Chapter 207: Prelude to the Clash of Legends!
Ten Thousand Meters High · The Floating Archipelago
"BOOM—!!!"
Roy's right fist gathered power, airflow swirling around him like a reverse tornado, thunder booming!
In the next instant, he blasted out a strike—"Fist Bone: SKY CANNON!!!"
Where the fist wind passed, the air shattered instantly. A blazing white-gold shockwave, like divine punishment from the heavens, surged through the sky wrapped in an aura of destruction!
Along its path, space tore like fabric, clouds were forcibly sliced open, and a straight vacuum channel pierced the sky curtain!
That punch seemed to punch through the heavens, tearing a rift to hell, aiming straight for—the Floating Palace!
"ARROGANT BRAT!!!"
Inside the palace, a furious golden figure shot into the sky instantly!
It was the legendary Tyrant of the Sky—Shiki the Golden Lion!
His golden mane flew like burning flames, rage surging like a tide!
With a roar, he swept his right arm horizontally: "Lion's Majesty: EARTH BIND (SKY VERSION)!!!"
"RUMBLE-RUMBLE—!!!"
With a sound like the sky collapsing and the earth cracking, the entire layer of clouds at ten thousand meters was forcibly stirred by him!
The power of the Float-Float Fruit surged violently under his control. Dozens of gigantic lion heads formed from clouds, storms, and Haki soared out!
Roaring, they pounced head-on toward Roy's Sky Cannon shockwave with the momentum to crumble mountains and sever seas!
The air seemed to solidify, clouds rolling like a reverse tsunami!
The next instant—
Two forces of heaven and earth collided head-on!
"BOOM————!!!!!"
A roar like the descent of doomsday!
A violent torrent of energy exploded high in the sky. Light, flames, and shockwaves intertwined and rolled, as if turning the entire sky curtain into purgatory!
The Floating Archipelago trembled violently. The edges of islands shattered, rocks cracked, and massive amounts of debris rained down from the sky!
Lightning crisscrossed in the sky, storms howled, and the distant warship shook violently, like a leaf in a tempest!
"WAAAAAAHHHH—!!!" Usopp screamed in terror, scrambling to hug the railing tightly, face pale as a sheet.
Sanji was dumbstruck, cold sweat dripping from his forehead, murmuring low, "Th-This... is the battle of the world's top powerhouses?!!"
Even Zoro, who was usually tough-talking, no longer looked disdainful. His gaze sharpened abruptly, gripping the hilt at his waist, voice low. "This kind of aura... even getting close might mean instant death."
Beside them, Kuina gripped the ship's gunwale, her gaze locked tightly on that solitary, proud figure standing in the distant sky. "Mr. Roy..."
The explosion's aftermath finally subsided slowly.
The flames and lightning in the high sky gradually dissipated, but the air still held scorching energy fluctuations.
Roy and Shiki, like Heaven and Earth, Sun and Thunder, hovered in mid-air, facing each other from afar!
Separated by hundreds of meters, neither moved, as if a single thought could detonate the entire sky domain again!
Their auras confronted each other like oceans, pressing down on the sky until it seemed to sink into an abyss; even the cloud currents dared not approach!
Shiki's golden mane danced, killing intent boiling, eyes burning with a rage that brooked no provocation.
Roy stood in the wind, expression cold as a mountain, eyes like the sharpest stars in the night sky.
At this moment, it seemed as if with one punch, he had brought the entire sky under his control.
Shiki glared ahead, scarlet vertical pupils revealing grim killing intent:
"Brat... state your name!!!"
Roy stood in the air, face cold. His voice was light, yet it resonated through the clouds:
"Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral — Roy."
"Roy...?!!"
Shiki's pupils contracted violently. His expression froze instantly, as if he had heard a name that shouldn't exist.
He growled through gritted teeth, voice filled with suppressed killing intent, "...So it was YOU who defeated Newgate?!!"
"BOOM—!!!"
Just as the aftershocks of the explosion hadn't settled, the Floating Palace trembled violently!
A group of figures burst out from the palace into the sky!
Dr. Indigo and Scarlet led the elite forces of the Golden Lion Pirates, gathering rapidly in the air, looking in horror at the two confronting figures at the zenith of the sky!
"It's Lord Shiki!!"
"And that young man wearing a Marine cloak... who is he?!!"
Before the exclamations could land—
Blenheim, Rakuyo, Fossa, and Namur also leaped out from behind the palace.
Their gazes pierced through the wind and lightning, landing on that solitary figure in the Justice cloak.
The four's faces changed drastically, rage soaring to the sky in an instant!
"ROY—!!!"
That mournful roar seemed capable of tearing the sky apart; hatred almost solidified into substance!
"THAT BASTARD MARINE! HE'S THE ONE WHO KILLED POPS!!!"
Hearing this, Indigo's face changed drastically, his breath hitching. "He... is the Roy who defeated Whitebeard?!!"
The atmosphere in the air froze abruptly; the clouds seemed to stop flowing.
High in the sky, Shiki laughed in extreme anger. Golden mane dancing wildly, eyes blazing like scorching suns:
"Hmph... brat, I haven't even come to settle the score with you, yet you delivered yourself to my door?!"
Roy's face was cold, lips curling into a mocking arc, responding indifferently:
"An old piece of trash whose brain was smashed by a steering wheel is worthy of saying that?"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY—?!!"
Shiki's face contorted, eyes turning abruptly cold. Conqueror's Haki erupted with a boom!
In that moment, lightning exploded, floating islands resonated, and the air cracked and oscillated like a landslide and tsunami. The entire high altitude fell under absolute suppression!
Even distant floating rocks cracked, and debris fell from the edges of the islands!
Roy paused slightly. This old geezer got so angry he can use Conqueror's Haki now?
But he remained motionless, brow unfurrowed, staring at him coldly. "The East Blue doesn't need an unstable madman like you."
"Since you dare to cause trouble in the waters of the East Blue—"
"You should understand that you've embarked on a path to death!"
Shiki heard the deeper meaning in the words, doubt and cold light flashing in his eyes. Just as he wanted to question "What business is it of yours that I'm in the East Blue"...
"HAAH—!!!"
A roar tore through the wind and waves!
On the island, Fossa could no longer suppress his rage. He swung his longsword violently, Haki attached, slashing out a terrifying sword energy!
"SKY SPLITTER!!!"
A massive rift was cut into the sky. The sword energy seemed to tear apart mountains, aiming straight for Roy's back!
But Roy didn't even turn his head. He simply reached back and slapped lightly.
"BANG—!!"
That terrifying sword energy shattered inch by inch under his palm, pulverized like glass in the high sky!
He turned his head slowly, gaze sweeping over the four furious remnants on the island, eyes mocking. "Tsk tsk tsk, Whitebeard remnants gathering here too?"
"Looks like... you bunch of 'lonely ghosts' really plan to stir up something big."
The four, poked in their sore spot, felt rage threatening to burn through the sky. They gritted their teeth, wishing they could tear him to shreds right now!
Shiki spoke no more, his face completely cold!
Mane flying, lion pupils blood-red, tone grim and low: "Brat, since you dare to come here—"
"Then don't expect to leave alive today!!!"
Before his voice faded, his figure vanished abruptly!
"SWISH!!!"
The next second, he broke through the air to kill right in front of Roy! Leg swords spinning, Haki surging, a violent offensive erupting like a flash flood!
"BOOM—!!!"
The two collided violently at an altitude of ten thousand meters!
Fist wind and sword energy, Haki and Devil Fruit power exploded in an interlocking frenzy, kicking up shockwaves that destroyed heaven and earth!
Thunder roared, seas of clouds collapsed, and floating islands trembled continuously, like the wrath of the world itself!
Energy aftershocks swept far out to the warship, where the Marines clung desperately to the deck, struggling to stand!
—This was a duel at the peak of the world!
New Marine Legend · Roy VS Legendary Great Pirate · Golden Lion Shiki!
At the summit of the sky domain, gods and demons clashed!
This day would eventually be etched into the memory of the world!
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