Chapter 138

"You bastard!"

The golden flames dissipated, and Highberion's figure reappeared in mid-air.

Hovering there, he looked particularly disheveled; not only was his formal attire mostly burned away, but a smell of scorching was slowly rising from his right hand.

Suspended in mid-air, watching the golden phoenix flapping its wings and hovering, Highberion couldn't help but grit his teeth.

At the same time, a look of intense shock and wariness emerged in his eyes.

It had to be said that Marco in his new state truly posed a sufficient threat to him.

The fierce battle between Highberion and Marco exceeded everyone's imagination.

And the scene of Highberion being injured brought even greater shock to the onlookers.

One must know that just a short while ago, Highberion was still easily suppressing his opponent, and it was originally thought that Highberion would be able to quickly finish off Marco with his own powerful strength.

But what no one expected was that Marco could erupt with such astonishing combat power, suddenly dragging Highberion into a war of attrition, and even managing to counter-injure him!

This news, this fact, directly weakened the morale of the Magic Council by more than half.

Under the pressure of the Whitebeard Pirates, the Magic Council was already showing signs of a steady retreat throughout the entire war.

However,

It was not over yet; a shocking sound that shook the mountain peaks rang out.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A massive figure jumped down from the sky, leaping to the edge of the Magic Council.

Boom—!

Accompanied by the landing of the figure, rolling dust and smoke filled the air, sweeping across the entire battlefield.

Amidst the thick smoke, the massive figure holding a naginata walked out slowly with heavy footsteps.

Invisibly, a suffocating aura spread out.

"All units, pay attention!"

"The enemy's main commander has entered the field!"

On the high platform of the Magic Council, watching this scene, Gran Doma channeled all his magic power and roared loudly.

The roaring voice, amplified by the diffusion of magic power, quickly spread across the entire battlefield and even the whole continent.

At this moment, the morale of the Whitebeard Pirates surged once again!

No words were needed; just the few attacks that shattered the atmosphere earlier had already made everyone realize Whitebeard's terror.

That power to shatter space and trigger tsunamis could easily kill even the Ten Wizard Saints!

But it was not as if no one could resist.

Boom—!

A storm descended from the sky, and magic power of different colors converged on his body, then erupted, colliding with Whitebeard's aura.

The battle had not yet begun, but terrifying shockwaves of aura were already continuously bursting forth from the two.

Those who were slightly closer and lacked sufficient strength were already scared out of their wits.

In the entire Magic Council, only one person could be an opponent for this man.

The leader of the Four Heavenly Kings of Ishgar—God Serena!

At this moment, everyone held their breath.

The focus of the world was gathered on the two of them.

"Finally, has it begun?"

Looking at those two figures, Warrod, who was in the middle of fighting, said in a deep voice.

As the strongest of both sides, there was no doubt that the outcome of their duel would largely determine the result of this war.

Even if they fell at this moment, as long as Serena could win, the Magic Council would still be the victorious side.

It had to be said that when the situation on the field was tipping one-sidedly against them, the Magic Council side could only entrust all their hope to Serena.

"A duel between the man hailed as the world's strongest in the Grand Line and the strongest Class Mage of Ishgar."

From the moment Serena landed, there was no one else within a thousand meters of the two.

Whether mages or pirates, they all silently cleared this area!

At this time, not only did many people clear the area, but even some who were fighting slowly stopped, and even the magic crystal balls shifted to the two, preparing to welcome the battle of the two strongest.

On the battlefield,

Meeting that pair of eyes that looked down with full dominance, Serena, on the contrary, became increasingly excited.

Oppression!

A suffocating sense of oppression!

This was something he had never felt since he called himself the number one of the Heavenly Kings, and it was exactly what he wanted.

Otherwise, given his personality, how would he have listened to the summons of the Magic Council?

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Magic power gradually surged out from Serena's body.

Sometimes red, sometimes blue, sometimes yellow...

The colors of these magic powers represented the different magic powers Serena had mastered. When this power appeared, the air trembled violently as if it couldn't bear it, gradually distorting!

Magic power condensed, and Serena threw a punch without hesitation!

At the same time as he struck, all the different magic powers condensed into one, erupting with even more astonishing force.

Once he made a move, he held nothing back!

'Hum—!'

A transparent ring of light appeared again, and Whitebeard, looking down from above, also attacked with a punch.

The next moment, the power of the two strongest collided, and a sound that resounded through the sky burst out.

Electric sparks generated by the energy collision flashed around the two, flickering on and off, intertwining outside their bodies.

There were no flashy moves, just a direct collision of power.

But even so, at the moment of impact, the whole world shook!

With the two as the center, an invisible aura kicked up endless dust, shrouding the entire battlefield.

The ground collapsed in layers, turning into countless blocks of earth that surged up under the pressure, but before they could rise, they were crushed into powder by the shockwaves.

At the moment of the collision, the slaughter on the battlefield stopped.

That was a strength beyond imagination.

In front of these two, everything seemed so insignificant.

"Th-this kind of collision..."

Lucy said with a shocked expression while releasing magic power to block the impact.

"So strong. This kind of combat power, isn't it too terrifying? Is this the 'Pops' that Ace talked about?"

Gazing at the two in the distance, Natsu was speechless at this moment.

"This is no longer on the same level."

Raising his arm to shield against the impact of the airflow,

Under this power that covered the entire battlefield, countless people with weak strength couldn't resist such an attack and were blown away directly.

Watching the two on the battlefield, the mages widened their eyes.

They couldn't imagine that those two could erupt with such world-destroying power!

Regarding this, Lin Cheng, who was observing everything on the battlefield from a god's perspective, also sighed sincerely.

"As expected of a man who could become one of the Spriggan 12, he could actually withstand Whitebeard's blow with magic power alone."

In the pirate world, being called the world's strongest, Whitebeard's strength was unquestionable.

Being able to block this blow alone, it was no wonder Serena could become the leader of the Heavenly Kings.

But...

Whitebeard's power was not limited to this!