One Piece: SSS-Rank Haki at Age Seventeen

"Hahaha… Newgate!!"

A terrifying and profound aura erupted from Monkey D. Garp.

Exploding Conqueror's Haki tore through the air, violently compressing around his fist.

In an instant—

An overwhelming destructive presence surged outward.

And it locked directly onto Whitebeard.

At the same time, Whitebeard's expression turned extremely solemn.

His sons had not yet completely escaped the Marine blockade.

So he could not fall.

Not yet.

He could clearly feel it—

An indescribable sense of danger engulfed him completely.

Garp's punch…

was unavoidable.

Whitebeard instinctively gripped Murakumogiri.

His aura surged upward again, crackling with dense black lightning that twisted the surrounding space.

It wasn't only Whitebeard who felt it.

Sengoku, Marco, and many others sensed the terrifying pressure rising.

The heavy aura pressed upon the earth itself.

Everyone's breathing stalled.

"Is this… the power of the Hero of the Marines?"

Crocodile's face darkened.

Even from dozens of kilometers away, the pressure was enough to threaten him.

His body began subtly turning into sand.

"Old Man!!"

Even though they understood this was Whitebeard's choice—

His sons could not bear to watch.

Whitebeard slowly exhaled.

Then—

He abandoned defense.

In an instant—

Light, magma, and ice all struck his body.

But he tightly gripped his bisento.

Lightning and storms surrounded him.

Then he roared.

His eyes blazed with fiery determination.

With a single slash—

Space shattered.

The blade's shockwave blasted the three Admirals away.

Only then did everyone clearly see Whitebeard's condition.

His skin was torn open in countless places.

Blood dripped endlessly.

Magma burns, laser wounds, and frostbite covered his body.

Black-red lightning still surrounded him.

His Haki remained immense—

But through Observation Haki, it was obvious his life force had dropped to less than half.

Even so—

The three Admirals had pushed him to this state.

At the same moment—

Black-red lightning filled the sky.

The shattered ground surged like waves across the battlefield.

ROAR!!

A colossal shockwave descended from the sky—

Crashing toward Whitebeard.

Everything in its path—

Rocks.

Trees.

Earth.

Vegetation—

Was instantly crushed into nothingness.

Even before impact—

The ground within a kilometer had already begun collapsing.

Then—

Whitebeard moved.

Black-red lightning surged into his bisento.

His aura spiked again.

Golden hair whipped wildly.

His crimson eyes burned fiercely.

The power of the Gura Gura no Mi intertwined with Haki.

Whitebeard clenched both hands and struck upward toward the sky.

"Galaxy Impact!!"

"Heaven-Shattering Tremor!!"

BOOM!!!

Blinding white light engulfed all of Marineford.

The clash of their Haki spread across the battlefield.

The sky—

The earth—

The sea—

All seemed to shatter beneath their power.

Black-red lightning filled the world like a scene from hell.

Far Away — Nearly 100 Kilometers from Marineford

A massive ship sailed across the ocean.

Its bow was shaped like a dragon's head.

Its sails bore a skull with red scars.

The majestic crimson three-masted ship advanced toward Marineford.

"Hahaha! Boss, if we go there to stop the fight, do you think they'll just kill us instead?"

Lucky Roux laughed while chewing on a giant piece of meat.

"Who knows."

Sitting at the bow was one of the Four Emperors—

Red-Haired Shanks.

The salty wind blew through his red hair.

His deep eyes reflected absolute kingly confidence.

Suddenly—

Black-red lightning surged across the distant horizon—

And swept over the Red Force.

"Boss… this…!"

Yasopp stared ahead, a bead of sweat forming on his forehead.

"Heh…"

Shanks stood up.

Crimson Conqueror's Haki lightning erupted from his body instinctively.

"This level of Haki…?!"

Benn Beckman stared forward with a grave expression.

The world seemed to grow dim.

The closer they approached—

The denser the Conqueror's Haki became.

"Shanks, should we—?!"

Beckman turned toward the bow.

But Shanks was already gone.

"Haha! Beckman, bring the others slowly!"

"I'll go ahead first!"

Across the ocean—

A streak of red light shot across the sea.

Its speed rivaled Kizaru's light itself.

Back at Marineford

Time passed slowly.

Dust and sand floated through the air.

Everyone stared at the battlefield with widening eyes.

Before them—

Was a massive crater stretching endlessly across the island.

The remaining hundred-meter mountains had been completely erased.

The world had fallen silent.

At the center of the crater stood two figures.

Both towering.

Both blood-soaked.

Whitebeard's body was torn apart.

Blood dripped onto the ground like rain.

His aura was extremely weak.

Compared to him—

Garp looked far better.

But even he had a deep slash across his chest, exposing bone.

Black-red lightning erupted from the wound.

Blood soaked his clothes.

"Old Man!!"

Ace suddenly rushed forward.

Then—

BANG!

Marco grabbed Ace by the head and slammed him onto the deck.

"What do you think you're doing?!"

"We barely managed to save you!"

"Do you want to die that badly?!"

Tears streamed down Ace's face.

"Marco…"

"Just keep holding me down."

"I'm scared…"

"I'm really scared…"

Marco sighed.

"Gurararara…"

"Garp… your punches are getting weaker."

Whitebeard coughed blood.

He raised Murakumogiri again.

CRACKLE—

Conqueror's Haki erupted once more.

It shook all of Marineford.

Whitebeard charged forward.

"Come then, Newgate!!"

Garp clenched his fist.

Two legends of the same era—

Shining one last time.

Within ten kilometers—

The density of Conqueror's Haki became unbearable.

Even elite Vice Admirals could not approach.

The area had become a dead zone.

"Infinite Fist: Galaxy Bones!!"

"Transcendent Tremor: Heaven Split!!"

Dark lightning erupted from Garp's bones.

His punches came like endless cannon blasts.

Murakumogiri dragged black-red lightning through the air.

The power of the Tremor Fruit tore through space.

Blade after blade collided with Garp's fists.

Space shattered layer after layer.

Dimensional energy tore at their bodies—

But their Armament Haki, hard as obsidian, endured it all.

Their Haki and Devil Fruit powers exploded without restraint.

Marineford itself cried out under the strain.

Then—

At a certain moment—

Garp's Haki suddenly faltered.

SWOOSH!

Whitebeard pulled back his blade—

And unleashed a hundred-meter-long slash of black-red lightning.

It struck Garp directly.

BOOM!!!

Half the Marine harbor split apart.

The earth trembled violently.

Dust and rubble filled the air.

But after the attack—

Whitebeard suddenly turned pale.

His body staggered backward.

Blood poured uncontrollably from his mouth.

Even with his restored peak body—

After fighting the three Admirals…

And battling Garp…

There was no doubt—

His life had reached its end.

His vision blurred.

Blood covered his eyes.

Then—

Biu!

A golden laser suddenly pierced his abdomen—

Passing through his back and exploding into the distant sea.

Kizaru.

Next—

A massive eruption of magma punched straight through his chest.

Akainu.

Then—

Several towering ice spears shot forward—

Freezing him into a crystal-like statue.

Aokiji.

Whitebeard's consciousness faded.

"So… this is where I end."

"What a long journey…"

"What a wonderful voyage…"

…

"What do you want in this world, Newgate?"

"Since I was a child… there was only one thing I ever wanted."

Family.

…

"Thank you…"

"Farewell… my beloved sons."

Thus ended the life of the legendary pirate—

Edward Newgate, Whitebeard.

The World's Strongest Man.

Age: 72.

"Goodbye… Old Man!!!"

Tears flowed uncontrollably.

From this day forward—

They had once again become…

Orphans rejected by the world.

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