It was said that Dyna Stone was praised as a weapon "comparable to Ancient Weapons."
But in truth, Dyna Stone could never compare to genuine Ancient Weapons, at least not for top-tier masters.
Marco had helped Newgate block some of the close-range explosions this time, and Newgate had blocked the rest completely by himself. Even without Marco, he would probably just be slightly disheveled at most. Nothing catastrophic.
Charlotte Linlin might have understood from the very beginning, after her experimental tests with Dyna Stone's power, that it couldn't possibly cause serious trouble for Newgate. Unless they blew up the entire island and used the sea itself to destroy him.
So Charlotte Linlin's only goal with this explosion was containment!
No matter how relatively weak the Dyna Stone was against someone like Newgate, it was still powerful enough to affect him momentarily. And this momentary impact was exactly what she needed. She needed to seize this fleeting opportunity and severely damage Newgate!
Facts proved she'd succeeded!
With Kaido's cooperation and Dyna Stone's explosive power, Charlotte Linlin had successfully embedded the Emperor Sword into Newgate's chest!
"Pops!" Marco exclaimed as he looked at the large blade protruding from Newgate's chest, blood flowing profusely.
Newgate didn't say anything. He just stared at Charlotte Linlin in the distance. Although the explosion hadn't caused him injuries, it had significantly affected his appearance.
His upright white beard was somewhat singed. The captain's coat was tattered. His muscular bare torso was covered with black scorch marks.
The Emperor Sword in his chest had penetrated three inches into his flesh, seemingly about to pierce through his chest and back. Obviously, the injury was severe. A stream of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
"Ma ma ma ma ma..." Charlotte Linlin laughed, then looked at Newgate. "You really are aging, Whitebeard! Back then, you would never have been successfully ambushed!"
As soon as the words fell, Charlotte Linlin raised her hand, as if to control the Emperor Sword and drive it deeper.
But at this moment, Newgate grabbed the Emperor Sword that Napoleon had transformed into and pulled it directly from his chest.
A large amount of blood spurted out instantly. The blood stains at the corners of Newgate's mouth increased.
Marco was perceptive and quickly covered Newgate's wound with blue flame from his hand.
Although this ability couldn't heal Newgate's injuries, it did slowly stop the bleeding.
"Mom!" The transformed Emperor Sword Napoleon screamed and tried to break free from Newgate's grip.
But anger flashed in Newgate's eyes. He exerted force with his hands, crushing Napoleon with his bare strength!
Obviously, Charlotte Linlin didn't care about this at all. She could always create another Napoleon if she wanted.
"When you resort to such despicable tactics against me, it proves you can't win, Linlin," Newgate said suddenly.
Charlotte Linlin was stunned for a moment. Then anger flashed in her eyes. "Put away your preaching, Whitebeard!"
Newgate actually stopped talking. He took a deep breath. The bleeding Marco had just stopped began flowing again.
But before Marco could speak, Newgate roared and punched the air.
A powerful tremor instantly spread outward. Just when everyone thought the world would turn upside down, they discovered the tremor had gathered again, compressed.
Before Charlotte Linlin could react, Newgate had already rushed forward with huge strides.
Charlotte Linlin was startled. She naturally didn't dare confront the rampaging Newgate head-on. She also stepped forward, ready to create distance and wait for Kaido to make his move!
However, just when she wanted to create distance, she found the space around her was already full of cracks. The powerful vibration force was condensed and hadn't dissipated, constantly squeezing inward.
This power obviously imprisoned her here.
Charlotte Linlin wasn't intimidated either. She raised her hand and punched with monstrous strength and Haki, completely dispersing the trembling force beside her, then attempted to retreat.
But it was too late. The slight delay that Newgate's move had caused Charlotte Linlin was enough for him to act.
Newgate's massive fist, with spherical transparent vibration energy coating it, struck Charlotte Linlin's chest.
Charlotte Linlin's reaction speed wasn't slow at all. A massive amount of soul power gathered in her hands. With her natural monstrous strength and powerful Armament Haki, she backhanded a punch directly at the wound on Newgate's chest.
Trade injury for injury. Fight for survival.
Maybe in other aspects you, Whitebeard, are superior to me, but in terms of vitality and physical durability, that's absolutely impossible!
Newgate's trembling power, delivered through his massive fist, hit Charlotte Linlin's chest. On the surface, this punch had no effect at all. Charlotte Linlin didn't suffer any external injuries.
But the next moment, Charlotte Linlin trembled all over and couldn't hold back. A mouthful of blood spurted from her mouth.
The powerful vibration force had already broken through the skin defense she was so proud of and directly damaged her internal organs.
Then Charlotte Linlin was catapulted upward by the force. If nothing unexpected happened, she'd be knocked away by a single punch.
But at this moment, Charlotte Linlin's punch, also carrying extremely powerful attack force, hit Newgate's chest.
Then Newgate's expression remained unchanged, but Charlotte Linlin's eyes showed a hint of surprise... like fear, like disbelief!
"Impossible..." Charlotte Linlin didn't have time to finish her words.
Her entire body was knocked away by Newgate's punch!
This time, she directly demolished the tall building on Jam Island that looked like a jam jar!
Newgate, on the other hand, had completely taken Charlotte Linlin's punch right to his wound, but he didn't waver at all. Nothing happened.
At the moment Charlotte Linlin was knocked flying by Newgate's punch, a tall black shadow fell from the sky.
It was Kaido, holding a kanabo in his hand, having reverted to human form. As he descended from the sky, his Haki was being released wantonly.
Newgate could tell at a glance it was Conqueror's Haki infusion. Black lightning continuously overflowed from Kaido's kanabo.
"Raimei Hakke!" Kaido roared.
The kanabo fell with such force it seemed it would smash Newgate's head directly.
"Hmph!" Newgate snorted coldly, turned around very calmly, tightened the muscles in his arms. His fists were already carrying powerful vibration force.
Without any intention of dodging, Newgate snorted coldly and met Kaido's Raimei Hakke with a punch.
The same Conqueror's Haki infusion, combined with powerful vibration force, blocked Kaido's kanabo from a distance.
The collision of the two Conqueror's auras instantly created a massive air wave, spreading outward from around the two combatants like circular shockwaves, one after another.
Then space began to shatter. Black lightning ran rampant. Extremely terrifying.
The wrestling scene reached a stalemate for a moment.
But only for a moment. The ground under Newgate's feet seemed unable to withstand this pressure. With a crash, it collapsed. As a result, Newgate's footing loosened and half his leg sank into the ground.
This action seemed to be a flaw. Kaido's kanabo shifted and actually intercepted Newgate's fist, preventing it from hitting Newgate's head. The weapon fell and struck Newgate's chest directly.
Kaido was somewhat surprised, with excitement in his eyes. Although he couldn't directly smash Whitebeard's head with his kanabo, seriously injuring him again with this blow was definitely worth it!
However, just as Kaido's strike was about to succeed, Charlotte Linlin crawled out from the collapsed ruins in the distance, looked at the scene, and exclaimed, "Kaido! Be careful!"
Kaido was confused. What the hell was this?
Had she shouted the wrong thing?
Shouldn't she tell the old man with the white beard to be careful?
Wait, no. Weren't they on the same side?
In short, at this moment, Kaido didn't understand what Charlotte Linlin meant.
The next moment, shock appeared on his face.
Raimei Hakke was definitely one of Kaido's killer moves. In one-on-one combat, it possessed extreme lethality and power.
Therefore, when facing Newgate, he'd chosen to use this technique!
But at this moment, he felt something incredible!
The extremely powerful Raimei Hakke, wrapped in Conqueror's Haki, slammed heavily into Newgate's chest. It looked devastating and should have severely damaged Newgate with one blow.
But unfortunately, this strike seemed to fall on invisible armor. The old man Newgate didn't even change his expression, as if this blow hadn't caused him any trouble or injury at all.
In fact, this was indeed the case. Kaido had already discovered there was a faint layer of invisible vibration force on Newgate's chest, which seemed very fragile and would collapse at the slightest touch.
But his powerful attack was unable to break through this power!
In other words, his attack hadn't hurt Newgate at all!
"This is..." Kaido's heart trembled, as if he'd thought of something.
But before he could speak, Newgate seemed to have anticipated his action long ago. Or perhaps the flaw revealed by the collapsed ground just now had been deliberately created by him!
Seizing this real "opening," Newgate turned and covered Kaido's face with his large hand. Brute force burst out instantly. While Kaido didn't react, powerful vibration force surged out, directly stunning Kaido.
The next moment, with a crash, Newgate grabbed Kaido's head and slammed him to the ground!
A fierce look flashed in Newgate's eyes. He roared and the trembling power in his hand erupted again, pressing Kaido's head into the depths of the earth.
With a tremendous boom, a cracked crater about a hundred meters in diameter appeared instantly, centered around Kaido's head.
"Cough..." Kaido's eyes rolled back and he spat blood.
In other words, this guy was tough and resilient. If it were anyone else, they'd probably be killed by Newgate in one move.
Before Newgate could make another attack, Charlotte Linlin had already rushed back. She roared and threw a punch—a thunder and fire combination attack!
"Hmph!" Still snorting coldly, murderous intent flashed in Newgate's eyes. He didn't dodge or evade, just turned.
This turn naturally exposed his waist and abdomen. Charlotte Linlin landed her punch. Then the surprise in her eyes turned into certainty and fear.
"Awakening!?" Charlotte Linlin shouted incredulously.
Simultaneously, Newgate turned and struck Charlotte Linlin with a backhand elbow infused with trembling force. The elbow hit her nose and instantly sent the old woman flying.
But Charlotte Linlin's efforts weren't in vain. At least while Newgate was counterattacking, Kaido, despite feeling dizzy, took advantage of Newgate not continuing to hammer him and quickly fled, pulling several steps away from Newgate before looking at him with lingering fear...
Just like Charlotte Linlin's assessment, Kaido also believed this should be the awakening power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
But the more this became clear, the more surprised and incredulous he felt!
Even though he himself was an awakened Devil Fruit user!
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