Time passed, and Kenji and Whitebeard drew closer and closer, while Oden also gradually approached the two.

According to the current walking directions of the three, it wouldn't be long before they would converge at a single point.

Unfortunately, Oden did not notice that Kenji and Whitebeard had not even glanced at him, the 'peacemaker'.

Soon, the three were very close.

Just as Oden was about to say something, Whitebeard on the other side suddenly spoke first.

"Someone's interfering, time is short, let's decide the winner with this one move!"

As Whitebeard spoke, he held the naginata in his hand horizontally in front of him, then gripped it tightly with both hands.

At the same time, Kenji on the opposite side smiled and nodded. "Indeed, my time is also tight. I still have to go… Hmm, then let's use this move, it's perfect for sending you off."

Hearing these words from the two, Oden immediately understood what they meant.

He was stunned at that moment.

What's going on? Didn't we agree to go deal with Golden Lion Shiki together?

After a brief moment of being stunned, Oden quickly realized another thing.

If those two fight, and I'm this close, won't I get caught in the crossfire?

Although he had this question in his mind, he actually already had the answer to it.

The next moment, before he could get up and retreat, Whitebeard had already erupted with intense vibration.

Boom!

Whitebeard's tightly clenched naginata suddenly manifested a white ball of light on its blade, which then rapidly expanded.

Within the light sphere, there was a strong vibrational wave, which was actually the external manifestation of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's ability, capable of causing air tremors.

This time, Whitebeard pushed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to his limit.

The moment the vibrating light sphere appeared, the nearby ground and air instantly shook, the ground tilted, and the sky cracked, giving the sensation of the world turning upside down.

However, when the vibration wave reached Kenji, it suddenly stopped, as if an invisible force was preventing its spread.

If one observed closely, they would find a flowing energy in front of Kenji.

Oden was close enough to observe and sense it carefully, and then he was horrified to discover that the energy was Conqueror's Haki.

Extremely powerful Conqueror's Haki!

"Conqueror's Haki is a very volatile power… Can it be used like this?" Oden's eyes were almost popping out of his head.

However, he didn't remain shocked for long.

Because not far away, Whitebeard's vibration wave impacted him.

"Damn it! I was too engrossed." Oden quickly released Armament Haki, using Emission.

After his previous battle with Whitebeard, or rather, being brutally beaten by Whitebeard, at this moment, Oden had somewhat grasped how to deal with Whitebeard's invisible vibration waves.

That was to externalize Armament Haki and use it for defense.

"Hmm, it seems this way should work too, right?"

As Oden released Armament Haki, he suddenly had another idea. Then, he drew a pair of swords, wrapped Armament Haki around the blades, and then swung the swords to attack the vibration wave in front of him.

Two-Sword Style: Paradise Waterfall!

The Armament Haki-enhanced blades slashed out fiercely, confronting the invisible vibration wave.

At the same time, Oden also used Emission, defending against the vibration waves on both sides of him.

Then, as time passed, the expression on his face grew increasingly strained, and faint sweat trickled down his forehead.

He had clearly underestimated the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

Especially at such a close distance, with Whitebeard attacking with full power, the intensity of the vibration was so strong that even the residual energy was enough to split mountains.

"Ugh, I can't hold on much longer."

Oden gritted his teeth and held on, but he vaguely sensed that he was about to collapse.

Just then, from the corner of his eye, he noticed the flowing Conqueror's Haki that Kenji had released nearby to block the vibration waves.

"Hey! I got it!"

Oden's heart stirred, and joy appeared in his eyes.

Immediately, he mimicked Kenji, releasing the Conqueror's Haki within him and attempting to make this Conqueror's Haki flow around his body.

And then, his defensive line against the vibration wave instantly collapsed completely.

The violent Conqueror's Haki not only failed to stop the vibration wave, but instead messed up Oden's own aura.

With no more Armament Haki Emission to block the vibrational energy on both sides of him, the fierce vibration wave instantly breached his defense, directly impacting his body.

In just a short second, his entire body was washed over by the vibration wave several times, and he was almost numb from the tremors.

But it was a good thing that this vibration wave didn't go for his head. At least it didn't scramble his brains, right?

Oden was suffering on one side.

And in the center of the battle, Whitebeard wasn't having an easy time either.

The Legendary Pirate unleashed the full power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, practically using every trick in his arsenal.

However, his blade, enveloped in a white vibrating light sphere, was firmly stopped five meters above Kenji's head.

If that were all, it would be one thing, but Kenji on the opposite side hadn't even lifted a finger, completely relying on Conqueror's Haki Emission to defend against the vibration.

He was working himself to death, yet his opponent was calm and collected?

At this moment, Whitebeard's heart was truly shaken.

"Don't get too arrogant… Ugh!"

Whitebeard erupted in rage, and just as he exerted force with both arms, he saw Kenji in front of him finally raise his hand.

He thought Kenji was going to punch, and he knew the latter's punch attacks were very strong.

However, Kenji said instead, "You're such a troublesome guy. I might as well kick you back home."

Whitebeard subconsciously looked down, thinking Kenji was going to kick. But instead, Kenji punched him directly in the face.

Crack—Boom!

A heavy punch, wrapped in top-tier Conqueror's Haki, aided by Conqueror's Haki Emission, instantly shattered Whitebeard's vibrational power.

Even the white ball of light enveloping the blade, containing endless vibrational energy, was dispersed by this punch, vanishing.

Whitebeard's defense had a momentary opening.

And Kenji seized the opportunity to get up, leap into the air, and then, before Whitebeard could use his power again, he delivered a fierce kick to the latter's waist.

Whitebeard's entire body was slightly deformed in that instant, looking like a bent shrimp.

"Agh!"

Whitebeard spat out blood, his body flying backward at extreme speed.

And this time, he flew very far, until he disappeared from sight.

"Pops!"

In the distant sky, Marco, enveloped in blue flames, no longer cared about confronting Kuzan. He frantically took flight, chasing after Whitebeard.