In Loguetown, a world-shaking battle officially erupted as the Sunagakure Pirates deliberately stirred up chaos to cement their ambitions for a future domain!
Kikyo stepped forward with her longbow in hand. The moment she swung her body into motion, her spiritual power locked onto her targets.
A salvo of invisible arrows burst through the air, releasing turbulent airflows that directly shattered a massive number of Marine warships and artillery emplacements across the area.
Borsalino's expression shifted. Raising both hands, he condensed light particles into his palms to fashion a blade of pure light—his Ama no Murakumo (Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven), forged through the powers of the Glint-Glint Fruit (Pika Pika no Mi)!
Though a Logia Devil Fruit user, Borsalino was also a master of Haki. The moment his light sword locked onto Kikyo, a vast, unknown energy erupted from her body.
The spiritual power gathered at her fingertips suddenly turned into a violent, raging torrent. Forced to dodge, Borsalino watched as Kikyo aimed her longbow back toward the sky, unleashing a blinding radiance.
"Such terrifying long-range sniping... How about this move then? Sacred Yata Mirror (Yata no Kagami)!"
Leveraging his speed and the wide area-of-effect of his light attribute, Borsalino unleashed a full-screen ultimate attack.
Countless beams of light rained down, yet Kikyo didn't even attempt to dodge. As the incoming beams drew close, a special energy pulled them into a glowing hexagram array around her!
What?!
Absorbing the power of light for her own use, Kikyo forcefully channeled her spiritual energy. Under Borsalino's strangely bewildered stare, Kikyo let out a sharp cry and unleashed her longbow, reflecting every single beam of light he had just fired right back at him!
"Now this really is horrifying~."
Struck by a reflected light blade, Borsalino wore a slightly awkward expression. He had originally assumed he could ignore and tank the reflected light arrows using his Logia body, but it turned out he had severely overplayed his hand...
However, as a seasoned veteran of the Marines, Borsalino quickly dispersed his body into photons to neutralize the destructive force of the strike, reforming light particles at another location. Still, a gaping hole remained where he had been struck...
"I see... So you infused the arrow with Haki."
Two years of training had granted Kikyo mastery over basic Armament and Observation Haki. Though not as specialized in Haki as some of the others, her priestess battle instincts were exceptionally fierce, allowing her bow techniques to push Borsalino into a bitter fight.
Spatial Transfer!
Just as Borsalino prepared to recover in midair, Kikyo used spatial teleportation to appear right behind him. Her longbow released a second wave of attacks, sending razor-sharp light beams shooting out that nearly pierced Borsalino again.
This is too troublesome... Why can this priestess teleport?!
Borsalino hadn't even reacted after touching down on the ground when Kikyo materialized once more. The powerful, invisible air blades fired from her bow forced Borsalino to stay on the defensive.
Constantly swapping coordinates, Borsalino relied on light-speed movement, but Kikyo—possessing spatial transfer—stayed completely locked onto him, radiating immense pressure.
The two traded blows back and forth in midair, unleashing massive collisions of light that left every Marine and pirate wide-eyed with shock.
"Am I seeing things...? Vice Admiral Borsalino, a Logia user, is being suppressed?!"
This seemingly frail priestess possessed such terrifying combat power—could her Devil Fruit be a Spatial Fruit?
"Fuffuffuffu... No wonder the Sunagakure Pirates had the nerve to challenge the entire Marine Headquarters here. Every core member on their ship possesses monster-like strength."
Doflamingo adjusted his sunglasses, mentally calculating how to establish a connection with the Sunagakure Pirates for deeper cooperation in the underworld.
Below the execution scaffold, Garp clenched his fists tightly. Opposite him, a unique glow shone on Shiraishi's forehead. Under the energy of his Deep Sea Gloves, his Ice Gem and Dragon Gem resonated with brilliant light.
With the Dragon Gem and Ice Gem merging together, a unique DNA Splicer rune mark manifested on Shiraishi's forehead. His wings reflected two distinct colors—one turning blood-red and the other turning golden-yellow.
The dual-colored wings symbolized the blue flames and lightning powers contained within the DNA Splicer, perfectly fusing into Shiraishi's body as Glaciate Cold Flames and Freeze Volt. Simultaneously, his Articuno transformation inherited the ultimate move: Glaciate (Ice Age World).
The mark on Shiraishi's forehead radiated a silvery light. As a violent beam of freezing light swept across the battlefield, dozens of Marines caught in its light were instantly turned into solid ice blocks.
Unable to comprehend Shiraishi's state, the Marines could only classify it as an advanced stage of Devil Fruit Awakening.
Sengoku exchanged a palm strike with Madara Uchiha. After pushing Madara back with a powerful golden shockwave, Sengoku turned his gaze toward Shiraishi: "His ice control is even more developed than Kuzan's Ice-Ice Fruit (Hie Hie no Mi)..."
Kuzan was currently on a mission in the New World and had not returned to Loguetown for this battle. But comparing the two, Shiraishi's current ice manipulation was noticeably superior to Kuzan's.
"Giant Golden Buddha, your opponent is me—don't lose focus!"
The giant black flame Susanoo controlled by Madara brought a fist crashing down, forcing Sengoku to grit his teeth with a darkened face. As dark flames swept across the earth, Madara wore a fierce, bloodthirsty grin like a true Asura.
Fighting this Golden Buddha was clearly the most satisfying match for him right now. This placed immense pressure on Sengoku, as his opponent fought like he was on adrenaline, constantly bombarding him with relentless attacks that forced him to defend while simultaneously protecting the surrounding Marines.
"Garp, old man—take my fist!"
As blizzard winds scattered, Shiraishi stepped forward with his left leg, swinging his right fist forward like a raging snowstorm aimed straight at Garp. At the same time, the DNA Splicer mark on Shiraishi's forehead erupted with a massive torrent of light.
Glaciate!
An endless realm of ice and snow swept across the area, transforming Loguetown into a striking world of brilliant ice crystals.
"Is this... a Devil Fruit Awakening?"
Unable to determine the exact nature of Shiraishi's ability, Garp's eyes turned grave. Shifting his tempo, he reversed the flow of Haki within his body, hardening both fists as he condensed even greater crushing force into them.
Shattering a portion of the incoming ice, Garp proved the sheer hardness of his iron fists. Shiraishi fired a stream of fire and a bolt of lightning from his wings, but Garp broke through both with punch after punch.
No matter how Shiraishi varied his moves, Garp answered with a single, overwhelming fist!
With a heavy CRACK, Garp's fists dismantled the attack, and he leaped directly forward to meet Shiraishi's hammer strike head-on, causing the surrounding ambient light to dim eerily.
Thump!
A muted sound rang out like a dud firework. Garp felt a flash of surprise as the palm he used to block Shiraishi's fist began to glisten, covered in a rapidly spreading layer of ice that wrapped around his entire body.
The flash-freeze spread at extreme speed, sealing him within seconds like a magnificent silver coffin.
Grandpa was frozen?!
"Vice Admiral Garp..."
Silence fell over the field. Yet Shiraishi showed no sign of celebration. On the contrary, with a heavy expression, the mark on his forehead glowed as he released a second wave of freezing beams!
On another side of the battlefield, facing Akainu's provocation, Ace remained calm. The raging flames covering his body quickly erupted into a roaring dragon of fire.
As Akainu blocked the strike with his fist, Ace materialized behind him at blinding speed: "Sakazuki, those old provocation tricks don't work on me anymore!"
"Is that so?"
The two clashed fists once more. As burning fire collided with molten magma, Sakazuki's expression changed—he distinctly noticed that the power behind his opponent's fist was rapidly intensifying.
Devil Fruits have superior and inferior relationships, but relying too heavily on your Fruit will only trap you in a blind spot...
Unbidden, the words of his former teacher Zephyr echoed in Sakazuki's mind. In that moment, Ace's fist actually began to devour the magma's heat, sending Sakazuki flying back with a single blow!
Combining Armament Haki with a Logia Fire Fist?!
As a future Fleet Admiral, Sakazuki was a monster-tier powerhouse. From that single clash, he immediately recognized that his opponent's combination of Haki and Devil Fruit mastery was that of a mature, battle-hardened master.
"Fire Fist · Second Gear!"