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On a deserted island, Shin and Whitebeard stood opposite each other. Whitebeard held his Naginata—Murakumogiri—one of the twelve Supreme Grade Meito.
“GURARARARA! Shin boy, I won’t be holding back.”
Whitebeard released his aura, the aura of Conqueror’s Haki. The animals on the island were all knocked unconscious by this aura. Though this was a deserted island, there were many animals on it. But with Shin and Whitebeard choosing to fight here, these animals were out of luck.
“I don’t want you to hold back either.”
Shin said in a calm tone.
At the same time, Shin also released his Conqueror’s Haki. The sky was covered with a layer of dark clouds, an oppressive feeling descending.
The ground was cracked by Shin’s Conqueror’s Haki, and all the trees were snapped. His Conqueror’s Haki was copied from Kaido—and Kaido certainly couldn’t achieve this level.
Conqueror’s Haki could be seen as a mental pressure, and mental power could affect reality. To the people of One Piece, this was very surprising. But to Shin, it was a small matter.
The Yin Release created by Yin-Yang Release represented Spiritual power, which could create form from nothingness.
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“WHAT A POWERFUL CONQUEROR’S HAKI… This is the strongest Conqueror’s Haki I’ve ever seen. Even Roger can’t compare.”
Whitebeard, feeling the mental pressure, said seriously to Shin.
Strictly speaking, the power of this Conqueror’s Haki had already surpassed Whitebeard’s cognition. Even so, Shin hadn’t used his full Conqueror’s Haki. Otherwise, with just Conqueror’s Haki, Shin could achieve a world-destroying level.
“You flatter me.”
Shin said. Honestly, even Shanks, hailed as having the Strongest Conqueror’s Haki, was far from his match. He was referring to the grown-up Shanks.
The current Shanks—even if he had awakened Conqueror’s Haki, wouldn’t be strong. The reason was simple. Conqueror’s Haki was enhanced based on your experiences and your spirit.
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“Shin boy, take this!”
Whitebeard, withstanding the influence of Conqueror’s Haki, swung his Naginata at Shin.
“As expected of Whitebeard… Even Kaido would be affected by such Conqueror’s Haki.”
Seeing Whitebeard attack at this moment, Shin could confirm that Kaido’s strength was far inferior to Whitebeard’s. At least in this period, Kaido’s strength was no match for Whitebeard’s. As for later, when Whitebeard was weakened, that was unknown.
Whitebeard’s single slash cracked the clouds in the sky, and the earth began to split apart.
He was going all out from the start.
In the past, when facing challengers, Whitebeard would never use his full strength, basically holding back some of his strength.
For those promising youths—Whitebeard was reluctant to kill them. But now, facing Shin, he couldn’t hide his strength.
Shin was worthy to make him go all out. This was a sign of respect for his opponent.
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“Repulsive Field.”
Shin used the power of his Nine-Tomoe Rinne-Tenseigan to form a repulsive field, resisting all power, able to repel everything.
It was the strongest defense. Even the power of Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit still couldn’t break through Shin’s repulsive barrier.
Whitebeard’s expression was grave. Seeing his attack had no effect, he wasn’t particularly surprised.
Because Whitebeard had anticipated this.
After all, this was the man who had defeated that old geezer Kong. Whitebeard would never underestimate him.
If this move had really had an effect, then Whitebeard might have been more surprised.
There was no one else on the island, just Shin and Whitebeard.
Because the impact of the battle would be great, Whitebeard didn’t let his sons follow. If they came, they probably couldn’t even withstand the aftershocks.
The future Marco could fight a Marine Admiral. Though he couldn’t win, he could at least fight for a while.
But the Marco of this period had at most the strength of a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral. Though not weak, he wasn’t strong either. With such strength, facing a battle that surpassed the Admiral level, he really could be killed by the aftershocks.
Especially Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit, which was very ruthless, capable of shattering an island with a single punch.
At this moment, Whitebeard had already slashed several times, each slash a full-power attack, but he still couldn’t break through Shin’s repulsive field.
“Myriad Thunder!“
Shin used the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and with a wave of his hand, ten thousand bolts of lightning fell, all of them concentrated and striking towards Whitebeard.
Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the sky. Even Marco and the others, who were watching, couldn’t help but worry.
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“Marco, do you think Pops will be alright?”
The Fourth Division Commander, Thatch, asked Marco.
“Don’t you have confidence in Pops’s strength? When has Pops ever lost? Don’t forget, Pops is the World’s Strongest Man.”
Marco’s face was filled with confidence.
Of course, this was just on the surface. Inwardly, Marco was a little worried. It wasn’t that Marco didn’t believe in Pops, but that this opponent was really powerful.
Though Shin looked very young, his strength was extraordinary.
The Marine Fleet Admiral, whose strength was also at the pinnacle of the pyramid, was defeated by him, and it was said that his injuries were extremely severe.
Marco and the others of the Whitebeard Pirates were worried.
On the other side, Olvia and Robin were also very worried.
Hancock was fine. She had no worries. Because Hancock firmly believed that Shin would definitely win. It was a guaranteed victory, why worry?
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BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
The poor island was on the verge of collapse, already shattered into pieces. Whitebeard’s tall body was sent flying by Shin’s punch.
“Cough, cough.”
Whitebeard spat out a mouthful of blood. A fist print was left on his body. This was from Shin’s punch.
His advanced Armament Haki couldn’t withstand Shin’s punch—his defense was broken by Shin’s single punch.
“GURARARARA! Since Roger’s death, this is the first time I’ve been injured.”
Whitebeard climbed up from the ground. The Murakumogiri in his hand had already flown out, knocked away by Shin long ago.
Though he was injured, Whitebeard laughed heartily. It had been a long time since he had had such an intense battle.
“Shin boy, you ate the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, right?”
Whitebeard asked Shin.
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