It was already late, and the dark clouds that had gathered earlier had long since obscured the moonlight, leaving the sky a dark and gloomy expanse.
Now, a jagged rift has been torn open in the dark clouds, like an abyss cleaved open by human hands.
The bright moonlight shone down from the sky, marking the beginning of the battle.
"Little girl, I underestimated you. It seems that a new era has begun."
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Even before they officially clashed, their domineering clash spoke volumes. How could someone with such overwhelming power be weak?
If Whitebeard encountered a young man of this strength under normal circumstances, he would probably be happy to hold a banquet, invite the young man to join, and then ask him if he wanted to be his child.
The current situation isn't entirely unacceptable. Squard's pirate crew was destroyed because of Roger, but Whitebeard still took Ace in as his son.
Karma, the octopus fish-man, once kidnapped Kozuki Toki when he was a human trafficker, but later became a member of Whitebeard's crew.
If the other party really chooses to join the Whitebeard Pirates, then it will turn into a family squabble.
But things have come to this point, and it's impossible to avoid a fight.
"Little girl, what's your name?"
"Sidil Leriana".
"Very well, then I won't hold back. This matter of harming my son cannot be easily dismissed."
"You'd better learn how to raise your sons, or they'll bring you disaster sooner or later!"
"That's none of your business to teach me!"
With a flick of his wrist, Whitebeard pointed his sword at Lyriana.
The Supreme Grade Sword of the Twelve Swords - Murakumogiri, a weapon that accompanied Whitebeard in his many battles.
The blade reflected the moonlight and was also shrouded in Whitebeard's Haki. At this moment, Whitebeard was not using the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power.
It wasn't that he was holding back; at this point, he had already acknowledged Lyliana's strength, and holding back would have been disrespectful to a powerful figure.
The reason he didn't use his Devil Fruit powers was simple: the rest of the Whitebeard Pirates couldn't handle it.
Whether Lyriana can withstand using her Devil Fruit powers here is another matter, but her crew will definitely be the first to suffer.
Lyriana simply drew her warhammer and faced Whitebeard head-on.
The falling moonlight signifies the beginning of the battle, while the clash of warhammers and naginatas signals the start of war.
Superhuman strength against superhuman strength, domineering aura against domineering aura; two terrifying auras emanated from the center of the collision.
The weak pirate was already unconscious when his Haki clashed, and was then dragged back to the cabin by the others, leaving behind only some elites with considerable strength on the deck.
Even such pirates couldn't withstand the aftershocks of the collision between Lyriana and Whitebeard; they were all sent flying backward, and some were even blown directly into the sea due to carelessness.
Hey! Watch out!
"Thank you, Teach."
Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach, positioned at the edge, caught a pirate who was about to fall into the water and then pulled him back.
Marco and Jozu are currently on missions elsewhere. Apart from Whitebeard himself, the strongest person on the ship is probably Blackbeard, but he has always been hiding himself and has never revealed his true strength.
"To actually withstand Father's attack... just who is this person?"
"Don't worry, that's our dad, how could he lose?"
Blackbeard comforted the other pirates nearby, saying that as long as their target didn't appear, Blackbeard would be a good son.
"Do you want to continue fighting here? Or do you want to move to another place? I see you're holding back a bit. I want to see exactly where your world-destroying power lies."
Leliana took the initiative to suggest changing the battlefield. The lost goods had been recovered, and she had taught Gamenio a lesson for his actions. If a mediator were to intervene, Leliana wouldn't mind ending things here.
Of course, there are practically no people who can stop both Lyriana and Whitebeard at the same time; at least, there wasn't such a face-saving king before they finished their fight.
Lyriana wanted to truly experience the world's strongest power, so she was naturally not satisfied with this battlefield that restricted Whitebeard.
"I'll be waiting for you on the island."
With that, Leliana headed straight for Portochybala Island, as it was the only place nearby that could serve as a battlefield.
Gamenho wasn't the only one breaking the rules; the Oliver family did too.
If you make a choice that favors one side, you have to bear the consequences.
"Gurgling sounds like I'm being petty, you lot! This is my battle, you're not allowed to interfere!"
After giving this order, Whitebeard took several steps in the air and jumped towards the island.
Whitebeard didn't want anyone else involved in this battle, and his sons weren't qualified to get involved either; the aftershocks of the battle alone would be enough to kill them.
Besides, Whitebeard didn't intend to start a full-scale war, which would be meaningless for the Whitebeard Pirates. Gameneo was only injured, and it would be a waste to lose more lives because of it.
Although it is said on the high seas that Whitebeard forbids anyone from harming his son, and that anyone who messes with the Whitebeard Pirates will face retaliation, these are all kept within a certain range.
As the captain of a pirate crew, Whitebeard had to consider many things.
For example, after hearing the news of Oden's death, he did not attack Wano Country to avenge Oden. Oden's actions brought him close to leaving the pirate crew, and by the time Whitebeard received the news, Kaido had already grown up.
Wano Country's terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. A rash attack would only result in the loss of more manpower, so Whitebeard ultimately chose not to go.
The Marineford War rescue of Ace was a calculated move by the Navy. Everyone knew that Ace was the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, and the news that the Navy was going to publicly execute him had spread throughout the world. Whitebeard could not possibly turn a blind eye to this.
The other members knew that this mission would result in heavy casualties, but they still chose to follow Whitebeard, all for the sake of pride.
We're far from that point now.
Without exchanging many words, when they met again on the island, the naginata and the warhammer engaged in a basic battle.
They have no Devil Fruit abilities, no Haki, only a contest of brute force.
Lyriana is challenging the strongest person in the world right now; she wants to know just how far she can go. Whitebeard, on the other hand, is accepting the challenge from her.
Since Lyriana was simply swinging her hammer, how could Whitebeard possibly admit defeat?
"Grandpa, shouldn't we finish warming up? I haven't sweated in a while."
"Gulalalalala, little girl, youth is indeed a time for willfulness. You are certainly strong among young people, but arrogance is not a good thing."
"I'll return that to you. I don't need you to teach me anything. My father raised me very well."
Tear.
With a tearing sound, Lyliana's dragon claws ripped through her shoes.
The dragon horns on her forehead became sharper than in previous years, deep pink scales began to spread across her body, and a huge dragon tail appeared behind Lyriana.
boom!
With each rise and fall of its tail, it shattered the rocks on the ground, and flames even emanated from the corners of its mouth.
"Round two, time to begin!"
Several electric currents flashed across Lyliana's hand, then flowed to the warhammer in her hand. Although this hammer had no famous master, it was actually a product of a new type of Hextech.
The only difference is that the charging method has been changed because there is no Hextech Crystal. Lyriana herself is the power source of the hammer, and the internal structure of the hammer can amplify some of the energy, allowing it to unleash even greater power.
Power surges!
"Thunderfire Dragon's Heavy Hammer!"
The energy of flames and lightning simultaneously coiled around the hammer, and the intensity of the battle suddenly increased at this moment.
"Good timing!"
Whitebeard maintained his previous fighting stance, but now a white orb of light appeared on the blade of Murakumogiri.
He is an earthquake man who ate the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and can create terrifying earthquakes with a wave of his hand.
Unlike Gamenho, this failed "copy," he still needed the ground to unleash the power of his fruit.
Whether using his body or weapons, and no matter what he strikes, Whitebeard can unleash his power.
The white orb of light seemed ordinary, but when the white-bearded man swung his sword, the space seemed to freeze and then be struck hard, shattering like glass.
boom!
boom!
The warhammer and the naginata did not collide; instead, the overwhelming aura surrounding them collided from a distance.
"Kid, where did you learn your domineering attitude from?"
During the battle, Whitebeard suddenly realized that something was amiss.
The training method of Armament Haki is well known in the New World: binding and hardening, flowing outward, and internal destruction. The specific usage follows this process, but the Haki of top-level experts will have some subtle differences, which are their personal habits.
Whitebeard saw a familiar shadow in Lyriana.
"Does it matter? Thunderous Duet!"
She spat out a bolt of lightning, and the electric current that Lyriana released from her palm was transformed into a lightning cannon with her warhammer. The two attacks struck Whitebeard one after the other.
"Airquake!"
The shockwave shattered Lyriana's attack in mid-air, and in that brief moment, Lyriana, who had just distanced herself from Whitebeard, closed in on him again.
"Gods, beware!"
Over the past two years, Leliana has been working on integrating and mastering various techniques. Her moves are relatively disorganized, and she needs to make them all her own.
However, this process was not easy. Lyliana set a goal for herself: to combine Sett's powerful punches with the effect of Divine Evasion, and finally use the Spear of Elbaf to unleash her strongest shot.
She has only progressed to a certain point now. For example, when using Divine Evasion, she is no longer limited to the greatsword; she can use the warhammer in her hand as well.
"Roger, you little rascal, you've learned quite a lot of things! Shake the air!"
boom!
Black lightning also coiled around Whitebeard's naginata, now imbued with Conqueror's Haki, no longer Armament Haki.
Whitebeard has not been stabbed in the heart by his son, is not so old and sick that he needs to be on IV drips and oxygen every day, and has not been stabbed in the chest by Borsalino. Although he has started taking medicine, his body is almost at its peak.
He knows everything that a top expert should know.
As the saying goes, "Gods may avoid me, but I will not; I am more powerful than the gods." Faced with this kind of move, there are generally two possible outcomes.
One type is like Kidd, a talent who chooses to be beaten first and then hand over the item, given the choice between being beaten and handing it over; the other type is a duel where the two sides are evenly matched.
Boom! Boom! Crack!
Whitebeard bent his knees slightly as he took Lyriana's heavy hammer head-on. The ball of light formed by the Tremor-Tremor Fruit exploded, and the massive impact spread across the entire island centered on the two of them, with terrifying energy spreading outwards uncontrollably.
The ground beneath Whitebeard's feet began to crack under the strain, and huge fissures spread outwards from his feet.
The houses that had already collapsed due to Gamenho's abilities were now in ruins, and this time even the town center was not spared.
The commotion, like a natural disaster, sent those who had been indulging in wine, women, and gambling rushing into the streets, looking around in bewilderment.
At this moment, a faint golden light was also flowing around Leliana's body.
"The title of the world's strongest man is truly well-deserved."
At this point, Lyliana had already realized the troublesome aspect of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit; the amplification of attacks by this fruit was not concentrated in one point.
In the direct confrontation, Lyriana had blocked Whitebeard's attack, but the lingering shock still affected her body.
In every encounter, Lyliana could feel that force trying to shake her body.
At first, there might not be any problems, but as these forces accumulate and erupt during Whitebeard's attack, the effects are quite deadly.
This can be described as a true wound that bypasses the defenses and strikes directly inside.
Whitebeard's fighting style may seem like brute force, but in reality, most people can be defeated with sheer brute force, and very few can withstand his direct attacks.
Only a handful of people could use this technique on him.
"Did you notice? You're quite perceptive."
"Yes, this is the first time I've experienced this feeling, but it's my turn next."
The dim golden light continued to swirl, eventually converging on Lyriana's hands.
The fact that Whitebeard could injure Lyriana in this way demonstrates the versatility of his combat experience and methods, but for Lyriana, this is merely a prerequisite for unlocking the second phase.
Only those who can hurt Lyliana can experience the full power of her punch.
"Gaia's Hammer!"
boom!
Dominance is a form of energy, and after combining dominance and boldness, Lyliana condensed it into the tip of her warhammer.
Suppressing the churning blood and qi within her body, Leliana swung her hammer once more.
The hammer and blade clashed again, and the handles of their weapons seemed to twist under the strange force. At that moment, the island was filled with dust, and the already cracked ground became even more fragmented. Half of the island collapsed and sank into the sea.
After the sea breeze carried away the smoke and dust, Lyliana, floating in mid-air, was the first to appear. Although there was some blood on the corner of her mouth, what was more eye-catching was her smile.
"Do you still want to continue, Whitebeard?!"
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