A sharp sound tore through the air, the midday sun itself seeming to distort under the impact of the headbutt's charge.
BOOM————
A pressure that made scalps tingle descended from the sky. The people in the square, who had just begun to stir awake, momentarily forgot to flee, staring dumbfounded at the sky.
...
Griffin's pupils contracted sharply. He crossed his arms, drawing them in, a sudden chill rising within him.
Crimson demon-like patterns spread across his face, his wildly dancing ponytail gradually tinted with icy blue from the tips.
Snowfall White Wolf · Hybrid Form—
Amid the surging tide of Conqueror's Haki, the phantom of a white wolf roared ferociously, like a king descending.
His gaze locked firmly on Chin Jao's mountain-toppling headbutt, Griffin shot upward, the power coalescing around his fist forming a visible vortex in the surrounding airflow.
With every inch he ascended, the pavilion beneath him shattered further.
...
Nether Entanglement Armament Haki - White Wolf...
"Slayer Fist!!"
ROAR!!!
The Headless Dragon and the White Wolf Slayer Fist collided violently. There were no flashy techniques, only the purest clash of raw power and Haki!!
BANG—!!!
Blinding white light erupted from the epicenter of the collision, the roar overwhelming everything as a ring-shaped shockwave rapidly expanded.
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM————
The massive headquarters of the Happo Navy was severed in the middle, crashing down like a broken mountain peak towards the people on the platform.
...
"Aaaaaah!!!! We're going to die!!!!"
"Run!!!"
Under the shadow of the falling pavilion debris, the spectators scattered in panic. A little girl, clutching a stuffed toy, simply cried helplessly, not knowing what to do.
Robin, who had just run out of the danger zone, stopped.
Without a moment's hesitation, she turned and ran back while activating her ability. Flower-like arms sprouted from the ground beneath the girl, wrapping around her and lifting her up.
Just as Robin scooped up the girl, the windstorm from the falling structure blew back her hood. She looked up...
It was too late!
—
Crack... Crackle...
A sound both unfamiliar and familiar, feared and yet inspiring gratitude, rang out.
It was...
Freezing.
Several massive pillars of ice shot up rapidly from the ground, propping up the pavilion just as it was about to crash down.
Gasping for breath rapidly, just like the other civilians who had narrowly escaped death nearby, Robin thought:
Was it him...?
...
...
"Die!! You damned Marine bastard!!!"
The enraged Chin Jao paid no heed to what was happening below, continuing his headbutt assault.
Griffin blocked with his arms, their Haki wildly eroding and clashing at the point of contact.
...
Griffin glanced briefly downward out of the corner of his eye, adjusted his position, and deliberately allowed himself to be sent flying by Chin Jao towards an uninhabited mountain peak.
Chin Jao closed in, still roaring.
"What do you know! Have you ever seen Garp's fists!!"
"Do you know how many great heroes of the sea those fists have shattered!!"
"Even the Pirate King was defeated! I survived, so I am no failure!"
"A brat who knows nothing of that era shouldn't spout such arrogant nonsense!!!"
...
Blow after blow fell, the impact force of the Eight Impact Fist carrying Armament Haki that spread inward through Griffin's body.
Clearly, Chin Jao had mastered the technique of internal destruction with Armament Haki. Moreover, as the battle progressed, the Haki that had lain dormant for years grew increasingly potent.
A final headbutt slammed into Griffin's chest, smashing him deep into the mountainside!
"Brat!! You think you can challenge me? You're 800 years too early!!!"
Chin Jao raised his arms and roared, his voice shaking the wilderness.
He failed to notice the fist marks imprinted all over his body, crimson red seeping deep into his skin.
...
"A coward who hides in his nest, too afraid to set sail, targeting his opponent's juniors for revenge—even then, you still refuse to admit your defeat?"
Griffin emerged from the crater, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, his gaze growing sharper.
"Someone like you doesn't deserve to possess Conqueror's Haki..."
"Hah... Is that the extent of your capacity?"
...
...
"Raaaaaaaaaagh!!!!!!"
Chin Jao straightened his spine, pounding his head cone repeatedly with both fists, Haki overflowing from him, a sight both ridiculous and terrifying.
"What do you know..."
"What do you know..."
"What do you know!!!!!"
"You've never experienced it! That gap in absolute power!"
...
"So what."
Griffin flashed before Chin Jao, his fierce Eye Power erupting, the crimson hue on his fist intensifying.
"All I know is, there's nothing wrong with losing."
Griffin had lost more than once—he'd lost to Smoker, suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Red Hair, and as a child, he'd even lost to a pack of wild dogs...
"If you give up on yourself because of one defeat..."
"That is the true defeat!"
...
Chin Jao stared blankly at the approaching fist.
A scene from twenty years ago flashed through his mind.
The smile on this young man's lips was strikingly similar to that person from back then.
As if certain...
That this single punch would be enough to defeat him!
...
Crack!!
Chin Jao grit his teeth until they shattered, his chest heaving violently, all his power converging toward his head.
"Don't look at me with those eyes..."
"Don't make that expression..."
"Bastard!!!!!"
His breathing heavy as thunder, Chin Jao's entire aura surged abruptly, the blood vessels beneath his skin throbbing with a resonant hum.
His originally flat and blunt head cone emitted crisp sounds of bone and muscle as blood rushed through it.
That dull mass seemed tempered by blazing fire...
The next moment—
Clang!!!
...
Tempered by burning passion, the once world-renowned peerless war cone regained its sharp edge!!
Whoosh—
Chin Jao's figure blurred into an afterimage, his head cone shooting toward Griffin with a piercing whistle.
The indestructible Draconic Awl Nail, powerful enough in its prime to shatter icebergs, had reappeared!!
Legend had it that being struck by this attack would reduce even bones to dust!!
...
The excitement in Griffin's eyes intensified, his body swelling in size as he threw his punch, crimson demon patterns spreading across his snow-white fur.
Snowfall White Wolf · Complete Beast Form!
Rip——————!!
His fists transformed into sharp claws, firmly gripping the indestructible awl cone, his gaping maw aimed directly at Chin Jao's face.
Ice-blue cold energy rapidly gathered in his mouth, frigid mist overflowing between his fangs.
The next second
A condensed icy stream, thick as a barrel, laden with fine Ice Spikes and bone-chilling cold, burst forth!
The moment Chin Jao was struck, ice blossoms crystallized across his face, freezing his ferocious, enraged expression.
The ice flowers swept over like a blizzard, completely enveloping Chin Jao.
...
"Ice Release · Color of No Spring."
With Griffin's soft chant, the sea of ice blossoms abruptly tightened, countless ice shards simultaneously piercing toward the center.
Chin Jao's figure was swallowed by white light, erupting with the deafening sound of an avalanche and shattering ice.
Defying the usual control of Ice Release, it exploded with the ferocity of Fire Release.
...
...
Snow began to fall among the mountain peaks.
For the first time in millennia, frost invaded this land of eternal spring.
—
A massive white wolf stood atop a fractured mountain peak amidst swirling snowflakes, resembling a mythical creature.
His crimson eyes gazed down at Chin Jao as human speech emerged from his mouth.
"Come up and face your defeat once more."
The roles of challenger and challenged had now reversed.
...
...
Chin Jao hung his head, countless small wounds covering his body, trickling blood staining the snow beneath him crimson.
"Defeat..."
Heh...
Hahaha...
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
His laughter escalated from low murmurs to unrestrained roars as Chin Jao threw his head back and howled at the sky.
"Here I come!!!"
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