"Bolo Breath!"
While Yami was using spatial transfer to toy with Shanks, Kaido, who had been blasted into the air by repulsive force, suddenly switched from his Hybrid Form to his Azure Dragon Form. He gathered a massive ball of light in his mouth and then spat a gigantic pillar of fire downwards.
If this pillar of fire hit the ground, it would undoubtedly burn a massive magma cavern into the earth.
The range of damage was so vast that it targeted not only Yami but also included Shanks within Kaido's strike zone.
Aside from Charlotte Linlin, Kaido would not hold back against anyone, including his former companion, Whitebeard.
Similarly, when Whitebeard fought against Yami, he never concerned himself with Charlotte Linlin or Kaido.
Although their goal was to take down Yami, they were also enemies to each other.
Facing Kaido's Bolo Breath, Yami did not block it. He vanished with a teleport and appeared in front of Whitebeard, his fist wrapped in purple light waves, throwing a super heavy punch capable of crushing and destroying everything towards Whitebeard.
Having witnessed Yami use that strange ability to eliminate Charlotte Linlin and toy with Shanks, Whitebeard's Observation Haki had been locked onto him the entire time.
Almost at the exact moment Yami's aura appeared behind him, Whitebeard wrapped his fist in a transparent white halo, turned around, and smashed down with force.
Crack...
With the sound of the atmosphere shattering, the terrifying shockwave and transverse gravity collided once again. The astonishing density of wind pressure caused the surrounding space to not only lose its color but also become twisted.
In response, the corners of Yami's mouth grinned slightly.
With a loud boom, the expected stalemate did not occur. The air around Whitebeard suddenly materialized, twisted, and sank. The terrifying pressure caused the ground beneath the feet of the World's Strongest Man to shatter again, and a look of discomfort appeared on his face.
Before Whitebeard could consume Haki to resist this rule-based gravity, Yami suddenly increased his power output. The terrifying shockwave tore through Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit shockwave, turning into a transparent white pillar of light that blasted Whitebeard away.
Yes, blasted away, not pierced!
Unlike Charlotte Linlin, whose vision had severely deteriorated and whose body and reactions had become clumsy, Whitebeard, despite being plagued by illness, still possessed amazing reactions. Coupled with the fact that he had just prepared to use Haki to resist the gravity, he consumed a large amount of Haki in time to block Yami's strike.
Even so, Whitebeard, who was blasted away by the shockwave, still had a trail of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, feeling his internal organs churning.
"You're kidding, right? Pops' ability was defeated head-on?!"
"Stop joking, how many kinds of abilities are contained in that guy's fist?"
"..."
"Unbelievable, the strongest Paramecia actually lost. It looks like after today, the Devil Fruit rankings will have to be updated again."
"Black Hole Yami's punch, what kind of ability was that? It seemed like space itself was twisted?"
"..."
Just like how the world only saw Kaido being kicked away by Yami, the Whitebeard Pirates' cadres, captains, and the people of the world watching through the Video Transponder Snails only saw Whitebeard and Yami clash head-on. Then, Whitebeard, whose Tremor-Tremor Fruit was ranked first among Paramecia types by all magazines, lost to Yami's fist and was blasted away by a single punch.
The members of the Whitebeard Pirates, who had blind worship and trust in Whitebeard, all had dull and incredulous expressions on their faces.
Those who were slightly more knowledgeable were guessing what ability Yami used in that punch, or perhaps, how many abilities he used?
Yami, who had blasted Whitebeard away with one punch, was not satisfied with this result.
With another teleport, he appeared out of thin air above the head of Whitebeard, who had just landed. Raising his long leg high, still wrapped in purple light waves, he chopped down forcefully towards Whitebeard.
This time, Whitebeard did not dare to underestimate Yami's attack in the slightest.
Not only did he wrap his fist in a transparent white halo, but he also infused it with Conqueror's Haki and smashed out a punch with full force.
Crack...
The sound of the atmosphere shattering rang out again.
Yami's kick and Whitebeard's fist did not collide; they were kept apart by a layer of invisible substance.
The terrifying shockwave and transverse gravity once again caused the surrounding space to lose its color.
The earth was ravaged and shattered by the shockwave and gravity again. Wherever the wind pressure passed, it was impossible to tell if the air was twisting or if space itself was twisting.
"Bolo Breath!"
In the sky, Kaido seized the opportunity again and spat a huge pillar of fire downwards.
Unfortunately, the pillar of fire was too far from Yami, and it automatically disintegrated.
Not far away, Shanks also needed to use Haki to withstand the terrifying hurricane and simply could not get close to Yami and Whitebeard.
Although it was a chaotic battle, when two of the world's strongest were firing on all cylinders, unless Shanks and Kaido also went all out, they simply could not intervene in the fight between the two.
But if they went all out, they would not only need to defend against Yami's attacks but also defend against the attacks of others.
In that case, at best, they would need to consume a large amount of Haki; at worst, they might suffer serious injuries.
After all, fighting with full power was different from the melee combat just now; it was truly risking one's life.
Therefore, neither Shanks nor Kaido got involved this time, waiting for the right opportunity to launch an attack on Yami or even Whitebeard.
However, Yami did not give them this chance.
The clash had not ended when Yami used spatial transfer to move himself and Whitebeard away from the center of the energy storm.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Crack...
Yami constantly teleported, appearing at various positions around Whitebeard—front, back, left, and right—and launched a storm-like offensive against him.
Every punch and kick was a super heavy punch and super heavy kick amplified by the More-More Fruit, occasionally wrapped in purple gravity waves.
Facing Yami's offensive, Whitebeard struggled to cope.
The disadvantage of old age!
Whitebeard's consciousness could no longer keep up with Seeing the Future.
Coupled with the fact that the Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability could not be instant-cast—or rather, if instant-cast, the power could not be maximized—and without being able to use Conqueror's Coating effectively, Whitebeard would probably have been hit by Yami just like Charlotte Linlin after a few exchanges.
Finally, Yami teleported once again and used spatial transfer to disrupt Whitebeard's sense of direction.
His fist finally successfully landed on Whitebeard's body.
Boom—
With one hit, the transparent white column of light, containing the power to drain the color from space, immediately pierced through Whitebeard's body. It caused the pupils of the World's Strongest Man to constrict, his eyes becoming empty for a split second.
Even a born monster cannot withstand a punch from Yami, and Whitebeard was no exception.
With just one punch, Yami critically injured the man who had held the throne of the World's Strongest for decades!
Although he had not completed the final ultimate evolution, Yami already possessed the embryonic form of One Punch Man.
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