
Caesar's wings flapped violently, stirring up a gale as he sent Garp flying hundreds of meters with a single punch, crashing into the ground with a resounding boom.
BOOM!
Garp's very eyes glowed gold, his muscles bulging with explosive power.
With a furious roar, he flipped back onto his feet, shockwaves erupting from his legs as he shot forward like a meteor.
His golden fist smashed toward Caesar's head.
"Like I'd tell you, you bastard! Once I kill you, I'll feed your damn fruit to a pig!"
CRASH!
Caesar sneered, allowing Garp's punch to land squarely on his chest—his body, forged like golden metal, bristled with razor-sharp bone spikes.
CRACK!
With his left hand, Caesar transformed his arm into a massive talon, seizing Garp's wrist.
His right arm tensed, muscles coiling like compressed springs—or serpents intertwined.
"That have to be the strongest damn pig in the world! BORORORO!"
BOOM!
The void shattered, the air exploded, and a massive fist covered in bone spikes landed squarely on Garp's face, sending his arms rigid and his massive body reeling backward.
Fresh blood sprayed all over Caesar's head and face.
Caesar licked the blood from his lips with a savage grin, his eyes brimming with excitement as his aura grew increasingly frenzied, rising endlessly as if without limits.
Terrifying crimson flames erupted from his body, casting his wild figure in the image of an invincible demon god.
Grabbing Garp's wrist, Caesar violently slammed him into the ground!
BOOM!!
The ice layers compressed and shattered in overlapping explosions, sending massive chunks of ice the size of houses flying into the air with a deafening roar.
"I don't need you to tell me, BORORORO! I'll ask Doflamingo—he must know the reason behind all this!"
Caesar leaped up furiously, stomping down viciously toward Garp's head.
"Doflamingo? That bastard does know a lot. He's from the Donquixote family—should've executed him when he was first imprisoned."
Gritting his teeth, Garp blocked Caesar's massive foot with both hands, then seized it and hurled him high into the sky.
"FURIOUS KING!!"
Garp roared towards the sky, his body swelling once more as two colossal golden arms sprouted from his shoulders.
All four massive limbs joined together, unleashing a shockwave as dazzling as a star towards Caesar in the sky!
BOOOOM!!
The explosion of golden light blasted Caesar even higher, blood gushing from his mouth as the crimson flames on his body were partially extinguished by the shockwave.
His golden wings vibrating at high speed, Caesar broke the sound barrier instantly, launching a thunderous assault toward Garp.
"I'll kill you, Caesar!!" Garp bellowed, his muscles bulging like dragons as his four golden arms stretched skyward, transforming into countless golden fist shadows that rained down on Caesar.
"Same here, old man!!"
Caesar roared back, his arms moving like blurs as he unleashed thousands of punches in an instant.
The demonic blood granted him near-limitless strength, and he could no longer hold back the urge to unleash it all.
"ORA ORA ORA ORA…!"
"MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA…!"
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!
The two golden titans clashed with unparalleled ferocity, causing the entire battlefield to fracture.
Everyone else was forced to halt their battles and retreat to a safe distance.
"WORORORORO, Garp, you're still tough as nails in your old age! To think you can hold your own against Caesar in this state—color me impressed, WORORORORO!"
Kaido laughed uproariously, his body covered in crimson magma, though he paid it no mind.
Nearby, Akainu clutched his chest, coughing up blood repeatedly.
His magma halberd had been shattered over a dozen times, and his body was riddled with wounds.
Linlin wiped a trickle of blood from her lips, her pink hair disheveled.
Instead of wielding her sword, she had wrapped her fists in Haki, sending Aramaki flying across the ice with a single punch, skidding an immeasurable distance away.
Shanks was sent flying again and again by Fujitora, yet he kept charging back, wielding Beckman's rapier to keep Fujitora locked in combat.
His injuries were severe, preventing him from unleashing his strongest techniques, so he could only focus on tying Fujitora down—keeping him from aiding the other Admirals.
Once two Admirals attack a single person simultaneously, the consequences are devastating.
Even Kaido and Linlin couldn't withstand the combined assault of two Admirals.
Among those present, perhaps only Caesar could stand against multiple Admirals at once!
"Pathetic, pathetic, pathetic!! Garp! You're finished!"
Caesar's fists struck faster and faster, driving Garp back step by step.
Each retreat left massive cracks in the ground, shaking the entire sea.
"Haki Infusion! Hell Path! Blazing Inferno!"
A surge of blood-red flames erupted from Caesar's body, his aura soaring like a crimson pillar piercing the heavens.
His fists, wreathed in raging bloodfire, shattered Garp's four massive arms before crashing thunderously into his broad chest.
The overwhelming force poured forth like a storm, finally breaking Garp's golden Buddha form, causing it to fracture inch by inch!
"Caesar!!"
Garp's eyes burned red as he roared, venting his fury and resentment.
"Farewell, Garp!!"
A fleeting trace of melancholy flashed in Caesar's eyes—a lament for the loss of a worthy opponent.
BOOM!
A massive fist covered in golden spikes punched through Garp's chest, obliterating his heart!