Whitebeard could tell—
This young man in front of him wasn't being arrogant out of ignorance.
No... He was absolutely confident—so confident that he dared to show such blatant contempt for him, the "Strongest Man in the World."
And no matter how he looked at it...
That attitude, that tone, that presence—
It lit a fire in his gut.
He was Whitebeard. The Emperor of the Sea.
Yet this brat… had the nerve to look down on him.
How could he not be furious?
"Kairos Flint, you brat! Don't blame me for crushing you underfoot!"
With a mighty roar, Whitebeard swung Cong Yunqie, his massive naginata, with ferocious strength.
Buzz!
CRACK!
The power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit exploded from the blade, distorting the air.
The surrounding landscape shattered like a glass pane.
BOOM!!!
The island beneath them splintered apart under the shockwaves of such raw power.
God Technique: Fire Dragon Punch!
Kairos Flint answered back with his own attack.
Flames burst from his fist as it surged forward—empowered by the Fire Stone Tablet and the Light-Heavy Stone Tablet.
Even in the face of Whitebeard's quake-powered onslaught, he didn't flinch.
He didn't retreat an inch.
In fact, he stepped forward.
His body exploded with energy—his divine-level physique surging in tandem with the twin stone tablets.
At that moment, he held the upper hand against Whitebeard.
BOOM!!!
The ground collapsed beneath their feet.
It was a cataclysmic confrontation—just like when Kairos had clashed with Garp at the Navy's G-2 base.
If the island had a voice, it would have begged them to stop fighting.
It was already dying beneath their feet.
Whitebeard gritted his teeth.
His thick muscles bulged even more as he tried to hold off Kairos's brutal strike.
But... it wasn't enough.
He hadn't expected Kairos's full strength to be this overwhelming.
It was insane.
Even at full power—his peak—he could barely keep up.
Two seconds.
That's all it took.
Cong Yunqie—one of the Supreme Grade Blades—was knocked from Whitebeard's hands.
BANG!!!
Whitebeard's body flew backward and crashed into the ground with a massive thud.
He had faced countless enemies.
Giants.
BIG MOM.
Even Rocks D. Xebec himself.
But this...
This Kairos Flint...
He was on another level entirely.
"Whitebeard, are you done already?" Kairos asked as he took a step forward, calm and composed.
"Gu ra ra ra!"
Whitebeard laughed. "I'm Whitebeard! I've never surrendered in my life!"
With a growl, he stood up again, fists clenched.
Armed Haki and Conqueror's Haki surged through his arms like storms.
Tremor-Tremor Fruit power activated again, swirling around his fists in waves of pure destruction.
He compressed all that energy into a single punch—
BOOM!
God Technique: Thunder Dragon Punch!
Kairos responded instantly, not giving an inch.
It was a clash of titans.
Fists met in midair with a thunderous crack.
The result?
A showdown of mythical power.
Their auras lit up the battlefield like twin suns.
Kairos clearly had more raw power—
But Whitebeard wasn't someone you could overwhelm through brute force alone.
He adapted.
After the earlier loss, he had stopped going toe-to-toe in raw strength.
Instead, he channeled his experience—the fruit of decades of battle.
He maximized the destructive synergy of his Tremor Fruit and his mastery of both Haki types.
And that allowed him...
To stand toe-to-toe with Kairos—at least for now.
"Whitebeard... if that's all you've got, then this ends now," Kairos said coldly.
He stepped forward again.
Another punch.
God Technique: Fire Dragon Punch!!!
Flames roared around his arm as he threw his fist forward.
But Whitebeard was no fool.
Buzz!
CRACK!
He had been waiting—anticipating this attack.
His counterpunch came at the same time.
BOOM!!!
The shockwaves split the sky and cracked the ground like a natural disaster.
The island quaked beneath them, as if struck by an earthquake of magnitude eight.
The clash went on, neither man backing down.
BANG!
Eventually, Whitebeard took two steps back.
Kairos remained unmoved.
Then...
"WHITEBEARD!"
Kairos shouted, a wild smile spreading across his face.
He clenched his right fist.
God Technique: Thunderfire King Punch!!!
A massive swirl of lightning and fire condensed on his arm.
This wasn't just an attack.
It was judgment.
"YOU BRAT!!!" Whitebeard bellowed.
He could see it—this blow was meant to end the fight.
So he focused all his remaining energy—
Conqueror's Haki. Armed Haki. Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
He brought his right fist over his left shoulder, aiming one final blow at Kairos.
BOOOOMMMM!!!
The explosion shattered the battlefield.
The entire island quaked and collapsed outward.
And in the epicenter...
A charred figure, scorched by fire and lightning, went flying and crashed to the ground.
His massive frame didn't move.
It was over.
The sea fell silent.
The earth stopped shaking.
The invincible... Whitebeard... had fallen.
*********************************************************************************************************Hey everyone! Want to read ahead and unlock up to 100 early-access chapters? 📖Plus, enjoy even more exclusive novels! Join my Patreon now and dive into the adventure!
patreon.com/Rawink00