World Government CP

"Get to the side. Don't die. Leave these people to me."

Li Yuan fixed a sharp gaze on the CP Members charging in from behind.

Seeing this, Shakky quickly did as Li Yuan said.

There were no ships at this Port. The ships belonging to Li Yuan's junior brothers had been taken away.

The Leopard Pirates' ship had been destroyed by Li Yuan, so Shakky had no way to escape in the short term unless she jumped into the sea.

"We are agents of the World Government. Sheltering a member of the Rocks Pirates means making an enemy of the World Government!"

After seeing Li Yuan and Shakky together, the Tiger Mask Man immediately issued a cold warning.

He hoped Li Yuan would know better than to get involved, saving them some trouble and reducing unnecessary variables.

"Idiots. Since I'm already a pirate, do you think I'd fear the World Government?"

"Don't you know that villains usually die from talking too much?"

A cold glint flashed in Li Yuan's eyes as killing intent and Conqueror's Haki burst from his body.

The entire Port was like a calm sea struck by a massive Meteor. Violent waves of Conqueror's Haki surged forward crazily from Li Yuan at the center.

One massive rock could raise a thousand waves. That Conqueror's Haki tsunami, seemingly capable of destroying the entire island, swallowed every charging CP Member.

The sudden, terrifying pressure dealt the CP Members a heavy blow.

Even though they had undergone the World Government's strict training, they still found themselves beneath this pressure that seemed like the might of heaven.

They stopped their charge, dropped to both knees, and struggled against the spiritual oppression of Conqueror's Haki.

In less than three seconds, more than half of the CP Members had collapsed unconscious, unable to withstand the impact of Conqueror's Haki.

"This is Conqueror's Haki!!!"

Shakky, watching from the side, was also stunned by Li Yuan.

She had never expected that someone she had met casually on the island would possess Conqueror's Haki—and such powerful Conqueror's Haki at that.

Although it was not on par with some of the monster officers of the Rocks Pirates, Li Yuan looked very young.

He had tremendous potential and was very likely to become someone capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with the Rocks Pirates' monster officers.

"Since you're a stubborn pirate who dares interfere with our work, then die!"

After seeing Li Yuan's Conqueror's Haki erupt, the Tiger Mask Man knew there was no room for negotiation. In that case, he would kill Li Yuan and complete his mission.

"Roar!!!!"

With a tiger's roar, the Tiger Mask Man's suddenly swelling muscles instantly tore apart his suit.

At the same time, his human form transformed into a humanoid tiger. Clearly, he was a Zoan Devil Fruit user.

"An ordinary Zoan Devil Fruit—Nyan Nyan no Mi, Model: Striped Tiger!!"

At first sight, Li Yuan had guessed the Tiger Mask Man's Devil Fruit ability.

When fighting a Devil Fruit user, the first priority was to figure out the opponent's Devil Fruit ability.

Otherwise, when facing some special Devil Fruit users, one careless mistake could lead to disaster.

This Tiger Mask Man's transformation carried roughly the same presence as the earlier leopard transformation. He was also an ordinary Zoan Devil Fruit user.

"Bang!!!"

The instant the Tiger Mask Man transformed, the Conqueror's Haki pressure on him eased. He used Soru to rush forward.

All his strength lay in martial arts. Only by getting close could he unleash his greatest power.

"Tiger Spear!"

The moment his Shigan-covered hands were coated in Armament Haki, he launched them at Li Yuan's vital points: his heart and throat.

"I've been waiting for you!"

Seeing the Tiger Mask Man charge in, Li Yuan's lips curled into a cold smile.

"Life Return: Limb Enhancement!"

The instant Li Yuan reined in his Conqueror's Haki, the muscles in all four of his limbs abruptly swelled by a full circle.

His solid, massive muscles expanded to their limit, with bulging veins clearly visible as the power in his limbs visibly skyrocketed.

After mastering Life Return, he had naturally developed several enhancement methods.

Strengthening his limbs could increase their power fivefold, but it also placed immense strain on them and damaged the muscles, so it could not be maintained for long.

"Three-Stage Soru!!"

The instant the Tiger Mask Man approached Li Yuan, Li Yuan vanished from the spot, and the tiger fingers pierced through the afterimage he had left behind.

The first stage of Soru evaded the Tiger Spear, while the second stage brought him behind the Tiger Mask Man.

By the time the Tiger Mask Man realized he had only struck an afterimage, it was already too late. Li Yuan had appeared behind him.

The third stage of Soru erupted—the strongest and fastest Soru!

"Limitless: Cross Evil Light Slash!!"

The Black Longsword erupted with Sword Qi compressed to the absolute limit, unleashing two enormous white Evil Light Slashes a hundred meters long. The slashes crossed and merged, forming a colossal Cross Evil Light Slash!

The Cross Evil Light Slash possessed no sharp cutting power, no ultimate piercing force, and was not even particularly fast.

But it had converted all the power originally attached to the slash into ultimate impact force!!

The Tiger Mask Man had never expected Li Yuan to burst forth with such terrifying speed. It was far faster than his own Soru, so fast that even his Beast Intuition could not react.

His Shigan had only just struck Li Yuan's afterimage when that enormous slash appeared behind him.

"Armament Iron Body!!"

Instinctively, the Tiger Mask Man used his greatest defensive technique to armor his back.

"Rumble!!!!"

The Tiger Mask Man's powerful body was struck squarely by the Cross Slash and launched like a Cannonball, propelled toward the Great Sea by a force like heavy artillery.

"Stop!"

The Tiger Mask Man looked toward the Great Sea ahead and seemed to realize something. Struggling in midair, he used Geppo to stabilize his body as it rushed toward the sea.

But the impact force from behind was too powerful. He could not steady himself and could only let the force against his back drive him toward the Great Sea.

Fortunately, the impact was horizontal rather than sending him downward into the sea.

"Hm? This is bad!!"

At that thought, he seemed to uncover some terrible secret. He struggled to raise his head and look upward, only to see Li Yuan's savage grin, his white teeth bared in horror.

The instant he unleashed the Evil Light Slash, Li Yuan's Observation Haki had already seen the Tiger Mask Man's trajectory. Li Yuan had then used Geppo to arrive above that path at even greater speed.

The Sea Rhythm across his body drew upon the aura of the entire Great Sea. The Sword Qi surrounding him also changed from its former razor-sharp, peerless ferocity into something as vast and majestic as the sea itself, as deep as the Sea Abyss.

As Li Yuan raised his Longsword, the phantom of an enormous undersea whirlpool seemed to truly appear in the sky.

The whirlpool devoured seawater wildly, forming a Sea Tornado. At the end of that undersea tornado, at the bottom of the funnel, was the Sword Body of the Longsword.