The air exploded as Ganzui shot toward Caesar's face like a cannonball!
Swish!
A crisp sword chime rang out.
Immediately after, a brilliant flash of sword light swept past Ganzui's body.
Clatter, clatter!
The chains binding Ganzui instantly shattered, falling downward.
Shiki clenched a cigar between his teeth, his wrist turning slightly as he sheathed his sword, Kogarashi.
A massive arm suddenly shot out, grabbing Ganzui by the shoulder.
Caesar tossed him backward into the bath pool.
With a loud splash, water erupted everywhere.
Ganzui choked on several mouthfuls, his eyes nearly rolling back into his head.
"You bastard, Caesar! I'm an injured man!" Ganzui had just struggled to his feet when several soft, delicate hands pressed against his withered body.
Ganzui stiffened instantly, petrified like a statue, frozen in place.
A girl with transparent butterfly wings fluttered gracefully over.
Clenching a bright red fruit between her pearly white teeth, she blinked her sparkling eyes as a shy blush spreading across her delicate face as she moved to pass the fruit into Ganzui's mouth.
Ganzui's eyes widened abruptly, steam practically shooting from the top of his head.
His body went rigid as a log before he toppled straight backward, plunging headfirst into the pool...
Shiki glanced at Ganzui floating in the water and curled his lip disdainfully.
"Hmph! A damn old virgin. Absolutely got no experience."
He turned his head and found Caesar watching him with an amused glint in his eyes...
Before Shiki could erupt, Caesar shifted his gaze to Bullett downstairs.
"Young man, your skills are impressive! Since you didn't kill that old fool Ganzui, how about joining my crew? I can offer you a high enough position!"
Caesar grinned broadly, pointing a thumb toward Shiki beside him.
"Equal standing with us. You won't have to answer to anyone!"
Upon hearing this, Bullett bared his teeth in a wide grin, white teeth gleaming, his eyes blazing with scorching battle intent!
"Caesar! I've heard you've replaced Whitebeard and Kaido as the world's strongest man—the ultimate monster!"
He stomped his right foot, and instantly, the entire auction hall—no, the entire Gran Tesoro—began to tremble violently!
A blue-green Conqueror's Haki energy dome erupted from Bullett's towering frame, surging like a tidal wave toward Caesar!
"I, Douglas Bullett, challenge you!!"
Bullett roared, his mountain-like body radiating a savage battle spirit as fierce as the blazing sun!
"Jihahaha, not bad! Far stronger than those star-struck fanboys! You want to challenge our king right off the bat?"
The window in front of Shiki, along with the wall, shattered into fine dust, crumbling away.
The terrifying aura that had just faded erupted once more, shooting skyward!
An equally dark and oppressive energy dome surged out, tearing through the void as countless black lightning chains crackled and spread like a spiderweb!
Two overwhelming waves of Conqueror's Haki collided—the blue-green energy clashing violently with the pitch-black force.
Accompanied by deafening cracks, the massive auction hall began to fracture relentlessly around the two combatants.
Golden dust swirled through the air, disintegrating into fine powder!
Shiki, gripping both Oto and Kogarashi, floated out directly, looking down at Bullett from mid-air.
"Get past me first!"
A sharp glint flashed in Bullett's eyes as he threw a punch!
A torrential fist wind swept through, instantly blasting open the auction hall's dome, revealing the endless mist above!
The air in front of Shiki compressed, tearing open a void passage as an invisible fist shot straight toward his head!
"Jiehaha, young people are always so impatient! But allow me to change the environment first! This damned fog is too annoying to deal with!"
As he spoke, his figure shot up like lightning into the sky, evading the force of Bullett's punch as he soared high above!
Shiki's departure left no one to block Bullett's punch, sending it straight toward Caesar!
Caesar grinned, the muscles in his right arm bulging as boundless power erupted, and he fearlessly threw a punch in return!
BOOM!!
A thunderous boom erupted out of thin air.
Bullett's pupils instantly dilated, and his mountain-like body, as if struck by a speeding train, was sent flying backward before he could even react.
He crashed through the massive projection wall and smashed into a cluster of golden structures with a deafening roar!
Gilded skyscrapers collapsed, sending clouds of dust billowing into the air and eliciting screams of shock from all around.
Amid the ruins, Bullett pushed himself up from the ground, wiping the blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
"Hahaha, hahaha!! As expected of the strongest monster! This kind of power… it's just… so exhilarating!!"
Bullett roared with laughter, the veins on his body bulging thickly as countless muscles swelled, unleashing unimaginable strength.
He was about to charge at Caesar again!
Suddenly!
The ground beneath his feet shook violently, causing Bullett to stagger.
His face filled with shock as he scanned his surroundings.
Boom! Rumble, rumble!
The earth trembled, and the entire ten-kilometer-long colossal ship groaned with a deafening roar, as if a massive earthquake were underway!
"Gyahahaha! Come fight me in the sky, you brats!"
High above, Shiki let out an arrogant laugh, raising his hands as if lifting something!
BOOM!!
With an earth-shattering roar, the entire Golden Ship began to rise from the sea, floating upward!
Beneath the enormous hull, billions of tons of seawater cascaded down, creating a thunderous roar of waves.
"No!! My Gran Tesoro!"
Tesoro scrambled out from a pile of collapsed debris, ignoring the dust covering his body, and shouted furiously at Shiki hovering in the sky.
"Golden Lion Shiki! Stop this right now, you bastard! How dare you lay a hand on my Golden Ship! I'll…"
Thump!
A gigantic fist tore through the air and slammed into the enraged Tesoro, sending his body spinning like a top.
Dozens of bones in his body couldn't withstand the overwhelming force and shattered instantly.
Tesoro's body crashed heavily to the ground, leaking blood like a punctured waterskin.
Copious amounts of crimson blood gushed from his body, quickly staining a large patch of the ground red.
His gaze grew unfocused, and he stared blankly at the sky, lying on the ground like a heap of mud, unable to move.
Thud, thud.
From within the swirling dust, a towering, mountain-like figure strode forward, looking down at Tesoro from above.
"Watch closely and learn what the one and only truth in this world truly is! Gold? Berries? Hah! They're nothing but trash!"
Tesoro, dazed and disoriented, couldn't believe he had been taken down with a single punch!
"No! Impossible! I am the Golden Emperor! I am Gild Tesoro!! I…"
A massive foot stomped down on Tesoro's chest, carrying the terrifying weight of a towering mountain, instantly crushing him deep into the soil.
"Huff… huff… No! I refuse to believe it! My… golden empire!"
Tesoro continued to cough up blood, muttering incoherently.
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