#235 - Beyond the Four Emperors, a head-on collision between two monsters!

"This guy is truly terrifying!"

Garp's expression was complex: "He alone can stop the Whitebeard Pirates."

"What is it?" Fleet Admiral Sengoku asked, "Are you not happy?"

Garp did not answer the question. He was about to speak when he suddenly noticed a change occurring on Whitebeard in the distance.

"Hmm? Sengoku, look at Whitebeard..."

Sengoku knew his old comrade wouldn't tease him, so he quickly looked towards Whitebeard.

Then, his face changed dramatically!

At this moment, Whitebeard swept away his previous颓态 (tui tai - state of decline), and his whole body exuded an extremely astonishing aura.

Like a lion king in his twilight years, he suddenly returned to his prime.

When Whitebeard opened his eyes, a Conqueror's Haki no less powerful than Zhao Zheng's burst out from his body, directly pushing back Zhao Zheng's Conqueror's Haki.

The two's Haki actually formed a confrontation in the sky above the sea.

It was as if two planets collided together, vying for strength.

For a time.

The colors of the sky and earth changed, and the void trembled.

Seeing this scene, Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Garp were both greatly surprised.

As people of the same era as Whitebeard, they naturally knew something about Whitebeard's situation.

Although Whitebeard was a few years younger than them, his physical condition was much worse.

This was a side effect of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability.

Before the start of the war, Fleet Admiral Sengoku had naturally investigated Whitebeard's recent situation, knowing that Whitebeard's body was now in very poor condition, with old injuries flaring up, plagued by diseases, and even needing to rely on drips to maintain his life.

When Whitebeard appeared earlier, although he appeared lively, his겉바속촉 (geot ba sok chok - Korean term meaning crispy on the outside and soft on the inside; outward appearance was strong but inwardly weak) could not be concealed from true experts.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku could see at a glance that Whitebeard was purely relying on a breath to hold on.

But now...

Whitebeard's situation had actually undergone earth-shattering changes?

The feeling that Fleet Admiral Sengoku and the others got was that Whitebeard had completely returned to his peak.

And it wasn't a facade, it was a true return to peak strength.

That powerful Conqueror's Haki was clear proof!

A strong person with Conqueror's Haki, no matter how powerful they were when they were young, when they got old, their physical functions would decline, and their Conqueror's Haki would also weaken.

At Sengoku's current age, he could hardly use Conqueror's Haki anymore.

Whitebeard's physical condition was even worse, so he certainly couldn't use it.

But now, Whitebeard could not only release Conqueror's Haki, but even be on par with Zhao Zheng…

"What's going on? What happened to Whitebeard?" Fleet Admiral Sengoku exclaimed in shock.

Garp also looked surprised: "He must have used a method to stimulate his potential. With his body, this state definitely won't last long."

"Even if he can't last long, it's enough to change the situation!"

…

Seeing Whitebeard's transformation.

Zhao Zheng was also very surprised.

Whitebeard actually returned to his peak in an instant?

This wasn't in the original storyline.

So, he could be sure that it was definitely the doing of those transcendents.

It seemed that Song Haitang had guessed correctly. This time, the Spirit Realm was a trap targeting Song Haitang.

First, they used resources in reality to force Song Haitang to choose the Navy's side. After entering the Spirit Realm, they removed Admiral Aokiji and restored Whitebeard to his peak.

Whitebeard in his prime was definitely the well-deserved strongest in the world!

Although the Navy Headquarters had many strong people, they might not be able to win.

At that time, even if Whitebeard didn't intentionally target Song Haitang, under his suppression, Song Haitang would be extremely dangerous.

If she was besieged by those numerous transcendents, Song Haitang might really die in this Spirit Realm.

It must be said.

This plan was very vicious and very effective.

Unfortunately, those people calculated everything but Zhao Zheng's strength.

Even more unexpectedly, Zhao Zheng didn't want Song Haitang to participate in the war at all, and sent Song Haitang away last night…

Thinking of this, a hint of killing intent appeared in Zhao Zheng's eyes!

After returning, no matter who proposed the idea of fully joining the Navy's side, no matter what their background was, he would kill them.

Of course, this matter wasn't urgent for the time being, and it could only be resolved after going out.

Right now, it was necessary to deal with Whitebeard.

Zhao Zheng's gaze locked onto Whitebeard, who was exuding a terrifying aura, and a strong fighting spirit ignited in his eyes!

He also wanted to try how terrifying this "strongest in the world" was in his prime.

At this time.

The two's Conqueror's Haki simultaneously retracted.

Afterwards, Whitebeard picked up his great blade and spun the huge blade with one hand.

"Everyone, charge with me and rescue Ace!"

Whitebeard shouted loudly, his legs slightly bent to gather strength.

The next moment.

His massive body leaped up, rushing towards the sky.

The huge impact made the entire Moby Dick shake.

When Whitebeard rushed into the sky and began to fall, the pupils of his eyes suddenly turned scarlet red, and then, the great blade in his hand was entangled with scarlet lightning.

Conqueror's Haki Infusion!

Zhao Zheng was very familiar with this move.

Therefore, when he saw Whitebeard descending with the force of a thousand jun, Zhao Zheng knew that what followed would definitely be Whitebeard's strongest strike.

"Buzz!"

Full-level Armament Haki instantly covered Zhao Zheng's fist.

Subsequently, the pupils of Zhao Zheng's eyes also turned scarlet red, and terrifying scarlet lightning flashed on his fist.

Fist Bone - Impact!

Currently charging power…

At this moment, Zhao Zheng and Whitebeard's auras had reached their peak.

The terrifying aura of the two even made many people unable to move!

Everyone knew that an unprecedented collision was about to descend.

"Fuffuffuffu…"

Doflamingo's ear-piercing laughter rang out. He looked at Zhao Zheng and Whitebeard, who was falling in the sky, and laughed strangely: "What terrifying monsters!"

The other Warlords of the Sea had solemn expressions.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Garp were originally going to take action, but stopped when they saw Zhao Zheng's appearance.

Especially when they saw Zhao Zheng's posture and the intense red light emanating from his right fist when charging power, the two felt even more familiar.

"Garp, this seems to be your attack method!" Fleet Admiral Sengoku quickly questioned: "When did you teach it to him?"

Garp looked dumbfounded and said in shock: "I would also like to know."

Fleet Admiral Sengoku swept his gaze around and, seeing that many Navy soldiers were still staring blankly, quickly reminded loudly: "Quickly find cover and lie down!"

Almost as soon as he finished speaking.

Whitebeard had already descended from the sky.

The giant great blade, like Mount Tai, smashed towards Zhao Zheng.

This was definitely Whitebeard's strongest strike of his life!

And Zhao Zheng had also finished charging power, and the punch with 100% strength suddenly blasted out.

Even the earth could not withstand the recoil brought by Zhao Zheng at this moment. The surrounding city walls and ground were all cracked.

“Dong—”

An indescribable impact sounded violently.

The power and domineering aura of the two collided directly in mid-air.

At this moment, the world paled in comparison.

All the spectators felt as if two giant planets had collided, unleashing unimaginable energy.

Then.

A terrifying phenomenon was born…

Between Zhao Zheng's fist and Whitebeard's broadsword, a phenomenon of void distortion appeared, and quickly formed a pitch-black sphere.

From everyone's perspective, it was as if the collision between the two had actually created a “black hole”!

Terrifying energy continuously erupted from the black hole, forming fierce shockwaves that ravaged the earth.

“Crack!”

The sky collapsed and the earth shattered!

The shockwave generated by the collision between the two actually caused the entire Marine Headquarters building to collapse, and even the entire Marineford island quickly split from the middle, revealing bottomless cracks that ran through the entire island, like an abyss.

Under the destruction of the shockwave, everything on the plaza, including the topsoil, was uprooted.

The distant sea surface was even more turbulent, forming monstrous waves.

In an instant.

Centered on the two, the area within a few kilometers turned into an extremely terrifying shockwave purgatory.

Under such an impact, those who were closer suffered greatly!

They were directly blown away along with everything around them.

Even the several Warlords of the Sea who were further away could not resist such a shockwave and retreated steadily.

Doflamingo shrank his body into a ball, using both fists to block in front of him, and activated Armament Haki to protect himself.

Gekko Moriah was the most miserable. If he hadn't grabbed a cement pillar in time, his huge body would have been blown away…

Even if he wasn't blown away, he was scared and screaming at this moment.

Empress was the smartest. The moment she saw the shockwave, she quickly retreated, avoiding a collision with the shockwave.

Only Hawkeye had superior strength and was able to stand in place to resist.

However, Hawkeye also drew his weapon and desperately blocked it in front of him.

Further back.

In order to protect the Headquarters building from collapsing, many tall Marine Vice Admirals activated Armament Haki one after another, and then stood in a row, forming a human wall.

Admiral Akainu and Admiral Kizaru also stood up at the same time, pushing forward with both palms, using their own strength to resist the shockwave.

…

The Whitebeard Pirates weren't doing much better either.

When the shockwave hit, many pirate ships were directly overturned.

Even the huge Moby Dick was swaying with the giant waves, with the risk of collapsing at any time.

At this time, Marco and several captains hugged the mast, looking in surprise at the collision of the two monsters.

“Hey! Jozu!” A captain said loudly: “Don't you think this scene is very familiar?”

Marco knew what he meant.

Many years ago.

Whitebeard and the Pirate King Roger had a close encounter on a deserted island. The collision between the two was almost exactly the same as the situation in front of them.

There was also a “black hole”, and there was also a terrifying shockwave, which made it impossible for even powerful people like them to get close…

Marco almost crushed his teeth.

He couldn't understand why that guy was so young, yet possessed such terrifying strength?

He was actually evenly matched with the old man in his prime?

…

At this very moment.

To put it bluntly.

The entire battlefield had completely become the stage for Whitebeard and Zhao Zheng!

The light generated by the fierce collision between the two even obscured the sun in the sky.

The earth was wailing.

As if unable to withstand the destruction between the two.

People all over the world who were watching the live broadcast were frightened at this moment.

“Brother Zhao is too strong…”

Wang Fei muttered to himself, his expression complicated.

His heart seemed to have suffered a huge impact!

Although Zhao Zheng had taken action in the previous spirit realms and led everyone to obtain SSS-level mission evaluations.

However, there were no strong people like Whitebeard in those spirit realms.

Therefore, they couldn't see Zhao Zheng's true strength.

Now that he finally witnessed Zhao Zheng's power, Wang Fei realized how big the gap between himself and Zhao Zheng was…

…

On the battlefield.

The two continued to bombard each other for a full minute before stopping.

Whitebeard jumped away, looking at Zhao Zheng with admiration.

“Young man, to master such strength at such a young age is truly amazing!”

Whitebeard laughed heartily: “You shouldn't have joined the Marines, come and be my son!”

Zhao Zheng slightly moved his arms and shoulders that were numb from the shock, and immediately had black lines all over his head when he heard this.

“I'm not interested in being someone else's son!”

Having said that, his eyes were filled with solemnity when he looked at Whitebeard.

Whitebeard in his prime was truly terrifyingly strong.

His strength was even more terrifying!

It was actually much stronger than Zhao Zheng's current strength.

Don't look at the fact that the two seemed evenly matched just now.

In reality, Zhao Zheng was at a disadvantage and suffered a bit. If Zhao Zheng's physique wasn't strong and he possessed a body of steel, he would have been injured.

No wonder Fleet Admiral Sengoku would say that Whitebeard possessed the power to destroy the world.

No wonder Vice Admiral Tsuru would say that in the face of Whitebeard's destructive power, it was not safe no matter where one hid in the world…

Whitebeard in his prime was indeed powerful!

“Is that so? What a pity!”

Whitebeard clenched the broadsword in his hand and continued: “Young man, get out of the way! Don't stop me from saving Ace, your strength is not as good as mine, if you continue to fight, you may be killed by me!”

Hearing this.

Zhao Zheng suddenly smiled.

“That's not necessarily true!”

As soon as he finished speaking.

Zhao Zheng's body underwent a new change.

A terrifying aura suddenly appeared on Zhao Zheng's body, making his aura even more intense.

Moreover, this aura was full of fighting spirit and tyranny!

Subsequently, a large amount of black demonic energy appeared from under Zhao Zheng's feet and spread to his body.

In the demonic energy state, a set of pure black armor quickly appeared on Zhao Zheng's body, completely enveloping Zhao Zheng's body.

The shape of the armor was like a black dragon!

Dragon claws covered both shoulders, black scales covered the body of the armor, and the helmet was like a black dragon head, with lifelike sharp teeth, enveloping Zhao Zheng's face, only revealing a pair of eyes.

In the blink of an eye.

Zhao Zheng had completely changed his appearance.

Like a great general from the demon world!

“This is…”

Whitebeard's expression changed slightly.

He found that Zhao Zheng after his transformation gave him a somewhat dangerous feeling!!

This was something that even Roger couldn't do!