"They really aren't coming." Renji withdrew his gaze and sighed.
In that case, he would just have to go find them personally later.
"It's a bit troublesom but I'll experience the power of the ancient weapon myself."
"How does it compare to my current Hollow Technique: Purple?!"
Near the island's coast, terrifying explosion winds spread across the sea.
A white-clothed figure stood on the deck of a Marine ship, his cloak billowing behind him, his sharp eyes fixed on the purple-robed man in front of him.
Lucci's face was grim, his muscles bulging. Haki wrapped around his body, clearly in a state of battle.
"Fujitora, as an Admiral, is this how you carry out justice?!"
Facing Lucci's reprimand, Fujitora merely tightened his grip on the hilt of Yakuza Kasen, saying without backing down, "My justice is not for you to judge."
"Bastard!" Lucci roared.
Sizzle!
His upper clothing instantly tore due to his bulging muscles. Yellow-black leopard spots appeared on his body, while black flame-clouds coiled around him.
Coupled with terrifying Haki, Lucci's aura suddenly expanded with a boom, bringing immense pressure to the surrounding Marine soldiers.
The next second, Lucci's figure instantly vanished from its original spot, moving so fast that he disappeared.
"Devil Fruit awakening, huh? You've got some skills, but not many." Fujitora smiled faintly, merely taking a step forward.
Thud!
His wooden clogs made a crisp sound, and as Fujitora swung his blade towards his rear-right—
Clang!
A sharp sound rang out as Yakuza Kasen's blade and Lucci's claws collided fiercely, sparking a shower of flames.
Under Fujitora's immensely powerful Observation Haki, even a full-power Lucci, moving so fast he disappeared, still couldn't escape.
"Blind old man!"
With his surprise attack thwarted, Lucci was shocked by Fujitora's strength, but also felt a surge of anger.
"Disobeying orders, kill without mercy!"
Fujitora was about to speak when he suddenly sensed something, his expression instantly becoming incredibly serious.
"I don't have time to bicker with you!"
Gravity Blade: Fierce Tiger!
Boom!
A purple glow spread, bringing a terrifying, imperceptible force.
Crack, crack, crack!
As Fujitora swung his blade, the surrounding objects began to visibly deform, as if being squeezed by something, finally shriveling into a ball.
Under Lucci's shocked gaze, he suddenly felt an irresistible, terrifying force crushing him horizontally.
The feeling was like a praying mantis hitting a large truck. In the face of this power, Lucci felt as light as a paper doll, his body instantly blasted into the sea by the force.
Having done this, Fujitora swung his arm and drew another blade.
Crack!
The deck beneath his feet split, and to the surprised and bewildered gazes of the Marine soldiers, Fujitora stepped onto that piece of deck and floated towards the sky.
"Admiral Fujitora! Where are you going?!"
Facing the Marine soldiers' confusion, Fujitora at this moment had no time to spare, only frowning deeply.
"Is it too late, Renji?"
As his voice fell, a purple light flashed, followed by pillars of destructive light, suddenly pouring down from above the island.
The scene was like a divine punishment from the heavens, destined to destroy the entire island and wipe it from this world.
A few seconds earlier.
"Nine Ropes. Polarized light. Crow and Declaration. Between Front and Back."
Renji's mouth opened and closed.
Blue and Red, two light spheres, one blue and one red, collided and merged in the air.
"If you make a move, the bounty on this island won't be mine anymore."
Renji chuckled, the Cursed Energy within him rapidly outputting at an unimaginable speed.
Hollow Technique: Purple!
Before the destructive light pillars were fired, a dazzling purple brilliance bloomed.
Buzz!
The ultimate imaginary mass erupted at an unimaginable speed, as if the entire world was enveloped by this purple glow.
Crocodile and King stared at this scene in stunned horror. At this moment, only one thought remained in their minds.
It's over.
Under the full output of a Lv. 3 Hollow Technique: Purple, just as it had condensed, the destructive power representing the ultimate had already caused the entire island to tremble uncontrollably.
The next moment, the divine punishment, carrying world-ending might, also descended at the same time. Beneath those destructive light pillars, it was as if even the air was annihilated.
Immediately, two forces representing ultimate offensive power instantly collided high above the island.
Whoosh!
At this moment, the world seemed to lose its color, time seemed to freeze, and space warped and deformed.
Everyone near the coast, whether ordinary Marine soldiers or Haki masters as strong as Fujitora, all lost their ability to perceive.
The entire world was muted at this moment. Only the earth-shattering roar and dazzling light remained.
The distorted storm generated by the collision of the two powerful forces stirred up an immense shockwave that instantly enveloped the entire island, drawing everything around it into its vortex, then violently spreading outwards across the seas.
The immense power annihilated everything it touched, instantly evaporating the seawater around the island, creating a scene like a divine apocalypse.
"Captain! What exactly is going on?!"
On the Blackbeard Pirates ship, Laffitte was utterly terrified.
"In this world… is there really this level of power?!"
Not only him, but everyone in the Blackbeard Pirates at this moment was speechless, shaken by the scene before them.
At this moment, if anyone could stand at the pinnacle of the sky and look down upon this boundless ocean, they would be shocked to discover that the once immensely vast island, and Galzburg upon it, had completely vanished without a trace.
Now, in that sea area, only a chilling, unfathomable dark abyss remained. This abyss was like a bottomless pit, devouring everything around it. A gigantic whirlpool spun on the surface of the sea, forming a spectacular yet terrifying sight.
Seawater was continuously sucked into it, emitting roars, as if a colossal beast from ancient times was opening its terrifying, gluttonous maw, greedily devouring everything that approached.
One strike, annihilating the island!
Completely wiping out the entire island and all life upon it!
"Did a god make a move?"
"Even if it was a god… this is too exaggerated."
"Oh, right, where is Admiral Seiryu?!"
"Admiral Seiryu was still on the island."
Amidst their shock, countless Marine soldiers finally remembered Renji.
Fujitora floated high in the sky, standing on the deck.
In this space, the oppressive atmosphere lingered for a long time.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing the selection! Proof of the Strongest * 5!]