I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

No, that's inaccurate!

Now, he possesses the physical strength of his prime, along with a lifetime of accumulated experience and abilities.

He is stronger now than ever before!

"Our deal is over, right? So, what about General Zephyr...?" Ain asked from the side.

"The end?" The Golden Lion turned his head and glanced at Ain, then burst into laughter.

"Hehehehehehehehe..."

"You're too impatient. Our deal has only just begun."

"Come, come with me outside."

Golden Lion pushed open the ward door, stepped out, and led Ain into the lobby outside.

When the youthful Golden Lion rose into the air and sat on the throne at the top of the hall's steps, the flames of ambition burned fiercely in the eyes of all the great pirates!

Even if it's just a false youth, a temporary youth... when the Golden Lion presents all of this to them, it is still an irresistible temptation!

“Aion,” the Golden Lion chuckled softly.

"Use your abilities to make them as young as I am."

"It's time to let this world..."

Ain was taken aback, and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

Only now did she truly understand what the Golden Lion wanted to do.

After a brief internal struggle, and thinking of the seriously injured Zephyr, she finally made her decision.

Streaks of pale purple flames flew out and entered the bodies of these aged great pirates.

White hair turned black, and slightly hunched figures became upright; everyone's figure was changing!

These great pirates, after being tested by an even more rigorous era for 12 years, have returned to their peak!

No, they are even more powerful than at their peak!

Golden Lion sat quietly on his throne, one hand supporting his chin, watching with a light laugh as these great pirates reveled in their renewed youth.

"Now, it's time for the World Government to properly recall the cruelty of the pirates of the old era."

He reached out and beckoned.

A wine bottle flew through the air from the wine cabinet, which he caught, poured himself a glass of wine, and took a small sip.

At this moment, his eyes were slightly glazed over, as if he had returned to the day 12 years ago when he had a drunken conversation with Sieg.

Advanced Martial Arts Project.

The era of the Sixty Emperors of One Piece.

A glorious era in which the old generation surpasses their peak and never grows old.

Golden Lion has two goals: one is to take revenge on the Navy and the World Government, and the other is to conquer the world.

Upon learning of Sieg's grand plan, he quietly abandoned his own idea of ​​creating the world's first aerial zoo and has been eagerly awaiting that day.

He was originally waiting for Sieg to take action.

With Fujitora separated, Zephyr surrounded and seriously injured, and Ain falling into his hands—a golden opportunity—Golden Lion didn't want to wait any longer.

"This day has finally come." He sat alone on the throne, drinking alone, his eyes slightly unfocused.

Just as the Float-Float Fruit's power has a limit—it can make sky islands float but not the Red Line—Ain's Rewind-Rewind Fruit also has a limit.

However, keeping dozens of people in their prime was a piece of cake for Aion.

The power of the Rewind Fruit will become a bond.

These great pirates will be connected around Ain.

Once they adapt to their youthful bodies, they become increasingly attached to it and don't want to grow old anymore, especially some of the female pirates.

As long as they want to remain young, they must protect Ain and prevent her from being defeated or killed by the enemy.

Both Aion and the hostage Zephyr are under the control of the Golden Lion. He can manipulate Aion through Zephyr, and in turn, indirectly control these unruly legends of the old era through Aion...

Shiki the Golden Lion will rise from the sky and reign supreme over the sea!

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P.S.: Book recommendation.

Book title: The Super-Expanded World of Anime

Synopsis: Enter a series of mundane and boring 'anime' worlds, and completely overturn the originally monotonous plot.

For example, turning a typical campus romance comedy into a "King's Game" where everyone dies?

For example, transform a typical action-packed story set in a superpowered city into a collision of superpowers and technology, elevating the theme and looking towards the future of humanity.

For example, turning a normal, action-packed story of a hero defeating a demon king upside down and reshaping the meaning of good and evil.

"Wow, this female lead is so beautiful, she totally hits my sweet spot, I love her, everyone!"

"I really want to see them showering each other with affection as the male lead, hurry up!"

"Wife!!!"

Watching the barrage of comments flash by, Mo Yuan smiled slightly, then took out a silenced pistol from her backpack and aimed it at the so-called 'male protagonist' in front of her.

(All stories are original)

(Behind-the-scenes flow, infinite flow)

Chapter 1238 Weapons Comparable to Ancient Weapons (5k)

On the Skypiea Islands, Golden Lion raised his glass and drank with these great pirates who had regained their youth, creating a lively atmosphere.

Among this excited crowd, World Destroyer Wald was a bit different; he wasn't as excited as the others.

Although Wald was also a great pirate of the old era, he was frozen in ice back then and did not slowly age in Impel Down like the other 56 Emperors.

Compared to his prime, Wald in this era was only 12 years older. He had not yet entered old age, and his physical condition was not much different, so he was not as excited as others.

He watched the others revelry with a cold eye, then calmly took his wine glass and approached the Golden Lion.

“Golden Lion, shouldn’t we proceed with what we agreed upon?” Wald said.

During this period, the Golden Lion used the secret of regaining youth as bait to contact the fifty-six emperors and entice them to work together.

But Wald was different.

While regaining one's youth wasn't without value for Wald, the allure wasn't that great.

He was persuaded mainly because he wanted to use the power of Shiki and others to take revenge on the Navy and the World Government.

"You mean, DYNA Rock, that explosive rock stuff?" Golden Lion hesitated for a moment:

"Wald, explosive rock is extremely dangerous and unstable. It will explode violently when exposed to air, with tremendous power."

"Some even claim that a sufficiently large mass of explosive rock could detonate with the power of ancient weapons."

"I heard that if that thing were thrown into those three volcanoes in the New World, it could trigger a chain of volcanic eruptions that could destroy the world."

"If we add your Momo Fruit to that, it's too dangerous; you won't be able to handle it."

“If we don’t control it properly, we’ll be blown up ourselves.” Golden Lion frowned.

He now possesses martial prowess and immense power surpassing his peak, and is riding high on his success.

"That's none of your concern. If I don't have the confidence, who do you think you are?" Wald's gaze turned cold.

"Just tell me, are you going to do it or not?"

"........Okay." After hesitating for a moment, the Golden Lion finally nodded.

Wald left satisfied, while the Golden Lion watched his retreating figure, twirling the wine glass in his hand, and secretly shook his head.

Among the prisoners in Impel Down's Infinite Hell, aside from Shiki himself, the most powerful were Barrett, Lone Red, and Wald.

Barrett is in his prime, and he's on Sieg's ship, so it's impossible to win him over.

The lone red man is no younger than the golden lion. He should be the one who cares most about age among them, and according to the golden lion's expectations, he should be easy to win over.

Unfortunately, the Golden Lion acted too late.

“I heard that Redfield has also regained his youth, even before me.”

"Has he found a third method besides the Rewind Fruit and the Operation Fruit?"

"It's a pity. If he were here, he would have been a great help."

The golden lion shook his head, casting aside these distracting thoughts.

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the next day.

Dark clouds loomed overhead, occasionally punctuated by flashes of lightning that pierced the blackness of the clouds, while the waves rose and fell in response.

A pale purple light rippled, and the distorted gravity caused several wrecked NEO ships to float in mid-air and fly forward.

These ships were severely damaged. Some were broken in two, and others were reduced to a few broken planks. The hulls were shattered into dozens of pieces of varying sizes, like a set of building blocks that had been scattered by a naughty child. They were completely disintegrated, only barely able to reassemble into the shape of a ship by the invisible force of gravity.

Under the influence of an invisible, distorting gravity, shipwrecks of all sizes floated into the air, carried forward by a group of battered NEO Marines.

Fujitora sat alone on a rocky outcrop, his body wrapped in heavy bandages; he was clearly also seriously injured.

With Fujitora's power of the Multiple Fruit, he could manipulate the debris across the entire island to rise into the sky.

This was an era of conflict between pirates and the navy. There was no air force, no mass-produced flying vehicles, and naturally no anti-aircraft weapons.

Such a top-tier expert with agile flight ability is very difficult to kill completely if they are determined to escape.

For example, Shiki was defeated and imprisoned because he fought against the Marine Headquarters alone after Roger was executed.

If Shiki had been a little more level-headed, or even had a slight thought of escaping, Garp and Sengoku probably wouldn't have been able to stop him.

"Admiral Fujitora...we've arrived at our NEO Navy's main base." An officer reminded them from the floating wreckage.

At this moment, only large sections of broken walls and ruins remained on the small island beneath their feet; the entire base had been destroyed.