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Chapter 192 The Marineford War Breaks Out

Jiang Yan's gaze swept across the area below.

On the execution platform, Fire Fist Ace was firmly locked in seastone handcuffs, with Fleet Admiral Sengoku standing guard beside him.

One hundred thousand armed naval soldiers stood in formation, ready to fight.

On the Moby Dick, the world's strongest man, Edward Newgate with the white beard, stood there, his naginata Murakumogiri resting on the deck.

Even from a distance of hundreds of meters, that domineering aura still swept over you.

However, Jiang Yan knew very well that now was not the time for him to intervene; he had to find a suitable opportunity.

Just as Jiang Yan was pondering how to make his move, Sengoku looked up at Jiang Yan and Charizard, his brows furrowing almost imperceptibly.

The report that had come from Loguetown earlier now came to Sengoku's mind.

Normally, reports like this would never have come into his hands.

After all, Jiang Yan isn't a pirate.

The problem lies with Charizard. The moment the dragon, burning with flames, appeared in Loguetown, it alerted the World Government's intelligence personnel.

The news reached the ears of the Celestial Dragons in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.

The Celestial Dragons, who consider themselves the creators of the world, have an almost obsessive possessiveness toward the rare and powerful Charizard.

Therefore, an order was issued to the navy to capture the fire-breathing dragon.

That is why the Warring States period gained some understanding of it.

However, as his gaze swept over the white-bearded man on the Moby Dick, the distracting thoughts in his mind were instantly suppressed.

It's still unclear how Charizard and Jiang Yan ended up in the skies above Marineford.

But at this moment, none of that matters.

The Whitebeard before them, and his entire Whitebeard Pirates, are the greatest enemy the Marine Headquarters faces today, one capable of upending the world order.

As for Jiang Yan, whose origins are unknown, Zhan Guo decided to wait and see for the time being, and ignore him as long as he did not cause trouble.

If there are any unusual developments, we can deal with them when the time is right.

Zhan Guo was not the only one who noticed Jiang Yan's existence.

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The three admirals of the navy, who were sitting upright in their chairs below the execution platform, also noticed Jiang Yan.

Kizaru remained as lazy as ever, casually clicking his tongue; Akainu glanced at him and then looked away; Aokiji leaned back in his chair, his half-open eyes devoid of emotion.

Meanwhile, the Seven Warlords of the Sea also spotted Jiang Yan in the plaza, but their reactions varied greatly.

Doflamingo adjusted his sunglasses, looked at the figure high in the sky, and let out his signature chuckle, clearly showing great interest in Jiang Yan;

Hawkeye Mihawk's gaze never left the white beard;

Empress Hancock, however, paid no attention to it.

Gecko Moria licked his lips, a greedy glint in his eyes. In his view, the Charizard was a good material for making zombies.

Bartholomew Bear stood there, expressionless, like an emotionless statue.

On the deck of the Moby Dick, Whitebeard and the other captains also spotted Jiang Yan in mid-air.

However, both the Navy and the Whitebeard Pirates tacitly chose to temporarily ignore Jiang Yan.

On the one hand, Jiang Yan is hundreds of meters in the air, so dealing with him won't be easy.

On the other hand, with war imminent between the two sides, neither wants to create any further complications.

"So we were found out after all."

Feeling the gazes of the crowd, Jiang Yan was not surprised at all, and instead chuckled lightly.

He never intended to hide it.

It would be strange if such a large target as a fire-breathing dragon, appearing in the skies above Marineford, didn't attract the attention of these powerful beings.

Jiang Yan was not flustered at all.

After all, neither the Navy, which was on high alert, nor the Whitebeard Pirates, which were poised to attack, could afford to pay any attention to him as an observer.

Two colossal tsunamis, powerful enough to blot out the sky, have fully materialized!

The wave wall, hundreds of meters high, is even more majestic and massive than the fortress of Marineford, and it even completely blocks out the sunlight.

The surging seawater, carrying a devastating force, was like an ancient behemoth with its jaws wide open, threatening to devour the entire Marineford, along with its 100,000 marines, in one gulp.

Seeing this horrific scene, the faces of many naval soldiers drained of color, revealing undisguised fear.

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The hands gripping the rifles trembled slightly uncontrollably, and some even felt their legs go weak, wanting to retreat.

This is the power of the world's strongest man.

A single strike brought about such a terrifying scene, almost like a natural disaster.

At this moment, the atmosphere on the entire battlefield was pushed to an unprecedented peak.

Standing on the back of the fire-breathing dragon, Jiang Yan looked down at the earth-shattering scene below. Far from being afraid, his eyes were filled with undisguised excitement.

Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit truly lives up to its name; this cataclysmic power is simply too astonishing.

Jiang Yan then patted the Charizard, causing it to descend slightly so he could get a better view.

Faced with these two massive tsunamis, powerful enough to destroy the entire Marineford, the navy could not possibly stand idly by.

After all, if these two tsunamis were allowed to strike, probably less than one in ten of the 100,000 naval soldiers in the fortress would survive, and the naval headquarters would be destroyed in one blow.

Aokiji, who had been sitting lazily in his chair, finally moved.

With a flash, he leaped into the air.

Aokiji glanced at Jiang Yan and Charizard, whose strength had decreased considerably, frowned, then looked away and opened his arms.

Extreme cold erupted from Aokiji's body.

"The Ice Age!"

Two incredibly thick ice pillars rapidly extended from the hands, soon reaching the tsunami on either side.

The tsunami, which was originally roaring and churning with the power to destroy the world, seemed to be paused the moment it touched the ice pillar.

Click click click—

A sickeningly cold, icy sound rang out.

The originally raging seawater was frozen at a visible speed, and the rolling tsunami was frozen into a crystal-clear ice sculpture.

In just a few breaths, the two towering tsunamis completely transformed into two enormous icebergs that stretched across the sides of Marineford.

Now that he had already made his move, Aokiji naturally wouldn't let it end so easily.

After freezing the tsunami, he suddenly turned his arm and aimed it at the white-bearded man on the Moby Dick below.

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"Two thorned spears!"

A sharp ice spear instantly materialized, shooting towards the white-bearded man with a piercing sound.

Faced with the attack from Aokiji, the white-bearded man standing at the bow of the ship remained completely calm.

He raised his arm and then slammed his fist down into the air in front of him!

Om-!

A dull, loud thud resounded, as if even space itself had been shattered by that punch.

The shockwave spread outwards with a deafening roar, colliding head-on with the flying ice spear.

Almost instantly, Aokiji's ice spear was shattered, and the terrifying shockwave continued to spread forward without diminishing, instantly affecting Aokiji himself in mid-air.

Fortunately, Aokiji had already transformed into his elemental form, so although the shockwave affected his elemental body, it did not cause him any real damage.

Immediately afterwards, Aokiji descended towards the inner sea of ​​Marineford.

The moment Aokiji's body touched the sea surface, an extreme chill erupted from his body once again.

With a cracking sound, this time, the entire inner sea of ​​Marineford, centered on the point where the blue pheasant landed, was completely frozen.

All of the Whitebeard Pirates' ships, which were originally floating on the sea, were frozen firmly to the ice, along with the seawater beneath them, and could not move.

This is Aokiji's true purpose.

Aokiji knew very well that his two thorny spears alone could not possibly harm Whitebeard.

Therefore, what he really needs to do is firstly resolve the crisis of the tsunami, and secondly, completely freeze this battlefield, trapping the Whitebeard Pirates' fleet on the ice.

As a result, the Whitebeard Pirates were forced to disembark and engage in a direct confrontation with the Navy on the ice. The Navy was able to take advantage of the fortress's terrain to maintain control of the battlefield.

Aokiji's attack this time failed to cause any harm to Whitebeard himself.

However, the operation of instantly freezing the tsunami and sealing off the entire inland sea still invigorated the naval soldiers who were initially in a state of panic.

"The Navy will prevail!"

It's unclear who shouted first, but soon after, a deafening shout echoed throughout the fortress.

The next second, the sound of cannons rang out, and the shells, trailing flames, streaked across the sky and crashed down, shattering into countless pieces of ice.

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Immediately afterwards, the numerous naval soldiers who had been waiting in ambush launched an attack on the Whitebeard Pirates opposite them.

Meanwhile, the Whitebeard Pirates roared as they charged off the frozen ship and towards the Marines.

On the ice, the navy and the pirates instantly clashed.

The clashing of swords, the whistling of bullets, the explosions of cannons, the deafening shouts of battle—countless sounds intertwined together.

The Marineford War finally broke out completely.

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