It was still Hyōshoku Ken'i (Ice-Erosion Sword Intent), but now it had been amplified by killing intent!
That gray-white sword light was already no longer at the level of an ordinary SSSS+-grade!
An SSSS+-grade Hyōshoku Ken'i (Ice-Erosion Sword Intent) could already block head-on that ultimate power that shattered space itself, but once it was boosted by killing intent, it was instantly forced into the disadvantage.
So how could Teach's Anaketsu-dō (Dark Cavern Path) possibly stop that sword light? It nearly split him—and that black dragon along with it—straight down the middle.
Crack!
Crack!
The black dragon formed by Anaketsu-dō (Dark Cavern Path) completely collapsed, and from Teach's forehead down to his chin, a thin bloodline appeared—blood gushing out wildly.
If he hadn't retreated fast enough, the consequences would've been unthinkable.
"Looks like you've still got some sense. In this world, there aren't many who can face my 'one—' sword head-on. Of course, that doesn't include you, Teach."
"But since you're so weak, I've decided to send you on your way with Whitebeard's naginata."
Creed landed off to the side, put away Rinne, and a massive naginata suddenly appeared in his hand.
The battered Kong and the others finally looked toward the spot where Whitebeard was covered in black cloth—and sure enough, the huge naginata beside Whitebeard's body was gone.
The one in Creed's hand was precisely Whitebeard's relic from when he was alive!
"When did he get such terrifying stamina…?" Kong, Aokiji, and the others finally realized it. They lifted their heads—and sure enough, the ROOM had already engulfed the entire Marine HQ.
In the past, whenever Creed used the Ope Ope ability, he never kept the ROOM active for long. Who would've thought he could open it this huge—and sustain it for so long?
It was obvious: Creed's strength had risen yet another level!
Thinking of that, Kong and the others went cold all over.
No matter who it was in the Marines just now, they wouldn't have been able to take even a single move from him!
For a moment, Kong and the others even had an impulsive hope that Teach could kill Creed.
But the instant that thought appeared, shame followed right after.
When had the Marines fallen so low that they had to rely on one enemy to defeat another enemy?
"Creed! You're too arrogant! Too overbearing! You don't put anyone in your eyes!" Teach was panicking inside, but rage still burst out of him.
All the resentment he'd suppressed for so many years exploded as well, making him throw everything away—no longer thinking about dodging.
He, Teach, was going to have a showdown with Creed in front of the entire world's audience!
Even if he lost—so what!
Creed stared at him and snorted inwardly: no wonder Whitebeard said your weakness is arrogance. With that little capacity, you still want to become the world's number one pirate?
"I have the old man's strongest Devil Fruit power! Your Tremor-Tremor Fruit is far inferior!"
Teach roared. Pale rings of light appeared all around him, no longer limited to just his fists.
The ultimate power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit—his whole body could unleash tremor force!
Woom!
Crack!
Space around Teach began to break apart, black spatial rifts rapidly spreading outward.
The entire Marine HQ started to shake once again.
That unmatched tremor power, centered on Teach, spread over a hundred miles in the first instant—and it was still sweeping farther outward.
The sea, in that moment, seemed to turn into a boiling cauldron. Waves stacked on waves, rising and falling in chaotic layers!
Even the sky above became densely packed with air rifts, crisscrossing and stretching, forming a hellish danger zone.
The disorderly power of tremor had taken over this heaven and earth!
As if the end of the world had arrived!
"Damn it! He's going to destroy this place—stop him!" The further damage to Marine HQ made Kong roar in fury.
"Yes!"
Sengoku, Aokiji, and the others all struck again, joining forces to stop Teach.
"Ice Age!"
"Saikyō Shōgekiha (Strongest Shockwave)!"
"Yasakani no Magatama (Eight-Slope Curved Jewels)!"
In an instant, the Marines' top combat power all unleashed attacks—like a storm of howling wind and rain—shooting straight toward Teach.
But they discovered that their attacks couldn't even enter within five hundred meters of Teach.
The chaotic and violent tremor had already warped that area of space. Whether it was light, freezing air, or shockwaves, everything was swallowed by spatial rifts and spatial turbulence—or blasted back…
"So this is the power of the world's strongest Devil Fruit…?!" Kong sucked in a cold breath.
He directly called the Tremor-Tremor Fruit the world's strongest.
"Maybe the battle between these two will be the strongest clash in the New World." Sengoku's head throbbed.
With things having reached this point, whether Creed won or Teach won, the Marines would lose face and be mocked by the world.
When did Marine HQ become the dueling ground of great pirates—while the Marines couldn't stop it, only watching helplessly?
This was powerlessness!!
"Teach! Are you done? Then eat my blade!"
Creed's question made even more veins bulge on Teach's forehead.
What do you mean 'are you done'? Like you graciously gave me time to activate my power…
But soon, Teach forced his mind to settle. He crushed that earlier rage down hard, and instead his thoughts went empty and clear—his eyes holding only Creed, his five senses and analytical instinct surging to their peak.
Facing Creed—this unprecedented enemy—he had to adjust his state for the decisive battle.
"Mm! Not bad, not bad! I, Creed, acknowledge you as a hero of your era. Come, Teach!"
Creed swung the naginata and charged forward. Even though he couldn't unleash the Tremor-Tremor Fruit with his whole body like Teach, his SSSS-level strength and Busōshoku Haki (Armament Haki) meant he wasn't at a disadvantage at all.
Especially since his defense was at least a whole tier above Teach—even with the Yami Yami no Mi.
Even without Hyōshoku Ken'i (Ice-Erosion Sword Intent), Creed was confident he could defeat Teach!
Today, he would kill Teach with a naginata and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit!
Yes—Creed had moved with killing intent!
Today, Teach had to die!
"Creed!!"
Teach also surged forward! His twin fists dragged countless spatial rifts behind them—wherever they passed, space shattered!
(End of Chapter)
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