Golden Lion Shiki's Invitation

Golden Lion Shiki's Invitation

At the very front of the Pirate Ship stood a man with flowing golden hair, holding two swords. His presence was like that of an awakened Mad Lion—wild and tyrannical.

"Golden Lion Shiki!"

The moment Li Yuan saw him, he knew who the man was. Wasn't he Golden Lion Shiki, an officer of the Rocks Pirates?

That iconic appearance was impossible to mistake.

"We're already close to the Rocks Pirates' Base Camp. It's not strange to run into Golden Lion."

Li Yuan thought.

"Jiehahahaha! Some unknown pirate actually dares approach the Rocks Pirates' Base Camp!!!"

When Golden Lion Shiki spotted the approaching Limitless Pirates, he burst into laughter.

Then, golden-red Conqueror's Haki surged toward them like the King of Beasts, a Mad Lion. The once-calm Great Sea immediately erupted into enormous waves.

"Hmph, it's only Conqueror's Haki. Who doesn't have it?"

As Golden Lion Shiki's Conqueror's Haki descended, Li Yuan's own Conqueror's Haki erupted from his body. Dominating and incomparably sharp, it was like a Heavenly Sword thrusting into the clouds, tearing even the Great Sea apart.

Li Yuan's Conqueror's Haki was not the slightest bit weaker than Golden Lion Shiki's. The two forces deadlocked in the sea between their ships, neither giving way.

"Hm? Another wielder of Conqueror's Haki? Interesting. Let me see just how strong your Conqueror's Haki is!"

Seeing someone in that inconspicuous little Pirate Crew block his Conqueror's Haki, Golden Lion Shiki became interested. He immediately pushed his Conqueror's Haki to its limit, golden-red lightning flashing within it.

"It's only Conqueror's Haki. I won't lose!"

Seeing Golden Lion Shiki intensify his Conqueror's Haki, Li Yuan likewise drove his own Conqueror's Haki to its limit.

Countless bolts of lightning filled the Blood Red Conqueror's Haki as it crashed forward like an intense magnetic field.

"What? The other side has a wielder of Conqueror's Haki too!"

After seeing Li Yuan's Conqueror's Haki blocked by another wave of Conqueror's Haki, Kano was utterly Shocked.

After all, Li Yuan was the only wielder of Conqueror's Haki he had ever seen.

In the past, they could not endure Li Yuan's full-power Conqueror's Haki. Yet now, someone else possessed Conqueror's Haki just as powerful!

"The... the Sky Cracked!"

White clouds had originally blocked the sunlight overhead, dimming the entire sky.

Yet beneath the clash of Li Yuan and Golden Lion Shiki's Conqueror's Haki, the clouds directly above them were blown apart down the middle by those two forces.

For Karu and the others, who had never seen Conqueror's Haki tear open the sky, this was an unprecedented shock.

Could humans really alter the weather with nothing but their own presence?

Were they humans, or gods?

"Jiehahahaha! Not bad, not bad. You can actually block my Conqueror's Haki, but I wonder whether you can block my slash."

"Mad Lion Slash!"

A phantom resembling a real lion appeared behind Golden Lion Shiki. As his twin blades came down, the two slashes merged into one.

Like a true Mad Lion charging over the sea on all fours, the savage slash tore forward. Once it struck the Pirate Ship beneath Li Yuan's feet, the vessel would surely be ripped apart.

"Sea Abyss: Abyssal Wave-Drawing Sword Technique!!"

Li Yuan refused to be outdone. Seeing the incoming slash, he coated his Longsword in Armament Haki and abruptly drew it, slashing forward.

A pale-blue Sword Qi over a hundred meters long surged toward the Mad Lion, carrying the ceaseless momentum of ocean waves.

"BOOM!!!!"

The two powerful Sword Qi attacks exploded above the Great Sea, grinding against and canceling each other out. Neither gained an advantage.

"It would be rude not to return the favor, Golden Lion Shiki. Take a sword strike from me too!"

Never striking back was not Li Yuan's style. Even if his opponent was Golden Lion Shiki, he had never been afraid.

Through his Observation Haki, Li Yuan could sense that Golden Lion Shiki was very strong—stronger than him.

But he was not strong enough to crush Li Yuan. Li Yuan was confident that he could reach Golden Lion Shiki's current level in a short time.

"Sea Abyss: Sea Slash!!"

The pale-blue Sword Qi, more than a hundred meters long, radiated extreme sharpness. Even the Great Sea was effortlessly sliced apart.

The other Sea Abyss techniques all borrowed the power of the sea to increase their might.

Sea Slash, however, used the power of the sea to temper its own edge, tempering the slash until it became even sharper and eventually capable of splitting the Great Sea in two.

"Jiehahahaha! What an arrogant brat!"

After seeing Li Yuan block one of his casual slashes, Golden Lion Shiki no longer looked down on him.

"Lion's Roar Slash!"

Golden Lion Shiki slashed once more. The attack was like a Mad Lion roaring at the sky, unleashing a lion's roar that shook the world and completely shattered Li Yuan's incomparably sharp Sword Qi.

"Jiehahahaha! I'm Golden Lion Shiki, an officer of the Rocks Pirates. Brat, come be my crewman!"

After witnessing Li Yuan's strength, Golden Lion Shiki felt the urge to recruit him.

His strength was growing rapidly, and he was unwilling to remain beneath Rocks as an officer of the Rocks Pirates. He wanted to put to sea as a Captain and form his own Pirate Crew.

Therefore, recruiting powerful subordinates in advance was what he wanted to do most.

"I came to join the Rocks Pirate Crew and become an officer, not to become your subordinate, Golden Lion Shiki!"

Li Yuan rejected Golden Lion Shiki's invitation without hesitation.

"Brat, are you courting death?"

Seeing this little brat dare to reject him, Golden Lion Shiki instantly changed from a laughing lion inviting Li Yuan into a furious Mad Lion.

"It's still unknown who will die. Maybe you'll die beneath my sword!"

Filled with hot blood and heroic spirit, Li Yuan would not be threatened. If he refused to accept it, he would fight. It was that simple.

"Shiki, Captain Rocks is still waiting for me to return. Are you going to stop me?"

Just as anger and tension filled the air between both sides and a great battle was about to erupt, Shakky stepped forward.

"Jiehahahaha! So you're here too, Shakky. Captain Rocks specifically sent us to find you."

After seeing Shakky aboard Li Yuan's ship, the enraged Golden Lion instantly changed his expression.

He became a proud but restrained lion. His change of face was faster than a woman's mood.

Of course, Golden Lion Shiki knew Shakky well. She was an important intelligence officer in the Rocks Pirates.

Much of the Rocks Pirates' intelligence was in her hands, and nearly every officer aboard the Rocks Pirates had received intelligence assistance from Shakky.

So no matter how foolish Golden Lion Shiki was, he would not offend an intelligence officer like Shakky. Otherwise, he might be sold out one day without even knowing who had done it.

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