One Piece: Creating Avatars Start With Ryomen Sukuna

Chapter 371: Apocalyptic Scene

At the planet's surface.

At this edge, where the dark cosmos stretched endlessly.

Two figures, radiant with infinite power, clashed.

Black and white intertwined, their energy pouring out ceaselessly.

At a certain moment.

The black and white lights burst apart, clearing the planet's surface. The sun's rays bathed the earth again, though hotter than before.

And the two figures within that light, King and Sukuna, moved.

They became streaks of light, lunging past each other.

King's radiant power collided fiercely with Sukuna's endless malice.

Boom!!!

A wildly violent shockwave flashed and faded, rippling outward.

Below, people hadn't yet rejoiced at the sky's return when a thunderous roar echoed from the heavens.

The shockwave traveled faster than sound, but its passage shook the atmosphere, producing a massive noise.

Boom!

It felt like eardrums shattered.

The sound tugged at hearts, weighing them down.

But that wasn't the most terrifying part.

The atmosphere quaked, spawning chaotic currents.

Typhoons, tornadoes, sandstorms, tempests, each bared its fangs across the earth.

The seas, tugged by the shockwave as if by lunar gravity, surged into tides that swept toward islands.

Tectonic plates unleashed pent-up energy.

Earthquakes of varying intensity struck worldwide.

Accompanied by regional disasters, volcanic eruptions, avalanches, landslides, fissures.

Balance shattered; the world seemed to teeter on the brink of apocalyptic ruin.

People couldn't grasp the full scope.

But they saw the catastrophes unfolding around them, faces etched with disbelief and terror.

They entered survival mode, too overwhelmed to ponder why this was happening.

"What's going on?! Is it the end of the world?!"

"This is…"

"Unbelievable!! Is this their power? The Two Gods' power?!"

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

Officers felt the earth tremble and winds howl.

Whoosh, whoosh…

Cool gusts swept over the frozen sea from the sky's upheaval.

Their bodies and hearts chilled.

Shortly after King left.

The sky had undergone a bizarre transformation.

Linking it to King, they quickly suspected a clash with Demon God Sukuna.

This was soon confirmed via Den Den Mushi with Sengoku's forces.

But now.

This apocalyptic scene left them shocked and worried.

How far would their battle's fallout spread? The whole world?

How could such immense power exist?!

On an island in the Calm Belt.

Silently.

An unimaginable force swept outward, rapidly enveloping the planet's surface.

The raging earth and tidal surges gradually calmed, though winds still blew, less violently.

People, baffled by the sudden onset and end of the disasters, remained terrified, gazing skyward.

Ripples of black and white spread across the sky's curtain.

That heart-shaking tremor still resounded.

What was that?!

Freed from disaster, they now had time to dread.

At the planet's surface.

King and Sukuna continued their clash.

Their radiant powers intertwined, collided, and spread, forming the ripples seen below.

King, fighting, felt a surge of relief.

He hadn't expected their battle's fallout to be so catastrophic.

Even at this distance from the ground, their clash had triggered planetary disasters.

Thankfully, the boss had his back, otherwise, if many would have died because of his fight, King would feel guilt and distress.

"Heh heh heh, distracted during a fight? Seems I'm not pressuring you enough!"

As King's thoughts wandered.

Sukuna sneered coldly.

For Sukuna, King's concerns were irrelevant.

Not actively killing was already generous, weaklings felled by fallout didn't factor into his thoughts.

Now.

He only wanted to settle the score with King.

Boom!!

Crack! Crack!

Space shattered like a mirror.

King's void-piercing power blasted a cavity into reality.

Violent suction sought to crush and devour everything nearby.

But with only King and Sukuna present, the hole, modest in scale, merely swallowed some of Sukuna's unleashed power before repairing itself…

Compared to Sukuna, King's power was more direct and brutal.

Sukuna leaned toward abilities, less raw force.

This stemmed from their abilities' natures.

"Try this!"

Endless malice swirled in Sukuna's hands.

At this point, the Domain has not been upgraded and can no longer keep up with him.

Curse Absorption, reaching SS-rank, had revealed its true essence.

For Sukuna.

His old domain was now just a reference; perhaps after being upgraded, it would be somewhat useful to him later.

Standing in the void, King saw Sukuna preparing a big move and didn't let his guard down.

He unleashed a new technique.

A move built on Conqueror's Haki.

Unlike Sukuna, his King Engine amplified other abilities.

This kept his skillset versatile.

Though amplification was less critical now, ultimately, his boundless power was the backbone of his might.

Malice murmured, Conqueror's Haki pierced the void.

Sukuna raised a strike to plunge the world into hell, while King swung a fist to dominate and suppress it.

"Fallen Heaven Inferno!"

"Tyrant's Light Wheel!"

Dong!!

The heavens quaked, the sky seeming to collapse.

"How is this possible?! The sky, the sky's falling!!!"

People below stared in disbelief.

It was hard to imagine such a scene.

If forced to describe it, "the sky collapsed" fits best.

Space compressed layer upon layer.

From the ground, refracted light made it seem the sky was crushing the earth, crashing down.

As the saying goes, "When the sky falls, the tall bear it."

But reality? Even the tall couldn't hold, death was death.

Red Line, Holy Land Marijoa.

Everyone gazed blankly skyward.

They were numb, after all, the sky was falling. They felt doomed.

Beneath that collapsing firmament, there was no escape.

Dead! No hope! Total Destruction!

Only the strong with great Observation Haki remained calm.

As expected, the sky-falling illusion soon halted.

It was a visual trick.

Even so.

The pressure on those below was immense. What kind of clash could create such terror?!

( End of this chapter )