"Jihahahaha!"
"You've turned into some freakish thing! Don't tell me you think you can dodge my Haki now!"
"Any Devil Fruit ability is insignificant in the face of Haki!"
Golden Lion turned his hand and thrust his other sword at Shane.
But when both swords pierced the sphere that had nothing but a mouth,
that mouth swallowed itself whole.
Then it began spitting lightning out of its mouth!
Boom!
A bolt of Frenzied Thunder shot straight at Golden Lion's forehead, and he immediately held a sword across its path.
He slashed horizontally again, trying to chop this strange thing to pieces.
Yet, to his surprise, its surface seemed capable of repelling everything.
The moment his blade touched its edge, Haki covered in Violet Haki stopped it without contact.
The little ball bounced away with the force.
A tiny Air Door appeared in view. He flew over and bounced down onto the ground.
Golden Lion was incredibly fast.
He moved like a frenzied dragon plunging into the sea, determined to deal Shane a grievous blow.
Surely there would never be a better opportunity than this, even in the future.
Shiki knew how terrifying a talented opponent with potential could become if given enough time to grow.
Had he been given a choice, he would never have allowed Whitebeard or Roger room to grow, either.
But they were powerful figures of the same era, and none could stop the others from honing themselves.
In Golden Lion's view, conquering the world required not only personal strength but also vast numbers of powerful fighters.
He would gather them around himself, contend with the world's greatest powers, ultimately defeat everyone of equal strength, then dominate the seas through superior numbers.
That was why Golden Lion had always wanted to bring every pirate in the New