Boom...Boom...
On the land of Marineford, rock debris flew everywhere. Luffy and Ace watched in shock.
"His power… why is it so terrifying?" Luffy, seeing such a scene for the first time, was deeply shaken.
He originally thought that in the Shambles battle, being knocked down by Renji's punch was the furthest he and Renji had ever been apart. He was confident that after diligent training, he would surely rise up and surpass him to protect his companions. But now it seems he still needs to keep diligently training.
Ace's eyes flashed with incredibly complex emotions. Compared to Luffy, Ace's hatred for Renji had reached a point of absolute murder.
Ace was not like Luffy. The latter was at most humiliated by Renji and had his companions injured by Renji. Hancock was killed by him not long after they met.
But for Ace, the man he trusted and admired most, the man who gave him the love he lacked most since childhood, had died by Renji's hand.
And his companions, Marco, Vista, and others, were all his family.
"Bastard…" Ace gritted his teeth fiercely.
Although reason constantly told him to calm down and absolutely not go to his death at this moment, betraying the sacrifices of Whitebeard and his companions, he still couldn't suppress the rage in his heart.
Understanding was never his personality.
On the ground, a circle of flames ignited, centered on Ace's feet.
Flame Commandment!
The high-temperature flames exploded, sweeping away all the surrounding Marines.
"Ace! You're still so amazing! Hehehe!"
Luffy stared blankly at Ace, who had defeated all the surrounding Marines with a single blow. Joy clouded his mind, he clearly hadn't anticipated what Ace was about to do.
"Luffy, you go first, I still have some things to deal with." Ace's face darkened, his eyes fixed on Renji's figure.
"Eh?"
The smoke and dust on Marineford land slowly dissipated.
At the same time, Garp also noticed the freed Ace. After seeing the latter's actions, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.
"Ace! What else do you bastard want to do?"
This brat just got free, and instead of running, he actually wants to attack Renji.
"Grandpa… you stinky old man! Are you still going to meddle now?"
Hearing Garp's voice, Ace's body involuntarily stiffened, and the flames he had gathered in his hand, intending to attack Renji, diminished slightly.
In a massive pile of ruins, due to Bullet's severe injuries, his Clank-Clank Fruit ability could no longer be maintained. All the debris he had absorbed with his ability was now spewed out.
The land of Marineford, therefore, gained a mountain-like pile of ruins.
Renji stood on the ruins, ignoring Ace's killing intent, his chest heaving violently.
That Divine Departure strike just now was the strongest attack he could currently unleash using the One Piece system's power. The Lv. 2 Divine Departure almost drained all his power.
But if Ace really attacked him, he wouldn't mind sending him on his way.
Compared to him, Ace was clearly in a much worse state.
Although Renji's Haki was depleted, he still had a lot of Cursed Energy. With Lv. 5 Heavenly Six Eyes and Lv. 2 King of Curses, his Cursed Energy was still enough to cast two ultimate-level techniques.
His azure eyes scanned Bullet's body.
"Cough cough!… Kid." Bullet lay in the pile of rocks, coughing up blood.
Although he took that Divine Departure strike, compared to Kid who took it head-on, with the giant robot helping to mitigate the damage, and Bullet's own incredibly astonishing physical prowess, his combat power was not weak now. Even if he couldn't use his Devil Fruit ability, with just Haki, no one below the rank of Admiral at Marineford could stop him.
Under the observation of Heavenly Six Eyes, Renji had a judgment on Bullet's current combat power. Coupled with the previous impression that in the movie, after the island-sized combined robot was blown up, he could still use his ultimate Devil Form to clash with Luffy, it was enough to show his extraordinary nature.
However, this battle was quite enjoyable. Thinking of this, Renji smiled and said sincerely, "This is truly exhilarating. Bullet, can you make it even more enjoyable for me?"
"Cough cough! Kid! Where did you learn your Divine Departure from?"
Bullet stood up, his muscles bulging, covered in deep purple Armament Haki.
"I admit your Conqueror's Haki is superior to mine, but my Armament Haki is unrivaled in hardening and power."
After being covered in deep purple Armament Haki, Bullet's aura suddenly changed. His eyes turned crimson and became incredibly confident. A terrifying aura swept out, showing no sign of being the person who had just been defeated in battle.
"And, you shouldn't be able to use that move again, right?"
Bullet watched Renji make no move, further solidifying his thought. At the same time, with the genetic rampage from his bloodline, his emotions also began to spiral out of control.
"With your Haki exhausted, how can you fight me with just your physical body and swordsmanship?"
With a "Boom!", Bullet's foot unleashed terrifying power, and his figure shot out like a missile towards Renji.
"It is your honor to die by my Devil Form!"
However, facing Bullet's attack, Renji merely smiled, making no defensive moves.
"Captain Renji!"
"Boss!"
"Oh dear!"
Extreme cold rapidly approached on the battlefield, but one figure was many times faster than Aokiji.
Swish!
A scarred hand clenched into a fist, and a terrifying force punched out.
Boom!
The terrifying Haki impact and immense power unleashed destroyed Bullet's attack with one blow, then slammed his body fiercely into the ground.
As the dust cleared, a figure landed in front of Renji.
"Thank you for your assistance, Vice Admiral Garp." Renji said gratefully.
"Don't mention it, you've done so much for the Marine, how could I stand by and do nothing?" Garp smiled slightly.
His eyes scanned a certain spot, and he continued, "Your path is still long, how can it end here?"
"It's Vice Admiral Garp!"
"So strong!"
"Damn old man!"
Ace received Garp's gaze and, hearing his words, made a decision in his heart.
"Luffy, let's go!"
"Alright Ace! Let's fight our way out together!" Luffy smacked his right fist with his left palm, grinning.
"Sandstorm!"
"Fishman Karate: Ocean Current!"
Clang... Clang...
A massive yellow sandstorm swirled from the breach in the encirclement wall, simultaneously sweeping countless pirates onto the land of Marineford, and accompanied by huge currents of water carrying pirates, they all landed and broke through the encirclement wall.
The explosion of Purple dissipated a step before Renji and Bullet's confrontation. At this time, the pirates who still had combat power, with the help of various strong individuals, had gradually charged forward and saw Ace.
"Ace!"
"Ace has been rescued!"
News of Ace's escape spread rapidly across the battlefield. Jozu, the current strongest member of the Whitebeard Pirates, charged at the forefront and also saw the burning Ace.
"Everyone, listen to my command! Ace has been rescued, objective achieved, everyone retreat, return to the New World!"
Jozu shouted, his gaze sweeping towards Renji, leaving behind only a strong sense of unwillingness.
Fire Fist!
Fierce flames charged like a train, and even Marine Vice Admirals could only avoid their sharp edge in the face of such high temperatures.
At this rate, Ace would soon be able to rendezvous with the main force of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Gurgle... Gurgle...
Terrifying magma surged, carrying resolute killing intent, rapidly rushing towards Ace and Luffy.