radicalducati Chapter 1733 The Power of the Buddha
Chapter 1733 The Power of the Buddha
When that grand chant of Amitabha Buddha spread throughout Marineford like a gentle spring rain.
The sounds of fighting on the battlefield seemed to be soothed by some inexplicable force.
Whether it was the bloodthirsty naval soldiers or the frenzied pirates, the boiling killing intent and violence in their hearts involuntarily subsided and subsided somewhat.
There was a hint of calm that even surprised them.
It was as if a warm and compassionate power was gently caressing their souls, scorched by war and hatred.
Even Luffy, who was flying at the highest point, wielding the Monkey God Spear and almost becoming one with Nika's will, couldn't help but hesitate for a moment when he heard the Buddhist chant.
That golden Buddha, that compassionate light, that tranquility that seemed to encompass all suffering…
Was he really right to do that?
He hurled such destructive power at the island below, at countless lives. Even if his initial intention was to save Ace, could he truly have peace of mind after the boundless carnage caused?
Can he really still laugh without any burden like before?
Luffy hesitated for a moment, and as a result, the descent of the devastating Monkey God Spear in the sky slowed down by an extremely slight degree.
"Ace—!!"
The deepest yearning for freedom and the most primal, fervent cry to protect one's companions erupted like a volcano.
It easily dispersed and crushed that trace of hesitation born of Buddhism.
Yes, if that Warring States Marshal was truly as compassionate and merciful as he appeared, why would he have used Ace as bait to lay such a trap?
Why would they bring the Whitebeard Pirates and the Flying Pirates, along with tens of thousands of others, to this battlefield destined to be a bloodbath?!
All compassion and mercy are merely means to an end in the face of absolute justice and the evil of pirates.
Whether it's a god or a Buddha, it doesn't matter if it's an obstacle in the way to save Ace.
"No one can stop me from saving Ace—!!" Luffy's roar shattered the momentary silence, more resolute than ever before.
"Whether it's a god or a Buddha, I fear nothing! Monkey God Spear—!!!"
As Luffy's conviction exploded and he poured in his power without reservation, the white giant fist in the sky, which was larger than the entire Marineford, suddenly increased in size, with black and red Conqueror's Haki lightning crackling around it.
The force of the punch intensified again, pressing down with an even more ferocious and reckless attitude.
In Luffy's eyes, at this moment, nothing matters—nothing is Buddha, nothing is justice, and nothing is murder.
Ace's life is everything!
Everyone's hearts were in their throats.
They watched the colossal, world-destroying fist descend from the sky, and beneath it stood a massive, golden Buddha who now appeared somewhat small.
The Buddha spoke again, his majestic yet compassionate voice resounding throughout heaven and earth: "May the Buddha have mercy..."
As the Buddha chanted, boundless Buddha light gathered wildly in the palm of the Buddha's raised golden hand.
In an instant, the already enormous Buddha's hand expanded again, and the lines on the palm became even clearer, as if containing the cosmos.
A golden palm print, larger than ever before and radiating supreme majesty, suddenly formed.
"Thump—!!!"
A deep, muffled sound, as if from ancient times, resounded deep within everyone's soul, like the sudden burst of a morning bell or evening drum.
The golden Buddha's palm print collided head-on with the world-destroying ape god spear, without any fancy moves.
"Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!" Immediately afterwards, one dull and powerful impact after another came from the center of the collision.
It was as if two towering gods were engaged in the most primal and purest contest of power.
The Buddha's light and the overlord-colored lightning clashed violently, creating wave after wave of golden ripples that spread like water, tearing the surrounding clouds to shreds.
What's astonishing is that even though Luffy had given it his all, the devastating Monkey God Spear still couldn't overpower or shatter the seemingly tiny golden Buddha's palm.
The two sides were locked in a stalemate, neither willing to give in.
"How is this possible...?!" Luffy thought anxiously.
He could feel the terrifying, mountain-like power emanating from the other's palm print. It was a suppressive and protective power that was completely different from his own destructive freedom, yet equally supreme.
"Get down here—!" Luffy roared in unwilling anger, frantically pouring every bit of his strength, along with the boundless will he possessed in Nikka form, into the Monkey God Spear.
"Boom—!"
The downward momentum of the Ape God Spear intensified once again, gradually pressing the golden Buddha palm downwards. The Buddha palm descended a certain distance, and the golden light dimmed slightly.
Seeing this, countless marines were on edge, while the pirates' eyes were filled with renewed hope.
The compassionate and serene expression on the golden Buddha's face remained unchanged; he seemed to have anticipated this outcome.
The Buddha's voice, once again, was calm, yet carried an undeniable decisiveness: "Luffy, stop struggling."
"Ace won't let you take him away."
The golden Buddha's radiance suddenly expanded once more, becoming more dazzling and vast than ever before.
It was as if an inexhaustible power was being drawn out and released from the depths of the Buddha's body, from some higher level of rules.
The golden Buddha's palm that had been pressed down suddenly stopped its downward trend, and it seemed as if a great sun was rising in the palm, shining with boundless light.
The golden Buddha palm actually began to take the initiative, pushing upwards inch by inch against the world-destroying ape god spear.
Like a dam about to collapse, the golden light of Buddha, like an inviolable canopy, forcefully pushed away, bit by bit, the white giant fist representing destruction and madness from the sky above Marineford.
The suffocating, overwhelming shadow hanging over everyone's heads began to shrink at a visible rate.
"What terrifying power this is..."
"Marshal Sengoku, you kept this from us so well..." Borsalino, hovering on the outside, couldn't help but take off his sunglasses as he watched this miraculous scene.
Looking up at the magnificent sight of the Buddha's palm supporting the sky, the usual nonchalance on my face had vanished, leaving only a deep sense of awe.
As the Buddha's palm continued its unstoppable upward push, the Ape God Spear was propelled higher and higher, gradually disappearing from public view. Finally, it vanished completely from the clouds, leaving only a ripple of energy that gradually subsided.
In the sky, only that enormous Buddha statue, towering to the heavens and gleaming with gold, radiating supreme majesty and compassionate light, remained.
The power and will of the Buddha in the Warring States period were deeply imprinted in the hearts of everyone present and people all over the world who saw this scene on the screen.
Luffy was defeated.
He was defeated by Fleet Admiral Sengoku the Buddha.
But no one would think he was weak. He had already been able to push the Warring States period to such an extent, to make the Buddha reveal his true form, and to bring the entire Marineford Kingdom to the brink of destruction. He was already proud enough.
However, Luffy is still too young.
Luffy's opponent is a legend who has stood at the pinnacle of the Navy and the world for decades, having developed the power of the Great Buddha to its ultimate limit.
"Long live the Marshal!!!"
"Victory for the Navy!!!"
After a brief silence, deafening cheers and shouts erupted from the naval camp, like a tsunami.
All the repression and despair transformed into frenzied worship and fervor at this moment; their beliefs and their sense of justice were most powerfully manifested.
The pirates, on the other hand, were completely bewildered and silent.
They were saved? Yes, they were saved from the destruction caused by the Ape God Spear.
Facing the golden Buddha in the sky, which seemed like a true god descending to earth, and facing the navy's morale soaring to its peak again, all that remained in their hearts was a powerless coldness.
The hope of rescuing Ace seemed to vanish along with the giant fist that had pushed him away.