I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

One after another, flying swords whistled through the air, dense as a storm, piercing the sky.

Thousands of flying swords, their blades reflecting a cold glint in the sunlight, were aimed at the golden lion from different directions, rushing in from all sides!

Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss!

The golden lion's pupils dilated violently. He gently touched the ground with his palm, and the earth beneath his feet arched up to form mountain peaks.

In the blink of an eye, the flying sword, powered by telekinesis, pierced through the mountain peak, creating numerous holes. Within seconds, the mountain had crumbled and collapsed.

Golden Lion himself leaped into the air like a spinning top, rapidly rotating in the air as he alternately slashed out with four swords wielded by his hands and feet.

"Four-Sword Style: Lion - Thousand-Cut Valley!"

A dense burst of sword light erupted from the Golden Lion Sword; at this moment, he unleashed all his skills.

The intensity of his telekinesis is similar to that of Shiki's Float-Float Fruit, but the control over it is different.

Sigma's lifelong dedication to the study of telekinesis has brought him to the pinnacle of the parallel universe, not only in terms of intensity but also in terms of technique.

Faced with the seemingly endless flying swords, the Golden Lion was shocked. He felt as if he had returned to the Battle of Etwal in his memory, on a lone ship amidst the roaring waves.

laugh!

A flying sword grazed past him, leaving a bloody gash on the golden lion's shoulder.

Clang!

Another flying sword pierced the golden lion's wrist. He raised his head and roared angrily. Lightning flashed in the sky, and thunderbolts descended from the heavens, shattering countless flying swords from a distance.

But at this moment.

A figure bathed in black flames, defying the lightning, burst forth from behind the dense rain of swords, his fists suddenly slamming into the golden lion's chest.

"Six Styles of Profound Techniques - Maximum Wheel - Six Kings Spear".

The fist, wrapped in jet-black Armament Haki, hovered a few centimeters in front of the Golden Lion's chest, while dark red lightning streaked across the sky.

boom!!

With a sharp whistling sound, a wave of air rippled outwards, and the golden lion's figure crashed through the obstruction of thousands of flying swords, falling like a meteor. In the blink of an eye, it flew over a thousand meters and crashed into a dense forest island.

Blood was gushing from his mouth and nose, and he was panting heavily. He struggled to his feet and looked at Sig from a distance. He then looked at the overwhelming rain of swords, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

He had been waiting for this moment... perhaps it was just like this.

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PS: I was planning to write a 9K, but the power went out tonight, and I really couldn't write anything in this weather.

At this point, some readers might ask, "It's already 2021, why are you always having power outages, Keyboard Emperor? Are you making up excuses?"

I can only say that China is actually quite large. The power supply in my town is not from the national grid, but from a privately owned power plant.

Some people may not have heard of privately owned power plants in China... In short, they are very unreliable, and hopefully they will be acquired by the State Grid Corporation of China soon.

Chapter 1244 Burned to the point that the chrysanthemum shrank to 5k

Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!

Numerous fist shadows loomed before Wald, his Momo-Momo Fruit capable of unleashing speeds up to a hundred times faster in a short period, making his punches incredibly fast.

Although Barrett was strong, he had already been injured in the previous explosion of the explosive rock. As the battle continued to drag on, his injuries were getting worse and he was starting to feel the strain.

While Wald's injuries were also quite severe, most of them were caused by his distraction.

Whether facing Barrett or the shadow clone Sig, he always kept some attention focused on the battle between the Golden Lion and Sig in the distance.

At the moment when the heavenly lightning struck down and the golden lion was knocked away by Sieg, he had a sudden thought and seized a fleeting opportunity.

Although his relationship with Golden Lion was different, they were both pirates, so naturally he wouldn't care whether the other lived or died.

But Wald is currently on the Golden Lion's Sky Island. If the Golden Lion dies, Wald, who has mastered Moonwalk, will not necessarily fall to his death, but it will still cause him some trouble.

At this moment, the Golden Lion was sent flying far away, and the gap between the old power of Sig and the new power was generated was the perfect opportunity for battle!

"The Golden Lion is in bad shape. He still can't hold on... It seems the outcome is about to be revealed. I'm really disappointed."

"Then let me see who's tougher!" Wald roared.

Despite having already suffered a severe injury, he rallied his spirits once again and quietly activated the power of the Momo-Momo Fruit.

"Magnify 100 times! Speed ​​it up 100 times!"

He lifted a small boat that had been prepared beforehand onto his shoulders.

The small boat wasn't very big, roughly the size of an ordinary lifeboat, except that bundles of explosive rocks in containers were pre-attached inside the cabin.

The jet-black Armament Haki hardened the glass container and the ship's hull, and then with a powerful swing, it was created with bare hands!

The moment the small boat left my hands, it expanded a hundredfold, and its speed increased a hundredfold in an instant!

With a short but loud explosion, the small boat made of explosive rock broke the sound barrier in an instant, and a cone-shaped sonic boom cloud exploded!

"Wald's attack?"

Sig glanced at the giant ship that had broken the sound barrier and arrived.

From Sig's perspective as a shadow clone, he had already seen that it was the small boat that Wald had thrown out, but because the explosive rock was tied inside the boat, he did not realize that it was inside.

However, since it was Wald who made the move, Sieg did not slack off.

As soon as the thousands of flying swords surrounding him moved, dozens or even hundreds of them intercepted him.

The small boat, carrying explosives, crashed violently into the dense array of flying swords in the sky at an astonishing speed, instantly shattering the glass container on its surface!

The moment it came into contact with the air, the explosive rock, magnified a hundredfold, burst into flames, creating a dazzling fireball!

Sig, who was over a hundred meters away, suddenly felt as if he were being pricked by needles; he sensed an immense sense of danger!

"This power is far beyond anything we've seen in the previous explosion, it's outrageous..." Sig's pupils contracted.

Although he noticed the explosion of the explosive rock earlier, he was focused on finding Ian. In addition, although the explosion was powerful, he believed that he could stop it as long as he was not careless, so he did not pay much attention to it.

But now, he discovered that the power of the explosion was completely different from before!

He immediately put his combat suit gloves back on, as he needed the heat insulation function of the Boruto gloves!

The silvery-white metal on the bracelet flowed out like mercury, enough to cover the palm in a second or two, but... it was too late.

Unlike when facing the Heavenly King in the Marineford War.

The current Sigurd, although he has a stronger physique and Armament Haki, does not have a coffin lid and has not yet fully equipped Armament Haki gloves.

It's important to understand that Armament Haki gloves are essentially Germa combat suits.

The Germa combat suit is usually just a cylindrical metal can that looks like a soda can.

When a battle is needed, simply press the button on the can to transform naked in a strange holy light and put on a flashy, perverted bodysuit.

Sig's gloves are normally worn as wristbands, and can be switched in a second between wristbands, single-arm gloves, and full-coverage gloves.

But the explosion came too suddenly, and the switch was a bit too late.

"Stusi, save me!"

Big meat sticks are also not feasible, because the explosion comes too quickly. At this time, the shadow clone Sig is still on the battlefield dealing with Wald and others, and is not in the food warehouse.

"Pitch-black flames!"

Roaring, pitch-black flames enveloped his entire body, attempting to counteract the sudden, massive shockwave.

The battle between Sigurd and the Golden Lion lasted for several hours, and his chuunibyou energy was already more than half depleted. Although he could still maintain the Black Flame Master state, he could not activate the fourth stage of the Mind World Refuge.

"Shadow Clone... Release!"

On the battlefield, Sig's shadow clone vanished into thin air with a bang.

The essence of a shadow clone is a physical clone created by the original body by splitting off a portion of its chakra energy. Therefore, it is also equivalent to an external power bank or a humanoid battery.

Creating a shadow clone requires physical exertion, but it is essentially a consumption of energy. He has now recovered some of his physical strength and telekinetic power through the shadow clone.

"Psychokinesis! Block!"

The vast, ocean-like psychic power pulled and blocked thousands of flying swords, and the air instantly turned into a transparent wall of air, which was the same wall of air from the violent explosion of the explosive rock!

"Iron block!"

Armament Haki Hardening!

"Life Return - Dragon Scale Form!"

The skin all over the body tightened, and the tough stratum corneum on the surface thickened rapidly, with fine blue scales appearing on the skin's surface, as if it were covered with a thick layer of armor.

The dragon scale form is the result of years of continuous life-returning and body modification, as well as Vegapunk's experiments.

A year ago, when Higuma emerged from Wano Country, his life-returning physical transformation had reached a threshold, making it difficult to continue stacking armor.

The physical body has its limits, and he could no longer modify it to create a more powerful physique.

Then he found Vegapunk and began trying to use physical modifications to simulate the abilities of Zoan-type Devil Fruits.

Sieg's vision of life returning to a perfect body involves adopting the most effective and optimal form changes in different situations.

The Paper-Painted Martial Body Form is a posture that combines power and speed, boasts the strongest overall performance, and is born for battle.

The dragon scale form is the result of Vegapunk's experimental modifications, specifically tailored for defense.

This form mimics Kaido's Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan type Azure Dragon form, which is arguably the most powerful Zoan-type Devil Fruit on this sea. In addition to being able to manipulate wind, thunder, and flames, it also possesses unparalleled defensive capabilities.

Vegapunk understands Kaido's abilities very well. He extracted Kaido's blood and created an artificial Blue Dragon Fruit. After Kaido's death, he became the person who understood the Blue Dragon Fruit the most.

While Higurashi's dragon form lacks the supernatural power of the Mythical Zoan Azure Dragon to manipulate wind, thunder, and flames, it also loses the weakness of being affected by seawater and Seastone. It is not a true Devil Fruit, but rather a form where the skin of a beastman is transformed into dragon scales, giving it enhanced defensive capabilities.

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In the instant he was engulfed by the massive fireball and the ensuing shockwave and heat radiation, Sieg had done everything he could in the shortest amount of time.

The only pity was that... his Armament Haki gloves weren't properly equipped, so they couldn't provide full-body insulation. The high temperature and impact of the explosion hit Sigurd at the same time.

The intense heat and the terrifying impact that followed swept in, throwing Sieg off his feet.

The telekinetic air wall was pierced by the shockwave, and thousands of flying swords instantly twisted, scattered, and evaporated.

A huge, blazing fireball suddenly appeared in the sky, as if a second sun had appeared, engulfing Sig, who was surrounded by thousands of flying swords, as well as several small floating islands in the vicinity.

A thick, heavy column of dust reached into the sky, and a giant mushroom cloud rose from the sky island, with extreme heat waves and shockwaves sweeping in all directions.