Chapter 214: Shiki... You Got Careless
"BOOM—!!!"
The sky seemed to burn with raging fire. Black-red Conqueror's Haki lightning jumped madly between the two figures!
Shiki and Roy moved like two streams of light, colliding continuously in the sky.
Fist shadows and sword light crossed and whistled, bringing deafening sonic booms!
Blood slowly trickled down Shiki's forehead, his robe torn to shreds by fist winds at the chest;
Roy's uniform was also covered in multiple slash marks, blood-stained and tattered.
But their gazes remained sharp as knives, battle intent burning like fire!
"Hah... hah..."
Shiki panted violently, his eyes flickering with complex emotions, a chill rising in his heart:
"Damn it... even with the steering wheel removed, my Conqueror's Haki restored, and the Float-Float Fruit pushed to its limit—"
"My stamina, reflexes, and even that peak 'sharpness'..."
"Are ultimately... not what they used to be!!"
"If I keep fighting head-on like this... I will lose for sure!!!"
He retreated violently, crossing his twin swords in front of his chest, golden long hair flowing backward like a lion's mane!
A look of resolution flashed in his eyes!
"BRAT ROY!! LET ME SHOW YOU—THE TRUE POWER OF THE FLOAT-FLOAT FRUIT!!!"
He spread his arms wide, the levitation ability around him pushed to the absolute limit!
"Lion's Majesty: IMPERIAL COIL!!!"
"RUMBLE-RUMBLE—!!! BOOM!! BOOM—!!!"
The entire sky shook! Dozens of floating islands around them trembled violently and, under Shiki's control, plummeted violently!
Each island carried terrifying kinetic energy enough to destroy a fleet, crashing madly toward Roy like falling meteors!
Even more terrifying—
Rocks, trees, and even steel wreckage from ruins on the islands twisted and deformed under Shiki's ability, transforming into thousands of roaring "Lion Heads"!
They opened bloody maws, pouncing from all directions!
"ROAR—!!!"
Giant islands crushing from above! Lion heads tearing and biting! Killing intent surged like the sea, sword energy interspersed like a violent storm!
In this moment, the entire sky had completely become Shiki's domain of slaughter!
"SWISH—!!!"
Roy's figure vanished instantly!
But Shiki's Observation Haki had already locked on and predicted his movement!
"CLANG—!!!"
Several sword energies and lion heads struck precisely at Roy's landing point!
"YOU CAN'T ESCAPE!!" Shiki's eyes were ferocious. "THIS AIRSPACE IS NOW COMPLETELY UNDER MY CONTROL!!!"
However, the response was a hearty laugh!
"HAHAHAHA—!!!"
"THAT'S MORE LIKE IT, SHIKI!!!"
Roy stopped abruptly in the void, the smile on his face burning like flame, battle intent erupting like a volcano!
He pulled his fist back to his waist, muscles bulging like mountains, back slightly arched like a fully drawn war bow!
Black-red lightning rampaged along his muscles, space collapsing and oscillating around his fist!
"Instant Hell: HUNDRED GOD SMASH!!!"
The next instant—
"BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM—!!!"
Roy's figure blurred abruptly, seemingly splitting into countless afterimages!
Hundreds of fist winds exploded simultaneously from different spatial coordinates!
Each punch was superimposed with the spatial jump acceleration brought by "teleportation." Every fist wind blasted out without warning from various angles, directions, and spatial levels!
It was as if hundreds of Roys were punching simultaneously in the high sky!
"RUMBLE-RUMBLE—!!!"
The entire sky seemed pierced by fist winds!
The pouncing lion heads collapsed and annihilated in the fist wind!
Every giant island shattered into thousands of fragments the moment it touched the fist wind!
Even the sword energy released by Shiki himself was torn to shreds in this round of blind-spot spatial bombardment!
"Wh... What?!!"
Shiki's pupils contracted violently, rare shock and confusion appearing in his eyes!
"What kind of move is this?!"
"Not ordinary speed..."
"But attacking simultaneously from hundreds of coordinate points in an instant?!!"
He gritted his teeth, his body knocked backward by the airwaves!
Air tore, space wailed!
Roy stepped out slowly from the aftermath of the fist wind like a descending war god. The Conqueror's Haki wrapping him boiled like raging flames, the void beneath his feet cracking inch by inch under the pressure.
He raised his eyes slowly, gaze burning like torches, looking at the battered yet still proudly standing Shiki.
"Shiki..." His tone was calm, gaze scorching. "Can you still hold on?"
This seemingly plain question pierced into the deepest part of Shiki's self-esteem like a blade.
His gaze swept around—
Floating islands reduced to dust, sword energy scattered, the "lion heads" symbolizing his dominance all shattered.
Even pouring out all his Conqueror's Haki, Float-Float Fruit, Taijutsu, and swordsmanship, he failed to suppress this monster of the New Era.
Chest heaving violently, hands trembling involuntarily.
Shiki finally understood—
The monsters of the New Era were no longer "juniors" they could control.
But even so, Shiki the Golden Lion would never bow his head!!!
He roared to the sky, raising both swords high: "IT'S NOT OVER YET... YOU BRAT!!!"
"BOOM—!!!"
That roar seemed to wake the world!
Shiki spread his arms violently, Conqueror's Haki exploding like a wild tide!
The vast East Blue ten thousand meters below suddenly churned!!!
Under the extreme activation of the Float-Float Fruit, the atmosphere tore, and gravity reversed!
Thousands of tons of seawater were forcibly "dragged" up from the sea surface, roaring like water dragons, piercing the clouds, flowing upstream!
In the blink of an eye, the surging seawater gathered, twisted, and swirled around Shiki, transforming into three thousand-meter-high "Seawater Lions," roaring to the heavens, surrounding him!
Lion heads formed of water currents and floating island debris, fangs hideous, eyes reflecting lightning!
In this moment, the sky at ten thousand meters turned into a battlefield of gods!
—On the warship below!
Violent air currents kicked up waves, shaking the ship violently!
"Heavens... that is..."
"SEAWATER?!!"
Usopp gaped, paralyzed on the deck, barely squeezing out a voice: "That... is ten thousand meters high, right?! He actually dragged the seawater up here?!"
Zoro's pupils shrank, gripping his hilt until veins popped. "Damn it... he can even control seawater?!"
"For ability users, this is the deadliest nemesis!"
Kuina also gritted her teeth, whispering, "Big Brother Roy..."
—Summit of the Sky!
Roy stood in the air, a trace of gravity finally appearing on his face.
He stared deathly at the terrifying scene of the three roaring sea lions, muttering to himself:
"Seawater... to think he can control the Float-Float Fruit to this extent..."
Shiki laughed widely, eyes burning with manic excitement and blood-red killing intent:
"BRAT—FINALLY SAW THAT EXPRESSION ON YOUR FACE!!! JIHAHAHAHA!!!"
He swung both arms down violently, roaring wildly: "THIS IS NO ORDINARY ATTACK!!!"
"THIS IS THE DEATH OMEN FOR ABILITY USERS!!!"
"Lion's Majesty: WORLD DESTROYING WAVE!!!"
"RUMBLE-RUMBLE—!!!"
Seawater, debris, and floating island wreckage intertwined into a storm of destruction, crushing in from all directions!
Clouds were blown away instantly. The entire high altitude exploded with continuous booms, as if the sky was collapsing and the earth cracking!
Water lions roared, claws slapping the void, tearing the air into pitch-black rifts, even lightning giving way!
—This was the true trump card of the Old Era Overlord, Shiki the Golden Lion!
Facing the threat of death!
Roy steadied his breath, figure vanishing abruptly. He teleported continuously, shuttling rapidly through the surging torrent of seawater.
Dodging the ferocious attacks of the giant sea lions while clashing head-on with every sword strike from Shiki, Conqueror's Haki surging like thunder with every confrontation!
Amidst the constant collision of attacks and the pressure of life and death, Roy suddenly sensed a qualitative change in the Haki within him!
It was the feeling of spirit soaring under extreme pressure!
"HAHAHA!!!" He laughed while fighting, fist wind roaring like an angry dragon!
"SHIKI... THIS IS THE BATTLE I CRAVED!!!"
"IS THIS THE TRUE POWER OF AN OLD ERA OVERLORD?!!"
Hearing this, Shiki laughed wildly. Just as he was about to swing his sword to mock again!
"BUZZ—!!!"
In his mind, Observation Haki screamed a frantic warning!!!
"WHAT—?!!"
Shiki's face turned extremely dark in an instant, alarm bells ringing in his heart!
However, his exhausted body could no longer keep up with the speed of his thoughts!
In a split second!
His vision went dark!
A palm covered in a spiral black vortex appeared silently right in front of his eyes!!!
Like the hand of fate, cold, ruthless, whistling in with an irresistible intent of finality!
Just as the hand was about to make contact, Roy's whisper pierced his ears like a cold blade—
"Shiki... you got careless."
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