No kidding, even Rocks would have to offer me a cigarette.

Great news!

Luo Hou was even more excited!

Although he consciously sensed that the power of the slashing wave unleashed by the Golden Lion was very strong!

But it was no use!

Soon, it will be his!

As long as you can't kill him in one move, then even the strongest ultimate move will be taken into his possession!

After unleashing this powerful slash with all his might, the Golden Lion casually wiped away non-existent cold sweat from his forehead.

He always had a bad feeling.

But I still can't explain why this is the case.

"Damn it, Golden Lion's dual-wielding swordsmanship has gotten even stronger! Did he secretly go to Captain Rocks to learn and improve again?"

In contrast to Rahu's excitement.

At this moment, the other squad leaders watching the battle were somewhat shocked as they watched the Golden Lion unleash a sword strike that tore the sky apart, creating two sword energies that stretched for several kilometers.

At this moment, even Whitebeard vaguely felt that his position as the captain of the First Division was becoming unstable!

Although on the surface, Shiki's fighting power is definitely inferior to his.

The difference in combat power between the two is similar to the difference in strength between Aokiji and Akainu when they were vying for the position of Fleet Admiral after the Marineford War.

They are very close, but the difference is not significant.

But that bastard Shiki has the power of a Devil Fruit!

Just like how Akainu's Magma-Magma Fruit naturally counters Aokiji's Ice-Ice Fruit.

With his ability to fly alone, Whitebeard had no way to deal with his opponent.

The golden lion flying in the air was as terrifying as a greenbottle fly wandering around in a toilet!

Imagine an enemy whose strength is not much weaker than yours.

And it can even attack you relentlessly with sword energy from a position you can't reach...

Such an enemy is terrifying to even think about!

He ignored the shock of the crowd.

Luo Hou stared greedily at the golden sword energy that was getting closer and closer to him.

If his body can come into contact with this sword energy, he will become a true dual-wielding swordsman!

Even in swordsmanship, he will be no less than the Golden Lion!

Luo Hou's figure left a spiderweb-like trail on the spot, then suddenly leaped up, his entire body rushing towards that golden sword energy like a cannonball with its fuse ignited.

Because he had previously engaged in a series of fierce battles with Admiral Kong, the highest-ranking combatant of the Marine Headquarters, and absorbed a large amount of power attribute.

Therefore, Rahu's body had reached an astonishing height of over three meters.

In addition, being in the midst of battle, his muscles were completely taut and swollen, with thick blue veins twisting, bulging, and his muscles bulging and piled up, making him look indescribably ferocious and terrifying.

A thick, dark light gathered in his palms and then spread directly to both arms!

Top-tier Armament Haki!

"Steel Bones, Heavy Punch!!!"

Boom! ! ! !

Before anyone could react, Luo Hou suddenly unleashed Kong Gu's most prized move: Heavy Punch.

The fist, the size of a sandbag and jet black, as if forged from steel, slammed into the very center of the golden sword energy launched by the golden lion!

Fist and sword clashed, rubbing against each other and sparking a fine burst of light.

The dark, domineering aura in his palm flowed continuously, constantly eroding into the sword energy and unleashing terrifying fluctuations!

Zzzzzzz!!

The jet-black Armament Haki flowed into the sword aura, beginning a rampage of destruction.

The sword energy wave unleashed by the Golden Lion only lasted for a few seconds due to insufficient momentum.

It was directly shattered into a pile of golden light by Luo Hou, who turned his fist into a claw and used the sharp movements of the Eagle Claw Fist given to him by Kong Gu!

In the instant that golden light shattered.

Luo Hou's mind was immediately filled with the various experiences that Golden Lion had accumulated over decades of practicing dual-sword style swordsmanship.

And the sword technique Lion's Might Wave Slash, which belongs to the same level as Eagle Claw Kung Fu and Steel Bone Heavy Fist!

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully absorbed the dual-wielding greatsword mastery attribute! Current progress is (top level) 56.91%!]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully absorbed the special swordsmanship combat technique Lion's Might - Wave Slash! (Top-Tier) 100%!]

The process of absorbing this special skill attribute may seem complicated, but it is actually quite simple.

As long as there is physical contact with the opponent's attack, one can directly decompose the opponent's most proficient combat experience and thus replicate such a special move.

After Rahu absorbed the swordsmanship attributes of the dual-wielding great swordsman from Shiki, he gained access to the swordsmanship of the golden lion.

The golden lion, which was floating in mid-air, clearly sensed an extremely strange aura.

His keen Observation Haki had already detected an aura on Rahu that was exactly the same as his own.

That's a unique connection that only exists between swordsmen!

"This guy... can't really be... how is this possible?"

"Did he directly comprehend the dual-sword style simply by touching upon Lao Tzu's sword techniques?"

Golden Lion looked at Rahu with some disbelief at the increasingly solid and smooth aura of a great swordsman emanating from him.

This newcomer has really replicated his dual-wielding swordsmanship!

Moreover, he directly skipped the two realms of swordsman and sword master from scratch and reached the level of a top-level great sword master!

They really are like monsters!

The clash of Conqueror's Haki directly amplifies one's aura!

Now that his wave-slashing technique has been shattered, he has directly comprehended his dual-sword style!

The golden lion felt like crying and began to doubt the meaning of life.

He wondered if all his efforts over the past few decades had ultimately been a joke.

Is it true that the dividing line between people's talents really begins with amniotic fluid?

...

Chapter 38 Lion's Might - Thousand Cut Valley

He practiced dual-wielding swordsmanship diligently for over a decade to reach his current top-tier level as a dual-wielding master!

Now that bastard Luo Hou has actually learned it all in one go!

No wonder Whitebeard never stopped smiling!

If you have a good relationship with him, then you've been waiting for him to make a fool of himself!

"Damn it! If I can't take down that bastard Rahu today, how am I supposed to stay in the Rocks Pirates after this?"

A once-renowned and famous pirate is now forced to take a backseat to a newcomer who has just joined the crew...

And he was the one who challenged the one-on-one fight!

He's really in a bind now!

Keep fighting, and all your signature sword techniques will be learned.

If he were to surrender and admit defeat outright, he would lose all face.

Let's not even talk about the jokes about Newgate and the other squad leaders working day and night.

The whispers and chatter of those little pirates below were enough to give him a hard time.

However, after truly witnessing the terrifyingly abnormal talent that Luo Hou possessed at this moment.

He also harbored a slight thought of cooperating with Rahu.

After all, the reason why several captain-level pirates joined the Rocks Pirates wasn't just because Rocks was powerful!

They mostly relied on each other to operate independently within this terrifying power.

If Rocks were to fall from power one day, these people would surely scatter like birds and beasts, each forming their own independent forces.

How could a king with Conqueror's Haki be willing to be subservient to someone else?

After all, there's an old saying that goes something like that.

As the saying goes, a great man dwells between heaven and earth; how can he remain subservient to others for long?

Even ordinary people have this thought.

Let alone those of them who are born with the aura of kings?

Rahu's terrifying talent has now been directly recognized by the Golden Lion.

If someone like that were willing to team up with him to form a new pirate crew...

It goes without saying that this will be a powerful force that is absolutely no weaker than the Rocks Pirates.

With this in mind, the Golden Lion no longer concealed his swordsmanship, which he had honed over decades, and immediately decided to give these external items to the monster Rahu.

Let's just consider it his initial investment.

"Hahahahahahahahahaha!"

"Your talent is truly terrifying, unlike anything I've ever seen before!"

"I, the mighty pirate Shiki the Golden Lion, am not a petty person~"

"Since you have this talent of being able to learn a special move at a glance, then you can take everything I have~"

The golden lion floating in the sky revealed what it thought was a very benevolent smile as it looked towards Rahu's position and laughed.