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

Chapter 1734 Teach sees Sengoku as a beautiful woman

The golden palm strike of the hundred-foot-tall golden Buddha was like the palm of the Great Sun Tathagata in mythology. With a gentle yet irresistible power, it pushed Luffy and his Monkey God Spear, which had not yet fully landed, into the extremely high sky, which was no longer visible to the naked eye.

The air here was so thin that even breathing became extremely difficult, and the cold began to replace the fighting spirit below.

Luffy's prized Monkey God Spear, into which he poured everything, ultimately did not fall.

It was defeated by the golden Buddha palm that represented suppression, and while the Buddha palm pushed away the giant fist, the vast Buddha power contained within it also directly impacted Luffy's body.

The drumbeats in his chest that marked Nika's awakening and brought boundless vitality and possibilities of liberation had now become extremely faint.

Tens of thousands of meters above the ground, those below Marineford could no longer hear it.

Luffy was deeply affected by the power of the Buddha's Palm, and Nika's power was once again pushed to its limit in the process of fighting against the Buddha's Palm and climbing to greater heights.

The price of using Nika is that it burns through his physical strength many times over.

In the Sabaody Archipelago, the energy derived from the hastily consumed food was completely exhausted in this earth-shattering battle.

At this moment, he was once again in that state of extreme weakness, on the verge of collapse, craving food. But this time, at tens of thousands of meters in the air, where could he find food?

"Ace...Ace..." Even as his consciousness began to fade, Luffy unconsciously murmured his sworn brother's name.

The dazzling pure white Nika markings on his body had all faded, revealing his original skin color, which now appeared deathly pale due to lack of oxygen and injuries.

The enormous golden Buddha's hand still steadily supported him, allowing him to continue his slow but determined ascent towards the higher heavens.

Although the acceleration was very slow, for Luffy, who was already at his limit, his body was about to give out.

Consciousness began to slip uncontrollably into unconsciousness. Double vision began to appear before my eyes.

Memories of his childhood with Ace and Sabo in the mountains of the Goa Kingdom, the carefree days of the three little ones playing and training, began to flash before his eyes.

Is he really unable to save Ace?

Just before Luffy's consciousness was about to be completely swallowed by darkness, he vaguely sensed that the golden Buddha's hand supporting him had subtly changed its trajectory in the air.

He neither knew nor was able to think about where the Admiral was going to send him.

Finally, exhausted, he lay quietly on the warm, golden Buddha's palm, his eyelids heavy and drooping, before finally falling into a deep, endless sleep.

He couldn't control anything anymore...

I can't control anything anymore...

Through the mysterious connection between Buddha Sengoku and the Buddha's palm, he clearly sensed all of this, feeling Luffy's life force rapidly weakening and his will collapsing.

In the very end, this naval admiral, who held the belief that ruling the world was the only righteous principle, inevitably had a moment of weakness.

He did not truly kill Garp's only blood relative in the world.

If the Buddha's palm is allowed to continue rising and pushing forward, this rubbery little guy might actually become an "astronaut".

To help Enel, who calls himself a god, fulfill his dream ahead of time, and visit the moon, which is said to have an infinite continent.

However, before that, Luffy will most likely suffocate on the way due to lack of oxygen.

The Sengoku in Buddha form is the complete beast form of the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan type, Great Buddha form.

At that moment, he clasped his hands together and silently uttered, "Amitabha..."

As this silent voice of compassion resounded in my heart, the towering, golden Buddha, standing tall and radiant, began to shrink rapidly.

The dazzling Buddha light, like rivers flowing into the sea, receded back into the majestic Buddha's body. In just a few breaths, the colossal Buddha, which commanded respect, vanished.

He transformed once again into the old man in his marshal's uniform, his face dignified yet weary.

He hovered quietly at the height of the Buddha's chest, looking down at the battlefield below, which was gradually recovering from its shock, the night wind blowing through his dark, shiny hair.

After tonight's incident, no one should dare to question the strength of the Admiral of the Navy anymore.

The admiral is the highest combat force of the navy, but above this highest combat force, there is a truly unshakable peak in terms of both strength and power.

That was Fleet Admiral Sengoku the Buddha.

“This guy has gotten stronger again,” Shiki the Golden Lion stood on the giant earthen sphere formed by the Iron Coffin Mountain, staring intently at the figure in the sky that had regained its human form but was still impossible to ignore, his eyes filled with undisguised shock.

The Warring States period wasn't this strong back then. It's surprising that after so many years in the highest position in the navy, a position filled with paperwork and politics, the Warring States period's strength hasn't declined.

Shiki recalled the battle in which he caused havoc in Marineford and was ultimately suppressed by Garp and Sengoku.

He had already experienced the iron fist of the naval hero and the terrifying Buddha palm of Sengoku the Buddha, which combined shockwaves and Haki.

The fact that they were able to capture such a legendary pirate alive and bring him to Impel Down is a testament to their formidable strength.

The power of the Great Buddha Fruit that Sengoku has displayed today is stronger than ever before, both in terms of scale and refinement.

It's far superior, there must be some special circumstances behind it.

Shiki narrowed his eyes. "Where would an old man who sits in his office all day approving documents and arguing with those idiots in the World Government have the time and energy to develop his physique and abilities to this extent?!"

Within the Navy, some quick-thinking and intelligent individuals could probably vaguely connect the dots to the major upheaval that had recently occurred to Bellemere.

Since even a piece of trash like Helmeppo could be transformed by this, it's not hard to understand why Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who was the Supreme Commander of the Navy and had a special relationship with Helmeppo, would have benefited from it.

As for Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach, his eyes were filled with a naked, undisguised greed.

He stared intently at Sengoku, as if the old man wasn't a naval admiral in his eyes, but a stunning beauty, making him almost drool with desire.

Teach's voice was hoarse and excited, "Mythical Zoan type - Buddha form, it's truly enviable..."

The fact that Sengoku could so easily overwhelm the Straw Hat Pirates in Nikka form further proves the value of the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit within him; it truly represents the pinnacle of Zoan-type power.

Teach licked his lips, the greed in his eyes transforming into a more dangerous, calculating glint. "If we wait until the Fleet Admiral dies of old age to let the Buddha Fruit return to the sea, it would be such a waste..."

A crazy idea began to grow in his mind: could his Dark-Dark Fruit ability restrain or even seize the Great Buddha Fruit?

Teach wasn't entirely confident.

Whether darkness can effectively attract and suppress the vast Buddhist power in the face of the Warring States period displaying such power is an unknown.

A cold, smug smile curled at the corner of Teach's mouth. He had been saving his trump card against Sengoku's special attacks and hadn't revealed it yet.

Let that naval traitor give Sengoku the Buddha a real surprise. After all, the fruits related to the Buddha Kingdom aren't just found in the navy; there's another one that's been lost overseas.

And that person and Bellumeber were still considered "closest loved ones"?