Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
One after another, pitch-black, razor-sharp spikes shot out continuously from the ground in front of Caesar, targeting his body!
Caesar took two steps back, then abruptly raised his right foot and stomped down hard on the ground!
Boom!!
An earth-shattering explosion rang out as the ground in front of him instantly burst apart, revealing a massive crater dozens of meters in diameter!
The pitch-black spikes were instantly shattered into dust.
But in the next moment, all the dust particles reassembled, and even the shattered ground seemed to rewind in time. In the blink of an eye, everything was completely restored to how it was before Caesar stomped down!
Caesar's eyebrows shot up, and he turned his gaze toward the bald, burly man not far away.
"The Time-Time Fruit?"
Caesar's tone carried a hint of uncertainty.
The bald, burly man cracked his knuckles, revealing a mouthful of white teeth as he spoke in an extremely resonant voice.
"No, it's the power of the earth. I am the user of the Earth-Earth Fruit, capable of manipulating all earth elements."
Caesar suddenly understood, recalling the earlier technique, and couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Who are you? That move just now somewhat resembles my subordinate who possesses the Stone-Stone Fruit."
"Hahaha, I know who you're referring to. Pica, an executive of the Donquixote Family, right? I am Atlas, Marshal of the World Government's Army! My Earth-Earth Fruit is a superior version of the Stone-Stone Fruit, allowing me to wield all powers related to the earth! And the power of Mother Earth is limitless! As long as I stand upon the ground, my strength will also be infinite!"
Atlas wore an expression of utmost confidence, clearly possessing immense faith in his own power.
Caesar's gaze instantly turned fervent.
"Limitless power? That excites me somewhat!"
He clenched his enormous golden fist, the cracking of his knuckles echoing like dragons and pythons coiling, emitting a hair-raising sound akin to a taut bowstring!
The next moment!
BOOM!!
Before Atlas's eyes, a golden fist the size of a square meter exploded with concentric white shockwaves, crashing toward his face!
With a confident smile, Atlas threw a punch of his own against Caesar's colossal fist!
"Didn't I say? As long as I stand upon the earth, my power is connected to it—it's infinite! Even Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, couldn't withstand my Earth-Shattering Fist! You..."
Before Atlas could finish, his pupils abruptly dilated.
An expression of disbelief surfaced on his face!
THUD!!
Under his horrified gaze, Caesar's fist, as if cast from molten gold, pressed down on Atlas's own punch and slammed mercilessly into his chest!
In that instant, the world fell silent.
On the chest of Army Marshal Atlas, it was as if millions of tons of explosives had detonated at once, an unstoppable force surging through him.
The ground beneath his feet cracked and shattered!
Spiderweb-like fissures spread out for hundreds of meters, the entire Marineford trembling and humming from the impact of this single punch!
BOOM!
Atlas's body, like a meteor, was punched deep into the shattered earth by Caesar!
Caesar slowly retracted his fist, now glowing red and burning with flames from friction with the air.
A look of disappointment crossed his face.
Caesar shook his head.
"This is what you call limitless power? It's far too weak! It's not even as impressive as Garp's fists!"
"Cough... cough...!"
From the gaping, bottomless pit, a slightly hoarse cough echoed.
A robust, bald man rose from the earth as the ground swelled beneath him, lifting him upward.
"Huh? You're not dead?"
Caesar was taken aback, looking over.
Before him stood Atlas, now transformed into a gleaming diamond man!
Moreover, the sparkling diamond surface was coated with a thick layer of Armament Haki armor!
Atlas took a few deep breaths, his complexion gradually stabilizing as he looked at Caesar with a complicated expression.
"Diamond is also a form of earth element. Barbarossa Caesar, your power is truly..."
Atlas struggled to find the words.
He knew his own strength better than anyone.
Because Atlas's punch contained not only his own physical power and Haki but also the ability of the Doro Doro no Mi!
The broader the land beneath his feet, the greater the boost to his strength!
This was why, with his power, he had been able to contend with the Revolutionary Army on land for years without losing ground!
And Atlas's epithet within the Army was "Earth King"!
Yet today, he was utterly crushed by the man before him!
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!
Drops of scorching magma dripped down, and thick black smoke billowed upward as Akainu stepped forward, one pace at a time, toward Caesar.
As he walked, his body swelled to over six meters tall, transforming into a dog-headed humanoid form, while a crimson magma halberd materialized in his hand.
Beneath his feet, the dripping crimson magma rapidly expanded, morphinto ferocious, snarling magma hounds that bared their vicious fangs at Caesar!
"Crimson Lotus—Anubis!"
Beside him, Army Commander Atlas took a deep breath, the shimmering diamonds on his body receding as his form swelled like Akainu's, transforming into a ten-meter-tall giant with a black, glossy body and the head of a goose.
"Earth Secret Art—Obsidian Geb!"
The two of them flanked Caesar, one on the left and one on the right, their expressions extremely grave, their auras skyrocketing wildly.
One was the Marine Commander, renowned as the strongest in offensive power, wielder of the Magu Magu no Mi!
The other was the Army Commander, famed as the strongest in defensive power, wielder of the Earth Earth fruit!
These two were among the handful of top-tier powerhouses even among the most elite Marine Admirals!
Who could have imagined that they would need to join forces to confront an enemy!
Sensing the terrifying auras emanating from the two before him, no less formidable than Kaido or Shiki, Caesar couldn't help but feel a long-lost thrill of excitement!
After undergoing another life evolution on Fish-Man Island, even he himself didn't know just how powerful he had become!
"Borororo, this is bad—it's the feeling of falling in love!"
Caesar threw his head back in maniacal laughter, his mountainous frame sprouting thick, sharp bone spikes all over.
His head slowly transformed into a dazzling golden bird's head.
With a swoosh, a pair of golden wings unfurled behind him!
BOOM!!
Three towering auras collided in a triangular standoff!
Two against one!
Meanwhile, on the plaza of G-1, the battle had descended into utter chaos, with rivers of blood flowing across the ground.
The ground was littered with countless corpses of Marines and pirates, few of them intact, most reduced to severed limbs and mangled body parts.
Shattered skulls and bisected torsos were scattered everywhere.
Some had even been pulverized by overwhelming force, crushed into dark red pulp!
Suddenly!
The world abruptly darkened!
"What is that?"
Smoker pulled his jutte from a pirate's eye socket, cigar clenched between his teeth, and looked up at the sky.
Behind the wall-like bank of dark clouds, an enormous, ink-black shadow loomed into view!
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