"Thump, thump!"
"Thump, thump, thump!"
"Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump!"
His heart beat like a drum, granting him the freest fighting style in the world.
At that moment, the will of a man from eight hundred years ago awakened within Luffy. Perhaps he could no longer be called Luffy.
But rather, Joy Boy!
"Crackle!"
Black-red lightning surged out in a mighty torrent, filling the sky. An overwhelming presence rapidly blanketed the surrounding space.
Then it slammed into the presence Xia Le had unleashed.
"Boom!"
A muffled roar erupted high in the sky, with lightning snaking across it.
Xia Le narrowed his eyes slightly, gazing at the figure before him with a measure of apprehension.
He had no way of knowing just how powerful that legendary will from eight hundred years ago truly was.
But the Conqueror's Haki soaring from Luffy's body had instantly pushed his strength to its peak.
"This is the freest power of all!"
"I can do anything in the world!"
Luffy grinned.
It was a confident, powerful, domineering smile—the smile of someone who believed he would lose to no one, who was certain he was the strongest being in the world.
"Is that so?"
"Then let me see what it can really do!"
Xia Le said with a soft laugh.
He extended his right hand. Amid crackling lightning, a Lightning Spear twenty to thirty meters long took shape, intricate patterns covering its surface.
Suddenly, Xia Le gripped the spear, his eyes widening.
"Longinus Spear!"
With a thunderous shout, he slowly raised his right hand, drawing his entire body into a throwing stance, bent like a bow.
Then, in an instant.
His bent body snapped straight. The Longinus Spear in his hand erupted with dazzling black-red lightning as he hurled it with all his might.
"Whoosh!"
Lightning and