One Piece: Rayquaza of the Beasts Pirates

Without the slightest hesitation, the Golden Lion shouted sternly at Indigo and Scaledo the gorilla behind him without turning his head.

Indigo and Scaredo exchanged a glance, without any hesitation or pleading to live or die together, but turned around decisively and ran away as fast as they could.

They knew very well that if they stayed, they would only become a burden and a weakness to the captain.

After the area was cleared, the Golden Lion's expression was extremely solemn. He took a deep breath, clasped his hands together, and slammed them down.

"Lion's Might - Earth Strike!"

Rumble!

With his roar, the entire island seemed to come alive, violently undulating and surging like a turbulent sea.

Immediately afterwards, one after another, giant earthen lions, each over a hundred meters tall and sculpted from the earth itself, rose up from the ground with silent roars!

They appeared from all directions at the same time, rushing towards Kane in the center of the field.

Wow, what a spectacle!

Kane looked around at the massive, mountain-like earthen lions rising from the ground and sighed softly.

Goodness, Shiki's real name is actually Senju Shiki, right?

Clapping your hands, whatever you wish for comes true.

"However, Mr. Golden Lion, you're underestimating me by trying to deal with me with such superficial tricks, aren't you?"

Kane scoffed.

No matter how many clods of earth and stones are piled up, or how impressive the appearance is, they are still just ordinary soil and rocks.

Domineering aura is the only thing that transcends everything!

"Dragon Pulse!"

Kane gave a low growl and suddenly opened his mouth!

A violent and mysterious energy surged from within his body, gathered in his mouth, and then transformed into a dazzling shockwave that burst forth with a roar.

boom--

Under Kane's control, the powerful shockwave, like a rampaging energy dragon, swept fiercely towards the several earth and stone lions directly in front of him!

Rumble! Rumble!

Wherever the shockwave passed, those colossal structures made of rock and soil trembled violently, then crumbled and disintegrated from the inside, and were finally blasted into countless flying fragments of rock and dust in a series of deafening explosions!

Upon seeing this, the Golden Lion's face darkened completely.

He snorted coldly and waved his right hand towards a floating island in the distance!

The island is covered in ice and snow all year round. At this moment, the never-ending blizzard on the island suddenly stopped. All the snowflakes and ice crystals seemed to have been paused and frozen in the air!

The next second, something even stranger happened.

All the ice and snow seemed to be summoned by an invisible force, swirling back wildly and rapidly condensing and shaping in the high sky, transforming in the blink of an eye into a giant ice lion whose size was no less than that of the previous earth lion, its entire body made of ice and snow.

It let out a silent roar, flew through the air, and crashed down on Kane.

"Flame Jet!"

Kane remained calm and changed his moves.

A blazing, orange-red pillar of fire, like a volcanic eruption, instantly replaced the previous energy surge, roaring and spewing forth from his mouth!

boom!

The extreme heat of the flames and the extreme cold of the snow lion collided violently and without any fancy moves.

Amidst the deafening explosion, scalding steam and shattered ice crystals burst apart, forming a pervasive white mist that enveloped the entire area.

Clearly, the snow lion was no match for its opponent.

The Golden Lion, however, seemed to have expected this, and his face showed little surprise.

Kane is not the kind of enemy you can easily manipulate.

With one hand he continued to control the ice lion to apply pressure, while with the other hand he swung it sharply towards another island in the distance!

Since ordinary elemental attacks have limited effectiveness, let's try this!

The nemesis of all Devil Fruit users.

seawater!

In the distance, a floating island made entirely of clear seawater suddenly boiled.

Several enormous lions, made entirely of flowing seawater, leaped out of the water with a roar. Their target was clear: Kane. Like a tsunami, they surged toward Kane!

Once swallowed by the giant sea lion, no matter how powerful you are, you will die with regret!

"Useless!"

"Freezing Beam!"

A beam of eerie blue light, containing an extreme freezing aura akin to absolute zero, shot out from Kane's mouth in an instant.

Wherever the beam of light passed, the surging sea lion rapidly solidified at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the ice layer spread wildly.

In just a few dozen seconds, those menacing sea lions transformed into lifelike, enormous ice sculptures, each in a forward-leaning posture, reflecting a cold light in the sunlight.

The Golden Lion frowned, unwilling to give up, and manipulated the several enormous sea ice sculptures to smash them hard towards Kane.

"I already said it—it's no use!"

Kane's patience wore thin, and his eyes suddenly narrowed.

A vast and immense, almost tangible, Conqueror's Haki surged forth from his body like a burst dam.

That invisible aura of dominance now brought with it a terrifying pressure that was almost tangible!

Karaara—

The massive sea ice sculptures couldn't even get close to Kane before they were unable to withstand the terrifying, overwhelming aura in mid-air. They disintegrated and shattered into countless ice crystal fragments, which scattered across the ground like a hailstorm.

Such a strong Conqueror's Haki?

The golden lion's lips twitched involuntarily, his heart filled with horror.

This kid's Conqueror's Haki is almost as strong and powerful as mine at my peak!

Having accomplished all of this with effortless ease, Kane casually brushed off some dust and remarked with nonchalant nonchalance:

"To be able to manipulate seawater at will and use it for attacks... that's an amazing ability."

He said it sincerely.

The Float-Float Fruit exhibits a diversity of abilities that are even more complex and difficult to deal with than the Azure Dragon Fruit.

In other words, the Golden Lion is unable to use Haki effectively because of the ship's wheel on its head.

Otherwise, today's battle would have been an extremely difficult and fierce one.

"Stop trying to fool me!!!"

The Golden Lion found Kane's "sincere" sentiments incredibly grating and couldn't help but let out an angry snort.

The kid in front of me has truly freakish abilities.

He's practically the second Kaido.

If even seawater can't affect him, then the only remaining option is...

Close combat!

With the power of the Float-Float Fruit, Shiki's speed suddenly increased, transforming him into a golden afterimage as he swiftly attacked Kane.

In an instant, the golden lion had already crossed the distance between them and suddenly appeared in front of Kane.

The twin swords, which served as prosthetic limbs, were now enveloped in a torrent of dark Armament Haki, which swiftly slashed towards Kane's vital points.

There's something there.

Kane, who had been having a playful attitude, finally showed a hint of seriousness in his eyes.

This is the kind of battle he wants!

Kane's body suddenly grew taller and expanded, transforming into a dragon-man form. His dragon claws were instantly covered with Armament Haki, and with the help of foresight, he accurately met every slash.

Chapter 127 The Golden Lion in Desperate Situation! Awakening!

Dangdangdang!

The clanging of metal against metal was almost continuous.

In the blink of an eye, the two sides had already clashed fiercely several times.

The terrifying aftershocks of the battle raged on, tearing the island's ground apart and easily destroying rocks and trees as if they were made of paper.

"Not enough! Not enough! It's still not enough, Mr. Golden Lion!"

"This pressure is far from enough!"

"Faster! Faster! Faster!"

Kane roared with maniacal laughter, his voice clearly audible amidst the booming noise.

How many years!

For years, no one had dared to be so arrogant in front of him, let alone provoke him with such words!

"Aaaaaaahh ...

The golden lion's eyes widened in fury, veins bulging on its forehead, the extreme humiliation and rage instantly overshadowing the excruciating pain deep in its head.

He roared, and the speed of his kicks actually increased by another three points!

In a daze, the peak power that had been dormant for twenty years seemed to return once again, and the great swordsman's skills, which had long been rusty, became smoother than ever before.

Kane suddenly felt the pressure increase, but the excitement in his eyes grew even stronger.

That's the feeling!

It's that oppressive feeling of walking on the edge of the limit!

He could already feel that he was getting closer and closer to awakening!