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

"Uncle, you'll die if you keep going like this."

Luffy, in his Nika form, grinned.

The golden lion was bleeding from its seven orifices, as if it was holding its breath.

Once you let out that sigh, you feel like you can't catch your breath again.

After fighting for so long, both his physical strength and injuries are very serious. Golden Lion ate the Float-Float Fruit, but it's not the Mythical Zoan type Float-Float Fruit Sky Dragon form.

His recovery ability is nowhere near Luffy's.

That's what they say.

It would be too foolish to let the opponent unleash their full power.

Luffy took a deep breath, his knees slightly bent, and the overflowing Conqueror's Haki instantly caused another ring of rubble to be swept away from the already cracked island ground beneath his feet. As his body kicked out like a cannonball, an even deeper and larger crater exploded on the spot, sending up clouds of dust. His figure flashed to the front of the Golden Lion's body with a deafening sonic boom.

"Hehehe, that's not necessarily true, you brat! Otherwise, why don't you wait for me to finish accumulating energy?"

The red dot in the Golden Lion's pupils flashed into a stream of light. The moment Luffy bounced, his Observation Haki had already predicted it, and his body had already twisted in advance. The two swords under his feet, Drywood and Sakura Ten, intertwined to create a deadly trajectory. A tangible red light trail appeared at the corner of his eye, and he slashed down fiercely in the direction Luffy was rushing!

"Slash Wave!"

"Who in their right mind would wait for you to unleash your ultimate move?"

Luffy laughed in exasperation, "Do you really think I'm a fool?"

The giant lion's head, formed from the fusion of islands, contained power that even terrified him, so naturally he had to stop the golden lion before it could fully erupt.

Therefore, after entering Gear 5, he relied on his speed and the strange abilities of Nika form to fight Shiki in close combat, not giving him the opportunity to fully unleash that destructive energy.

With his Observation Haki that allows him to briefly see the future, combined with the mobility of his Float-Float Fruit, Shiki has been narrowly dodging Luffy's fierce attacks.

Rubber Mole Gun!

The only remaining large area of ​​the island beneath their feet seemed to have transformed into living rubber under the power of the Nika Fruit. Luffy's fist, crackling with black and red arcs of electricity, shot up from the ground without warning like a spike, slamming towards Shiki.

boom!

Seizing the moment when the golden lion dodged, they struck him squarely in the abdomen.

The golden lion grunted, more blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, but he used the force to propel himself backward as if weightless, instantly returning to the front of the giant lion's head. He spread his arms and laughed maniacally:

"Too late, you brat! Do you even see that future now?!"

The brief exchange lasted only a few seconds.

However, those few seconds were enough for the Golden Lion's awakened technique, Lion's Might - Sky Realm, to complete its final energy accumulation.

Within the enormous lion's head, the destructive energy sphere had expanded to its limit, emitting fluctuations that distorted even space itself.

"It's a terrifyingly large creature."

Luffy's huge white face still wore a smile, but his eyes looked much more serious.

He took a deep breath, and his original body expanded, becoming an enormous being. The white steam and flames became even denser, and his body was wrapped in dense lightning.

Rubber Giant!

Chapter 249 The Golden Lion, Defeated!

A true, towering white giant has appeared.

Like sunlight piercing through the darkness.

A brief moment of light appeared in the dim sky.

Luffy's size is even comparable to the lion's head made up of islands on Shiki's back!

"So it's not just one part of your body that can grow to enormous size, but your whole body can? Your ability is truly amazing!"

The golden lion paused for a moment, then burst into laughter.

As we all know, developing Devil Fruits is essentially developing imagination.

Of all the people he knew, only Lingling had that kind of imagination.

Animal-type characters can transform and possess extremely strong regenerative abilities.

Nature draws upon elemental power.

However, in terms of potential, the Paramecia type seems to have the highest ceiling.

The powers that other types possess, the Paramecia type can also develop in various ways.

"The ocean is magical. You can make islands fly, so why can't I become bigger!"

Luffy grinned and a smile appeared on his face.

The golden lion narrowed his eyes, sizing up the giant. "I'd like to confirm again, you did eat the Gum-Gum Fruit, didn't you?"

Even if it's a Devil Fruit awakening, it's simply unbelievable that a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit can produce the flame cloud characteristic only found in Mythical Zoan-type fruits, and can even grow to enormous size so freely.

Is this important?

The golden lion paused for a moment, then, as if relieved, burst into even more maniacal laughter: "Yes! That's not important anymore! What's important now is defeating you, so don't you dare try to escape!"

"I never intended to run away!"

Luffy's enormous body suddenly leaped up, the giant hundreds of meters tall soaring into the air like a rocket and rushing into the thick, dark thunderclouds that had gathered in the sky due to the previous battle!

"Natural lightning is definitely the most useful." Luffy's voice came from the thunderclouds, echoing loudly.

In the sky, from within the heavy thunderclouds, a pure white giant hand suddenly stretched out, tightly gripping a spear as large as a mountain peak, which was entirely formed from lightning.

Rubber, Thor's Gun!

boom!

The giant hand gripped the lightning spear tightly and hurled it down at the golden lion on the ground like a javelin.

Wherever the lightning spear passed, the air was ionized, producing a piercing crackling sound, as if the sky itself had been torn apart by the lightning.

"I really want to dig out your brain and see how much more you can think of!"

“That would kill you,” Luffy said.

"I know of a Devil Fruit that can be used to do this kind of thing!"

The Golden Lion laughed heartily as he watched the attack descend like a natural disaster.

First came the strength of a giant, then the Observation Haki that foresees the future, and now he can even casually grab lightning from nature and use it as a weapon.

This is practically like the Homitz under Big Mom's wing.

Lightning, a pure elemental attack, is always the hardest to defend against.

Ultimately, domineering aura is a kind of willpower that can defend against and attack physical entities, but its defensive effect is greatly reduced against intangible and extremely violent elemental energies such as lightning and fire!

Otherwise, why would people say that Logia-type Devil Fruits are the noblest?

Golden Lion stretched out his hand and looked into the distance, "Don't underestimate the pirates of the old era!"

No one wants to admit that their era has passed.

The struggle between the old and new eras has always been like this!

As soon as he finished speaking, the huge lion head behind the golden lion seemed to come alive, letting out a silent roar.

The energy cannon accumulating in its mouth combines the power of the Awakening Fruit, top-level Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki.

Like a death torrent that pierces the heavens and earth, it instantly locks onto Luffy and bursts forth!

Wherever the light passed, space seemed to melt.

The Garden of Sinners: End!

It's locked in; there's no way to avoid it.

The area covered by that energy torrent was too large.

The Thor's Gun shattered upon impact.

Unstoppable.

Luffy roared, and the lightning wrapped around his body suddenly surged, connecting with the natural lightning he had summoned in the clouds, making him seem like an ancient god who wielded lightning.

He descended from the sky, his enormous fist wreathed in Armament Haki and imbued with a vast celestial lightning, and unleashed a relentless punch towards the destructive torrent of energy.

Fifth Gear: Thunder God's Domination of the Nation!

boom!

The hegemonic state clashed with a destructive torrent of energy.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

An intense beam of light erupted first, engulfing all sound and sight, followed by an unimaginable, massive explosion.

A shockwave swept through the air, enveloping the area, accompanied by strong winds, torrential rain, and lightning.

Both sides can see the future.

However, in this clash of techniques, the so-called future is no longer important.

Because it's unavoidable.

Following the successive gusts of air, a massive mushroom cloud rose up, large enough to cover half the sky.

Luffy still has energy left.

Rubber can be compressed!

As Luffy pressed down hard, the energy jet began to falter, and seeing this, the rudder on Shiki's head almost flew off.

The golden lion was still laughing, blood was already seeping from all over his body. He recklessly and frantically pushed the energy in his lion's head to expand rapidly a second time, shooting straight into the sky as if to pierce a hole in the heavens.

"Well done, Straw Hat Puppy! Don't let this battle stop, Mega Massive! Kara no Kyoukai!"

The golden lion, burning with its last will and life force amidst the bloodshed, poured everything into it.

All our strength has been used!