As Caesar stepped forward, scalding hot blood continuously oozed and dripped from every pore of his body.

Each drop of blood that fell onto the ice was like molten lava, instantly melting holes into the ice.

Even more terrifying was that these drops of blood, emitted a whistling sound like heavy objects falling as they hit the ground.

Their density was comparable to steel of the same volume, if not heavier!

Oni Clan!

One of the most powerful among the ancient races that had been passed down for thousands of years.

Like the D. Clan, the Lunarians and the Giants, they possessed terrifying potential and bloodline talents!

Among the Oni Clan, adult members could often awaken different bloodline talents by bathing in the blood of their kin.

For example, Katakuri awakened the Oni Flames, which possessed the eerie power to burn souls.

Or Kaido, who awakened the Oni Body, making his physique as tough as the natural monster Linlin's Steel Balloon, allowing him to survive falls from tens of thousands of meters without any injury.

Others might awaken unique powers in specific parts of their bodies, such as Oni Eyes or Oni Hearts.

But in legend, the strongest bloodline talent of the Oni Clan was none other than the Oni's Blood!

Oni Blood!

It was said that those who awakened this bloodline would have blood as heavy as lead and mercury, thick as paste.

Their blood's regeneration speed would be over ten times that of an ordinary Oni Clan member.

Those with Oni Blood would have their bodies constantly tempered by their blood.

Every cycle [12 years], their physique would grow several times stronger, with all-around enhancements.

Oni Blood bearers would possess a Life Force far beyond ordinary people's reach.

In ancient times, the blood of such Oni Clan members was considered a universal cure, capable of healing all ailments.

The power of Oni Blood surpassed imagination and its awakening was so rare that only a handful had achieved it over thousands of years.

Yet, such a formidable power came with a fatal flaw!

Throughout history, every bearer of Oni Blood had been a bloodthirsty, cruel slaughtering fiend.

In their eyes, there were no family, no brothers, no kin—let alone lives of other races.

Influenced by the Oni Blood, they often descended into mindless killing demons.

In Oni Clan history, there had been instances where a few Oni Blood bearers went mad and slaughtered so many of their own race, causing the Oni clan to be nearly wiped out like the Lunarians!

In Kaido's memory, it seemed Caesar had left the Oni Clan at the age of ten precisely because he had awakened their clan supreme talent—Oni's Blood!

And indeed, after arriving in the New World, Caesar lived up to the legends—ruthless, bloodthirsty, and terrifyingly murderous.

This was why, over forty years ago, the World Government had placed a staggering bounty of 1.08 billion berries on his head!

It must be known that at that time, Rocks D. Xebec's bounty hadn't even reached two billion.

Within the last millennium, he was the Oni clan strongest bloodline talent possessor, the most exceptional of the Oni Clan.

The Demon, Caesar.

Hiss—!

Steaming blood mist emanated from Caesar's body, spreading hundreds of meters in an instant.

Creak, creak, creak.

Golden bone spikes sprouted from Caesar's joints and his massive fists became encased in skeletal gauntlets.

His head slowly morphed into a golden, bird's skull.

His feet transformed into razor-sharp talons, gripping the ice.

From his back, two golden wings unfurled with a majestic glow!

BOOM!!

Under the horrified gazes of Shanks and Blackbeard, Caesar's mountainous figure vanished in an instant, leaving behind a trail of golden afterimages—each resembling a bird-head.

Without any technique, a fist abruptly materialized against Blackbeard's chest!

The deafening sonic boom of displaced the air!

BOOM!!

Blackbeard's eyes bulged as if about to burst from their sockets, his mouth gaping wide, face contorted in agony.

The terrifying fist struck Blackbeard's chest before he could react, sending him hurtling like a comet into the distance!

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!

A straight trench, dozens of meters wide and immeasurably long, exploded across the ice.

Countless ice shards rained down as Blackbeard's body continued flying!

CRASH!!

A towering frozen wave, hundreds of meters high, was pierced through by Blackbeard's body—even ice layers over a hundred meters thick couldn't withstand such overwhelming force!

"You've got to be kidding me?!" Shanks' pupils contracted violently, his composure shattered as he stared in shock at where Blackbeard had been sent flying by Caesar's single punch.

"KILL KILL KILL!!"

Caesar's golden bird head bore two ruby-like eyes brimming with endless bloodlust, craving only the annihilation of everything before him!

"ROAR!"

Caesar threw his head back and roared, the shockwave shattering the ice within a hundred-meter radius like glass, unable to endure the force of his cry.

With a flap of his radiant Golden Wings, a hurricane erupted, forcing Shanks to squint his eyes against the gale.

A spine-chilling sense of dread surged through Shanks.

Channeling his full Haki into his sword Griffin, he unleashed a storm of black-red lightning, cleaving the air with a hundred-meter-long slash aimed at Caesar!

BOOM!

Caesar kicked off, the ice fracturing like a spiderweb across a hundred-meter radius.

His legs, coiled like steel springs, launched his body like a meteor.

The air detonated as Caesar charged headfirst into Shanks' sword!

CRACK CRACK CRACK—!

"UGH!!"

Shanks' eyes turn bloodshot, veins bulging on his arms, he poured every ounce of his strength into Griffin's thrust—straight into Caesar's golden head!

CRACKLE CRACKLE CRACKLE—!

Space itself fractured around Caesar's head, fissures spanning hundreds—no, thousands—of meters.

"You've got to be kidding me! What kind of... monstrous power is this?!" Shanks roared in fury, watching helplessly as the thrusting blade of Griffin gradually bent before his eyes.

This wasn't the normal elastic bending of steel, but an irreversible warping of the sword's body.

It was as if the material forged into this blade - along with the decades of tempered Armament Haki - had suddenly lost all its effect at this critical moment!

CRACK!

BOOM!

Finally, under Shanks' shocked gaze, Griffin, which had accompanied him for decades, was actually broken by Caesar with sheer force.

Under this tremendous blow, Shanks chest was violently slammed by Caesar!

"Ugh!"

"Shanks!"

Hawkeye's expression drastically changed.

No longer caring about his battle with Kaido, he turned to look at Shanks.

But the moment he turned, Shanks' body shot towards him like a cannonball!

BOOM!

A blur streaked past Hawkeye and Kaido before crashing squarely into Moria's stunned, bulging belly!

For a moment, it felt as if the air itself had frozen.

Crocodile's jaw dropped in disbelief as he watched Moria's nearly seven-meter-tall, obese body gradually bend and deform, his feet lifting off the ground.

BOOM!

The air exploded, the sonic boom reverberating across the world.

Shanks, along with the unfortunate Moria, vanished from the icy surface.

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