On the battlefield, Lin Ning and Blackbeard's life-and-death battle had reached a fever pitch!
Black and red lightning tore through the sky, and the aftershocks of Haki shattered the earth; the entire Jaya Island trembled frantically and was torn to pieces by their collision!
Outside this tumultuous battlefield, the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates were also watching nervously!
Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji stood at the very front, hands clenched, their eyes fixed on the two combatants in the battle!
Their bodies instinctively wanted to rush forward and support Lin Ning!
But... they couldn't help!
Lin Ning and Blackbeard's battle... had completely surpassed their level!
At this moment, a strong sense of unwillingness rose in the hearts of the three!
Their companion—Lin Ning—was fighting alone, locked in a death struggle with Blackbeard, a great pirate from the latter half of the Grand Line!
But they... could only stand there and watch!
This was too humiliating!
Luffy lowered his head, his fists clenched so tightly that his fingernails dug deep into his palms, and blood slowly dripped!
He had never felt such intense anger... anger at himself!
He... couldn't fight alongside Lin Ning!
"Zoro... Sanji..."
Luffy's voice was low and firm, breaking the silence.
Zoro and Sanji's gazes trembled slightly; they felt the change in Luffy's aura.
At this moment, Luffy became more serious than ever before!
"From now on... we can't be like this anymore."
Luffy slowly raised his head, his eyes filled with unprecedented determination!
"Lin Ning is our companion; he can fight alone for us!"
"But we... cannot let him face powerful enemies alone anymore!"
"We must catch up to him!"
"We must become stronger!!!"
"We can no longer just stand here and watch!!!"
Luffy's voice, like a thunderclap, exploded fiercely in the hearts of Zoro and Sanji!
"Ah..."
Zoro took a deep breath, then he curled his lips into a sneer full of Battle Intent.
"Exactly my thoughts!"
Sanji exhaled softly, his eyes suddenly sharp, and he nodded solemnly!
"That's right... we must become stronger."
The three had firm gazes, their fighting spirit burning more fiercely than ever before!
Just then, in the center of the battlefield, Lin Ning and Blackbeard's strongest attacks collided completely!
"Boom!!!!"
The entire world... seemed to fall into a brief silence at this moment!
Immediately after—
"Bang—!!!!"
A destructive shockwave, like a storm, swept wildly in all directions!
Black and red lightning crisscrossed the heavens and earth, tearing through the sky!
The air blast exploded, soaring into the sky, and the entire Jaya Island trembled frantically, as if it were about to be completely torn apart by this destructive power!
"Rumble rumble rumble—!!!!"
Rocks hundreds of meters high were instantly shattered, and the seawater was directly churned into towering waves!
The aftermath of the battle swept over everything!
The Straw Hat Pirates were all forced back by this terrifying shockwave, barely managing to steady themselves!
Nami covered her hair with both hands, blown askew by the storm, and shouted in terror: "It's... it's too terrifying!!"
Usopp huddled into a ball, trembling: "This... this isn't a human battle at all!!!"
Robin frowned, her expression extremely solemn: "...Can Lin Ning really win?"
And Chopper directly hugged Zoro's thigh, clutching on tightly!
But—
Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji showed no panic!
They stood firm, fists clenched, their eyes fixed on the center of the battlefield!
This battle concerned the lives of all of them!
And even more, their future!
The storm raged, the battlefield shattered.
But amidst this destructive aftermath of battle—
The three main forces of the Straw Hat had already quietly made a decision!
They would not fall behind again!
They... would become stronger!!
Next time... they would fight alongside Lin Ning!!!
The air on Jaya Island seemed to be completely solidified, even the raging winds paused at this moment, and the entire world seemed to be left with only the halberd in Lin Ning's hand—
Crisscrossed with black and red lightning!
But at this moment—
The halberd was no longer a wildly sweeping battle-axe, no longer a giant hammer that destroyed everything!
Instead—
A divine spear, extremely sharp, piercing through heaven and earth!
—Hegemon Emperor Execution!!
"Whoosh!!!!"
Lin Ning's figure vanished in an instant, turning into a black afterimage, and a violent wind pressure exploded the moment he stepped!
The entire space was torn open by the rapidly piercing halberd, creating a deep crack!
His target was directly Blackbeard's fist!
Red lightning burst from Blackbeard's fist, and his entire arm seemed to become a black and red war hammer at this moment!
Blackbeard's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared in a low voice:
"Brat!! Don't get too arrogant too soon!!"
"Do you think my Haki can be easily crushed by you?!"
Blackbeard's heart was full of madness and confidence!
His Armament Haki was a top-tier existence in this sea, and he would never lose!
But the next second—
"Pfft!!!"
Blackbeard's pupils suddenly dilated, and the arrogance on his face instantly froze!
The moment the tip of the halberd touched Blackbeard's right fist—
There was no pause whatsoever!
Blackbeard's Peak Armament Haki couldn't even withstand it for a moment!
It was directly—completely pierced through!!!
"Crack!!"
Blackbeard's right fist, like it was made of paper, was forcefully pierced through by the tip of the halberd!
Blood gushed out wildly!
Blackbeard's right fist was already larger than an ordinary person's head; for a normal person, this blow would probably have directly shattered their arm, or even caused them to explode and die!
But even so—
Blackbeard's right fist was completely crippled!
He let out a tragic scream, his entire arm trembled violently, and he could barely feel its existence!
However, the true killing intent of Lin Ning's move—
Had just begun!
The halberd was unstoppable; after piercing Blackbeard's right fist, the momentum of the blade did not diminish, and it went directly towards Blackbeard's left chest!
"Pfft—!!!"
The halberd pierced Blackbeard's left chest with extreme precision!
The entire blade completely entered Blackbeard's body, and violent black and red lightning exploded frantically, tearing at Blackbeard's flesh!
Blackbeard's pupils began to dilate, his frantic expression completely collapsed, replaced by pain and fear!
He felt... the approach of death!!!
The power of the halberd had not weakened in the slightest; under Lin Ning's powerful arm strength—
It directly lifted Blackbeard's massive body—high into the air!
Blackbeard's huge body, over three meters tall, was firmly impaled in mid-air by the halberd, like prey waiting to be slaughtered!
At this moment, Blackbeard looked exactly like a dying beast, pierced by a hunter's halberd, completely losing the ability to struggle!
His feet twitched frantically, and a large amount of blood gushed from his mouth!
However, because the blade of the halberd was still piercing through his chest.
Blackbeard's blood did not gush out completely, but slowly seeped from the wound!
He could no longer let out any roars, only painful groans escaped his mouth!
At this moment, Lin Ning, holding the halberd, impaled Blackbeard—like a demon god standing between heaven and earth!