Angel Island, northern sky.
The battle raged on.
Buzz!!
The sharp buzz echoed through the sky as Rowen’s hands clenched, summoning a dazzling blue long blade.
Thunderlight Ship-Chopping Blade!
“Youngster, are you a bit too naive?”
Golden Lion acknowledged that Rowen was a tough opponent. In the past, he had always dominated the aerial battlefield, and during the incident at Marine Headquarters, he hadn’t even considered making a sneaky escape. Otherwise, neither Sengoku nor Garp would have been able to deal with him.
However, now that Rowen was here, Golden Lion realized that the sky was no longer solely his domain. There was someone else who could maneuver and fight in the sky just like him.
But when it came to a contest of Sword Technique, Golden Lion had never feared anyone!
“Heh!”
Rowen responded with a cold smirk, exerting force with both arms. The hundred-meter-long blade surged in size once again. It was a shocking sight. In the face of the exaggerated Thunderlight Ship-chopping Blade, Rowen, who looked tiny like an ant, wielded a long blade that was hundreds of times his own size.
Slash!
“Hmph! Stubborn!”
Confronted with the majestic Thunderlight Ship-chopping Blade, Golden Lion didn’t dodge or evade. Kogarashi and Oto rose to meet it, clashing in the Void.
Clang!
The piercing clash of swords resounded in the air as Golden Lion hovered high in the sky, ruthlessly kicking his two sharp blades against the Thunderlight Ship-chopping Blade, shattering the Thunderlight.
The Thunderlight exploded in his hands, and Rowen’s gaze hardened. He knew it was because he hadn’t yet fully mastered his Devil Fruit abilities.
Following that, Golden Lion swiftly controlled his Fuwa Fuwa no Mi (Float-Float Fruit), summoning the four transparent lions once again.
Lion Majesty · Govern Place Earth Coiling!
Roar!
The majestic lions let out a roar, the sound as mighty as a tolling bell, their presence overwhelming.
Govern Place Earth Coiling was more troublesome than Golden Lion’s other techniques. It was a long-ranged and instantaneous attack, leaving Rowen with no good way to evade it in advance.
“Using this move again…”
Sensing the intangible sound waves entering his body, Rowen immediately abandoned the thunder and lightning gathered in his palm, taking a step forward.
‘Blink!’
The air lions blocked every possible retreat, moving outward like casting a fishing net. Only Blink could completely avoid them.
However, at this moment, the Golden Lion suddenly appeared in front of Rowen, as if he had anticipated that Rowen would appear there. He struck with both swords!
Swish, Swish!
Huā Lā La…
Two cross-shaped scars appeared on his chest, and blood spurted out as if it were free of charge. Rowen couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of his internal organs, plummeting towards Angel Island.
“Just as Zephyr Sensei said, Golden Lion’s combat experience is on par with theirs!”
It wasn’t the first time he had been caught at the end of his ‘Blink’ ability by someone. This wasn’t due to using Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki) to forcibly capture his trace; Thunder and Lightning ‘Blink’ simply had no process. The start is equals to the finish.
Nor was it that Golden Lion’s Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki) could predict the future, foreseeing Rowen’s subsequent movements.
This was simply the accumulation of combat experience.
It was the intuition gradually developed by a top-tier fighter like Golden Lion through numerous battles, as well as the judgments made about the environment.
Only, powerful individuals like Zephyr and Garp could only determine his landing point in ground combat. Golden Lion, on the other hand, could pinpoint the most threatening position in the much larger aerial range.
“What a formidable opponent, Golden Lion Shiki!”
Despite being seriously injured, Rowen remained unfazed. A glint of determination flickered in his eyes. Just before he hit the ground, he agilely flipped himself over and then stomped heavily on the sandy beach.
Bang!
“Interesting! Just what kind of construct is your body?!”
Golden Lion, having landed a successful strike, continued his onslaught. After consecutive defeats, he now viewed Rowen as a worthy adversary and wouldn’t make the same mistakes again.
Seeing the nearly fatal wound on Rowen’s chest rapidly stop bleeding and swiftly heal with tender flesh, even someone as experienced as Golden Lion couldn’t help but feel a lingering fear in his heart.
This restoration power was simply inhuman!
Clang!
Golden Lion, stepping on two famous blades, charged straight ahead. Rowen flipped backward, narrowly evading the lethal strike.
Thunderclone!
Zi Zi Zi!
Dazzling lightning “peeled” off Rowen and swiftly condensed on the ground into a bizarre humanoid figure, resembling a crayon sketch. However, with lightning continuously flickering on its skin, an identical form emerged on the clone.
A total of ten clones, in addition to Rowen himself, making a grand total of eleven, all bearing an identical appearance!
Without a word, Rowen quickly stomped the ground after finishing his recovery. Leveraging the Thunder-Lightning Human’s special physique, he unleashed a Soru that not even technique experts like Garp could match!
“Haha! Kid, do you think you can hide like this?!”
Golden Lion hovered about three meters above the ground, his feet continuously striking, reducing each high-speed sprinting clone to fragments.
Suddenly, his gaze sharpened. He paid no attention to the clone rushing beside him. Kogarashi and Oto descended straight towards the crowd of people waiting for their opportunity not far away.
“Here!”
Bang!!
Two famous blades fell, forcing Rowen to dodge in a rather embarrassing manner.
However, as he evaded, a smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth.
“It seems like you haven’t conducted a thorough investigation on me, Golden Lion!”
“Hmm?!”
Golden Lion was momentarily stunned by Rowen’s words. Just then, the clone beside him opened its mouth wide. The turbulent electric currents made the external form vanish in an instant, and then it exploded with a resounding bang!
Boom!
The shockwave instantly flattened every protrusion on this small floating island. The sea of clouds surged wildly with a multitude of airborne fish, “whooshing” into the air.
Whoosh!
A figure suddenly burst out from the explosion, Golden Lion was charred all over, his golden hair mostly singed, and blood vessels burst on half of his face, giving him a wicked appearance.
“You Bastard!!”
Burning with pain, Golden Lion’s anger flared, and he swung his hands.
Lion Majesty · Govern Place Cloud Coiling!
In the instant he landed, this floating island was no longer solely reliant on Island Cloud but fell under the control of the Float-Float Fruit’s ability. Now, Golden Lion activated it, and the thick clouds coiled into cliffs. The cliff’s edge transformed into a mighty lion, fiercely pouncing towards Rowen.
Thunderlight Penetration Cannon!!
Faced with the approaching Island Cloud Mighty Lion, Rowen assumed a bow stance, delivering a straight punch.
Bang!
The sky-reaching Thunder Pillar illuminated the sky, making even the sunlight appear dim. The giant-scale Island Cloud Mighty Lion, spanning over a thousand meters in length, was pierced through by Rowen’s punch, with most of its attack extinguished under the Thunderlight.
But this wasn’t enough. The remaining Island Cloud almost instantly gathered together and continued to surge towards Rowen.
Boom… Bang!
Smoke and dust filled more than half of the small floating island, making it impossible to see the battlefield.
Not only did the residents of the floating island feel fear, but at this moment, even the pirates who had come with Golden Lion were trembling after witnessing the two in action.
Among their various terrifying attacks, just a slight graze would cause an explosion of fireworks.
If before, they followed Golden Lion out of awe for the legend left behind by this pirate, today Golden Lion completely demonstrated his power as one of the three pinnacle figures of the Roger Era.
Even with cut-off legs and a ship’s helm embedded in the back of his head, he could still suppress the rising star Admiral candidate of the Marines, the formidable Vice Admiral Soryu.
What an incredible strength!
The pirates’ morale soared. Led by their respective captains, they began to charge towards Angel Island.
Before coming here, they had received orders. If a powerful enemy appeared, Golden Lion, as the captain, would naturally intercept them, while they would continue to complete their mission.
“Kill! Seize all the Dials!”
“The treasures are on the island! Brothers, follow me!”
“Those are the God’s Officers of the floating island. Set up the artillery!”
As the pirates surged into Angel Island and clashed with God’s Officers, the entire Angel Island was engulfed in smoke and flames.
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