Akainu had finally found his target—Whitebeard.
Unlike the other Admirals, he came to this war with one purpose: kill Whitebeard.
With Flower Sword Vista already down, Akainu didn't hesitate. He surged forward, magma blazing.
"Dark Hound!"
His body launched into the air, fist transforming into a massive, snarling beast of molten lava—biting down toward Whitebeard with violent fury.
Every eye on the battlefield turned to them.
The admiral vs. the world's strongest man.
Edward Newgate—Whitebeard—had barely lifted a finger this entire war.
But now, finally, he moved.
"Tch. Magma brat. You've got a long way to go if you think you can take me on."
He sounded casual, almost bored.
Raising his right arm, he slammed his fist forward.
BOOOOM—
Reality cracked.
A violent quake ripped through the air itself. Space shattered like glass, spiderweb cracks spreading in all directions.
Then came the shockwave.
Marineford shook to its core.
The legendary power of the Quake-Quake Fruit—finally unleashed.
It wasn't some flashy technique.
Just one punch.
An airquake.
A single fist, shaking the fabric of space. Enough power to break the sky, the earth, and the sea all at once.
Akainu's Dark Hound was obliterated instantly. Even his magma body was rattled by the shockwave. He barely held together by liquefying in time.
Others weren't so lucky.
Ice cracked. The battlefield split open. Screams echoed as marines were hurled into the sea or fell into endless crevasses.
Those hit directly?
Crushed.
Bones shattered, organs ruptured.
Dead—without a chance.
One blow.
And everything changed.
Marineford's towering architecture groaned, splitting apart.
Sengoku stood frozen, cold sweat dripping.
"He really does still have the power to destroy the world…"
"They said he was sick, past his prime. But even like this—Whitebeard is still Whitebeard."
Chiyu nodded to himself.
This was his first time witnessing Whitebeard's true strength—
And it was even more terrifying than in the original timeline.
Garp stayed put.
He'd already been fooled by Chiyu's shadow clone, allowing Zephyr to escape. Now, injured from Chiyu's lightning, he couldn't afford another mistake. His job was to guard Ace.
Still, even he couldn't hide the flicker of fear in his eyes.
"That old monster… still terrifying as ever."
On the execution platform, Ace trembled.
"Dad… Everyone… They're dying—just to save me…"
His voice cracked as he cried.
How many had already fallen—just for him?
Whitebeard stood tall, having just flipped the entire battlefield on its head.
He slammed his naginata, Murakumogiri, into the ground and looked up toward Ace.
"ACE!"
"Hang on! I'm coming for you!"
Ace shouted back through tears.
"Dad! You guys—"
He wanted to tell them not to come. But how could he?
Too much had already been sacrificed.
Even if he said it, it wouldn't change anything now.
There was no going back.
And then—Sengoku entered the fight.
"Whitebeard! As long as I'm Fleet Admiral, I won't let you run wild!"
His massive golden Buddha form emerged again—this time, fully powered up.
"BUDDHA SHOCKWAVE!"
It was a last-ditch, all-in attack. His most powerful move.
And it was devastating.
A massive shockwave exploded outward, tearing everything apart in its path.
Whitebeard narrowed his eyes.
"You're going all-out, huh, Sengoku?"
"Then let's dance."
For the first time in this war, Whitebeard truly gripped his weapon.
Murakumogiri—one of the Twelve Supreme Grade Blades.
Combined with the Quake-Quake Fruit, it was a force of nature.
BOOM!!!
With a roar, Whitebeard's blade tore through the air—
Space shattered again, colliding head-on with Sengoku's wave.
The two attacks clashed mid-air.
KA-BOOM!!!
The impact thundered through Marineford. The sound alone ruptured eardrums—blood streaming from the ears of anyone nearby.
Then came the real shockwave.
The ocean parted. A vacuum exploded outward.
Ships—navy and pirate alike—were tossed like toys.
Anyone too close was either flattened or torn apart by sheer force.
Even Whitebeard and Sengoku were sent flying.
Whitebeard's ship skidded across the water, carving a massive wave. Sengoku slammed into a wall, coughing up blood.
"That bastard... Still that terrifying."
Whitebeard chuckled.
"Looks like you've gotten old too, Sengoku."
"Still enough to take you down!" the admiral shot back.
"Try it."
Whitebeard didn't hesitate—another swing, another space-rending quake.
BOOM!
Cracks spread everywhere. Land, sky, sea—everything trembled.
Sengoku roared.
"You won't disgrace Marineford!"
Another Buddha Shockwave followed.
And then—Akainu rejoined the fight.
A two-on-one assault.
"Buddha Shockwave!"
"Great Eruption!!!"
Shockwave and magma collided and fused into a cataclysmic firestorm.
It wasn't just double power—it was exponential.
A massive explosion erupted, lava and fire blasting across the battlefield.
An unstoppable, god-killing force.
Even Chiyu tensed.
Two admiral-level powers striking at once? That had never happened in the original timeline.
Could even Whitebeard survive this?
Even in his prime, maybe not. And now—
He was old. Weakened.
"DAD! WATCH OUT!!" Ace screamed.
Garp's face darkened.
"Is that—?!"
Everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates panicked.
"DAD!"
And then—
A blur dashed in front of Whitebeard.
"Diamond Jozu!!"
The 3rd Division Commander.
A Paramecia user. His entire body transformed into diamond.
The Adamant Shield.
He stood firm, right in front of the attack.
BOOOOOOM!
The shockwave hit first. His diamond body cracked. He turned pale.
Then came the magma.
High-temperature lava engulfed him.
Even diamond began to melt.
Akainu sneered.
"Diamond or not—it all melts under this heat."
Diamond's hard—but not heat-resistant.
At over 1000°C, magma melts it like butter.
Sure enough, Jozu's body started to fall apart.
He screamed in pain.
"AAAAARGH!!!"
"JOZU!!!"
Whitebeard, Marco, Vista, and even Ace all screamed.
But Jozu didn't fall back.
He redirected the shockwave skyward, completely neutralizing Sengoku's attack.
But the magma kept burning.
In a desperate move, he dove into the frozen sea.
The icy waters extinguished the flames—
But for a Devil Fruit user, that's suicide.
"JOZU!!"
"Commander!!"
Pirates dove in after him, trying to save their comrade.
Chiyu watched, awestruck.
Jozu had blocked the combined attack of Sengoku and Akainu—alone.
He may have fallen, but he earned his legend.
The unbreakable shield—shattered, but still standing.
Whitebeard's fury exploded.
He roared, slamming his naginata again.
"You think this is a game?!"
"SENGOKU! AKAINU!!"
He went all out.
His power hit its peak.
BOOOOOOM!!!
The sky cracked. The ocean split. Marineford's land was torn to shreds.
A massive trench carved through the battlefield.
Marines didn't even have time to scream before they were vaporized or swallowed by the abyss.
"WATCH OUT!!" Sengoku bellowed.
Aokiji and Kizaru appeared instantly, standing shoulder to shoulder.
They unleashed their Haki—both arms extended.
They caught the final quake just in time, shielding the Marineford main city.
But the rest of the base was annihilated—
Reduced to rubble and ruin.
All from one swing.
Everyone stared, horrified.
It might look like Whitebeard was dominating, but in reality—
He was losing.
The Navy still had Sengoku, Tsuru, and three active admirals.
Whitebeard's side?
Jozu—critically injured.
Vista—incapacitated.
Only Whitebeard and Marco were left standing.
If this kept going, both the Whitebeard Pirates and Chiyu's own Undying Legion were going to be wiped out here.
And so—
Chiyu's real plan finally began.