Chapter 156: Testing Each Other

Marine Headquarters.

Marineford Plaza.

Looking at the massive tsunamis on both sides that block out the sky like a natural disaster, all the Marines cannot help but widen their eyes, frozen in place.

At this moment, they truly grasp the weight of the title ‘World’s Strongest Man.’

"Man, this is way too reckless."

Admiral Aokiji mutters lazily, instantly leaping into the air, aiming his hands at the tsunamis as ice pillars rapidly extend toward the giant waves on both sides.

"Ice Age!"

The next moment, the giant tsunamis freeze rapidly under the effect of the ice pillars, instantly turning into two massive frozen waves.

Having frozen the tsunamis, Admiral Aokiji raises his hand to attack Whitebeard.

"Partisan!"

Three ice spears form at Aokiji’s side and fly straight toward Whitebeard in the distance.

Facing the incoming spears, Whitebeard punches the empty air, activating the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

Crack!

The three ice spears shatter instantly, and cracks even appear on Aokiji’s elementalized body, causing him to fall straight down.

Aokiji falls into the sea, and ice quickly forms around his body, spreading from him to cover the entire Crescent Moon Bay of Marineford, freezing the water into a vast ice plain.

Although the three ships of the Whitebeard Pirates are frozen by Aokiji, the frozen sea provides a foothold for the pirates.

"Brothers, charge!"

The pirates from the Whitebeard crew jump off their ships and begin their assault on the Marines.

At this moment.

Standing on the city wall, the Warlord Mihawk draws the black blade ‘Yoru’ from his back.

Seeing Mihawk’s movement, the Heavenly Yaksha Doflamingo, wearing sunglasses, a pink feather coat, and cropped trousers, laughs excitedly.

"Fufufufu, no way, I didn't expect this man to be unable to resist joining the fray."

Hancock, sitting on her snake-throne with her legs crossed, glances at Mihawk beside her before looking away, searching the battlefield for traces of the God-Slayer, Lin Yu.

Mihawk stares at Whitebeard, swinging his black blade ‘Yoru’ with effortless grace.

Boom!

The next second, a massive green slash glides across the ground, flying straight toward Whitebeard.

"The world’s greatest swordsman, Mihawk."

Inside the pocket dimension, Smoothie, also a swordsman, sees Mihawk unleash a giant slash that she would need to enlarge herself to perform, and she grips the sword on her back tightly.

If she wants to gain strength like her mother, she must at least defeat Mihawk!

Thinking this, Smoothie stares fixedly at Mihawk, murmuring:

"One day, I will surpass you!"

Hearing Smoothie’s words, the corners of Lin Yu’s mouth curl up.

Smoothie and Ulti will be the primary subjects of his future research into the awakening of Conqueror’s Haki.

Now that both have solidified their ambition to become the strongest, his painstaking effort to use the power of wind to accelerate their journey was not in vain.

In the real world, Whitebeard sees the incoming slash but makes no move.

Just as the slash is about to hit him, a hulking figure blocks Whitebeard’s path, intercepting Mihawk’s attack.

Then, the hulking figure lifts his arms, directly changing the direction of the slash and sending it high into the sky.

As the slash dissipates, a figure shimmering with diamond light appears before everyone—it is Jozu, the Third Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Strike the snake at its seven inches; capture the leader to capture the bandits."

Seeing Mihawk’s slash fail, Admiral Kizaru flashes to a position diagonally above Whitebeard, crossing his hands as light shines brilliantly.

"Yasakani no Magatama."

Countless golden light orbs are fired by Kizaru, instantly raining down on Whitebeard.

Whoosh~ Whoosh~

The sound of wings flapping rings out as a giant bird, burning with blue flames and trailing peacock feathers, flies into the air, blocking the endless light orbs heading for Whitebeard.

"Marco the Phoenix, how scary." Kizaru strokes his chin and says.

Then, Marco flies directly to Kizaru and kicks him from above.

Kizaru blocks the kick with one hand, turns into a beam of golden light, crashes into the plaza wall, and instantly reappears before the Marines with his hands in his pockets.

On the ice, Jozu rushes out, punches the ice, and precisely cuts out a circular block.

Jozu grabs the ice block, lifts the hill-sized chunk, and hurls it toward the execution platform behind him.

"Geez, if everyone goes on the offensive, who’s going to guard this place?"

Akainu stands up from his chair, looking at the incoming giant ice block, his fists turning red as rolling magma, mixed with red and black, erupts from his body.

"Great Eruption!"

A giant fist formed of magma slams into the giant ice block, instantly shattering and melting it.

Then, Akainu’s fists turn into a rain of meteoric fire, trailing red tails as they fall with a roar.

Swish, swish, swish!!!

Boom, boom, boom!!!

The falling magma fists explode among the pirates; in an instant, many small-fry pirates of the Whitebeard crew are killed or wounded, and one of their secondary ships is set ablaze, burning fiercely.

Whitebeard raises his naginata, catches a fireball heading for him, and blows it out, revealing the black stone inside.

"Go light the candles on the birthday cake, magma brat!" Whitebeard laughs.

Below the execution platform, Akainu grins coldly.

"Don't you like a luxurious funeral, Whitebeard?"

Inside the pocket dimension.

The women standing beside Lin Yu are all shocked to see the large-scale attack capabilities displayed so casually by the Four Emperors and Admirals.

Smoothie and Ulti are even more stirred, their determination to become stronger growing firmer.

Seeing the battle between the Marines and Whitebeard begin, Lin Yu maneuvers the Ark Maxim to land on the wall of the pocket dimension where the four Warlords are standing.

Before the Ark Maxim even settles, Jewelry Bonney jumps onto the wall and runs to the side of the Tyrant, Kuma.

"Father." Seeing Kuma right before her eyes, yet feeling as if they are worlds apart, Bonney is instantly overcome with tears.

Seeing Hancock in her white qipao, the corners of Lin Yu’s mouth curl up.

He then stands on the Ark Maxim and begins assigning tasks to the women.

"Reiju, Nami, Nojiko, Robin, and Cinnamon, you are group one..."

"..."

To perfectly maximize the benefits from the Summit War, Lin Yu has assigned tasks to most of them.

The rest remain safely on the Ark Maxim, hovering in mid-air.

As for why they are hovering?

Naturally, because the pocket dimension is a projection of the real world; if the terrain in the real world changes, the pocket dimension changes as well, and it would be easy for the Ark Maxim to be caught in the crossfire if parked on the ground.