As the Vice Admirals tried to intervene, a leisurely voice rang out.
"What an amazing kid, but isn't it a bit disrespectful to let your subordinates face the commanders so early?"
Borsalino said, stepping forward, his gaze under his sunglasses already locked on Marco, who was flying into the air.
The next second, his body transformed into light particles and vanished, reappearing beside Renji.
"Don't you think so?"
Buzz!
Dazzling golden light flashed around Renji.
Light Speed Kick!
Borsalino's right foot glowed with deadly light, and he unleashed a fierce kick towards Marco.
Boom!
"Admiral Kizaru!"
"Commander Marco!"
In the air, facing Borsalino's Light Speed Kick, Marco also delivered a kick, and a terrifying force emanated from his sole.
Marco's expression instantly turned grim. He gritted his teeth, continuously releasing explosive Haki, and though he pushed with his foot, he still found it extremely difficult.
"Kizaru! You bastard!"
"How terrifying. Each of them as strong as a monster... Whitebeard Pirates' Commanders." Borsalino's expression was mocking.
With an easy demeanor, he pressed his foot down.
Whoosh!
Marco couldn't resist and was kicked into the ice, creating a deep crater, but he quickly got back up, clearly unharmed by the blow.
"Renji, you've worked hard. You can rest for a bit."
Saying this, Borsalino's figure once again transformed into golden light particles. The next second, a massive golden light shone above Whitebeard.
Yasakani no Magatama!
"Stop getting carried away, Kizaru! Phoenix!"
As the golden light flashed, a figure carrying blue flames quickly caught up, and under everyone's gaze, Marco once again spun rapidly, creating a shield of blue flames to block the attack of the golden light particles.
"He actually blocked Admiral Kizaru's attack."
"He couldn't block Renji's previous attack, but now he's blocked an Admiral's attack."
High in the sky, after a round of bombardment, Borsalino listened to the crowd's discussion with a hint of embarrassment.
"Oh dear. I'm being outdone by a junior."
"Die, Kizaru!"
With a whoosh, the soaring phoenix suddenly accelerated and arrived above Borsalino's head, then slammed down with a kick.
Bang!
Borsalino blocked Marco's kick with one hand, a slight smile on his face. "How terrifying."
Marco gritted his teeth and pressed down hard.
Borsalino was kicked into the land of Marineford, and with a boom, dust rose everywhere.
"Admiral Kizaru!"
Amidst the exclamations of the soldiers, Borsalino quickly flashed out of the ruins as light particles. Despite the massive explosion, his uniform didn't even have a speck of dust on it.
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
With that, he looked meaningfully at the sky, where Renji was slowly descending.
That purple attack from Renji earlier had actually broken through an attack that even his Yasakani no Magatama couldn't.
Had he really held back too much?
Borsalino felt a bit of regret.
At this moment, few people noticed that a burly man had plunged his hands into the ice. The ice frozen by Kuzan couldn't even be cut by ordinary swords, its hardness was unimaginable.
Then—
Crack... Crack... Crack...
Amidst a series of violent shattering sounds, a super-giant ice block, comparable in size to a small mountain, was held in Jozu's hands.
Seeing his actions, Marines exclaimed.
"He can actually lift such a huge ice block?"
Jozu gathered all his strength, veins bulging all over his body.
"Damn Marine, die!"
The super-giant ice block soared into the air, hurled fiercely towards the execution platform.
Renji's eyes narrowed as he watched this scene. It was not hard to imagine that if Akainu didn't intervene, Ace might be crushed to death by this ice block.
Hmm, that would be a good development.
"Hey! You damn Marine, you're the one who attacked pops, aren't you?"
Buzz!
A magnificent and somewhat romantic rose-shaped slash tore through the air.
Renji slightly tilted his head, and with a whoosh, his figure disappeared.
Slash!
"Ugh!"
The rose-shaped slash was easily dodged by Renji, but unfortunately, the ordinary pirates caught in its path were penetrated by this seemingly magnificent and romantic slash, brutally dismembered.
"He actually dodged it!"
Vista's eyes flickered as he watched this scene. He had specifically used a very fast attack, sacrificing some power for unparalleled speed.
"Is it Soru? No! Even the Vice Admirals in Marine who have mastered Soru couldn't dodge this strike of mine."
Renji's lips curved into a smile as he looked at Vista in front of him. "Bounty of 884 million Berries. Not bad."
"Oh? You know my bounty, could it be that you want my head?" Vista sneered.
Renji merely smiled faintly.
As the two talked, the iceberg that Jozu had lifted and hurled towards the execution platform was about to fall.
Several Giant Vice Admirals guarding the execution platform looked panicked.
"This is too big! We can't stop it!"
"What incredible strength!"
Even the more than ten-meter-tall Giant Vice Admirals were like ordinary humans trying to stop a train in front of this iceberg.
"One by one, they all ran out. Really? Sengoku's orders didn't include you guys, did they?"
Below the execution platform, a red-clad figure rose from his chair. The thick arm beneath his sleeve turned into rolling magma.
In just an instant, the temperature below the execution platform suddenly soared, and the surrounding air became distorted as a result.
This was extreme heat, representing one of the strongest destructive power in the One Piece world, the Logia-type Devil Fruit, Mag-Mag Fruit.
"If no one guards here, how can we maintain our reputation?!"
Amidst his angry roar, Sakazuki's right arm, which had transformed into magma, suddenly expanded again.
Great Eruption!
A giant magma fist, comparable in size to a Giant, slammed fiercely towards the iceberg.
Under the shocked gaze of the crowd, upon first contact, the extremely hard iceberg began to melt rapidly.
After a moment, the super-giant iceberg simply vanished into thin air. If not for everyone having witnessed it with their own eyes, it would have seemed as if it had never existed.
"As expected of Admiral Akainu!"
"That iceberg melted?!"
"Wait! What's that?!"
Red light flashed on the giant magma fist. When the red light reached its peak, it suddenly exploded, turning into countless magma fireballs that rained down on the battlefield. Its power was so immense that just one could destroy a giant pirate ship.
Boom... Boom... Boom...
As the magma fireballs continuously crashed down, for a time, the battlefield resembled hell.
"Oh dear, it seems your attacks aren't very effective."
Renji's face was illuminated by the firelight. The dark red magma in the sky made Kurai in his hand appear even more sinister.
"Playing with swords in front of me? You arrogant brat, you should worry more about yourself." Vista's expression turned fierce.
His figure transformed into a thin shadow, rushing towards Renji. Wherever his twin swords passed, roses bloomed.
Renji's Heavenly Six Eyes flickered. He could clearly see the needle-like slash contained within those roses, ready to burst open like budding flowers.
One-Sword Style: Crimson Flash!
Rose Waltz!
Clang!
The blades of both sides fiercely clashed, and in an instant, roses and crimson-blue waves scattered across the sky. The surrounding ice instantly shattered, and countless cracks spread before exploding with a roar.
Crack... Crack...
Watching countless irregularly shaped ice blocks being sent into the air by this powerful clash, Vista's face showed shock.
"Your swordsmanship has also entered the level of a Great Swordsman?"
Isn't this guy rumored to be a Devil Fruit user? How can he also practice swordsmanship?
Such a young guy! His potential is simply terrifying!
"However, even among Great Swordsmen, there are first and second-rate divisions, kid, your swordsmanship is still too young."
Vista quickly recovered from his shock, but then he caught a glimpse of Renji's lips curving into a smile. As a world-class Great Swordsman, Vista's perception was naturally not weak. His keen sense immediately detected something amiss.
A mysterious power surged around Renji, revealing strangeness everywhere.
"Commander Vista, I'll help you. You stinky brat, you're the one who attacked pops, aren't you?"
Someone not far away roared and rushed over with a sword at extreme speed.
Vista immediately tried to stop him, but he was inexplicably held in place by a strange force. His heart jolted, this kid definitely had a problem.
"Fossa, don't come over!"
Fossa, the Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates' Fifteenth Division, was bewildered.
Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue!
A blue orb of light instantly condensed between Renji and Fossa. The terrifying gravitational pull drew the surrounding shattered ice together, and at the same time, Fossa was controlled by this force, unable to move.
Dismantle!
Renji held his sword in his right hand, formed a hand sign with his left, and lightly slashed at Fossa.
The deadly Cursed Energy slash and Blue, carrying countless ice shards, fiercely struck Fossa.
Bang... Whoosh...
In an instant, Fossa became a bloody mess, and the blade in his hand was shattered into pieces.
Renji looked at the shocked Vista in front of him, his lips parting. "Don't get in the way."
[Ding! Congratulations for killing Fossa! You have gained...]