The Susanoo's hand rapidly repaired itself amidst the shattering, forcibly blocking the terrifying slash.
After the collision, a small portion of the Susanoo's body had been shattered, while the purple slash completely dissipated into the air.
Standing atop the Susanoo's head, Uchiha Madara gazed coldly at Ivan on the opposite side, taunting:
"Navy powerhouse, is that all you've got?
Hurry up and dance! Let me see how much fun you can bring me. Don't disappoint me!"
At this moment, seeing Ivan's terrifying slash blocked, the pirates on the battlefield erupted into massive cheers.
The pirates raised their weapons, shouting toward Uchiha Madara in the sky:
"Uchiha Madara! Uchiha Madara! Uchiha Madara!"
Not to be outdone, the navy soldiers rallied behind Ivan:
"White Dove! White Dove! White Dove!"
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Ivan and Uchiha Madara held back no longer, simultaneously unleashing their Conqueror's Haki.
Two waves of Conqueror's Haki collided in mid-air, generating violent Conqueror's Haki lightning.
A terrifying pressure swept across the entire battlefield. Both navy soldiers and pirates trembled uncontrollably, with the weaker ones collapsing to the ground, unable to move.
The first Admiral-level battle of the Summit War officially erupted high above the battlefield!
Witnessing the two combatants, the members of the Whitebeard Pirates wore expressions of astonishment, halting their actions to gaze upward.
Marco frowned, murmuring to himself:
"I never expected White Dove's strength to reach Admiral level. No wonder he dared to challenge Old Man. Such power truly cannot be underestimated."
Jozu, standing beside Marco, also grew solemn:
"Fortunately, Shadow Garden provided support, and Mr. Uchiha Madara intercepted him. Otherwise, with the navy gaining an extra Admiral-level combatant, we'd likely be in grave danger."
The surrounding pirates nodded in agreement, relief evident on their faces.
Originally, the navy held the advantage in strength, making victory extremely difficult for them.
But now, with Shadow Garden's powerhouse stepping in—Uchiha Madara intercepting the Admiral-level Ivan—and the even more enigmatic Misaka Mikoto yet to make a move...
The current situation had shifted in their favor!
With this thought, the pirates' morale soared even higher, their cheers growing louder.
On the battlefield below, Kizaru watched the two confronting each other in the sky, his usual lazy smile fading slightly as he grew uncharacteristically serious.
He shook his head gently, a trace of gravity flashing in his eyes behind his sunglasses:
"Yare yare, how terrifying. I never thought even Ivan would be held up.
It seems it's really time for me to step in. Can't let this junior outshine me."
Before his words faded, Kizaru instantly performed Elementalization, transforming into a golden streak of light that shot into the air, arriving before Whitebeard in an instant.
Crossing his hands, countless golden light bullets condensed before him.
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
Kizaru shouted low, spreading his hands wide as a torrent of golden light bullets poured forth, hurtling fiercely toward Whitebeard.
Just as the golden light bullets were about to strike Whitebeard, a blue figure appeared in front of him.
He spread his wings and used his body to forcefully block the dense barrage of golden light bullets.
That person was none other than Marco, the captain of the first division of the Whitebeard Pirates, codenamed "Phoenix."
Thud!
The golden light bullets struck Marco's body, setting off a series of explosions.
Scorching light enveloped his form, instantly injuring him.
But Marco did not retreat. Relying on the power of the Phoenix Fruit, his body rapidly healed, restoring him to peak combat strength in a short time.
After blocking all of the Yasakani no Magatama, Marco glared sharply at Kizaru, pushed off with his feet, and charged toward him.
He raised a leg and kicked fiercely at Kizaru's chest, roaring:
"Don't let Uchiha Madara's efforts go to waste! Don't even think about getting one step closer to the Old Man!"
The force of this kick was immense. Kizaru, caught off guard, was struck squarely in the chest and sent flying backward.
After being thrown back a hundred meters, he steadied himself, rubbed his chest, and the lazy smile on his face completely vanished:
"Yare yare, that was quite rude, Marco-kun. You really went all out."
Meanwhile, down on the battlefield, Jozu had quietly maneuvered to the side of the Marine formation at some point.
With both hands, he exerted his strength and lifted a massive block of ice.
The ice block was as large as a small hill. As the veins on Jozu's arms bulged, he suddenly heaved, hurling the enormous ice block toward the crowd of Marine soldiers:
"Come on! So you're Vice Admirals, huh? Let's see how you plan to stop this little mountain!"
The massive ice block, accompanied by a howling cold wind, crashed toward the Marine formation.
Seeing this, the Marine soldiers' faces filled with terror as they scattered in all directions, trying to evade the deadly strike.
If hit by this enormous block of ice, they would likely be crushed to pieces instantly.
At this critical moment, Marine Headquarters Admiral Akainu finally rose from his seat.
He slowly raised his fist, gathering dense magma on it:
"What a bunch of reckless fools. If you all leave the execution platform, who will protect this place? Great Eruption!"
In the next moment, he swung his fist violently. A massive burst of magma erupted from his fist, carrying world-destroying heat as it surged toward the enormous ice block.
The magma and the ice collided fiercely, but instead of exploding upon impact, the ice instantly evaporated under the magma's intense heat, turning into a mist of steam that spread through the air.
After easily dealing with the ice block, Akainu did not stop his attack.
He exerted his strength once more, and the massive magma fist exploded, transforming into countless volcanic rocks that shot out like projectiles.
These volcanic rocks rained down densely toward the pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates, aiming to annihilate them completely.
Just as the volcanic rocks were about to strike the pirates, Misaka Mikoto appeared in mid-air.
From her fingertips, she released a dense barrage of fine electrical currents that collided with the volcanic rocks, effortlessly blocking all of them.
After accomplishing this, Misaka Mikoto taunted:
"An interesting ability—controlling magma. The power isn't bad, but in my opinion, it's still too weak."
Hearing this, Akainu coldly glared at Misaka Mikoto and growled fiercely:
"Hiding little lightning brat, was it you who invaded Impel Down and tried to release the prisoners inside?
What, invading Impel Down wasn't enough, and today you dare to come to Marineford to stop us from holding a grand funeral for Whitebeard?"
Misaka Mikoto let out a light laugh and mocked:
"The navy, which claims to uphold Justice, allows true evil to linger on.
We of the Shadow Garden are the ones truly eliminating evil and protecting fairness and justice in this world.
Today, I will overturn you hypocrites cloaked in the guise of Justice and let everyone see your true faces!"
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