Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

Gas spurted from Luffy's nostrils as he clenched his right fist, his ultimate Armament Haki gathering wildly, the deep black even faintly radiating a black flash that distorted space.

"rubber,"

Luffy roared and unleashed a punch like a cannonball, meeting the sky full of sword energy.

"Super Pistol!"

A rapid punch is thrown, its concentrated, domineering aura directly clashing with countless slashes.

The powerful impact of the blast spread out in a fan shape, colliding fiercely with the dozens of sword energies at the forefront.

hum!

From the center of the collision, a visible white shockwave exploded outwards, spreading rapidly like a ring and lowering the ground by three feet.

The remaining sword energy collided with this domineering shockwave, twisting and shattering.

The impact of the air blast ruffled Luffy's black hair and also stirred Shiki's long, golden hair, which resembled a lion's mane.

The Golden Lion's lips twitched again, and his expression became even more unpleasant.

He had already seen through the attack just now. This Straw Hat kid was indeed Garp's grandson; he was definitely not just a hothead relying on his Devil Fruit abilities.

Although he is a Devil Fruit user, his physical strength and domineering aura make him an absolute monster, almost as if he was personally trained by that old bastard Garp.

In particular, the quality and quantity of his Armament Haki were far beyond what a newcomer should have.

How old is he?

"Did this brat start training his domineering aura from the womb?!"

His parents must be quite something.

Golden Lion cursed inwardly, and at the same time made up his mind that he must not take that kid's fist, which was wrapped in top-level Armament Haki, head-on again.

He didn't want to experience that punch again.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Just as Shiki was racing through his thoughts, Luffy made his move.

With his Observation Haki fully activated, the remaining sparse network of sword energy of the Golden Lion was crystal clear in his eyes.

His figure flickered like a ghost, nimbly slipping through the gaps in the net of sword energy, and once again closing the distance with the golden lion.

"Plus a machine gun!"

Luffy's fists, covered in Armament Haki, rained down like a continuous barrage of raindrops as they hurtled towards Shiki!

"Hmph, I'm not going to be stupid enough to just sit here and wait for you to hit me!"

Golden Lion's eyes flashed. Facing Luffy's rapid approach, he advanced instead of retreating, and at the same time lightly stomped the ground with one foot!

"Lion's Might - Earth Strike!"

Rumble!

The ground beneath Luffy's feet suddenly bulged and deformed.

The massive soil and rocks instantly coalesced into several ferocious giant lion heads, emitting a silent roar. One of them suddenly rammed into Luffy from below, while the others surrounded and pounced from all directions.

boom.

Caught off guard, Luffy was forcefully blasted into the air by the lion's head directly below him. Then, the surrounding lion heads, with an aura of crushing everything, viciously bit down on Luffy, who had nowhere to get a foothold in the air!

"Is this the power of the Float-Float Fruit?"

While in mid-air, Luffy suddenly exerted force from his waist and abdomen, forcefully twisting his body, and his legs spun out like windmills.

"Rubber Plus Whip!"

His legs, wrapped in Armament Haki, were like steel whips, instantly shattering the two mud lion heads that pounced on him.

Smoke and dust filled the air.

However, before the smoke and dust had cleared, a giant foot covered in jet-black armor-colored armor burst through the smoke and dust like a mountain, slamming down towards the golden lion.

Before the fist even landed, the terrifying wind pressure had already caused the ground beneath the golden lion's feet to crack inch by inch.

"A giant's foot?!"

The golden lion's pupils contracted as he saw this familiar yet unfamiliar move. He burst into laughter, but there was a hint of solemnity in his laughter.

"Straw Hat Boy, you've really developed your abilities quite well!"

That's what he said, but he didn't slow down at all.

The withered tree and Sakura crossed paths, their bodies covered in dense Armament Haki, forcefully blocking the giant's foot!

clang!

The fist collided with the two swords, producing a deafening roar like a great bell, and sparks flew out from the point of impact like fireworks!

boom!

A terrifying force, far exceeding the Golden Lion's expectations, emanated from the sword; the force of this kick was even heavier than that of the giants he had encountered in Elbaf.

Anyone who didn't know better would think Luffy was some kind of little giant.

Under the influence of this tyrannical force, the golden lion's expression changed slightly, and he flew backward uncontrollably, his feet carving two deep furrows in the rocky ground.

When the giant's foot landed on the ground, the entire floating island trembled violently, and spiderweb-like cracks instantly spread hundreds of meters from the point of landing!

The dust and smoke it stirred up spread outwards like a tsunami.

cough cough.

The golden lion steadied itself in the distance, its expression somewhat grim.

This power is even more terrifying than that of a true giant!

To what extent has this kid developed his Devil Fruit ability?

"Uncle, your ability is fun, but it's useless if you can't hit anyone."

Amidst the smoke and dust, Luffy's enormous figure slowly shrank back to its original size.

"Tsk!"

The Golden Lion cursed under his breath for being arrogant. He had just steadied himself and was about to launch a counterattack when a black storm suddenly erupted from the still-unsettled dust and rubble.

That was the sight of the air being torn apart by excessive speed!

Luffy's figure was like a black lightning bolt, attacking again at the extreme speed of Gear Second Plus!

The red dot in the Golden Lion's eyes, detected by his Observation Haki, flashed rapidly. Almost the instant Luffy appeared, he had already swung his leg in a sweeping motion.

"Slash Wave!"

A condensed, arc-shaped sword aura tore through the air, precisely slashing at Luffy's charging trajectory.

However, Luffy neither dodged nor evaded; his charging fist was surging with Armament Haki as if boiling, subtly carrying a fluid quality.

"Five times the release!"

boom! ! !

This time, the fist and the sword energy didn't even make direct contact.

When they were still a short distance apart, the two highly concentrated forces collided with a deafening roar.

The stalemate continues.

The violent, domineering aura and the sharp sword energy clashed and corroded each other for only a moment before erupting into an even more violent impact than before.

Using the recoil, Luffy stomped his foot in the air, and briefly floating in the air was not a difficult thing for him.

Like the Moon Walk of the Six Styles of the Navy, it is ultimately just a way of using power.

In the eyes of the strong, many forces lead to the same goal, albeit through different paths.

Luffy was already high on his powers, and while he was in mid-air, his fist, which he had just pulled back, swelled up again.

The dark, domineering aura that seemed to flow with life coiled around the fist, emitting a terrifying and chilling fluctuation!

"Take this move again,"

Luffy makes a punching motion, compressing it with his rubber powers.

"Rubber Hegemony!"

boom!

A muffled hum of compression filled the air, and a jet-black beam of light, seemingly capable of swallowing all light, erupted from Luffy's giant fist like a spear of divine punishment, crashing down towards the golden lion below.

Wherever the beam of light passed, space seemed to distort, the sky seemed to be occupied by this pure domineering power, and the surrounding light dimmed instantly!

"You even know how to rule the Elbaf kingdom?!"

The golden lion's pupils suddenly contracted, and it cried out in alarm!

He knows this move all too well!

The Rocks Pirates have been to Elbaf before, and even fought with the king of the Giant Kingdom at the time.

Moreover, back in the Rocks Pirates, that crazy woman Charlotte Linlin often used this move. It was a terrifying move that even he, in his prime, didn't want to take head-on!

Of course, given Luffy's current strength and size, his current form of "Haki" will definitely be inferior to Big Mom's in terms of scale and absolute power.

However, Shiki himself was no longer the Flying Pirate at his peak.

even so.

Retreat is out of the question!

He has his own pride as a legendary pirate.

Chapter 245 Overwhelming Haki!

"Hehehe, well done!"