One Piece: Starting from Awakening the Cosmo at Marineford

The Golden Lion didn't care at all and laughed loudly, "Conqueror's Haki, not bad."

Aaron said, "Golden Lion, you're not getting any younger. Now that you've escaped, wouldn't it be better to find a quiet place to retire? Why get involved in this mess?"

The golden lion was taken aback, then roared, "Hahaha! Kid, are you lecturing me? It's been thirty or forty years since anyone spoke to me like that!"

Aaron shook his head: "Since you're so restless, I'll do you a favor and send you on your way."

"Hmph, aren't they afraid of biting off more than they can chew!"

"Lion's Might! Earth Sweep!"

With a flick of the golden lion's right index finger, Lion Island below seemed to come alive, transforming into a real lion.

The lion's tail twitched, and countless pebbles swept towards Aaron with a whooshing sound.

Aaron said, "Golden Lion, your moves don't work on me."

Golden Lion didn't seem to mind: "It's just a matter of moving a finger, I don't mind the effort."

Aaron shook his head and casually punched, shattering the torrent of stones.

"Lion Slash - Aerial Slash!"

The golden lion unleashed a flurry of kicks, sending out over a dozen slashes that crisscrossed and hurtled toward Aaron.

Aaron sighed and moved both fists together.

With a soft "pop," the dozen or so slashes shattered simultaneously.

But in the next instant, a chill suddenly surged up.

"not good!"

Aaron cried out inwardly, and his body was about to fly out.

Unfortunately, we were still a step too late.

A bone-chilling cold emanated from the right side of his chest.

"Kid, you're still too green! Hehehehehe!"

The golden lion laughed and withdrew its leg.

Aaron's body fell straight down.

"Senior Aaron!"

The lark cried out and ran towards the direction where Aaron had fallen.

"Boss!"

Finbdi lunged downwards, trying to catch Aaron.

A cold smile crept across the Golden Lion's lips: "So, your name is Aaron. Given time, you might become my opponent. Too bad, you've missed your chance."

And this pink dragon, although it looks a lot like Kaido in his transformed state, is most likely a fake made by the Navy and nothing to worry about. However, I'm not exactly a saint, so since I'm here, I might as well stay!

Lark and Finbuddy were a step too slow. Aaron crashed heavily to the ground with a loud thud, creating a large crater in the ground.

"Senior Aaron!"

With a sob in her voice, Lark checked Aaron's breath and, seeing that he was still breathing, felt a little relieved.

She held Aaron's hand, trying to pull him up, but she was also afraid that if she used too much force, she would worsen his injuries.

"Ahem..." Aaron coughed lightly. "Skylark, don't cry. I'm not dead yet."

"Senior Aaron, you scared me to death!"

The lark wiped away her tears, smiled through her sobs, and then became worried again, "Are you in pain?"

"It still hurts a little."

"Oh, then I'll be gentler."

Aaron slowly shook his head: "No need, move aside. Let me get up myself."

"But you're injured..."

"fine."

As Aaron spoke, several small flames flickered on his body. "Didn't you witness Marco's abilities not long ago? My abilities are somewhat similar to his; I can heal myself."

"Really?" Hibari's eyes lit up, and he asked with a hint of disbelief.

"Yes. It's just that my healing flames are more powerful and will burn you."

"oh!"

The lark quickly stood up and walked a little further away.

Fombidis had also landed back on the ground, transforming into his humanoid form: "Boss, are you alright?"

"It's alright. Protect Hibari."

"Don't worry, no one can harm a single hair on her head!"

"Hoo!" Aaron exhaled a breath of stale air, and the flames on his body immediately became more intense.

Seeing this from mid-air, the golden lion smiled slightly, moved its right foot, and a slash immediately fell.

A figure landed beside Aaron; it was Lu Qi, whose black suit was covered in blood and mostly soaked.

He raised his right foot and launched a flying kick into the sky: "Storm Kick - Kaito!"

A slash wave from some unknown, bluish-green bird collided with the descending slash.

"Bang!" The two slashes collided and shattered together.

Lucci raised his leg, tilted his head slightly, and looked at the Golden Lion with a provocative gaze.

Golden Lion snorted, "You ignorant brat! Lion Thousand-Cut Valley!"

More than a dozen incredibly powerful slashing waves, capable of cleaving mountains and splitting seas, descended from the sky.

Lu Qi stared wide-eyed, his expression changing slightly, and cold sweat beading on his forehead.

His right leg kicked out rapidly, and several identical blue-green bird-shaped slashes flew into the sky.

Unfortunately, this time, his Tempest Kick shattered upon contact and was unable to stop the Golden Lion's slash wave.

"Roar!" A high-pitched dragon roar rang out, and Fombadi's figure suddenly changed, unleashing a gust of wind from his mouth, "Wind Blade!"

A tornado appeared out of nowhere, with more than a dozen wind blades mixed in amidst the flying sand and stones.

"Ding ding..."

A series of crisp sounds rang out, and the dozen or so slashing waves vanished without a trace.

The golden lion merely sneered, his fingers twitching.

The sky darkened again, and two islands emerged from the air, plummeting rapidly.

"Experience the feeling of an island rapidly sinking!"

The two islands instantly dropped by thousands of meters, compressing the air below.

Those three hundred or so people wished they had fainted long ago to avoid suffering like this.

"No, it's going to burst!"

The sea level around Lion Island has been lowered by several meters, and the entire island appears to be sinking.

Lucci gritted his teeth and unleashed his Tempest Kick once more, unleashing more than a dozen slashing waves in the hope of slicing the falling island in two.

Once again transformed into a giant dragon, Fombadi soared into the sky: "Flame Cloud!"

A dozen or so pink clouds appeared, quickly rising into the sky, as if stuck to the bottom of the island where next year's work would take place.

The two islands slowed their descent slightly, but immediately accelerated again, and faster and faster.

"Wow!"

Finbuddy spat out a mouthful of scalding blood, like a shower of rain.

With a loud "boom," the previously gloomy sky brightened up.

A fireball, several tens of meters high, flew into the sky.

With a "whoosh," a figure emerged from the fireball, surrounded by an orange-red light. A dozen pieces of armor appeared out of thin air and enveloped his body.

The figure quickly landed at the bottom of an island.

"Shattered!"

Ripples appeared in the air, and the island instantly crumbled.

The figure didn't stop, passing through countless islands, and then punched another island.

"boom!"

The island then shattered into countless pieces.

The figure stopped in mid-air, and the red light entered his body.

"Our leader is awesome!"

Hibari burst into tears of joy and shouted, "Go, Aaron-senpai!"

Lu Qi also breathed a sigh of relief and put his leg down.

The Golden Lion grinned as he looked at Aaron, who was stopped several hundred meters away. "Not bad, you still have a trump card. You've even donned a mecha. Is this your final form?"

Aaron said, "I was too overconfident. I didn't expect you to be so fast. I sensed your attack with my Observation Haki, but I didn't have time to dodge."

The Golden Lion shook his finger and said, "You're still too green. I'll show you what it truly means to be a powerhouse standing at the pinnacle of the world!"