Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me!

However, with the rise of Lox, he found that everything seemed to have changed.

The situation has completely spiraled out of control, heading in a direction no one could have predicted...

The person he was waiting for was Luffy, who had eaten the "Gum-Gum Fruit," and he staked his left arm on Luffy.

But given the current situation, is it possible to wait until Luffy has grown up enough to survive?

Another place.

Moria narrowed his eyes: "Another big shot has arrived. Has the legendary pirate shown up too?"

With a smile, his gaze locked onto that direction: "'Golden Lion' Shiki, a name I haven't heard in a long time..."

As veterans, they were naturally familiar with the Golden Lion and had also experienced the moment when the three legendary pirates clashed.

They were also surprised by the appearance of the golden lion.

"Golden Lion? Who's that?"

Nami didn't remember much and asked curiously, "It didn't seem very strong. It couldn't even block Rocks' attack."

Olivera pondered, "It seems to be Shiki, the captain of the Flying Pirates, who was once on par with the Roger Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates, and one of the three legendary pirates, the Golden Lion."

"If I remember correctly, the bounty is over three billion Berries, but it hasn't been updated for over twenty years."

"Huh? More than three billion Berries?"

Nami was surprised and pointed over there: "That guy who got knocked down by Rocks' punch? He doesn't look like it..."

More than 20 years ago, there were bounties of over 3 billion peles.

Is that old guy really that strong?

But it doesn't seem like it; it was easily knocked down by Rocks...

Robin speculated, "A legendary pirate who has been hiding for nearly twenty years has reappeared, and he was once a member of the Rocks Pirates. Could it be that he came because of Rocks?"

Shiki the Golden Lion was once a member of the Rocks Pirates!

'boom!'

A rumbling sound came from the center of the pit, and huge rocks were blown away. A blond figure slowly floated up from the pit.

"Jie ha ha ha..."

The golden lion wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his arrogant laughter still ringing out. His sharp gaze locked onto the descending Lockes, and he grinned, saying:

"So you're the 'Rocks' of this era? Not bad at all!"

"It bears some resemblance to the style of Rocks!"

He came specifically for "Blackwing Demon" Lox, so naturally he wouldn't fail to recognize Lox.

The opponent's strength is indeed terrifying!

With just one move, he determined that his opponent was a monster!

The golden lion laughed heartily, his tone inviting: "Hahaha, kid, you're qualified to join forces with me."

Let's turn this world upside down together!

"Join forces?"

Lox scoffed: "What right does an old man, abandoned by the times, have to join forces with me?"

"You're too weak right now, so weak that you can't even use your Haki anymore, right?"

He didn't use Conqueror's Haki when he first appeared, and he didn't use Armament Haki when he tried to block his attack.

Is the Golden Lion currently unable to use Haki?

Is it because of the ship's rudder overhead?

That level of skill isn't enough; otherwise, he wouldn't have been unable to block that punch!

"Ha ha ha, how arrogant!"

Hearing this, the Golden Lion wasn't angry. He twisted his neck and grinned, saying, "Even if my Haki is restricted, I'm still the Golden Lion. You're not someone a brat like me can belittle!"

"Slash Wave!"

With a flick of his leg, the golden lion unleashed a golden slash that roared through the air, slicing horizontally toward Rocks.

After years of adaptation, the golden lion has become accustomed to its "legs".

Even with the Wood Dry and Sakura Ten swords embedded in his legs, he can still unleash the slashes of a great swordsman.

Those with stronger legs than arms naturally produce more powerful slashes when swinging their legs.

of course.

There are also drawbacks.

While he lacks agility in combat, as a user of the Float-Float Fruit, Shiki can largely mitigate this weakness.

Another drawback is that a swordsman can only unleash the true power of swordsmanship when he is holding a sword!

'Boom! Sizzle sizzle sizzle...'

Rocks simply swung his sword casually, shattering the incoming golden slash.

The shattering slash cuts through the surrounding area, leaving smooth, deep grooves...

"Let me see how you, Rocks, are different from the Rocks of the past, Lion's Might, Imperial Palace Scroll!"

The Float-Float Fruit awakened its power, and all inanimate objects in the surrounding area came under the control of Shiki.

He clenched his fists, and the earth trembled violently as if being ravaged and seized by an invisible giant hand.

Finally, they formed a series of fierce and lifelike lion kings!

"Hoohoho!"

One after another, lion kings roared to the sky, their sound waves reverberating around them.

Under the control of the Golden Lion, the Lion King, as large as a mountain, pounced forward and crushed towards Rocks!

"An attack that doesn't even have the support of Haki is too weak!"

Rocks shook his head, gripped the Seven Star Sword with both hands, and swung it forward with all his might: "Spear of Elbaf - Mighty Kingdom!"

'Boom boom boom...'

The dark green spiral shockwave was like a spear piercing through the world, and the rock lion king that pounced forward was pierced through one after another under such a powerful attack.

The spiraling shockwave pierced along the earth, carving a furrow in its wake!

"Hehehe, then let me show you this, Wave Slash Lion King!"

With the golden lion swinging its leg.

Golden slashes streaked through the air, converging under the control of the Float Fruit to form the shape of the Roaring Lion King.

The lion king formed by slashing is more terrifying and powerful than the lion king formed by other substances.

It possesses both the sharp edge of a slashing attack and the agility enhanced by the Float-Float Fruit ability.

The attack remains powerful, and ordinary people would find it difficult to withstand!

'Boom!'

The powerful attacks collided again, and a deafening roar erupted.

The shockwave and blast wave swept outwards...

The attacks annihilated each other upon collision, their power canceling each other out!

"Combining slashing techniques with the power of the Float-Float Fruit? Even without the aid of Haki, it would still have tremendous destructive power."

Amidst the overwhelming shockwaves, a spatial portal opened from the side of the golden lion.

Lockes stepped forward and said leisurely, "You older generation of powerful figures are not to be underestimated..."

"But your era has passed. Wouldn't it be better to die with your former glory? Why do you have to come out and let the world know that you are old..."

*Sizzle!*

The sword, gleaming with an eerie light, slashed down, leaving a deep wound on the golden lion's body, from which blood spurted out like a fountain.

If Shiki hadn't sensed danger and instinctively leaned back while simultaneously using his ability to manipulate air and airflow for defense...

He will probably be split in two by this sword!

"A serious punch!"

Rocks threw a left punch.

The force of the punch penetrated the body and pierced through the front, causing the golden lion to cough up a mouthful of blood and fly backward.

His body pierced through one after another the protruding boulders...

A series of booming sounds, like firecrackers, echoed continuously before the body finally crashed into an even larger, protruding boulder, embedding itself within it...

"Black Cero!"

With a flick of the fingertip, black light illuminated the surroundings, and a terrifying, pitch-black beam of light descended.

Like a nuclear explosion, flames soar into the sky and shockwaves roll in.

A deafening roar resounded, and a mushroom cloud thousands of meters high slowly rose...

'Om! '

Amidst a peculiar buzzing sound, the mushroom cloud, rising slowly and gradually growing larger, seemed to be controlled by an invisible force.

It stood frozen in mid-air, eerily still.

Then it was gathered, concentrated, and compressed by this invisible force, forming a black sphere tens of meters high, containing terrifying power like a Tailed Beast Ball.

This compresses a portion of the power and explosive energy of the Black Cero, allowing it to unleash its full potential once again!

"Hehehe, here you go!"

"Thunder Spear"

'Boom!'

The attacks collided again, creating a deafening explosion. A shockwave swept through the area, the impact spreading outwards. The collision neutralized the combined power of the attacks, causing them to vanish completely…