Rayleigh the "Dark King" Goes All Out!

"What happened?!"

What's going on?

Gion and Stussy rushed over from inside the castle.

At the same time, figures dressed in black suits and white shirts, exuding a sharp and powerful aura, appeared in various corners with a whooshing sound, instantly surrounding the Social Plaza.

"Stop."

At this moment, Mihawk, who had been standing outside the arena, raised his arm to stop the two women and said in a deep voice, "The master has ordered that you not disturb them."

"That person is..." The moment Gion saw Rayleigh's face in the arena, her pupils suddenly shrank to tiny slits, and at the same time, a name appeared in her mind.

As a woman who aspires to be the world's strongest swordsman, she is naturally familiar with the existing powerful swordsmen.

"Silbaz Rayleigh, former vice-captain of the Roger Pirates, known as 'the Right Hand of the Pirate King' and nicknamed 'Pluton,' is probably the strongest Great Swordsman in the world since Shiki the Golden Lion Shiki arrested and imprisoned."

Mihawk stared intently at the other person with his sharp 'Hawk Eyes' and spoke softly, not only to others but also to himself.

He originally planned to challenge his opponent once he broke through to the Great Swordsman.

It seems there's no chance now; the other side this time...

Must die!

At the same time, the men in black who had appeared around seemed to have received some order and once again disappeared in unison. However, they only withdrew from the Social Plaza and took up guard duty outside Pangaea Castle, while preventing the Holy Land Garrison that came to provide support from breaking in.

"Are you the legendary Aegis of the Celestial Dragons?"

Rayleigh felt the force field that erupted from the other party's extremely arrogant words and into the air, and managed to force a casual smile.

But the pressure in his heart did not lessen at all. At this moment, he felt as if he were thousands of meters underwater. The heavy water pressure and a chilling cold made his whole body feel as if it were being pressed against by a sword.

"This aura is even stronger Roger's, and he is definitely an extremely powerful swordsman!"

Rayleigh could feel the longsword in his hand trembling slightly.

"How pathetic! You enjoy the honor of having an audience with me, yet you don't recognize my status and nobility. How can such an ignorant ant be worthy of living in this world?"

Imu, now incarnated Saint Nerona, stood with his hands behind his back, uttering words that were both domineering and arrogant to the extreme, yet sounded perfectly natural and justified.

When he gets serious, every detail—from his eyes and face to his posture—exudes an air of superiority and self-importance.

Rayleigh, upon hearing this, Satori and laughed, "Ah, I see. I never expected there to be a strong one like you among the Celestial Dragons. It's truly unexpected."

But as soon as he finished speaking, a fierce killing intent suddenly flashed in the corner of his smiling eyes, and the Mumei longsword in his hand trembled, instantly producing a dazzling silver blade light.

The blinding light caused Gion and Stussy were watching from the sidelines, to instinctively close their eyes, while Mihawk squinted and forced himself to continue watching.

In his eyes, Rayleigh transformed into a silver figure with a golden glint, hurtling towards Lord Imu in the air. But the latter not only made no move, but his gaze remained unchanged, still as cold and aloof as ever.

Sudden.

With a sharp metallic clang, the silver-gold light inexplicably receded, and Mihawk had no idea what had happened throughout the entire process.

"It's happening again."

Rayleigh's face darkened. In that instant, he had only seen a sliver of bright moonlight shine down, followed by a powerful force transmitted from the blade.

"What exactly is this? The texture is like a blade, but the fleeting sense of disintegration when the contact points separate feels like some kind of gas. Is it Haki?"

"Or is this the power of some kind of Devil Fruit?"

But he knew that the most important thing now was not to fight the powerful Celestial Dragons in front of him, but to find a way to escape as soon as possible. It was just a pity that he had not achieved his goal.

"Trying to run away?"

You have no way out.

At that moment, Imu, standing under the full moon, seemed to know what Rayleigh was thinking, and his aloof and cold voice echoed once more.

"No, you foolish wretch, bewitched by the Will of D, had no future to begin with. When an ant steps into a territory that does not belong to it, it is destined to be crushed."

"However, your courage to commit an unforgivable sin just to witness the glory of the Holy Land is worthy of my praise."

"I, the Holy One, have decided to grant you a chance to behold me, to converse with me, and to burn your last light under my gaze before extinguishing it in the long river of history, you insignificant little flame!"

Gion and Stussy were completely bewildered. For some reason, they felt that Saint Nerona had become different; she wasn't usually like this.

The powerful figure before them was so imposing that neither of them dared to look him in the eye; the oppressive aura emanating from the room made it difficult for them to breathe.

But Mihawk, standing to the side, showed no surprise; he was now only looking forward to the battle to come.

"Hehehe, what an impressive speech!"

Just as Rayleigh was about to say something, a red light flashed in his eyes, and he blocked the attack with his long sword entirely by instinct. A loud clang rang out, and at the same time, a powerful force erupted.

[Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh----]

That wasn't all. He heard a series of faint whooshing sounds coming from all directions. Rayleigh's expression changed, and he quickly wielded his longsword, adjusting his footing in conjunction with his Observation Haki, as he battled against the countless Formless forces around him.

For a moment, the clanging and jingling sounds filled the air.

From Mihawk's perspective, Rayleigh's swirling, silvery light, sharp as the wind and constantly crisscrossing around him, was the best live demonstration.

Although he didn't know what abilities Imu had used, he could see from the scene that there were countless attacks constantly besieging this 'Pluton' from head to toe, and their speed and strength forced him to take them seriously and defend against them.

"Wow, what amazing Swordsmanship!"

Gion covered her mouth and muttered to herself. Although she couldn't see Rayleigh's movements very clearly, the afterimages of the blade lingering in the air were still very helpful to her.

Stussy, standing beside him, remained silent with a solemn expression.

"Snort!"

At this moment, a cold snort filled with obvious anger rang out in the arena. It turned out that Rayleigh, who was usually good-tempered, had been enraged by the continuous group attack.

[Boom----]

Suddenly, a dark red aura, flashing with streaks of silver lightning, erupted from his body, sweeping across the entire area like a surging wave.

During this process, thin, sharp, sword-like outlines appeared in the air, as if scanned by radar.

But as Rayleigh's Conqueror's Haki gradually coalesced and coiled Coating the longsword, bringing with it streaks of constantly disappearing and flashing silver electricity, these outlines once again vanished from everyone's sight.

"I see, a Formless sword aura, huh? That's quite a troublesome technique. Is it some kind of Devil Fruit ability?" Rayleigh asked in a deep voice.

But Imu didn't respond to his words at all. He just put his hands behind his back and looked down at him from above, seemingly having no interest in saying anything more to him.

"Since that's the case, I'll just have to finish you off before I leave. It's been a while since I've used my full strength."

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