Zhu Tian started by deceiving his father-in-law from the perspective of pirates.

Moreover, the opponent's strength was indeed very strong, and even Shiki had to admit it; at least he hadn't lost face by surrendering!

"Hahaha! I knew you'd make the right choice, old lion. See, isn't this perfect?" Rhodes patted the golden lion on the shoulder, signaling Kaido to put him down.

"Hahaha! Captain, I look forward to your guidance in the future. I'm entrusting this old body to you." The Golden Lion said with a hearty laugh.

I have no choice, I'm helpless!

“Following me will bring you great benefits. It doesn’t matter that you’re old; I’ll restore you to the youth of twenty.” Rhodes mobilized the life energy within his body.

They gave the golden lion a complete makeover, turning this seventy-year-old lion into a handsome young blond man in his twenties.

Kaido and Charlotte Linlin both have these benefits, like becoming younger, which are basic perks, since we have enough life energy right now!

"This is! I, I've actually become younger! I've regained my youthful strength! No! I'm even stronger than when I was young!" The Golden Lion looked at his body and said in disbelief.

He felt the same inexhaustible energy and boundless spirit he had in his youth, and thanks to the Extinction Potion, Golden Lion's physical strength was now even greater than it had been in his youth.

What kind of Devil Fruit ability is this? What kind of Devil Fruit ability is this? This is just too powerful!

With this kind of strength, he managed to gather this group of people together. This kid's ambition is probably no more than that of the Pirate King!

"Golden Lion, if you follow me, you will definitely be glad you made this decision in the future."

"Don't even mention making you younger, living hundreds more years wouldn't be a problem." Rhodes patted the Golden Lion on the shoulder.

"Hahaha! Looks like I've chosen the right person to follow, Captain. You have even more guts than that guy Rocks!" the Golden Lion laughed.

“Kaido! Take Golden Lion to drink some fel blood first, then bring him here. We’ll sign a demonic pact, and then send him to Azeroth to learn how to use rage,” Rhodes said.

Fel magic is now standard equipment for Rhode's subordinates, while rage is something that needs to be learned. Shiki also has a very open and powerful fighting style, and rage is suitable for more than 90% of the strong people in the One Piece world.

"Thanks, boss. By the way, I'd like to recommend a few old guys to you. These old guys would be perfect for joining your ranks of death knights." The Golden Lion revealed a sly expression.

"Oh! Who do you want to recommend? I won't accept someone too weak; they need to be at least as strong as the Whitebeard Red Earl." Rhodes looked at the Golden Lion with interest.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku the Buddha, or Marine Hero Garp, or Kong the Steel Bone, or Zephyr the Black Arm, Captain, don't just focus on pirates, there are top-notch experts in the Navy too."

"Hahaha! You old lion are quite cunning. These are all your old enemies."

"If Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King, hadn't died, you'd probably include him, right?" Kaido laughed heartily from the side.

The reason this old lion was imprisoned in Impel Down back then was because he was defeated by Garp and Sengoku working together, so now this old lion wants to trick the two of them.

Let's also take a look at the World Government and other navies.

"Hmm! Your suggestion is good, but the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse should at least be swordsmen, while these two are experts in hand-to-hand combat."

"In terms of swordsmanship, the two of them are still somewhat lacking," Rhodes said.

Among the Navy, the only one with decent swordsmanship is Admiral candidate Momousagi; her swordsmanship should be at the level of a great swordsman.

Besides that, there's also Admiral Fujitora Issho, who will join the Navy in the future. This blind old man is also a master swordsman.

To be honest, if we're going to form the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, it would be a bit unreasonable if we didn't have a female horseman to be the face of the group. The previous face of the group was an older woman.

Ahem! No, no! The auntie hasn't gotten younger, so she can't be the beauty icon; she's more likely to be the ugliest.

"Tch, there aren't many experts among the younger generation. They're all just a bunch of pirates playing house, cough cough! Of course, you're an exception, Captain." Golden Lion said with great disdain, but after seeing Rhodes's smiling eyes, he immediately changed his tune.

He was joking; he wouldn't dare offend this captain.

"Old Lion, just face reality! Young strongmen have risen up in this era. They are not weaklings, for example, a certain world's greatest swordsman." Kaido glanced at Golden Lion.

The old lion still refused to admit that the swordsmanship of the younger generation of masters, such as the world's greatest swordsman or one of the Four Emperors with red hair, was inferior to his own.

“As for Hawkeye, he might actually be willing to join us,” Kaido said.

“That’s something we can consider.” Rhodes nodded; Hawkeye was indeed a possibility.

There are still quite a few candidates for the remaining two Death Knights. Sword masters from the One Piece world, or even those who aren't sword masters, can actually become Death Knights!

"Do you know anything about female great swordsmen? The really powerful kind? The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a group of three men and one woman," Rhodes asked.

"The most powerful one is Charlotte Linlin. She's number one among female swordsmen. Next is Momousagi, Vice Admiral Tsuru's sister from the Navy, but her strength is only barely passable!" Shiki said.

Are you kidding me? Isn't being strong enough? Why do you have to find a woman?

"I understand, alright, you can go now! We can think about this slowly, there's no rush to gather all four Horsemen of the Apocalypse at once anyway." Rhodes waved his hand, telling Kaido to take Shiki away and drink a can of fel blood first.

Kaido nodded and left with Shiki.

"Come on, old lion, I'll take you to get some refreshing green drinks."

"Tch! I have a feeling you're trying to get me into trouble."

"That's absolutely not true. Drinking it will make you much stronger."

"You should still remember the green energy that Captain used to defeat you, right?" Kaido said, looking at Shiki.

Old man, I don't believe you won't take the bait. When Rhodes used his fel power, he taught you a lesson you couldn't bear.

In terms of attack power, destructive power, and the ability to destroy life, if evil energy is second, then absolutely no other power would dare to claim first place!

"Oh! That strange green ability? It's not a Devil Fruit ability, yet it can be learned." Golden Lion's interest was instantly piqued.

"That's right, that's right, it's about drinking a magical blood. Come on! I'll take you to drink it."

Kaido brought Shiki to Onigashima and had a large barrel of pre-stored fel blood brought to him, which he then thoughtfully heated up.

"Come and drink! Old Lion, after you drink this, you will gain a demonic transformation ability, similar to a Zoan Devil Fruit ability."

"Now you essentially have the power of three Devil Fruits. If you develop it well, your strength will be absolutely formidable." Kaido handed a large barrel of fel blood to Shiki.

"Hmph! Now that I'm on your son-in-law's ship, I won't regret it." Golden Lion snorted coldly, took the fel blood from Kaido's Empire, and then drank it all in one go.

Glug, glug, glug.

The Golden Lion didn't waste a single drop, drinking down the entire barrel of fel blood. After the fel blood entered his stomach...

The golden lion's body immediately changed. It began to tremble incessantly, and a green energy began to flow throughout its body. Even its eyes began to emit a green light.

The golden lion's body began to change. A pair of demonic horns grew on its head, its hands turned into demonic claws, and strange fel runes lit up its body.

A pair of enormous fel-elemental wings emerged from the Golden Lion's back, even increasing its height considerably.

"This power, this power, is indeed impressive. You weren't lying to me, kid. It's so strong, so violent."

The Golden Lion, transformed into its demon form, was incredibly excited. In that instant, the Golden Lion even felt like it was back in action, as if it could challenge a certain captain.

"Give up your foolish ideas, old lion. Since Rhodes entrusted these things to you, he is confident that he can absolutely suppress you, so don't overthink it." Kaido snorted coldly, unleashing an even more powerful aura, and then completed his Demon Dragon transformation.

"Hmph! You brat, you think the captain can outmaneuver me, and you can outmaneuver me too? Come on, let's have a one-on-one fight."

Golden Lion looked at Kaido with great rudeness, his strength suddenly increasing significantly, as he genuinely wanted to find someone to fight one-on-one.

"Old Lion, I'm itching for a fight too. Come on! Let's go to the sky." Kaido's body transformed into a giant dragon and soared into the sky.

The golden lion was not to be outdone and flew into the sky as well. After a while, a series of loud collisions and fighting sounds came from above Ghost Island.

"Ouch! Oh! Waaah! Oh!"

Kaido once again showed Shiki what it means to be outmatched and powerful.

In just over ten minutes, the golden lion was brought down with its bruised and swollen face. At this point, the golden lion was beginning to question its existence.

Am I a useless piece of trash?

Chapter 183 The Unique Nature of the Pirate World: The Fruit That Nurtured the Power of Azeroth

In one day, the Golden Lion suffered two dramatic defeats, both of which were swift and crushing, leaving him somewhat disheartened.

Even though I've regained all my strength, and I've become even stronger, I still can't win!

"Tch! Old Lion, I told you long ago, you remnants of the old era, don't underestimate this era."

"Don't underestimate the power of the New World. I've gained new power, so you can't possibly defeat me." Kaido said, looking at the Golden Lion whose wounds were slowly healing.

Do you think my current strength is a joke? After several upgrades, Kaido's current fighting power...

To put it bluntly, the Pirate King Roger of yesteryear, plus Whitebeard at his peak, were comparable.

And you and Red Earl, if the four of you come at me together, or even with the Fleet Admiral, Sengoku and Garp, we're no match for me.

Kaido's stamina is now simply terrifying. He could fight for days and nights, or even for a month or several years without any problem.

The powerful life force brought him unimaginable benefits, while the evil energy, along with rage, possessed immense destructive power.

Without special treatment, you're doomed if you're injured by evil energy.

There's no way to fight in this situation.

"Looks like I'm really getting old. I never thought the captain would take a liking to my old bones." Golden Lion sat on the ground and sighed helplessly.

"In that world called Azeroth, there is also a power called rage that can be learned."

Furthermore, there is still much room for development in the power of evil energy, as well as your ability to generate high temperatures from flames.

So train hard, old lion, and maybe you'll have another chance to challenge me.

Of course, this is just something to comfort people.

After entering the world of Azeroth, Kaido realized one thing.

Can some incredibly powerful figures really transform you from an ordinary person into a master that even you yourself have to look up to?

The truth is that the infusion of various primal forces completely alters one's life level!

What domineering aura that surpasses everything? I don't believe it anymore.

"There's another power called rage! Does it also require taking something special?" The Golden Lion instantly perked up.

That's right! I haven't fully mastered the power yet! When Kaido was lecturing me just now, he seemed to have used a strange, blood-red energy.

Moreover, I only joined today and have just gained the right to use my power, so I'm bound to be lacking in some areas. Kaido, you just wait!

Wait until I've quietly cultivated myself for a while, and I'll definitely teach you a lesson again.

“Anger and such are unnecessary. You need to cultivate this power yourself, just like domineering aura. Let’s go see Rhodes.”

Old Lion, you still have ideas! This hasn't discouraged you.

However, no matter how much you cultivate, you can't beat me. Anger is just a way of burning and utilizing life energy.

I have undergone the transformation of life essence. Although I did not become a demigod of the wilderness, I am not far off. In terms of life level, the two of us are not even in the same league.

Moreover, if there are benefits in the future, Rhodes will think of me first. You can only use the mass-produced version, so you can never surpass me.