On the way to the East Blue.
On the deck of the xuanjin ark, which was originally the aircraft carrier’s fighter runway—though unfortunately, the combat power was deducted by the system—it had now become the battlefield where Dar and his crew usually sparred.
Bang, bang, bang—
The sounds of violent collisions exploded one after another.
Dar took on two opponents at once, yet he remained relaxed and completely at ease.
After training during this period, he had long since fully mastered and integrated the Armament Haki he had obtained from Garp, Sengoku, Bullet, and Mihawk.
Now, his strength had improved by another level compared to before.
Dar suddenly threw a punch, and the violent force directly sent both Bullet and Mihawk flying.
The two of them slammed heavily onto the deck, kicking up dust.
Dar clapped his hands, his tone annoying:
“Use more strength, I can still take it.”
Bullet wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, staring at Dar with a grave expression, with only one thought in his mind—
This guy is a complete monster.
Mihawk also gently rubbed his numb wrist and gave a rare nod, clearly in complete agreement.
Just at this moment.
Hm?
Mihawk’s sharp eyes, like those of a hawk, suddenly looked toward the distant horizon.
Bullet and Dar simultaneously turned their heads to look.
They saw a figure, like a cannonball, cutting through the sky and approaching at high speed!
The speed was so fast that only an afterimage remained, and in the blink of an eye, it rushed above the mystic gold.
The person was wearing a black and white prison uniform, with a mass of fluffy, flamboyant golden hair, looking as majestic and imposing as a wild lion.
His pant legs below the knees were empty, but two cold, gleaming famous swords were tied there: Oto and Kogarashi, two of the rare and peerless Supreme Grade Swords.
Most noticeably, a ship’s wheel was stuck right into the top of his head.
This person was none other than the legendary Great Pirate who had just broken out of the Impel Down underwater prison!
Golden Lion Shiki!
“Ahahaha—I am the Golden Lion!!”
Before he had even fully descended, his arrogant laughter had already exploded across the entire sea surface.
Golden Lion scanned the area, instantly locked onto Bullet, and was slightly taken aback.
“Hm?
Little brat Bullet?”
He had originally just wanted to randomly rob a ship and pick up some subordinates along the way, but he hadn’t expected to run into an old acquaintance from Roger’s ship.
Bullet also recognized him at a glance.
This was the legendary Great Pirate who had once forced the Roger Pirates into a desperate situation.
“Weren’t you locked up in Impel Down?
How are you here?”
Golden Lion hovered in mid-air, laughing wildly, his tone full of arrogance:
“I am the Golden Lion; there is no place in this world that can imprison me!”
“I am preparing to rebuild the Flying Pirate Crew and conquer the world!
Kid Bullet, do you want to join me?”
If this were in the past, Bullet would have already gone up and greeted him with his fists.
With his current strength, he wouldn’t feel the slightest bit intimidated even when facing Golden Lion.
But having been repeatedly crushed by Dar during this period, his arrogance had long since been smoothed away, and he just said calmly:
“I have already joined someone else’s pirate crew.”
As he spoke, Bullet turned his head, his gaze falling on Dar.
Golden Lion frowned.
This kid is actually the Captain?
That Hawkeye kid beside Bullet is clearly a top-tier powerhouse who doesn’t lose to Bullet.
To be able to subdue such monsters as crew members, this young man before him is clearly not simple.
But in Golden Lion’s eyes, they were ultimately just a group of juniors.
He looked down at Dar from above, his tone arrogant:
“Kid!
You should also join my ranks, how about it?”
Dar looked up and laughed, his eyes full of excitement and greed.
In his eyes, the Golden Lion before him was practically a walking top-tier treasure—
High-level Conqueror’s Haki, top-tier swordsmanship of a Great Swordsman, and that heaven-defying Float-Float Fruit ability.
Since he delivered himself to his doorstep, there was no reason to let him go.
“What a coincidence, I was just about to invite you to board my ship.”
Golden Lion was stunned for a moment, then burst into earth-shaking laughter:
“Hahaha—Kid, do you know who you are talking to?
You dare to look down on me, Golden Lion?!”
Dar stretched his muscles and bones, his entire body emitting a crisp cracking sound.
“It’s not that I look down on you; it’s that you look down on me too much.”
He curled the corner of his lips and said slowly:
“You still remember the Davy Back Fight game, right?
The loser’s crew members must pledge allegiance to the winner and never betray them.
Wasn’t that exactly how you joined the Rocks Pirates back in the day, Golden Lion Shiki?”
These words instantly pulled Golden Lion into distant memories.
Rocks D.
Xebec…
that was the craziest, most intense man he had ever seen in his life.
Back then, he was willing to follow behind him and conquer the world.
Even now, Golden Lion firmly believed that he was the one who inherited Rocks’ will—
To conquer the world and become the King of the World!
Memories surged, and the glorious years reappeared in his mind.
A violent power within Golden Lion could no longer be suppressed and erupted with a boom!
Conqueror’s Haki!
Although he was no longer in his prime due to the ship’s wheel on his head and his missing legs.
But the pressure erupting at this moment was still terrifyingly frightening.
It was far from comparable to the senile version of Golden Lion twenty years later.
The violent Haoshoku shockwave spread crazily, sweeping across the sea for hundreds of meters!
The clouds in the sky were forcibly dispersed, and monstrous waves were stirred up on the sea surface.
Golden Lion, as if he had taken steroids, had blood-red eyes, his fighting spirit soaring to the sky, and he roared wildly:
“Since you dare to initiate a Davy Back Fight, then we must definitely have a fight!
But wanting me, Golden Lion, to be your subordinate—if it’s just a game, it’s far from enough, kid!”
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