In less than a minute, the warships scattered in various directions near the island's coast were almost completely wiped out.
All the soldiers fell unconscious, and those warships, losing human control, all drifted uncontrollably with the waves, embarking on a fantastic voyage.
On the other side, in the sea near the island's port, on the flagship where Saturn was located.
With this warship as the center, an area of several tens of miles around it was almost entirely the battlefield's core, and everything within this range was continuously subjected to intense shockwaves.
Fortunately, after the two Conqueror's Haki in the center collided, the resulting aftershocks were only strong in their impact force, and the pressure contained within them was not as intense.
At least, the elite Marine soldiers guarding the warship were barely able to withstand it.
In contrast, because the flagship where Saturn was located was precisely the center point of the battle, it resulted in the other personnel on the ship having nowhere to hide, not even having time to escape. Being too close, they were swept by the edge of the Conqueror's Haki, and all personnel, including the strongest CP0, fainted.
Those with weaker strength became brain-dead from the shock and would never wake up again.
After the two Conqueror's Haki continued to clash for some time, the situation finally began to become clear.
Kenji's remotely released Conqueror's Haki was gradually suppressing Saturn's Conqueror's Haki.
The dark red light was visibly pressing down towards the ship's cabin, little by little, slowly, but the suppression was unstoppable.
A moment later, the dark red light had already reached the cabin entrance, about to invade the interior.
"Hmph!"
Just then, a cold snort suddenly came from within the cabin. The sound was not loud, but it clearly spread throughout and beyond the battlefield, as if it could reach directly into people's hearts.
And as the cold snort sounded, a large amount of blackness suddenly emerged from within the cabin, like mist, or some other substance.
Soon, thick black substances surged out of the cabin, quickly covering almost the entire warship.
From afar, the massive warship seemed to have suddenly transformed into an inscrutable dark realm.
Within the extremely dense darkness, something indescribable and unseeable seemed to be about to form.
"Heh heh!"
A cold laugh suddenly came from afar. From the direction, it seemed to originate from the research institute deep within Egghead Island.
Similar to the previous cold snort, this cold laugh also spread throughout and beyond the battlefield, even throughout and beyond the island.
Accompanying the cold laugh was an even darker and more powerful Conqueror's Haki.
This Conqueror's Haki moved extremely fast, like a streak of silk flashing across the sky, drifting and surging towards the vicinity of the warship.
At this moment, the warship below was already completely covered by black substances, and endless arcs flickered within the dense darkness.
Upon closer inspection, one would notice that these arcs were streaks of black lightning.
Due to the dark background, these arcs were somewhat difficult to discern. If not for their inherent luminosity, they would have almost merged into the darkness.
Below the endless arcs, faint wisps of dense smoke could be seen rising, and at the center of the smoke, there seemed to be a bizarre and mysterious gigantic symbol.
If Kenji were here, he would be able to recognize these symbols as a mysterious magic circle that only the Five Elders, or rather, only those of Imu's faction, could use.
The magic circle was enormous. A large warship itself has an extremely massive hull, and the magic circle before them was even larger than a large warship.
The entire warship was covered by the magic circle, yet it still seemed insufficient.
Just as the magic circle formed and mysterious light began to rise, the second, even more powerful Conqueror's Haki released by Kenji arrived.
Haki streaked across the sky, a silk-like ribbon extending tens of thousands of meters.
The sky over the battlefield area was almost saturated with dark red light, making the ground below dim as well.
Doomsday-like light covered the land, and terrifying pressure descended.
Conqueror's Haki - God's Domain!
The Conqueror's Haki was very dark, but it was still light, bringing illumination.
You say this light is too dim to illuminate? That depends on who you're comparing it to.
Compared to the impenetrable darkness surging from the warship below, this dark red light was practically a scorching sun, radiating light.
In fact, the darkness covering the entire large warship at this moment contained top-tier Conqueror's Haki.
The densely flickering arcs further added to the terrifying aura of the darkness.
Kenji's Conqueror's Haki also triggered a large amount of arcs, flickering and swirling in the sky, making this scene look... even more apocalyptic.
At this moment, the Marine personnel deep within Egghead Island looked out.
They saw one side of the battlefield as a scene of doomsday, the other side as a scene of terrifying hell.
No matter how they looked at it, neither side seemed to offer a way out.
If they had to choose a side... they chose not to choose. After all, the island's interior was far from the battlefield, so they didn't need to make a choice yet.
But the troops remaining on the warship in the port were in a miserable state. They could still withstand the shockwaves from the previous Conqueror's Haki clash.
But this doomsday and hell before them? Just looking at it was enough to scare someone to death. How could they possibly block this?
"How about we steer the warship a little further away?" A soldier suggested, and quickly received responses from others.
"Hmm, what if Kenji-san wants to go out to sea later and can't find a ship..."
"Hey! Let's not steer the warship too far, we'll just stop in the nearby waters. If Kenji-san comes, we'll immediately go to meet him, there will definitely be enough time."
Soon, the Marine personnel remaining on the warship reached a consensus. Due to the urgent situation, they did not ask for further instructions from Kenji or Kuzan and other superior officers, and the helmsman began to change course.
The shockwaves at the center of the battlefield were still intense, which actually helped the warship, making its speed even greater.
The terrifying speed allowed the warship to reach the edge of the battlefield in an extremely short time.
In this area, the Marines on the warship could finally breathe a sigh of relief, watching the spectacular scene at the center of the battlefield at their leisure, just like the soldiers who had landed on the island.
At this moment, above the large warship at the center of the battlefield.
Dense darkness surged from the warship, looking from afar like a giant black-stained tide. And above the dark tide was a dark red light, sparking and flashing all the way.
The overwhelmingly powerful Conqueror's Haki suppressed everything. Space itself seemed to be distorted, forming bizarre faults and distorted, flowing space from the observers' perspective.
The two entities, one above and one below, clashed against each other, finally colliding in mid-air.
Hum!
In an instant, a brilliant light flashed, followed by a momentary deprivation of sound within and outside the battlefield.
When vision returned, at the center of the distant impact, in mid-air, the dense tide of darkness was violently surging, as if it had suddenly boiled over, under the pressure of the Conqueror's Haki.
Even from a great distance, observers watching this scene couldn't help but hear the illusory sound of "gurgling" boiling in their ears.