Chapter 402 - 241

Chapter 241: The Wings of the King VS The Legend of the Old Era!!The fury in Golden Lion's chest burst forth like surging magma, finally shattering the shackles of his reason.As a Legend of the Old Era, his arrogant first half of life was once the highest battle hymn on the seas.After the sinking of the Rocks' Giant Ship, he dominated the New World with an almost invincible presence.Those who could truly clash with him were few, and those who could take his life... were practically none.However, ever since arriving in Alabasta and running into this so-called New Four Emperorscrew, the tide of fate seemed to have suddenly reversed.First, the grand ambition he had painstakingly cultivated for twenty years turned to dust in a single day;Then, he was jointly forced into such a desperate situation by a few youngsters who had just started out.Even though he was outnumbered, this was an absolutely intolerable humiliation for Golden Lion, who had dominated and swept across the seas his entire life!The long-suppressed rage, now like lava churning underground finally finding a fissure, erupted with a violence intent on destroying everything!"Even if I have to pay a heavy price... today, I will completely bury you brats who don't know your place!!"Golden Lion roared and shook his arms. The Famous Swords "oto" and "mugure" under his feet simultaneously let out a clang like a dragon's roar.They responded, flying up and settling firmly into his withered yet still powerful hands.This movement aggravated the old wound on his leg.Crimson blood immediately gushed out from the torn pant leg, dripping onto the dust from the empty cuff, yet he paid it no mind.At this instant, a towering figure, like a beast, tore through the air, shooting straight toward him, carrying absolute murderous intent!The long sword in that person's hand was wrapped in black and purple Haki and chilling Oni Aura, transforming into an arc of light that split the heavens and earth, hacking down fiercely!"Come on, let me witness with my own eyes... the Sword Edge of a Legend at his Peak!!"Zoro grinned, letting out a wild laugh.He clearly sensed the ultimate Sword Intenterupting from Golden Lion, an Intent that stood on the same cloud as Hawkeye Mihawk's, capable of making ten thousand swords whimper!"Seeking death—!!"Golden Lion glared, his golden hair wildly dancing against the wind like a lion's mane.Crackle—!!A sound like the tearing of the firmament exploded, and surging black and red lightning suddenly appeared like a spiderweb, spreading and leaping wildly around him, searing the surrounding space until it twisted and trembled!Both swords struck simultaneously. There were no complicated moves, only two heaven-piercing Sword Lights, condensed from a lifetime of swordsmanship and raging Haki, overlapping into a destructive cross that collided head-on with Zoro's slash!Boom—!!!The blades met, erupting in a deafening clang of metal and surging shockwaves.However, the stalemate lasted only for an instant.The edges of "mugure" and "oto," wielding irresistible force, brutally crushed Zoro's momentum and plunged deep into his solid chest!Pfft—!A large spray of blood burst open in the air like a blooming thorn flower.Zoro's eyes widened sharply, and a mouthful of hot blood spewed out. His entire body was like it had been hit head-on by an Ancient Giant Beast.He was sent flying backward as a blurry afterimage, crashing through countless thick walls and buildings, finally vanishing into the continuous collapsing ruins and dust."You haven't even found your own [Path]... and you dare swing a sword at me?"Golden Lion slowly lowered his blood-stained twin swords, disdainfully shaking his head as he looked down upon the churning dust.Blood dripped down the sword tips!!!...Just then, a streak of blazing lightning suddenly tore through the haze, roaring in almost scraping the undulating ground!Wherever it passed, the scorched earth cracked, the air shrieked, and the blinding electric light was almost impossible to look at directly.In a mere thousandth of a second, that streak of lightning had already rushed before Golden Lion.Sanji's figure suddenly solidified within the lightning. His right leg was raised high, wrapped in ten thousand tons of thunder, like a descending Spear of Heavenly Judgment, kicking fiercely towards Shiki's head!Time seemed truly torn apart by this extreme speed, sinking into viscous stagnation.However, the arrogant curve of Golden Lion's mouth became even clearer in this stagnant space-time.A low sneer rumbled in his throat. Immediately, a vast, visible ripple, mixed with black and red Conqueror's Haki, roared forth!Countless fine, crimson-gold lightning bolts wrapped around the edges of his twin swords like living things."oto" and "mugure" hummed and trembled, like awakened Fierce Beasts.Without hesitation, Shiki's arm muscles bulged. With the momentum of splitting seas and mountains, he swept his twin swords upward in a crossed reverse slash!Clang—Boom!!!Thunder and Haki frantically strangled and annihilated each other!A subtle yet clear "crack" sound of bone shattering pierced through the energy frenzy, transmitting coldly."Ugh ah—!"The lightning Sanji had condensed instantly scattered, and he turned into an uncontrolled electric arc, shooting backward much faster than he had arrived.The gale blew Shiki's lion-mane-like golden hair as he looked disdainfully in the direction Sanji had vanished.He casually loosened his left hand. "oto" slipped out but did not fall, instead hovering steadily in the air."Gyahahahaha... I believe I said,"His voice wasn't loud, but amplified by Haki, it rolled over the entire battlefield like thunder."Your speed... is too slow!!"Before he finished speaking, the hovering "oto" suddenly spun. Armament Haki, black as night, and crimson, leaping Haoshoku lightning rapidly wrapped and intertwined around it.Under the precise manipulation of his Float-Float Fruit ability, the blade trembled and whined.It transformed into a black and red Streak of Lightthat tore through space, shooting through the air toward the direction where Sanji had fallen!"Nani?!"Sanji's pupils constricted to pinpoints.That black and red Streak of Light actually traced a strange arc in the air!The chill of death rushed up his spine, stinging his every nerve."Damn it!!"The moment the curse left his mouth, he turned into a zigzagging blue lightning streak, frantically fleeing towards the edge of his vision!However, that "oto" seemed to possess life and will, carrying a destructive aura that corroded bone and soul, relentlessly clinging to the lightning's trail.One blue and one black, the two beams of light began a desperate chase across the broken sky, collapsing land, and inverted forests.Where they passed, they left behind only a series of shrieks from the tearing air and explosions from the terrain being destroyed by the aftermath."Gyahahahaha... the way you flee, you look quite a bit like a startled Antelope!"Golden Lion sneered, slowly spreading his arms while suspended in the air, like a Demon Directorcontrolling a theater, and gently flicked his finger."But did you think... this hunt would be so simple?"The next instant!The entire Floating Island erupted in violent tremors!The earth rolled and rose like ocean waves. Countless rock layers, soil, and even deeply buried Mineral Veins violently ripped out of the ground, converging and shaping like an inverted ocean, instantly transforming into hundreds of towering, sky-piercing Stone Lions!They roared silently, their hollow eye sockets simultaneously locking onto the fleeing streak of lightning.Looking down from the firmament, the scene resembled a Divine Punishment of the Apocalypse.The endless Stone Lions formed a rushing torrent, charging wildly from the sky, the ground, and all directions, aiming to surround and annihilate that faint point of blue lightning!"How can you... control the entire island to this extent?! Golden Lion!!"Sanji's roar came through the crashing thunder. The rampant electric light continuously smashed one approaching Stone Lion after another, the fragments raining down like a storm.However, the shattered rock mass was instantly recaptured by an invisible force, reforming into new Fierce Beasts.This place had completely transformed into Golden Lion Shiki's "Absolute Territory"!Having lost the constraints of the Ope-Ope no Mi's spatial ability, the terrifying fangs of the Float-Float Fruit—capable of manipulating Continental Plates—were finally fully revealed at this moment!"You dare be distracted while fighting my island? How laughably naive, brat!"Shiki's cold voice sounded as if it originated directly in the depths of his soul.His loosely clenched left hand suddenly tightened!The Devil Fruit ability wrapped around the "oto" that had been chasing Sanji instantly went berserk!The black and red blade light abruptly paused, then gained a terrifying thrust of secondary acceleration, breaking through layers of Sound Barriers in one ten-thousandth of a second.It exploded a series of umbrella-shaped, milky-white Shockwave Clouds in the air. Its trajectory changed from an arc to a straight, lethal ray, shooting out at a speed surpassing thought!"What?!"Sanji's Observation Haki wildly warned him, and the Death Knell exploded in his mind!He turned back in horror. The world in his eyes seemed to instantly slow down, yet only the continuously enlarging black and red blade tip filled his entire vision.His face suddenly turned pale, and his pupils contracted to the limit.Chuff!The muffled sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh came through, cold and clear.The pitch-black blade, wrapped in Haoshokuelectrical arcs that hadn't yet dissipated, violently pierced through his body from his right chest!Before the extreme pain had fully reached his brain, destructive Armament Haki exploded inside his body, violently destroying his internal organs and Meridians."Ugh ah—!"Blood gushed from his mouth like a waterfall. The lightning suddenly scattered, and Sanji's body completely lost control, falling like a kite with a broken string."Rumble—!!"Several gigantic Stone Lions, which had been waiting for a long time, immediately transformed into a converging Torrent of Rock and Lava, completely engulfing and suppressing him!The broken stones piled up into a mountain, emitting a dull rumble. Only a few wisps of unextinguished electric arcs weakly jumped a few times in the rock crevices before finally falling silent."Gyahahahaha!!!"The wild, arrogant laughter, filled with endless Haki, shook the heavens and the earth.Golden Lion raised his hand and beckoned. The "oto," which had pierced his enemy, obediently flew back and settled firmly into his palm.Warm blood on the blade slowly dripped down the gleaming edge, forming fine bloodlines in the strong wind.Shiki stood atop the Floating Island. Beneath his feet were the subservient, surging Rock and Soil Lion Pride, and above his head were the black thunderclouds and gales that roared in accordance with his turbulent mood.Intertwining black and red Haoshoku lightning splashed wildly around him, illuminating his figure like a Ghost God stepping out from hell.At this moment, he seemed to return to the era when he contended with Roger and Whitebeard, still controlling the power and authority capable of shaking the world!(I'm done for, exams are coming soon! I wasted a whole semester and now I'm starting to review!! Luckily, I have a few dozen chapters saved up to save me, otherwise I'd have to stop updating