Watching the changes in the sky, Broly's lips slowly curled into a faint smile.
"Hahaha. I didn't expect you to be more than just good at running away," he said, his gaze fixed upward.
"You actually triggered a cosmic anomaly. Your power is so excessive that it tore open space itself."
He looked back at Ashveil, interest flickering in his eyes.
"Your current strength reminds me of a guy named Vegeta from my world. What a pity."
"When I fought him, I surpassed him quickly and crushed that arrogant fool."
Despite the overwhelming pressure pouring from Ashveil, Broly showed no fear at all. Instead, his excitement grew. To him, Ashveil was no longer prey, but a worthy opponent, someone he could truly fight.
Ashveil merely clicked his tongue softly.
Vegeta, huh.
Given Broly's terrifying potential, Vegeta being defeated by him was only a matter of time. A few battles at most.
"You're getting ahead of yourself, Broly," Ashveil said calmly, a faint smile forming.
"The real show hasn't even started yet."
Ever since obtaining infinite Conqueror's Haki, Ashveil was no longer the man who had only defeated Imu in the past. The concept of infinity means his very power is limitless. Countless battles and rewards had refined him far beyond his past self.
Even his clash with Saitama had been little more than testing the waters.
"I wonder if you've noticed the sky," Ashveil called out.
Broly followed his gaze.
The heavens were filled with massive Conqueror's Haki spheres, each different in shape and aura. They hovered like celestial bodies, perfectly fused with Ashveil's will.
The Pirate World erupted into shock.
Whitebeard, Edward Newgate, stared upward, eyes wide as he swallowed hard.
"That pattern… look at that pattern," he muttered, disbelief written across his face.
The Marines were no better off.
Admiral Kizaru froze, staring into the sky.
"That shape… it's identical to a Devil Fruit," he said slowly.
"The Glint Glint Fruit I ate looked exactly like that."
Only those who pushed their Devil Fruit abilities to the absolute extreme could manifest such phenomena. Yet even Kizaru had never reached that level.
And Ashveil had done it while prioritizing Conqueror's Haki.
Admiral Aokiji felt his breath catch. One of the spheres radiated freezing power, locking the air within an immense radius into solid ice. The markings on it were unmistakable.
"That's… the Ice Ice Fruit."
But it went beyond mere resemblance. Those spheres were perfect. Their final forms were not just patterns, but fully realized Devil Fruits shaped entirely from Conqueror's Haki.
The massive frozen sphere in the sky was identical to the Ice Ice Fruit itself.
"Ashveil is terrifying," Aokiji said, his voice trembling with excitement.
"If this continues, he might really defeat Broly."
Marco, Whitebeard, and the others also recognized their own abilities reflected in the sky. The realization sent chills through them.
"To manifest Devil Fruits themselves," someone muttered.
"And fuse them with Conqueror's Haki."
"That kind of power might stop even a monster like Broly."
Broly's eyes widened slightly. He did not understand Devil Fruits, but his mastery of ki allowed him to immediately sense the danger.
"What an aura," he said, laughter bubbling up. "You really are something."
Even Vegeta would struggle to reach this level. Ashveil's strength was already approaching Kakarot's realm.
And when Broly had killed Kakarot, it had not been easy.
Finding such an opponent on a supposedly weak planet made this journey worthwhile.
With no hesitation, Broly charged into the sky. Flames of ki erupted behind him as he condensed power into his fists, unleashing shockwaves upward.
At the same time, deep within the ruins, Saitama slowly woke up.
He touched his forehead, disbelief still lingering.
"To think I was beaten into that state," he muttered.
"But thanks to that guy, I broke my limiter again."
His strength had risen dramatically.
Just as Saitama prepared to rejoin the fight, he looked up.
The sight of the seven colossal Conqueror's Haki spheres left him speechless.
"Nani?" he whispered.
These were nothing like the spheres Ashveil had used before. They were larger, denser, and each carried a distinct ability.
Then Saitama saw Broly charging straight at them.
His scalp tingled.
"Those two are completely insane," he muttered.
In the sky, Broly roared, shockwaves tearing open rifts in space itself.
Ashveil's voice echoed calmly.
"Seven Star Collision."
The seven spheres aligned and crashed into Broly's shockwaves.
Rumble. Rumble.
Seven colors exploded across the sky, flooding the world with blinding light. Even Saitama had to shield his eyes.
Fragments of energy rained down like meteors.
On the ground, Saitama leaped frantically as shards detonated around him. Even fragments no larger than a decimeter tore the terrain apart.
An explosion at his feet sent him flying hundreds of meters.
Saitama lay there, stunned.
"I broke my limiter three times today," he muttered.
"So why does the gap still feel this big?"
Deciding wisely, he stayed down.
In the sky, Broly closed the distance in an instant.
"Kamehameha!"
The condensed ki blast smashed into Ashveil's Conqueror's Haki shield, shattering it apart. A heavy punch followed, exploding mere centimeters from Ashveil's face and breaking through his Conqueror's Haki armor.
Broly frowned.
Even that only cracked it.
Before he could press the advantage, a colossal Conqueror's Haki palm descended from above.
Broly tried to retreat but felt his legs lock in place.
Ice.
Hidden fragments, guided by Ashveil's will, had frozen his legs solid.
"I see," Broly muttered. "You hid it in the explosion."
The massive palm slammed down.
Broly roared and struck back with his bare fist.
The collision shattered the giant palm, scattering Haki fragments in every direction.
The Pirate World was shaken to its core.
"That attack… even Imu avoided it," Kong said in disbelief.
"And he took it head-on?"
"A true barbarian," Garp muttered.
Sengoku fell silent.
Shanks stared upward, unease gripping him.
"That level of Conqueror's Haki surpasses Sea Stone itself… and he still blocked it."
In the Shinobi world, Might Guy clenched his fists.
"That physical strength," he whispered.
"It surpasses what I can reach even at the cost of my life."
Above all worlds, the clash between Ashveil and Broly continued, shaking reality itself.