The pirates sat and forgot, and they really believed the nine truths and one lie.

The Eight Gates Formation?!

This martial art, which once made a fleeting but memorable appearance in the celestial images, actually exists in the world.

And it was happening right before their eyes, leaving many who had witnessed Skyfall's battle scenes deeply shocked.

Roger Cheney had naturally seen that record as well, and he understood the situation perfectly.

Judging from Akaza's appearance, it seems that only the first two doors, the Opening Door and the Resting Door, can be opened.

The subsequent secret techniques were either not inherited by the half-human, half-ghost monster before them, or they only obtained fragments of the manuals.

It's virtually impossible to open the doors to the more profound complexities based solely on one's own understanding.

"This feeling is truly wonderful..."

Akaza felt the surging, violent power within him, and thought, "It feels so good to keep getting stronger!"

He stomped his feet hard on the ground, and the already cracked earth beneath his feet exploded into a deep crater, sending smoke and dust billowing into the sky.

His figure had already transformed into an elusive blue lightning bolt, hurtling straight toward Roger Cheney at a terrifying speed several times greater than before.

With a surge in speed, power will inevitably surge in tandem!

With almost no frills, Akaza closed in and delivered a simple yet powerful straight punch that slammed into Roger Cheney's left cheek.

This time, it wasn't unbreakable steel. The dull thud carried the texture of flesh and bone colliding. For the first time, Roger Cheney's body was struck by this violent force, causing him to stagger back ten steps.

Roger Cheney slowly turned his head, and saw a noticeable red swelling on his left cheek, with even faint bruising.

"It's done!" Akaza's eyes blazed with wild joy. He had truly done it. The ultimate power unleashed through the Eight Gates technique had finally broken through the despair-inducing physical defenses of the Twin Dragon Fruit user.

Roger Cheney moved his stiff lips around in his mouth with his tongue, then opened his mouth and spat out a small mouthful of dark red blood.

His face was expressionless, but a soft white halo quickly appeared on his injured left cheek, and the swelling and bruises healed rapidly in the light.

The Eight Gates Formation is even more powerful than imagined. Roger Cheney analyzed the opponent's abilities and it seems that Akaza could be granted the ability to deal penetrating true damage.

The reason he was able to ignore Akaza's destructive attacks was not because Akaza was weak, but because his special body was always covered with an invisible layer of white dragon scales.

This layer of defense is extremely tough, and most attacks, even head-on bombardment by the main guns of a warship, are difficult to shake.

Unexpectedly, today, under the pure power of the Eight Gates Formation, it has completely failed.

“That’s more interesting,” Roger Cheney muttered to himself, a long-dormant something seeming to be ignited deep within his eyes.

“It’s been a long time since anyone has been able to break through my defenses. You’re the first one since he died…”

As he spoke, he reached up and took off the iconic cloak belonging to the Black Order that was draped behind him, then casually tossed it aside.

Showing off doesn't help in real combat.

He twisted his neck, and a series of slight cracking sounds came from his bones. His aura began to turn dangerous, and he knew he had to take his opponent seriously.

"Destructive Kill - Demon Core Eightfold Core!!!"

Akaza didn't give his opponent much time to breathe. He roared and pushed the Eight Gates Formation and his own fighting spirit to their limits.

He frantically concentrated all his power into his fists, and then unleashed eight punches in quick succession at Roger Cheney, who was standing directly in front of him.

boom! boom! boom! boom!

Each punch was not a simple shockwave, but a terrifying torrent of energy with a diameter of more than ten meters, solidified like a giant blue pillar.

Eight such giant blue pillars, like eight steel warships charging at full speed, surged toward the same target, crushing towards Roger Cheney.

Wherever it passed, the air was completely expelled, and the earth was plowed with deep furrows; its power was awe-inspiring.

Seeing the destructive torrent that had undergone a qualitative change and whose power had increased dramatically, Roger Cheney knew that this was not the time to be a hero and take it head-on, or to dodge and let the ordinary marines behind him suffer.

He must defeat Akaza head-on and completely.

He took a deep breath, a breath that seemed to suck all the air out of him. Between his chest and lungs, two completely different forces, a mixture of holy white light and deep shadow, began to compress rapidly and boil deep in his throat.

The next instant, Roger Cheney's head snapped forward, his mouth agape, "The Roar of the White Shadow Dragon—!!!"

A destructive beam of pure white light erupted from his mouth, surrounded by writhing, ominous black shadows.

Light and darkness, two contradictory forces, merged perfectly, transforming into a devastating torrent of death that tore everything apart, fiercely confronting the eight giant blue pillars.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Two terrifying torrents of energy, powerful enough to alter the terrain, collided head-on in mid-air without any fanfare, and explosions occurred continuously the moment they made contact.

Blinding white light, eerie blue battle aura, and deep black shadows—three energies of vastly different natures—converged and clashed violently.

The shockwave from the explosion spread wildly in a spherical shape in all directions. "Retreat! Retreat quickly!!"

The surrounding navy and pirates could only retreat in terror, not daring to get even a fraction closer to this scene of gods fighting.

Before the smoke from the explosion had even cleared, a blue figure rushed out first—it was Akaza. He didn't wait for the outcome; he was about to close in and engage Roger Cheney in the most primal hand-to-hand combat.

“As you wish,” Roger Cheney’s calm voice came from the smoke and dust.

"Dragon Power - Shadow Mode - Activate!!!"

A deep, dark shadow, seemingly capable of swallowing all light, suddenly erupted from Roger Cheney's body, instantly engulfing his entire form.

His half-black face blended into the shadow, while the normal side of his face appeared even more eerie against the backdrop of the shadow.

Roger Cheney's aura surged once again, and his strength and physical attributes multiplied wildly in Shadow Mode, with speed, power, and reaction all being enhanced.

He also took a step forward, meeting Akaza who was charging forward and had activated the Eight Gates.

boom!boom!

The two instantly became entangled, their fists, feet, elbows, and knees—every part of their bodies transformed into the most lethal weapon.

The dull, resounding impacts, like a series of muffled thunderclaps, exploded wildly in the still-lingering dust, each collision unleashing visible shockwaves and energy ripples.

Roger Cheney could shatter Akaza's arm bone with a single punch, and Akaza could also instantly recover and return the favor with a powerful punch capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, leaving a bruise on Roger's body covered in shadow power.

The two fought fiercely, using both hands and feet, engaging in the most dangerous and intense exchanges of offense and defense within a small space. In a short period of time, they had already exchanged hundreds of blows.

The violent clash of forces completely dispersed the surrounding dust, revealing two figures fighting like ancient ferocious beasts.

This raw, untamed, pure power and physical clash was clearly broadcast around the world through the Yamato Team's cameras.

Let all the viewers witness firsthand how those two monsters, beyond human comprehension, engage in this bloody, relentless, and epic battle.