One Piece - Heaven Defying Comprehension!

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The thick black-purple hue in Ace's pupils solidified instantly with a single thought.

In the next second, he erupted with a violent surge of power!

Boom!

Crackle!

Violent black-purple lightning tore through the atmosphere with a thunderous roar.

The fire and hail clouds above began to roll back, forced away by the intensity of the radiant, surging black-purple lightning!

A massive rift split the sky above the island—an island once transformed into a realm of ice and fire by the awakened powers of the Mera-Mera Fruit and the Frozen Fruit.

It was as if the heavens themselves had been torn apart by an overwhelming force!

The bone-chilling frost that filled the air retreated in the face of the furious black and purple lightning.

Crack! Crack!

As the icy atmosphere pulled back, the frozen land, once resembling a polar wasteland, and towering icebergs shattered beneath the onslaught of the destructive lightning.

"Conqueror's Haki!" 

Aokiji's eyes widened in shock as he stared at the black and purple lightning crackling in the sky. His pupils narrowed in disbelief.

Though he had heard from the Fleet Admiral that Ace possessed an exceptional Conqueror's Haki, powerful enough to cause tangible damage to the physical world, witnessing it in person was an entirely different experience.

To his astonishment, even the awakened power of his Frozen Fruit crumbled in the face of this Haki!

For the first time in a long while, Aokiji's face showed true fear.

Crackle! Boom!

The black-purple lightning, raging in the atmosphere, seemed to be seized by invisible hands—wrapped entirely around Ace.

Boom!

The violent energy caused the air around Ace to fracture like glass.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

In Aokiji's horrified gaze, a black-purple aura formed around Ace, enveloping him in a film of compressed lightning, flickering with chaotic energy.

Each flicker caused the sky to convulse and the frozen earth to tremble!

"Conqueror's Haki Entanglement!" Aokiji cried out in terror, his voice trembling with disbelief.

For an Admiral—one of the strongest in the World Government—to be driven to such fear, only the mightiest power on the seas could be responsible: Conqueror's Haki Entanglement!

"I can't believe it... he's actually able to entangle his Conqueror's Haki..."

Aokiji could feel the sweat form on his brow as he stared at the black and purple lightning swirling around Ace.

Even though Sengoku had informed him that Ace's Conqueror's Haki could affect reality, being able to harness that Haki to entangle it so effectively was a whole different level!

Aokiji had doubted Ace could master such a skill because it was far too powerful—and far too difficult to control.

Conqueror's Haki was rare, a gift possessed by only one in a million who had the potential to be called a king.

But to control Conqueror's Haki at this level—through entanglement—was a feat that few in the world could achieve.

If possessing Conqueror's Haki marked one as a king, then mastering Conqueror's Haki Entanglement made one a true ruler!

Anyone who could master this technique would be a sovereign in the second half of the Grand Line—the New World!

Why are the Four Emperors so formidable? Even the Navy's Shichibukai system, designed to maintain balance, couldn't contend with their dominance.

It was because each of the Four Emperors had fully mastered Conqueror's Haki!

These were the true overlords of the sea!

And now, Ace had not only achieved mastery over Conqueror's Haki Entanglement, but at a level comparable to the Four Emperors!

Aokiji's gaze grew darker as he assessed Ace, whose aura of black and purple lightning compressed to an unimaginable density.

Ace was not merely a pirate—he was a conqueror of the seas.

"Looks like your control over this battlefield is slipping, Aokiji."

Ace's laughter was filled with confidence as he addressed the frozen Admiral.

In the presence of Conqueror's Haki Entanglement, even the powers of the Frozen Fruit were futile.

No king could be bound by the abilities of a Devil Fruit.

"Indeed, such techniques are useless against an overlord of your caliber. My earlier attack was too careless."

Aokiji's expression became frigid as a cyan light flickered in his eyes. There could be no more underestimation. The man he was facing was no ordinary pirate, but a sovereign of the seas!

To win this fight, Aokiji would have to face death itself.

Without that resolve, he knew that it would be him who would perish.

Huff!

Aokiji exhaled a breath of freezing air, clenching his fists.

"I heard Garp-san once tried to recruit you into the Navy," Aokiji said, his cold gaze locked on Ace.

"And I owe Garp-san a great deal as well."

A faint smile appeared on Aokiji's face, though his eyes stayed icy.

"I learned this technique from him."

With that final remark, Aokiji's pupils constricted sharply.

Whoosh! Crack! Crack!

Terrifying waves of freezing energy exploded from him, and his fists transformed into pure elemental ice.

All of Frozen Fruit's freezing power was focused on Aokiji's fists in that moment.

"Armament!"

Boom!

A violent shockwave erupted as Aokiji's ice-infused fists were covered in the ultimate form of Armament Haki.

"Ice Gauntlets!" 

Aokiji's breath chilled the air as his fists glowed with the combined might of Frozen Fruit, Armament Haki, and the iron-fist technique inherited from Marine Hero Monkey D. Garp.

This was the power that gave him the confidence to face even the greatest conquerors of the sea!

"Your Armament Haki is really strong—did you learn that from the old man?"

Ace chuckled, eyes flashing with a fierce red glow. "This kind of battle… this is what I live for! Come!" 

In his mind, he acknowledged the reality: Aokiji was indeed one of the strongest Admirals in the history of the Marines. The incredible combination of such potent Armament Haki, the power of the Frozen Fruit, and the iron will passed down from Garp—it made sense how he could hold his own against the Four Emperors.

"This is the kind of fight that's worth it! An overlord-level clash!"

Ace's fists suddenly transformed into flames. The full force of the Mera-Mera Fruit ignited, the intense flames condensing into his fists. 

"Crack! Rumbling!"

The black-purple lightning surrounding him flared wildly, crackling and surging. Conqueror's Haki fully enveloped his elemental fists. 

"The ultimate fusion of Conqueror's Haki and the Mera-Mera Fruit!" 

Ace's grin widened. "Hahaha! Let's make this fun, Aokiji!"

A heavy smile crept onto Aokiji's face in response.

In an instant, both of them vanished.

"Whoosh!"

The ground where they stood exploded into pieces. 

"Take this!"

They shouted in unison, both throwing their right fists forward.

"Boom!"

"Crackle!"

As their fists collided, a massive surge of black-purple lightning and Armament-infused ice erupted from the point of impact. 

"Boom!"

A violent explosion of energy tore through the landscape. The earth, burning like a fiery purgatory and frozen like polar ice, was obliterated in a flash.

"Boom! Crack! Crack!"

The fire-laden clouds and hail-filled sky above churned wildly from the overwhelming force of their clash, as black and purple lightning roared through the skies. Beneath them, the sea was thrown into chaos, with massive waves crashing against each other.

The sky rumbled! The earth fractured! The sea trembled!

This was Haki in its purest form, clashing in all its terrifying power!

"Amazing!" Ace laughed, his eyes gleaming with an even deeper purple hue. "Your Armament Haki can actually go head-to-head with my Conqueror's Haki!"

"I should be the one saying that, Ace! You possess an incredible Conqueror Haki!" Aokiji retorted, exhaling icy breath, his eyes flickering with both the cyan of the Frozen Fruit and the blackness of Armament Haki.

The next moment, their fists clashed again, like a downpour of blows.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Aokiji's ice, laced with Armament Haki, collided with Ace's flames, wrapped in violent Conqueror's Haki.

Each strike caused massive shockwaves, shaking the entire island. 

At this point, all that remained in both of them was sheer fighting spirit. Their Haki and Devil Fruit powers reached their peak in the heat of battle.

"Boom!"

——

"Has it really been five days?"

Nami stood on the deck of the going merry, gazing toward Ice and Fire Island—a world split in two by fire and ice. In disbelief, she murmured to herself.

The ship had distanced itself from the island, and for good reason.

From the island's center, terrifying energy continued to surge forth. Black-purple lightning clashed against the black ice as the flames and frost wreaked havoc. The land itself looked like a floating battlefield, with fragments of burning earth and frozen ground hovering in the air, only to be shattered again in the next clash.

The sky seemed ready to tear apart, as if two invisible hands were pulling it open, and the sea beneath them swelled with monstrous waves. Ships couldn't come anywhere near the place.

Even from this distance, the girls aboard the going merry could feel the overwhelming force radiating from the heart of Ice and Fire Island.

The ultimate clash between the Mera-Mera Fruit and the Frozen Fruit.

Between Ace and Admiral Aokiji.

A battle beyond comprehension—and it had been raging for five whole days.

"This is what happens when Logia users awaken their Devil Fruits," Robin said, her expression serious as she studied the battlefield. "They can not only increase their powers, but draw strength from the natural elements their abilities transform. It gives them near-endless stamina, turning them into relentless fighters."

Raki muttered in awe, "It's terrifying. Compared to this, even Enel's power seems like nothing. Is this the real strength of the top forces in this world?"

"Ace…" Kaya murmured, her gaze fixed on the distant battlefield. Despite her belief that Ace wouldn't lose, the sheer magnitude of the ongoing battle left her anxious.

"Don't worry, Ace won't be defeated. You haven't slept for five days—go get some rest," Nami said, resting a hand on Kaya's shoulder.

But Kaya, her eyes still fixed on the distant island, shook her head. "No, I want to be here." The soft glow of yellow light occasionally flickered around her, as she restored her energy after the sleepless nights.

Nami started to say something else, but suddenly stopped.

"What!" 

The girls looked up, eyes wide and focused on the distant Ice and Fire Island.

"The battle… it stopped," Nami whispered.

——

On the Ice and Fire Island.

"Whoosh!"

Under Ace's feet, pieces of shattered, burning earth smoldered.

"Crack! Crack!"

Aokiji stood on the opposite side, grounded on fragments of ice, the ground beneath him frozen solid.

The island, after five days of relentless battle, had become a broken wasteland.

If it weren't for the awakening of the Mera-Mera Fruit and Frozen Fruit, the island might have been wiped from the map by now, consumed by the sheer destructive power of their clash.

"Hah… Hah…"

Ace panted, his eyes flashing with the intense glow of black and purple lightning. The battle had been exhilarating. Even with the Mera-Mera Fruit's natural blessing, he could feel his body pushed to its absolute limits, stretched to the breaking point.

"Hah… Hah…" 

Aokiji, on the other hand, also gasped for breath.

In this brutal fight between Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, there were clear drawbacks. Conqueror's Haki, after all, was a tier above Armament Haki, and it took a heavier toll. Aokiji's physical energy and Haki reserves had been drained faster than Ace's.

Even with the Frozen Fruit's awakening aiding him, both his strength and Haki were reaching their limits. 

If this fight went on any longer…

Aokiji's eyes narrowed sharply.

They would be forced to settle this, once and for all. 

"Portgas D. Ace!" 

Aokiji's cold gaze locked onto Ace. "With Conqueror's Haki as strong as yours, and the courage to back it up… What's your true goal?" His voice was steady, but laced with tension.

"My goal?"

Ace's lips curled into a smirk.

"I want to be king of the world."

His words were laced with conviction as he laughed, his Conqueror Haki—though waning—suddenly flared back to life, black and purple lightning roaring around him. 

A king moves forward with unyielding courage. A king declares his ambition to the world.

"King of the world?!" 

Aokiji stared at him in disbelief. 

Such a terrifying ambition… It all made sense now. No wonder Ace wielded Conqueror's Haki of this caliber.

"Are you trying to throw this entire sea into chaos?! Portgas D. Ace!" Aokiji shouted, his body surging with icy energy.

"Chaos? The world is already in chaos."

Ace laughed, the sound wild and unrestrained. Even as he laughed, his Conqueror's Haki surged, rising to new heights.

"This era will be one of prosperity!"

Ace reached out, as if seizing the very Haki roaring in the atmosphere. His Conqueror's Haki coalesced around his right fist, gathering like a storm.

"I'll stop you. This era cannot descend into madness because of you!" Aokiji roared, channeling the last of his Armament Haki into his icy fist.

"Stop me? Try it, Aokiji!" Ace's eyes burned fiercely—one glowed with the deep purple-black of Conqueror's Haki, the other with the raging fire of the Mera-Mera Fruit. 

In the next instant, the flames and purple-black lightning fused together.

"Boom!"

Ace unleashed his attack, a domain of fire, brimming with Conqueror's Haki, surging toward Aokiji.