The pirates sat and forgot, and they really believed the nine truths and one lie.

Chapter 1728 Blocking the Ape God Spear

The Ape God Spear continued its unstoppable downward pressure. Those beneath Marineford felt not the calm before the storm, but the imminent threat of annihilation.

The air was so thin it was almost impossible to breathe; bones groaned as the earth crumbled; and the soul was swallowed by boundless darkness and oppression.

"Straw Hat Boy, you really are a handful~" Admiral Borsalino, who was hovering in mid-air, had toned down his usual nonchalant demeanor.

He looked up at the sky, at the black fist-shaped peak that was getting closer and filling his entire field of vision. A look of unprecedented seriousness flashed in his eyes behind his glasses. "Do you want to take Ace and everyone here with you to their deaths?"

Instead of retreating immediately, he raised his right index finger and pointed it towards the sky, "Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Several dazzling, incredibly fast laser beams burst forth from his fingertips, piercing the darkness and striking precisely the center of the enormous fist.

However, the expected explosion or penetration did not occur.

Those laser beams, which were powerful enough to easily pierce through the steel plates of a warship, only flickered like fireflies when they came into contact with the fist surface wrapped in black and red domineering lightning.

It vanished without a sound, disappearing without even a ripple, let alone causing any effective damage; it wasn't even a tickle.

He used the simplest move, intending to test the basic strength of the Ape God Spear, but the result surprised him like never before, and even made him feel a little uneasy.

How could light not penetrate that fist?

Just how high is the quality and strength of the Conqueror's Haki wrapped around that fist?

Is it really just Straw Hat Luffy's domineering aura?

Or is this the standard specification that Nika is designed for?

"This kid always manages to create surprises~" Kizaru muttered to himself, but this time it was a bit too shocking.

The towering lava demon in the outer sea, under Sakazuki's control, roared and began to move, shaking the seabed, as it charged toward Marineford.

Countless lava flows poured down from its body, evaporating billowing white steam from the sea surface.

Akainu would never allow Luffy's fist to fall and destroy Marine Headquarters; he would do what he did last time when he lifted the meteorite that Shiki had lifted.

With his elemental body and absolute power and will, he forcefully held up and even shattered the world-destroying punch that fell from the sky.

"Boltarino, we can't let this go!" Akainu's voice, filled with a violent, magma-like will, boomed through the Lava Demon God.

"Okay, okay~" Kizaru replied verbally, but his actions didn't slow down at all.

He took a deep breath, and his arms moved rapidly in front of him, with endless dazzling photons in his palms gathering, compressing, and shaping wildly.

"Yata no Korin—!!"

With a low shout, several massive golden halos, composed of highly condensed photons stacked together in multiple layers and constantly rotating, instantly condensed in the air above his head.

These rings of light, one inside the other, rotate at high speed around the central area with Kizaru himself as the energy source, emitting a scorching and stable intense light, forming a series of defensive barriers!

"Hopefully we can hold on..." Even Kizaru wasn't entirely confident at this moment. Faced with an attack of this magnitude, could his light really stop it?

"boom--!!!!"

The next instant, the Ape God Spear, with its earth-shattering fist peak, finally collided solidly with the outermost and largest ring of golden light.

Space was simultaneously crushed, and a piercing, tearing sound erupted instantly. The first layer of light trembled and flickered violently, actually temporarily halting the downward trend of the Ape God Spear.

The momentum of the giant fist faltered!

"We've blocked it! Long live Admiral Kizaru!" Countless Marines on the ground cheered with relief, their eyes filled with renewed hope.

Their cheers lasted only a few seconds before the first halo, after a brief stalemate of less than half a minute, finally succumbed to the continuous impact of the indescribable force, shattering with a mournful, crisp sound.

The first layer of light transformed into countless scattered golden specks of light, disappearing into the darkness.

"Not good!" Kizaru's expression changed.

"Boom boom boom boom boom!"

Following closely behind, the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth layers of light wheels, like toppled dominoes, were successively shattered and destroyed under the unstoppable crushing force of the Ape God Spear.

With each layer shattered, the giant fist fell faster, and the shadow of destruction grew ever stronger.

When the Ape God Spear, carrying the residual force of the shattered six layers of aura, slammed into the seventh and final aura with the highest density, a muffled, deafening roar resounded.

The seventh halo vibrated violently, its light flickering, but miraculously it did not shatter immediately. Instead, it forcefully stopped the Ape God Spear's arrogant downward trend once again.

At this moment, Admiral Kizaru's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his usually composed face had turned somewhat pale. He had underestimated the terror of the Monkey God Spear.

This is not only a clash of strength, but also a complete crushing of domineering will.

In terms of sheer power, he has fallen to a significant disadvantage. This weakness in his power has directly resulted in his Glint-Glint Fruit ability being greatly suppressed and weakened, putting him in a passive position.

Anyone with eyes can see that his last layer of charisma probably won't last much longer.

"We can't wait any longer," Kisame, who had been observing the battle from the top of the castle tower, knew that Kizaru alone could not possibly withstand this punch.

Without hesitation, he leaped down from the city wall and began rapidly forming hand seals in mid-air.

"Water Release: Multiple Water Dragon Bullets Technique—!"

A gigantic, azure water dragon, composed of high-pressure water jets, suddenly spewed from Kisame's mouth, baring its fangs and claws as it lunged towards the sky.

At the same time, several loud booms echoed on the sea surrounding Marineford, and several more equally enormous water dragons broke through the surface of the sea. Guided by ninjutsu, they followed the first water dragon upstream, heading straight for the destructive fist in the sky.

These water dragons skillfully dodged around the final layer of light created by Kizaru, which, from the sides and below, carried a massive amount of seawater and surged against the current towards the giant fist descending from the sky.

Seawater has a natural restraining effect on Devil Fruit users.

When the power of the Ape God Spear came into contact with these water dragons filled with seawater, the boiling white steam and black and red lightning on the fist surface clearly showed a momentary disturbance.

The downward pressure was indeed weakened and slowed down slightly, which allowed the last layer of aura created by Kizaru to withstand the pressure for a little longer.

"It works, but it's not enough!" Kisame knew perfectly well.

His water escape technique only temporarily alleviated the crisis and did not solve the fundamental problem.

The Ape God Spear, a move capable of destroying heaven and earth, is still in an offensive state, only temporarily forced to stop.

Once his Water Dragon Bullet power is exhausted, or Kizaru's aura completely collapses, destruction will still come.

Someone has to be able to make Luffy retract this move, or defeat him completely before this punch lands.

But who can do that?

Who would dare to charge forward at this moment to meet that destructive fist?