"That direction… it looks like where Ashveil and Imu are fighting. Could something that terrifying really have been released by them?" Whitebeard muttered with a furrowed brow.
Katakuri stepped forward, his eyes sharp.
"That's right. I can feel it too. That giant was released by Ashveil. His aura carries the distinct presence of his Conqueror's Haki," Katakuri said, activating his advanced Observation Haki as ripples of perception spread around him.
The giant, that overwhelming force, had come from Ashveil…
Mihawk stared silently for a moment, his expression shifting. It was the first time he had ever seen Ashveil unleash something of this scale, a manifestation so colossal and divine that even he could barely comprehend it.
Then Mihawk's eyes gleamed with a rare excitement.
"I knew it. Ashveil would never fall short. This overwhelming attack will crush Imu. This battle is finished," Mihawk said with calm certainty, though sparks of thrill flickered in his voice.
Even the Marines stood wide-eyed. The sheer magnitude of Ashveil's power left their minds blank. To call him terrifying was an understatement. To summon something like a god… how could any ordinary label describe him?
Kong narrowed his eyes. During his years in Holy Land Mary Geoise, he had occasionally heard vague whispers—rumors of a deity greater than the Sun God. He had dismissed them as nonsense, but now… seeing this…
Could that existence be Ashveil?
Someone surpassing Imu and even the legend of Joy Boy.
Kaido's jaw tightened. He had never imagined Ashveil would possess this level of power. His first encounter with Ashveil flashed through his mind, the moment Ashveil had reduced him to a bloodied wreck without effort. He had resented it then, but now… now it felt laughably foolish.
Thinking back, he was lucky—unbelievably lucky—that Ashveil had spared his life.
What "invincible defense", "limitless recovery", "strongest creature"? Those titles felt empty and embarrassing now. In front of Ashveil, they were nothing more than childish boasts.
Big Mom's eyes widened as her lips parted dramatically.
"Kaido… how arrogant were we, thinking we could oppose Ashveil back then?"
Kaido nodded firmly.
"Yes. And the fact we're still alive… that's its own kind of blessing."
…
On the battlefield, the clash between Ashveil and Imu intensified.
Ashveil manifested an invincible sword without warning. The blade was forged from the fusion of Conqueror's Haki and the powers of multiple Devil Fruits. His godlike form, sword in hand, confronted the incoming cannonball launched by Imu head-on.
With a thunderous explosion, His attack collided with Imu's blast.
The two forces erupted instantly, releasing chaotic waves of power in every direction.
Lightning arced outward.
Vibrations rippled violently.
Frost spread with chilling intensity.
Each aftershock carried a different nature. One frost-filled wave crashed into a distant hill, freezing it instantly. Another wave, glowing red with heat, slammed into a separate hill, melting it into flowing rock.
It looked like a scene pulled straight from legend, a clash of gods.
No one could have imagined that a single collision of energy would unleash such catastrophic might.
As the explosion engulfed the sky and ground, the entire world trembled beneath the weight of their power.
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