Chapter 211: [211] : [BONUS] – A New Realm! The Fall of Marine HQ!

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—[Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability plunder successful!]—

—[Faction Fortune (Apex Gold) activated! Plundering the ’Four Emperor’ fortune from Whitebeard successful!]—

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Rowen’s head bowed, his entire being seemingly sinking into a state of profound silence.

“CRAP! WHITEBEARD’S TREMOR-TREMOR FRUIT!” Sengoku’s face contorted in horror.

That Devil Fruit capable of destroying the world was no empty boast.

Theoretically, a Tremor-Tremor Fruit user truly could achieve it—by continuously creating terrifying tsunamis, recovering their stamina, and destroying island after island, until the world was erased.

But doing so would make them the public enemy of all humanity. Even a man like Whitebeard wouldn’t do such a thing. He wasn’t that kind of madman, what he treasured most was family.

But Sky Sovereign Rowen was different.

Rowen’s actions were completely unpredictable and he was the World’s Strongest Devil Fruit User—capable of pushing a Devil Fruit beyond its normal limits.

For the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to fall into his hands, who knew what Rowen might do??

AND DAMN IT ALL. To this day, they still didn’t understand the process by which Rowen stole others’ powers.

From the moment Smoker lost his Smoke-Smoke Fruit ability, they had remained completely in the dark.

Smoker, being completely unconscious, had no memory of the process. Vegapunk’s research yielded nothing, it was as if Smoker’s power had never existed.

And on this battlefield—first Doflamingo was killed, his String-String Fruit stolen by Rowen—AGAIN, WITHOUT ANY DISCERNIBLE ANOMALY.

Aokiji was even more absurd… His body was completely annihilated by the Super Electromagnetic Cannon—yet his Ice-Ice Fruit ability was still stolen. And for some unknown reason, it had even shockingly enhanced Rowen’s Haki!

Sengoku, on these seas, in terms of information analysis, there might be those who could match him, but none could surpass him—

—Yet, under his very nose, Sky Sovereign Rowen stole Doflamingo’s and Aokiji’s powers without him sensing any anomaly.

It was as if this power existed on a plane completely beyond this world’s dimension, completely unknowable to him.

If he couldn’t even sense the process, how could he possibly stop it?? The Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s power being stolen was virtually unstoppable…

Sengoku knew all too well how scary that fruit was in the hands of Whitebeard in his prime—a destructive force truly capable of sinking Marineford into the sea.

Sengoku’s face was incredibly grim. But there was no point dwelling on what couldn’t be stopped.

Today all that mattered was leaving this man buried here!

As for Whitebeard’s power? Sengoku wasn’t worried.

On these seas, no power was created from nothing. The process of Rowen stealing Aokiji’s power was traceable.

Aokiji was annihilated by the Super Electromagnetic Cannon. Consequently, Rowen didn’t obtain Aokiji’s physical power, he only, through some unknown means, used Aokiji’s Haki as nourishment to enhance his own Conqueror’s Haki.

Though unbelievable, Sengoku reasoned it was similar to Devil Fruits themselves, as manifestations of human desire—After a user died, the fruit would leave their body and reappear somewhere in the world after some time.

The ’Desire’ didn’t vanish.

Haki, being a miraculous power originating from the human spirit, similar to Devil Fruits—it was plausible that after Aokiji’s body was completely melted, this man obtained his spiritual power.

BUT WHITEBEARD WAS DIFFERENT.

His body was completely spent.

Not a shred of power left. Not just physical strength, but spiritual power and Haki as well. He was too old—and with his death, his spiritual power would be completely exhausted, the very source withered and dead.

It could be deduced that Whitebeard’s death would only contribute one Tremor-Tremor Fruit to Sky Sovereign Rowen!

Though annoying, at least there were ways to deal with it.

Rowen was strong—but he couldn’t fight two Admiral-level combatants at once.

Now that Whitebeard was dead, and Straw Hat’s Haki and stamina were completely depleted, leaving him powerless… The ratio of Admiral-level fighters was now 4 to 2!

THE NAVY HELD THE ABSOLUTE ADVANTAGE.

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Click!

An Air Door opened.

VMM!

A devouring force surged, sucking Ace, Luffy, and Whitebeard’s body into it.

Kamui!

Previously, he didn’t use it because Akainu was there. A simple Devil Fruit ability would have been shattered by Akainu’s Haki combined with his Magma-Magma Fruit—just like Sengoku shattered the Door-Door Fruit with his Conqueror’s Haki.

But now, Akainu hadn’t fully recovered—with just a moment’s hesitation, Kamui could suck Ace, Luffy, and Whitebeard’s body into the alternate dimension.

Acting now, instead of when Whitebeard gave his final speech, was also to successfully retrieve Whitebeard’s body.

A man like that deserved a proper burial.

Whitebeard deserved Rowen’s respect.

“DAMN IT!” Akainu, who had actually mostly recovered and could fight, was still slowed by the lingering pain.

That pain caused a moment of mental distraction, a delay in his reaction. That slight delay was enough for Kamui to suck Ace, Luffy, and Whitebeard’s body into the alternate dimension.

Akainu’s Armament Haki-coated magma fist, just a step too slow, slammed into the empty air where the portal had closed, leaving Akainu’s face a mask of livid fury.

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“ACE!”

“POPS!”

“STRAW HAT!”

Seeing this miraculous scene, the Whitebeard Pirates were first stunned, then all looked towards Rowen.

Marco and the others’ eyes were filled with gratitude. Not only had he saved Ace, but he had also retrieved Whitebeard’s body.

This great favor… they didn’t know how to thank him.

As for Whitebeard taking a fatal blow for Ace under Rowen’s Door-Door Fruit ability? That was Whitebeard’s own choice.

They should be thanking Rowen for fulfilling his last wish.

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“Even space itself was warped… What an incredible power,” Sengoku murmured, looking at the silent, head-bowed Rowen, filled with genuine awe.

A single Devil Fruit couldn’t do such a thing.

Only Rowen, who could combine multiple Devil Fruit abilities, could achieve power that surpassed the limits of the Fruits themselves.

“But as long as we kill you, your Devil Fruit abilities will also disappear! TODAY WILL BE THE END OF YOUR ERA, SKY SOVEREIGN!” Sengoku bellowed, his eyes blazing with a dreadful crimson-black light.

He had to prevent this man from using his Devil Fruit abilities to escape the battlefield—though Whitebeard was dead, a huge victory, it wasn’t enough.

Fire Fist Ace was still alive.

This public execution wasn’t perfect.

The most perfect outcome was to bury Fire Fist Ace and Sky Sovereign Rowen here forever!

Tap! Tap!

Akainu walked up beside Sengoku, both his fists now terrifying magma.

“Hmph. Sky Sovereign… long time no see,” Akainu’s expression was dark.

He dreamed of killing this man… to wash away his previous shame. But after that bizarre enhancement of his Haki, Rowen was no longer someone he could handle alone.

His earlier performance against Garp and Sengoku also proved this. But Akainu had no aversion to teaming up with Sengoku. He believed in iron-blooded, absolute Justice!

As long as he could achieve his goal, he would use any means necessary. Forget teaming up; he would even bombard civilians if necessary, just like at Ohara.

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“Hmph! Not talking? Then let my magma make you talk!” Akainu sneered, his full-power Armament Haki coating his magma fist as he lunged towards Rowen.

“ROWEN!”

Seeing Rowen show no sign of resistance, everyone was horrified. Anyone hit directly by the Magma-Magma Fruit was either dead or maimed.

What happened to Rowen??

Why was he taking this blow with his body??

But at such a far distance, with the Marine faction blocking the way, even if they wanted to sacrifice themselves to block the attack for Rowen, they couldn’t!

They could only watch helplessly as Akainu’s magma fist hurtled towards Rowen’s head!

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“Is Sky Sovereign out of stamina?”

“After all, he faced Vice Admiral Garp and Fleet Admiral Sengoku’s combined might!”

“And he had to save Fire Fist Ace, Straw Hat Luffy, and Whitebeard’s body!”

“Taking a direct hit to the head from Admiral Akainu’s magma… He’s finished!”

The Marine faction erupted in cheers!

But—

BANG!

Akainu’s full-power magma fist slammed into Rowen’s head, but caused no ripple whatsoever.

The magma fist that could pierce through anything couldn’t advance an inch. It was blocked by a crimson-black cloud, suspended in the air before Rowen’s eyes.

“Huh??!!” Akainu’s forehead was drenched in cold sweat.

“What??” Sengoku was horrified.

“My apologies,” Rowen slowly opened his eyes and smiled.

“This power is so strong… I couldn’t quite control it for a moment,” Rowen said, looking at the sweating Akainu with a smile.

“GET BACK! SAKAZUKI!” Sengoku roared, so frantic he used Akainu’s real name!

GURGLE! BOOOOOOOOOM!

Akainu’s entire body instantly erupted with terrifying magma.

Especially under his feet, he unleashed the full volcanic eruptive force of the Magma-Magma Fruit, trying to use its power to block and retreat from this man.

But—

CRACKLE!

A bolt of crimson-black lightning, condensed to its absolute limit, ripped through the atmosphere!

Instantly, it struck Akainu.

“NGH!!!” Akainu roared, his face contorting in pain.

His body, which had already elementized, was now forced back into its solid form. Under this unbelievably strong Haki, Akainu’s magma elementalization was forcefully nullified.

“Feel this properly—” Rowen said, adopting a classic pose in Akainu’s horrified gaze.

“That’s… POPS’S!” Marco and the others cried out. They were all too familiar with that pose.

Tremor-Tremor Fruit!

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG!

Rowen’s right fist, now wreathed in a transparent cloud, slammed heavily into Akainu’s abdomen.

CRACK!

The sound of the atmosphere shattering, like a broken mirror, was crisp and clear.

But beneath this crisp sound was an extremely violent and horrifying power!

WHOOSH!!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

An incomparably violent vibrational force instantly erupted.

WHOOSH!

Then, in the atmosphere above Marineford, two sky-rending, cracks appeared.

These cracks ripped straight through the entire sky above Marineford!

THEN—

CRACK! CRACK!

The atmosphere directly shattered, and the terrifyingly violent vibrational force was instantly transmitted!

Earthquake——!

BOOM!

WHOOSH! CRACK! CRACK!

The very ground of Marineford instantly collapsed and sank.

Countless Marines screamed as they fell into the abyss. Not just Marineford Bay. This time, the affected area was the entirety of Marineford.

Marineford—as Marine HQ’s main base, housed numerous elite Marines.

Within Marineford, there was a town for Marines and their families, with buildings for daily life. Before the broadcast, these families were evacuated, leaving only the buildings.

But now…

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Countless spiderweb-like cracks spread, and innumerable houses collapsed, sank, and were destroyed.

A true earthquake that covered the entirety of Marineford.

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“SKY SOVEREIGN!!” Sengoku’s forehead was drenched in sweat.

In this situation, he could only use his Haoshoku Coating to protect Akainu. Otherwise, in the future seen by his ultimate Observation Haki, Akainu would have been killed instantly.

He was powerless to stop the man from causing the air-quake and earthquake. The entirety of Marineford was now collapsing.

What a horrifying strength.

Sengoku’s eyes were filled with horror.

Rowen’s Haki had made another qualitative leap. It had reached a level even he couldn’t comprehend.

Even Roger’s Haki wasn’t this strong!

SPURT!

Akainu’s body was caught by Sengoku’s Buddha hand, blood continuously flowing from his mouth, his eyes filled with lingering fear…

Fortunately, Sengoku’s Haoshoku Coating had saved him. Otherwise, he would have at least been knocked unconscious—and to lose consciousness before Rowen… the consequences were self-evident.

“Two-on-one?” Rowen looked at Sengoku and Akainu standing together and laughed.

His body began to expand.

“CALL GARP TOO!”

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