"The new era no longer has a ship capable of carrying an old relic like me! My journey is about to end as well! My sons… let your old man send you off one last time! Gurarararara!!"
Whitebeard burst into loud laughter as he charged toward Akainu, who was pursuing Ace and Luffy.
White light condensed around his raised fist before he violently smashed it directly toward Akainu's head.
Whitebeard had appeared too suddenly.
Akainu had been completely focused on chasing Ace and Luffy and failed to react in time.
He was directly struck in the head and blasted straight into the frozen ground.
"PUAH!"
A mouthful of blood erupted from Akainu's mouth.
Filled with fury, he glared at Whitebeard and roared:
"Whitebeard! You old monster, you're courting death!"
"Old man!"
Seeing Whitebeard personally come to save them, Ace instantly shouted joyfully:
"Old man, come with us!"
"Gurarararara! Brat, don't make me repeat myself! Get lost!"
Whitebeard shouted angrily.
Ace was good in every other way, but why was he still acting sentimental at a moment like this?
"You damn foolish son! Do you want all my efforts to go to waste?! Get out of here! Take the Whitebeard Pirates and live properly! Don't betray my expectations!"
Whitebeard roared furiously before shouting loudly:
"Marco! Take them and go!"
"Yes, Pops!"
At this moment, Marco descended from the sky, grabbed both Luffy and Ace, and flew toward the distant pirate ships.
Akainu immediately tried to pursue them, only to be stopped once again by Whitebeard.
"You damned old fossil!"
Akainu continuously launched furious attacks at Whitebeard, attempting to force him back so he could continue pursuing Ace and Luffy.
In his eyes, Whitebeard was already nothing more than a dying old man.
His importance was nowhere near that of Ace and Luffy.
Those two were the true future threats.
They absolutely had to die.
"Gurarararara!"
Whitebeard laughed loudly.
"I was already going to die anyway! But I certainly don't mind dragging a mad dog like you down with me before that!"
As he spoke, Whitebeard once again smashed his fist toward Akainu.
"Great Eruption!"
Akainu retaliated instantly without hesitation.
"Ice Capsule!"
"Light Speed Kick!"
At this moment, Admirals Kuzan and Borsalino arrived as reinforcements, both unleashing powerful attacks toward Whitebeard simultaneously.
Whitebeard had already reached his limit long ago.
After being struck by their attacks, his massive body staggered violently.
However, when he saw the Whitebeard Pirates successfully pass through the Gates of Justice and sail farther away—and also sensed several powerful presences rapidly approaching Marineford—
Whitebeard suddenly smiled in relief.
"Gurarararara!!"
His deafening laughter echoed across the battlefield.
In the end, Whitebeard died standing while laughing loudly.
At this moment, if someone had carefully examined Whitebeard's body, they would have discovered that something inside him had disappeared.
…
"What's this?"
Having already enjoyed enough excitement and even exchanged a few blows with Whitebeard and Vista, Dracule Mihawk was feeling quite satisfied and was just about to leave.
Suddenly, two scrolls appeared in front of him.
Mihawk frowned in confusion as he caught them and glanced around, yet he found no trace of who had thrown them.
Eventually, he simply opened them.
"Hmm?"
The moment he saw the contents, Mihawk's pupils shrank slightly.
"Interesting… techniques from another world? And swordsmanship at that?"
The information appearing in his mind had already informed him of the origins of these items, leaving Mihawk rather intrigued.
"So other worlds truly exist…"
"These two things are worth researching carefully. Perhaps they might allow me to open a completely new path and break through to an even higher realm of swordsmanship."
With those thoughts in mind, Mihawk immediately leapt away from the battlefield.
Not long afterward, he completely departed from Marineford.
The war here had already basically concluded, and he no longer had any interest in remaining.
…
"Everyone! I came here to stop this war!"
"Too many people have already died. Please give me some face and end this battle here!"
More than ten breaths later, the red-haired, one-armed man stepped onto Marineford's battlefield.
Facing Sengoku's questioning gaze and the hostility of Akainu and the others, Shanks loudly declared his intentions.
The vision ended there.
…
"So what exactly did I obtain this time? Blackbeard's Haki and Devil Fruit? Or something else?"
"And why were the exchanged items given to Mihawk at the end?"
After watching everything, Akira found himself somewhat unable to understand the situation this time.
At that moment—
Three crystals and two Devil Fruits suddenly materialized before him before slowly descending into his hands.
At the same time, information about all five items flooded into Akira's mind.
His eyes instantly widened.
Then he directly exploded with excitement.
"Holy shit! This is what the designated exchange mode is capable of?! Hahaha!"
[Blackbeard's Haki Experience Crystal]: Condenses all of Blackbeard's lifetime Haki experience and Haki power. Upon fusion, the user directly obtains all of Blackbeard's Armament Haki and Observation Haki experience and cultivation.
(The original owner was practically a king… unfortunately, his character was complete garbage.)
[Dark-Dark Fruit]: Logia-type Devil Fruit.
(Your Exchange Talent found the fruit's weaknesses disgusting and thoughtfully removed all defects. This fruit has no consumption restrictions. It also contains all of Marshall D. Teach's understanding and development experience regarding the fruit.)
[Whitebeard's Haki Experience Crystal]: Condenses all of Whitebeard's lifetime Haki experience and Haki power. Upon fusion, the user directly obtains all of Whitebeard's three-color Haki experience and cultivation.
(The final legacy left behind by a supreme ruler of the seas.)
[Tremor-Tremor Fruit]: Paramecia-type Devil Fruit.
(Your Exchange Talent found the fruit's weaknesses disgusting and thoughtfully removed all defects. This fruit has no consumption restrictions. It also contains all of Edward Newgate's understanding and development experience regarding the fruit.)
"I've struck it rich! Am I about to become invincible?!"
Looking at the rewards he had obtained this time, Akira's eyes practically started glowing.
He was nearly drooling.
"Forget the Devil Fruits for a moment. Are these Haki Experience Crystals actually serious? Once I fuse with them, I directly obtain all of Whitebeard's and Blackbeard's Haki experience and cultivation?"
Akira felt somewhat confused.
Observation Haki and Conqueror's Haki were understandable enough.
But Armament Haki was directly tied to the user's physical body.
And Akira was fairly certain his current physique was nowhere near Blackbeard's.
After all, before obtaining the Dark-Dark Fruit, Blackbeard had already been capable of leaving permanent scars around Shanks' eyes using only physical techniques and Haki.
His taijutsu and dual-color Haki were unquestionably powerful.
The only thing he lacked was Conqueror's Haki.
Otherwise, he would have been even stronger.
Of course, considering Blackbeard's scheming and cowardly personality, not possessing Conqueror's Haki actually made perfect sense.
With those doubts in mind, Akira chose to fuse with Whitebeard's Haki Experience Crystal first.
Instantly, a warm current flooded throughout his entire body.
The next moment, Akira realized—
Even without opening his eyes, he could now "see" everything within a radius of five thousand meters around him.
He could sense every movement within that entire area.
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