The Supreme King Haki Armor surrounding Thorne Ashveil emitted a dazzling radiance.
The violent aftershocks infused with Conqueror's Haki were directly absorbed by Ashveil's armor. At the same time, a portion of the demonic Ki released by Broly was firmly blocked outside the armor's surface.
Even so, Ashveil could still clearly feel it.
That demonic energy carried an extremely terrifying destructive force.
Another part of the shockwave surged toward Broly.
Unlike Ashveil, Broly did not possess Supreme King Haki Armor. When the aftershock struck him, his body reacted like a feral beast, his movements turning erratic as he lashed out instinctively.
Yet amid that chaotic motion, a massive aura rapidly formed around him. That overwhelming aura dispersed a large portion of the aftershock's power.
Combined with Broly's monstrous physique, after being forced back nearly two thousand meters, he still managed to endure the remaining damage head on.
Even so, his condition was far worse than Ashveil's.
Ashveil had Supreme King Haki Armor protecting him, while Broly relied purely on flesh and blood.
After withstanding the impact, Broly's clothes were completely shredded. With his disheveled hair and scarred body, he now looked increasingly like a primitive savage.
Blue blood flowed openly from the wounds on his arms.
The sight of his own blood sent Broly into a frenzy.
"Damn it!!!"
He smashed his fists into the ground repeatedly, terrifying craters forming instantly beneath him.
"You bastard!" Broly roared toward the sky.
"You actually made a Saiyan bleed!"
The next moment, Broly's eyes turned completely white.
The energy around his body exploded outward once again, swelling several times over.
Behind him, the phantom of a Great Ape grew clearer than ever.
Broly's body surged in height, reaching nearly three meters.
The power of the Great Ape was pushed to its absolute limit. His teeth elongated, his muscles swelled grotesquely, and his entire presence became even more savage.
This was Broly's Saiyan form at the peak of Great Ape power.
"ROAR!"
With that deafening roar, all the damage he had suffered vanished instantly, as if it had never existed.
His massive fists clenched tightly.
Then he charged straight at Ashveil.
Sensing the terrifying combat intent rushing toward him, Ashveil calmly condensed his Conqueror's Haki once more.
The previous Supreme King Haki Spear had only existed for an instant. Now, that power transformed directly into a shield.
At the same time, the ability of the Phoenix Devil Fruit fused seamlessly into it.
The Supreme King Haki Shield took form, radiating an endless sense of regeneration.
"ROAR!"
Broly had completely lost all reason.
Facing the shield before him, he did not hesitate in the slightest.
He relied solely on his fists, intent on smashing through the defense in front of him.
Thus, a shocking scene unfolded.
Broly leapt directly onto the Supreme King Haki Shield, raising his fists and pounding down relentlessly, blow after blow.
Across the Pirate World, everyone watching was stunned.
But soon, they steadied themselves.
Marco was the first to speak.
"Don't worry," he said firmly.
"The Phoenix's regeneration is endless. Broly can't break that shield."
Whitebeard nodded in agreement.
He knew very well that Ashveil's Supreme King Haki Shield contained the Phoenix's power.
He also knew what that power meant.
Even Marco alone could withstand an Admiral's attack. Combined with Ashveil's boundless Conqueror's Haki, the defense before them was on an entirely different level.
"Although Broly's strength has increased again," Whitebeard said calmly,
"his sanity has dropped sharply."
"To think brute force alone can break Ashveil's Supreme King Haki Shield is nothing but wishful thinking."
However, Golden Lion Shiki suddenly frowned deeply.
"No," he said gravely.
"Whitebeard, look carefully. Something's wrong."
The cigarette slipped from Shiki's mouth as he stared upward.
Whitebeard followed his gaze.
What he saw made his pupils shrink.
The sky was completely filled with Broly's fists.
Punch after punch fell like a violent storm, striking Ashveil's Supreme King Haki Shield without pause.
Fragments of Conqueror's Haki shattered and scattered, only to regenerate almost instantly.
Broly stared at the shield before him. Each time it shattered, it reformed again.
Fury overtook him completely.
He slammed his chest with both fists, then charged again.
This time, his madness deepened.
His fists carried chaotic Ki, crashing into the shield again and again.
With every blow, enormous fragments of Conqueror's Haki were blasted outward.
In the One Punch Man World, the heroes of the Hero Association stared in disbelief.
"That monster," someone whispered.
"He doesn't look human at all."
"That physical strength is insane."
"He's actually trying to endure Ashveil's power with his bare body?"
Despite calling Broly insane, they could all feel it clearly.
His strength was terrifying beyond imagination.
Watching his relentless assault, fear crept into their hearts.
At this rate, it truly seemed possible that Broly might shatter Ashveil's Supreme King Haki Shield.
Cold sweat broke out across the crowd.
In the Shinobi World, everyone was equally stunned.
Naruto Uzumaki stared wide eyed.
"This guy… he's not human at all!"
Kurama's deep voice echoed within Naruto.
"Naruto, I have never seen a human this terrifying. He feels just like my former self."
Naruto fell silent.
The Kurama of the past, filled only with slaughter and cold intent, truly resembled the Broly before them now.
Shikamaru swallowed hard.
"He's trying to smash that shield in the sky… what a terrifying monster."
The Sage of Six Paths and Uchiha Madara, who had both clashed with Ashveil before, understood better than anyone how overwhelming Ashveil's Conqueror's Haki was.
Yet Broly, with nothing but his body, was shaking that defense.
It was simply unbelievable.
On the battlefield, Broly's fists grew faster and heavier.
Finally, with a thunderous blow, he shattered the Supreme King Haki Shield completely.
Yet under the influence of the Phoenix Devil Fruit, the shield regenerated once more.
Ashveil, hovering high above, narrowed his eyes.
Broly gave him the impression of a demonic ape.
"ROAR!"
Broly's roar echoed again.
In the next instant, his punching speed surged several times over.
The clothes on his arms exploded into fragments, torn apart by the sheer force of his strikes.
His speed now exceeded even the speed of light.
At last, his attacks surpassed the shield's regeneration.
He broke through.
The moment he pierced the Supreme King Haki Shield, Broly erupted forward, charging straight at Ashveil.
Ashveil's eyes widened slightly.
Since his arrival in this world, this was the first opponent he truly could not fully comprehend.
No wonder Broly had been able to kill Zeno.
No wonder space and time themselves could not withstand his power.
This man was born for battle.
Ashveil finally understood the terror behind Broly's reputation.
"To break through my Supreme King Haki Shield…" Ashveil said calmly.
"You truly are a wild beast."
It was the highest praise he had given any opponent so far.
Broly did not respond.
He only roared, his fists continuing to descend toward Ashveil without mercy.
Across the One Punch Man World, everyone was completely shaken.
Tatsumaki trembled uncontrollably.
"Is Broly… actually stronger than Ashveil?"
Bang, Atomic Samurai, Child Emperor, and Metal Knight stood frozen in shock.
"That physical toughness… it's far beyond imagination."
"Could the final victor really be this demonic beast?"
Genos clenched his fists.
His teacher was still on that artificial planet.
Was Saitama truly safe?
In the Shinobi World, silence dominated.
Even Madara and the Sage of Six Paths could not believe what they were seeing.
Ashveil's immortal Conqueror's Haki had been breached.
In the Pirate World, Whitebeard, Marco, and Shiki all held their breath.
"He broke Ashveil's Conqueror's Haki," Marco muttered.
"How is that even possible?"
Even Sengoku and Garp wore grave expressions.
They remembered clearly how much trouble Ashveil's Conqueror's Haki techniques had caused Imu, and she had not escaped unscathed.
Kaido and Big Mom stared helplessly, fully aware of their own insignificance in this battle.
They could only hope.
Ashveil must win.
Meanwhile, on the battlefield below, Saitama slowly crawled out of the ruins.
Being knocked unconscious by the scattered Conqueror's Haki fragments embarrassed him deeply.
Still, something unexpected had happened.
During that unconscious state, his strength had broken through yet again.
He had shattered his limiter once more.
At first, Saitama felt confident.
But when he looked up at the sky and saw the scene before him, his expression darkened completely.
"…Are you kidding me?"
The sky was filled with shattered Conqueror's Haki fragments raining down like a catastrophe.
Saitama quickly took a defensive stance.
Even now, there was no way he could interfere in a battle at this level.
That realization filled him with frustration.
The so called One Punch Man from another world could only watch.
Those two figures above were simply far too strong.
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