Chapter 200

The air on both sides shattered like a broken mirror, and the ground trembled violently beneath them.

"What the hell is happening now?!"

A pirate couldn't help but ask, his voice filled with unease. He felt the vibrations beneath his feet, sweat beading on his forehead. The sheer force of these events had them all on edge.

Before anyone could react, another pirate suddenly pointed toward the horizon, eyes wide with shock.

"LOOK AT THE SEA!!!"

Everyone's heads snapped toward the ocean, and what they saw turned their expressions to pure terror.

A massive tsunami was surging toward them at breakneck speed. If left unchecked, it would swallow what was left of Marineford entirely.

"Ah la la…"

Aokiji exhaled a frosty breath, his tone carrying a hint of frustration.

"Why are those two always so reckless?"

Without hesitation, he launched himself into the air using Moonwalk. Just as the monstrous wave was about to crash down, he extended both hands—two small spears of ice shot out, piercing the water.

The instant they touched the surface, the raging sea froze solid from both points of impact, spreading outward at an incredible speed. Within moments, the entire battlefield had transformed.

What was once chaotic, shifting waves was now a massive sheet of thick ice, stretching outward like towering walls. Scattered chunks of land, remnants of the battlefield, were now embedded in the frozen wasteland, resembling distant stars against a night sky.

Aokiji's intervention had turned the battlefield into a single, continuous space again—though now, much larger than before.

Meanwhile…

Kai, who was in the middle of clashing with the Five Elders, took note of the change but only spared it a brief glance before refocusing.

Right now, his only priority was killing someone.

His body had returned to its normal size after briefly using Great Buddha Form to launch a devastating opening strike.

Though the form gave him massive attack power, it also made him a huge target—not ideal for a prolonged fight. Instead, he preferred his standard size, using the transformation only for explosive, decisive blows.

Right now, five of Kai's clones were handling five different enemies, keeping them occupied. His real body, along with one remaining clone, was currently focused on Satan Saint Hammer, one of the Five Elders.

As for Sengoku?

Kai had no clue where his earlier attack had sent him flying, but he wasn't about to waste time worrying about that. The priority was eliminating Satan before Sengoku returned.

Satan Saint, despite his Gyūki Zoan form, was struggling. His transformation granted immense regenerative abilities, but the sheer volume of injuries accumulating on his body was catching up to him.

If this continued… he was going to die.

Kai's strategy was simple—his clones would disrupt and harass the enemies while his real body went for the kill. This was the fastest way to eliminate opponents one by one.

As the onslaught continued, Satan Saint's situation only got worse. His strength was already inferior to Kai's to begin with. Even a clone with only three-quarters of Kai's power was enough to fight him on equal footing. Against Kai's full power, he had no chance.

If not for his monstrous recovery rate, he would have been dead long ago.

Right now, Satan was fuming. Where the hell was Sengoku?!

That old fool had been too slow to react earlier, and now, even after all this time, he hadn't returned to help.

And why the hell had Kai chosen him as a target?!

There were six of them, and he was the unlucky one that got picked? Did Kai think this was some kind of sick game of Russian roulette?!

But no amount of frustration mattered now. Kai's attacks were only getting fiercer, and Satan was running out of options.

Then—a mistake.

For just a split second, his movements slowed, a result of his accumulating injuries.

Kai didn't let the opportunity go to waste.

"Bang!!"

A devastating strike from Kai's blackened staff sent Satan flying.

Kai's expression remained calm as he spoke a single word.

"Ding."

The moment he did, Satan's body froze mid-air—completely immobilized.

At the same time, all of Kai's clones vanished, leaving only one beside him.

The remaining Five Elders, who had been fighting his clones just moments ago, were stunned.

They had been starting to believe that Kai's ability had a time limit, thinking his clones disappeared after a while.

For a moment, hope flickered in their eyes.

"So his ability has a weakness after all… He can't maintain them forever!"

Their confidence surged. Maybe, just maybe, they could kill Kai after all.

But then—they felt it.

A suffocating wave of pressure crashed over the battlefield.

Their eyes darted toward Kai and the single remaining clone.

Both had raised their staffs high, black and red lightning crackling around them.

Their eyes sharpened as they spoke in unison:

"Conqueror's Sovereignty."

The instant the words left their lips, an unstoppable shockwave erupted from their staffs, surging toward Satan Saint like a doomsday storm.

Still frozen mid-air, Satan Saint's eyes widened in horror.

"Shit—!!"

"BOOOOOM!!!"

The impact was cataclysmic.

Satan Saint was completely consumed, his body obliterated by the overwhelming force. But the attack didn't stop there. The shockwave continued, tearing through the battlefield, demolishing everything in its path.

It slammed into the outermost ice wall, shattering a massive section, sending frozen debris flying in all directions.

The attack didn't just damage the ice—it tore open an escape route in the previously sealed battlefield.

Even after that, the shockwave continued, ripping across the ocean's surface, sending towering waves crashing outward until it finally disappeared beyond the horizon.

Silence.

Everyone on the battlefield was frozen in shock.

Luffy and his crew, having witnessed this attack before back in Impel Down, were still speechless despite knowing what to expect.

Even Whitebeard, the strongest man in the world, found himself momentarily stunned.

He stared at the gaping hole in the ice wall, his expression unreadable.

"That brat Kai… unleashed an attack that powerful?!"

For the first time in a long while, Whitebeard felt a chill run down his spine.

The sheer power of that one attack…

It rivaled even the strongest blow he had ever unleashed in his prime.

Fighting Akainu just moments ago had kept him distracted—he hadn't even seen how Kai executed such a devastating technique.

And that made him curious.

Meanwhile, standing amidst the chaos, Kai calmly observed what remained of Satan Saint's broken body.

A rare flicker of surprise crossed his face.

"Huh…"

Even he hadn't expected the attack to be this powerful.