Under the gaze of the world, blood continuously gushed from Whitebeard's waist, and his upper body heavily slammed onto the ground.
For a moment, everyone on the battlefield and around the world who witnessed this scene was stunned.
"Hey! I'm not mistaken, am I? That man... the strongest man is now... dead?"
"This is incredible!"
"Yeah, Whitebeard's lower body is still standing even after he died. He truly lives up to his title as the strongest man."
"Uh... your focus is a bit strange, isn't it?"
On a giant tree in Shambles, Rayleigh's wine flask tilted, spilling into the air. He stared blankly at the screen, and despite the scene before his eyes, he still found it incredibly hard to believe.
"Newgate, who once stood on equal footing with Captain Roger... just died like that?"
Is the Great Pirate Era truly coming to an end?
On the screen, Renji slowly landed. His cyan pupils were reflected in the eyes of the world at this moment, unparalleled.
"He actually bisected Whitebeard?"
"What happened during the time the screen was lost?"
Countless pirates in the New World stared at Renji on the screen in shock and dismay. Even an Emperor was bisected, their fate as minor characters would surely be even more tragic.
On the Marineford battlefield.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for achieving: The Fall of the Strongest!]
[Reward: 100,000 Bounty points! Tremor-Tremor Fruit Power (Lv. 1)! Conqueror's Haki Storage Card (Lv. 6)]
[Tremor-Tremor Fruit Power (Lv. 1): All moves can be imbued with tremor force.]
[Bounty Points: 773,500]
"How delightful. Whitebeard, I probably won't forget you for the rest of my life." Renji said with a genuine smile, listening to the constant echoes in his mind.
His mood had never been so wonderful. He instantly gained over 600,000 Bounty points.
At this moment, he could deeply understand Gojo Satoru's behavior of floating in mid-air and shouting about being the only Honored One throughout heaven and on earth after awakening Reverse Cursed Technique.
Renji's gaze swept across the entire battlefield, taking in everyone's expressions.
At this time, Mihawk's clasped hands had dropped. Unconsciously, he had subtly adopted a fighting stance, a stark contrast to his initial calm demeanor. His heavy, rotating pupils flashed and contracted. Although he said nothing, the unrest in his heart was clear.
Even Doflamingo, who usually loved to laugh, showed an unusual reaction. He was just one step away from completing his encirclement of Moria, but his body froze.
If anyone could see through his pink sunglasses, they would surely discover an unprecedented shock in the eyes of this arrogant underground Joker.
Moria was now terrified, his entire body sweating from immense tension. If fate gave him another chance, he would definitely not make Renji an enemy at the Warlord Meeting.
Even Hancock, who always looked down on all men except Luffy, now had an expression of shock on her peerless face.
"This man actually killed Whitebeard? Did I really misjudge him? Is there actually a man more special than Luffy in this world?"
Miguel muttered in a lost voice, "Boss! You are simply invincible."
Not only Miguel, but on the battlefield, now, Renji's figure appeared incredibly dazzling in the eyes of every Marine.
At this moment, even the three Admirals, representing the highest combat power of Marineford, seemed dim in front of him, as if a God of War had descended, capable of anything.
At this time, the Marines all believed that even if another Emperor appeared, Renji could cut them down.
"A new era, huh... Hahahahaha..." Yamakaji let out a hearty laugh.
"I've never fought such an exhilarating war."
On the execution platform, Ace turned ashen. His eyes were bloodshot, staring intently at the bisected body, still praying with a glimmer of hope in his heart.
Get up... Get up, get up! Get up, old man! This isn't real, is it!
Sengoku had experienced countless storms, but even he couldn't control his facial expression now. He opened his mouth wide in shock, then burst into a loud laugh.
He picked up the Den Den Mushi and shouted, "All pirates, listen! Your commander, Whitebeard, Edward Newgate, has been slain by our Marine rookie, Renji! I command all of you to surrender your weapons, or Marine will utterly annihilate you!"
Sengoku's words echoed across the battlefield through the Den Den Mushi, pulling the dazed crowd back to reality.
Countless Marines cheered loudly, "Renji! Renji! Renji!"
"This is the strength of our new era's Marine! Tremble, Pirates!"
"Did you hear that? Surrender! Whitebeard Pirates!"
"You damn pirates! Your doomsday has arrived! Accept the righteous judgment of the Marine!"
At this moment, the morale of the Marine reached its peak.
Conversely, the morale of the Whitebeard Pirates plummeted. Some pirates even began to drop their weapons and flee in a panic.
At this moment, after Whitebeard's death, the Whitebeard Pirates began to collapse.
The only one who remained rational was Marco, the First Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Marco looked at Whitebeard, who was lying in a pool of blood. He couldn't help but recall what Whitebeard had told him before the war began.
"Marco, if I die, your mission is to take my place, rescue Ace, and then bring everyone back to the New World safely."
Marco turned his head, his eyes now icy cold. The blue flames of resurrection that had extinguished, reignited and burned, emitting a special aura, as if undergoing a nirvana after death, gaining rebirth from the ashes.
At this time, after Whitebeard's death, Marco's spirit underwent a huge transformation, becoming one with the Mythical Zoan Phoenix Fruit. The Mythical Zoan Bird-Bird Fruit, Phoenix form, was fully awakened.
A sharp shriek pierced the sky, and the blue flames of resurrection reignited above Marineford.
Without even a moment to mourn Whitebeard's death, the one who immediately rushed to the execution platform was none other than the current strongest member of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Phoenix Marco!!!
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