area51novel Chapter 1739 The Great Serpent Split in Two
Chapter 1739 The Great Serpent Split in Two
How could Whitebeard, a man who lived a life of chivalry and fierce temper, tolerate such a despicable and shameless outsider so brazenly humiliating and harming the daughter of his old friend?
To even regard it as a commodity that can be traded? This touched a nerve with him.
If Kurozumi Orochi is really as strong as the claims on the sky, if he truly possesses the terrifying power of Yamata no Orochi, then why does he remain subservient to Kaido of the Beasts, serving as a seemingly glamorous but actually controlled puppet general?
Is it all show and no substance, or just empty shell?
Then let Edward Newgate, on behalf of his beloved daughter Hiyori, personally test what kind of quality Kurozumi Orochi really is.
The white-bearded man's deep laughter was devoid of any gentleness, only filled with icy killing intent and raging fury.
He gripped the massive, supreme-grade sword, the Twelve-Sword Murakumogiri, tightly in his hand, shouting, "Hah—!!"
Whitebeard roared, his voice echoing across the land.
The muscles in his right arm, which was gripping the sword, instantly bulged, and an invisible yet terrifying power capable of distorting space—the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit—began to frantically flow into the blade of Murakumogiri.
Suddenly, a dazzling, unstable milky-white halo appeared on the blade of the Murakumogiri, and the surrounding air seemed to groan under the strain of this power.
"Die, you son of a bitch!!"
Whitebeard's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he suddenly swung his arm.
A massive, perfectly condensed crescent-shaped slash wave shot out with a deafening roar, brushing against the edge of Murakumogiri's blade.
The slash was not a straight line, but rather carried a mysterious arc and trajectory, grazing the scalps of countless marines and pirates below, and hurtling towards the execution platform at a terrifying speed.
"Dow!!"
"Get out of here!"
The crowd below was horrified and instinctively ducked or fell to the ground, fearing they would be caught in the blast of the terrifying attack.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the slash had already reached the vicinity of the execution platform. Just as it was about to hit the platform, the crescent-shaped slash strangely changed direction again in mid-air, suddenly turning from a horizontal slash into a vertical slash!
Whitebeard deliberately controlled the trajectory of his slashes to avoid injuring Ace, who was bound by seastone chains in the center of the execution platform.
The vertical slash that was about to strike was over seven or eight meters high and wide enough to cover most of the execution platform. With the force to tear everything apart, it fell down on Kurozumi Orochi and Sesshomaru.
Such a sudden and unpredictable attack would be difficult for even a top expert to react to completely.
Kurozumi Orochi tried to escape, but it was too late!
The square-haired, ugly man, watching the white slash that was getting closer and closer, radiating an aura of destruction, didn't show much fear on his face.
He neither dodged nor called for help from Sesshomaru behind him.
Instead, he grinned widely, revealing a morbidly gleeful smile, "Whitebeard, although I don't want to consider you an opponent..."
Orochi's voice was muffled by the whistling sound of the slashes, but the mockery in his tone was clearly audible, "But I can still understand your desire to avenge Kozuki Oden..."
Before he could finish speaking, Whitebeard's terrifying slash, imbued with earth-shattering power, passed through Kurozumi Orochi's body without any resistance, and Orochi did not even attempt to block or defend against it.
After the slash pierced through his body, its power seemed to be weakened by some strange force, and some of it was absorbed. The aftershocks still pounded against the city wall behind the execution platform.
It left behind a huge wound several meters deep, with spiderweb-like cracks along the edges, as if adding another scar to the face of the navy.
On the execution platform, Ace kept a close eye on Orochi.
He clearly saw that the annoying, ugly man was cleaved in two after being struck head-on by the slash.
A clearly visible gap, at least two fingers wide, was left in the middle.
"What...what kind of monster is this?!" Ace was horrified. He had been cleaved in two by Whitebeard's enraged attack, yet he was still alive?!
Soon, an even more chilling scene unfolded.
The black serpent that had been split in two did not fall down or bleed profusely; instead, its two halves parted to the left and right, creating some distance between them.
Under the gaze of countless incredulous eyes, the two halves of the body began to expand and deform at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In less than half a minute, two completely identical black charcoal serpents stood side by side on the execution platform.
They exchanged a glance, then simultaneously grinned, revealing a chilling smile.
Whitebeard's slash was indeed effective.
In a sense, it did indeed take the life of Kurozumi Orochi.
This monster of his, in theory, has at least eight lives; the one he just mentioned was only one of them.
With this near-immortal method, he could easily trade his life for injuries and slowly wear down even a top-tier powerhouse like Whitebeard.
"It really hurts when it cuts you..." The black charcoal snake on the left rubbed its chest and said, baring its teeth.
On the right, Orochi chimed in, "Damn bastard, hand over Hiyori Kozuki. I have no interest in the rest of the Whitebeard Pirates."
The bizarre sight of the giant black snake being cut in two and each surviving independently left some people speechless.
This also completely confirms the spoilers from the heavens: this general from Wano Country most likely does indeed possess the abilities of the legendary Yamata no Orochi and has multiple lives.
Onigashima, within the headquarters of the Beasts Pirates.
Watching the battle unfold on the broadcast screen, the members of the Beasts Pirates exchanged bewildered glances as they watched Orochi shine on the execution platform.
Black Maria carefully examined the heads and recognized them as those of Denjiro, Ashura Doji, and Kawamatsu, three of the Nine Red Scabbards.
She didn't have much of an impression of the other woman's head.
On the contrary, Heitan Yu's eyes were bloodshot and his whole body was trembling violently.
She recognized the dead woman; she was Madam Ahe, who had taken her in in Jiuli and given her warmth and kindness.
I never imagined I would die like this today, and that my head would be treated with such humiliation!
Of all the bad news, there was only one piece of good news: Xiaoju's head hadn't appeared, so he was most likely still alive.
Kurotan Tama could only silently comfort himself and pray that his old friend would survive in Wano Country and escape Danzo's terrifying pursuit.
She is currently on Onigashima and has no way to directly interfere in the affairs of Wano Country, so she can only suppress her grief deep in her heart.
Kaido, seated at the highest point, gazed at the still lively, bisected Orochi on the screen, his eyes revealing intense interest.
He had no concern whatsoever for the life or death of the retainers of the Kozuki Oden family; those ants simply died and that was it.
He just wanted to see how far Orochi could be pushed when facing Edward Newgate.
Will we be able to force him to reveal all his trump cards and show an even more powerful form beyond his eighth form?
As for how Orochi arrived at Marineford so quickly from the distant Wano Country, Kaido probably already had an idea in mind.
It's highly likely that it's related to that guy surnamed Uchiha.