Yamakaji's words were like the gavel of a judge falling in court, settling the matter with finality.
"Is Renji the winner?"
"Renji won!"
Countless Marines showed joyful expressions of victory.
Defeating two commanders in a two-on-one battle, such a powerful existence, comparable to an Admiral-level, was their Marine rookie.
At this moment, even the Gorosei, world-class commentators far away in Mary Geoise, couldn't help but exclaim.
"If Renji had joined the Marine back then instead of Lucci, surely now on the Grand Line, everyone would lower their arrogant heads upon seeing the Marine."
On Shambles' giant tree, Silvers Rayleigh, the former first mate of the Pirate King, stated upon seeing this scene, "If Renji had been born back then instead of Garp, perhaps Captain Roger would not have reached the Final Island, but the final destination."
On the execution platform, Sengoku couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Didn't expect this, Whitebeard? How will you win this war now?"
Ace's expression froze. "Marco and Vista teamed up… and actually lost?"
Garp's face, which had been black a second ago, turned to tears of laughter. "Kyahaha... Kid, well done."
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Moria was completely stunned."Idiot."
"Fufufufu! Is he really that strong?!" Doflamingo laughed, not forgetting to tighten the invisible control threads wrapped around Moria.
Mihawk smiled slightly. "Very good, Renji. You already have a place among the world's strong."
"He's not dead yet. This man..." Hancock's pupils continuously contracted.
To turn danger into safety under such circumstances, it was just like Luffy.
Compared to the Marine's excitement, the pirates appeared more dejected.
Whitebeard's eyes were bloodshot as he watched this scene.
Facing the combined attack of Marco and Vista, that brat… could he actually reach this point?
"As the commander-in-chief, you shouldn't be looking around." A voice sounded beside Whitebeard.
The bone-chilling cold that instantly swept through his entire body made Whitebeard's internal alarm bells ring loudly.
The owner of this voice was definitely an existence capable of threatening his life.
As thoughts flashed through his mind, Whitebeard took a deep breath, forcefully making his body, which was already overloaded after his full-speed burst, operate its power once more.
Unfortunately, the bone-chilling cold that swept through his entire body was not a sensation, but true, extreme ice.
Ice Age!
Aokiji exhaled coldly, and a streak of icy blue light rapidly spread from his palm, instantly enveloping Whitebeard's entire body. In an instant, his body from the waist down was covered in a thick layer of frost.
Whitebeard struggled to muster strength, wanting to turn his upper body, but the rapidly spreading ice that swept through his entire body was able to restrain his power, completely suppressing the strength he was forcefully mobilizing within him.
The next second, under his astonished and enraged gaze, his body was completely frozen.
"Admiral Aokiji!"
"Pops!"
The Marines were all surprised and amazed, while the pirates' faces were filled with terror.
Marco and Vista had just been defeated by Renji, and now Aokiji had frozen Whitebeard.
The outcome of this war seemed about to be decided at this very moment.
Marco and Vista were equally anxious, getting up and enduring the severe pain to rush to Whitebeard's rescue. However, a figure stood in their way.
Renji gripped Kurai, his pair of cyan eyes glowing with excitement at this moment.
Whitebeard frozen, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get 500,000 bounty points in one fell swoop.
"Defeated soldiers still want to save someone?" Renji's lips curved into a smile.
His powerful Heavenly Six Eyes perception was overloaded at this moment. He was determined to fully grasp the rapidly changing battlefield to ensure his plan would be perfectly executed.
At this time, in various parts of the world, countless eyes were fixed on the screen, fearing to miss even the slightest detail, even forgetting to breathe because of it.
Rayleigh's gaze also sharpened. "Whitebeard… are you going to fall like this?!"
On the execution platform, Sengoku showed wild joy upon seeing Whitebeard frozen.
Due to forcefully blocking Kuma and Kizaru's reinforcements, Whitebeard's combat power had temporarily declined. Aokiji had clearly seized this opportunity.
"Now is the time! The moment to kill Whitebeard!"
Ace shrieked at this, his eyeballs filled with crimson blood. "Pops!"
As his opponent was Whitebeard, the Sea Emperor famous throughout the world. Aokiji naturally went all out.
Ice Saber!
An extremely cold blade condensed in his hand. The sharp coldness emanating from it could easily cut through even advanced Armament Haki defense.
Aokiji moved swiftly, his extremely cold blade surrounded by Haki. He was about to stab the frozen Whitebeard with one strike.
Brilliant Punk!
Boom!
"Ugh!"
Under the gaze of the world, a body covered in diamonds solidly crashed into Aokiji's side. The immense and terrifying power even caused ripples in the air.
Aokiji's attack was interrupted. He spat out blood, and even his Ice Saber was shattered. He secretly sighed with regret.
He had been fully focused just now, wanting to gamble and eliminate Whitebeard before Jozu's attack arrived. After all, such opportunities were rare, but unfortunately, he failed. Jozu's speed was beyond his expectation.
"Captain Jozu!"
The pirates were both surprised and delighted. Fortunately, Aokiji's attack was blocked by Jozu in time, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"This bastard..." Sengoku gritted his teeth, full of regret for such a result.
Losing such an opportunity, what about later…
"No! There's still a chance!"
Crack... Crack... Snap!
Whitebeard's ice sculpture rapidly developed countless cracks from the inside out, then was about to explode. It was at this moment that a crimson light suddenly illuminated the ice from below.
Jozu was greatly alarmed at this, and quickly moved to block. However, a voice sounded beside him, causing his expression to freeze.
"A courtesy in return."
Aokiji, who had just been sent flying by an attack, had, at some unknown point, already arrived beside Jozu. With a flash of icy light, Jozu's body was instantly frozen.
"Captain Jozu!"
"What is that?!"
Rumble... Rumble... Boom!
A crimson power surged from beneath the ice, even causing a large tremor. Amidst everyone's exclamations, Whitebeard's tremor power finally shattered the ice sculpture, breaking free.
Thump!
Whitebeard's eyes gleamed as he rapidly gathered milky-white tremor energy in his hand.
But just as he broke free from the ice, a terrifying magma red lotus fiercely pierced through from beneath the ice.
The moment the extreme high temperature appeared on the battlefield, it caused countless ice blocks to melt. Even Whitebeard's recently ice-cold body began to sweat from the heat.
Hellhound!
The next moment, the crimson rapidly magnified in Whitebeard's eyes, and the lava, as if capable of melting everything, pierced into his chest.
The world seemed to have been muted at this moment, only Renji's eyes showed excitement.
Bang!
A terrifying force pierced through Whitebeard's chest. For a moment, even someone as strong as him found it difficult to bear, falling to one knee.
Akainu's voice slowly sounded. "Whitebeard..."
Akainu wasn't in the best condition, but it did not affect the smile on his face in the slightest.
"Now, who is the challenger?"