Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me

"Slash Wave!"

With a flick of its 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 "two legs".

The wooden daggers and the twin swords, the Sakura-jutsu, embedded in the legs, can still unleash the powerful strikes of a great swordsman.

The legs are stronger than the arms, so the strikes delivered by swinging the legs are naturally more powerful.

certainly.

It also has its drawbacks.

He is not flexible enough when fighting, but as a user of the Float-Float Fruit, Golden Lion can avoid this weakness to a greater extent.

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

'Boom! Sizzle sizzle sizzle...'

Rocks simply swung his sword and shattered the incoming golden attack.

The shattering, chopping motion cuts around the edges, leaving smooth, grooved cuts...

"Let me see how you, Rocks, are different from the Rocks of the past, Lionheart, Imperial Palace Scroll!"

With the awakening of the Float-Float Fruit's power, all non-living things in the surrounding area are now under the control of the Golden Lion.

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

In the end, they formed a series of fierce and lifelike lion kings!

"Hoohoho!"

One after another, the 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 enhancement of domineering aura is too weak!"

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

'Boom boom boom...'

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

The spiral shockwave pierced along the earth, carving a ravine in its wake!

"Heh heh heh, then let me show you this, Zanbo Lion King!"

With the golden lion swinging its leg.

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

The lion formed by slashing is more terrifying and powerful than a lion formed from other materials.

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

Its attacks remain formidable, making it difficult for ordinary people to withstand!

'Boom!'

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

The shockwave and blast wave swept outwards...

The attacks annihilate 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 still possesses tremendous destructive power."

Amidst the overwhelming shockwaves, a spatial passage 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!*

With a sword tip flashing with an eerie light, a deep wound appeared on the golden lion's body, and blood spurted out like a fountain.

If it hadn't sensed danger and instinctively leaned back while simultaneously using its ability to control the air and transform airflow into defense...

He will probably be cut 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...

The sounds of explosions, like firecrackers, echoed endlessly before finally crashing into an even larger, protruding boulder, embedding its body within it...

"Black Cryo Flash!"

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

Like a nuclear bomb explosion, flames soared into the sky and shockwaves rolled in.

A deafening roar resounded, and a mushroom cloud several kilometers 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.

An eerie stillness hung in the air.

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

This compresses some of the power and explosive force of Cero, allowing it to explode again!

"Hehehe, here you go!"

"Thunder Spear"

'Boom!'

The attacks collided again, creating a deafening explosion. The shockwave swept outwards, and the impact spread. Moreover, the two forces canceled each other out upon impact, disappearing completely...

"Haven't you learned your lesson yet?"

The sound rang in his ears again, and the golden lion, whose blond hair was mostly singed and who looked quite disheveled, turned his head to look, his pupils involuntarily shrinking...

From the opened spatial rift, a strange blade pierced through, aiming straight for his heart!

'laugh……'

The golden lion dodged to the side at the first moment, but was still a little too slow. In an instant, a hole was pierced through his left shoulder, leaving it completely exposed from front to back...

The injury caused the Golden Lion to groan softly.

He gritted his teeth, and a red light flashed in his eyes, as if he had seen some kind of scene...

The golden lion's expression changed drastically. In an instant, he used the power of the Float-Float Fruit to accelerate and dodge away from the area...

'Boom!'

The moment the golden lion dodged, a dark green light emanated from the Seven Star Sword.

The phantom didn't target the area in front, but instead exploded around the Seven Star Sword!

Explosions erupted one after another, shockwaves carrying blasts of air swept outwards, and the area was reduced to ashes by the power of the Cero!

Even the golden lion, which dodged and fled, was still caught in the shockwave.

Even the power of the Float-Float Fruit couldn't easily stop its backward flight. After tracing a trajectory, it crashed into the ground, creating another crater...

"Cough cough..."

The golden lion struggled to its feet, coughing up mouthfuls of blood, a strange mix of anger and embarrassment flashing in its eyes...

How powerless I feel now?

If he hadn't forcibly activated his Observation Haki to "see" the future, the explosion just now would have been enough to severely injure him and render him unable to fight...

However, forcibly activating his Observation Haki caused him a sharp, needle-like pain in his brain.

The ship's rudder embedded in his head had a significant impact on him, interfering with his domineering sneer.

Forcibly using domineering aura will cause him to suffer from severe side effects.

The side effects themselves are not fatal; just bear with them and they will pass.

But in actual combat, this becomes a huge weakness...

It would affect his concentration and judgment, and fighting against a powerhouse of this caliber would be his biggest weakness and vulnerability...

Chapter 253 Chase and Escape! Charlotte Linlin, the "Auntie"!

"You dare to cause me trouble with something like this?"

Rocks walked step by step toward the golden lion, shaking his head: "Are you still stuck in the past glory and haven't woken up yet? This is no longer your era."

Times have changed.

An old man who can no longer even properly display his domineering aura has been abandoned by the times.

He's been reduced to a second-rate figure!

Let alone becoming a leader in this day and age, it's difficult to even secure a place in the market.

Unless this old guy pulls the rudder off his head, he's not much of a threat!

"Ha ha ha, you're even more arrogant than the old 'Lox'!"

Upon hearing this, the golden lion laughed heartily; though he appeared old, his majestic presence remained.

After a pause, his laughter subsided, and he stared at Locke: "But you do have the right to be arrogant..."

"Right now... I'm no match for you!"

"But remember this, I'll be back..."

He originally intended to come to promote his "resurrection" and, incidentally, to see what the Rocks of this era were like.

Unexpectedly...

The opponent's strength is terrifying!

They subdued him so easily, inflicting serious injuries on him...

'Boom! Boom boom boom…'

The earth was shaking—no, it was the island beneath our feet that was shaking.

"Hahaha, let the destruction of this island be the final declaration of my Golden Lion's return! The next time I appear, I will turn this world upside down!"

"The Imperial Palace Scroll: Collapse!"

The Golden Lion awakened his Float-Float Fruit power, marking the entire Broken Mountain Island and gaining "control" over it.

With a series of loud tremors, the entire island seemed to be ravaged by an invisible giant hand.

It begins to deform and twist.

"Hoohoho..."

Lions, made of rocks and earth, rise from the ground, fierce and roaring.

Then they launched an attack on everyone on the island...

Seeing this.

The people on the island naturally took action as well.

They blocked the incoming attack.

For a time, booming sounds echoed across the island...

The golden lion narrowed his eyes: "It doesn't seem that easy..."

"Fine, I'll let you off this time."

The Golden Lion snorted coldly, looked at Rocks, and grinned, "Goodbye brat, I hope you can withstand my attack next time!"

Having said that, the golden lion's figure floated up and flew away into the distance...