Ten thousand meters above, everyone witnessed the two combatants falling one after another, then stared at the Red Line that had been nearly half-shattered by the aftermath of their battle. Heated discussions erupted among the observers.
Not only the immediate witnesses, but people around the world watching the live broadcast found themselves stunned speechless by this unprecedented confrontation.
Everyone understood that the Red Line was a massive barrier stretching across the center of the world, dividing the entire planet into separate seas. Common knowledge held that destroying the Red Line was virtually impossible—otherwise, the world wouldn't remain divided into the Four Blues in the first place.
Because of this universal understanding, witnessing firsthand how the fierce battle between just two individuals had caused the vast landmass—originally standing ten thousand meters high—to be horizontally fractured by more than half, creating a continuous depression zone, was undoubtedly an incredible and terrifying sight.
Looking down from the clifftop, the depth of this newly formed canyon seemed unfathomable due to the obstruction of cloud cover.
Moments later, under Deuce's careful control, the flame cloud descended toward the edge of the Red Line's cliff face.
As everyone followed the cloud's downward path, they once again witnessed a scene that left them utterly amazed.
The azure water giant—standing over ten thousand meters tall and towering above the ocean—was pursuing the white figure with relentless aggression, attacking continuously with agility that completely contradicted its massive size.
As the old saying went, if a mecha knew martial arts, nothing could stop it—let alone such a colossal monster with supernatural combat skills.
After dodging a flying kick from the water giant, "Luffy" was inevitably caught by one of its enormous fists and sent flying through the air.
Feeling the agony of water elements raging through his internal systems, he cried out in pain while maintaining his giant form. He constantly used his abilities to rubberize any water he contacted, splashing helplessly through the ocean and flying thousands of meters away from the impact.
Conqueror's Haki burst from his body, tearing through space itself as he gripped Jerry tightly with his right hand, attempting to crush his opponent alive.
After stabilizing his position, he looked toward the distant water elemental giant and laughed with manic intensity.
As he spoke, he clenched his left fist, muscles bulging dramatically, before launching a devastating punch toward Jerry.
"Hey, you don't actually think you can control me like this, do you?" Jerry displayed a meaningful smile across his features.
Then his entire body radiated overwhelming Haki as he suddenly erupted with terrifying strength, pushing his limbs outward and breaking free from Luffy's crushing grip.
For Jerry, who now possessed incredible physical attributes, even though Luffy was possessed by Joy Boy's consciousness through the Devil Fruit and had been granted similar ten-thousand-plus attribute points due to the fruit's awakening and extreme development, that didn't mean Luffy's one-handed grip strength could match Jerry's full-body power output.
"So what if you broke free!" Luffy didn't seem surprised that Jerry had escaped his grasp. Instead, he appeared excited because his left fist was about to connect with his opponent's head.
"Liberation Fist!"
As he expected, even though Jerry managed to escape at the last possible moment, it was too late to completely dodge his powerful strike.
Jerry hastily raised both arms to block the incoming attack.
However, this assault was a devastating punch from Luffy that combined his advanced Conqueror's Haki, Armament Haki, and fruit abilities all at once.
Even though Jerry quickly established both Haki and water shield defenses, his body was still distorted by his opponent's reality-bending fruit power and suffered serious internal damage.
Although he was punched deep into the ocean, what Luffy failed to notice was the sly smile that flashed briefly in Jerry's eyes.
"Luffy" watched Jerry plummeting toward the sea with blood streaming from his mouth and nose. He was about to laugh triumphantly and mock his opponent when he felt a sudden surge of foreign energy within his body. The unexpected severe pain made his form stiffen instantly.
In the next second, he noticed that the light around him had suddenly dimmed for unknown reasons.
He looked up reflexively, and what filled his vision was an enormous palm—the hand of the water elemental giant.
"Huh?!" Before Luffy could comprehend how the giant who had been thousands of meters away moments before had closed the distance in the blink of an eye, he was swatted toward the ocean below.
Massive sound waves spread in all directions, but there wasn't a single splash on the sea's surface.
Wherever "Luffy" landed, the ocean was once again transformed into rubber through his abilities!
"Pah! Shishishishi! It's useless! No one in this world can defeat me!" He ignored the internal damage caused by water elements penetrating his body and laughed without restraint.
"I have to admit, your fruit ability is truly remarkable," Jerry's voice suddenly emanated from within the giant, drawing "Luffy's" attention. "However, no Devil Fruit can truly ignore the combined power of seawater and advanced Haki."
"Eh?! How did you get in there?" "Luffy" blinked in confusion, recalling that the water elemental giant had also been moving with impossible speed, and asked with growing wariness.
Even though he was conceited and confident in the Nika Fruit's power, after fighting Jerry for most of the day, he had come to deeply understand that his opponent possessed no less strength than himself—and could even gain the upper hand at times.
If it weren't for the constant sound of the Drums of Liberation providing him with an endless supply of energy and vitality, allowing him to recover quickly when facing Jerry's punches, kicks, and slashing attacks, even he wouldn't dare challenge his opponent so recklessly.
On the other hand, the reason Jerry remained as confident as ever after experiencing such intense combat was his unwavering belief that no person and no ability were truly unsolvable.
When it came to the most effective methods for fighting Devil Fruit users, besides attempting to force-feed them a second fruit, the most reliable approaches were seawater and overwhelming Haki—exactly Jerry's greatest strengths.
After his "Sovereign of Water" skill had been amplified and enhanced, he hadn't yet tested what attacking with full power felt like. Especially now that the battlefield was the open ocean, this undoubtedly made Jerry want to shout with anticipation:
"Come on! King of the Seas! Show me your absolute limits!"
Both combatants' minds raced as Jerry had somehow entered the water giant's form without detection. Positioned within the construct's chest cavity, Jerry felt the burning pain throughout his body but smiled lightly as he spoke: "You'll find out soon enough. Keep your eyes open and watch carefully!"
Before finishing his statement, Jerry moved his hands and feet, rotating his joints. The water elemental giant performed exactly the same movements, as if it were simply an enlarged version of Jerry himself.
"Now then—time to wake up!"
His voice floated through the air as bright sunshine streamed down from above, yet "Luffy" felt a bone-deep chill enveloping his entire body.
This was because the azure giant whose form had towered into the clouds had suddenly vanished completely from before his eyes!