I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Zefa's expression suddenly turned even more grim.

This was not part of his plan!

According to Zephyr's plan, the people who would appear in the Sabaody Archipelago would at most be the three calamities under Kaido.

And this sky island that fell from the sky? This reminded Zephyr of an extremely terrifying great pirate.

"How is this possible? That old guy has been missing for a full ten years, why would he suddenly reappear at this time?"

"Isn't it better to just become a legend?"

Zephyr's expression unconsciously turned serious; he was not prepared to deal with the Golden Lion here.

The Golden Lion is an undeniable legend.

Before the Great Pirate Era, he was a legendary figure who rivaled Whitebeard and Roger, standing at the pinnacle of the seas, and even seemed poised to become the strongest. His power surpassed that of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Roger Pirates, and he once pushed Roger to the brink of defeat.

If it weren't for that sudden storm, there would be no One Piece.

Even though such a legendary figure disappeared for ten years, and even though his legs were crippled and a ship's wheel was stuck in his head, he was still a major threat to the navy.

But the next moment, his guess was confirmed.

"Hehehehe..."

A long laugh echoed through the sky as Shiki the Golden Lion hovered in the air beside the island, looking down at the group of marines below.

He stood with two famous swords as his feet, arms crossed over his chest, his long, flowing golden hair cascading down his back, like a proud lion surveying his territory.

He arrived with an island, descending from the sky, and reigning supreme over the land.

The island in the sky remained suspended in mid-air, without falling.

The golden lion descended alone from the island that was suspended in the air and landed on the ground.

Clang... clang...

He strolled leisurely through the naval encirclement, wielding two famous swords, as if he were walking in a garden, completely ignoring the surrounding navy.

However, he did not walk towards Sig, but instead looked with great interest at the two figures locked in fierce combat in the center of the battlefield.

Zephyr stopped for the moment and looked at Shiki with a wary expression.

"Shiki, are you here for the Angel Fruit too? Do you also believe in that inexplicable fruit?" Zephyr asked in a deep voice.

"Hehehehehe... Even Kaido sent people to fight for it, why can't I?" Shiki laughed loudly.

Jack the Drought, who had been panting nearby, twitched at the corner of his eye, gradually losing his anger.

Kaido? Kid? Fighting for the Angel-Angel Fruit?

"Shiki! The Angel-Angel Fruit belongs to our Beasts Pirates!"

He roared, and his body expanded and transformed once more, becoming a terrifyingly large mammoth.

With a low growl, Mammoth Jack charged toward Shiki, each step he took on the ground producing a deep, chilling thud, as if the earth itself was groaning—a truly magnificent display of power.

"That... Drought, one of Kaido's subordinates?"

The Golden Lion looked at Jack, who was covered in blood, looked miserable, and was obviously seriously injured. His eyes were cold as he touched the ship's wheel stuck in his head.

The name of the natural disaster reminded him of the naval battle many years ago when he was defeated by Roger.

He initially held the upper hand, pushing Roger to the brink of defeat, but a storm at sea scattered his fleet and impaled him on the ship's rudder, ultimately leading to his defeat.

"Using the name of a natural disaster as a title, kid, do you really understand how terrible natural disasters are?"

He kicked, and the famous sword beneath his feet immediately burst forth with a dazzling golden light.

"Slay the mountain!"

This enormous sword light was so powerful it could split mountains and shatter rocks. Wherever it went, the island's ground was cleaved open, and a bottomless, giant crack suddenly appeared.

The charging Mammoth Jack was powerless to dodge and was struck by the sword light. A burst of blood shot out from his body, his front leg buckled, and he crashed to the ground, still glaring at Shiki with resentment.

"Too weak. You think you deserve the title of natural disaster?"

The golden lion muttered to himself.

The ferocity of this sword strike was so great that it seemed to cleave the entire island in two. The already injured Drought Jack collapsed to the ground, severely wounded and unable to rise again.

After a ten-year hiatus, Shiki the Golden Lion made his appearance, and his overwhelming ferocity stunned the entire audience.

.........

far away.

Hawkeye Mihawk reached up and lifted his top hat, revealing a pair of sharp, hawk-like golden eyes.

"So it was Shiki the Golden Lion. It was worth making me wait these few days in the Sabaody Archipelago."

Hawkeye glanced with interest at the floating island.

A week ago, he vaguely sensed a powerful aura above the island, but then the island disappeared into the clouds.

Hawkeye wasn't a superhuman, and no matter how skilled he was with his sword, he couldn't reach the golden lion ten thousand meters in the air, so he decided to wait quietly.

Until now.

However, when he saw the Golden Lion kick out a sword to repel Jack the Drought, the overwhelming fighting spirit in his eyes subsided slightly, and his gaze locked onto the Golden Lion's legs.

This caused him to hesitate for the first time.

What he longed for was a normal duel between swordsmen, one-on-one.

The Golden Lion Shiki before him was indeed extremely strong, but he was an elderly man without legs, which made him suppress his fighting spirit and not immediately enter the battlefield.

.........

“Shiki…” Zephyr gritted his teeth, his face grave.

The arrival of the Golden Lion had completely slipped out of his control.

"Alright, the warm-up is over."

The golden lion turned his head, his gaze piercing through the crowd and landing on Sig.

"Hey kid over there, hand over the Angel Fruit."

As soon as the words were spoken, the navy men's expressions changed drastically.

Before Sieg could answer, several officers and naval officers stood in front of him, blocking his way.

"Shiki, you won't get away with this!"

"This is the Sabaody Archipelago. Are you here to cause trouble and seek your death?"

The golden lion, unperturbed, burst into arrogant laughter:

"Hehehehe..... Sabaody Archipelago?"

"I've caused a huge disturbance at the Navy Headquarters more than once!"

He gave a cold laugh, did not attempt to break through, but instead squatted down and gently touched the ground with his palm.

The next moment, the entire island shook violently.

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Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the golden lion reached out and lightly touched the ground.

"Lion's Might - Earth Strike!"

With a low growl, the entire island began to tremble. The earth shook, and countless clods of earth gradually crumbled. The huge ravine that had just been cleaved open by the golden lion's sword was now closing up again.

The earth undulated like waves, and at this moment, beneath the feet of Sig and the others was like a raging torrent, with soil churning up and rolling up several lion heads the size of mountain peaks, opening their mouths to let out chilling roars.

Golden Lion is a user of the Float-Float Fruit, which allows him to make anything he touches float in the air, defying gravity.

Golden Lion had already developed his Devil Fruit powers to an unbelievable degree, allowing him to manipulate the shape of islands at will.

The surging waves, resembling ocean waves, were like a violent earthquake, causing the earth to roar and nearly overturning the surrounding navy. The Angel Fruit box in Sig's hand was also knocked out of his grasp and disappeared without a trace.

"He single-handedly caused an earthquake!"

"This is the legend who stood shoulder to shoulder with Whitebeard and Roger..."

In the eyes of the navy and pirates, mountain-like lion heads roared and swept in from all directions, threatening to completely cover the sky.

"Golden Lion, this is not a place where you can act recklessly!"

Zephyr roared, his right arm completely enveloped in jet-black Armament Haki. He leaped into the air, unleashing a barrage of punches like cannon fire, each strike shattering the roaring, mountain-like lion's head into dust.

Zefa looked around and felt a chill creep into his heart.

The island beneath his feet was ravaged by the Golden Lion's attack, with hardly any flat land visible.

"Hehehe... Zephyr, you don't actually think you can keep that fruit from my hands, do you?"

The golden lion laughed loudly, but his voice turned cold:

"A general who doesn't kill? After all these years, you're still playing that kind of make-believe game where no one dies?"

"In the more than ten years since Roger left, this sea has forgotten the true terror of pirates..."

"Want to try and stop me? The General Who Doesn't Kill?"

The golden lion hovered silently in the air, its eyes full of mockery.

He stretched out his hands again and raised them upwards.

The ground, which had just calmed down, began to tremble even more violently.

The earth groaned, cracks appeared everywhere, the ground split open, and the mangroves in the center of the island shook violently.

Rumble!

It was as if an invisible force was lifting the island up! This caused many people on the island to lose their balance and fall to the ground.

"Golden Lion, you wouldn't be thinking of... taking this island away?"

Zefa's eyes widened as he stared at the island that had been floating in the air all day, then looked down at the ground beneath his feet and asked incredulously.

He stomped his feet hard on the ground, then used Moonwalk to quickly ascend into the air, clenching his fists as he charged toward the suspended golden lion, but the latter easily dodged him.

"Excellent!" the golden lion laughed in the air;