Although Redfield was at a disadvantage in terms of speed, his innate superior Observation Haki allowed him to predict Kizaru's sudden appearance behind him and swiftly evade in the nick of time.

"Escaped again, huh?"

Having just attempted to finish Redfield with a speed-based strike, only to find his attack also missing its mark, Kizaru raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise.

He then remarked leisurely, "As expected of the legend who once stood equal to Roger and Whitebeard single-handedly! Still, I quite like your epitaph. It would be a shame if those words weren't engraved on your tombstone."

Boom—!

Suddenly, a thunderous roar erupted.

Following that, the entire Absolute Hell trembled violently, cracking with countless fissures.

Before Kizaru and Redfield could react, a terrifying shockwave erupted from the collision and swept toward them, instantly whipping their coats into a frenzy of flapping fabric.

Though his coat was caught in the turbulence, Kizaru remained completely unfazed, standing proudly atop the iceberg as he glanced sideways at the billowing shockwave rising ahead.

At the epicenter of the shockwave, Bullett in his demon form threw both fists forward, blocking Orion's descending sword from a distance.

The Conqueror's Haki released by the two clashed, continuously unleashing a suffocating, terrifying pressure.

"How frightening—to think he can fight Fleet Admiral Orion to such an extent without losing ground!"

Seeing that Bullett could hold his own against Orion in such a fierce battle, a flicker of surprise once again crossed Kizaru's eyes.

"If Orion hadn't personally intervened, Shiki's plan might actually have succeeded!"

"Grah—!"

Just as Kizaru's words fell, Bullett suddenly threw his head back and roared after his Conqueror's Haki collided with the Haki wrapped around Orion's sword.

His face filled with shock as he stared at Orion, who was now right in front of him, and growled.

"Why does that sword in your hand feel so familiar to me?!"

Orion swiftly retreated, a gentle smile on his face.

"No need to be surprised. This blade in my hand was once Roger's beloved sword, 'Ace.' However, it is no longer called Ace. I have renamed it 'Justice.'"

"Since you've recognized this sword, allow me to help you recall the past!"

Before his words fully faded, Orion tightened his grip on the hilt and unleashed an extreme surge of Conqueror's Haki.

In an instant, the Supreme Grade Sword became enveloped in black and red Haki, the blade emitting a faint hum as if answering its master's call.

"Whoosh—!"

The moment the blade vibrated, Orion bent low and shot forward like a spring.

The sword's edge split the void as it swung, carrying a terrifying force capable of severing everything as it slashed toward Bullett.

"This is…!"

"Divine Departure!"

In that split second, Bullett's vision blurred.

Orion's Supreme Grade Sword was already before him, instantly magnifying in his pupils.

The next moment.

Thwack!

With a terrifying force, the Supreme Grade Sword cleaved downward from Bullett's left shoulder, the gash extending all the way to his right abdomen.

As the blade fell, a mist of blood sprayed into the air.

Immediately after, Bullett was sent flying uncontrollably, crashing heavily into an ice wall hundreds of meters away.

"Not entirely correct!"

"This strike is indeed Divine Departure!"

"But it is not Roger's Divine Departure—it is the Divine Departure of Justice!"

After sending Bullett flying with a single Divine Departure, Orion did not stop.

The moment Bullett slammed into the ice wall, Orion closed in like a shadow, stepping down on Bullett's chest before he could recover from his shock.

At the same time, Orion's sword thrust cleanly toward Bullett's throat.

"Impossible!"

Shocked by Orion's incredible speed, Bullett's pupils contracted.

Ignoring the pain from the Divine Departure slash, he reflexively threw both hands forward, desperately gripping the tip of the blade just before it pierced his throat.

Simultaneously, he unleashed the unique power of his Paramecia-type Combine-Fruit ability.

"Rumble—!"

The moment the Combine-Fruit ability was unleashed, the surrounding ice walls instantly shattered.

In the next second, countless ice chunks shot toward them from all directions, overwhelming as if intending to bury Orion and Bullett together.

"Is this the Combine-Fruit ability that allows the user to merge with inorganic matter?"

Facing the massive ice blocks raining down from above, a trace of disdain flashed in Orion's eyes.

"Under the absolute suppression of my Conqueror's Haki, even if your fruit has awakened, it won't change the final outcome!"

As he spoke, Orion abruptly tilted his head, his pupils slightly dilating.

Hum—

The instant his pupils dilated, the massive ice blocks hurtling toward them strangely halted mid-air before shattering one after another, transforming into a mist of ice that enveloped the area for hundreds of meters.

However, just as Orion shattered the incoming ice with his Conqueror's Haki, more densely packed ice chunks emerged from the ground and walls farther away.

One particularly enormous block, dozens of meters in diameter, charged ahead at astonishing speed, heading straight for him.

Faced with the endless barrage of ice, Orion had no patience for a prolonged engagement.

He decisively swung his blade, cleaving the oncoming ice block in two, then flashed away, landing a hundred meters distant.

No sooner had Orion landed than the ice chunks from all directions shot toward Bullett like meteors.

Amid a series of rhythmic sounds, a colossal combined ice and snow giant materialized before Orion's eyes.

"Large Bullet Form?"

Observing the instantly assembled giant ice and snow titan towering over a hundred meters tall, Orion narrowed his eyes.

"Bullett, I'll grant you one chance to use your awakened fruit ability! Don't disappoint me!"

"Orion, you will pay for your arrogance!"

A deep voice echoed from within the ice and snow giant as the hundred-meter-tall 'Bullett' took a step forward.

With a thunderous boom, the Absolute Hell trembled violently under the footfall of Bullett in his Large Bullet Form.

Immediately after, Bullett manipulated the giant icy hand, as various weapons took shape under the influence of his fruit ability.

"Perish, Orion!"

Encased in ice and armed with weapons created by his fruit ability, Bullett unleashed the terrifying pressure of his awakened power.

His massive arm, raised high overhead, was coated in externally released Armament Haki before descending with overwhelming force toward Orion.

Though Orion stood a hundred meters away, Bullett's colossal hand descended like a crushing mountain from above.

Before the palm even landed, waves of terrifying pressure bore down relentlessly, reminiscent of the legendary palm technique that falls from the heavens.

"Is this all?"

Orion slightly raised his head, lifting his Supreme Grade Sword high.

Instantly, Conqueror's Haki, brilliant as a rainbow, surged forth like a reverse-flowing galaxy.

It swept past the descending giant hand, striking the ceiling of the Absolute Hell before spreading across it like a peacock's display, covering the entire expanse in dazzling splendor.

Immediately after, under the brilliant rainbow-like Conqueror's Haki that enveloped everything, Absolute Hell seemed to enter a completely silent space.

All sounds vanished at that moment, with only the dazzling Conqueror's Haki covering all directions, blinding everyone in Absolute Hell temporarily.

"This is—"

Bullett, who had transformed into a giant of ice and snow through his awakened Devil Fruit ability, narrowed his eyes in disbelief as he stared at the hundred-meter-tall light surging upward against the sky, the magnificent Conqueror's Haki.

He exclaimed in shock, "This is Conqueror's Haki? How is that possible!"

Just as Bullett was stunned, a familiar voice suddenly echoed in his ears, like the whisper of a deity.

"I am atomic."

Boom—

With an earth-shattering explosion, Absolute Hell was instantly plunged into boundless brilliance.

A devastating shockwave erupted from below, instantly reducing the hundred-meter giant to dust, then tearing through the fourth level, Scorching Hell, the third level, Hunger Hell, the second level, Beast Hell, the first level, Crimson Hell, and the sea-level floor of Impel Down.

In an instant, after breaking through the entire underwater prison, the rainbow-like Conqueror's Haki shot into the sky after piercing through the sea-level hall, instantly illuminating the windless belt under the cover of night as bright as day.