"Three-Sword Style: Bull Rush!" Zoro's figure shot out like a ghost, his three swords slashing in a crisscross pattern, targeting the giant water arm that held Luffy!
The blades sliced through, briefly parting the water flow, but couldn't completely break the ability.
Without hesitation, Zoro plunged directly into the splashing water, grabbed the back of Luffy's collar, who was about to drown, and forcefully dragged him out of the sea's confinement, flinging him towards the aft deck: "Chopper! Catch him!"
Then, he sharply turned, his three sword blades pointing directly at the golden figure in the air, his eyes burning with fierce fighting spirit, his voice deep and full of challenge:
"Hey, old man with the ship's rudder... Your opponent has changed!"
Just at this critical moment,
Zoro took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes. It wasn't surrender, but rather a mobilization of all his spirit, sinking his consciousness into the realm of swordsmanship forged countless times on the brink of life and death and in the depths of dreams!
The aura around him suddenly changed; it was no longer the wildness from before, but condensed into an ultimate sharpness that could cut through anything!
"One-Sword Style..."
His deep voice seemed to carry a metallic tremor as he slowly raised wado ichimonji above his head.
The seemingly slow movement drew in the surrounding air currents. A layer of cold, moon-like light flowed over the dark blade, and the sharp sword intent seemed to solidify the air!
Golden Lion Shiki's arrogant smile instantly froze on his face, his pupils suddenly contracting. From that seemingly simple starting stance, he felt an extreme sharpness capable of threatening his life!
"Great Shock?!"
The next moment, Zoro's eyes snapped open, a brilliant light bursting forth like a drawn sword!
"Flying Dragon—Fire!"
He roared, and wado ichimonji slashed down fiercely!
There was no complex trajectory, only an extremely condensed, dazzling blade light that was impossible to look at directly as it tore through the air!
The blade light seemed to truly transform into a roaring fire dragon. Wherever it passed, the atmosphere was forcibly torn apart, emitting an ear-piercing wail, as if it truly intended to cleave this world in two!
"What?!"
The shock on Golden Lion's face could no longer be hidden. He even saw the shadow of a certain old opponent from the past in that blade light!
In a moment of crisis, his battle instincts drove him to cross his twin swords in front of him, frantically channeling Haki!
"Wave Cutter: Double Cross!"
Two massive golden sword energies crossed as they met Zoro's slash!
Boom—!!!
A deafening explosion erupted in the air!
The golden cross-shaped sword energy violently collided with the fire dragon-like blade light, and a violent shockwave instantly swept outwards!
However,
After only a moment of stalemate, Zoro's supremely condensed slash actually tore through the golden cross-shaped sword energy.
Although its light had dimmed considerably, it still carried an unyielding, resolute momentum, fiercely cleaving towards Golden Lion himself!
"Damn it!"
Shiki had completely underestimated that his slash would be directly broken by a junior. In his haste, he could only block with his famous swords, cherry ten and Kogarashi, tightly in front of him!
Clang!!!!
Another ear-splitting clang!
Golden Lion felt an unimaginable immense force combined with a sword intent that could cut through anything transmit from the sword blades, making his legs numb and his blood churn.
He was actually forced down from the air by this residual blow, stumbling onto Pluton's deck before steadying himself, looking somewhat disheveled.
He suddenly looked up, his face filled with disbelief, staring intently at Zoro, who stood with his sword sheathed and was slightly panting, his voice for the first time filled with surprise and doubt:
"You brat... what kind of swordsmanship is this?! That last slash... it felt like it was going to cleave this old man, body and soul!"
Upon hearing this, Zoro, instead of continuing his attack, sheathed wado ichimonji with a 'click'.
He actually stretched lazily right in front of Golden Lion, completely unguarded, even letting out a big yawn, a roguish grin on his face, full of confidence:
"Heh... don't be in a hurry, old man with the ship's rudder. Let me sleep for ten minutes first. When I wake up... I promise you a big'surprise'."
With that, he actually ignored everything, hugged his three swords, leaned against the ship's rail, and closed his eyes. His breathing instantly became even and long, as if the world-destroying battle around him had become his lullaby.
"Huh?! Sleeping?!" Golden Lion Shiki could barely believe his eyes and ears. He had roamed the seas for decades and had never encountered such an absurd opponent! "Are you insulting this old man, you brat?!"
Just as Shiki's anger was about to erupt, a figure, accompanied by a familiar scent of smoke, blocked Zoro's front.
"Tsk, always ordering people around."
Sanji clicked his tongue impatiently, lit a cigarette, and held it in his mouth, his eyes narrowing through the smoke at the powerful enemy in the air. Although his tone was dismissive, his actions were decisive.
"Alright, alright, go to sleep! This place is temporarily entrusted to me!"
Golden Lion was about to mock another foolish junior coming to die, but what happened next made him swallow the taunt that was on his lips, his pupils widening again in shock!
Sanji took a deep drag from his cigarette, then slowly exhaled a smoke ring.
At the same time, dazzling electric light suddenly erupted from behind him!
It was not an illusory energy body, but a pair of massive wings woven and condensed from pure and violent lightning!
The lightning wings suddenly spread out, each "feather" composed of leaping electric arcs. Their span was wide, their light dazzling, and a low rumble of thunder accompanied their gentle fanning!
"This... what is this?!"
Golden Lion's facial muscles twitched. The sight before him surpassed his comprehension.
"Thunderbird?! No! What race are you, brat?! How can you possess the power of such a legendary creature?!"
Facing the shocked questioning of the legendary pirate, Sanji merely elegantly exhaled a smoke ring.
"Does it concern you, old man?"
Of course, he would never tell the other party about the 'hardship' behind this power; his dormant Thunderbird gene awakening quest required him to be electrocuted by Miss Nami a full ten thousand times!
Although each time he was electrocuted until he was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with his hair standing on end, in his heart, it was not painful torture at all.
"Every electrocution makes me stronger!"
The lightning wings on Sanji's back suddenly vibrated, unleashing a deafening sonic boom and scattering electric snakes. He transformed into a blue-white flash of lightning, bravely charging towards Golden Lion in mid-air!
"Not bad speed, kid!"
Golden Lion laughed wildly, brandishing his twin swords to meet the attack, "cherry ten, Kogarashi: Cross Slash!"
Two massive golden sword energies crossed as they cleaved towards Sanji!
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