Under Dar’s gaze, the hairs on Sengoku’s body stood on end.
His pent-up rage was ignited in an instant, and veins bulged on his forehead.
“Come on!
Dar, you brat!
Today, I’ll send you to the bottom of the sea!”
Bang, bang, bang—!
The thunderous sound of fists meeting flesh echoed across the sky.
Neither of them used any flashy dodges; this was a pure, frontal collision of physical bodies and Haki.
Every punch slammed into the other, and the resulting shockwaves sent gravel flying in all directions.
After just a few seconds of trading heavy blows, Dar abruptly retreated to create some distance.
His right eye was swollen high and bruised black and blue—a textbook giant panda eye—and the pain made half of his face numb.
The opposing Fleet Admiral Sengoku didn’t fare much better.
Two streams of bright red blood flowed from his nostrils, and due to his rapid breathing, a small blood bubble even formed at the tip of his nose.
He looked utterly disheveled, completely devoid of his usual dignity as a Marine Admiral.
Dar clutched his swollen right eye, hissing in pain as he inhaled sharply.
He glared at Sengoku vigilantly, his tone filled with annoyance: “Even if I’m naturally better-looking than you, you didn’t have to go for the kill and aim specifically for my face, right?
Can you afford to pay if you ruin my looks?”
Sengoku raised his hand and roughly wiped away the blood continuously pouring from his nose, ignoring Dar’s mockery.
With a solemn expression, he asked in a deep voice: “As a powerhouse with top-tier combat strength, why are you so obsessed with being a pirate?
Is it also to pursue that so-called void of freedom on the great sea?”
Dar paused, his fingertips pressing hard against his throbbing eye.
His long-pent-up anger erupted, his voice filled with gnashing intensity:
“You still have the nerve to ask me?
It’s because you Marines are corrupt and rotten!
You pinned a village-massacre charge on me for no reason.
Now that I’ve been forced into this corner, there’s no turning back!”
Hearing this, Sengoku’s pupils constricted slightly, and his face showed clear astonishment.
He thought to himself: This brat’s words don’t sound like lies.
Could it be that there really was some unknown hidden truth back then?
But currently locked in a life-or-death battle, he couldn’t afford any distraction.
Sengoku immediately reined in his thoughts and tensed his body again.
Just then, a crisp system notification exploded in Dar’s mind:
“Ding…
host has beaten top-tier powerhouse Sengoku, Armament Haki +10000!”
Dar was shocked, then immediately ecstatic: “Another 10,000 Armament Haki points?
This is so satisfying!”
The uncontrollable excitement made him burst into loud laughter on the spot.
The surging Armament Haki within him completely lost control; unable to suppress it any longer, it erupted like a volcanic explosion!
The Armament Haki Domain activated passively.
The ink-black Haki spread crazily with Dar as the center, instantly covering the entire island.
Even the churning seawater around the island was completely enveloped by this thick Haki, causing the sea surface to take on a pitch-black sheen.
The oppressive feeling was terrifyingly extreme!
The ordinary Marine soldiers on the distant sea stared at this terrifying black Haki covering the sky and earth.
Their mouths hung open in shock, their legs went weak, and their weapons clattered to the ground.
They couldn’t even utter a complete sentence, only able to watch the direction of the island’s center with horror-stricken faces, completely stunned by this power that transcended their understanding.
Even Bullet, who was usually arrogant and unbridled at the edge of the island, had his pupils shrink in shock from this overwhelming Haki Domain.
He clenched his fists tightly and muttered to himself: “What kind of bizarre ability is this?
To be able to reach this extent…
it’s simply too terrifying!”
Standing in the center of the Haki Domain, Sengoku slowly loosened his neck and limbs.
A faint Haki lingered around his body, constantly offsetting the erosion of the domain.
Aside from needing to divide his attention to resist it, he hadn’t suffered any substantial impact.
This moment confirmed that Dar’s Armament Haki Domain had minimal effect on true powerhouses.
With his strength surging again and his Haki Domain fully activated, Dar put his hands on his hips triumphantly and looked up at Sengoku, laughing wildly.
His tone was arrogant to the extreme: “Old man Sengoku!
I’m waiting for my skill cooldown now.
What are you waiting for?
Hurry up and come here to get beaten up!”
Upon hearing this, Sengoku didn’t get angry.
Instead, a meaningful smile curled at the corners of his mouth.
He moved his feet and quickly retreated several steps, his voice echoing across the entire area: “I am waiting for Garp.”
“Garp?!”
Dar’s expression changed drastically.
His heart skipped a beat, and he panicked instantly!
He hadn’t yet grasped Observation Haki, so he couldn’t sense danger in advance.
He could only look around in a panic, but other than the shattered island and black Haki, there was no sign of Garp in his line of sight.
It wasn’t until he subconsciously looked up at the sky that he froze—why were there two dazzling suns in the sky?
No!
That’s not the sun!
It’s Garp!
At this moment, Garp was diving down from high altitude, his right fist tightly clenched.
His fist was burning with crimson Haki, like a falling sun, emitting a dazzling red light capable of destroying heaven and earth.
Using the terrifying potential energy of his dive, he smashed down fiercely toward Dar!
Dar’s pride and joy, the Armament Haki Domain, was as fragile as thin paper in front of Garp’s punch, failing to provide even the slightest obstruction.
“Galaxy Impact!!”
Garp’s roar shook the heavens!
Dar had no time to dodge.
He could only exert all his strength to cross his arms in front of him, gritting his teeth to take this heavy punch that could move mountains and seas and shatter everything!
“Boom—!!!”
The terrifying explosion sounded like a neutron star detonating.
The blinding crimson light instantly swallowed the entire island, and the shockwave overturned the seawater for thousands of meters around!
Dar’s newly expanded Armament Haki Domain shattered inch by inch, dissipating into the air like broken shards of glass.
He himself was smashed fiercely into the ground by this immense force, creating a bottomless crater, blasted who knows how many thousands of meters underground.
The island, already covered in cracks from the two of them fighting, completely disintegrated and fell apart under Garp’s finishing blow.
Only countless scattered rocks remained, floating lonely on the sea surface.
Having delivered this earth-shattering blow, Garp seemed to have all his strength drained.
His face turned pale, his steps were unsteady, and his body swayed, nearly causing him to fall directly into the sea.
“Garp!”
It was his old buddy Sengoku again, who immediately rushed forward to support his tottering old partner.
Using his strength to perform Moonwalk, he carried Garp and landed on a large, intact reef on the sea surface.
Garp plopped down onto the rock, gasping for air, his chest heaving violently.
Finally, he simply lay back, looking at the sky and laughing wildly.
Halfway through, he couldn’t help but choke and cough a few times: “Hahaha!!
Cough, cough!!
Sengoku!
This battle was truly satisfying!
It’s been a long time since I’ve had this much fun!”
Watching his disheveled yet cheerful old friend, a long-lost relaxed smile appeared on Sengoku’s face.
He shook his head helplessly: “You guy, you’re always so reckless, never holding back when you strike.”
After a pause, Sengoku’s gaze turned toward the bottomless crater in the seabed.
He frowned slightly and asked softly: “That hit just now…
that brat named Dar, you didn’t kill him directly, did you?”
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