Buzz——
Several cylindrical golden shockwaves shot out from the enormous palms of the Golden Buddha.
Like lasers, the shockwaves clashed with golden slashes.
A series of explosive booms echoed.
A sky full of white mist blanketed the port of Marineford.
Roar——
A massive lion's roar rang out, and the swirling mist instantly condensed into five lion heads.
At the same time, the ground of Marineford's port began to surge and shift.
Golden Lion's ruthless voice rang out.
The white lion heads charged outward in all directions.
Giant lion heads made of rock followed close behind.
Sengoku let out a cold snort. His hundred-meter-tall golden Buddha body clapped its hands together, radiating golden light.
He opened his palms and pushed forward.
Boundless golden light, like a giant sword, burst out from his hands.
He swung both hands in a semicircle, aiming at the massive stone lion heads behind.
Everyone watched as golden light swept across the sky.
In an instant, the massive rock lion head was split in two and exploded in midair.
...
On the other side—
In front of one of the misty lion heads charging toward the residential area, countless light particles gathered.
Borsalino's figure formed.
He looked at the mist lion head imbued with a hint of Haki and an overwhelming pressure.
Crossing his arms, he formed the orchid hand sign.
A golden cross of light shimmered, and his peculiar voice rang out:
"So this is the Haki of pirate giant 'Golden Lion' Shiki, huh."
"What a pain~"
He swung both hands forward, unleashing a rain of shining light bullets.
A continuous stream of laser explosions erupted, and in just two seconds, the hundred-meter mist lion head was reduced to nothing.
...
Kuzan also appeared in front of one of the massive mist lion heads:
"Ara ara, this is the end of the line."
"Ice Block: Pheasant Beak."
Fully channeling his power, he gathered all the chill from his body into his right arm. A hundred-meter-long ice bird soared forth.
Boom——
...
Zephyr the instructor and Vice Admiral Morris smashed two of the lion heads by force.
...
The last one—
Electric crackling sounds rang out from Enel's body.
The ornaments on his wrists transformed under lightning into a conductor's baton aimed at the charging mist lion head.
"Fifty Million Volts: Thunder Dragon."
Roar——
With a dragon's cry accompanied by thunder, a several-hundred-meter-long Thunder Dragon condensed.
It burst from the golden baton and lunged at the lion head.
The immense destructive power of lightning instantly blew apart the mist lion head imbued with a bit of Armament Haki.
Breaking through the mist, the Thunder Dragon swerved sharply under Enel's command.
It curved in a perfect arc toward the Golden Lion.
...
At the port—
Just after clashing with Sengoku and separating, Golden Lion's eyes narrowed as he saw the approaching Thunder Dragon:
"Hmm?"
With lightning speed, the Thunder Dragon slammed into Golden Lion's longsword.
A surge of electricity shot through his arm and into his body, momentarily numbing him.
Golden Lion let out a cold snort:
"Just a bit of lightning, and you think you can show off?"
A fierce burst of Haki erupted from within him, coating his entire body.
In an instant, it dispelled the numbness and blocked the lightning.
At the same time, with a slash of his sword, a hundreds-of-meters-long sword aura cleaved toward the Thunder Dragon.
It sliced the dragon in two, sending it hurtling toward Enel.
Enel triggered an explosion, detonating the Thunder Dragon in midair.
A massive explosion shattered the sword aura.
A mushroom cloud hundreds of meters wide bloomed in the sky.
Enel glanced up at the thick thunderclouds above and said to Vice Admiral Morris:
"Grandpa, I'm going to help Admiral Sengoku!"
Morris shouted angrily:
"Stop right there! A battle of this level is not something you can join!"
Enel chuckled:
"Relax! I've got this!"
With that, he transformed into a bolt of lightning and shot up into the thunderclouds.
Leaving behind a furious and worried Vice Admiral Morris...
...
At the port—
Golden Lion's mobility far surpassed Sengoku's, using his ability to conjure lion heads and sword auras to entangle his opponent.
Sengoku's destructive power far exceeded Golden Lion's, constantly destroying the lion heads as if ignoring their presence.
One couldn't land a hit; the other couldn't break through defenses.
Amid the endless explosions, the two figures clashed and flickered through the air.
Sword auras and shockwaves shot out in chaos.
Behind them, Navy officers and ability users continuously defended against the residual waves of battle.
...
Above the cloud-filled sky—
Enel summoned thunder from the clouds, drawing it into his body.
"Two Hundred Million Volts!!!"
Thunder from the clouds wrapped around his body entirely.
He transformed into a hundred-meter-tall Thunder God form, matching the scale of Sengoku's golden Buddha.
He reached out toward a nearby thundercloud.
A massive staff made of lightning, dozens of meters long, appeared in his grasp.
Looking down at the battlefield below—
He continually drew and formed more giant staffs of lightning, smashing them into the ground, where they lingered.
The lightning staffs interfered with Golden Lion's movement, causing him to nearly be caught by Sengoku multiple times.
Suddenly, a bright white light shone from above:
"Descent of the Thunder God: Judgment!!!"
A calm voice echoed from the heavens like a divine decree.
Golden Lion's superior mobility was no longer effective against lightning.
A hundred-meter-tall lightning giant descended from the sky, wielding the staff, thrusting it toward Golden Lion.
With lightning-fast speed, there was no time to dodge.
Golden Lion's sword, wrapped in Conqueror's Haki, slashed toward the staff.
The staff was shattered instantly.
But behind Enel's Thunder God form, several bolts of lightning connected to the sky.
A continuous stream of lightning gathered to counter Golden Lion's slash.
He forced Golden Lion down to the ground.
The moment he touched down, the grounded staffs began conducting lightning through rainwater toward Enel.
The staffs turned into chains of lightning, binding Golden Lion.
Simultaneously, lightning formed a dome-shaped net over Golden Lion.
Golden Lion roared, exploding with Haki and breaking part of the chains.
Sengoku's massive golden form descended in front of Enel, and a giant shockwave from his hands pinned Golden Lion down.
Two colossal hundred-meter giants, glowing with different lights, spoke in unison:
"Buddha's Shockwave!"
"Judgment of the Thunder God!"
Endless golden and electric light enveloped Golden Lion.
Wild energy surged and exploded.
Golden Lion's crazed voice rang out:
"Are you kidding me?!"Boom————
...
Boom——
South Blue, on a desolate mountain of Baterilla Island.
Rayleigh and Bullet clashed, both sent flying again.
They crashed to the ground, kicking up a storm of dust.
A sword aura and an arm tore through the dust cloud simultaneously.
A crisp sound echoed.
Bullet shattered the hundred-meter sword slash with a punch and charged at Rayleigh.
Rayleigh raised his sword to strike as Bullet lunged.
Bullet's Haki-coated arm blocked it, then he punched at Rayleigh's heart.
But Rayleigh's feet flashed, leaving an afterimage—he was faster than Bullet's fist and landed a kick on Bullet's chest first.
Whoosh—Boom!!!
Bullet was sent flying, smashing into the mountain.
He burst out again, facing Rayleigh:
"Not enough."
"Is that all you've got, old man?"
At this point, Bullet was covered in sword wounds, and the deep gash on his chest had stopped bleeding.
Rayleigh had already given up on searching for Rouge, realizing it was too late...
Panting slightly after his prolonged battle with Bullet, Rayleigh spun his sword into a flourish and said calmly:
"You're still far too green, brat."
As the words fell, an overwhelming killing intent, mixed with Conqueror's Haki, pressed down on Bullet.
Bullet sneered:
"Is that so?"
Swish—
He grabbed his tattered shirt and tore it off.
Boom boom——
His body grew larger. The bones and muscles of his arms expanded over threefold, and massive fangs sprouted from his mouth.
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