Monstrous waves swept across the sea from the island in all directions.
The Moby Dick was swept out to sea by the monstrous waves.
Huge anchors were driven deep into the ground, barely holding the ship, and the Whitebeard Pirates, faced with a fierce gust of wind, desperately grabbed the ship's ropes and railing.
Elsewhere.
Yeruashi's ship was also rocking violently on the waves, but it was held with all its might by the living waters.
It seemed that Yeruashi's little Ship of Yeruashi was much more stable than the huge Moby Dick of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Soon, the sea finally began to calm down.
The battle on the island stopped.
The island split from the center into five huge pieces and many small fragments.
The Whitebeard pirates looked anxiously into the depths of the island.
"Is this the end?"
Thatch, the commander of the 4th Division of the Whitebeard Pirates, whispered with a tremor in his voice, at that moment he could no longer keep calm.
Whoosh!!!
Marco transformed into a phoenix and flew deep into the island with all his might.
Amidst the colorful flames of the phoenix, Marco's anxious and worried eyes could be seen.
After flying quickly through the sky, he finally saw the situation in the center of the island.
Whitebeard, leaning on Murakumogiri, was standing on the ground in front of a deep abyss, and Yeruashi was floating in the sky a few dozen meters in front of him.
"Dad!"
Marco breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Whitebeard seemed to be in perfect condition, but he didn't rush to fly towards him, instead landing on a rock to the side.
Neither Yeruashi nor Whitebeard paid any attention to Marco who appeared.
Klang!
Yeruashi closed his eyes, trying to remember the feeling of the good fight, and then looked at Whitebeard in front of him, returning the sword to its scabbard.
"That's all, Whitebeard."
"A draw is enough."
Yeruashi gently descended from the sky.
During the battle with Whitebeard, the degree of concentration of his armament will increased once again, almost reaching Garp's level.
Volume and concentration are two completely different aspects of weapon will.
Will to armament is the energy that comes from the flesh, and in terms of strength and endurance of the flesh, no one in this world can compare with Yeruashi, so he is at the absolute top, in terms of the volume of will to armament.
But the degree of concentration of his will to armament was much less than that of Garp.
It was like the difference between an ordinary metal and a high-strength alloy.
That was why Yeruashi had room to grow.
He could also bring the degree of concentration of armament will from ordinary metal to high-strength alloy.
After the battle at the Navy headquarters and the duel with Whitebeard, the degree of concentration of his armament will was almost as good as Garp's.
Now we can say that even using the same amount of willpower, plus reducing physical strength and speed to Garp's level, Yeruashi would still be able to withstand him in a head-on collision.
Garp armament will represents the peak and limit of this world.
If Garp armament will is equal to 100 units, then Yeruashi armament will is equal to 95 units.
As for the sword skill, there was not much progress in it.
Yeruashi, as before, was very close to becoming a Grandmaster of the Sword, but this level is not only more effective use of physical strength and energy, but also requires a certain understanding and feeling.
This power concerns not only the material level, but also the mental level.
It is impossible to directly link the physical strength, soul and other material aspects of a swordsman with his transition to the Great Swordsman level.
"A tie..."
Whitebeard whispered.
"Yes."
"You really are the strongest person I've ever met in this world."
Yeruashi smiled at Whitebeard and turned around, walking in the direction of the island's shore.
Whitebeard shook his head, looking at Yeruashi who was leaving, "... liar."
"You didn't do your best in this battle, did you? I feel like you have a lot more power, but you don't use it..."
"This battle was nothing more than perfecting the will of the weaponry for you, in fact, I couldn't even force you to really fight, could I?"
Whitebeard whispered, looking at the back of the departing Yeruashi.
Watching Yeruashi's battle with Captain John from the side, Whitebeard couldn't judge his specific strength, but after the face-to-face encounter, Whitebeard realized that Yeruashi's strength was like an abyss.
Immense and incomprehensible.
Whitebeard enjoyed this battle, because in the past years there was no one who could make him fight with all his might, but he did not see such emotions in Yeruashi.
This clearly indicated that he simply could not truly arouse Yeruashi's fighting spirit.
According to Whitebeard, his title of the 'World's Strongest Man' was nothing in this battle.
He clearly felt that Yeruashi's body contained a terrifying strength that he had never encountered in his life.
Such a thing was far beyond human capabilities.
Even Whitebeard was stunned by this feeling.
As a person standing on the absolute top of the sea, and holding the title of the strongest, Whitebeard faced many very strong people.
In the days of Whitebeard' youth, there was even one man who bested him - Captain Rocks.
But since the days of Rocks' Pirates, Whitebeard has never suffered defeats, not even from the Golden Roger.
He is a person who stands at the absolute pinnacle.
It seemed that only the heavens were higher than him.
But today, Whitebeard was surprised to discover that this was not the end of the road.
Above such a familiar sky, another was unexpectedly discovered, and Yeruashi's figure rose there.
"What is... your true strength?"
Whitebeard turned to Yeruashi.
He really wanted to know the answer to this question.
As the owner of the power of Gura Gura no Mi, Whitebeard is capable of causing great damage to the environment with each strike, which is why he often had to restrain himself during battles, so Whitebeard could vaguely sense that Yeruashi was much more restrained than him.
"Maybe you'll see him in the future."
Yeruashi said calmly, still walking farther and farther away.
After a few seconds of silence, Whitebeard said, "All people go out into the expanses of the sea for some purpose."
"Someone does it for wealth and power, someone for strength and women, there are even people like me who are looking for a family..."
"What do you travel for?"
He was very interested in the answer to this question.
Yeruashi stopped and turned his head, looking at Whitebeard behind him.
A sky blue glow shone in his eyes, giving the feeling of a boundless starry sky.
At that moment, it seemed like endless time flowed in the depths of Yeruashi's eyes.
"To meet different people and see a different future."
"This is my goal."
The island lapsed into silence.
Diamond Jozu, Flourishing Blade Vista and the rest of the Whitebeard Pirates, who watched from the side, were silent.
No one spoke.
After a few seconds, Yeruashi suddenly laughed, breaking this quiet and strange atmosphere, "Stop asking meaningless questions, aren't you going to buy me a drink?"
"..."
Whitebeard froze for a moment and then smiled, "Marco, get everything ready quickly.... we'll have a feast!"