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

Rayleigh felt a chill run down his spine; he knew he was being driven into a corner.

Guern's tactics were extremely simple, yet extremely effective.

By exploiting the unpredictability of "shock and lightning," Rayleigh was forced to react in an extremely short time.

Every hasty defense leaves a tiny opening.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Three more attacks appeared in quick succession. Rayleigh's sword barely managed to block them, but Gern's attacks became faster and heavier.

Finally, with a "Flash!", Gern's figure disappeared once again.

Rayleigh's Observation Haki still couldn't pinpoint the exact location.

He could only rely on his combat instincts to predict the most likely direction of Gern's attack—to the right!

"coming!"

Rayleigh whirled around, his longsword slashing horizontally. Somewhat angry, he concentrated his Conqueror's Haki into the blade, preparing to face a big punch from Guern.

However—Gern did not make a move.

"Look at you, acting impulsively again." A cold voice rang in his ears, and Rayleigh's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Didn't you guess wrong?" Gern's five fingers formed a claw, and with the help of Conqueror's Haki, he fiercely grabbed at Rayleigh's face!

"Heavenly Tremor - White Vortex!" A terrifying shockwave erupted directly from Gern's palm!

Space folded like fabric, and time seemed to freeze the moment Rayleigh was caught.

In his vision, Gern's palm was like a black hole, swallowing all light. Pale, high-frequency vibrating particles collapsed wildly, forming a miniature white hole.

"boom!!!"

A shockwave erupted! Rayleigh's head twisted in the vibration, his vision blurred for a moment, and his body stiffened instantly.

In that brief moment of stunned silence, Gern had already swung his arm and tossed him high into the air!

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Rayleigh's body traced an arc in the air, his golden hair dancing wildly in the pale shockwave.

His vision was distorted by the violent shaking, and all he could hear was a sharp buzzing sound.

But those sharp eyes remained clear—he saw it.

I watched as Gern's figure disintegrated into countless vibrating particles in the sunlight, dissipating into the air like stardust.

"So this is what your Shockwave is like...?" Blood spurted from Rayleigh's throat, yet he managed a forced smile.

"To develop this level of ability is truly terrifying."

The next second, particles filled the sky and rearranged themselves directly above Rayleigh.

Gern's semi-elemental, upside-down figure descended like divine punishment, his fists wrapped in flowing Armament Haki, the knuckles compressing high-frequency shockwaves that distorted space.

"Black Shock - Hundred Styles - Core Combo." Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

When the first punch struck Raleigh's abdomen, the shockwave created a spiral pattern at the point of contact.

The second punch followed immediately, striking the same spot, creating a series of shockwaves.

The third punch, the fourth punch...

Gern's fists became afterimages, each strike infused with a "high-frequency shock core," and the hundred punches were completed in an instant!

For a moment, the dull impacts merged into a long, continuous roar.

Rayleigh's body trembled continuously in the air, the black light of Armament Haki intertwining with the pale shockwaves to form a strange cocoon of light.

The crew of the Oro Jackson saw their first mate as if nailed to an invisible cross, enduring impacts from all directions, unable to fall.

Gern counted silently in his mind, his punches becoming faster and faster.

"Got it... rhythm!" The moment Rayleigh was hit by the third hundred punch, he suddenly twisted his waist.

He narrowly deflected a fatal blow that should have struck his heart with the hilt of his sword.

"Clang!" A mournful metallic sound echoed through the sky.

Gern's fist collided with the sword hilt, creating a visible shockwave.

Using this force, Rayleigh plummeted downwards, and the sea rapidly magnified in his eyes.

"Fine, since that's how it is..." Gern coldly looked down, his left hand outstretched, fingers pointing at the falling Rayleigh, "Zhen Yi..."

Points of light appeared in his palm, corresponding precisely to the areas within Rayleigh's body where the shock core had been injected.

Those lurking high-frequency vibration nuclei began to resonate, emitting a dangerous hum.

"implement."

"Boom!" In an instant, shockwaves erupted from Rayleigh's body.

His body convulsed violently in mid-air, and pale lightning crackled from every pore.

The shockwave created a depression a kilometer in diameter on the sea surface, and towering waves spread out in all directions like city walls.

"Mr. Rayleigh!" Shanks's exclamation was swallowed by the sound of the explosion.

Bucky slumped onto the deck, his torn body trembling uncontrollably: "No...it can't be..."

As the light faded, the sea returned to calm, and in the center of the explosion, a figure was slowly sinking.

"They won?" Tesoro, on the distant warship, stared wide-eyed through his binoculars.

Gern suddenly frowned, his Observation Haki detecting an unusual fluctuation.

He abruptly turned his head and looked at the sea two hundred meters away.

"Splash! Rayleigh burst out of the water, covered in blood but with piercing eyes."

His clothes were already torn to shreds, revealing his strong physique and bleeding body, but the long sword in his hand remained as steady as a rock.

“Almost…” Rayleigh spat out a mouthful of blood, pointing his sword at Gern, “You succeeded, Gern.”

Rayleigh no longer called Gern "Navy brat," but addressed him by his name.

"Tsk." Gern narrowed his eyes and drew the Black Blade Eight Desolations from the side.

He could clearly see that the wounds on Rayleigh's body were all in a regular spiral shape.

It was clearly a trace of lightning using Armament Haki to forcibly expel the shock core from the body.

"Under those circumstances, he was still able to use his domineering aura to disperse the energy at the moment of detonation..." Gern gripped the Black Blade Eight Desolations tightly.

"I can only say, he truly lives up to his title of 'Pluto'."

Rayleigh, his golden hair disheveled, looked down at his battered body, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, yet a slow smile crept onto his face.

"What a... exhilarating battle!"

Before he finished speaking, his pupils suddenly contracted, and an unprecedented aura erupted from his body!

"boom!!"

The dark red Conqueror's Haki erupted like a volcano, crackling with crimson lightning as it soared into the sky!

The sky was torn apart, the clouds receded like a tide, and the entire sea trembled violently under the domineering pressure!

Complete release, indiscriminate!

The coating on the Oro Jackson shattered instantly, and Buggy and several weaker pirates rolled their eyes and passed out.

Shanks clung tightly to the ship's railing, his straw hat blown away by the gale, his red hair dancing wildly in the impact of the powerful aura.

"Mr. Rayleigh... is getting serious!"

Roger stood at the bow of the ship, arms crossed, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes.

……

On the island, Gern's pupils contracted slightly.

Rayleigh's Conqueror's Haki was completely different from before; it was no longer a restrained sharpness, but a completely erupting rage!

Crimson lightning coiled around his body like dragons and snakes, and the rocks beneath his feet cracked inch by inch under the pressure of his domineering aura.

“Since that’s the case…” Gern grinned, and the Black Blade Eight Desolations suddenly trembled violently, the dark purple patterns on the blade shining with a dazzling light.

"Then let's go!" Gern also held nothing back, unleashing a burst of dark purple Conqueror's Haki!

Space twisted under the powerful collision, and crimson and dark purple lightning intertwined, making the entire sea area look like the end of the world!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The powerful collision triggered a series of explosions, creating countless deep craters in the sea and sending giant waves soaring into the sky!

Rayleigh's figure blurred abruptly, and the next second he appeared directly in front of Gern, his longsword crackling with crimson lightning, and he slashed down!

Before the sword even arrived, the terrifying pressure of the sword already made Gern's skin sting!

This sword strike was a perfect combination of Rayleigh's peak Conqueror's Haki and swordsmanship; wherever the sword light passed, it arrived in a flash!

Gern dared not be careless, and used his Black Blade Eight Directions to block, the dark purple lightning on the blade colliding fiercely with the crimson lightning!

The weapons did not collide; instead, an energy wave exploded between them.

In an instant, the shock wave spread out in a ring, and the sea surface around the island was forced into a depression with a diameter of one kilometer!

In an instant, the two figures were both thrown back dozens of meters by the aftershock, and a shockwave exploded beneath their feet.

"It's not over yet!" Rayleigh's voice boomed like thunder, and his figure drew closer once more!

His sword speed was even faster than before, and the crimson lightning on the blade tore through the sky, each strike carrying a powerful force!

Gern raised his black sword, Eight Desolations, to defend, but Rayleigh's attacks were like a storm, relentless and continuous, the sword light weaving into a net of death, gradually tightening!

In an instant, Rayleigh's sword light split into hundreds of beams, attacking Gern from all directions!

Each sword light was wrapped in Conqueror's Haki, making it impossible to distinguish between reality and illusion!

Gern's Observation Haki triggered a frantic warning, but Rayleigh's sword was too fast, and he could only rely on instinct to parry!

"Clang! Clang! Clang!" Sparks flew everywhere, and more than a dozen bloody cuts appeared on Gern's body in an instant, the deepest of which almost severed his collarbone!

Blood gushed out, staining the cloak of justice crimson.

"Cough!" Gern coughed up blood, but his eyes grew even more ferocious.

Seeing this, Rayleigh gave him no chance to catch his breath. He turned his sword, and crimson lightning condensed into a point of dazzling light, aiming straight for Gern's heart!

You lost!

At the critical moment of life and death, Gern's pupils suddenly contracted, but then a sinister smile appeared on his lips.

Suddenly, Gern sheathed his sword, abruptly raised his left hand, his fingers slightly bent, palm facing forward, pointing at Rayleigh!

In Rayleigh's vision, a distorted white energy ball was trembling wildly in his palm!

The energy writhed irregularly like a living thing, and as Gern's five fingers clenched, the vibration frequency suddenly intensified, emitting a teeth-grinding buzzing sound!

"This is?!"

"It's not that I lost."

“It’s you who’s Game Over.” As soon as he finished speaking, Gern clenched his fist tightly—“Skyquake: Sky Collapse”.

For a fleeting moment, the world fell silent, as if one could hear the sound of a legendary sword shattering!

"Crack!" The space centered on Rayleigh collapsed instantly. The world within a radius of a thousand meters seemed to be shattered by an invisible giant hand, with the air, seawater, and light all twisting and disintegrating!

In the blinding white light, the entire sea area was blasted into a vacuum abyss with a diameter of several thousand meters, and the exposed seabed was turned into dust in the shock wave!

Greedy Rayleigh took the full damage of a top-tier super move head-on!

The Oro Jackson and the warship were tossed about by the giant waves like falling leaves. Everyone on the deck clung tightly to the mast, feeling the thrill of death brushing past them amidst the deafening explosions.

When the white light faded, the sea surface became eerily calm.

On two floating rocks, Guern and Riley faced each other across the distance.

The former's left arm hung limply at his sides, while the latter's right hand, holding a sword, was slowly oozing blood.

"A draw?" Shanks' voice trembled with disbelief.

“No, it’s more like…” Roger slowly shook his head, his gaze fixed intently on Rayleigh’s trembling sword tip, and calmly stated with high emotional intelligence.