Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

"Then let's go!"

Boom!

There is a continuous stream of steam being released from behind Luffy.

The overwhelming aura and domineering color, condensed to the extreme, were fully unleashed at this moment, making the mushroom cloud of destruction even larger and its color a deep, dark red.

The enormous mushroom cloud rising into the sky brought with it a vacuum ring mixed with energy fragments, which rapidly spread out like death ripples!

Wherever it passed, whether it was the remaining fragments of islands, clouds, or pirate ships that were unfortunately caught in the storm, everything was instantly reduced to dust!

The floating main island, which served as the battlefield, had long been shattered and, under this impact, disintegrated from the center outwards.

The sky really seemed to explode.

A terrifying shockwave swept in, creating a storm of several tens of levels. Even with Vivi and Merry's full control, the Sunny Journey was like a leaf in a storm, violently shaking and tossing, being pushed by the terrifying shockwave to drift rapidly outwards.

Amidst the scene of utter destruction, Luffy was nowhere to be seen.

Nami gripped the railing tightly, looking towards the center of the devastation, and anxiously asked Vivi and Merry, "Can we get any closer? We have to go get Luffy."

Whether you win or lose.

Luffy doesn't have the ability to float for long. If he falls, there's an endless ocean below, the graveyard of all Devil Fruit users.

This chaotic situation.

If you can't find it immediately, then you really can't find it.

"I'll give it a try!"

Vivi's face was pale as she pushed the power of the Wind-Wind Fruit to its limit, trying to stabilize the ship and move against the air currents, but the impact was too strong. It was already amazing that she was not blown away.

Pirate ships like those under the Golden Lion's banner have now been blown away so much that they've disappeared without a trace.

Just then, a relatively small figure on the horizon plummeted towards the direction of the Sunrise Thousand Miles like a shooting star.

"Someone's flying over! It's Luffy!" Vivi exclaimed.

"Catch him!"

Zoro and Sanji's expressions changed, and they both jumped up at the same time.

Sanji leaped into the air to adjust his position, while Zoro twisted his body using his powerful core strength.

However, the impact of that figure far exceeded expectations.

The moment the two made contact, it felt like they had been hit by a small mountain. They groaned and were almost sent flying together.

"Super relay!"

Seeing this, Franky immediately activated the jet-powered shell system on his back and rushed over to help. The three of them worked together to barely cushion the falling figure, which then landed heavily on the deck.

"Luffy!"

"Are you alright?!" Nami exclaimed in surprise.

"Let me do it, let me do it!" Chopper shouted, carrying his medical kit.

Everyone nervously gathered around.

Luffy had already reverted from his giant form and Gear 5, returning to his original size, but his condition was extremely poor.

He was covered in blood, his skin was covered with fine cracks and burns, as if he had just come out of a meat grinder. He was curled up, only exhaling and not inhaling, as if he had aged decades in an instant.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Luffy struggled to open his eyes a crack, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs, his breath coming in extremely weak gasps.

After spitting out several mouthfuls of blood, he barely managed to sit up. "Meat, give me meat."

"Quickly, bring out all the meat!"

Sanji and Zoro didn't dare to delay for a moment. Fortunately, Sanji had anticipated this situation and knew that Luffy could recover quickly by eating meat, so he had stored up a lot of food.

Chopper, meanwhile, frantically began treating Luffy's wounds.

"Luffy, are you alright? Don't scare me!"

Nami knelt beside him, her voice trembling with tears. She wanted to touch him but dared not, and could only keep feeding him meat.

"Don't worry, I've calculated it all," Luffy said reluctantly.

After swallowing several large chunks of meat, Luffy's breathing stabilized slightly. However, his gaze remained fixed on the still raging energy turbulence and collapsing sky in the distance. He grinned and said, "As expected of a legendary pirate, that old man's power is truly terrifying."

In the distance, the sky was filled with ever-changing clouds, and a huge mushroom cloud slowly spread out, as if a piece of the sky had collapsed, revealing the distorted void behind it.

Fragments of the island fell into the sea below like a meteor shower.

Luffy used his last bit of strength, taking advantage of the impact of the explosion and the elasticity of the rubber, to barely throw himself back towards the direction of the Thousand Sunny.

But the Golden Lion is different.

Luffy could clearly sense that the originally violent and powerful aura in the distance was rapidly weakening and then falling, like a candle flickering in the wind.

Luffy stood up.

"Where are you going?" Nami asked urgently.

Seeing Luffy shakily trying to stand up and move towards the side of the ship, Nami quickly grabbed him tightly, "What are you trying to do when you're injured like this?!"

"How about we go and bring that Golden Lion Uncle back?"

Chapter 250 If you want to travel, where would you like to go?

Everyone: "???"

Luffy said, panting, "It's such a shame that such a strong guy died."

"Stop joking!"

Nami said, "He's the legendary pirate Shiki the Golden Lion!"

Luffy looks like he really wants to invite Shiki to become their partner.

"It's not a joke,"

What Luffy really wanted to say was that he enjoyed fighting Shiki, feeling a pure thrill similar to when he fought Ace and Sabo on Mount Colbo.

It is truly a pity that such a powerful figure, to whom he devoted all his strength, would perish like this.

Suddenly, a flash of red light appeared in his eyes, and his powerful Observation Haki, even in his severely injured state, allowed him to detect subtle changes in the distant sky.

He stared at the airspace, frowning in confusion: "Strange, who took him away?"

An aura appeared.

Then, it disappeared along with the aura of the golden lion.

Are there still enemies?

Upon hearing this, Nami and the others immediately became nervous and quickly urged everyone to prepare for evacuation.

Luffy is now seriously injured, and Zoro and Sanji are also quite exhausted, so it's really not advisable for them to fight again.

Moreover, the surrounding climate has become a mess after Luffy's battle with Shiki.

Various energy turbulence, thunderstorms, and hurricanes rage, and a moment's carelessness could result in being swept away and leaving no trace.

Luffy was also exhausted and could only lie down and watch everyone work.

"Vivi, Merry, let's go back to sea and leave this airspace!" Nami commanded decisively.

......

Just a while ago.

Luffy's final Thunder God Conquest clashes with Shiki's End of the Sky, leaving Shiki completely drained of his stamina.

His body was violently thrown away by the aftershock of the explosion, and even the ship's rudder above his head seemed to hum under the strain, his consciousness rapidly fading away.

Defeated?

I guess so.

I'm so unwilling to accept this.

"Tsk, if only I were a few years younger!"

The golden lion grinned maliciously, "Fine, that way I can say I was simply defeated by time."

The Straw Hat Pirates has partners he can entrust his life to, but Shiki the Golden Lion's so-called subordinates are barely able to protect themselves in such a terrifying cataclysmic collision. How could they possibly have the ability, or rather, the loyalty, to risk their lives to save him?

Exhausted, he no longer had the basic strength to maintain his levitation and use the power of the Float-Float Fruit.

In his hazy consciousness, Golden Lion felt himself falling along with the crumbling island fragments towards the boundless sea below, a symbol of the graveyard of ability users.

They fell to their deaths or drowned in the ocean.

Is this the final fate of Shiki the Golden Lion, the Flying Pirate?

It's really ugly.

However, just as he was about to lose consciousness completely, a huge figure appeared like a ghost in his path of descent, remaining somewhat silent.

The figure was exceptionally tall, dressed in a hooded robe similar to that of a missionary, and appeared to be holding a thick book in his hands.

"If you want to travel, where would you like to go?"

The visitor asked in a deep, steady voice, as if inquiring of a lost traveler.

The golden lion's unfocused gaze managed to focus, and he made out the face of the person who had come. He tried to grin, but instead spat out a mouthful of blood.

His voice was weak, yet it still carried that legendary arrogance:

"It's you, you brat, from God Valley!"

Before he finished speaking, the golden lion's tattered body, along with several larger fragments of the island nearby, vanished from the spot as if it had never existed.

And that tall figure was none other than Bartholomew Bear!

He calmly raised his head and, through his hood, glanced at the Sunrise, which was struggling to escape this airspace.