ONE PIECE: THE GREAT VOYAGE

The overwhelming killing intent surged forth, entwined with the sheer force of will.

From all directions, gravel and shattered earth converged, further amplifying the destructive force of the colossal stone sphere.

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"BOOM!"

A momentary lapse in focus—Jabba took a direct hit from the Golden Lion.

His body skidded backward more than ten meters before he dropped to one knee, panting heavily.

At the same time, Jabba's well-timed counterattack sent Golden Lion reeling, a powerful kick striking his cheek and knocking him backward.

Landing with a controlled stance, Golden Lion wiped a streak of blood from the corner of his mouth but chose not to pursue Jabba further.

Both combatants lifted their gazes toward the distant sky.

When Golden Lion saw the massive sphere hovering above Caesar's head, his expression changed slightly.

That technique… it's similar to my own ability!

Though Caesar's creation, spanning only a few hundred meters, was far weaker than his Shishi: Senjindani (Lion's Thousand Slice Valley), the resemblance was undeniable.

Even so, Golden Lion found it difficult to comprehend—unbelievable, even.

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"Ku la la la la la…"

"Has the battle finally reached its end?"

Whitebeard drove his naginata into the ground and gazed at Caesar in the sky, a composed smile on his face.

Despite minor injuries and the dust clinging to his massive frame, his aura remained vast, undiminished.

Rayleigh, standing opposite him, wasn't faring as well.

His breaths were shallow, his clothes tattered, and a thin trail of blood ran down his cheek.

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"BOOM!"

Thousands of tons of compressed stone, controlled by Caesar's telekinesis, plummeted toward the battlefield below.

The sheer mass created a terrifying impact—the very sky seemed to tremble.

As the deadly sphere threatened to obliterate a CP0 enforcer, several other CP0 elites flickered into existence beside him.

Recognizing the imminent danger, they had no choice but to act.

With a synchronized battle cry, they unleashed their strongest techniques—sword arts, martial prowess, Devil Fruit abilities, and Haki-driven strikes—all aimed at the descending stone mass.

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"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

For a fleeting moment, the concentrated assault managed to halt the sphere's descent—until it finally shattered into countless fragments.

"Tch!"

"You fools court death!"

Caesar, fatigued and irritated, had no intention of prolonging the fight.

With a mere thought, he redirected the shattered boulders, now ranging from tens to hundreds of meters in diameter, turning them into a meteor shower of destruction.

Like celestial wrath, they rained down upon the battlefield.

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The CP0 agents, already drained from the relentless battle, struggled to withstand the renewed assault.

"Damn it! He's stronger than we expected!"

"We can't let him recover! Attack together!"

"He's reaching his limit, just like us… but could he really be a monster?"

"Now's our chance! We must strike him down while he's vulnerable!"

With renewed desperation, the CP0 enforcers leaped into action, their immediate leader—a Griffin Fruit Zoan user—guiding them forward.

Those still able to move took to the air using Geppo (Moonwalk), surrounding Caesar in an attempt to corner and execute him.

Sword slashes and wind blades filled the sky.

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Caesar remained silent, gripping his blade, Wado Ichimonji, tightly.

With a single horizontal swing, he unleashed a devastating crescent-shaped slash.

The first CP0 agent to reach him was bisected mid-air, his body falling in two.

The remaining operatives faltered, their expressions shifting from confidence to dread.

But retreat meant certain death.

Knowing this, they steeled themselves and attacked with everything they had.

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"Shua! Shua! Shua!"

Caesar moved without hesitation.

In mere moments, he evaded their strikes while launching his own devastating counterattacks—his newfound mastery of Haki, telekinesis, and sheer battle instinct proving overwhelming.

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"BOOM!"

One by one, the CP0 warriors fell—slashed apart, their bodies torn asunder.

Those strong enough to endure his assault were blasted away, crashing into the earth below.

Caesar exhaled, believing the battle was finally over—

Until his senses flared in alarm.

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A blur of motion—

"CLANG!"

Caesar instinctively raised Wado Ichimonji, narrowly blocking a lightning-fast claw strike.

The attack stopped mere centimeters from his face.

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"Hah… this battle…"

He steadied his breath, rekindling his fighting spirit.

"Even I am nearly exhausted…"

The Griffin Zoan CP0 leader, now in his hybrid form, launched forward with a relentless assault—his claws targeting Caesar's head and heart.

In the chaos, two fresh wounds appeared on Caesar's arm.

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"You're finished!"

Fury ignited within Caesar's gaze.

A sudden burst of Conqueror's Haki exploded outward, paralyzing those with weaker wills.

Then—

A single devastating counterattack.

His right foot, imbued with Advanced Armament and Conqueror's Haki, crashed into the CP0 leader's abdomen.

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"GURAH!"

The Griffin Zoan coughed out a mist of blood—along with fragments of internal organs.

His body, like a broken kite, plummeted toward the distant sea.

Caesar's Observation Haki tracked him sinking into the abyss, his fate left to the mercy of the ocean currents.

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With the most formidable foe eliminated, Caesar's gaze swept over the battlefield.

The few remaining CP0 agents, who had sought to end his life, now met his eyes with dread.

None of them would leave this battlefield alive.

A cold determination settled over Caesar.

Lifting Wado Ichimonji, he vanished from sight.

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Meanwhile—

"Well, well, well…"

Charlotte Linlin exhaled, her massive frame heaving slightly.

Her eyes, sharp and calculating, fell upon the last two CP0 warriors still standing.

They were battered, exhausted—clinging to the last vestiges of their strength.

Yet the sheer savagery in Linlin's gaze sent an involuntary shudder through them.

Their comrades had been slaughtered.

Their leader, defeated.

Fear took root.

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"You're backing away?"

Linlin sneered, noticing their hesitant retreat.

Gripping Napoleon, she raised the massive blade high, her Conqueror's Haki erupting outward.

The sky cracked.

A storm of purple-black lightning coiled around her.

The very world trembled under her presence.

"Let's finish this with one move!"

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The two CP0 agents made a split-second decision—

They turned to flee.

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"ELBAF'S SPEAR… WEIGUO!"

A colossal slash descended from the heavens.

Purple-black lightning roared through the atmosphere.

The sheer force parted the land, cleaving the sea in two.

The Valley of the Gods, already a shattered battlefield, was further scarred—its surface sheared away as if by an apocalyptic force.

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As the light faded, only devastation remained.

Charlotte Linlin lowered Napoleon, grinning like a conquering warlord.

"Well, well, well…"

With her final opponent erased, she scanned the battlefield.

She had proven herself once again.

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[73] Rocks' Death—Reinforcements Arrive!

On the ruined island, after days and nights of relentless warfare…

The battle had reached its climax.

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