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worm novel 200 . xyz
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"This old man...!"
Lius's expression shifted drastically.
He crossed his twin swords in a flash. Armament Haki wrapped around the blades as he slashed at the trajectory of Garp's incoming fist.
The blades and fist had yet to touch. However, the clashing Armament Haki from both sides had already sparked bolts of lightning in midair. The resulting shockwaves erupted across the desert in all directions like a raging hurricane.
Boom!
A massive surge of energy released the next moment. Lius was sent flying backward. Plunging his twin swords into the sand to brake, he still skidded for over a hundred meters before finally coming to a halt.
"Such incredible power!" He shot his head up with a burning gaze.
Piercing pain radiated from the joints of his sword-wielding hands. The disparity in their raw strength was simply too vast.
Garp had merely taken a dozen steps back before stabilizing his stance. A metallic luster gleamed across the old man's fists, which were heavily coated in haki.
"I'm sorry, Grandpa!" Ace shouted from behind.
The seasoned veteran did not even need to turn his head to sense the incoming wave of scorching heat. Crimson flames blotted out the sky, crashing down upon him like a tidal wave.
"Weren't you going to live life on your own terms? Why are you apologizing again?" Garp flashed a ferocious grin and spun around to deliver a devastating punch.
The sheer force of the strike pierced right through the inferno. It crushed Ace's physical form, forcing the youth to instantly transform into his elemental state.
Garp closed the distance in the blink of an eye. Spreading his large fingers, he ruthlessly grabbed his grandson by the face. "If you lack the resolve to sever your ties to the past, then stop spouting such shameless nonsense!"
Boom!
Maintaining his iron grip on Ace's face, he slammed the youth brutally into the desert floor. The terrifying impact excavated a crater several meters deep into the sand.
"Cough!"
Lying at the bottom of the crater, Ace spat out a mouthful of blood. He fought through the agonizing pain and roared, "But you are my grandpa!"
"You..." Garp widened his eyes in visible anguish as his clenched fists cracked loudly.
"You shouldn't get distracted while facing me, old man!" Lius called out with a calm warning from the side.
A massive golden half-moon sword beam shot into the sky at the exact same moment. The sheer force of the slash split the entire desert wide open. A colossal ravine manifested in its wake, tearing through the sand and stopping right in front of Garp.
"Ha!"
Letting out an explosive shout, Garp spun around and took a fearless step forward. He crossed his invincible fists and actively met the incoming sword beam head-on.
A strike capable of cleaving the desert itself proved utterly useless against that ironclad defense. Blazing light erupted at the point of impact as the two forces reached a stalemate. From a distance, the intense radiance looked like a newborn sun rising directly from the dunes.
"This pitiful level of strength isn't nearly enough to stop me, brat!" Garp roared loudly. The draconic muscles on his arms bulged to their absolute limits. A sudden burst of raw physical power forcibly shattered the colossal sword beam into pieces.
A deafening boom echoed as the shattered energy scattered like a shower of starlight. It was a breathtakingly beautiful sight, yet only those standing in the epicenter truly understood the lethal danger hidden within.
"Lion, Thousand Cut Valley!"
Lius stomped heavily against the ground, sinking his knees into the sand to anchor his stance. He abruptly raised his twin swords before swinging them out in a rapid flurry of phantasmal slashes.
Enormous half-moon sword beams rained down like a torrential storm. This was no single strike. Hundreds upon thousands of densely packed slashes blotted out the sky. Every single blade carried enough destructive force to effortlessly carve bottomless, crisscrossing ravines across the entirety of the desert.
"Hmph, I suppose I should start taking this seriously!" Garp scoffed at the unparalleled killing move. Under the shocked gazes of both Ace and Lius, the older man refused to retreat. He charged straight into the storm of blades armed with nothing but his bare fists.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
A high-speed silhouette weaved through the chaotic barrage. The sky-filling sword beams were completely pulverized wherever he passed. Every single collision generated enough shockwaves to trigger a raging hurricane.
His speed eventually reached a point where his physical figure vanished entirely. All that remained visible were the rippling shockwaves violently erupting between the sky and the earth with every collision. The sheer devastation felt as though the entire world was collapsing in on itself. From a distance, it looked exactly like an apocalyptic disaster.
Rumble!
Fierce gales swept outward, nearly overturning the distant town. Countless spectators watched the unfolding chaos in absolute stunned silence. The intense tremors even startled the unconscious marine soldiers awake, leaving them staring at the battlefield in inexplicable horror.
"Is this the true strength of Vice Admiral Garp?"
"He's incredibly strong. That brat is an absolute monster for forcing Garp to actually get serious!"
"This is way too terrifying!"
Gasps of astonishment erupted from the distant crowd. They were bearing witness to a breathtaking visual feast delivered by a battle between world-class powerhouses!
Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield.
"Lius!"
Ace crawled out of the crater, his freckled face flushed red with sheer anxiety. It was not hard to imagine what would happen once the barrage of sword beams was fully shattered. His friend would likely be unable to withstand the full might of his grandfather.
"Ah!" He unleashed a furious howl at the sky. Intense flames erupted from his body and shot straight into the clouds, forming a colossal pillar of fire that illuminated the entire desert.
"I really am sorry, Grandpa!"
Ace muttered softly to himself as he tightly clenched his fists. The towering flames suddenly flowed like rushing water, rapidly condensing around his right hand to form a blazing, crimson fist.
At the exact same time.
Boom!
Garp shattered the final sword beam and closed the distance, arriving less than ten meters away from Lius.
"This little farce ends here, kid!" He flashed Lius a ferocious grin.
"It really is time to end this!"
Lius leaped up and firmly planted his feet back onto the sandy surface. He smoothly sheathed both Yubashiri and his cursed sword, though his hands remained tightly clamped around their hilts.
Both combatants pushed off the ground at the exact same moment and charged straight toward each other.
Hum!
Lius sharply contracted his pupils. He unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, sending it crashing down upon his opponent like a towering mountain.
"Heh! Your haki might be strong enough to cause physical damage, but it's still as fragile as wet paper in front of me!" Garp flexed his arms outward, instantly shattering the soul-crushing aura that had enveloped him.
The lingering physical effects were completely negligible against an elite martial artist of his caliber. This was the source of his absolute confidence.
"Iron Fist!"
Letting out an explosive roar, Garp leaped high into the air. His fist plummeted toward the earth like a devastating meteorite.
Lightning generated by his sheer haki had already saturated the surrounding void long before the strike even landed. However, Lius maintained a burning gaze as he stared down the incoming fist. A sly smirk crept onto the corner of his mouth.
"Lion, King's Disdain!"
Clang!
Following his furious roar, the young swordsman instantly drew his twin blades. Golden lightning bloomed furiously as Conqueror's Haki coating wrapped around the steel, radiating a blinding light that rivaled the sun itself.
He slashed upward in the very next moment, unleashing a domineering sword intent capable of obliterating all things. The strike radiated enough destructive power to split the sky in half before it even touched Garp's fist. The sheer force caused the entire desert to quake violently.
"This is... Conqueror's Haki coating?"
Garp only had just enough time to let out a gasp of realization, mirroring the exact same shocked expression Shiki had once worn.
Boom!
The two titanic forces collided. A colossal shockwave erupted upon impact, directly launching Garp flying backward. His body ruthlessly plowed through the desert floor, carving a trench several meters deep that stretched all the way to the horizon.
"Fire Fist!"
Ace closed his eyes as he launched his attack. He channeled over a decade of pent-up grievances and frustrations, condensing all those heavy emotions into this single, devastating punch.
The gigantic flaming fist howled through the air, tearing through all obstacles in its path as it barreled toward the distant older man. It struck with explosive force, sending a massive plume of fire into the sky.
"Sorry, Grandpa."
A bitter sigh echoed softly amidst the destruction.