Pirate: Immortal, I Maxed Out Conqueror's Haki First

"Vice Admiral Xia Le stopped Golden Lion Shiki!"

"No wonder he was strong enough to capture Pirate King Roger!"

"He's incredible!"

The marines stared in awe as they kept retreating.

Xia Le hovered in the air, looking down.

When he saw Golden Lion Shiki's condition, his eyes narrowed slightly, then returned to normal.

At the center of the huge crater below, Golden Lion floated three feet above the ground. His body had never actually struck it; only a thin trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

Then the pirate, one of the three legends, wiped away the blood and grinned.

"Jahahahaha!"

"Looks like I underestimated you!"

"Your fists are starting to remind me of Garp's!"

Xia Le flashed into a bolt of lightning and landed on the ground.

"To think a youngster like you could use Conqueror's Haki Infusion!"

Golden Lion Shiki tightened his grip on his two swords, his gaze turning serious.

He had cast aside his initial contempt. Now he acknowledged Xia Le as an equal.

The power of that punch had shaken even him. It had felt like fighting Roger or Garp.

"The three legends truly live up to their name," Xia Le said softly.

"To witness you at the height of your power..."

"I'm honored!"

With those words, his body vanished again. Lightning roared, and his figure reappeared.

He was already in front of Golden Lion Shiki, his right hand extended, five fingers spread toward Shiki's face.

He moved so fast that an ordinary person could never have reacted.

Even a fighter like Golden Lion Shiki had to activate Observation Haki, red light flashing in his eyes.

"Two hundred million volts!" Xia Le said.

Blue arcs erupted from his palm and expanded into a massive pillar of lightning ten meters across. Its dazzling