"Clang!"
The sound of metal clashing echoed, and for a moment, they were at a stalemate. Suddenly, a smile appeared on Grimm's face. He then deliberately weakened his stance, allowing Whitebeard's naginata to pierce his chest, instantly splitting his physical body in two.
Whitebeard's strength was too exaggerated. If Kaido's current strength was 100, then Whitebeard's must be at least 300.
Whitebeard's attack was imbued with Haki. Even for a Logia-type user, being cut like this would be fatal.
But two seconds later, countless golden particles reassembled Grimm's body, which had been split in half. Grimm unleashed a world-shattering Holy Light Sword Qi with the Ash Messenger in his right hand.
Splash!
For a moment, blood spurted from Whitebeard's right chest, but Grimm felt no joy. Instead, he sighed inwardly: "You said Whitebeard's defense wasn't high! This guy is even tougher than Kaido!"
The "Ash Awakening" move just now was Grimm's most powerful attack, unleashed with multiple buffs active. Yet, when the sword qi touched Whitebeard's body, it strangely vanished.
That's right, it instantly disappeared.
This sword qi only managed to scratch Whitebeard's skin.
"The combination of Armament Haki and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability is truly formidable!"
Grimm took a step back, holding his two weapons crossed at his chest.
Whitebeard wiped the blood from the wound on his chest, seemingly unconcerned. He slammed the bottom of his naginata onto the ground, releasing a shockwave that shattered the few rocks along the coastline.
"It seems I underestimated you, snot-nosed brat!"
"Honestly, Whitebeard, you're not old yet. You've disappointed me a little!" Grimm said nonchalantly, shaking his head.
Whitebeard slightly raised his head. Disappointed? This was the first time someone had ever used that word to describe him!
"Whitebeard, after fighting this long, you've only killed me five times. This speed is significantly inferior to Roger, oh no, even to Kaido. Is it because you like to hold back when you fight, or are you simply getting old?" Grimm deliberately provoked Whitebeard, wanting to see his reaction!
But it was true that Whitebeard's killing speed wasn't fast, not even as fast as Kaido's.
Of course, this was also related to Whitebeard's fighting style. Most people would die if hit, but Grimm wouldn't. Whitebeard, on the other hand, targeted the body rather than the head.
Moreover, Whitebeard was too concerned about his sons and couldn't fully unleash the true power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
Boom!
Watching the waves crash one after another, the Whitebeard Pirates, who had already retreated from the Lublub Sea, could still see tsunamis erupting one after another. Helplessly, they could only retreat further for the time being.
The battle continued, and their current position was more than twenty kilometers beyond the island where Grimm and Whitebeard were fighting.
But even so, the tsunamis generated by the Tremor-Tremor Fruit showed no signs of subsiding, which proved one thing: the battle was not over yet.
"Will Pops be alright?"
Jozu walked to the ship's railing. He was an absolute loyalist to Whitebeard, but even so, a complex emotion arose in his heart. He hadn't worried this much even when Kaido fought Whitebeard.
If Grimm was truly on the same level as Kaido, as the world claimed, then Jozu wouldn't have to worry so much.
But for some reason, the unprecedented sense of crisis they felt from Grimm made them unable to stop worrying.
At this moment.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The earth shook and the sea trembled violently. Marco, Jozu, and the others looked into the distance. Above the small island where they were before, the golden sun suddenly turned black, and black lasers were continuously shot out from it, sweeping the area below.
Even from nearly twenty kilometers away, they could see the strange and majestic black sun!
"What is that?" Marco asked.
"The sun has turned black. It feels very dangerous…" Vista replied.
"Will Pops be alright?" Jozu worried even more.
"What are you talking about? Pops is the World's Strongest!" Little Teach wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Then.
They saw the black sphere of light explode. The dim black light almost enveloped a ten-kilometer radius of the sea and continued to spread outwards. The sky became extremely dark.
Two seconds later.
Boom!
A deafening explosion, accompanied by a massive shockwave that forced all the pirate ships, including the Moby Dick, to tilt!
The battle was extremely perilous. The previous move wasn't Pops' technique. The power of this explosion was immense, unlike anything they had ever seen. They wondered if Pops could withstand it.
During the battle on the island, Whitebeard's lips were already bleeding. The black lasers and the subsequent explosion had inflicted a minor injury, leaving him with 95% health remaining.
It wasn't a serious injury, but Whitebeard was still very surprised. How long had it been since he last took damage? Kaido, Roger, Garp, and Sengoku couldn't make him bleed, yet this brat had reduced his HP by 5%. This kid was strong.
Not only that, but Whitebeard also felt disgusted.
To describe it, if Whitebeard could eliminate a thousand people with one move, Grimm was like taking them out one by one.
But in a one-on-one fight, what use was AoE? The result was that he could only kill Grimm once, and whether he could kill him or not was still a question.
Puff!
Whitebeard's hands collided in mid-air. The shattered air ripples reached Grimm, and in extreme pain, blood spurted from the top of Grimm's head. The next second, with a flash of his signature golden light, Whitebeard looked up and saw a large hammer smashing down.
It had hit the boy's face earlier, yet he was completely unharmed. Whitebeard was beginning to understand why this guy was called the Eternal Angel.
Although Whitebeard wasn't seriously injured, the wound on his chest still hurt.
"Damn brat."
Even in this situation, Whitebeard could still laugh. Otherwise, he wouldn't deserve the title and treatment on par with Roger.
Having witnessed such peculiar abilities, even if his face were half blown off, he would likely die.
Yet this kid was still full of vigor and had recovered instantly. If it were any other pirate, they would have lost their fighting capacity long ago.
But this was a battle.
No matter how many times you recover, I'll beat you down each time. Can you truly revive permanently?
Soon, the island let out another mournful roar, as if the very clouds in the sky were being torn apart.
Grimm's body felt numb. He was becoming increasingly accustomed to Whitebeard's attacks.
Initially, he needed a buffer after being killed, but now, he revived almost instantly upon death.
Having obtained nearly thirty thousand revival coins on the continent of Lulusis, he had nothing to fear. Even if Whitebeard could kill him more than twenty thousand times, he could still use the Invincible Hearthstone. And if Whitebeard could break the Invincible Hearthstone, he could still respawn.
Just fight! He had plenty of revival coins!
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