Chapter 58: Whitebeard Pirates Free-for-All, and Ron’s Special Reward!

"Here I come, brats!"

Whitebeard roared with laughter, his booming voice echoing across the battlefield.

Suddenly, his body transformed into a streak of lightning and vanished from where he stood.

In the next instant—

Whitebeard appeared directly in front of Marco.

Murakumogiri was already swinging downward in a devastating arc.

The attack showed absolutely no mercy.

Its speed and power caught Marco completely off guard.

He hurriedly raised his arm to block.

"Too slow."

Whitebeard’s cold voice rang out.

Before Marco could react, Murakumogiri had somehow shifted positions and appeared at his waist.

A flash of steel.

Slash!

Marco was cut cleanly in half.

He sighed helplessly.

He had been defeated in a single exchange.

Fortunately, it was Pops.

Whitebeard hadn’t coated the attack with Haki, otherwise Marco would have died on the spot.

Ever since obtaining two Devil Fruit powers, Marco had secretly become somewhat complacent.

He believed his strength had doubled.

Perhaps he had even begun to feel invincible.

But now he understood.

In front of Pops, he was still just a kid.

Even so, Marco wasn’t discouraged.

Once his body regenerated, he simply smiled and stepped aside to watch.

The brief defeat had reminded him of his shortcomings.

Only by continuing to learn and improve could he become truly strong.

With Marco’s example fresh in everyone’s minds, the others immediately raised their guard to the highest level.

The atmosphere became tense.

Everyone scanned their surroundings nervously.

Then—

"Thunder Slash!"

A shout shattered the silence.

Murakumogiri crackled with lightning, moving several times faster than before as it tore through the air.

At the same moment, Whitebeard appeared before Ace.

His massive figure resembled an unmovable mountain.

The giant blade descended with overwhelming force.

In simple terms—

He swung it directly at Ace’s head.

The attack carried not only immense power but also an oppressive presence that seemed impossible to confront.

Yet Ace showed no fear.

"Pops, I’ve been prepared for this!"

He grinned confidently.

His right fist erupted into blazing flames.

At the same time, he activated his Phoenix Form.

The fiery aura surrounding his fist transformed.

The bright crimson flames darkened into eerie black fire, resembling flames from the depths of the underworld.

The temperature skyrocketed.

The surrounding air twisted and distorted from the heat.

"Phoenix Flame!"

Ace roared and threw a punch directly at the descending blade.

BOOM!

The collision unleashed a massive shockwave.

The battlefield trembled violently.

Murakumogiri paused—

For only an instant.

Then it continued forward with unstoppable force.

The blade cut straight through Ace’s fist.

His right arm was severed.

However, blood-red flames burned along the wound.

Moments later, the arm regenerated completely.

Although Ace had lost the exchange, everyone had seen it.

For a brief moment—

He had actually stopped Pops’ attack.

"Gurararara! You’ve improved, Ace."

Whitebeard laughed.

There was obvious approval in his voice.

Then Whitebeard transformed into a bolt of lightning and charged toward the others.

"Come at me together, brats!"

He was in exceptionally good spirits.

It had been a long time since he’d enjoyed a fight this much.

The last time?

Probably when he and Roger had fought to their hearts’ content.

"Pops, here I come! Laser!"

"Haha! Pops has Phoenix Powers too, so I don’t need to hold back!"

"Stop bragging. Since when did holding back make any difference for you?"

"Thunderstorm! Thunder God Form!"

"Holy hell, that’s awesome!"

"Izou! What are you doing?! Control that thing! You’re electrocuting me!"

"—"

The battlefield instantly descended into chaos.

Everyone was fighting enthusiastically.

People leaped through the air.

Various attacks filled the sky.

And every single one of them fought seriously.

None of them used Haki.

After all, they were either Logia users or possessed Phoenix Powers.

They could just keep fighting.

Watching the spectacle, Ron couldn’t stop laughing.

These people were like a bunch of overgrown children.

Then suddenly—

His eyes lit up.

A look of surprise appeared on his face.

Immediately, he focused his consciousness inward and connected to the system.

"A reward?"

[First Three-Devil-Fruit User successfully created.]

[Special Achievement Reward Unlocked.]

[Reward Obtained: Size Manipulation.]

[Size Manipulation: Consumes stamina to alter the size of the user or any observable target. Applicable to, but not limited to, the body, attacks, soul, and other observable phenomena.]

"Huh?"

"Now that’s interesting..."

Ron carefully read the system’s explanation several times.

The more he read, the more excited he became.

This reward was unbelievably useful.

The principle itself was simple.

By consuming stamina, he could freely enlarge or shrink his body.

A single thought was enough.

But the truly incredible part was that the ability wasn’t limited to himself.

Anything he could observe could potentially be enlarged or reduced.

Anything visible.

Anything observable.

Which meant—

His sword energy could be altered too.

For someone who had mastered the Heaven-Splitting Sword Draw Technique, the implications were enormous.

His sword aura could be magnified to absurd proportions.

A sword aura stretching thirty thousand li.

A single blade illuminating nineteen provinces.

The visual impact alone would be enough to shake the heavens.

Of course, there was one limitation.

The actual attack power wouldn’t increase.

Only the size and appearance would change.

But that was already more than enough.

Just imagine it.

In battle, an enemy suddenly sees a colossal sword slash large enough to split the sky itself.

Even if the power remained unchanged, the psychological pressure would be overwhelming.

The intimidation factor alone was terrifying.

Thinking about it, Ron became more excited than ever.

He could already imagine the looks on his enemies’ faces.

Sengoku can become gigantic?

Sorry.

So can I.

Luffy can inflate his body?

Sorry.

So can I.

Mihawk can unleash gigantic sword slashes?

Sorry.

So can I.

"What you can do, I can do."

"What you can’t do, I can do too."

Ron’s excitement was difficult to describe.

Compared to all his previous rewards, this might be his greatest gain yet.

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