The natural system started off strong, but the navy finally reached its peak!

Suddenly, his powerful Observation Haki detected an unusual fighting spirit, one that was entirely directed at him.

He then grabbed the Murakumo-giri, whirled around, and stared at the direction of the warship, or rather, at Guern standing at the bow of the warship!

"Dad..."

"Marco, there's a really interesting guy on that warship!" Whitebeard grinned, then laughed loudly.

"Gurara! You dare to release such an aura at me? Then stop hiding it!!!"

The warship here

When Whitebeard finally looked in their direction, Gern felt an electric current surge up his spine to the top of his head.

It wasn't the fear of being targeted by a wild beast, but a tremor of terror.

He suddenly understood why moths fly towards flames.

"Whitebeard!!!" Gern's roar tore through the sea breeze.

The bandages on the Black Blade Eight Desolations suddenly disintegrated on their own, and grayish-white fragments floated in the air like a swarm of dead butterflies, each edge flashing with a vibrating arc of electricity powerful enough to cut through space.

"Gurararar..." Whitebeard's deep laughter pierced through the waves, "Navy brats, hold on tight!"

He casually swung his right arm, and the entire sea trembled, followed by a "crack".

The air ahead was like a giant glass dome that could no longer withstand the pressure, cracks spreading like a spider web!

The air shockwave, like an invisible energy body, crushed the air and slammed towards the warship where Gern was located!

Wherever it passed, the sea was forcibly crushed and torn apart by an invisible force, forming a short-lived trail.

The "ordinary shockwave impact," which was rarely used even during the Marineford War, would be nothing more than a flick of the wrist for Whitebeard now.

Gern's pupils contracted sharply, and his left fist, which was filled with vibrating particles, clenched tightly, the particles emitting a buzzing shriek between his fingers.

Everyone paused when his arm traced an arc identical to that of his white beard.

The world fell silent the instant the two shockwaves collided.

"Crack, Boom!!" Two shockwaves collided in mid-air, and in the instant the space distorted, the atmosphere was completely sucked away!

The shockwave from the vacuum explosion dented the sea surface into a giant crater hundreds of meters in diameter, which was then filled by the influx of seawater in the next second, triggering a torrential downpour.

Seeing that the vibrational particles emitted by Gern had neutralized the air tremor he had caused, Whitebeard raised an eyebrow and slammed his Murakumogiri heavily onto the deck.

"Oh? The Navy has kids who can vibrate too?"

Young Marco stood at the bow of the ship, his pupils trembling violently, his mouth slightly open, completely unable to speak.

He stared intently at Gern's left arm, which was shimmering with the faint light of vibrating particles.

"No, this can't be?!" Marco's voice was dry and hoarse, his young worldview reeling from the shock.

"Isn't this Dad's ability?! How could he possess it?!"

Chapter 20 Zhenzhen VS Tianzhen

On the sea surface between the two ships, in just an instant, the shock wave exploded in a ring, and a layer of sea was forcibly shaved off.

The warship listed violently, and sailors on the deck were thrown about like leaves; some crashed into the masts, while others rolled into their gun emplacements.

As the tremors canceled out, a deathly silence fell over the warship.

"He...he blocked Whitebeard's attack?!"

"Impossible! That's the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, which can cause tsunamis!"

"What kind of monster is that thing from the Western Sea?!"

The worldview of these naval officers at headquarters was completely overturned.

As members of the Marine Headquarters, they had witnessed firsthand Whitebeard's terrifying ability to destroy an entire fleet with a single blow.

But now, a warrant officer from the corrupt "Western Sea" has actually withstood a devastating shock?!

Even the abilities he displays are exactly the same as Whitebeard's!?

"It's blocked...it's blocked it..." The warship's commander, a lieutenant from the Navy Headquarters, slumped on the deck, his pupils trembling violently.

His brain refused to believe what he was seeing.

This branch warrant officer, promoted from the West Sea, actually took a direct hit from "Whitebeard"?!

Although he had heard that Gern was a power user.

But... the man he was facing had a white beard!!!

In an instant, everyone's eyes were fixed on the figure confronting Whitebeard head-on.

.......

The sea breeze suddenly stopped, and time seemed to stand still at that moment.

The last trace of hesitation in Gern's eyes, now soaked to the bone by the seawater, vanished completely, replaced by a resolute determination to burn his bridges.

"Shock Rank - Air Step!" Without the slightest hesitation, a high-density core of vibrating particles instantly compressed and condensed beneath Gern's feet.

He pushed off the deck with a sudden effort!

"Boom!!!" The compressed vibration particles, released at the point of impact, were not simply an explosion.

Instead, a visible, high-frequency vibrating white impact ring suddenly spread out!

Immediately, Gern's figure transformed into a stream of white energy composed entirely of high-frequency vibrating particles, soaring into the sky.

It tore through the air with a piercing shriek, and in the blink of an eye, it had already soared to a height of 100 meters, with the warship beneath its feet becoming a tiny dot.

With no time to think, Gern's breathing became heavy, but his eyes grew even sharper.

His muscular right arm slowly rose, while his left hand stroked the blade of the black sword, Eight Desolations.

In an instant, billions of wildly vibrating particles swirled around each other, emitting a buzzing sound that was almost tangible and soul-splitting.

At the same time, the vibrating particles are highly condensed, collapsed, and then compressed on the blade!

It forms a dazzling white film of light that keeps collapsing inward!

In an instant, the air around Gern was like fragile glass, silently covered with fine cracks, and the light around it was strangely distorted and refracted.

"Buzz!!" The vibration frequency of the Black Blade - Eight Desolations soared to the limit that Genn could control.

The air near the blade was no longer being torn apart, but rather shattered inch by inch, like glass being struck by an invisible giant hammer!

Gradually, the vibrating particles stopped circling around and instead collapsed and attached to the blade, forming a flickering light blade that seemed capable of cutting through dimensions!

Facing Whitebeard at his peak, he couldn't afford the slightest hesitation; therefore, this was his strongest move...

Gern took a deep breath, raised his right foot, and stomped heavily in the air.

With a crisp "bang!", the space behind them was ripped open with radial cracks!

Using this violent reaction force, Gern shot towards Whitebeard like a comet, leaving a long trail of particle flames!

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Whitebeard, meanwhile, was slightly narrowing his eyes as he slowly gathered his Murakumogiri.

For the first time, he took a serious look at the young navy man, a hint of interest appearing on his rugged face.

"Gurgle gurgle..." A deep laugh, accompanied by tangible ripples, rolled across the sea. "Similar abilities to mine, an interesting brat."

Marco, standing beside Whitebeard, abandoned his playful smile, straightened up slightly, and his pupils reflected the rapidly approaching white streak of light.

"Dad, this guy's vibration... feels a bit off!"

"Marco, step back behind me!!" At that moment, the smile on Whitebeard's lips suddenly froze.

His Observation Haki instantly locked onto Gern in the sky, his pupils contracting sharply as if struck by a blinding light.

An unprecedented, destructive aura is rapidly approaching!

At the same time, he briefly saw the future; if this blow landed, it would be no joke.

Immediately afterwards, Whitebeard gripped the hilt of Murakumogiri with both hands like iron clamps, his bulging muscles stretching his white cloak into an exaggerated silhouette like undulating mountains.

"Gurrah, I've seen an incredible future..." The deep laughter made the gravel on the deck bounce like popping beans.

"This kid in the navy has really acquired some incredible abilities!"

Marco was still a little confused, but when he saw the veins bulging on his father's neck like an angry dragon...

The phoenix's blue flames suddenly and uncontrollably overflowed from its wings: "Dad, you're serious..."

"Here it comes!!" Whitebeard's roar was no longer just a sound, but a violent shockwave that created a visible white sonic boom ring!

He took a half step back with his right leg, and with a "crack!" the sturdy ship's side turned to dust!

The Murakumo-giri blade hummed, and the familiar white halo was no longer a gentle covering, but rather surged and condensed violently!

In an instant, Whitebeard was launched into the air!

"Naval brat, state your name." Whitebeard's voice wasn't loud, but it was like a stabilizing force, instantly suppressing the raging sea caused by the two men's imposing presence.

Gern grinned, his voice piercing through the vibrating hum.

“Gern Reginald Sigmar!”

"Remember this name... it will surely resound to the ends of this sea!"

"Buzz! Sizzle!!!" The light blade of the Black Blade - Eight Desolations surged!

The next second, the white light blade, which was condensed with collapsing and vibrating particles, ignored the barrier of space and slashed horizontally in front of Whitebeard!

"Heavenly Tremor - Void Rift!" Gern unleashed a devastating swing of his blade!

"Crack, hum!!!" A "crack" that was not sword energy, but rather space itself that had been forcibly cut open, burst forth from the void!

Where the blade passed, the atmosphere didn't shatter, but was instantly shaken to the point of collapse by the high-frequency vibrating particles, presenting a chaotic stream of pure white particles flowing along its edges!

"Gurararara! Arrogant little Marine brat!" Whitebeard's eyes gleamed with a light as if he had discovered a new continent.

"My Observation Haki tells me I can't let you use that move!"

The white aura of Murakumogiri's blade was compressed to its limit in an instant, condensing into a tangible white crystalline layer that carried the will to shatter everything!

The two simultaneously brandished their weapons! Time lost its meaning at that moment!

"Clang!!" The light blade of the Black Blade - Eight Desolations clashed fiercely with the crystal blade of Murakumogiri!

The point of contact did not produce the clanging of metal against metal, but rather a loud, mixed roar of shrieking and low-frequency destructive rumble!

Chapter 21: This strike shook the entire ocean!

"Crack, boom!!!!!"

The moment the blades made contact, the world fell eerily silent for a fraction of a second... followed by the complete collapse of space!

Two opposing forces of vibration, originating from the same source, clashed, devoured, and annihilated each other between the blades!

Gern's vibrating particles, possessing high-frequency cutting and collapsing annihilation properties, attempted to penetrate and disintegrate Whitebeard's vast, overwhelming, and all-crushing shockwaves.

Whitebeard's shockwave was like a boundless tsunami, crushing everything with absolute power, aiming to completely shatter the "point" that Gorn had condensed to the extreme!

The atmosphere was compressed to its limit, forming an instantaneous, light-distorting absolute vacuum sphere around the two of them!

Gern and Whitebeard spoke in unison, their voices seeming to explode from the depths of their souls: "You...shatter me!!"

A blinding light, not white light, but a chaotic color leaking from space itself, burst forth.

The devastating shockwave was perfectly spherical, expanding outwards silently!

"Boom! Buzz!!!" The sound only arrived belatedly the instant the shockwave swept past!

The entire sea fell into absolute silence, followed by a terrifying scene that defied all comprehension.

The sea surface was forcibly "erased" to create an absolutely smooth abyss that is thousands of meters in diameter and bottomless!

The seawater seemed to be lifted up by an invisible giant hand, forming a towering, circular waterfall that cascaded into the sky!

This single strike shook the entire ocean!

.......

"Damn it..." Gern's arm muscles bulged, and the Black Blade - Eight Desolations trembled violently, with vibrational particles flashing wildly on the blade, trying to suppress the power of Murakumogiri.