"The Shodai Kitetsu... is broken!"
On the main battlefield of Marineford, Sengoku muttered as he watched Nusjuro being sent flying, along with the shattered remains of the Shodai Kitetsu in his hand.
His eyes were filled with shock and terror.
As the Fleet Admiral of the Marines, he knew exactly what that sword at the elder's side was—something others might not recognize.
The Shodai Kitetsu, one of the twelve Supreme Grade swords, a cursed blade, the strongest of the Kitetsu series.
In the hands of Nusjuro, it had slain countless opponents and not a single mark had ever been left on its blade.
Yet now, under Bob's fist, it had been shattered outright.
What kind of power—what kind of physique—could achieve such a feat?
Sengoku wasn't the only one with that expression.
The other high-ranking Marines, Kong and Garp, also had their faces twist in alarm.
It wasn't just the breaking of the Kitetsu—it was also the state of elder Nusjuro.
A massive hole had been torn through his body, several times larger than the wound on Akainu, leaving him utterly devoid of life.
"Gurararara!"
"My worries were unnecessary after all!" Whitebeard laughed heartily as he watched Bob emerge from the shattered rocks.
Not far away, Shiki also let out a quiet sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, Dracule Mihawk's shock only deepened, his sharp eyes widening slightly.
Bob hovered mid-air, standing effortlessly in the sky.
The back of his clothes was torn, revealing tightly packed muscles beneath—smooth and unblemished, without a single mark.
"What kind of monster is he?!" Even Mihawk, the world's greatest swordsman, felt his mind reeling.
That slash before—one capable of cleaving an entire mountain in half—hadn't left even a scratch on Bob's body.
For the first time in his life, Mihawk, who revered and sought out strong opponents, felt the insurmountable gap between them.
A level that no amount of effort could ever reach!
Bob casually brushed off the dust from his body, his expression indifferent as he surveyed the defeated Five Elders—Saturn, Topman, Mars and Ethanbaron.
The next moment, Bob took a step forward in the air, shattering the empty space beneath his feet as an overwhelming force erupted, making it seem as though he had teleported.
He vanished from one spot and reappeared in another.
BOOM!!
Violent energy rippled through the air, sending shockwaves in all directions.
With another simple punch, space itself fractured as an unstoppable force surged forth.
Shepherd Ju Peter, hidden within the space, didn't flee despite Bob's attack.
Instead, he retaliated with all his might—his arm wreathed in black mist, fist clenched as he threw a punch straight at Bob's own.
A dull thud echoed as the elder's arm was obliterated on impact, not even bone fragments remaining.
But the force of Bob's punch didn't stop there—the residual energy tore through the elder's entire shoulder, reducing half of it to a bloody mist.
His body was sent flying from the sheer force, arcing through the air before crashing into the ground with a heavy impact!
"Trying to run?!" Bob muttered under his breath.
On the other side, Shepherd Ju Peter flickered through space, teleporting rapidly to change his position.
The next moment, Bob accelerated to his peak speed, locking onto the elder's location with his supreme Observation Haki.
The more frequently one traverses through space, the stronger the energy fluctuations become, making the trajectory more apparent.
Within a few seconds, Shepherd Ju Peter had left his mark in over a dozen locations.
Finally, just as the elder was about to shift to the next spot, Bob's figure appeared directly in his path.
Without hesitation, Bob reached into the void and clenched his fist, his overwhelming power shattering the very fabric of space.
From within the fractured void, Shepherd Ju Peter was forcibly dragged out.
Bob then swung his arm and hurled Ju Peter forward with tremendous force.
The elder was flung through the air at blinding speed, breaking the sound barrier as shockwaves rippled outward from his back like expanding rings.
BOOM!!
Shepherd Ju Peter was powerless to resist it and sent crashing into the ground of Marineford by Bob's immense strength, leaving a massive crater in his wake.
"So strong..."
Blood trickled from Shepherd Ju Peter's lips as he muttered in disbelief.
Such terrifying power seemed beyond the bounds of this world.
Ju Peter in his colossal Sandworm form, had remained hidden in the shadows, his presence linked to the others through their mysterious collective power, allowing him to manipulate their positions.
Yet, no matter who it was, none could withstand a single punch from Bob—no flashy techniques, no wasted movements.
A single strike was all it took to defeat them.
Ethanbaron V Nusjuro, his Shodai Kitetsu shattered and a gaping hole torn through his body; Saturn was drenched in his own blood, half his torso obliterated, Warcury, who had emerged from space only to be intercepted by Bob, Mars soul was almost crushed and now he himself was powerless against Bob.
Shepherd Ju Peter was utterly horrified.
Bob's strength had completely changed his understanding of power.
Had Bob aimed a punch at him earlier, his fate would have been even more gruesome than the others.
"Incredible! Is this Bob's true power?!"
"Overpowering the Five Elders single-handedly—is he even human?!"
"He's a monster—no, a god!"
"Crushing space with bare hands, without relying on a Devil Fruit ability—this is a power no human should possess!"
"If even the Five Elders are helpless before Bob...."
The onlookers in Marineford gazed at Bob hovering in the sky, as if watching a deity.
Only now did they realize just how terrifying Bob's strength had been during the God Valley Incident.
Meanwhile, Bob's expression remained calm his eyes flickering slightly as he observed the defeated Five Elders.
Through their brief clash, he had already gleaned a rough understanding of their abilities.
Saturn who had transformed into his terrifying Gyuki form, his every movement brimming with savage, overwhelming power and an extraordinary resilience.
Marcus Mars capable of unleashing an overwhelming aura directly from his gaze in an attempt to crush others' souls.
Shepherd Ju Peter had transform into a gigantic Sandworm form, appearing to manipulate space itself by disappearing into or emerging from the very fabric of space.
Topman Warcury, transform into unstoppable 'Hoki' boar, possessed unmatched strength and unmatch speed in his hybrid form, in this world—even Bob had needed time to catch up to his speed
Ethanbaron V Nusjuro, transformed into a Bakotsu, was also master swordsman whose immense power allowed him to cleave space itself with his blade.
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