Chapter 289: The Sword Saint's Oden's Sword Slash!
BOOM!!!
The Pole Blade cleaving vertically downwards and the Saber slashing horizontally upwards collided fiercely across nearly ten meters of Void.
Dazzling white light and ominous purple light intertwined amidst crisscrossing, flickering Lightning.
The space between the Blades, squeezed by these two overly powerful Forces, visibly distorted and blurred.
It was like a Ball about to burst, which groaned painfully with crackling roars.
The Trees under Im's feet had already been pulverized by the rippling Energy/Force that was unleashed.
But he didn't fall, still stood steadily in the Air.
The scene below was even more a terrible sight; circle after circle of Rainbow Eucalyptus snapped one after another under the Air Current.
The Ground of the entire Island was also sinking in layers, with countless cracks spreading rapidly.
The town Buildings not far away kept collapsing amidst the violent shaking.
The Whitebeard Jolly Roger that had sheltered this place for nearly ten years was also buried under piles of rubble.
The affected Animals on the Island were even more miserable; if they were instantly shaken to death by the sweep of Energy/Force, they were spared excessive suffering.
But if they fell into the cracked earth, they truly died without a trace, suffering immensely.
At the same time.
High Altitude above, the azure and tranquil Sky was now churning with wind and clouds.
The entire atmosphere seemed to be thrown into chaos by the Tremor; large amounts of white mist gathered, then split into two halves, left and right.
As if the Sky had split!
And this was merely the spectacular phenomenon resulting from a single clash between two 'World's Strongest Men'.
"So Strong————"
Edward Newgate, leaping in the Air and continuously applying downward Pressure to his Bisento.
His mood was now unprecedentedly heavy.
Even though he was the one attacking, the webbing between his thumbs and index fingers faintly ached from the Tremor.
"That's 'Oden's Sword'!"
'Whitebeard's' Pupils suddenly contracted, and he immediately recognized the Identity of the Saber in Im's hand, after all, it was previously Kozuki Oden's Personal Sword.
But it was this moment of distraction that allowed the purple light from Hell, like a crescent moon, flashed across the Void in the blink of an eye, cutting through the cracks and sending his Bisento flying.
*Bang!*
Edward Newgate fell back to his previous Position in a sorry state.
At this point, there were no standing Trees left on the Ground, only broken branches and wood everywhere, and hideous cracks.
"Hmph————"
He suddenly let out a muffled groan, and subconsciously looked down, only to find a long bloody mark on his Chest.
Although the Wound wasn't very deep, getting injured so quickly was beyond his expectation.
"This Old Man's Armament Haki didn't block his blade's edge?"
In this instant, Edward Newgate suddenly remembered Kozuki Oden's special Armament Haki technique; the latter had mentioned it when he was still on his Ship.
However, hearing that it was a Secret Technique passed down through the Kozuki Family for generations, he didn't ask much about it.
Because through Sparring, he discovered that Armament Haki's Internal Destruction and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit Ability had a similar effect, and he didn't need this technique himself.
He didn't expect to encounter another one now.
It seems he not only got 'Oden's Sword' from Oden but also learned that Haki technique.
When it comes to the Ability/Skill of a Pirate, the World Government is more like Pirates than we are!
Edward Newgate said angrily in his Heart.
*Crack!*
On Im's side, he stood high above in the Void, stepping on invisible Air, and at the same time, sheathed 'Oden's Sword' in his hand.
He crossed his empty hands over his Chest, quietly watching Edward Newgate.
When he heard the other party's thoughts, he let out a chuckle.
"So that's why This Saint said you, 'Whitebeard', are nothing but a Frog in a Well. Alright, I'll let you witness what the Sword Saint Realm is, consider it a gift to you!"
The next moment, as the symphony reached its climax.
Transparent Sword Aura, wrapped in Golden Lightning, appeared in the Void behind Im.
Ten, fifty, a hundred, two hundred, their numbers grew larger and larger.
And they were no longer confined to the Position behind him, but also spreading out to both sides.
In the blink of an eye, they formed a ring centered around 'Whitebeard'.
A thousand lightning Sword Aura, all pointed their cold, flashing sword tips towards the nearly seven-meter-tall, golden-haired, white-bearded giant holding a Blade!
This move isn't actually Former Imu's; he created it based on the Effects of the Sword Saint Realm, using the mindset of a Transmigrator.
So far, the only Record is killing 'Dark King' Rayleigh.
So what is a Sword Saint?
Simply put, one of the Abilities is that whether it's the blade edge swung out or the slash, it comes with extremely strong penetration Effect, and it's stronger than Armament Haki's Internal Destruction.
Whether it's diamond or Dragon Scales, even Armament Haki's Defense can be easily broken through.
Basically, nothing can't be cut.
When it combines with Armament Haki's Internal Destruction Technique and Conqueror's Haki Coating Technique, it forms his current 'Normal Attack'.
Indestructible, penetrating all things, as long as it's within the 'God's Domain'.
It's a Haki Sword that can attack from any angle, any direction, with 360-degree coverage.
This is the final result of integrating Armament Haki, Observation Haki, Conqueror's Haki, and the Sword Saint Realm!
To counter this Attack, it's best to have a Weapon that is at least Great Grade Sword Rank, or fists hard enough to rival a Great Grade Sword.
Armament Haki and Observation Haki must also reach a very high level, and Haki Emission must be maintained throughout.
More importantly, one must have a wide-range and powerful Attack Ability.
Only then can one counter by meeting attack with attack.
Because simple surface Defense is completely ineffective.
This refers to people like BIG MOM and Kaido.
In contrast, Edward Newgate happens to be well-equipped in all aspects.
If there were two 'Whitebeards' teaming up in this World, they might truly be able to contend with him.
The volatile Situation, as the first Sword Aura behind Im shot out.
An earth-shattering battle officially began, dense Sword Aura turned into Golden Lightning, covering the area like a torrential downpour.
"Don't underestimate people, I'm Whitebeard!!"
Edward Newgate's eyes burst forth with dazzling brilliance, Killing Intent like a Gale and giant waves, Accompanied By a surge of Conqueror's Haki, madly swinging his Bisento in his hand amidst angry roars.
Swathes of white light compressed with Tremor Force swept across the entire area like a tide, countless cracks in the surrounding Air spread like a spider web.
All the Lightning that flew forward, upon contact with the violent Impact, seemed to slow down as if trapped in an air swamp, and both canceled out and exploded alongside the white light cracks.
Such dense, high-intensity Tremor unsurprisingly caused the entire Rainbow Island to begin shaking violently.
More and larger earth cracks kept appearing, broken wood, Buildings, and Animal Corpses sank into the bottomless Darkness like a mudslide.
The Residents on the large Ships at Sea watched sorrowfully as their homeland slowly died, splitting apart.
Im, high above, looked down at the scene like a Natural Disaster descending, his face full of cold indifference and arrogance.
In his eyes, there was only 'Whitebeard', who was blocking most of the lightning Sword Aura while striding towards him!
He seemed completely unconcerned about the blood holes pierced on his body by the small portion of Sword Aura.
Desperately wanting to defeat that Bastard who held the lives of his Sons in his hand and still wanted him to submit!
"Your current appearance makes This Saint look forward even more to your demeanor when you appear on the Myriad Worlds Battlefield, but first, you need to experience a complete and utter defeat"
In an instant, 'Oden's Sword' was unsheathed again, flashing past in front of Im.
The next moment, a dark purple Blade Light over a hundred meters high suddenly appeared out of thin air.
It was several times larger than the Flying Slash Attack Mihawk swung towards 'Old White' during the Summit War in the Canon.
It not only split the entire broken Island in two, but the dazzling purple light filling the Sky also made Edward Newgate's Pupils shrink to pinpricks.
(End of this chapter)