Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

Click!

The sound of bones cracking could be faintly heard.

The white-bearded man's perfectly intact forehead was instantly torn open, blood gushing out, and he flew backward at an even faster speed, even experiencing a moment of dizziness.

"It works."

Luffy is relentless in his pursuit of power.

He suddenly stretched one arm backward to its limit, like a fully drawn bow, and a highly concentrated ball of black and red domineering energy condensed on his fist!

"Rubber, Overpowering Impact - Collapse Star!"

His arm shot forward like an arrow released from a bowstring!

The highly compressed, domineering energy ball flew out of his hand, growing larger with the wind, instantly expanding into a black and red energy sphere with a diameter of over ten meters. It caught up with the white-bearded man who was flying backward.

"Ok?"

Before Whitebeard could utter a word, the violent, domineering energy tore his body apart, and the resulting secondary explosion turned that area into a desolate wasteland ravaged by energy!

A violent shockwave spread across the sky, whipping the people around.

Even those some distance away couldn't help but take a few steps back under the shockwave.

The impact was enormous!

"Did it work?" Hancock couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Luffy squinted at the center of the explosion, white steam rising from his body, healing the backlash from the impact.

But suddenly, his expression changed, and the red warning light in his pupils flashed wildly.

Observation Haki: Foreseeing the future!

Without a second thought, he unleashed his powerful right fist, imbued with domineering energy, at top speed towards the empty space directly in front of him!

Almost at the same instant he threw his punch, a long blade wreathed in milky-white shockwaves and black and red lightning emerged like a ghost from the still-lingering smoke and dust of the explosion, its tip just an inch away from Luffy's fist!

boom!

Sizzle sizzle.....

Luffy's fist and Whitebeard's sword tip were about an inch apart.

Both forces were blocked and impacted by the domineering aura of the two sides, merging into an unstable compressed shock wave that formed a dark dot.

It exudes a heart-stopping suction force and destructive energy!

"You're quick, kid."

Whitebeard's figure appeared amidst the smoke and dust, confronting Luffy.

It was clear that the bleeding from his forehead wound had stopped. Although he looked disheveled, his imposing manner only increased.

Faced with Luffy's quick reaction, Whitebeard asked, "Did you see the future?"

Luffy grinned and said, "Yeah, I saw some not-so-good things."

None of the Four Emperors were easy to deal with.

These are all rivals to become the Pirate King, right?

Whitebeard's Observation Haki may not have the same strong ability to foresee the future and use observation skills as Shanks; most of his attacks can be predicted in terms of trajectory.

But to anticipate something is one thing, to be able to react in that split second and make a precise counterattack is another!

zizi

boom!

Air gusts continuously erupted from the point where the fist met the blade.

The situation is at a stalemate.

Then, the concentrated shockwave spread out in a spherical shape, sending Luffy and Whitebeard flying backward at the same time!

"Don't forget about me!"

A thunderous roar echoed from the sky!

Garp's body plummeted from the sky like a meteorite.

On his fists, the black and red Conqueror's Haki condensed into a tangible substance, transforming into two small black suns that slammed fiercely into Whitebeard's half-demonized right side.

Fist and Bone - Double Impact!

However, the body is slowly recovering.

"It's no use, it's blocked by that layer of dark power!"

Whitebeard roared, "I need an even stronger Conqueror's Haki, a more focused one! Garp, you old man, you can do it, right?!"

He punched with all his might, and the surging domineering aura caused the unstable shockwave to explode completely, deflecting his fist and the blade.

"Luffy, now's the time!"

Garp's forehead veins bulged as he maintained his full-power attack stance, roaring at Luffy who had just regained his footing!

He saw a gap in the market.

"Concentrate your Conqueror's Haki and unleash it in one point, cooperating with me, using your strongest attack!"

This was the first time the grandfather and grandson had attempted to cooperate in actual combat.

Garp believes in Luffy's comprehension and decisiveness!

He used his own moves.

Infinite Fist Bone!

Luffy responded, but did not choose to use his full strength. It was not that he did not trust his grandfather, but that he had a bolder idea that needed to be tested.

Amidst the chaotic black and red Haki, Luffy grasped the demonic energy in both hands, and the black sword that had been formed poured all the surging Nika power within him into it.

bang

Black and red lightning crackled and spread around them. Crocodile glanced at it and said, "Hey, Whitebeard's head is my prey."

Hawkeye stared at the sword in Luffy's hand. "Can he really do it?"

Kill Whitebeard?

"Infinite Fist Bone, Kill!"

"Pluto Rubber Empire, Twenty Times!"

Whitebeard's resistance followed!

His intact left fist, imbued with vibration and Conqueror's Haki, attempted to intercept the attack from the two men.

Boom!

The third intense clash of Conqueror's Haki!

Black, white, and red lights flashed wildly.

The sky seemed to be cracking open, as if it had expanded several times over.

The overflowing aftershocks of the Conqueror's Haki acted like a tangible gale, completely pulverizing the already shattered ice and sending it soaring into the sky.

The seawater was pushed aside, exposing a larger area of ​​the seabed!

Even the distant Sengoku region had to once again erect a massive golden shockwave barrier to protect its naval fleet from being overturned by the terrifying aftershocks of the clash of domineering forces.

"These two old bastards and the little bastard, they don't care about anyone else's life or death when they start fighting, huh?!"

Zhan Guo cursed under his breath, his face turning ashen.

tread!

Right at the center of this violent shockwave, something completely unexpected happened.

Luffy completely ignored the Haki impact that was powerful enough to tear steel, and instead used his feet, covered in Armament Haki and Nika's power, to stomp hard on the void and charge straight ahead.

Puff puff!

The wounds on his body burst open instantly.

But he ignored it all, using the recoil from that stomp and the amazing elasticity granted by the Gum-Gum Fruit, his figure shot out like a ghost, following the direction of the shockwave's spread, at an even faster speed.

"Has the brat gone mad?"

"What is Straw Hat Boy trying to do?"

"Whitebeard isn't dead yet."

The crowd watching from afar stared wide-eyed.

When both sides unleash their overwhelming power, a normal person would choose to retreat in the face of the impact, temporarily avoiding the sharp edge.

Especially with this kind of collision, the pressure that goes against the current is several times greater than under normal circumstances.

Even Garp, after unleashing that full-force attack, almost completely depleted the remaining Conqueror's Haki within him.

They had to drift backward along the shockwave to dissipate the recoil.

His body is no longer young.

The most important thing is to be a normal person.

Luffy doesn't look like a normal person.

"Don't even think about running away!"

Luffy grinned maliciously, "I wasn't using my full strength just now!"

boom!

A white cloud of flames left a blazing trail behind it, its body bathed in blood and lightning. Amidst the chaotic smoke and turbulent energy currents ripped out by the explosion, it forcibly tore a path through and rushed out!

Whitebeard was forced back by the continuous heavy blows from Garp and Luffy, his body crashing down to the edge of the main ruins of Impel Down in the distance.

Before he could even land completely, and before the recoiled Murakumo-giri could return to its defensive position, he was astonished to see a figure emitting white steam rushing towards him from the smoke and dust of the explosion!

Then, Luffy did something that left everyone, including Whitebeard himself, speechless.

There was no swing of the knife, nor a punch.