Chapter 257: Troublesome to the Bone, Comparable to Bai Huzi!

Lin Xuan VS Buddha Sengoku!

Without a doubt, this battle struck a chord in countless hearts, for this was the showdown between the leaders of both sides in this war!

Moreover, Lin Xuan's exact strength had always been something everyone was deeply concerned about, including the Shinobi World people whom Lin Xuan had brought back through Reanimation.

It was precisely because Frex and the others knew this that they focused the live broadcast on the battle between Lin Xuan and Sengoku.

Thus, whether it was the Marines and Shinobi World powerhouses on the scene, or the people around the world watching the broadcast, their gazes all involuntarily converged upon them.

Of course, unlike the others who were merely watching the excitement, the Marines were now feeling extremely nervous, and greatly anticipated.

The truth was, they had been beaten far too miserably by these Shinobi World people — tens of thousands of them being suppressed by a mere hundred or so opponents, with massive casualties to boot — to the point that they were starting to question their very existence.

Now, they were hoping Sengoku could turn the tide.

"Marshal Sengoku can definitely defeat the opponent, right!"

"That's right, definitely!"

"That guy called Lin Xuan actually dares to make a move against the Marshal — he's simply seeking his own death!"

……

Many Marines shouted out one after another.

Although they had just witnessed with their own eyes Sengoku being sent flying by Lin Xuan, they had not lost this expectation in their hearts, believing that what had just happened was merely because Sengoku had been careless for a moment.

Under the tense gazes of the crowd, Lin Xuan and Sengoku transformed into two incomparably massive golden figures, engaged in a frenzied battle above the sea!

One was an energy-form golden Susanoo, the other a physical-form golden Great Buddha — looking just like two golden mountains, colliding madly against each other.

"Boom boom boom……"

Low, heavy collision sounds continuously rang out above the sea, like muffled thunder, shaking the surroundings and, at the same time, shaking the hearts of all who watched.

The Marines, who had been full of expectation that Sengoku would forcefully suppress Lin Xuan — even crush him — were horrified to discover that the situation seemed somewhat different from what they had imagined.

The incomparably powerful Marshal Sengoku in their hearts had not swiftly taken down Lin Xuan as they had imagined; instead, it felt as though he was being suppressed and beaten by Lin Xuan!

This made many of the Marines feel uncomfortable all at once.

"How could this be?!"

"How could it be like this? Am I dreaming?"

"Could it be that Marshal Sengoku is also no match for the opponent?"

"No, it must be that Marshal Sengoku hasn't brought out his full strength yet — it must be!"

……

It wasn't just the Marines on the scene who felt uncomfortable — even the Marines around the world who had been following orders and trying to destroy those mysteriously appearing broadcast screens could not accept it, and for a moment even forgot to carry out their mission, simply watching the broadcast along with everyone else!

In fact, the most incredulous one was Sengoku himself.

He was still quite confident in his own strength — apart from the Yonko-level powerhouses, he had virtually no rivals.

However, now, besides the Yonko-level powerhouses he had known of before, there was one more — Lin Xuan.

At this moment, Sengoku was not holding back his strength as those Marines claimed; he had already poured in everything he had. Whether it was his Devil Fruit ability or Armament Haki, both were fully unleashed, yet he still found it difficult to shake Lin Xuan!

No matter how powerful an attack he launched, Lin Xuan could always block it head-on!

Facing Lin Xuan, he even felt the same sensation he had felt when facing Bai Huzi in the past!

Moreover, what was even stranger was that the method Lin Xuan used to block his attacks was actually to directly execute moves extremely similar to his own, as if he were learning his techniques on the spot and using them against him!

Therefore, their duel at this moment looked exactly like two Mythical Zoan — Buddha Form ability users fighting each other!

As the battle dragged on, the deeper his shock grew, and the stronger his sense of unease became!

Lin Xuan was still so young, yet his troublesomeness was already comparable to Bai Huzi — Sengoku truly could not imagine what terrifying heights Lin Xuan would grow to in the future!

Even without looking so far ahead, the longer the current situation dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for their Marines!

Thinking of this, Sengoku grew anxious in his heart, and his gaze involuntarily swept toward the others.

As a result of this glance, he discovered that Garp's situation over there was much the same as his own.

Meanwhile, not far from the wooden ship —

Suddenly, the air seemed to be torn apart, emitting a piercing hum, as two high-speed moving figures could be seen constantly crashing into each other.

"Rumble rumble!"

The two exchanged blows rapidly, deafening sounds ringing out one after another, as the icy ground centered on them quickly shattered apart.

Several nearby Marine soldiers were even directly swept away by the surrounding air currents.

Too strong!

The nearby Marines could not help but draw in a sharp breath of cold air.

They had always known that Vice Admiral Garp was very powerful — otherwise he would not have been called the "Hero of the Marines" and "Iron Fist Garp."

However, that had ultimately only been hearsay, and they had never truly had a concrete concept of it in their hearts.

It was only at this moment that they finally witnessed the true strength of "Iron Fist Garp" — although he was only a Vice Admiral, his strength was in no way inferior to that of the three Admirals!

However, what truly shocked them was that the middle-aged man wearing a green tight-fitting outfit and sporting a watermelon haircut was also this strong — he was actually able to match Vice Admiral Garp blow for blow!

"Although you are an enemy, I must admit you are truly a formidable guy!" Garp said.

His gaze toward Might Dai had become very grave — the previous exchange had let him know that the man's strength, whether in speed or power, was in no way inferior to his own!

Truly a troublesome fellow!

Just like Garp, Might Dai also acknowledged his current opponent.

He had not expected that after death, he could appear in another dimension in this form, and more importantly, encounter a fellow expert in taijutsu.

After a round of exchanges, Might Dai's fighting passion had been thoroughly ignited.

"A sweat-drenched battle — this is what burning youth is!" Might Dai shouted loudly.

In an instant, the gazes of both sides met once again……

"Boom!"

Whether it was Garp or Might Dai, both instantly launched their attacks once more!

However, their strength remained evenly matched, and the battle grew even more intense.

The surrounding Marines all felt like crying.

As the two clashed with ever greater intensity, many of them were caught in the crossfire, nearly shaken to death by the aftershocks of their exchange!

When Sengoku saw this, he couldn't be happy about it at all either.

Garp had been entangled by his opponent, so naturally he was unable to come support him.

He immediately looked toward Vice Admiral Tsuru's side, only to find that the situation over there was rather strange!