Chapter 78: Sengoku’s Surprise, Five Elders’ Shock
In the next moment, the surging waves froze. Under the stunned gazes of the crowd, the towering waves collapsed like sandcastles, crumbling back into the calm seawater.
"We're... saved?" one person murmured in disbelief.
"What was that just now?" another asked, eyes wide with wonder.
"Did I see it wrong? The giant wave was shattered..."
"It was a god. A god saved us," someone declared, awe in their voice.
"Yes, with such power, it could only be a god," agreed another, nodding fervently.
After a brief moment of shock, the crowd knelt down, excitedly bowing toward the direction where the invisible shockwave had emerged.
Several hundred meters away, Lakeman gently shook his head, lowering his hand. It was, of course, him who had acted. Without having eaten a Devil Fruit, his admiral-level strength was largely due to his extraordinary Haki. His Haki strength was incredibly powerful, strong enough to directly counter admiral-level fruit awakenings.
"Releasing Armament Haki over five hundred meters to shatter thirty-meter-high waves was a piece of cake for me," Saint Lakeman mused, feeling the depth of his own strength. "If I go all out, I should be able to level a village or crack a small island."
As he contemplated his power, new exclamations erupted from the dock.
"Look, blood!" a voice cried out.