Purple light bloomed above Marineford, a vast purple aura shooting straight into the sky, even coloring the high altitude purple.
Some pirates and Marines outside, seeing this scene, were all dumbfounded.
"This scale of attack! Did an Emperor make a move?"
"Among the Admirals, there shouldn't be such an attack method."
...
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for killing Atmos! You have gained 24,300 Bounty points!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for killing Donaro! You have gained 450 Bounty points!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for killing Lino! You have gained 900 Bounty points!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for killing...]
An endless stream of notifications sounded in Renji's mind, and his smile grew wider as his bounty points surged madly.
Solidified Conqueror's Haki, transformed into dark-red lightning snakes, coiled around the blade of Kurai.
With each breath of the lightning snakes, the explosive power that erupted was enough to easily break through the defense of advanced Armament Haki.
Under the shocked gaze of the Marines on the land of Marineford, Kurai and Bullet's giant mechanical drill brazenly collided in mid-air.
Clang!
In an instant, at the junction of Kurai and the drill, a tearing and distorted vacuum zone formed.
That space, under the terrifying collision and compression of the two forces, was gradually compressed to its extreme.
Renji's hair danced wildly. His smile under the dark-red light, combined with his flashing azure eyes, formed a shocking image that was deeply imprinted in Bullet's mind.
That arrogant smile and the earth-shattering Haki reminded Bullet of a long-lost legendary figure.
"Roger... How could you, a mere brat, possibly!"
Bullet roared in disbelief, his eyes bloodshot from within the center of the combined robot.
Divine Departure! This move is definitely Divine Departure! But how could this brat possibly learn such a technique?
As a man who had challenged Roger countless times, the ultimate power he had sought throughout his first half of life, Bullet could never be mistaken.
Moreover, compared to the Divine Departure Roger used, although it was slightly lacking in power, in terms of technique, this brat was actually superior?
"Are you Roger's successor? Impossible! He didn't have the time for that."
In the distance, Garp clenched his fists, the reflection of the dark-red lightning glowing in the depths of his eyes.
"There's no mistaking it. I didn't expect this kid to actually know Conqueror's Haki Infusion. And he can actually control it to not affect others even in this situation."
Garp was shocked. Even if he were to unleash an attack with Conqueror's Haki Infusion, after reaching this level of destructive power, he would inevitably be unable to autonomously control the affected targets and range.
Yet, Renji was able to do it.
The Marines in this area had not fallen unconscious due to the ripple effect of his Conqueror's Haki.
And most crucially, while controlling the damage of his own Conqueror's Haki, he also shielded Bullet's released Conqueror's Haki.
Otherwise, with the range of Bullet's Conqueror's Haki, many Marine soldiers would surely have lost their combat ability on the spot.
"This kid..."
Rumble!
As the execution platform collapsed, amidst the ruins full of dirt and dust, a key made of candles was aimed at the keyhole, then fiercely inserted.
Click!
A crisp unlocking sound rang out, and Ace, his face incredibly grim, forced a smile.
"Luffy! You brat, you're really reckless!"
Seeing Ace finally freed, Luffy happily shouted, "That's really great! Hehehe!"
Although he had gone through various hardships and many people had sacrificed themselves for this, they finally succeeded in rescuing Ace.
Then all of this was worth it!
Mr3 quickly said, "Yes. Let's hurry and run. Marines will notice us soon."
"That's great, Ace, let's go quickly." Luffy, having achieved his goal, said.
However, Ace didn't immediately respond. Instead, he cast his gaze into the distance.
At this moment, the clash of Renji and Bullet's powers reached the limit that the vacuum zone could withstand.
The terrifying energy fluctuations rapidly formed a visible circle that contracted, then suddenly erupted.
Boom!
Crack... Crack...
The dark-red lightning snakes, representing immensely powerful Conqueror's Haki, tore through Bullet's defense.
Perhaps due to Bullet's Clank-Clank Fruit transformation, the drill, containing the material of the surrounding wall, was actually less hard than its original form, shattering wildly under Lv. 2 Divine Departure.
"Can you withstand the power of this 300,000 Bounty Point slash?" Renji smiled.
The resistance hindering the swing of Kurai in his palm finally gave way, and an astonishing, monstrous aura devoured everything as it erupted.
Crack... Crack...
"Impossible! How can you, a brat, reach Roger's height?!"
Bullet roared, but no matter how loud he shouted, the power of his attack was ultimately completely exhausted by Renji's Divine Departure, leaving him unable to maintain it further.
He could only watch helplessly as the blade severed his arm, rapidly growing larger in his pupils.
Clang—Crack!
The giant drill was split in two, and the dazzling dark-red power bursting from its center formed a striking cross-shaped energy ripple.
The power and might of Divine Departure remained largely undiminished, fiercely striking towards the colossal, mountain-like head.
Boom!
Blinding light engulfed everything on the battlefield.
All the strong individuals lost their vision after the full eruption of Renji's slash, leaving only a red and white blur.
It was at this exact moment that a greedy gaze lit up in the darkness.
Teach ignored everything on the battlefield, silently approaching Whitebeard amidst the chaos.
"Zehahahaha..."
A large black cloth covered him and Whitebeard's body.
Eerie dark power condensed into a vortex in Teach's palm, and he reached towards Whitebeard's lower body.
"Give it all to me... old man!"
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