Kaido, the father-in-law, used monster cells to create the strongest Beast.

He said urgently to Ace:

"Ace, run! Don't fall into Akainu's trap!"

Ace gritted his teeth, his face filled with resentment and anger.

How could he tolerate Akainu speaking ill of his father like that?

He got up, unwilling to leave like that.

With this delay, Marco was finally unable to withstand Akainu's magma and was blasted away.

Akainu grew stronger with each battle, continuing his assault on Portgas D. Ace, saying:

"You inherited Roger's bloodline, yet your strength is so pathetic! That's probably why Whitebeard is like this, huh? He really was a complete and utter loser!"

Ace's eyes turned completely red from the shock, and he roared hoarsely:

"You bastard, don't you dare talk about your father like that! I'm going to kill you!"

Completely blinded by rage, Ace ignored the other Whitebeard team leaders' attempts to stop him and insisted on fighting Akainu head-on.

But he was no match for Akainu and soon found himself in dire straits.

Akainu is extremely ruthless, with every move potentially fatal; Fire Fist Ace was nearly killed several times!

Seeing this situation, even Whitebeard couldn't remain calm.

He dragged his heavily injured body toward Ace.

Hero Garp was still struggling with the choice between justice and family, and no one stopped him.

But Sengoku, standing on the execution platform and watching the whole scene, would not let Whitebeard do as he pleased.

The golden Buddha statue, which originated during the Warring States period, leaped into the sky and slapped its palm towards the white-bearded man.

A terrifying shockwave gathered in his palm.

"Whitebeard, whether you're a whitebeard or Roger's son, you're both finished today!"

Fleet Admiral Sengoku personally intervened, leaving Whitebeard with no choice but to stop.

A transparent shockwave covered his fist, colliding with the shockwave from Sengoku's palm.

boom!

The air shattered, and a fierce wind surged forth.

With Sengoku holding Whitebeard back, Akainu has no worries about his rear.

Akainu unleashed his full power without holding back.

He used the awakened power of the Magma-Magma Fruit to turn the ground beneath Fire Fist Ace's feet into magma.

Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent was caught off guard, she used her Crimson Lotus Fang to bite Ace's shoulder, immobilizing him completely.

Then, a scorching magma fist pierced through Fire Fist Ace's chest and emerged directly from his back.

Fire Fist Ace's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe he was about to die.

He stared blankly down at the lava arm that had pierced through his chest.

The high temperature of the magma melted his heart.

He wasn't the monstrous Whitebeard; he could still move even after being hit by Akainu's Hellhound.

It's not Jack the Drought, who has invincible defense and can bathe in lava.

He didn't have any particularly outstanding qualities. He ate the Flame-Flame Fruit, which allows anyone to breathe fire, and he didn't inherit his father Roger's talent in Haki.

He may be very powerful in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of top experts, he is not worth mentioning at all.

Even with Whitebeard's help, he is still a long way from becoming the Pirate King.

Akainu indifferently withdrew his fist.

Fire Fist Ace's body fell to the ground and was then engulfed by the magma, burning to ashes.

The entire venue fell into a deathly silence.

The Whitebeard pirates were horrified.

They couldn't believe that Ace, whom they had finally managed to rescue, was dead.

Whitebeard, who was at odds with the Sengoku period, was in deep pain, and his old eyes were blurred.

For Whitebeard, the most painful thing in the world is for a white-haired person to bury a black-haired person.

Along with the grief, an unprecedentedly terrifying killing intent erupted from Whitebeard!

Chambord Islands.

Luo Xing felt nothing at all about Fire Fist Ace's death.

What he cared about more was that Whitebeard, the world's strongest man, was finally about to unleash his power!

Jinbe, standing behind him, wore a sorrowful expression.

Jinbe didn't blame Luo Xing; on the contrary, he was very grateful to Luo Xing.

Because Moria, acting on Luo Xing's orders, rescued Ace from the execution platform.

Ace himself fell for Akainu's provocation and ignored Marco and the others' advice, leading to his death.

Jinbe looked at Whitebeard with concern.

Whitebeard had previously been hit by Akainu's Ghostfire, leaving a large, bloody hole in his chest.

Anyone else would have died from such injuries, yet Whitebeard was still able to unleash a power that shocked the world.

But how long can Whitebeard hold out?

The surging anger and murderous intent emanating from him at this moment were probably the last remaining power of this strongest man!

at the same time.

Behind the Naval Headquarters building.

Moriah remained hidden there and did not leave Marineford.

He also had another task on his shoulders: to keep an eye on Blackbeard.

"Lord Luo Xing said that Blackbeard will sneak up from behind Marineford. Is that true?"

Moria was somewhat suspicious.

After all, Luo Xing isn't a mind reader like Blackbeard, so how could he predict Blackbeard's actions so accurately?

But soon,

Moriah was filled with admiration for Luo Xing's foresight.

Because the Blackbeard Pirates had already appeared on the sea.

The Blackbeard Pirates currently consist of only five members.

Blackbeard, Burgess, Lafayette, Doc Q, and Van Augur.

Blackbeard originally planned to subdue the criminals on Level 6 of Impel Down and double his number of subordinates, but he didn't expect that the Fifth Emperor, Luo Xing, would intercept his plan.

Blackbeard was furious about this, but there was nothing he could do.

He was the one who started this war at Marineford; it was a lavish stage he had prepared to use to make a name for himself in the world.

At first, things went so smoothly, it was as if God was on his side.

But ever since he met the Five Emperors Luo Xing, he has been plagued by bad luck.

Every time he encounters Luo Xing, everything goes wrong for him, and he's always the first to run away.

Blackbeard, who is proud and ambitious and wants to replace Whitebeard and become the new Yonko, could not tolerate such humiliation.

He had already decided that once he obtained Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit power, he would definitely take revenge on the Five Emperors, Luo Xing!

Energetic, Blackbeard traveled from Impel Down to Marineford without stopping.

And they took a long detour, deliberately landing behind Marineford.

Blackbeard stood on the shore, cackling loudly at his four men:

"…Hahaha, we've finally arrived!"

"The Whitebeard Pirates and the Marines should be badly injured by now. It's time for me to reap the rewards!"

"Once I possess the combined powers of the Dark-Dark Fruit and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, even Kaido of the Beasts and Luo Xing, one of the Five Emperors, will become my defeated foe!"

"The future belongs to Blackbeard!"

Blackbeard was very excited.

If we can obtain Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit, we can make up for the setbacks we suffered at Luo Xing's hands.

But just as Blackbeard was getting carried away with his success...

A mocking voice suddenly rang out behind him:

"Hey, little black-haired brat, how dare you say that Lord Luo Xing will be your defeated opponent? That the future is yours?"

"Are you out of your mind? What kind of daydreaming are you having in broad daylight?!"