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The punch shot forward suddenly, striking the empty space ahead.
"Kraash!"
A crisp, glass-like cracking sound rang out, not loud, yet it reverberated clearly in the hearts of everyone present.
Sengoku widened his eyes, fury blazing within.
The Marines gaped, staring at the sky in shock.
"The sky… it's splitting!"
Someone muttered in a daze.
What they saw was unbelievable.
Above the Qin's Nation fleet, which was already covered in artillery fire, the enormous sky itself seemed to fracture, radiating out from Qin Yi's swung fist. Cracks spread rapidly, streaking outward. Within just a few breaths, the entire sky was filled with fissures. When these cracks reached the Marine shells, the black projectiles began exploding in clusters.
After immense effort, countless ships lost, the Marines had finally managed to strike at the Qin's Nation fleet, yet the result was staggering.
Qin Yi had acted. The mighty king of Qin's Nation, the greatest enemy commander, had shattered the very sky with a single punch.
"I'm tired of playing childish games. Order the entire army to launch a full-scale assault, attack everywhere!"
At the bow of the flagship, Qin Yi retracted his right hand and commanded coldly.
"Yes, sir!"
The soldiers responded quickly, passing along the orders.
In an instant, the Qin's Nation fleet sprang into motion.
What shocked Sengoku and the Marines was that they saw Qin's Nation soldiers leaping from the warships and landing steadily on the ocean's surface. Even more astonishing, they began running toward the Marines at incredible speed!
"Hey, hey, hey! Am I hallucinating?"
"They're running on the sea! That's the ocean, not land!"
Voices of disbelief rang out among the Marines.
It wasn't just one person running, it was the entire army. Thousands upon thousands of soldiers sprinted across the sea. This ocean… it couldn't be real, could it?
"Look!"
At that moment, someone pointed toward the forefront of the ocean.
"It's Madara! Uchiha Madara! He's already in the field!"
"Qin's Nation… really is unreasonable!"
"They've just started the war and are already going all out!"
The Vice-Admirals' expressions turned grave.
In both strategic planning and real warfare, experts were typically reserved for the final decisive moments. That was the true moment to determine victory.
Yet Qin's Nation had decisively overturned that convention.
At this moment, every member of their army, both masters and regular soldiers, was fully engaged.
A full-scale assault. The king of Qin's Nation, Ying Zheng, had already launched it.
"Aokiji!" Sengoku roared, his face twisted with rage.
Since the enemy had abandoned all restraint and chosen to face him head-on, he would certainly not disappoint!
"I see it, Admiral!"
Aokiji rose, stepping briskly forward, accelerating rapidly, then leaping from the warship.
"Ice Age!"
The words left his mouth, and the surrounding temperature plummeted. The ocean surface froze rapidly, forming a thick layer of ice. In just a few breaths, the entire sea had been solidified by Aokiji's power.
"Attack!"
Sengoku roared, taking several long strides before leaping down.
On the Marine warships, even those who had always regarded Sengoku as a strategist saw him act with what seemed like unrestrained fury. With a shout, they followed, jumping into the battle themselves.
"Charge!"
In an instant, the war escalated to a white-hot stage. On the massive frozen surface, the sounds of battle echoed everywhere. Dense formations of soldiers surged forward relentlessly.
"This king of Qin's Nation… truly earns my respect,"
King Yuanli, who had leapt down as well, could only stare in astonishment.
Such a massive war, wherever it took place, would normally be fought in segmented fronts, but the enemy had charged straight into a full-scale assault. That wasn't merely supreme confidence; it was sheer madness.
"This is the kind of war I want!"
Madara strode at the forefront, his feet pounding the ice with incredible speed. After just a few breaths, he had already left the soldiers behind.
"Madara!"
Suddenly, a voice rang out.
"Hashirama, don't steal my opponent in this battle!"
Madara said coldly.
Hashirama's steps accelerated; he caught up and ran alongside Madara.
The two of them were at the very front of Qin's Nation forces. Behind them were the various Kage and clan leaders, who, despite their efforts, could not catch up.
Less than a thousand meters separated them, and in the blink of an eye, they had already closed the distance.
As the two sides were about to clash, Madara bent his knees and leapt high into the sky.
"Let's go big, catch this strike!"
His hands became afterimages, then stopped abruptly.
"Ninpō (Ninja Art), Tengai Shinsei (Heavenly Obstacle Quaking Star)!"
"Vuuum!"
Above everyone, the air seemed to pause. A rolling shockwave appeared, and the immense wind pressure swept across the battlefield. The clouds overhead, already flashing with lightning and thunder, were violently torn apart.
Through the rolling clouds, a massive meteor came into view.
"Hss!"
The Marines gasped in disbelief.
The Kage immediately halted, hands raised to stop the soldiers behind them.
"Stop! Don't move forward!"
"That guy's location is too dangerous!"
They lifted their heads, watching the enormous meteor hurtle down, its speed increasing, their eyes trembling in shock.
Truly, Madara was utterly reckless!
"Vuuum!"
The meteor fell, the wind pressure growing stronger. The sudden shift in air pressure even shook the ice beneath the Marines' feet.
"What… what do we do?"
"Boom!"
The shockwave rolled outward, and the meteor, in the blink of an eye, was directly above everyone, casting a massive shadow.
"This is my gift as a guest of this world!"
Madara floated in the air, arms folded, looking down.
The enormous meteor was about to slam into the ice.
At that moment, a figure leapt into the air with explosive force, cracking the ice beneath him. The man shot upward like a cannonball, instantly arriving beneath the meteor.
"Iron Fist, Garp!"
The calm, steady voice brought everyone a sense of security.
"Boom!"
His fist struck the meteor with unimaginable solidity.
Then, everyone's eyes widened as Madara's pupils constricted in shock.
"Kraash!"
The massive meteor began cracking from the point where the fist struck at its base, fissures rapidly spreading across its surface.
"Vuuum!"
Three breaths later, the meteor trembled violently and shattered into countless fragments, scattering across the sky.
"Garp!"
Madara's figure dropped to the ground, his eyes locked onto the man who had thrown the punch.
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