A strange purple light suddenly appeared in the square of Marineford, the headquarters of the Navy.
Garp, with great interest, stood among the crowd, watching the dazzling purple light. He even pulled out a bag of senbei and started munching on it, thoroughly enjoying himself.
"Garp, stop fooling around and pay attention!" Seeing Garp bizarre behavior, Sengoku instantly lost his temper and roared at him.
Before Garp could react to what was happening, a voice suddenly emerged from within the purple light.
"Gurararara! It's been years since I last visited this place!"
"I didn't expect it to still look the same!"
Garp frowned upon hearing this voice, which felt both familiar and unfamiliar.
Sengoku, on the other hand, immediately kicked Garp in the side, Garp clutching his waist in confusion, turned to see Sengoku glaring at him furiously.
"Prepare for battle!"
"That's the voice of Whitebeard, Edward Newgate!" Sengoku bellowed.
In an instant, all the Marines were shocked! Why would Whitebeard voice suddenly come from this purple light? Garp also realized it was indeed the voice of his old rival, Whitebeard. He quickly tossed aside the senbei in his hand.
"Everyone, retreat a hundred meters!"
"Do not approach!" Garp shouted with authority to the crowd.
The Marines naturally had to obey their superior's orders, especially since the voice and the purple light were so eerily strange. The crowd rapidly retreated.
At that moment, the purple light suddenly dissipated. Standing in plain view were a red-faced, hiccuping Whitebeard, a bewildered Pryce, and a terrified Marco!
"It really is Whitebeard, one of the Four Emperors!"
"And Marco, the commander of the First Division!"
"Huh? Who's that young man?"
"You don't know? That's Pryce, a recently bountied member of the Whitebeard Pirates!"
"His bounty is a billion berries!" The Marines chattered among themself.
At the forefront stood Garp and Sengoku. As expected, the appearance of the purple light meant the arrival of the Whitebeard Pirates. Sengoku frowned as he thought to himself,
"Whitebeard, you've got some nerve!"
"Daring to show up on our turf!" Garp, not one to hold back, roared loudly.
"Well, if it isn't Garp, the so-called 'Hero of the Marines'!"
"Why haven't you kicked the bucket yet, you stupid geezer!" Whitebeard shout back without hesitation.
"I knew it, Pops always gets rowdy when he's drunk!" Marco, sweating profusely, watched as the three of them were surrounded by Marines, led by Vice Admirals Garp and Fleet Admiral Sengoku!
Pryce, though initially confused upon arrival, quickly became curious. So this was the Navy headquarters! He never imagined that as a pirate, he'd get to tour the Navy stronghold like this!
"Whitebeard, what are you here for?"
"Are you declaring war on the Marine?" Sengoku asked in a loud voice, his brow furrowed.
Currently, the three Admirals were on missions across the world and couldn't return for support. The strongest forces left at Marineford were just him and Garp!
Whitebeard laughed heartily, as if he'd just told a hilarious joke.
"Sengoku, you've really gone senile over the years!"
"I'm a pirate, you're a Marine—we're natural enemies!" Whitebeard said directly.
Upon hearing this, Sengoku was left somewhat speechless.
Indeed, the facts were as such! But to be lectured by someone who clearly looked drunk, Sengoku couldn't help but blush.
However, Sengoku immediately noticed Pryce standing behind Whitebeard.
So it was him! It seemed that the purple light must be closely related to this Pryce!
Garp couldn't help but let out a laugh.
But Garp quickly stifled his laughter and glanced back at his old friend Sengoku, whose face had already darkened.
"Hmph, Whitebeard, no need for more words!"
"It's been over a decade since we last met. Let's see how your strength holds up now!"
With that, Garp coated his iron fist with Armament Haki and charged towards Whitebeard at an incredible speed!
"Marco, I'll play around for a bit. You protect Pryce!"
"Did you hear me?" Whitebeard turned his head and said to Marco.
"Understood!"
Seeing that his father wasn't planning to leave immediately, Marco could only reply helplessly.
Immediately, Whitebeard swung his Murakumogiri fiercely towards Garp.
Garp let out a furious roar, his fists striking directly at the blade of Murakumogiri.
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out!
The sheer force of their clash even produced a visible shockwave! Marco immediately used his Devil Fruit ability to envelop Pryce and himself under giant wings, shielding them from the shockwave generated by the battle between Garp and Whitebeard.
Sengoku, naturally, didn't need to dodge and withstood the terrifying shockwave head-on.
The nearby marines watching the spectacle weren't so lucky!
Those with lower strength were directly slammed to the ground by the shockwave! Even those with some strength couldn't help but continuously retreat.
"Garp, how come you haven't improved all these years!" Whitebeard actually sounded somewhat disappointed.
In truth, it wasn't that Garp hadn't improved, but because Whitebeard had consumed a mid-grade Senzu Bean, healing the old injuries that had been suppressing his strength for years!
His strength had naturally seen a significant boost! Immediately, Whitebeard began wildly swinging Murakumogiri, with such force that Garp could only passively defend.
At this moment, Sengoku also realized he couldn't just stand by and watch! Whitebeard strength had improved so much! With a thought, a brilliant golden light erupted from Sengoku body.
Even Whitebeard had to squint his eyes.
As the golden light slowly dissipated, a massive golden Buddha appeared in everyone's sight!
"Gurararara, Sengoku the Buddha!"
"It's been a long time since I've experienced this, come on!"
Whitebeard laughed heartily, exuding unparalleled dominance at this moment.