I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Sig and the God King were focused on each other on the battlefield and had no energy to observe the situation outside the Sky Island battlefield.

But the Golden Lion is different... he's just a spectator.

"It's the wind."

"The wind is different now."

Golden Lion frowned, activated his Observation Haki to sense things carefully, and suddenly his expression changed.

In his perception, a somewhat familiar yet powerful life force was rapidly approaching from below at an astonishing speed!

next moment.

call!

A colossal, pitch-black creature emerged from the sea of ​​clouds below!

As the black wings, seemingly capable of blotting out the sky, fluttered, the raging winds parted the sea of ​​clouds, revealing wisps of dark flames swirling around them.

This is a huge, ferocious, and majestic black dragon. Its golden vertical pupils seem to burn with cold golden flames, making people subconsciously afraid to look it in the eye.

The golden lion certainly recognized this dragon.

He had seen them in the night sky during the fasting period in Elbaf, and in the phantoms replicated by the Joker!

Black Flame Dragon!

The noisy battlefield suddenly fell silent for a brief moment.

Sig looked up at the sky.

During the long night of fasting in Elbaf, Violet, the user of the Stare-Stare Fruit, saw the Black Flame Dragon, but Sigurd did not see it with his own eyes.

Not long ago, Sig saw the Black Flame Dragon twice through illusions created by the magic clown Jock... but those were just replicas, not the real Black Flame Dragon.

But this time, it should be considered the first time that Sig has observed the existence of the Black Flame Dragon with the naked eye.

Looking at that majestic and beautiful creature, Sieg felt a strange sense of unreality.

The Black Flame Dragon is suspected to have originated from the spotted giant egg on Roger's ship, and it has a significant influence on Sig's actions during his past journey.

But when he arrived in Elbaf, in the Kingdom of Gods, he discovered that the influence of the Black Flame Dragon was everywhere.

The giant hero Shan Huzi said that the Black Flame Dragon exists in the ancient mythology of the giant race, possesses immortality, and will appear in different eras.

So, is the black flame dragon before us a new life born on Roger's ship, or the world-devouring dragon of the giants' legend?

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, while the enormous creature in the sky looked down upon the battlefield.

The Black Flame Dragon's vertical pupils exuded a cold and majestic aura, like golden flames devoid of warmth.

But as it passed over a corner of the battlefield, it stopped on the clown's corpse.

The gatekeeper of the divine kingdom had his arm broken and was seriously injured, but he was still quite powerful, possessing extremely strong Observation Haki and incredibly fast movement speed.

Previously, he needed to protect the Joker's back, so he couldn't utilize his speed advantage, but now he can.

He didn't belong to either side in the battle; he simply carried the clown's corpse and traversed the battlefield in a rainbow-like motion to a corner, preventing the corpse from being affected.

The gatekeeper did not leave the battlefield; he seemed to be carrying the clown's corpse, wanting to witness the outcome of this battle.

At that moment, the sky suddenly darkened, the afterglow of dusk was blocked, and a huge shadow enveloped the earth.

The gatekeeper looked up and saw the Black Flame Dragon staring at him.

To be precise, it was the magic clown in his arms who had already died.

His originally indifferent and dignified vertical pupils wavered, and the golden flames in his eyes gained a scorching and intense heat.

Roar!

A rolling sonic boom ripped through the air as the Black Flame Dragon roared, its mouth spewing forth a deluge of jet-black flames that rained down from the sky.

Those fiery vertical pupils swept across the battlefield, then landed on... the golden lion, and with a flap of its wings, it spewed out a large ball of pitch-black fire at the golden lion.

Golden Lion: ?

The Golden Lion suddenly felt that the melon in his hand no longer tasted good, so he hurriedly flew to the side to avoid the impact of the dark flame.

However, a small, floating island with towering mountains behind it was directly engulfed by the black flames.

The mountain was burned through, and the entire small island was riddled with holes in the blink of an eye.

nmd, wsm?

The Golden Lion was dumbfounded; he never expected that he would be affected just by watching from the sidelines.

"Is the clown really related to the Black Flame Dragon?" Golden Lion frowned.

But what does the Joker's death have to do with him?

Golden Lion was previously an ally of Joker, and the two, each with their own ulterior motives, joined forces to organize a rebellion.

Speaking of Joker... Lion King doesn't owe Joker anything, he even feels a bit wronged, after all, he was thoroughly fooled by Joker.

Unfortunately, the black flame dragon in front of them seemed to have no intention of having a proper discussion with the golden lion. It flapped its black wings and flew over to attack the golden lion.

"Isn't this interfering with my enjoyment of the show?"

The Golden Lion frowned, looking somewhat helpless.

He stretched out his hand, and a vast sea of ​​clouds surged and roared like a real ocean, completely obscuring his presence and the trail of the floating islands of Vermeer behind him.

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"Many of the younger lower and middle-ranking gods in the rear were assassinated, and even the Black Flame Dragon appeared..."

The God-King was shocked. He was not prepared to fight Sig at all; the battle had come too hastily.

But now, it has gradually slipped out of his control.

Especially after the appearance of the Black Flame Dragon, all the gods unconsciously looked towards the God King, clearly their hearts had been shaken.

As the king of gods, although he felt a little anxious, he quickly managed his expression and his face returned to calm.

"God of Aging, Giant God, no need to worry about so much."

The God-King said indifferently:

"This farce should end now; let's get this settled as soon as possible."

The God-King's expression was indifferent. No matter how uneasy and anxious he was inside, he had to appear outwardly as if everything was under control.

The God of Aging paused slightly, glanced indifferently at the thousands of reinforcements that had arrived around him, and nodded secretly.

There exists a realm of awakening within Devil Fruits.

Most Paramecia-type Devil Fruits release their powers by touching their hands.

Barrett combines objects by touching them with both hands, Doflamingo creates threads using his palms, and Tesoro does the same.

But once awakening occurs, things change.

Doflamingo and Katakuri's awakened abilities allow them to directly influence their surroundings, no longer relying entirely on their hands, and transforming surrounding buildings and floors into threads or glutinous rice paste from a distance.

No longer limited to distance or the palm of your hand, it directly alters the external environment.

The awakening of the god of aging's power is similar.

"The Realm of Withering".

The old man clasped his hands together, and suddenly a pale white flame enveloped his entire body, transforming him into a blazing fireman.

An invisible, pale white light rippled outwards, sweeping across the area.

Centered on the God of Aging, all the Sky Island Gods, Divine Kingdom Soldiers, and Mountain Bandits have noticed their lifespans rapidly slipping away... They are growing old.

This time, the God of Aging's power was not to strike enemies with flames created by his palms, but to directly influence and change the surrounding environment.

The entire small sky island battlefield remained under the control of the God of Aging, where time accelerated and everyone's time was flying by!

Time wasn't fast-forwarding like it had been before when they were struck by flames, with periods of ten or twenty years advancing at a time, but the bandits were still moving at a visible pace. Their hair was beginning to turn gray...

"...We have no choice but to retreat again."

Sig had no choice but to issue the order through the bald man.

This time, the God of Aging's power directly affects the surrounding space; anyone who gets close to him will be affected. Therefore, the Homies can no longer act as human shields to block the flames of aging.

Stussy, Perona, and Sugar also stopped and quickly disappeared into the air portal.

This attack was indiscriminate; Observation Haki couldn't evade it, so Armament Haki was the only way to withstand it.

The bandits retreated back into the alternate dimension to avoid aging, and Sig's side rapidly dwindled in numbers.

The gods, on the other hand, were less affected, and their lifespans were much longer.

Fast forward fifty years, and the bandits will grow old, but it will also have an impact on the gods, though not as much. Most of the young and middle-aged gods can endure it.

This feeling of fast-forwarding time isn't pleasant, and none of the gods would like it. But it has to be used when necessary.

The most affected were the newly arrived Divine Kingdom army.

They had no alternate dimension for refuge, nor had they mastered Armament Haki. They were aging rapidly, their hair gradually turning gray, and they were completely unaware of it...

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PS: As mentioned in the previous chapter, Barrett's Armament Haki can form an invisible armor to block the fire of aging... This was actually my attempt to forcefully explain a new setting in the manga.

In the original work, Law couldn't use the Op-Op Fruit to teleport Big Mom in Wano Country, and he couldn't cut Vergo at the beginning of Dressrosa, which was said to be due to the influence of Armament Haki.

It can't be that a single Ope Ope Fruit would be blocked by Haki and unable to exert its effect, right?

This would seem like a deliberate targeting of Luo.

Therefore, a more reasonable premise is that powerful Armament Haki can counteract the effects of Devil Fruits, or at least some of them.

In the previous text, I explained this as Armament Haki forming an invisible armor to isolate the effects of abilities.

Whether Oda will continue to resolve things this way is something I certainly can't guess, and I won't speculate.

Actually, I don't really care about Oda's new settings.

The setting serves the purpose of the plot.

Therefore, Luo cannot move the Four Emperors at will.

The name of Kaido's Devil Fruit and the fact that Kaido owes Big Mom are new settings that are optional; it doesn't matter whether I write them or not.