Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

Therefore, even though things have developed to this point and unexpected events have occurred one after another, Crocodile remains full of confidence in himself.

Conquering the seas and dominating the seas will be Lao Tzu's achievement!

"As long as I can get rid of you annoying ants, I can free up my hands to slowly deal with that guy Cobra, thereby completely regaining control of the Pluto behemoth. At that time, the entire ocean will tremble under my feet when I can fully unleash the power of the Pluto behemoth!"

Crocodile's tone was full of arrogance and confidence, as if he could already clearly see that scene unfolding before his eyes.

Slowly rising from the Pluto behemoth, Mihawk had already alleviated the discomfort caused by the ship's rapid acceleration in a short time, and said disdainfully.

"How ridiculous. A man like you is nothing more than a coward hiding in Hades."

"Hehehe, Crocodile, this ocean isn't something a guy like you can just call the shots," Moria said with a mocking smile.

"Crocodile must be eliminated," Kuma said, emphasizing each word.

"How arrogant! Crocodile, a mere pirate, dares to dream of dominating the seas?" Gion said angrily.

"Huh?"

Perona, who appeared to be sitting on Moria's shoulder but was actually floating in a ghostly state, had a look of confusion in her large eyes. She didn't quite understand the point of the argument, so she simply asked in a low voice.

"Lord Moria, are you going to eliminate the enemy?"

Moria thought for a moment, then shook his head and said...

“Perona, you’ll be exhausted after using your powers, so let me handle the fighting.”

“Actually, it’s fine. You’ll recover after a good night’s sleep,” Perona said.

"How about we wait until I'm tired before Perona makes her move?"

"Yes, Lord Moria~"

Moria then quietly comforted Perona as if she were a daughter, but then made the first move.

"Shadow Horn Giant Spear!"

Instantly, originating from Moria, the shadow rapidly extended and changed, expanding almost instantly to be longer than five warships lined up together.

The next moment, the shadow broke away from the two-dimensional concept and appeared in reality in three dimensions, crashing into the Hades ship like a drill.

"Boom!!"

A loud bang rang out, and the entire massive Hades ship shook.

Following closely behind, Kuma, Mihawk, and Gion also launched their attacks in succession, assaulting the Hades behemoth with incredibly exaggerated techniques.

But that's not enough!!!

Logically speaking, with these four top-tier experts from the ocean joining forces, an ordinary island would probably have crumbled completely in an instant.

However, the surface of the Hades's giant ship is covered with a material similar to the Poneglyphs, which is extremely hard and has earned the reputation of being "indestructible".

Therefore, the massive hull of Hades shook violently, but it did not appear to suffer serious damage on the surface.

Moria, who had been continuously drilling into the Hades warship with the "Shadow Spear," couldn't help but curse.

"This thing is really tough. My gun can easily pierce through the body of a giant, so why is it still not having any effect on the Hades warship even though it's smoking?"

"Hey……"

Just then, Mihawk, who appeared both arrogant and aloof, suddenly spoke to Moria.

"Huh?" Moria, who had barely interacted with Mihawk before, was slightly taken aback.

As Mihawk casually unleashed a massive, exaggerated flying slash, his eagle-like eyes swept over Perona, who was hugging her teddy bear and looking incredibly obedient, before he spoke in an icy tone.

"Don't make that kind of joke in front of the wrong people."

"Huh?" Moria pondered for a moment, still not understanding what Mihawk meant.

Then, Mihawk coldly uttered another sentence: "Pathetic weakling, you are not fit to protect treasures."

This time, Moria understood the disdain and sarcasm in Mihawk's words, and immediately flew into a rage, shouting, "You bastard, believe me or not, I'll kill you first! Huh!"

Mihawk's eagle-like eyes swept arrogantly over Moria's somewhat exasperated appearance, his movements exuding aristocratic grace, and he refrained from engaging in any pointless verbal sparring.

"Damn it, I'll strip you of your shadow sooner or later..." Moria continued to control the "Shadow Spear" to drill, while cursing Mihawk incessantly.

While quickly gathering all the cherry blossoms, Yann, who was keeping a close eye on the scene below, vaguely understood Mihawk's meaning.

'Was this guy just reminding Moria to keep his manners in front of Perona and not to make inappropriate jokes?'

'Is Mihawk, the 'World's Greatest Swordsman,' secretly a lolicon?'

'No way, no way...'

'Hiss, but it doesn't seem impossible. He didn't seem to care too much about Gion, such a mature and beautiful female swordsman, merely saying a few words in a tone of instructing the weak. On the contrary, Moria couldn't help but react after making a joke in front of Perona.'

'So the Noble Phantasm against Mihawk is—Perona?'

As Yann pondered this, he watched as the Hades warship below hesitated for a moment before unleashing another burst of dark light to attack Mihawk and the other powerful figures.

This time, without Arn using thousands of cherry-colored blades to block the dark light, even powerful figures like Mihawk, Kuma, Moria, and Gion gradually became somewhat disheveled.

Soon, Crocodile noticed that Yann hadn't made a move; instead, he seemed to be constantly gathering the cherry blossoms, as if he was accumulating something.

The next moment, dozens of cannons subtly turned, aiming at Yann in mid-air.

"boom!!!"

Dark rays of light suddenly shot out, blasting towards Yann from different directions.

Just then, Yann slowly spoke.

"Finally finished. Sorry, it took a little time since it was my first time using it..."

[Chapter 360: The Final Scene - The White Emperor Sword]

The next moment, just as a large amount of dark light approached Arn, white wings slowly unfurled behind Arn, and a sword formed from pure white light appeared in Arn's hand.

"boom!"

With a sudden sweep of his sword, a large swath of white light fell, instantly annihilating all the approaching dark light.

"What is that...?"

At this moment, even Mihawk, the "world's greatest swordsman," couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.

kendo?

No, it didn't seem to be pure swordsmanship, but that slash was extremely terrifying, so terrifying that it instantly ignited an intense fighting spirit in Mihawk.

This level of slash is the kind of opponent Mihawk has always wanted to pursue!

Immediately, a white ring of air exploded in the air, revealing Yann's current appearance.

His body seemed to be surrounded by a bird-shaped pure white light, with a pair of white wings spread behind him, and the swords he held in his hands resembled the raised heads of birds, making Yann look incredibly imposing.

"Final Scene - White Emperor Sword!"

In theory, this is the ultimate form of the "Bankai: Senbonzakura Kageyoshi" attack.

With a glance out of the corner of his eye at the approaching naval warships and the somewhat astonished expressions of the crowd below, Yann spoke in a cold tone.

"Crocodile, this is my ultimate form that I only reveal to enemies I am determined to defeat. I abandon all defense and condense hundreds of millions of cherry blossom blades into a single point."

"One strike is worth a billion strikes!"

As Yann finished speaking, the pure white, bird-shaped light surrounding him trembled, and an invisible sense of danger enveloped everyone's hearts.

Meanwhile, on the warships that rushed to provide support from afar, many naval personnel looked at the white light and figures above the Pluto behemoth, which resembled an island, with expressions of utter confusion.

"What is that...?"

"White light!"

"No, that looks like a person..."

"The words fluttering on the cloak behind him seem to be... 'Buddhist-like'? Is that Lord Sakura Dragon?"

"Huh? Lord Sakura Dragon has this form?"

……

Not only were the naval soldiers buzzing with discussion, but even the Five Elders, the powerful figures in the navy, and many high-ranking naval officers who had gathered at the port to prepare for departure were watching the scene intently.

However, since the naval warships were still quite a distance from the Pluto behemoth, they could only barely make out the features of the cloak behind him that surrounded him with pure white light, but many other details were difficult to see.

Unlike the Navy's high command and the Five Elders, Crocodile was momentarily taken aback by Yann's obviously extraordinary form, but quickly recovered and said disdainfully.

"Pretending to be something you're not, Sakura Dragon. Do you really think you can break through the defenses of the Ancient Weapon, Hades?"

"Still so arrogant? Pirates' habits sometimes really make me uncomfortable. Even though their own combat strength is slightly weaker than mine, they rely on the Ancient Weapon Pluton and act so arrogantly. I usually call this arrogance..."

After a pause, Yann slowly began to move, pointing the "Final View - White Emperor Sword" in his hand at the Hades warship below, and spoke.

"This time, I will completely sever your arrogance and utterly shatter your ambitions to destroy the sea with ancient weapons."

As Arn's words fell, the white wings surrounding him trembled, and a halo suddenly appeared in the air. At the same time, Arn's figure fell from the sky like a white meteor towards the ancient weapon Hades.

Despite Crocodile's outward disdain at Yann's confident tone, a strange sense of unease crept into his heart.

Clearly... the Ancient Weapon Hades should be invincible and absolutely unbreakable!

With a sense of foreboding, Crocodile instinctively and desperately tried to wrest control from King Cobra, directing as many cannons as possible to unleash dark beams of light at Yann.

"Abandoning defense and gathering a hundred million blades for one strike? Then let me shatter your frail body in one blow."

Amidst Crocodile's slightly panicked roar, massive beams of dark light shot out from the Ancient Weapon Hades, soaring into the sky and heading straight for Yann.

"Don't even think about stopping Major General Yann, Crocodile!"

Seeing this, Gion was the first to act.

"My style, the wind of Pira!"

In an instant, the storm-like flying slash originating from the "Famous Sword - Kinpira" reappeared.

And after being tempered by the ancient weapon Hades, this storm-like flying slash became even more violent, instantly annihilating more than twenty dark rays of light.

"Hehehe, I'm also very curious to see what kind of power Sakura Dragon's White Emperor Sword will have, Shadow Barrier!"

Instantly, the "Shadow Spear," which had been drilling and was already starting to flame, changed, and its shadow quickly transformed into a wall, blocking Arn's side.

"Bang bang bang..."

Even though the dark light has a natural and special effect on Devil Fruit abilities, this solid barrier made of shadow can still temporarily hinder the dark light.