Boom!
A startling purple wave completely engulfed Marco and Vista, and countless eyes converged on that battlefield.
"What's going on?! Renji did it?!"
"Damn Marines! They actually did something to Captain Marco and Captain Vista!"
"It's a suicidal attack! Is Captain Renji gone for good?!"
The terrifying purple light exploded, and wherever the deep purple energy reached, ice and rubble instantly melted, showing its destructive power.
Blamenco, who luckily escaped, opened his mouth wide. He had clearly seen a high-quality sharp blade instantly melt into scrap metal the moment it was affected by that purple energy.
"Marco and Vista should be fine, right?"
"That kid!"
From a distant crater, Jozu was just getting up when he saw this scene. With his extremely high defense, he had his own unique way of judging various types of damage.
"Even if I activate my Armament Haki to its fullest, I can't withstand the damage from that move. I'd at least need to use Diamond Hardening."
On the execution platform.
"Damn Whitebeard Pirates!" Sengoku roared in anger.
In his opinion, while killing Marco and Vista was valuable, compared to Renji, who had infinite growth potential, the latter's healthy growth was the best development for the Marine.
Ace, kneeling beside him, had a grim expression. "He can actually fight Marco and Vista to this extent. But he should still be alive."
Garp's face was somewhat dark, and clenching his fists, he was a little confused.
Renji's weakest point should be his physical combat, yet he still adopted such a suicidal attack. Why?
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Mihawk's brow furrowed slightly, his eyes fixed on the bursting purple light. "Have you reached your limit, Renji?"
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"Hehehehe. Damn Renji! He's finally dead! But from the looks of it, there should be no bones left." Moria spread his hands, his blood-red tongue licking his lips.
"It's just a pity I can't turn you into a zombie soldier."
"Fufufu! Interesting."
Doflamingo had his hands in his pockets, a dangerous glint in his pink sunglasses as he glanced at Moria, a mocking curve subtly forming at the corner of his lips.
His invisible control threads, laid out by his String-String Fruit ability, had already sealed off Moria's surroundings, yet the latter remained completely unaware.
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"Is he dead? That saves this concubine trouble."
Hancock continued proudly, "Indeed, only Luffy is the most special man."
In front of live broadcast screens around the world, countless people discussed this scene.
"Is he dead?"
"But being able to take down two of Whitebeard's commanders is already a huge gain."
On the giant tree in Shambles, Rayleigh narrowed his eyes. His intuition told him that Renji wasn't such a foolish person. Although the situation just now was extremely critical, it shouldn't have been a desperate situation with no chance of survival.
"The Marine of the new era… What exactly are you— Huh!"
Rayleigh's pupils, fixed on the screen, suddenly contracted, and an incredible look appeared in his eyes.
On the Marineford battlefield, the dazzling purple light gradually dissipated.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for using Unrestricted Hollow Technique: Purple for the first time!]
[Reward: Crimson Blade (Lv. 3)]
Crimson Blade is a combination of Red and Cleave with swordsmanship, similar to a combination technique like One-Sword Style: Crimson Flash. Its power is not hard to imagine.
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"Hoo... Hoo... Hoo..."
In an ice crater, a figure burning with blue flames was panting heavily. Beneath the massive immortal wings was a grim-faced Vista.
At this moment, Marco and Vista were both covered in large amounts of purple energy, and an extreme pain constantly ravaged their bodies. The 200% pain from the King of Curses, amplified by the Innate Fighter bonus, further frantically eroded their willpower.
"The wounds are healing extremely slowly. Hmph! This guy's ability is too troublesome."
Cold sweat constantly seeped from Marco's forehead. To protect Vista, he had just endured most of the damage.
Vista looked at the twin swords in his hand with regret, like looking at old friends parting.
The twin swords that had accompanied him in battles in New World for many years were now covered in purple, and the extent of the damage was somewhat beyond his imagination. They would crack after only a few more uses.
"But our attack should have worked. That guy must be dead…!"
Vista's expression suddenly froze. As the purple light dissipated, a black-haired figure slowly appeared.
"What a delightful battle." Renji smiled contentedly.
The wounds on his body caused by Marco and Vista had already healed, thanks to Reverse Cursed Technique (Lv. 5). Aside from his Marine uniform being a bit torn, his overall condition seemed to be at an excellent level.
Marco's eye twitched. "This… How is this possible?!"
Vista even let out a trembling, low growl, "After taking our sure-kill attacks, you should be dead! Why do you look unharmed?!"
Seeing their confusion, Renji didn't explain. They would never know.
His Unrestricted Hollow Technique: Purple would not cause any harm to his own body, so even if he was at the center of the explosion, he wouldn't accidentally injure himself with his own technique.
Renji's clothes were tattered entirely due to Marco and Vista's attacks.
In fact, due to Unrestricted Hollow Technique: Purple, Marco and Vista's attacks were greatly offset. Furthermore, with Infinity (Lv. 5), their attacks could not have harmed the latter at all unless Renji actively deactivated it.
However, for that plan, Renji deactivated Infinity for a moment, and then, relying on the strength brought by Lv. 5 Armament Haki and Lv. 5 martial arts, he withstood a portion of the damage.
This is why his clothes looked a bit tattered. In any case, these two's weakened attacks could no longer instantly kill Renji, and recovering minor physical injuries with Lv. 5 Reverse Cursed Technique was effortless.
So currently, with the immense Cursed Energy and mental boost from Lv. 4 Heavenly Six Eyes, and the Haki reserve boost from Lv. 4 Conqueror's Haki, Renji's combat power is still at its peak.
On the battlefield, countless Marines looked at this scene with shock, some joyful, some unwilling.
Miguel looked at the vibrant figure, the admiration in his eyes surging like an endless river. "As expected of boss!"
"What an amazing kid, to be unharmed in that situation." Yamakaji's grin was already uncontrollable.
"Although I don't know what happened, compared to the disheveled state of Whitebeard Pirates' First Division Commander and Fifth Division Commander, Renji is still in a high-spirited fighting state…"
"Which means that in this duel..."
"Renji won!"