Seeing Garp showing off so brilliantly before his newly appointed position, even drawing surprised admiration from Tsuru, Sengoku grew increasingly displeased.
Damn Garp, you're really overreaching yourself, showing off like this.
Thinking this, Sengoku immediately followed suit, glaring as his powerful Conqueror's Haki erupted from his body.
Among the contemporary Navy's new generation, Sengoku was the second and only remaining man possessing Conqueror's Haki.
He and Garp, like the Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix, supported half of the Navy's might.
His domineering aura, similar to the effect Garp had created earlier, aimed to replicate the previous impact.
But this time, Sengoku was about to face misfortune again.
"Mamamama, you two Navy bastards treating me like a monkey?"
"Releasing Conqueror's Haki one after another, you really think I'm made of mud?"
Sengoku's wave of Conqueror's Haki provoked Charlotte Linlin's rebellious nature.
Having just finished the cake in her hand, Linlin was already feeling uncomfortable.
Getting hit by Sengoku's move like this only made her more irritable.
With an equally fierce glare, her Conqueror's Haki burst forth to clash against his.
Its power was in no way inferior to Sengoku's Conqueror's Haki.
The previously overcast sky underwent drastic changes.
Their Conqueror's Haki clash caused violent meteorological shifts, splitting the originally cloud-covered sky right down the middle.
At the fracture line, countless dark clouds churned, constantly forming and dissipating.
Just looking at it conveyed the terrifying destructive power within.
The entire space filled with numerous red lightning bolts, shuttling between the dark clouds and sea surface.
Crackle~
Crackle~
Under such a terrifying clash that altered the weather, large numbers of pirates and Navy personnel around simultaneously rolled their eyes back.
They fell backward one after another, losing consciousness.
Those without sufficient strength cannot survive in the presence of powerful auras - this is an iron rule in the pirate world.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, large numbers of small fries from both sides were cleared out.
"Gehahaha, Linlin you woman, you're full of surprises."
Amid the powerful aura clash between the two sides, Shiki suddenly burst into loud laughter.
Among the numerous fallen pirates around, a large portion were his subordinates.
Following the previous laser weapons incident, Shiki's forces suffered heavy losses once again.
Fortunately, these unconscious subordinates weren't dead, otherwise he'd be even more heartbroken.
Seeing such a rare confrontation, Shiki felt an irresistible itch to join.
After laughing, he too glared, his Conqueror's Haki surging forth instantly.
Immediately, Shiki's Conqueror's Haki joined the clash.
The dark clouds in the sky instantly changed, with the portion occupied by the pirate side noticeably expanding.
It continued expanding until it occupied two-thirds of the sky before finally stabilizing.
Dark clouds churned, the sea shaking violently at this moment, as if some terrifying monster from the deep wanted to emerge.
"You shameless bastards, what kind of real men gang up two against one?"
After Shiki joined in, the pressure on Sengoku's side instantly skyrocketed.
Within moments, cold sweat beaded on his forehead.
Zephyr, watching from below, grew anxious at the sight.
Though he possessed no Conqueror's Haki, the murderous aura accumulated over decades of naval warfare was formidable in its own right.
An equally powerful presence erupted from him, joining the clash of three Conqueror's Hakis.
With this support, Sengoku's pressure immediately eased considerably.
Yet judging by the state of the dark clouds, Zephyr's involvement couldn't secure an advantage for the Navy in this Conqueror's Haki confrontation.
The pirate side still dominated the cloud-covered area.
After all, Zephyr wasn't a Conqueror's Haki user - there would always be a gap between him and these top-tier talents in this aspect.
Seeing this, Tsuru unleashed her newly attained Vice Admiral strength, adding a not particularly powerful but remarkably tenacious presence to the clash.
With the addition of Zephyr and Tsuru, the clash of auras was barely pulled back toward balance.
However, the pirates still firmly held the scales of victory.
The lack of Conqueror's Haki wasn't something that could be easily compensated for.
"Gurararara, Brian boy, this scene is truly once in a millennium."
"Never imagined so many Conqueror's Haki users could gather in one place, even engaging in a Haki clash."
"As fellow men of the seas, we can't let the Navy gain the upper hand."
On the pirate side, Whitebeard stood at the ship's prow, watching this astonishing spectacle with rare excitement stirring in his heart.
The space around him momentarily fractured with numerous cracks.
But he kept them suppressed within his immediate vicinity, preventing them from spreading.
Clearly, Whitebeard was getting excited by this scene, eager to join the fray.
Conqueror's Haki users weren't actually rare in this era.
Particularly in the New World, there were at least a dozen.
Their Rocks Pirates alone happened to have exactly five Conqueror's Haki experts.
But a clash involving so many Conqueror's Hakis - this was genuinely his first time witnessing it in over thirty years.
Today was truly an eye-opener.
Faced with such a marvel, not participating would be a lifelong regret.
Thus, the excited Whitebeard inquired of Brian about who should make the first move.
With things having developed to this point, this clash of auras had become the dominant factor on the current battlefield.
Whoever lost this clash of auras would lose dominance in the subsequent battle.
Sometimes, it was precisely this kind of morale-representing dominance that determined the course of war.
Having come this far, both sides would only keep raising the stakes until a final victor emerged.
At this stage, whoever showed weakness would face humiliation - and no one considered themselves weak.
"Haha, Newgate, things have indeed developed beyond imagination."
"But that's what makes it more interesting, isn't it? I won't choose to back down."
Faint roars of beasts already surrounded Brian, his terrifying aura suppressed at the edges of his presence.
He appeared utterly fearsome, much like Whitebeard's situation.
"You make the first move. There are still two hidden auras in the Navy's rear."
"It seems the Navy shares our intention to completely eliminate the enemy in these waters - these two auras don't seem any weaker than us."
During the earlier Conqueror's Haki clash, the two powerful auras hidden in the Navy's rear could no longer remain concealed.
They accidentally let their auras leak out, instantly detected by Brian and the others.
They immediately realized the Navy was also planning to play dirty.
"Gurarara, indeed, those two hidden fellows aren't weak at all."
"But their auras feel ancient and decaying—they can't change the tide of battle."
"Since you have no intention of making the first move, I'll take the initiative. Garp looks like he's about to act too."
"Let me be the one to lure out those two old-timers hiding in the rear."
Hearing Brian's words, Whitebeard nodded in agreement—he had sensed it too.
Though their auras were strong, both were aged and feeble, incapable of altering the outcome.
Whitebeard was in his prime, his power not yet reaching its true peak.
Such "clay chickens and pottery dogs" were beneath his notice.
The only one who could truly draw Whitebeard's attention was Garp, who was still biding his time with the Navy.
Right at that moment, Garp finally lost his patience.