Chapter 114 114: The Beginning!
"Gurararara! Sengoku—return my son to me!!"
The moment the words left his mouth, Whitebeard's golden eyes snapped open.
A vast, overwhelming aura erupted from his massive body.
CRACKLE!!
Black lightning burst violently into the sky.
It was—
Conqueror's Haki.
A terrifying storm surged outward with the flashing lightning. Marines across the battlefield turned pale as the pressure crushed down on their spirits.
Those with weaker wills collapsed to one knee, gasping for breath.
Across the Crescent Bay, Marines fell like wheat before the wind.
Just then—
A golden Buddhist radiance rose into the sky.
Golden Conqueror's lightning exploded outward.
Black-red and golden lightning clashed as a towering column of force shot into the clouds.
The sea of clouds shattered and reformed again and again.
At the same time, massive tsunamis dozens of meters high rose from the ocean, spreading outward from Marineford and surging across dozens of nautical miles.
"Gurarara… Sengoku, your Haki has weakened quite a bit!"
"You've got the nerve to say that?!"
Sengoku had already transformed into a gigantic golden Buddha.
Brilliant golden light gathered in his palm, black-red lightning crackling faintly around it.
"Buddha Impact!"
Whitebeard's eyes sharpened.
The muscles in his arm bulged violently as veins popped across his skin.
The blade of his naginata—Murakumogiri—began glowing white.
CRACK… CRACK…
Like shattered glass, the space before him split apart with long white fractures.
Black-red lightning burst around Murakumogiri as if dragging thunder itself.
"Tremor — Conqueror Blade!"
Across nearly ten thousand meters, the two men attacked simultaneously.
A dense mass of black-red lightning energy compressed and expanded violently between them.
The sky darkened.
The island itself seemed to fall into apocalypse as destructive storms raged through the air.
Clouds scattered across the heavens.
This was—
The clash of top-tier Conqueror's Haki coating.
BOOM!!
The Marine Headquarters building collapsed into ruins.
Sengoku tasted blood in his mouth but forced himself to endure it.
He had barely managed to protect the execution platform.
Meanwhile, Whitebeard himself was already breathing heavily from releasing such a devastating Conqueror's Haki attack.
"Gurarara… Sengoku!"
"Now taste… the old man's fury!"
Whitebeard's muscles bulged again as white spheres formed around both fists.
He smashed them violently into the air.
CRACK! CRACK!
The very fabric of space tore open with massive fractures.
The entire ocean began to tremble.
Bubbles erupted across the sea surface as the ocean itself fell into rage.
Waves rose one after another—
Dozens of meters.
Hundreds of meters!
Layer upon layer of colossal waves surged forward like roaring dragons racing toward Marineford.
It looked as if the world itself would be destroyed.
"Th-The waves!"
"Is the war going to end before it even starts?!"
Seeing the massive tsunami approaching, despair filled the eyes of countless Marines.
Nearby, Smoker clenched his fists.
"So this is the power of the world's strongest man…"
Fire burned in his eyes.
If I want to uphold my justice… I must become stronger.
Behind him, Koby trembled uncontrollably.
"How can anyone fight that kind of power…?"
"We're going to die… we're definitely going to die!"
"How terrifying…"
Admiral Kizaru crossed his legs casually, watching Sengoku with an amused smile.
"Even after releasing that much Conqueror's Haki… he still has energy left."
"Ah, that won't do."
A blue-white figure suddenly shot into the sky.
Both hands extended forward.
Two massive pillars of ice blasted into the ocean.
CRACK!
In an instant, the raging sea froze into a vast frozen battlefield.
At the same time, several icy spears shot toward Whitebeard.
"Gurarara… that lacks power."
Whitebeard casually punched the air.
The resulting spatial shockwave shattered every ice spear.
"The ocean froze!"
"But we have the Admirals on our side!"
The Marines' morale surged as the catastrophic tsunami was neutralized.
Then—
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Cannons roared.
The moment artillery shells struck the pirate ships—
The war truly began.
"Charge! The ice gives us solid ground!"
"Let's show them what pirates are made of!"
Pirates leapt from their ships onto the frozen sea, rushing toward the harbor.
Marines and pirates clashed instantly.
Steel collided with steel.
Gunfire thundered.
Smoke and blood filled the battlefield.
Smoker vs. Vista
Smoker transformed into a plume of smoke as he crossed the battlefield.
His rough hand gripped the Seastone-tipped jitte on his back.
His gaze locked onto a man holding two swords.
"Vista, Fifth Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates."
Smoker swung his jitte.
Armament Haki coated it like black armor.
CLANG!
Vista blocked the strike effortlessly.
At the same time, his twin blades danced like falling petals—swift and deadly.
Smoker was pushed back step by step, barely defending each strike.
CLANG!
Vista swung again.
Smoker was blasted backward dozens of meters.
"A Logia user… proficient with both types of Haki…"
"And you're only a Rear Admiral?"
Black Armament Haki flowed along Vista's swords.
Sword energy erupted as he slashed twice.
Two devastating sword waves tore through the air—
Straight toward Smoker.
"Smoker! Move!"
Hina, dressed in a dark red suit, knocked aside pirates as she rushed toward him.
In that instant, Smoker felt an overwhelming pressure bearing down on him.
His Observation Haki screamed warnings.
The gap between them was too great.
So great that every hair on his body stood on end.
Any normal person would retreat.
But Smoker's lips curled into a savage grin.
Smoke curled from his cigar like a dragon.
He remembered—
The Marine oath he swore in the plaza.
Ten years of relentless training.
The humiliation at Alabasta.
The overwhelming gap between himself and Straw Hat Luffy.
And the hopeful gaze of Teacher Zephyr.
At a moment like this—
How could he retreat?
If he stepped back now…
If he avoided this blade…
His life would stop progressing forever.
"COME ON!"
Smoker roared like thunder and stepped forward instead of retreating.
His right fist clenched.
Armament Haki exploded outward, coating his entire arm like iron armor.
SLASH!
Blade met fist.
Cracks spread across Smoker's black Haki.
The brilliant sword strike slashed across his chest.
Blood sprayed as Smoker was sent flying.
Vista stared at his blade in disbelief.
That attack had been meant to kill.
Yet Smoker wasn't even critically injured.
At that moment… his Armament Haki evolved.
Vista's eyes filled with killing intent.
A man like this must not be allowed to live.
He dashed forward like a blur.
His twin blades slashed down.
"Die, Marine!"
But suddenly—
His Observation Haki screamed danger.
Vista abruptly halted and leapt backward.
In the next instant—
Several ice spears slammed into the ground where he had been.
A forest of enormous ice spikes erupted toward him.
Vista tensed, coating his swords in Armament Haki and sword intent.
He deflected the ice spikes and used the recoil to retreat.
"...Haa."
Vista exhaled slowly.
His hands gripping the swords were sweating.
He stared cautiously at the tall figure emerging from the icy mist.
"Ahh… sorry about that."
"That guy happens to be my friend."
"So…"
"You'll have to fight me instead."
The man wore a white Justice cloak, his hands casually in his pockets.
His lazy expression made it look like he might fall asleep at any moment.
But those who knew him understood how terrifying he truly was.
Admiral Aokiji — Kuzan.
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