I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"Gulalalalalalalala...."

"Enlightenment? I'm just a father who came to pick up his son from school."

The white-bearded man let out a long laugh.

Despite the plan going awry again and the prospect of facing the Navy's pressure alone, he showed no fear whatsoever.

"You're still as audacious as ever! You don't take our navy seriously at all!"

The Warring States, now transformed into a giant Buddha, glared angrily, and a dazzling golden light began to condense in his palm.

Chapter 539 All the Generals Deployed to Besiege Whitebeard

"Whitebeard, you don't take our navy seriously at all!"

Sengoku, now in the form of a Buddha, glared angrily at Whitebeard.

However, despite this, Sengoku did not underestimate Whitebeard in the slightest.

"Imperial Castle has been temporarily sealed off. Defeating Whitebeard is the key to this war before Impel Down is breached!"

"Zeff! Sakazuki! Borsalino!"

"Come at me!"

"Warring States period!" he shouted.

This shout immediately changed the expressions of both sides on the battlefield.

Marco and his men were surprised and worried, while the navy was more astonished.

"Marshal Sengoku, isn't this a bit too much? If word gets out, it will damage the reputation of our navy..." A naval officer nearby tried to dissuade him.

After all, this involved three of the most powerful admirals from headquarters and a fleet admiral simultaneously attacking one person.

However, he was only halfway through his sentence when Sengoku glared at him, causing him to swallow the rest of his words.

"Shut up! This is a battlefield, who talks to you about one-on-one combat?"

"And... don't underestimate Whitebeard, that guy is the strongest man in the world, possessing the power to destroy the world!"

On this battlefield, Sengoku reprimanded the naval commander beside him without any mercy.

Although he had been Whitebeard's rival for many years, he had not even the slightest thought of fighting Whitebeard one-on-one on such an important battlefield!

"It's a pity... Garp is stationed at headquarters. If he were here as well, capturing Whitebeard would be a sure thing."

There was also some regret in the heart of the Warring States period.

So far, both Mary Geoise and Impel Down, two critical locations, have been invaded by pirates, which is an extremely serious situation.

Therefore, the Marine Headquarters, which is not far from Impel Down, also needs strong personnel to be stationed there. Otherwise, if the entire Marine Headquarters is mobilized and its base is raided, it would be a joke.

Therefore, even if the Holy Land and Impel Down are attacked one after another, the Navy will not be able to truly mobilize its entire force.

Sengoku and Zephyr's original destination was the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, but Garp was reluctant to go to the Holy Land and volunteered to stay at headquarters instead.

"The moment that will determine the outcome of the war has arrived!"

Akainu closely followed Sengoku, his body partially transformed into an elemental form, and swept towards Whitebeard's direction.

Zephyr paused slightly, but did not disobey Sengoku's order. He also used Moonwalk and rushed towards Whitebeard.

In the middle of the battlefield, Aokiji sighed slightly and prepared to charge at Whitebeard, but suddenly a huge, burly man, as large as a small mountain, appeared in front of him, half of his body covered in diamonds.

"I will absolutely not let you go to Dad's place!"

Diamond Joz gritted his teeth and roared.

"Is that so? But that's pointless."

"It's not just a few admirals who are attacking Whitebeard... there are also several vice admirals like me. Can you stop them?"

Aokiji glanced calmly at Jozu, a chilling aura emanating from his hands.

On the other side, Kizaru's body transformed into a golden light once again, about to rush towards Whitebeard, but was once again blocked by a figure emitting blue flames.

"Kizaru, you're staying right here, don't go anywhere!" Marco threatened coldly.

Kizaru, on the other hand, very cooperatively raised his hands in a gesture of surrender:

"How terrifying~ Marco the Phoenix...."

However, Marco's expression did not improve at all; he remained extremely anxious.

On the ground battlefield of Impel Down, they are mainly holding on with half of the Whitebeard Pirates, but that's their limit.

Vista followed Shiki into Impel Down, and no one in the Whitebeard Pirates was able to temporarily hold off an admiral for Whitebeard.

"What a blunder... I should have stopped Sig from entering Impel Down in the first place."

Marco felt both frustrated and anxious.

With Fleet Admiral Sengoku at the helm, all the admirals of the headquarters were mobilized to deal with one person at a time. Even Whitebeard would have no chance against such a lineup!

At the gates of Impel Down, Whitebeard stood alone, gripping his massive naginata.

Before him, the palm of the Warring States, transformed into a Buddha, was filled with dazzling golden light and was about to attack.

Behind Sengoku, Zephyr, Akainu, and several vice admirals followed closely behind swiftly broke through the air.

This was almost an all-out effort by the Navy's top command to deal with him alone.

Even so, his expression didn't change much; instead, he burst into laughter.

"Gulalalalalalalala...."

Whitebeard laughed loudly, but didn't say much. Instead, he gripped the large naginata, Murakumogiri, tightly with both hands.

Armament Haki surged from his body, flowing along his hands and covering the naginata, turning it a striking pure black.

Then, a dazzling white ball of light condensed on the tip of the blade, and a terrifying shockwave was constantly brewing.

His arm muscles bulged, and every muscle fiber in his body was taut.

Then, he suddenly raised the large naginata in his hand and swung it towards the golden palm of the Buddha statue in front of him that was about to strike!

The moment the naginata collided with the giant palm of Buddha's light, the entire world seemed to tremble violently!

The glacier around the two people rapidly cracked open, creating huge ravines, and in an instant, a bottomless abyss appeared on the ice field.

A terrifying shockwave rippled and swirled, shattering the air like glass. The immense shockwave swept in all directions, causing the generals who had charged with Akainu and his men to freeze in place. Many nearby were thrown backward by the force of the impact.

At that moment, Akainu transformed into his elemental form, turning into a pool of magma that flowed rapidly across the ground, dodging the shockwave, and appeared at Whitebeard's feet.

"Netherhound!"

Akainu's figure suddenly appeared from the magma, taking advantage of Whitebeard raising his swords to meet Sengoku's attack. His arms suddenly lengthened and turned into magma, striking Whitebeard's chest.

Sizzle...

At that moment, Whitebeard covered his entire body with Armament Haki, stood still, and took the blow head-on with his chest.

"Lava kid, all you're good for is giving me a little bit of birthday cake!"

Whitebeard's gaze sharpened. His right hand remained raised, holding his sword to fight Sengoku, while his free left hand flashed with white light once more, suddenly slamming towards Akainu's head.

This punch directly deformed and dented Akainu's head, which was attacking from the outside. The immense pressure from the shockwave flattened Akainu's entire body, and he then sank into the giant trench in the ground.

But at the same time, on the other side of Whitebeard's body, Admiral Zephyr's figure had already appeared.

"It's time to end this, Whitebeard!" Zephyr's wrists turned jet black as he unleashed a punch at Whitebeard.

Chapter 540 Forget Whitebeard! Target Higuma!

Admiral Zephyr also appeared beside Whitebeard at the same time, throwing a punch at him.

And it's not just Zefa.

Behind Zephyr, Vice Admirals such as Momonga followed closely, also rushing towards Whitebeard.

Non-Devil Fruit users like Zephyr, who are proficient in physical combat, don't have the flashy moves of Logia-type Devil Fruit users like Akainu, but with his self-proclaimed Black Arm, his power is by no means weak.

Under the immense pressure from Sengoku, Whitebeard was barely able to free up a hand to throw a punch that sent Akainu flying; that was already his limit.

He no longer had the strength to deal with a third admiral.

“It’s over, Whitebeard!” Zephyr murmured.

The air crackled with a sharp sound as the punch was thrown, and a fierce gust of wind rushed towards Whitebeard as the jet-black fist hurtled toward him.

But in that instant.

Zefa's vision blurred, and his fist was suddenly blocked by something, unable to advance an inch.

He looked closely and realized that what was blocking his fist was actually an umbrella!

This was a black umbrella completely covered with high-intensity Armament Haki. Under Zephyr's heavy punch, it did not bend or deform at all, just like an indestructible sword.

A tall, thin old man dressed in prison clothes, wielding an umbrella as a sword, suddenly appeared and blocked his attack.

"【Lone Red】Redfield! How did you get out of Impel Down?"

Zefa's expression changed, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Behind Zephyr, the flying squirrel and the others who were still pushing forward against the shockwaves couldn't help but waver.

Redfield, the lone red, was a figure who, in his time, could stand shoulder to shoulder with Whitebeard, Roger, and others all by himself.

His reputation was slightly less than Roger's, but he was still one of the few strongmen on this sea who had once defeated an admiral in a one-on-one duel.

Redfield's existence is similar to that of Hawkeye Mihawk from the previous era, only his reputation is even stronger.

“Black Arm Zeff?” Redfield’s lips curled up as he looked at Zeff in front of him.

"It's not bad to have you as my first opponent after I've just been released from prison."

"I personally defeated Kong the years ago. After defeating you, Black Arm Zephyr, the next one will be Iron Fist Garp."

Redfield chuckled.

Garp the Iron Fist, Zephyr the Black Arm, Kong the Steel Bone.

These three individuals can be considered the three strongest physical combat experts among the older generation of the Navy, all of whom are proficient in Armament Haki.