Within this world of ice, everything was controlled by Aokiji's power; cold reigned supre.
Garp looked at the earth-shattering changes before him, showing not a trace of fear. Instead, he burst into hearty laughter. "Kuzan, well done! Let this old man see just how strong your awakened power really is!"
Before his laughter faded, yellow electric currents surged around Garp's body, coursing and crackling around him.
"Lightning Breathing!" Garp growled. With this shout, his body seed to rge with the lightning, his speed instantly reaching a terrifying level. Garp transford into a yellow bolt of lightning, darting back and forth within the iceberg, moving so fast that his figure was nearly impossible to track.
Aokiji stood atop the iceberg, waving his hands to manipulate the surrounding ice blocks to attack Garp.
Huge chunks of ice shot towards Garp like cannonballs.
In high-speed motion, Garp nimbly dodged these attacks.
"Garp-sensei, try this!" Aokiji called out loudly, an excited smile on his face, a hint of provocation in his eyes.
He continued to intensify his assault. With his manipulation, more and more ice blocks converged from all directions, completely cutting off Garp's escape routes.
Seeing this, a flash of excitent appeared in Garp's eyes. He suddenly stopped.
"Hmph, you brat, you sure talk big! Then let show you what this old man can do!"
Garp's aura surged dramatically.
He took a deep breath, his chest heaving violently.
"Sun Breathing!" Garp roared, his voice rolling like thunder, shaking the surrounding air with a buzzing sound.
Instantly, his body was enveloped in a dazzling golden light, blazing and radiant, as if the brilliance of the sun had descended upon the earth.
Within the light, Garp's muscles bulged, each one containing boundless power.
With this roar, Garp threw his fist forward with an unstoppable montum.
This punch seed to carry the temperature and power of the sun itself. Wherever his fist wind passed, the air ignited instantly with a "crackling" sound, a trail of golden fla streaking through the air straight towards Aokiji.
The golden light on his fist grew even more intense, becoming almost unbearable to look at, like a miniature sun on the verge of eruption.
Aokiji's expression turned extrely grave.
He crouched slightly, slowly raising his hands, palms facing forward. The cold air around him surged like a turbulent tide, converging madly between his palms.
"Garp-sensei!" Aokiji shouted, pushing the power of his Devil Fruit to its absolute limit.
The surrounding temperature plumted dramatically. Moisture in the air rapidly condensed into tiny ice crystals, shimring with iridescent colors in the sunlight.
Aokiji thrust both palms forward. An unprecedented wave of terrifying cold surged forth. This cold was no longer ordinary chill; it carried an icy bite that could freeze the very soul.
Under the assault of this cold, the surrounding icebergs began to rapidly collapse. Massive ice blocks shattered, turning into countless ice shards that swept towards Garp.
Garp's Sun Breathing punch and Aokiji's all-out attack collided thunderously in mid-air.
In an instant, a deafening boom resounded across the heavens and earth.
A blinding flash of light erupted, too intense for the eyes to bear.
Within the light, golden flas and deep blue cold unleashed powerful energy fluctuations.
These energy ripples spread outward in all directions. Wherever they passed, icebergs were instantly leveled, and the frozen sea was torn apart by massive cracks.
Amidst this violent energy collision, both Garp and Aokiji were forced back by the imnse impact.
Garp's feet carved two deep trenches in the ice, while a trickle of blood appeared at the corner of Aokiji's mouth.
The golden light around Garp had not yet fully dissipated, and the cold air surrounding Aokiji still churned.
The two locked eyes, their fighting spirit undiminished. Almost simultaneously, they charged at each other again, igniting an even more intense battle.
Garp's figure flashed like a golden bolt of lightning, weaving between the shattered icebergs.
Giant ice spikes abruptly stabbed up from the ground; ice walls rose to block Garp's advance.
Aokiji also manifested ice dragons, lunging at Garp with claws bared.
His attacks ca in waves, one after another, relentless.
The battle grew increasingly fierce, the entire island trembling under the impact of their power.
With each violent collision, the icebergs on the island began to collapse on a massive scale.
Finally, after one particularly intense clash, the island could no longer withstand their power. With a dull rumble, it completely collapsed.
Garp looked at the scene before him and suddenly burst into hearty laughter. "Haha, Kuzan, what a thrilling fight! Let's call it a day!"
Aokiji stood on a drifting ice floe, panting slightly. He reached up and touched his hair, looking at Garp with complex emotions.
At their level, many things could be anticipated.
Admiral-level combatants rarely fought to a decisive conclusion, as it required too much power and too much ti.
Fights like the one between Roy and Garp were actually the exception, demonstrating Roy's overwhelming superiority.
In their previous clash, Aokiji had vaguely sensed that if the fight continued, he would likely lose.
Although Garp claid he had grown stronger recently, a part of Aokiji was reluctant to believe it.
After all, in his understanding, Garp had already reached an extrely high level of power. Making significant further improvents seed incredibly difficult.
But the facts were before his eyes. In their battle, the strength and speed Garp displayed had put him under unprecedented pressure.
He couldn't help but recall Garp's fight with Roy. If Roy could defeat Garp, just how powerful had Roy beco?
"Garp-sensei, you... you really have gotten a lot stronger," Aokiji said slowly, a hint of doubt in his voice.
Standing on the drifting ice floe, Aokiji's emotions were a jumbled ss.
Scenes from his fight with Garp and Garp's ntion of Roy kept replaying in his mind.
He had once believed that as a Marine Admiral, his strength stood at the pinnacle of the world. Even though Roy was exceptionally gifted and had beco an Admiral at a young age, Aokiji hadn't truly taken him seriously. He had even harbored a slight disdain for Roy's youth.
But now, reality had struck him like a heavy hamr, forcing him to clearly recognize the imnse gap between himself and Roy.
He couldn't help but mock himself, realizing he had overestimated his own abilities and underestimated Roy, like a fool.
Garp seed to sense his disciple's confusion.
He strode forward and firmly slapped Aokiji on the shoulder.
"Kuzan, don't go comparing yourself to that guy Roy. He's an outright monster!"
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