One Piece: The Cryo Doctor on the Straw Hat Ship

Zoro's white meteor, a composite of six powers, repeatedly shattered and tore apart the Qiongqi that was the embodiment of Mafi Palace. The blade flashed like a purgatory, each strike carrying the will to sever everything.

Sanji seemed to have vanished beyond the dimensions of this world, leaving behind only the invisible, relentless, deadly attacks piercing the masked man's chest. Each muffled thud served as a reminder to them—the enemy before them could not be measured by ordinary standards.

And then there's that Straw Hat boy shrouded in the power of the Sevenfold Nikka...

He toyed with Saint Shamrock, the commander of the Knights of God, like a jump rope. On the battlefield, where white steam and golden Buddhist light intertwined, the laughter of the red-clad youth echoed throughout Marineford like the clarion call of liberation.

"Don't just stand there! Everyone, attack!!!"

Saint Shamlock's voice boomed in mid-air, carrying an unquestionable majesty like an icy decree.

The members of the Knights of God finally suppressed their shock and fear, and the suppressed power within them erupted like wild beasts breaking free of their cages!

Various strange lights emanated from their bodies.

At that moment, both the navy and the revolutionary army stopped what they were doing.

The revolutionary army ceased its retreat, and the navy stopped its pursuit.

Even Akainu, who had been barking the loudest, was now staring at the sky with a grim expression.

His fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and scorching lava dripped from between his fingers, burning black holes in the ground.

Deep within those eyes, hidden by the shadow of the hat brim, a flicker of shock—a shock that even he himself was unwilling to admit—clearly flashed.

"...The Straw Hat Pirates..."

His voice was low and cold, almost squeezed out from between his teeth:

"What...what kind of monsters are you?"

No one answered him.

Because at this moment, it felt as if the whole world had become the stage for the Straw Hat Pirates and the Knights of God.

In the center of the battlefield, Luffy stood atop a pile of ruins, white steam swirling merrily around him.

He tilted his head, looked at the ashen-faced Saint Shamrock opposite him, and grinned, revealing his signature wide smile:

"Hey, you guy who looks like Shanks—"

His voice, brimming with the youthful exuberance and passion, echoed across the smoke-filled battlefield:

"Your men seem a little scared?"

Saint Shamrock's lips twitched, and a dangerous glint flashed in his icy eyes:

"Straw Hat Boy..."

"Don't get too cocky!"

He slowly raised his right hand, and from the broken hilt of the rapier, a dark, domineering aura re-condensed and surged.

Thunder and lightning crackled around the broken blade.

"The Knights of God are not a match for you to imagine!"

The moment he finished speaking, several figures behind him moved simultaneously!

Leading the charge was the tallest member of the Knights, wearing a skull and moose mask.

He held a long-handled scythe, the blade wreathed in a dark green glow, like the blade of death from the underworld.

His body suddenly swelled, and a layer of pitch-black mist surged out from within him, condensing around him into a phantom resembling the robe of the Grim Reaper.

Zoan type, Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Death God Mode—Activate!

"Death... Harvest..."

His voice was hoarse and deep, as if it came from the depths of an ancient tomb, each word carrying an aura of decay.

With a sudden swing of his long-handled scythe, a dark green slash wave, carrying the aura of death, tore through the air and slashed straight toward Zoro in his Nika form!

At the same time, another figure moved.

It was a blonde woman with exquisitely beautiful features, radiating a holy white light.

She hovered in mid-air, her wings slowly unfolding, each feather shimmering with a soft golden light, as if an angel had descended to earth.

Zoan type, Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Angel Mode—Activate!

Her hands clasped together in front of her chest, and a holy light gathered in her palms, as if she were holding a corner of the sun.

"The Light of Judgment—"

Her voice was ethereal and cold, devoid of any emotion.

"—Purification."

As soon as she finished speaking, a golden beam of light burst forth from her palm, carrying the holy power of judgment, and slammed straight toward the most conspicuous target on the battlefield—Luffy!

However, just a moment before the golden beam of light was about to strike—

A white figure appeared before Luffy like a ghost, its white coat fluttering in the scorching air.

"Angel-Angel Fruit? An interesting ability, perhaps Zoro could give it a try!"

V scrutinized the white-winged angel before him with a critical look.

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his right hand, and a dark, chaotic mass of light appeared in his palm. The darkness was like the extreme point of an abyss, and it suddenly burst forth just as the golden beam of light was about to strike!

Om-! ! !

A muffled hum echoed across the battlefield as the extreme darkness in V's palm collided with the golden beam of light, but without producing a deafening explosion.

Instead, like a clay ox sinking into the sea, the golden pillar of light carrying the power of holy judgment was absorbed and dissipated layer by layer the moment it touched V's palm, eventually turning into nothingness and disappearing completely into the air.

"Wh...what?!"

Just as the light of judgment was completely swallowed by the darkness in V's palm, a crack appeared for the first time on the blonde woman's eternally smiling face.

Those ethereal eyes reflected the figure in the white lab coat, filled with disbelief and astonishment.

"My light of judgment... has actually been..."

"Absorbed?"

V smiled gently: "What a pity~"

"While your holy light does indeed possess the power to combat darkness, the gap between us is simply too vast."

"Your suppression ability is... utterly useless!"

"What did you say!?"

A look of anger suddenly appeared on the blonde woman's delicate face.

As the pride of the Knights of God, I cannot bear to hear such contemptuous ridicule.

The blonde woman's holy wings suddenly trembled, and countless golden feathers rained down on V like a storm. Each feather carried the sharp edge of judgment, as if it wanted to purify the entire space.

however--

V simply raised his right hand slightly and gently hooked his fingertips.

The golden feathers that shot towards him suddenly froze less than three inches from his face.

It was as if time had been paused.

The blonde woman's pupils suddenly contracted.

"This...how is this possible?!" Her voice carried genuine shock for the first time.

V smiled gently, and with a slight turn of his fingertip, the golden feathers frozen in the air reversed direction and turned towards their original owner.

Sometimes, even the feathers of angels—

V's voice, like the whisper of a demon, echoed across the smoke-filled battlefield:

"—It can also become a sharp blade that pierces oneself."

In the next instant, ten thousand feathers shot out!

Chapter 231 Elemental Gathering

Paramecia-type Locus Fruit, Awakened Power!

The trajectory of all moving objects is under V's control!

In an instant, the golden rain of light, like a reversed galaxy, carrying the sharp edge of the power of judgment, blasted back towards the blonde woman herself!

The blonde woman's pupils suddenly contracted, and her holy wings folded together in front of her, forming a barrier of light.

boom--!!!

Golden feathers of light struck the barrier, unleashing a blinding halo, and the shockwave shattered the surrounding smoke and debris. Under the relentless bombardment, the barrier of light developed spiderweb-like cracks, as if it might shatter at any moment.

however--

Just as the blonde woman was doing her best to block the Judgment Feather she had shot out, V's figure disappeared from the spot like a ghost.

"Gone!?"

The blonde woman's heart tightened, and her Observation Haki spread out like a tide, trying to catch V's trail.

But the next second—

A completely different aura suddenly erupted from another direction on the battlefield!

The aura was like a dormant volcano suddenly awakening, carrying a liberating power that transcended all things, instantly sweeping across the entire Marineford!

Boom-! ! !

A deep, resonant drumbeat, as if emanating from the very heart of the world, sent shivers down everyone's spine.

Immediately afterwards—

Boom!Boom!Boom!

"This is!?"

The drums of liberation beat faster and faster, more and more powerful, as if the whole world was cheering for the coming existence.

All eyes turned simultaneously to the source of the eruption of that aura—

V stood atop a collapsed ruin, his white coat fluttering in the scorching heat.