"I never imagined that the East Blue would become my grave..."
At this moment, the Golden Lion had the same thought that Brand had back then.
Senga smiled faintly, neither confirming nor denying. Many people think the East Blue is the weakest sea, but have they forgotten that Roger's hometown is also in the East Blue? Aren't Garp and Dragon also from the East Blue?
People from the East Blue have a large gap between their strength limits; the lower limit is extremely low, but the upper limit is almost at the peak. In recent years, those who have gone to sea have generally been weaker, perhaps because Garp likes to come home often.
Susanoo transformed into a blurry phantom and gradually disappeared into the air, Senga landed on the water below.
Reaching out, Senga used Banshō Ten'in on Golden Lion again. Golden Lion was already struggling to float in the air using his Devil Fruit ability, and with the pull of gravity, his body flew rapidly toward Senga.
*Snap! Senga grabbed the Golden Lion by the neck. The Senga's eyes widened in anger as he stared intently at Chiga. His mouth moved as if he wanted to say something, but because Senga had his throat locked, he couldn't make a sound.
Senga didn't give him a chance to speak. With a slight tightening of her hand, the Golden Lion's head tilted to the side, making a crisp cracking sound. Then it stopped breathing, its eyes still wide open, dying with its eyes wide open.
The once-powerful and ruthless Golden Lion died so hastily at the hands of Senga, without even being able to utter a last word.
As soon as Golden Lion died, Senga placed his hand on Golden Lion's body and used his Human Path ability to pull out his soul, which had not yet separated from his body.
A black energy can be seen struggling within the Golden Lion's soul, about to break free.
When Ability User dies, the Devil Fruit ability dissipates. Senga had already taken precautions against this. If the Float-Float Fruit were to truly detach from Golden Lion, the Deva Path Puppet made from his body would be greatly diminished.
Others might be helpless against the invisible black energy of Devil Fruit, but Senga is different. Coming from the Naruto World, he learned many Sealing Jutsu from Minato.
Senga used his Deva Path ability to levitate the Golden Lion's body in front of him, then swiftly formed several hand seals and pressed them onto the Golden Lion's soul, letting out a low shout.
"Four Symbols Seal!"
A swirling pattern surrounded by inscriptions appeared above the Devil Fruit energy, and the black energy immediately became docile upon its appearance.
The Four Symbols Seal was used by Minato in Hokage to seal half of the Nine-Tails inside Naruto. It is Sealing Jutsu specifically used by the Uzumaki Clan to seal away evil forces, and its application to a Devil Fruit ability can be considered a precise strike.
Having sealed the power of the Float-Float Fruit, Senga unleashed a ball of Black Flame into Golden Lion's heart. Golden Lion's body began to move, and he gradually regained the ability to float in the air on his own.
Senga glared at the Golden Lion again, and the Golden Lion's eyes turned into the same Rinnegan pattern as Senga's. Senga had projected the power of the Heavenly Path onto the Golden Lion, but it did not affect his own use of the Deva Path ability.
Senga looked at the masterpiece in front of him with satisfaction for a while, then opened a Door-Door Space. The Golden Lion flew in woodenly and came to the side of a burly figure, where it floated quietly and waited for Senga's command.
Door-Door Space, Senga returned to his warship.
Kalifa took Senga's Justice Coat and draped it over him, asking softly...
"You've already dealt with the Golden Lion?"
Senga smiled and nodded, looking relaxed.
Kalifa and the others were utterly shocked upon receiving confirmation. That was Shiki the Golden Lion, a great pirate from the same era as Roger, and he had been so easily defeated by Senga?
Kalifa couldn't help but ask again,
"So, is the boss now strong enough to defeat one of the Four Emperors?"
"In a one-on-one fight, they might have a chance, but with the pirate crew behind them, it's going to be a tough fight."
"That's still amazing!"
Everyone present looked at Senga with awe. The person in front of them already possessed the combat power of Four Emperors. When had they ever come into such close contact with someone of this level?
Seeing everyone's reaction, Senga waved his hand helplessly.
"No need for that, it's like I've suddenly turned into some kind of monster."
Kalifa and Ain looked at Senga with serious expressions, as if to say, "Aren't you the one?"
Rubbing his forehead, Senga stopped dwelling on the matter and instead issued several orders.
"Go and inform Fleet Admiral Sengoku that the mission to capture Golden Lion has been completed, and that I have dealt with Golden Lion on the spot."
"Yes."
Senga then handed Kalifa a Flying Thunder God Kunai and continued,
"Lead the warships directly back to port. If you encounter any dangers you can't handle, take this and call my name. I will come to your side immediately."
"What about you, boss? Aren't you going back?"
"Hmm, I need to go somewhere, and it would be a bit troublesome to take this warship with me."
"Go up?"
"Yes, have you heard of Sky Island?"
Sky Island? Upon hearing this name, Kalifa nodded thoughtfully. She had seen this place in the World Government's records before, but she wasn't sure of its exact location; she only knew it was in the sky.
However, after witnessing the island float using Golden Lion's power, Kalifa was no longer bothered by islands floating in the sky.
If the boss wants to go, there must be a reason. Maybe there's a Devil Fruit there that he's got his eye on?
Kalifa, as expected of Senga's clever little secretary, had already guessed Senga's intention to go to the Sky Island.
That's right, Senga's reason for going to Sky Island was because she had her eye on Enel's Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
The Rumble-Rumble Fruit, as a Logia Devil Fruit, is among the top Logia-type Logia, even considered by many to be the strongest Logia.
It comes with a powerful lightning attack, and although the hundreds of millions of volts of electricity it delivered to Luffy seemed ineffective, that doesn't mean it's weak. After all, Luffy's rubber is made of Nika brand.
Of course, the destructive power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit is not what Senga values most. Compared to its destructive power, it can also enhance the range of attacks and Observation Haki, and can also use lightning to strengthen the body.
Senga naturally had to take a liking to such a comprehensive fruit. After instructing Kalifa on the remaining matters, Senga flew directly into the sky to search for the so-called Sky Island.