At the center of the battlefield, two streaks traversed the sky, contending with each other.
The sharp aura stirred up the sky, forming a funnel-like vortex overhead, drawing in distant clouds.
Soon, thick dark clouds gathered above the battlefield, swirling and flowing. A glance at them made one feel as if the sky was about to collapse.
However, at this moment, neither of the two individuals in the battle paid attention to the situation outside.
Especially Whitebeard, who personally witnessed his invincible Tremor-Tremor Fruit power being blocked by the Conqueror's Haki wrapped around the Hakoku.
The power that could shatter everything was now unable to break through that dark red light, which was like an impenetrable wall, blocking its path.
Tremor waves formed visible ripples in the air, continuously impacting the iron wall barrier formed by the Conqueror's Haki.
As the two forces continued to clash, the Conqueror's Haki expanded, transforming into a light screen.
The tremor waves continuously struck the light screen, and the violent tremor energy exploded, turning into countless aftershocks that dispersed.
This scene was like a river tide crashing against a sturdy dike. The waves shattered, water splashed everywhere, and it instantly dissipated.
"Was it blocked?"
Whitebeard narrowed his eyes, his expression slightly solemn.
But very quickly, his expression changed, and a hint of shock appeared in the depths of his eyes.
He saw that the two colliding streaks in the distance had finally determined a victor.
Kenji's Hakoku was superior, forcefully cleaving open the colossal slash unleashed by Whitebeard.
From the perspective of an observer, this scene had a somewhat comical feel.
Because compared to Whitebeard's colossal slash, the Hakoku was incredibly miniature, almost like a child fighting a giant.
Yet at this moment, the 'giant' had fallen.
Moreover, the colossal slash was not just cut open by the Hakoku, it directly shattered, as if some balance point within the slash was broken, and the massive slash as a whole could no longer maintain its form.
Endless shattered slashes scattered, and its sharpness was such that even the rampant arcs within the battlefield range were pierced through.
The fragmented, massive amount of tiny slashes surged chaotically, forming various small slash storms, forcefully suppressing the dense black lightning in the field.
As the dense arcs dissipated, the obscured battlefield finally became visible to Oden and the others.
Although the view of the battlefield was still not very clear due to the large number of small slashes, it was much better than being unable to see before.
At this moment, in the eyes of the observers, including Oden, the battlefield appeared as if covered in a layer of mist, or like a thinly pixelated image, giving a hazy sensation.
"How annoying!"
Oden gripped his sword hilt, wishing he could rush over and personally cut open everything that obstructed his view.
However, before he could make a move, the tremor aftershocks from the battlefield spread over.
These were merely aftershocks, the residual waves from the strongest tremor surge crashing against an "iron plate" and exploding, but their power was not weak.
The aftershocks of river and sea tides can easily destroy houses and sweep away crowds, and tremor aftershocks are similar, even more destructive.
As waves of tremor aftershocks struck, a warrior standing at the very front, closest to the battlefield, was the first to be impacted. The intense tremors caused blood to spurt from all seven orifices of his face on the spot.
Subsequently, the tremor waves continued to invade, and the warriors further back were one by one shaken, either falling to the ground or shaking their heads with blood spurting from their facial orifices.
Some of the warriors drew their swords, intending to resist, wildly slashing at the invisible tremor waves with their hair-splitting blades.
Then, those very blades, crafted by Wano Country swordsmiths, were actually shattered by the tremors.
"Huh? So destructive? It's clearly just an aftershock." Oden exclaimed in surprise, standing still.
However, he had not suffered the impact of the tremor waves.
Because the tremor waves in the battlefield were blocked by the Conqueror's Haki light screen, the scattered tremor aftershocks naturally spread towards Whitebeard's side of the area.
And the dividing line was where the Conqueror's Haki light screen had been located.
Oden happened to be standing on Kenji's side of the area, so neither the tremor aftershocks nor the subsequent surge of shattered slashes affected him.
Apart from him, about half of the other samurais present also managed to escape harm.
However, the other half were rather unlucky. First, their brains were almost scrambled by the tremor aftershocks, and then they were caught in the small slash storms formed by the fragmented slash.
Fortunately, these slash storms lost much of their power after colliding with numerous Haki traces, so those unlucky samurais were not dismembered on the spot.
However, there were a few who were most unlucky, being precisely on the dividing line, with half of their bodies attacked.
By the time the commotion subsided, these few had one half of their bodies severely injured and the other half intact, which was quite comical.
"Everyone, come over here!"
After understanding the situation, Oden quickly waved and shouted, calling all the samurais to his side, which was Kenji's side of the area.
"This is bad. If they continue fighting like this, just the aftermath of the battle could destroy the Flower Capital."
Oden glanced around, his expression involuntarily becoming a little nervous.
The tremor aftershocks just now not only severely injured half of the Samurai but also destroyed the outer earth and stone of the Flower Capital.
Fortunately, these tremor waves eventually ran out of energy and did not further invade the Flower Capital city itself.
"Must go all out…"
Oden frowned in thought, then turned to Ushimaru beside him and instructed, "Go notify… them to rush to the Flower Capital immediately."
"Yes!"
Ushimaru immediately moved, seemingly aware of the urgency of the matter, running with almost all his strength at the fastest possible speed.
Within the battlefield, after Whitebeard's colossal slash shattered, Hakoku continued its unstoppable advance, quickly reaching Whitebeard.
"Hmph! Just this much…"
Whitebeard sneered and struck, swinging his naginata, meeting the incoming slash.
Bang!!!
The Hakoku and the Conqueror's Haki-infused blade clashed in mid-air, and their terrifying power once again triggered endless arcs.
"Get lost!"
Whitebeard roared, exerting force with both arms, intending to cleave open the Hakoku.
However, in the next moment, the Hakoku broke through some barrier, truly making contact with Whitebeard's blade.
Whitebeard's eyes widened, only managing to block with the hilt in front of him, and then he was sent flying far away.
"…How is this possible!"
Flying backward in mid-air, Whitebeard spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with surprise and doubt.
"They are clearly both Conqueror's Haki…"
Whitebeard found it hard to understand. He had just recently faced Kenji's flowing Conqueror's Haki head-on.
Even he had to admit that the power of this flowing Conqueror's Haki was indeed very great, forcing him to use Conqueror's Haki Infusion to resist until that flowing Conqueror's Haki power was exhausted.
But now, even with Conqueror's Haki Infusion, he was unable to resist.
"Is it because it's attached to the slash?"
Whitebeard coughed up another mouthful of clotted blood, the stinging pain in his body subsiding significantly.
Although he couldn't block the final wave of Hakoku, Whitebeard's injuries weren't too severe, perhaps because the attack had expended too much energy 'cutting through obstacles' along the way.
The result of this exchange was that Whitebeard suffered minor injuries.
(End of Chapter)
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