I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"Hahaha...a bunch of fools! I ate the Angel Fruit long ago."

"And what you are about to witness today is the birth of a new era!"

Below, Sengoku's eyes widened in disbelief. He roared, and his body rapidly expanded, quickly transforming once again into a golden Buddha.

"Buddha's Shockwave!"

A dazzling golden shockwave shot upwards, soaring into the sky!

"The Warring States period... it's too late!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the Golden Lion bit into the Devil Fruit in his hand.

In the next instant, his body was engulfed by the dazzling golden shockwave!

When the dazzling golden light gradually subsided, the golden lion was no longer in the sky. Even the thick black clouds that had almost covered the sky had been punched with a huge hole by the attack of the Warring States period.

"Did we...we won?"

"It can't be that simple... That sky island still exists!"

A naval officer pointed to the floating island in the sky, his expression still grave.

really.

Immediately afterwards, a small clump of grayish-white clouds quickly flew out from the sea of ​​dark clouds and gradually unfolded into a human-shaped white cloud in mid-air.

Then, the white clouds gradually changed, and the golden lion's body reappeared.

He was unharmed, with an arrogant smile on his face.

"Hehehehe..."

This moment.

Sengoku, Zephyr, and the others suddenly looked extremely grim.

It would not be surprising if the Golden Lion had dodged or withstood Sengoku's attack.

But the changes in form that the Golden Lion is currently exhibiting... anyone with knowledge can tell what kind of pattern this is.

"The elemental transformation of a Logia-type Devil Fruit user!"

"Golden Lion, he's become a Logia-type Devil Fruit user! His element is cloud?"

"Golden Lion is a user of the Float-Float Fruit, so no matter how much he develops his abilities, he can't possibly create elemental techniques!"

Amidst the intense attention, the reappearing golden lion did not rush to attack. Instead, it bent down and reached out to feel its knees.

Two ropes that had been tied to his legs by the golden lion floated down from the sky.

"Sakura Ten".

"Dead wood".

"Ten years have passed, and the day has finally come for me to wield my sword and fight again."

The golden lion, holding a sword in each hand, floated in mid-air, looking down arrogantly.

Below the knees, the previously empty trouser legs began to fill out.

First, two legs appeared, resembling drifting white clouds. Then, they changed again, coalescing and condensing, eventually becoming a pair of ice crystal legs composed of countless tiny ice crystals.

The essence of clouds is a mixture of countless tiny ice crystals and water droplets floating in the air.

Golden Lion Ningyun formed his legs from countless tiny ice crystals, which was somewhat laborious... but he now truly possessed solid legs that could stand firmly on the ground.

Chapter 401 On this day, the Golden Lion once again reached the level of a Yonko.

Thunder roared and lightning flashed over the Sabaody Archipelago, and dark clouds covered the sky.

The Golden Lion, meanwhile, floated high in the sky, wielding two swords, before landing once more on the floating island, feeling the weight of his legs beneath his knees.

Although these new legs are not real flesh and blood, as the user of the Cloud-Cloud Fruit, Shiki the Golden Lion can manipulate his ice crystal legs as easily as if they were his own arms, making them not much different from real legs.

After taking a few steps on the sky island, the Golden Lion couldn't help but turn around and glance at Sig in the distance, nodding slightly.

"Weaklings, remember this well!"

The blazing white lightning illuminated the sky, and also the golden lion's wildly raised mouth.

The golden lion's smile grew wider and wider, and amidst the deafening thunder, his maniacal laughter remained loud and extremely conspicuous.

"Hehehehe..."

"I am Shiki the Golden Lion! The man who will rule the seas from the sky!"

This scene almost shocked everyone in the Sabaody Archipelago.

"Shiki the Golden Lion, he ate his second Devil Fruit in front of everyone! How is he not dead?"

"It's the Angel Fruit! The Angel Fruit really is real, he ate the Angel Fruit!"

"A dual Devil Fruit user has truly been born! And unlike Higuma, he ate his second Devil Fruit in public..."

"I've heard that there isn't just one Angel Fruit; it keeps appearing on the Red Line..."

Suddenly, the entire Sabaody Archipelago was abuzz with discussion.

This was so shocking that all the navy personnel and the pirates who were secretly watching were unable to contain their astonishment.

Island No. 13.

Rayleigh, the King of the Underworld, stood at the entrance of the bar, looking up at the sky. He had just brought the bottle to his lips, but when he saw this scene, he forgot to drink and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Shiki... You haven't appeared for ten years. Today you have truly given the era a pleasant surprise."

Speaking of surprises, Rayleigh couldn't help but think of someone again, and the look of emotion on his face dimmed slightly.

Ultimately, the cause of this turmoil was actually the person he knew who was already dead.

The edge of the naval formation.

Hawkeye Mihawk lifted his black top hat and looked up at Shiki in the sky.

Unlike others.

While the birth of a dual Devil Fruit user surprised him, he was more concerned about the real Shiki, who had once again wielded two swords.

He is indeed the world's greatest swordsman.

But the era when Whitebeard, Roger, Shiki, and others vied for supremacy was before he earned the title of the world's greatest swordsman.

"From an old era, a legendary great swordsman?"

"I thought I would never have the chance to fight you again, now that you wield two swords."

Hawkeye Mihawk's eyes suddenly sharpened. He reached out and touched the large black sword behind his back, his aura gradually rising.

On the other side, Sengoku and Zephyr exchanged a glance, both of them looking extremely grim.

"What kind of monster did the Angel Fruit left behind by Sigurd create...?"

He muttered to himself during the Warring States period.

The sky is Shiki's domain; with his Float-Float Fruit powers, he can freely traverse the five oceans. His only weakness is his fear of extreme stormy weather...

At altitudes of several thousand or tens of thousands of meters, the power of a storm is no joke.

But now...

Moreover, the problem is not simply that a powerful monster has been created.

The Navy has always harbored doubts about the existence of the Angel-Angel Fruit.

Zephyr was dispatched for two reasons: first, to stop the Beasts Pirates, and second, to investigate the details of the Angel-Angel Fruit...

Even if the Navy denies that the Angel-Angel Fruit is fake, this news is beyond control now.

"Even in death, does Sieg's conspiracy continue to influence this world...?"

"He didn't hide away a treasure like the Angel Fruit, but instead let powerful pirates like the Beast Pirates and Shiki fight over it... His intentions are despicable!"

The Warring States period was filled with shock and anger.

......

On the floating island.

Sig watched this scene silently, his sense of bewilderment growing ever stronger.

The colossal lie has indeed come true regarding the Angel Fruit?

Sieg found it increasingly unbelievable.

Usopp's ability to make his lies come true is questionable in its method... but Shiki has indeed successfully eaten a second Devil Fruit through the Angel-Angel Fruit...

"Is it the Angel-Angel Fruit that came true, or does Shiki have a similar physique to Blackbeard?"

"Golden Lion was a member of Rocks' crew, and Blackbeard is also said to have some unclear connection with Rocks... Could Golden Lion be Blackbeard's long-lost father?"

Sieg's mind was in complete turmoil.

Initially, the so-called Angel Fruit was just fake news that Sigurd made up to meet the deadline for updating the newspaper...

While lost in thought, the golden lion floated up again.

But then Shiki the Golden Lion's body transformed into its elemental form once more, his entire body turning into a large, rapidly expanding mass of lead-gray cloud, seemingly converging towards the clouds above.

Streaks of lightning flashed through the heavy black clouds, and several bolts struck the golden lion's elemental body directly. He seemed to be completely enveloped in lightning.

The golden lion lowered its head and looked at its palm.

Half of his body had been elementalized, his entire body was shrouded in dark clouds, and bolts of lightning crackled incessantly in his palms.

"I have truly mastered this kind of catastrophe-level ability."

Shiki the Golden Lion muttered to himself, then couldn't help but reach out and touch the ship's wheel on his head.

No one understood the terrifying power of nature better than him.

But now, he no longer needs to avoid lightning high in the sky.

On the contrary, for Shiki now, this storm is a powerful asset, just like Crocodile in the desert.

"It's time for this warm era to feel the fear brought by real pirates."