Chapter 255: Chapter 255: War of the Strongest
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The next instant, people saw the ground transform into white threads at an incredible speed, which then twisted together and shot upward.
Immediately after, these rising threads turned black before their very eyes, cloaked in a thick layer of Haki. About two or three breaths later.
"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!"
The black and white wave of threads collided with the fist-shaped meteors, erupting in a brilliant shower of sparks, and with that, Sakazuki's attack was perfectly defended against.
"Doflamingo! This is not a battlefield that scum like you can enter!" Sakazuki said coldly.
"Words, former Admiral Akainu, don't determine qualifications!" Doflamingo sneered. Their gazes locked in an instant, both exceptionally chilling.
A moment later, they both moved, crashing into each other violently.
"Get out of my way, my target is Arashi!"
"If you want to fight the Fleet Admiral, you'll have to get past me, a Vice Admiral, first!"
Their exchange was heard clearly, surprising those around them. Arashi stood his ground, a smile playing on his lips.
Then, his gaze swept over the crowd of opponents who were now very close to him.
"King against King, Minions vs Minions!"
"In this war, the minions shouldn't be so eager to join the stage!" He raised the fingers of his right hand and pointed.
"The lofty member of the Five Elders, the Warrior God of Science and Defense, Lord Saint Saturn!"
"The Strongest Creature in the World, Kaido of the Beasts!"
"The Crazy Woman Bigmom, Charlotte Linlin."
"The Traitor, Blacbeards Marshall D. Teach!"
"Saint Figarland Garling of the God's Knights!"
"Apprentice of Pirate King, Red-Haired Figarland Shanks"
"The World's Strongest Swordsman, Hawk-Eye Mihawk."
"Each of you stands at the pinnacle of this world's strongest. So, there's no need to beat around the bush with probing attacks and warm-ups. Let's just be direct!"
Retracting his fingers, Arashi's body trembled slightly, and a crazed, ferocious smile spread across his face.
"Let's have a great war, just between us! I don't mind you all joining forces, but I despise the thought of our war being disturbed by flies!"
"It would undoubtedly be a desecration of this peak showdown!"
Hearing this, the expressions of the assembled powerhouses all shifted and flickered. After a long moment, Shanks took a deep breath and slowly began to speak.
"Everyone, do me a favor! Since our target is Arashi, let's focus on him! As for the others, those who lack the strength will be of no use in this battle anyway."
Saint Saturn remained silent for a moment before finally nodding. "Very well! Then let's make this peak showdown even more thorough!"
The others naturally had no further objections. Marshall D. Teach's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he burst out laughing.
"Zehahahahaha! To be personally listed as one of the best by a man like you, Arashi, I am truly honored!"
Arashi replied, "I have never underestimated you, Teach!"
The latter was taken aback, his expression shifting. For a moment, Marshall D. Teach couldn't tell if that statement was good for him or bad.
Then, they heard Arashi speak with a loud laugh. "Since it's decided! Then! Let us begin!"
"Someone may die in this war, someone will be defeated, but in the end, someone will also rise to the pinnacle of the world and possess all the glory of the victor!"
"I name this war, the War of the Strongest!" A surging aura began to radiate from Arashi. His body leaned slightly forward, the wings on his back vibrating gently.
This signaled that he was completely prepared for a significant battle. At the same time, the eyes of Saint Saturn and the others across from him grew sharp.
"The War of the Strongest? A fitting name indeed!" Saint Figarland Garling murmured. A grim, heavy, and solid pressure began to fill the air.
The crew members of the Blackbeard Pirates, the God's Knights, and other pirates standing in the back felt their movements become sluggish.
Their hearts sank, knowing this was the result of the clashing auras of the powerhouses present. They then silently retreated.
They paved the way for these influential individuals who stood at the pinnacle. Only after they had created a significant distance did someone let out a slow breath.
"A gathering of the strongest! Regardless of whether Arashi lives or dies after this war, his name will be remembered by countless people across the world!"
"To be besieged by the powerhouses of nearly the entire world, no matter what, the name Arashi will be engraved in history."
"Heh, in the future, the World Government might not even want to mention this name."
The sound of discussion spread as everyone stared at the center of the field, their gazes complex and solemn as they looked at the figure surrounded by the mighty.
Meanwhile, behind Arashi, the battlefield of Doflamingo and Sakazuki had moved far away, while Kuma and the others kept their eyes on Blackbeard, Red-Hair, the God's Knights, and their crews.
At the center of the battlefield, you could hear a pin drop. Suddenly, the sound of breathing grew heavy.
"Let's move, everyone!" Saint Saturn roared, his eyes shooting a malicious glare. In an instant, everyone lunged toward the majestic figure at the center.
"Worororororo!" "Mamamamama!" It was Kaido and Big Mom.
"Zehahahaha! Dark Water!" Marshall D. Teach sneered.
"You go low, I'll go high, Mihawk," Shanks said quickly.
In an instant, his figure leaped high, claiming the highest point, and he swung his sword down at Arashi below. In a single moment, everyone moved.
Their speeds may have varied, but one could only imagine the immense power of a combined offensive from so many powerhouses.
This was something no one could withstand! Could the figure standing in the center truly survive?
Countless people stared with trembling eyes, their gazes fixed nervously on that spot. Time seemed to slow down immensely, yet also pass incredibly fast.
In almost an instant, everyone was within ten meters of Arashi. And at that moment, Arashi, standing in the center, moved.
"BOOM!"
The ground exploded, and swirling dust shot high into the sky. A wing like a black cloud spread open, and a stern, heavy, and majestic aura radiated outward, surging forward with immense force.
In nearly an instant, Marshall D. Teach, who had just thrown a punch and was in the middle of his skill's wind-up, felt a fierce wind blast him in the face.
"Me again?!" Blackbeard was momentarily stunned. Then, he saw the black vortex in his right hand and instantly grasped the meaning.
His Dark-Dark Fruit was an extreme threat to Arashi. And his opponent's insight was even sharper, immediately deciding to make a move on him.
"It seems! This war is a battle for my own survival!" Marshall D. Teach thought to himself. Without a doubt, this battle would be nothing like the War at Marineford.
This time, he wouldn't just get his kidneys reaped. "Iron Fist: Earth-Shaker!" In a flash of lightning, Arashi threw a punch. As he punched, his other hand was even swinging his sword.
"Divine Departure!"
The longsword unleashed a dazzling slash that soared toward the sky, where it collided with Shanks's blade.
His fist also slammed into Marshall D. Teach's fist.
"VMM!"
Arashi's body paused for a moment, but it was immediately followed by a vast and majestic eruption of Conqueror's Haki.
In an instant, Marshall D. Teach's expression changed, and he was sent tumbling backward through the air. Despite repelling two opponents, Arashi had no room to breathe.
Because, above his head, an iron club wreathed in a fire dragon was swinging down violently.
To his left, Big Mom's greatsword, wrapped in lightning and fire, swung toward him.
Directly in front, Hawk-Eye Mihawk had stopped, holding his Black Blade Yoru with both hands.
He swung it forward with a powerful slash. Saint Garling Figarland had appeared behind him at some point, his longsword cloaked in Haki, attacking him.
Saint Saturn's face was grave, his eyes shooting beams of death. "No matter how you look at it, this is a practically inescapable situation," Arashi murmured.
"But!" He suddenly laughed, and a large hand shot out, grabbing Kaido's descending iron club with a loud smack.
Then, from his other hand, a blinding flash of lightning erupted. In the next second, the ground within a thousand-meter radius began to tremble, then shattered with a deafening roar, churning upwards.
"I'm not that easy to deal with!"
"RUMBLE!"
The earth shook, and the ground rolled upwards. Before the others could even get close to Arashi, it visibly transformed into a massive wall, ten meters thick and a hundred meters high.
"Kunpeng's Might: Imperial Earth Scroll!" Arashi's face was crazed and twisted, appearing ferocious.
At the same time, from his other hand, blue arcs of electricity shot out, pierced through the wall, and collided with the greatsword in Big Mom's hand, which was wreathed in lightning and fire.
"God's Judgement: 3 Billion Volt! Heaven Fall!"
Struck by this explosive pillar of lightning, even Big Mom's colossal body was instantly covered in electricity and blasted into the distance.
The power of this attack shocked everyone, as they watched her body launch from the ground into the sky, carried by the lightning pillar all the way past Onigashima, finally crashing into the sea an unknown distance away.
"That's incredible! A Mythical Zoan Kunpeng Fruit, a Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and a Paramecia Float-Float Fruit!"
"Arashi possesses three types of abilities, one more than even Blackbeard, Marshall D. Teach, and that's on top of his monstrous abilities, his freakish physique."
"And Haki that has reached the limits of the world. No wonder he became an invincible existence in this world!"
The onlookers, still far from the central battlefield, exclaimed in amazement. It was only at this moment that Arashi had revealed his full power before them.
Although experts had analyzed Arashi's abilities during the War at Marineford, it was now displayed more clearly than ever.
"Three fruits? He truly is a man who surpasses all! A monster? No one in the world has ever possessed three fruits at once!"
Hawk-Eye Mihawk was shaken to the core as he looked up at the massive wall before him. Not far from him, Saint Garling Figarland, Saint Saturn, and the others were also looking at the wall.
He had instantly controlled the rubble, dust, and soil on the ground, condensing it into a vast wall to thwart their simultaneous siege.
This had undoubtedly allowed Arashi to avoid a fatal crisis. Not only was his opponent incredibly powerful, but his battle intelligence and caution were also extraordinary.
The next second. Arashi, blocked by the massive wall, suddenly yanked his right hand downward. Kaido's expression changed abruptly.
He looked around and realized that in this space, he was the only one left. And this invisible, immense force was pulling both him and the iron club in his hand, slamming them into the ground with a loud boom.
"CRACK!"
The ground shattered, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, his vision swimming with stars.
"To be able to withstand so many of my heavy blows, Kaido, you've grown up too!" Arashi's voice was filled with emotion.
Kaido looked up, his blood-red eyes glaring at his opponent. He wanted to get up, but found he couldn't move an inch.
Because at that moment, the sand and soil on the ground began to converge over his body.
A massive amount of earth was suppressing him. In a short time, it formed a large mountain, pressing down on him and binding him tightly.
"Let me go! Fight me fair and square, Arashi!" Kaido roared.
"Fair and square?" Arashi sneered, looking down at Kaido before him.
"You, of all people, are the least qualified to mention those words!" Then, he clenched his right fist, showing no mercy.
"Galaxy Divide!" At that moment, the black and red lightning converged into a vortex, swirling around his fist.
"BOOM!"
With an explosive sound, the punch hit Kaido's head. His whole body shook violently, and faintly, it sounded as if something had broken.
In an instant, blood seeped from his eyes, and his mind went blank. Arashi pulled back his fist without a second glance and opened his right hand.
As an invisible force surged out, a massive amount of dust churned again, completely burying Kaido.
"One down," he murmured, his gaze turning forward once more.
In this war, he faced too many powerful opponents. It was bound to be the most pressure he had ever faced in his life.
To achieve victory, he needed to use his brain more than just charge forward with fearless bravery.
"I cannot lose! Because my failure will lead to the destruction of the entire Marine organization!"
"I brought these ten thousand Marines here, and I will bring them back whole intact!" Arashi's eyes became sharp and resolute.
"I will not lose this battle either!"
Just then, the ten-meter-thick wall in front of him buzzed and then split down the middle, followed by a huge slash that came whistling through.
Its range radiated for nearly a thousand meters. "Mihawk?" Arashi smiled.
He saw Mihawk behind the shattered, collapsing wall, holding his sword with both hands, in the exact posture of having just swung his blade.
He was well aware that the wall could not stop these people. His gaze swept over them.
The moment the wall was cut open, Marshall D. Teach, Saint Saturn, Saint Garling, Red-Hair, and the others all moved in unison.
"How persistent!" Arashi slowly raised his right hand, his fingers spread open.
The massive slash crashed into his hand with a boom, but then shattered with a hum, splitting in two and flying past his body to slash at what was behind him.
A few breaths later, the mountain behind him was cleaved in half. This scene caused the pupils of countless onlookers to contract.
It was simply too incredible. Both Arashi catching the slash with a single hand and the sheer power of Mihawk's swing were truly at the pinnacle of the world.
"Incredible power, the strongest defense. He's almost invincible!" Shanks said in a low, serious voice as he landed on the ground, his expression incredibly grave.
Facing Arashi again this time, he felt a pressure even greater than the last. The meaning behind this fact was undoubtedly clear.
It meant that during the War at Marineford, this man had not yet displayed his full strength. "This, right now, is his strongest form!" Saint Saturn sighed.
"Zehahahaha! Defeating such a strong opponent is what makes it fun! What kind of world will tomorrow bring?" Marshall D. Teach sneered.
"Whoosh!" A strong wind suddenly whipped across the field, blowing everyone's clothes about. In the next second, everyone moved at once.
Arashi's massive black wings flapped, and the ground was scored with marks from the wind blades as his body instantly shifted, moved, and flickered.
In a single moment. His figure was already in front of Shanks.
His right hand, which had at some point grasped his famed sword Ace again, seemed to slice through the air, striking down from above casually.
"Am I the target?" Shanks murmured.
His eyes were sharp; he had naturally seen Kaido buried under the mountain of earth. This meant that in that extremely short period, their alliance had already lost a member.
In a flash of lightning. Shanks raised his sword to block, and Arashi swung his blade down.
"Screech!" A bolt of lightning streaked through the void.
"BOOM!"
The ground suddenly shook. Shanks's legs, from the knees down, were completely driven into the earth.
An immense and majestic force caused his expression to change drastically. "What astonishing power!" he roared, thrusting upward with all his might with one hand.
However, his entire body was trembling. It was completely unimaginable that Arashi's seemingly casual swing could contain such tremendous force.
"BOOM!"
Only a single breath passed, and Shanks's thighs were already buried in the ground. In other words, the force of a single swing.
It had buried half his body in the earth. "Shanks!" A loud shout came from the side, followed by a whistling slash.
Arashi's reaction was incredibly swift; he immediately retracted his body, dodging the attack.
Shanks used this momentary opening to push off with his feet and was about to charge up, but he didn't expect his opponent to spin in mid-air, raise his right foot, and bring it down viciously.
"Tempest Kick!" A simple and direct Tempest Kick. If it were used by anyone else, he naturally wouldn't have paid it any mind.
However, at the moment, it was Arashi's technique. The sharp slash, in no way inferior to Mihawk's, made Shanks's scalp tingle before it even landed.
"Divine Departure!" He quickly swung his sword.
"BOOM!"
The two slashes collided, erupting in ripples. Arashi was about to press his advantage, but at that moment, Marshall D. Teach, laughing loudly, spread his fingers and pulled towards him.
"VMMM!"
Arashi's body paused, pulled off balance by the formless suction. But he quickly stabilized himself with his mighty strength. His eyes shifted, fixing on the latter.
Blackbeard trembled as that gaze locked him. But just then, the combined attack of Saint Saturn and Saint Garling arrived.
One shot a malicious glare from his eyes, while the other swung his longsword. The strange light caused Arashi's body to stiffen for a moment, unable to move.
Garling, following closely behind, slashed Arashi's body.
"Tchhh~~"
The longsword cut through Arashi's flesh, and blood bloomed forth. This scene moved everyone present.
Since the battle began, this was the first time Arashi had been injured, signaling that the tide of the war was beginning to turn.
"It worked! His defense can be broken!" Saint Saturn roared, his face filled with excitement and elation.
Garling's pupils also contracted, as if he never expected his slash actually to hit his opponent and cause damage.
After all, Arashi's strength was something he had never seen before.
"Continue!" Saint Saturn roared. He was about to charge forward with his fists to strike the injured Arashi again.
But in that instant, his opponent's eyes suddenly grew sharp, and his entire body moved. "He broke free?! How could he break free so quickly?" Saint Saturn was shocked.
Immediately after, a giant fist accompanied by black and red lightning struck him right in the face. Saint Saturn's face twisted and caved in as he was sent flying backward.
Then, with a flash of a blade. Garling froze in place, a longsword now at his neck. "It's over!" In that instant, only those two words had time to flash through his mind.
The next second, Arashi's longsword would slice through his throat. It would sever his neck. Suddenly. The longsword, at an unbelievable angle, moved away from his neck.
Only the tip flashed past for an instant, breaking the skin on his neck. Blood seeped out.
Garling stood there stunned, his soul returning to his body two seconds later, breaking out in a cold sweat.
"I was so close… to death!"
His entire body trembled uncontrollably. Only after raising his head did he realize why he had been saved.
In the distance, Marshall D. Teach had one hand aimed at Arashi and was shouting with a sweat-soaked, ferocious expression.
"Don't just stand there! Even with a hundred-fold amplification of my pulling force, I can't control him for long! This guy is too strong!"
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