Shards of alloy scattered everywhere, glinting with a cold light.
Yet, the residual force did not dissipate. It continued to surge forward, unstoppable!
Wherever it passed, space itself seemed to warp.
It pierced through the edges of three floating islands in succession.
Under the impact of the residual force, the massive rocks and ancient trees on the islands shattered and broke apart, raining down debris and splinters like a storm.
Only after flying an immeasurable distance toward the horizon did the shockwave finally fade away.
The entire area fell into dead silence.
Everyone's eyes widened, mouths agape, as if frozen in that moment. Their faces were etched with shock, their eyes filled with disbelief.
"This… this is nothing like the Jozu we knew!"
"He's practically a human-shaped war machine!"
"The boost from top-tier Armament Haki is just too overpowering!"
Then, everyone's gaze involuntarily shifted to a large boulder nearby.
Jozu threw another punch, swift and fierce.
The moment his fist made contact with the stone, a dull thud echoed through the air.
However, unexpectedly, this stone didn't shatter like the previous steel plate. It remained completely intact, standing perfectly still.
Everyone's eyes widened even further, knowing things couldn't be this simple.
Sure enough, just as the crowd grew puzzled, Jozu's lips curled slightly upward, revealing a confident smile.
He gently blew on the stone.
At that moment, a miracle occurred!
The stone's surface suddenly became covered with dense cracks that spread rapidly like a spiderweb.
Then, with a soft poof, the stone instantly collapsed into a pile of fine debris.
Now everyone could finally see what had happened.
The interior had been completely pulverized into fine powder, drifting away in the gentle breeze like dust.
"Hahaha, Internal Destruction... this is top-tier Armament Haki!" Jozu looked at his right fist, trembling with excitement.
Just then, Douglas Bullet stepped forward.
He stood bare-chested, the bronze muscles on his body bulging with prominent veins.
His magma-formed right arm continuously dripped scorching lava, burning charred holes into the ground with every hiss.
"Jozu!" Bullet grinned widely, his eyes blazing with intense fighting spirit.
His gaze locked onto Jozu like burning flames.
Bullet's magma arm swung violently, creating a wave of scorching air. "Let's fight! Let me see your new ability!"
Jozu slowly stood up.
His skin shimmered with rainbow colors as it gradually turned into diamond. He casually cracked his neck, producing crisp crack sounds.
"Perfect timing to test my newly acquired Haki."
Before his words faded, purplish-black Armament Haki instantly surged from his feet like a dark torrent, rapidly spreading across his entire body.
The dark glow enveloped him completely, instantly transforming him into an Obsidian Diamond War God.
Every muscle on his body was wrapped in this layer of high-grade Armament Haki, emitting an intimidating aura.
The battle erupted instantly!
Bullet made the first move. His massive magma arm suddenly swelled several times larger until it resembled a colossal pillar supporting the sky.
"Great Eruption!"
A magma fist over five meters in diameter shot forth like a giant burning planet, carrying endless heat and power as it charged forward.
Wherever it passed, the air distorted under the tremendous force, forming visible heat ripples.
Jozu didn't dodge or evade.
He met it head-on with his purplish-black fist!
BOOM!!!
An ear-splitting roar, like the furious cry of heaven and earth, exploded across the empty training ground.
Two terrifying forces collided like high-speed meteors crashing together without hesitation.
Instantly, the shockwave rampaged outward like a wild beast.
Within a hundred-meter radius, the ground seemed to be lifted by countless invisible hands—soil and stones flew everywhere, throwing the entire world into chaos in a single moment.
Amid the swirling dust, Jozu's figure stood like a majestic mountain, completely unmoved, faintly visible through the haze.
In stark contrast, Bullet was forced back three steps by the tremendous recoil, each step leaving deep, cratered footprints in the ground.
"How is this possible?!" Bullet's eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
His mouth hung slightly agape, unable to accept the reality before him.
He immediately changed his stance, slamming both hands onto the ground.
"Fusion: Earth Dominion!"
With his movements, the entire training ground suddenly seemed to come alive, violently twisting and deforming.
Countless rocks and metal scraps, answering his summons, surged from underground or converged from all directions.
Under Bullet's powerful control, these inorganic materials swiftly reassembled and fused.
In the blink of an eye, a twenty-meter-tall rock giant appeared before everyone.
The giant emanated a chilling aura, forged from hard steel and rock, seemingly indestructible.
Jozu sneered. He clenched his right fist, and a white, spherical halo gradually shimmered over his knuckles.
"Quaking Sky: Star Shatterer!"
Jozu shouted, then threw a punch without hesitation.
The moment his fist shot forward, the surrounding space seemed to turn into fragile glass, instantly cracking with countless fissures.
These cracks spread at an astonishing speed, threatening to shatter reality itself.
A terrifying shockwave, like a raging tsunami, carried world-destroying force and slammed directly into the rock giant's chest.
BOOM—!
With a deafening roar, the rock giant instantly crumbled. Innumerable rocks and metal fragments shot out in all directions like a violent meteor shower.
Bullet's true form was sent flying backward by the powerful impact, spinning uncontrollably through the air.
However, being a seasoned veteran, he quickly adjusted his posture mid-flight.
His hands moved rapidly, manipulating magma into a fierce dog-headed whip that lashed toward Jozu.
"Hell Hound: Magma Whip!"
Wherever the magma whip passed, the air sizzled from the intense heat.
But then, Jozu's figure flashed.
Moving so fast it was nearly impossible to track, he transformed into a dazzling golden streak of light and vanished from his original position.
Bullet's eyes darted around in panic.
"What?! Kizaru fruit too??"
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