"They're yours."
Golden Lion lay faceup, letting his body fall toward the sea below. His eyes gradually lost focus, yet remained fixed on that vast sky.
"Take them to the New World... turn this sea upside down, and find out for me just how far a monster like you can go!"
Chapter 63: Just Defeated Golden Lion, Only to Fall onto Sky Island?
That arrogant figure vanished quickly, leaving no trace in the air.
The wind still howled, but it no longer cut like knives. Only the cold remained.
Lin Xuan lowered his eyes, looking at the two renowned swords embedded in the rock before him.
The blades of Oto and Kogarashi still held traces of the old man's warmth and Haki.
Their edges were covered in alarming notches, all scars left by their clashes with the Demon Sword Murakumo.
"Thanks."
Lin Xuan's voice was hoarse.
He reached out with hands that still trembled slightly and gripped both sword hilts.
A heavy weight traveled through his arms and spread through his body. It was more than the weight of steel.
The instant his fingers tightened around the hilts, that familiar translucent blue panel flickered in the corner of his vision.
[Defeated Golden Lion Shiki, a legend of the old era, and witnessed the fall of an overlord.] [Kenpachi Zaraki Template fusion increased significantly... current progress: 45%.] ["Ding! Current character progress unlocked at thirty percent. Subordinate Character Template Yami Sukehiro unlocked!"]
A premonition of danger?
The thought had barely crossed Lin Xuan's mind when the rock beneath his feet suddenly cracked.
Crack-rumble!
Without Golden Lion's Float-Float Fruit ability sustaining them, the laws of physics reclaimed this stretch of sky.
These floating islands, forcibly pieced together, immediately lost their ability to defy gravity.
Enormous cracks spread across the ground. Countless