North of Mary Geoise, the Celestial Dragons' hunting grounds.
This was where the Celestial Dragons kept rare birds and exotic beasts to hunt for amusement. Within the sprawling hunting grounds, transplanted ancient trees towered into the sky, their thick trunks requiring dozens of people to encircle them. Rare flowers and unusual plants brought from across the world carpeted the woods, and birdcages woven from gold wire hung among the branches and leaves. An artificial river wound through the forest, its water clear to the bottom, its bed lined with fine white sand shipped from the East Blue.
But now, the flames of war were devouring this luxurious garden.
Artillery fire rained into the woods from the perimeter, blasting the towering ancient trees in half. Burning crowns crashed into the flower beds, reducing those precious flowers and plants to ashes. Gold-wire birdcages fell from broken branches and melted into pools of golden liquid in the raging fire.
When Zhang Fei stepped into this burning forest, the earth beneath his feet was trembling.
The ground shuddered with every step he took. He was massive and powerfully built, his skin black as refined iron, the Eight-Foot Serpent Spear resting on his shoulder. Its serpentine blade gleamed with a dull metallic sheen in the firelight. His eyes had become dark-red magma dragon eyes, and scorching waves of heat radiated from his body. With every step, the vegetation beneath his feet spontaneously burst into flame.
"Get the hell out here!"
His furious roar erupted like a volcano. The sound became a tangible shock wave that spread forward, snapping the burning ancient trees in its path in half. Conqueror's Haki burst forth alongside it, shaking birds and beasts from their hiding places throughout the forest. They foamed at the mouth and passed out. The gold-wire birdcages