The drumlike heartbeat in Xia Le's ears grew clearer and clearer.
"Almost there?"
"Looks like you need a stronger stimulus!"
He narrowed his eyes and smiled.
Just how powerful was Sun God Nika? Was that voice, that will inside Straw Hat's body, truly the sleeping Joy Boy?
Perhaps the answers were about to be revealed.
The Thunder Pillar between the five fingers of his right hand shone blindingly, spraying countless arcs of electricity.
Suddenly, the Thunder Pillar roared and shot forward.
Sanji's pupils contracted, and his life flashed before his eyes.
It meant that, at that moment, he truly stood on the brink of death.
Suddenly, a figure hurtled over at incredible speed, appearing before Xia Le in the blink of an eye and kicking at the Thunder Pillar.
Whoosh!
Incredibly, that kick actually changed the Thunder Pillar's trajectory. It struck the ground nearby and exploded with a deafening roar.
Xia Le's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the figure who had appeared.
"While it's certainly a pleasure to see an old acquaintance again..."
"You've ruined my plans."
"Silvers Rayleigh!!"
Chapter 263: The Will from Eight Hundred Years Ago
Slightly wavy silver hair, a white beard, glasses perched on his nose, and a straight scar over his right eye.
The man standing before Xia Le was none other than the former vice-captain of the Pirate King, Dark King Silvers Rayleigh.
"Then I'm sorry for the trouble!"
Rayleigh's face was grave as he stared at the tall, powerfully built man before him, whose appearance had barely changed in twenty years.
Time had flown by. He had swiftly declined from his prime, and now, with his hair and beard completely white, he had entered his twilight years. In every respect, he was far below what he had once been.
Yet he