Konoha's Mission Master

Chapter 347 Proof of Domination: The Death of Green Bull

In a daze, Whitebeard felt another heartbeat within his body. After he gave up suppressing the tendency of his body to turn into wood, he actually gained more control over the right half of his body, but this was like drinking poison to quench thirst.

He was never able to unleash the full potential of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit because his physical limitations were a huge constraint, but his petrified half of his body possessed extremely high hardness and rigidity.

In this situation, he can unleash a stronger attack. Following the guidance in his heart, he directs the fruit's power to the right half of his body, actively fusing it with that crazy will.

Following a subconscious intuition, Whitebeard tensed his body and, with the help of the surrounding tree roots, charged towards the sea of ​​carnivorous plants, where his target was hidden.

The sea of ​​trees seemed to come alive at this moment, suppressing the ocean of man-eating flowers.

As Whitebeard advanced, he continuously punched the space in front of him, creating tangible shockwaves that spread outwards like whistling cannonballs, leaving dark cracks in the air.

Within the dark cracks, faint red and black lightning bolts could be seen, crisscrossing and spreading—a terrifying energy.

Whitebeard threw punch after punch, his speed increasing rapidly, shattering the surrounding space. The shockwave struck the sea of ​​carnivorous plants.

The two collided with a deafening roar.

The flowers and leaves shattered and scattered, coalescing into a tornado that covered the sea surface. The emerald green branches were also rapidly destroyed under the terrifying gale. The barrier of the entire flower sea was torn apart by terrifying violence, and the absolute barrier had been broken.

Whitebeard threw another punch, his speed like lightning. The fist shadow was like a mountain, and the storm and black lightning continued to spread. Green Bull could only raise his arms and cross them in front of his chest, using his dark Armament Haki to form a defense.

Faced with such a ferocious attack, all he could do was defend as much as possible. As for dodging... his speed was not superior to Whitebeard's.

The surrounding sea of ​​flowers began to wither rapidly, and the continuous vitality, like a swarm of bees returning to their hive, was completely absorbed into the body by the emerald green light spots.

In less than half a second, Whitebeard had already reached Green Bull. Originally, Fujitora could have altered the surrounding gravity to mitigate the attack, but he remembered Green Bull's personality and slowed down his right arm as he swung his cane sword.

Both men became generals through global conscription, but their personalities clashed.

In that instant, countless bright red carnivorous plants exploded on the spot, the wooden giant fist collided with Green Bull's arms, and in a very short time, Whitebeard punched repeatedly, ignoring the backlash and activating his Devil Fruit power.

The jet-black Armament Haki surged, seemingly on the verge of complete destruction, but Whitebeard's attack showed no mercy.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The sound was like thunder, the clouds were torn apart by the rising column of air, sunlight fell from the high sky, and golden shadows were scattered on the sea.

Green Bull coughed up blood and retreated. He realized that the enemy's attack was relentless and relentless, with no gaps or respite. This would cause irreversible damage to his body and could even threaten his life.

Whitebeard's massive body immediately followed, like a ferocious beast unleashing its fury without restraint as it left its gates. Fujitora swung his staff and sword, but only managed to strike Whitebeard's phantom.

The giant wooden fist landed smoothly on Green Bull's chest, still a continuous punch that defied human biomechanics. Whitebeard's body stood as majestic and imposing as a mountain, and the power of the punch sliced ​​through Green Bull's skin like countless dense wind blades.

Whitebeard caused a tangible shockwave to fall on Green Bull, continuously activating the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, which shattered Whitebeard's internal organs and even caused cracks to appear on his woody body, making him look like he was about to collapse.

The effect of this force was relative, and Whitebeard's physical condition was amplified in Green Bull.

His limbs were all broken, most of his internal organs were severely damaged, and his sternum was caved in as the center of the impact. He was spitting out a lot of blood, and he looked extremely miserable.

Yet he remained alive. The carnivorous plants around him withered rapidly, transforming into life force that flowed into Green Bull's body, and his potentially fatal wound was healing quickly.

Whitebeard was covered in bloodstains, with blood flowing from his seven orifices, resembling small red snakes slithering across his body. He looked extremely gruesome, and his hearing had been severely damaged in the clash.

After withstanding several of Fujitora's blows, Whitebeard returned to Green Bull's side and brought his giant, wood-transformed fist down. The bright white light made the world lose its color for a moment before crashing down on Green Bull.

In mid-air, Green Bull bent over like a shrimp, and huge flowers grew from its back, slowly dissipating the shock and impact within its body.

Eventually, the flower turned into petals that scattered everywhere, and Green Bull spat out another mouthful of blood before flying backward at the speed of a cannonball.

Green vines sprouted from its body, enveloping it and gradually dissipating the shockwave from the backward flight, as well as stabilizing its situation.

Whitebeard looked regretful. Although his attack had shattered the enemy's heart, he knew the enemy was still alive. Although the Devil Fruit was unknown, the enemy possessed a monstrous regenerative ability.

Without hesitation, Whitebeard charged straight towards the battlefield where Marco was. If he were to fall like a meteor today, he had to create a chance for Ace and Marco to survive before he fell.

Even if the injuries all over his body are fatal, even if his left arm is broken, even if his body is gradually becoming woody, so what?

He is Whitebeard, Newgate, the strongest man on the sea!

Despite the excruciating pain, Whitebeard used his dark Armament Haki to forcefully piece together his broken bones, barely regaining his mobility and striving to restore his left arm to its fighting ability.

Beneath his feet... emerald green tree roots spread and grew with his steps, and his woody body continuously generated energy called chakra.

If burning one's life can accomplish one's plan, then let the fire burn even more thoroughly and fiercely.

Two-thirds of Whitebeard's body had already turned to wood. Just as he was determined to fight to the death and was about to make a desperate counterattack, and just as everyone was on guard against Whitebeard's desperate counterattack.

In the center of the battlefield, a wooden plank frozen in ice suddenly shimmered with golden light, and three blood-red figures appeared in the center of the battlefield.

"Sage Mode, activated!"

"Mark of Prayer, open!"

"The myriad phenomena of the universe, the hell of wood!"

Beneath that man's feet, thick tree roots broke through the ice, growing wildly in all directions, relentlessly pushing forward with a suffocating, bloody light.

"The Thousand-Faced Demon Emperor, Jing Yayun!"

Garp and Sengoku immediately prepared for battle; the true protagonist of their siege had finally arrived!

Ice Age!

Aokiji pressed his hands against the ice, and a terrifying cold current surged from his arms across the entire ice surface. As the core figure responsible for setting up the battlefield, he could clearly feel the territory he had created being rapidly destroyed.

Those crimson trees were incredibly domineering and frenzied. They expanded outwards at a speed approaching the speed of sound. Even icebergs a hundred meters thick would be destroyed by their crimson roots in a few breaths. The ice that Qingzhi had enhanced was quickly defeated.

The blood-red trees continue to grow, splitting into blood-red flowers and leaves.

The wind rustled through the trees, and a rich, ethereal fragrance permeated the crimson forest. The massive ice island shattered, and countless tree roots rapidly grew and spread from the crevices.

Green Bull trembled all over, feeling the fear of the Devil Fruit within him. This fear compelled him to kneel down and beg for forgiveness from the supreme being at the heart of the Crimson Forest.

In his eyes, he seemed to see a vast void, with blood-red ancient trees nourished by planets and galaxies as soil.

Every minute and every second, planets are destroyed because of it.

He is so vast, and he is so insignificant.

Through the subtle connection with the plants, Green Bull developed a connection with the cosmic super overlord, Invoker, through the Crimson Forest.

The next second, a gaze devoid of sorrow, joy, anger, or delusion descended upon this world through this subtle connection, but soon, a genuine joy welled up from the depths of that gaze.

Yakumo was unaware of Inori's gaze descending upon him; he only felt that the surrounding crimson forest was growing at a frenzied pace, dividing the entire battlefield in a very short time.

The whispers of ancient times echoed in Green Bull's ears.

"Pray, pray... pray, pray...!"

Under the cover of the forest, Whitebeard, Ace, and Marco quickly retreated to create distance and adjust their condition, preparing for the possible battle that was about to take place.

Garp and Sengoku removed their naval uniforms, jumped onto the ice formed by Aokiji, and slowly walked towards Yakumo. The two no longer concealed their fighting spirit, and accompanied by the sound of blood flowing, Garp's right fist was covered with pitch-black Armament Haki.

The Warring States period's body shone with golden light, and in the blink of an eye, it expanded into a golden Buddha statue more than ten meters tall, with a flowing golden luster all over its body.

The ice cracked open, and the blood-red tree roots lashed out at the two of them like whips, resembling giant blood pythons, creating a sonic boom. Sengoku pushed his right palm, unleashing an invisible shockwave that collided with the tree roots.

Thunder rumbled and the noise was incessant.

But the tree roots continued to fall, only at a slightly slower pace. The ice beneath their feet shattered, and countless blood-red vines coiled around their legs.

Absolute zero.

Aokiji appeared beside the two, his right hand radiating cold energy as it swiftly swept through the space. The biting cold froze the blood-red vines, and several flashes of silver light followed. With a slash of the ice sword, the blood-red vines were broken into several pieces and fell onto the ice surface where they had reassembled.

Several shockwaves, carrying howling wind pressure, collided with the blood-red tree roots. Yakumo showed no sign of tension, and spread his chakra outward to form a cocoon.

First step: Devil Fruit users are eliminated!

The Navy's intelligence regarding Yakumo is extremely outdated; for example... they simply don't know...

Yakumo can transfer Devil Fruit users to the deep sea and bury them at sea, unaware that the trees formed by Yakumo's Wood Release are actually coordinates for spatial teleportation.

For example, the frozen, blood-red vines at the feet of several people.

He only needed one opportunity to instantly appear beside Sengoku and, through physical contact and the envelopment of chakra, transfer him to the seabed 30,000 meters below.

The Buddha form granted Sengoku unparalleled offensive power, but also made his movements somewhat clumsy.

He's like a powerful but slow-moving artillery emplacement.

Garp's role is to use his iron fist to stop enemies trying to attack the turrets; together, they are known as the Navy's impregnable fortress.

Yakumo did not target Aokiji. The white mist-like cold currents surrounding his body were actually extremely cold, and rash contact could easily cause frostbite. Moreover, this cold air could freeze seawater instantly, so even if he was sent to the seabed, it would probably not be able to kill him instantly.

Among the group, Kizaru is the most difficult to deal with; even Yakumo is not confident in suppressing the speed of the Glint-Glint Fruit.

Yakumo continued to use Wood Release to attack Garp and Sengoku, secretly searching for a target to ambush. Many of the Devil Fruit users present could be his targets.

Yukotsu Chiyuki and Mori Masako are ready.

Suddenly, Yakumo and Green Bull locked eyes. Green Bull was already severely injured, and if he made a move, there was a very high probability that he could kill him with one blow.

"bump!"

The Green Bull's head exploded, splattering its brains everywhere.

He died, and died a very serious death.

This change was so sudden that even Yakumo couldn't understand why it had happened.

Looking back now, when the two looked at each other, Green Bull's eyes were numb, like a puppet that had lost its mind, which seemed very strange.

The growth rate of the surrounding crimson trees slowed down, and Qi's connection channel was directly severed by some force, but she had already memorized the coordinates of this world.

Yakumo composed himself and quickly entered battle mode. The best time for him to strike would be when Green Bull's aura completely dissipated.

"What exactly did you do?" Karp shouted.

"Idiot, how could he possibly answer!" Sengoku roared.

“I don’t know either,” Yakumo replied.

“He doesn’t know either!” Garp said to Sengoku.

"That sounds like a lie!" Sengoku retorted.

"I really don't know."

Sengoku was a strategist. The moment Green Bull died, he began a brainstorming session, trying to analyze the truth behind Green Bull's death or discover how the enemy had killed him.

Green Bull, a powerful figure emerging from the global draft, possesses the strongest vitality among all the admirals, capable of self-repairing even if his heart is pierced.

Now he is dead. Due to the obstruction of the trees, no one knows what exactly happened. All they know is that the strongest general died a violent death in just one encounter.