MM Racing Chapter 1725 Buddha's Palm
Chapter 1725 Buddha's Palm
At this moment, Luffy's only focus was on Ace, who was kneeling on the execution platform.
As Luffy flew through the sky, he watched himself getting closer and closer to Ace, and the signature smile in his eyes, full of joy and freedom, grew brighter and brighter.
"Just a little bit more...just a little bit more..." he muttered to himself, his outstretched rubber arm taut and straight, his fingers already able to feel the wind blowing from the direction of the execution platform.
It seemed like he could grab Ace any second now.
As Luffy drew closer, Ace's expression shifted from initial anticipation to an unprecedented anxiety.
Because he sensed that the aura emanating from the silent, mountain-like figure behind him was becoming increasingly heavy and terrifying at a heart-stopping pace.
That was not an aura that a human should possess, and it was something Ace had never sensed from Whitebeard or any other powerful figure he had ever encountered.
It was as if a real Buddha was awakening behind him!
"Don't come any closer—!!" Ace used all his strength to look up and warn the white figure in the sky that was getting closer and closer.
This shout finally made Luffy pause slightly. He slowly raised his head and shifted his gaze from Ace to the towering city wall behind the execution platform.
On the city wall stood an old man wearing a marshal's cloak, who looked about the same age as his grandfather Garp. He was the marshal that the Marines and pirates spoke of.
The Warring States period at this time was different from any other time before.
Behind his head, in the empty space, stood a circular disc radiating pure white, holy light, like a miniature moon suspended behind his head.
This was the first time Luffy had ever seen such a Buddhist-related halo. The aura flowing over the disc made even this fearless guy vaguely feel an indescribable sacredness.
It was as if I was facing not a person, but some higher being.
At this moment, the naval admiral was radiating a faint golden light, which was the embodiment of Buddha's light.
The expression on his face was no longer his usual stern one, but a calm one tinged with compassion, and compassion containing supreme majesty.
There are few parts that look like a human anymore; instead, it resembles a Buddha looking down upon all living beings.
"Luffy, you can't save the son of the Pirate King tonight."
"Roger's sins must be paid for. Today, this is the inevitable outcome."
In the very end, Sengoku, out of respect for his old friend Garp, tried to persuade his arrogant grandson to turn back from his misery.
Stop making futile struggles; it will only lead to more painful consequences and make him pay an even heavier price.
Luffy simply scoffed at the old man's lecturing.
He never listened to his grandfather Garp, who was as strong as a monster, let alone Sengoku.
For a young person who yearns for absolute freedom and whose heart burns with an untamed spirit, rebelling against authority, against the arrangements of elders, and against all seemingly predetermined fate is an instinct etched into their very bones.
Luffy was born to be an indomitable rebel.
"I'm going to save him today, and nobody can stop me!!" Luffy roared back without hesitation, his voice filled with unwavering determination.
At this moment, he was less than 100 meters away from the execution platform, a distance that was practically within reach for his rubber powers.
As he shouted, Luffy decisively reached out, his rubber arm stretching forward and rapidly expanding in the air, transforming into a pure white giant hand.
With a whistling sound, it flew directly over Ace's head and grabbed at the execution platform beneath him.
He knew very well that Ace was bound by Seastone shackles, and that he, as a Devil Fruit user, could not touch him.
So he settled for second best and decided to uproot the entire execution platform, along with its base, from the ground and take it all away.
If he can get Ace away from this most dangerous core area, he will have a chance to reunite with Sabo and remove the Seastone shackles from Ace's body.
Sengoku, a seasoned veteran who had spent his entire life navigating the vortex of politics and military affairs, saw through Luffy's entire plan almost the instant he reached out.
If Garp's grandson were to so easily drag away the execution platform bearing the son of the Pirate King in front of the whole world, where would the Navy's reputation stand?
What devastating blow will the Navy's justice and prestige suffer?
"Garp hopes you can understand me..." Sengoku sighed silently in his heart, and the last trace of hesitation he had because of his old friend completely vanished at this moment.
He slowly raised his right hand.
As he moved, the solidified Buddhist light around his body began to converge wildly towards his right hand.
Almost in the blink of an eye, a mortal's slightly aged hand, under the infusion of the magnificent Buddhist light, was completely transformed into a golden hand, as if made of pure gold, radiating a dazzling brilliance.
"Buddha's Palm"
From the mouth of the Warring States, two words were uttered softly, though the voice was not loud, yet it seemed to carry a certain power that made words law.
Zhan Guo gently pushed his golden right palm forward, and a golden palm print bathed in brilliant golden light shot out from his golden palm.
As soon as the golden Buddha's palm appeared, it began to expand rapidly, one meter, ten meters, fifty meters, one hundred meters... The speed of expansion was dazzling, and it reached its limit almost instantly.
Even more incredibly, this enormous golden Buddha's palm miraculously passed through Ace, who was kneeling in the center of the execution platform, without causing him any harm during its flight.
It was as if Ace was just an illusory shadow; the destructive power contained in the Buddha's palm had no effect on him whatsoever, not even a hair on his head.
This exquisite, almost superb control over power sent a chill down the spines of every powerful individual who witnessed it.
The enormous golden Buddha's palm collided head-on with Luffy's outstretched pure white rubber hand in the air not far in front of the execution platform.
Gold and white, two equally terrifying forces, collided with a deafening roar.
The violent energy shockwave spread outwards in a ring shape, tearing the nearby clouds to shreds.
Within seconds of contact, the outcome of the battle was already clearly visible.
Luffy's pure white rubber hand bent violently the moment of impact, his signature smile froze instantly, replaced by an incredulous astonishment.
"Ugh—!!" He let out a muffled groan, all the muscles in his body tensing up as he desperately tried to push back the golden Buddha's palm.
But it didn't work.
The power contained within that golden Buddha's palm was vast and immense, heavier than could be imagined.
It was not like a hand, but an entire majestic golden mountain, carrying an unstoppable will to suppress all evil and purify all disobedience.
"Impossible...?!" Luffy watched helplessly as his rubber arm was pressed back inch by inch, as the golden Buddha's palm, with irresistible power, approached his body step by step.
He's already used all his power in Nikka form, why can't he stop it?!
The next moment, the golden Buddha palm, which had expanded to be hundreds of meters wide, slammed squarely into Luffy's body.
Under the absolute power of that Buddha's palm, Luffy let out a painful roar filled with resentment.
His body was firmly stuck to the golden Buddha's palm, and he began to fly backward involuntarily.
The Buddha's palm pushed him step by step away from the execution platform, away from Ace, away from the core battlefield of Marineford.
"Don't let me go, Ace—!!" Luffy struggled desperately, his rubber body trying to stretch and break free from the Buddha's palm.
But the Buddha's palm was like the most solid cage, suppressing him tightly. No matter how he resisted, he could not budge it in the slightest and could only be pushed away little by little.
Whether they were pirates or marines, they could clearly hear the angry roar of Nikka Luffy, who was suppressed and pushed away by the golden Buddha's palm, echoing throughout the entire Marineford sky.
In terms of strength level, there is still a huge gap.