Golden Lion's Sword Aura, powerful enough to belong to a world-class Top-Tier Great Swordmaster, struck Rono—and bounced cleanly off an invisible wall!
Everyone stared, dumbfounded!
"My god... That was Sword Aura from Golden Lion at Four Emperor Level!"
"And it got deflected in an instant?"
"What ability did Lord Rono use?"
"Was it Haki? No way! I've never heard of Haki deflecting Sword Aura!"
"And the Sword Aura never even touched Lord Rono!"
"That's Lord Rono for you! The legendary genius! A monster the likes of which hasn't appeared in eight hundred years!"
Everyone looked baffled. None of them could understand what had happened!
After all... that was Golden Lion's slash!
Golden Lion was no weaker than Whitebeard or Roger.
There was a reason those three had ruled the seas for decades and become known as the Three Legends.
Golden Lion was also a genuine world-class Great Swordmaster, with devastating slashes.
Combined with his supreme Haki, that last strike could have sliced through a mountain or demolished a building!
Yet Lord Rono had silently deflected a slash of such terrifying power. The gap between them was already beyond anyone's comprehension!
"Jihahahaha! That's Vice Captain Rono for you!"
"You've grown even stronger lately, Vice Captain Rono!"
"In that case! Lion Wave: Sky Split!"
Golden Lion laughed, but he still couldn't hold himself back!
He hadn't managed to see how Rono had deflected his Sword Aura!
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Golden Lion swung his two Famous Swords, Oto and Kogarashi, unleashing another terrifying wave of Sword Aura. It was even sharper than his earlier Lion: Thousand-Cut Valley!
It was the strongest move Golden Lion had developed recently!
He had originally intended to use it against Whitebeard or Roger!
But now... he might as well use it here first.
Whoosh!
As expected, Rono silently