Immediately after, countless tiny slashes split off from the main Flying Slash.
Each slash was imbued with gravitational force, shooting rapidly toward the falling ice blocks.
These small slashes didn't need to strike every ice block—the powerful gravitational pull firmly held all the ice together.
Then, countless ice blocks were crushed by the gravitational force, turning into fine ice shards that scattered in the air.
The crisis was effortlessly resolved!
Whitebeard stood at the bow of the Moby Dick, watching Ivan neutralize his attack, and shouted loudly:
"Kid Ivan, you're quite impressive! To have such strength at such a young age—you truly live up to being the World's Greatest Swordsman today!
But you should know, I'm at my peak right now! Tricks like these won't stop me!"
With that, Whitebeard hesitated no longer. He leaped from the bow of the Moby Dick and charged madly toward the execution platform.
"Stop him! Don't let him get near the execution platform!"
A Marine Vice Admiral, seeing this, immediately led a group of Marine soldiers charging toward Whitebeard.
This Marine Vice Admiral was tall and powerful, a giant Vice Admiral, considered top-tier even among the Marines.
Whitebeard sensed the commotion at his side, turned around, and said impatiently:
"You're in the way! Such a weakling!"
As he spoke, Whitebeard didn't use Murakumogiri. Instead, he casually raised his fist and threw a powerful punch toward the Marine Vice Admiral.
The moment his fist swung out, Conqueror's Haki surged wildly. Black and red Conqueror's Haki Lightning crisscrossed over his fist, instantly striking the Marine Vice Admiral.
Boom!
The Marine Vice Admiral didn't even have time to scream before his massive body was instantly pulverized by the punch, turning into a pool of flesh and blood splattered across the ice.
With just one punch, a top-tier Marine Vice Admiral was instantly killed—this was the terrifying power of Whitebeard at his peak!
Everyone present, whether pirates or Marines, was utterly shocked by this scene, falling into dead silence.
They looked at Whitebeard's imposing and terrifying figure, their hearts filled with awe and fear.
Before this, some had doubted whether Whitebeard's appearance was just a bluff, suspecting he was no longer as formidable as he once was.
But now, this single punch completely shattered all doubts.
On the execution platform, Sengoku's face instantly turned as pale as paper, his hands clenched tightly, knuckles white.
He finally confirmed completely: Whitebeard was indeed in his prime, and his strength far exceeded everyone's imagination.
Whitebeard's punch not only instantly killed a Marine Vice Admiral but also stirred up turmoil across the entire battlefield.
A terrifying shockwave spread outward from him with overwhelming force.
The ice beneath everyone's feet instantly shattered into countless fragments, seawater surging forth.
Both the sea and the land were torn apart piece by piece, rising and falling like majestic waves.
All of Marineford trembled violently.
The once incredibly sturdy Marineford fortress collapsed in an instant under the impact of this power.
Broken walls and ruins were everywhere, rubble flying through the air.
The fortress that once symbolized the Marines' authority was now in complete disarray.
Countless Marine soldiers were struck by collapsing rubble, their screams and wails echoing incessantly.
The morale of the Marine forces instantly plummeted to rock bottom!
Seeing this scene, Sengoku's expression turned grave as he barked a stern order into the Communication Snail:
"Quickly, raise the steel walls! Trap all the pirates inside the bay—absolutely do not let them break out!"
The moment the command was relayed, steel walls slowly rose along the edges of the bay.
Impenetrably sturdy, they formed an unbreakable barrier, firmly enclosing the entire bay and trapping all members of the Whitebeard Pirates within.
"Hahaha! Trying to trap me with something like this is nothing but a pipe dream!"
Whitebeard watched the rising steel walls without a trace of fear.
He was just about to unleash the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit once more to shatter the steel barriers.
But at that moment, streams of scorching magma suddenly rained down from above, continuously falling into the bay.
The magma's extreme heat instantly melted the ice upon contact.
White steam billowed skyward, filling the entire bay.
Beneath the execution platform, Akainu, his body seething with magma, gazed cruelly at the pirates trapped in the bay:
"If we can't trap you, then we'll boil the entire bay and cook every last one of you to death!"
As countless streams of magma continued to fall, the temperature of the bay's seawater rose higher and higher.
The once-frigid water gradually grew scalding hot, completely melting the surrounding ice.
Many pirates were splashed by the magma, instantly suffering severe burns and letting out agonized screams.
The bay was plunged into utter despair.
Luffy was desperately charging toward the execution platform when scalding seawater splashed onto him, sending waves of searing pain through his body.
Akainu's attack was clearly hindering his progress!
Just then, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.
Misaka Mikoto turned her head to look at Luffy:
"Go, Straw Hat! Leave this to me. I'll hold off Akainu!"
With those words, Misaka unleashed countless bolts of lightning, shooting fiercely toward the falling magma.
The lightning clashed with the magma, producing a piercing screech.
The powerful electrical currents intercepted all the magma, shattering it into tiny sparks.
Akainu's attack had been neutralized by Misaka Mikoto!
Mid-air, Akainu watched as his magma was blocked by Misaka, his expression instantly darkening.
He snorted coldly:
"No use, huh? Damn Shadow Garden, why must you always get in the way!"
At that moment, Kizaru, who had been idling all along, finally decided to take action, no longer willing to appear too passive.
He locked onto Luffy, his fingertips glowing with a dazzling light, preparing to fire a laser to stop him from advancing further.
"Straw Hat, I can't let you pass so easily."
The laser beam at Kizaru's fingertips grew increasingly intense, on the verge of firing.
At this critical moment, a massive surge of water suddenly erupted, sweeping fiercely toward Kizaru and instantly disrupting his attack.
"What?!"
Kizaru's expression shifted slightly as he instinctively retreated, avoiding the torrent.
The water wave unleashed by Jimbei gave Luffy the chance to press forward!
The next moment, Luffy emerged from behind the water.
Unbeknownst to anyone, he had grabbed hold of a massive mast and descended from above, landing steadily right in front of the Three Admirals and Ivan.
At this moment, Luffy's aura, though not as strong as an Admiral's, was no longer as far behind as before.
He slowly raised his head, his gaze passing over the Three Admirals and Ivan, fixing firmly on Ace on the execution platform. Opening his mouth, he mustered all his strength and roared toward the execution platform:
"Give Ace back to me!
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