One Piece: The Celestial Dragons' Self-Cultivation

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The golden lion's eyes narrowed;

"Oh? So you want to see what I'm capable of?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking! Please enlighten me, Senior Shiji!"

Blake walked over to Mandy and reached out to take her rapier.

His most proficient weapon was a long scroll, which he had instructed craftsmen to forge before leaving the holy land.

Because Blake had rather high requirements for the weapons, they haven't been built yet.

For now, we can only use weapons that are not so handy.

Upon seeing this, the Golden Lion burst into laughter once again:

"Jie ha ha ha..."

"Has the World Government become so desperate that it can't even find a swordsmith?"

Blake removed the fish tank from his head:

"Excuse my bluntness, Shiki-senpai."

"If the knife that is forged can only be stuck in the leg, then it is a great insult to the swordsmith."

The golden lion hovering in the air turned grim.

Hit people without slapping their faces, and curse people without revealing shortcomings.

Why is this kid deliberately poking into people's lungs?

The cherry blossoms and withered wood on the golden lion's legs emitted a clear, melodious hum:

"Kid, you'll understand what true humiliation is when your head and body are separated!"

After saying that, the golden lion suddenly swooped down, its legs crossed to unleash a cross-shaped sword aura.

Blake held a rapier but did not draw his longsword.

He precisely targeted the weak point where the two sword energies met, deftly deflecting the attack.

"Senior, please don't hold back. I can still manage for now."

Blake chuckled, clearly not taking the attack seriously.

"Your Highness! I'm here to help you!"

Kerla rushed over, her hands clenched into fists, which gleamed with a blinding golden light.

Blake reached out to stop her; he didn't want Kella to ruin his hard-won battle.

"This is a conversation between me and Senior Shiki. You should all take a good look at yourselves and see how far you are from the top of the world."

It's incredibly difficult for Blake to find a suitable opportunity to act in the real world.

As they were talking, the Golden Lion had already rushed up to Black.

"Dual-wielding style - Swallow Returns to Nest!"

The Golden Lion's change of tactics was astonishingly fast; his twin swords drew perfect arcs, and were even coated with Armament Haki.

Blake took a half step back, and a dazzling spark burst forth as his scabbard parried.

"Your strength is truly beyond expectations."

While fending off the golden lion's attacks, Blake tried to talk to it.

Having fought too many battles with the silent AI in the card space, those people ignored everything Blake said.

Having finally found an opponent he could communicate with, Blake couldn't help but want to say a few words.

Upon hearing Blake's words, a cold glint flashed in the Golden Lion's eyes:

"Just how much do you think you are of me, you brat?!"

"I am the Golden Lion!"

Shiki knows better than anyone how his current strength compares to his peak.

He felt that Blake was mocking him.

In fact, Blake didn't mean to be sarcastic.

The Golden Lion in his memory was the old lion from the movie era, who couldn't even use Haki and relied more on his Devil Fruit power for his slashes.

The opponent's current condition is even better than what was described in the newspapers during the Impel Down breakout.

It seems that Indigo, the doctor of the Flying Pirates, is quite skilled.

With another clash between the two, Blake suddenly lunged forward, his longsword finally drawn, stabbing towards the golden lion's throat like a venomous snake:

“Nice technique.”

"Unfortunately, he's now an old man who can't even hold a knife."

The golden lion's body retreated rapidly, landing on the floating island:

"Kid, didn't those five old guys teach you to respect your elders?"

"Of course I taught it."

Blake followed closely behind, his sword already wreathed in black-gold, dark red, and deep purple light.

"So they specifically instructed—"

With a sudden slash of his longsword:

"We must use our strength to make those outdated predecessors realize the reality!"

The sword energy flew towards the golden lion like lightning, leaving a vacuum slash mark in the air.

A long time after the slash flew past, a loud bang was heard.

Dual-wielding sword style - Guardian!

The golden lion crossed its legs, attempting to defend itself.

With his two famous swords, the Golden Lion barely managed to block the attack, but was sent flying thousands of meters away, flying from the edge of the island to near the palace in the center of the island.

The bones cracked, and the golden lion, who had already lost his lower leg, felt his thigh bone begin to break as well.

"Are you kidding me?!"

"Only Roger can defeat me!"

"How could I possibly be defeated by a Celestial Dragon brat like you?!"

"Lion Power·Earth Scroll!"

The entire main island suddenly trembled violently, and thousands of rocks detached from the ground and reassembled in the air into a three-dimensional lion's head.

"Secret Technique: Ghost Flash!"

Three sword energies swept across in a triangular pattern, shattering the surging lion's head.

Blake couldn't help but shake his head:

"Your skills are not as good as they were back then."

"Secret Technique: Yellow Springs!"

Blake leaped into the air, his sword energy splitting into eight, slashing at the golden lion from different directions.

Golden Lion tried his best to block Black's sword energy.

However, the flexibility of the legs could not compare to that of the arms, and with the leg bones already broken, they were ultimately unable to completely block the sword energy.

The golden lion crashed into the palace ruins like a cannonball.

This time, Blake didn't rush to finish off the enemy.

Unlike young people, the old guy can't improve his strength by doing sit-ups.

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Even against the aging Shiki in the card space, Black can now gain the upper hand.

However, Shiki's Devil Fruit has the advantage of the sky.

Black fought his opponent using Moonwalk, but his strength was greatly reduced.

It will take at least three to five days to completely defeat it.

But this rooster-comb hairstyle in front of me is different.

Blake was even more eager to see his full strength.

If I can't beat a prime-aged Shiki, surely I can beat you, with your rooster-like hair?

Facing the palace ruins, Blake held his sword in his right hand, pointing it diagonally at the ground, and said with feigned regret:

"Senior Shiki, this little injury shouldn't be a big deal for you, right?"

"If you can't get up like this, that would be really disappointing."

"Hehehehe..."

A burst of wild laughter echoed from beneath the ruins:

"Damn brat! Don't underestimate the pirates of the old era!!!"

"Who do you think I am?!"

"I'm the Golden Lion!!!"

Shiki's figure slowly rose from the ruins, the ship's rudder above his head had disappeared.

Blake narrowed his eyes; it seemed this old guy was going to fight to the death.

However, he still said it casually:

"Shiki should have changed hairstylists a long time ago."

"Even a ship's rudder needs to be retired when it gets too old."

The golden lion did not immediately respond to Blake's provocation, but instead sensed the changes in its own body:

"This damn ship's rudder has tormented me for so many years, but today I'm finally free!"

As he spoke, he reached down to his legs, pressed his hands on the two famous swords, Sakura Jū and Muku, and pulled them apart forcefully.

As blood and flesh splattered, he forcefully pulled out the two knives that were almost attached to his legs.

The Conqueror's Haki erupted suddenly.

Like a lion roaring in all directions, the overwhelming Haki shot straight into the sky, tearing a gap in the clouds.

It was as if the power that had been suppressed for so many years was being released all at once, almost surpassing the strength of the young Shiki in the card space by three points.

On the distant Temple, Mandy, who had been watching the two fight intently, suddenly felt dizzy, as if her head had been hit by a heavy hammer.

She managed to hold onto the gunwale to avoid falling.

Turning around, I saw Kelra holding one hand to her forehead, staggering:

"Ugh...it hurts so much."

Apart from Kella, everyone else on the deck also fainted.

On the island, facing the Golden Lion's Conqueror's Haki up close, Black remained unfazed.

A gentle breeze brushed his face, ruffling his hair.

"Senior Shiki's mastery of domineering style is indeed profound, but I'm not bad either."

As he spoke, his Conqueror's Haki surged forth, suppressing Shiki's Conqueror's Haki in an instant.

The golden lion looked surprised.

"What a magnificent spirit!!"

"I never imagined that you, little brat, would have such ambitions as becoming the King of the World!"

"Then let me see if you're even qualified!"

The Golden Lion's slashing speed increased more than threefold, and the trajectory of his twin swords left scorching golden afterimages in the air.