After retiring from the Navy, I became a doting husband.

That was a complete mistake. He should have stayed in the cloud doing research instead of thinking about revenge.

Marineford.

"Boom boom boom!"

The thunderous roar continued, but the sky remained cloudless.

"A thunderclap on dry land, a terrible omen! Wait, what was the golden lion doing here just now?!"

Sengoku was originally filled with worry, as thunder on a clear day has always been a great taboo. Suddenly, he thought of the golden lion that had just fallen down.

"Could it be that the Golden Lion was fighting someone up there, and then he was knocked down, so he immediately went back up to retaliate? That must be it."

The more Zhan Guo thought about it, the more likely this seemed.

"Warring States Period, what are you thinking about?"

Upon hearing Tsuru's question, Sakazuki, Kuzan, Borsalino, and other naval officers and soldiers all looked at Sengoku, wanting to know what their admiral was thinking. The admiral was once known as a wise general.

"Crane! Could it be that you, Golden Lion, didn't come to Marineford, but were instead driven down from the mountain by someone?" Sengoku suggested.

“That’s possible, otherwise he wouldn’t have left as soon as he landed. But wait, Sengoku, even if the Golden Lion was shot down, what was he doing up there? Could this be some kind of conspiracy?” Tsuru suddenly thought of something and immediately said.

Sengoku began to stroke his chin in deep thought. Tsuru's words made sense. He thought to himself that this was a classic case of being blind to one's own shortcomings. No wonder they hadn't been able to find the Golden Lion for so many years.

Chapter 233 Im is nothing.

Marineford is located in the center of the "Grand Line", adjacent to the Sabaody Archipelago, the Red Line and the "Holy Land" Mary Geoise.

It might not be as close as I described it. I'm explaining this so that I can describe Marineford and the Red Earth more closely for the sake of the description!

The more the Warring States period went on, the more worried they became. But the sky was not their domain; they didn't even have a single flying creature here. What were they to do?

"Sakazuki, Kuzan, Borsalino, you come with me. Let's fly up and see if it's the Golden Lion doing something?" Having no other choice, Sengoku could only give this order.

"It's the Marshal!"

After Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino agreed, they took off and flew into the sky. Sengoku followed closely behind. After flying for a while, they saw the Red Line and then climbed up the cliffs of the Red Line.

On the Red Line, after the Golden Lion's rage, a new attack was launched, and a terrifying pressure emanated from him, pressing down on Martin and his group. Using overwhelming force is also a way to win.

"Lion's Might - Earth Strike!"

Golden Lion roared, his twin swords swirling rapidly beneath his feet, and his Devil Fruit powers activated, creating a whirlwind that swept outwards.

The gale grew stronger and stronger, making it impossible for Martin and the others to open their eyes. However, Shiki was not satisfied, because his move was not meant to blow the dirt into their eyes, but to stir up the soil on the ground and combine it with the Devil Fruit to launch an attack. But he forgot that this was the Red Line, which is not made of soil, but of hard rocks. The gale he stirred up could stir up the soil, but it could not stir up the rocks.

"Whoosh!..."

The golden lion launched a powerful attack, which ended after the storm subsided. The only result was that the dust on the rocks was blown away, and the rocks that had been kicked up by the attack were blown off the cliff.

Golden Lion couldn't accept this result, nor could Sengoku and the three admirals. They were trying their best to fly towards the top of the Red Line when suddenly a rain of stones fell from above, forcing them to stop and take shelter.

A stone falling from a height is not much more powerful than a cannonball; if they don't dodge it, being hit by it will cause them considerable trouble.

"Keep moving forward!" Sengoku ordered again after the rain of stones.

"Golden Lion, that's a good idea. How about you come and join me? My territory is missing a cleaner like you. If you're willing to join, the pay will be excellent."

Martin chuckled and joked, "Of course, you'll still have to call me Dad from now on."

"Oh dear!"

"Lion·Senkiriya!"

Another barrage of slashes was unleashed, striking Martin fiercely.

"Useless! Useless! You're supposed to be a great pirate who's famous throughout the seas, how come you only know a few tricks?" Martin mocked.

"Flying Iron Fist!"

Martin's punching force once again left his body and rushed towards the Golden Lion's slash, which posed no threat whatsoever.

Faced with Martin's impenetrable defense, the Golden Lion really didn't know how to make a move. For a great swordsman, slashing is his strongest attack, and if slashing can't break through the defense, he's useless.

"Oh dear!"

Golden Lion roared in resentment and charged straight at Martin, his famous swords slashing rapidly. However, the slashing techniques were no match for Martin; the only thing that mattered was the physical damage from the swords. After all, the two swords at his feet, Sakuragi and Mukuro, were both famous swords, and their sharpness was naturally different.

"Clang clang clang!"

Martin blocked the golden lion's slashes with his hands, and the lion never managed to hit him. The two of them were jumping around and seemed to be fighting fiercely.

He was certain that Martin was stronger than before. He never expected that Martin would become so strong in just a few years, without even lifting a finger.

Realizing he couldn't defeat Martin Lion, he decided not to waste any more time there and would deal with revenge later.

While Shiki's eyes darted around, Martin was also racking his brains. To be honest, he greatly envied Shiki's Float-Float Fruit ability and was thinking about how to capture Shiki and use his fruit ability for his own purposes.

"Show weakness to lure him down, or create some opportunity..."

In the previous battle, the Golden Lion either attacked from a distance or slashed with its feet while flying in the air. As soon as Martin got close to him, the Golden Lion would immediately take flight, leaving Martin with no chance and feeling very helpless.

Actually, you can't blame Shiki. You have to blame Martin himself. His initial punch was too heavy, causing Shiki to lose his Devil Fruit power. As a result, Shiki was still afraid and dared not let Martin touch him or get close to him, lest he lose his power again.

"Hoohoo!"

The golden lion took flight and began circling Martin and his companions, occasionally swooping down to create tension. It seemed as if it was looking for an opportunity to attack Martin, but in reality, it was looking for a chance to take the hostages.

Monet was his first choice.

Unfortunately, Martin was also quite fast. The Golden Lion failed several times, and before he could even get close to Monet, Martin stopped him. Their current situation looked just like a kindergarten game: "Eagle Catches Chicken!"

"call!"

After a period of chaotic flight, the golden lion stopped. Having failed to find an opportunity, he could only continue to observe from the air.

The advantages of the Float-Float Fruit's ability are too obvious, making it practically invincible. Although Martin also thought of using Moonwalk to fly, he gave up after thinking about it. Moonwalk consumes too much stamina and might not even be as fast as Shiki.

"Ding dong!"

Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed in the Golden Lion's mind. He thought of a good method: the Lion's Might Earth Scroll he had used before. Although its power was not great, it was enough to create chaos.

"Lion's Might - Earth Strike!"

A fierce wind blew up again atop the Red Line, the dust so thick that Martin and his companions couldn't open their eyes and had to shield them with their hands.

"A great opportunity!"

The golden lion immediately rushed forward and reached out to grab Monet.

Monet suddenly saw the golden lion grabbing at him. Without thinking, he immediately reverted to his giant form and began wielding the frying pan that had grown larger with him.

"Oh!"

The golden lion felt everything go black before his eyes and was sent flying backward. He had no idea what had happened.

"We've finally arrived!" Sengoku and the others saw the top of the Red Earth Continent in sight and leaped up. While flying in the air, the four of them saw something suddenly flying towards them.

Zhan Guo caught it with a swift motion.

"Thank you!" the golden lion exclaimed as he realized he had been caught. He turned around and was so startled that he flew up into the air.

"Isn't that Fleet Admiral Sengoku and the three admirals of the Navy?"

Looking at the golden lion flying into the air, Sengoku was filled with regret. He had clearly captured it, so why did he let it go?

"Golden Lion, what are you doing on the Red Line?" Sengoku roared at the sky.

What bad luck! Sengoku and his group actually found out. The best of the thirty-six stratagems is to flee. With that thought, Golden Lion turned around and flew away, ignoring Sengoku.

"Where are you going, Golden Lion?" Sengoku slapped the air with his palm.

Sakazuki, Kuzan, Borsalino, and others were not to be outdone, each launching their own attacks.

However, the golden lion flying on the ground nimbly avoided the attack and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Martin also felt very sorry. Now that the Golden Lion had been let go, it would be extremely difficult to meet him again in the vast world.

He and the Golden Lion are truly destined to meet, having encountered fellow Golden Lions on both occasions.

"Martin, what are you doing on top of the Red Line?" Sengoku vented his anger on Martin after seeing the Golden Lion escape.

"Old man, mind your own business. This Red Earth isn't yours to do whatever I want," Martin retorted without any politeness, thinking to himself that if they weren't in the way, he might have even been able to capture a golden lion.

Sengoku was furious at Martin's words and was about to lash out when Sakazuki, who was standing to the side, took the initiative. Sakazuki and Sengoku did not have a good relationship and had many different ideas, which made him unpopular with Sengoku. If it weren't for his combat strength, he might have already been defeated.

"How dare you speak to the Marshal like that! Let me teach you a lesson about respecting the elderly and caring for the young!" Sakazuki shouted. He felt this was a good opportunity for Sengoku to improve relations, otherwise, he might lose the position of Marshal after Sengoku retired.

Besides, there are more people on their side.

Most importantly, he suffered a loss against Martin a few years ago, and now he wants to challenge Martin again.

"Netherhound!"

Sakazuki unleashed his signature move right from the start; it was this move that gave him the nickname "Akainu."

The fiery red lava dog charged straight at Martin. This attack not only targeted Martin but also everyone behind him, instantly cutting off Martin's retreat and forcing him to face the attack head-on.

Sengoku was about to speak up to stop Sakazuki's attack when he realized it was too late. Although he disliked Martin's attitude towards him, he didn't feel resentment; on the contrary, he somewhat liked the man.

After all, Martin's actions are somewhat similar to those of the Navy, mostly contributing to justice. Moreover, Martin's actions directly reduced the pressure on the Navy and even helped them a lot. The great pirates that the Navy dared not easily deal with were all dealt with by Martin.

Meanwhile, Sakazuki's actions displeased Sengoku even more. His actions were too obvious; he was using Sakazuki's name to settle personal scores. Sengoku knew that Sakazuki had suffered a setback at the hands of Martin near the Amazon and had been holding a grudge ever since.

However, Sengoku held back when he saw Martin's irritating face. Although he didn't like Sakazuki, Sakazuki still represented the face of the Navy, and it seemed like it wouldn't be bad to make Martin suffer.

"Iron Fist Shell!"

Just as Sakazuki had predicted, Martin did not choose to dodge, but instead countered Sakazuki's attack, delivering a powerful punch to the front of the red lava dog.

Sakazuki's magma dog blocked Martin's path, was stopped, and shattered into a ball of scalding magma, which then slammed right into Martin.

"呲呲呲!"

The scalding lava fell to the ground, constantly emitting blue smoke, and spread outwards, making the top of the red earth continent look like an erupting volcano.

The thick smoke rising from the top terrified the Celestial Dragons. If the Red Line really did erupt, the entire Mary Geoise would be doomed. The audacious Celestial Dragons had already begun fleeing with their children. The World Government's phone lines were ringing off the hook, trying to confirm what was happening and whether it was indeed a volcanic eruption. For the first time, the wide Mary Geoise Avenue was jammed with traffic.

The Five Elders immediately thought of Sakazuki. What kind of place is the Red Line? It is the most stable area in the entire world. How could there be something like a volcanic eruption there?

"This Sakazuki is getting more and more outrageous. We originally planned to let him succeed Sengoku, but now it seems he's a bit clueless."

After hearing what the Five Elders said, everyone else fell silent and nodded in agreement.

"Send someone to tell Sakazuki not to get too out of line. What kind of place is the Red Line? How can he be allowed to run wild!"