Chapter 65: The Peak Tournament, the Golden Lion Reappears
This whirlwind is a bit strange and has no entity. The flowing breeze maintains the vague shape of a human body, floating in front of the empress' window.
This is the elemental transformation of White Dragon. She can be regarded as an enhanced version of the natural-type Storm Fruit ability user.
"Oh, you want to stop me from killing people?"
Hancock looked at the group of wind elements in front of the window and asked with cold eyes.
She didn't have the habit of leaving trouble for herself. Since she had offended Blackbeard, she would naturally kill him quickly if she had the chance.
Tonight is a good time. Blackbeard's Darkness Fruit is a person with restraint abilities, but he himself is also a Devil Fruit ability user, and he also has the weakness of being afraid of sea water and seastones.
She secretly pursued it and sank the warship. Even though Teach had three heads and six arms, he could only drown in the turbulent whirlpool behind the "Gate of Justice".
Although "Devil Sheriff" Lafitte can fly, he is far from her opponent and cannot save Teach.
"Don't get me wrong, it's not that I want to stop you, it's just that he said he is a little interested in the natural-type Dark Fruit, and hopes you will let Marshall D. Teach go."
In front of the window, the wind element had no body, but Artoria's slightly changed voice came out clearly.
Her identity is sensitive and she will not reveal her true identity to meet with the Pirate Empress in private.
The vision at night was limited, and the invisible whirlwind was even more difficult to detect. If she concealed her voice, she would not leave any clues. After all, there were many masters of Malinfando, so it was better to be cautious.
"He wants to study the Dark Fruit?"
The Pirate Empress raised her eyebrows, a little surprised, "Haha, I didn't know he was talented as a scientist."
He, of course, refers to Ren.
But not everyone can study Devil Fruits.
This is not about developing one's own fruit ability, and it is not absolutely related to strength. It is probably a joke if you ask big guys like Akainu and Kaido to do research.
In her opinion, Renn has nothing to do with cultural people or scientists. What can he come up with?
"Do you really think he only knows how to fight and kill?"
In the whirlwind, Arturia's unceremonious voice came, "His knowledge and skills in technology, runes, forging, magic and alchemy are far better than you think.
I have cracked Holy Grail technology and hundreds of Noble Phantasms, and as the most advanced caster (caster, forger), I am not able to study Devil Fruits?!"
Empress: "..."
╭(⊙o⊙)╮, they haven’t seen each other for more than 20 years, she actually forgot that the King of Artillery was actually a military master and qualified to be a magician...
Whether it is magic and alchemy on the mystical side, or industrial technology and theoretical knowledge on the scientific side, his level is not low.
That's right, Mr. Lei is not just good at fighting, he just doesn't have artistic talent and literary literacy, and his hands-on ability is not low. He can compete with Iron Man and the Sorcerer Supreme in their areas of expertise in the Marvel world.
"Oh, I forgot that the philandering big stick also called himself the Iron Man of the Moon World and wanted to create a pair of Noble Phantasm Armor..."
The empress thought of Ren's other talents, and her frosty expression softened a lot.
It's not that she is forgetful, for her, the Holy Grail War and the Sixth Singularity Holy Round Table Realm happened more than 20 years ago.
Who under normal circumstances would keep recalling the long past?
Even the empress's impression and awe of Ren have been slowly worn away over a long period of time, otherwise she would not dare to live broadcast her bathing to tease him...
"As long as you understand."
Upon hearing her words, the whirlwind that Artoria transformed into moved and prepared to leave.
The empress raised her eyebrows and sneered: "Wait a minute, who said I promised to let Teach go?"
"Um?"
Artoria was a little confused. Didn't we agree?
After thinking for a moment, she added, "If you are worried about Blackbeard's revenge on you, there is no need. He is just seeking death by going to Impel Down City Prison. I don't think Renn will be very kind to an experimental subject..."
When Tiqi goes away, the meat bun is just beating the dog.
To be honest, if you die in the hands of the Pirate Empress, you might be able to die peacefully, but if you fall into the hands of Ren...
"Stop, stop, that's not what I meant."
The empress's eyes were sharp, and she raised her chin high, as if she were a proud white swan, "What if I gave Tiqi the shock fruit? Isn't it amazing to have two fruits?"
Humph, it’s not like she’s never fought against Whitebeard before. Do you really think this can scare her?
Bailong: "..."
She sounds so arrogant, this woman.
In her opinion, although Blackbeard who has collected both fruits cannot change the world, he is still quite strong.
However, considering that the empress has a domineering and domineering look, she has been the king of the Amazon Lily Kingdom for more than ten years, and she has always monopolized the power and used it for her own use. She rarely encounters opponents across the sea, so it is normal for her to develop such an arrogant character and temper...
After all, this world pays attention to courage and measure.
"Then what do you want?" Artoria asked.
"How about it?"
Empress Hancock showed a sneer on her lips, "King Arthur, do you only use your words to persuade others?"
"You mean, you want to fight? Whoever loses will shut up and obey the arrangements, right?"
In front of the window of the dormitory, the whirlwind that Arturia transformed into spun faster, revealing an invisible edge that tore apart everything!
She heard the murderous intent and fighting spirit contained in the other party's words.
"Come and fight! Use your sword to speak to me!"
The empress' tone was cold, and after saying this, she moved her wings and flew out of the window.
Whoosh!
She flew extremely fast, and in a moment, she turned into a dim stream of light under the star-studded night and flew out of Malinfando, galloping towards the uninhabited sea in the distance!
The speed of Pegasus is as high as 500 kilometers per hour, which is unparalleled in this world, putting it beyond the reach of Kaido's Blue Dragon.
It can be said that as long as the empress does not wander around, no one can kill her.
Surprisingly, Artoria was not slower than her at all.
Huhu~
The wind howled softly as she chased the empress closely. The wind element transformed from her body merged into a gust of sea breeze, and she swept across the sea and headed into the distance!
And as it gets farther and farther away from Malinfando, the wind speed becomes faster and faster, and the storm becomes more intense.
Ten minutes later, hundreds of kilometers away, a terrifying storm had swept across the world, the clouds were rolling, and there were waves of violent waves on the sea. One wave was higher than the other, and they were superimposed crazily and even spread to thousands of meters in the sky!
With such terrifying power, the pirate empress flying in front of the waves looked back and was secretly frightened.
Arthur is already so strong?
This is already a tsunami, and coupled with a hurricane, it can easily destroy and submerge a small island.
She had seen Whitebeard take action, and the tsunami caused by the opponent's "Shock Fruit" was nothing more than that.
"The momentum is good."
The Pirate Empress braked and stopped in the air. The bright light emanating from the wings behind her made her look like an angel.
She looked back at the increasingly fierce tsunami and storm, and sneered: "Unfortunately, this trick is useless to me!"
Most people with abilities who are afraid of sea water would probably be unable to eat or even die in the sea.
It's a pity that she is not afraid of sea water and can still fly. If she can fly higher, she will no longer be afraid of waves...
"Really? Then I'll let you experience the moves of the Golden Lion."
The waves soared into the sky, and in the roaring hurricane, Artoria had already condensed into reality. Her blond hair was flying, her hands were spread out, and she stood in the storm like a god. Her aura was extremely terrifying:
"Shishiwei·Gosho Namaki!"
As soon as she raised her hand, the storm stirred up huge waves. The raging waves on the sea condensed into dozens of extremely large lion-like monsters. Together with the rising huge waves, they viciously attacked the empress!
Can't drown?
Then I'll bite you to death!
"Similar to the moves of the great pirate Golden Lion?"
Facing the attack of the lions, the empress was slightly startled, her pretty face full of surprise.
After the storm defeated the Golden Lion's "Fluttering Fruit", she also imitated its function. I have to say, this is a very interesting idea.
Coincidentally, King Daimao's favorite animal is the lion.
And Lion also likes lions, because his name actually means lion.
There was a surprise when they met. The empress was just stunned for a moment before the waves came.
Those lions made of water surrounded her and pounced on her. Not only were they lifelike, but their teeth and claws were also wrapped with swirling wind blades that were more terrifying than meat grinders, capable of tearing almost any prey into pieces!
"snort!"
Facing such a terrifying attack, the Pirate Empress snorted coldly, and the translucent jade-like wings behind her instantly released a huge brilliance!
The next second, she raised her hands and rotated her body, and soon it was spinning at high speed like a top. The pair of wings of light behind her moved accordingly, blooming into a sharp sword storm!
Puff puff...!
Countless white wings cut through the void, causing the air to scream like tears. The lions that rushed toward her were instantly strangled and dismembered, their limbs flying everywhere!
Wow~
Those disintegrated lions turned into water drops all over the sky, and coupled with the roaring storm, an artificial storm formed.
The top warriors can shake the world in battle and even change the weather.
Artoria stood in the center of the storm. If she could not succeed in the attack, she immediately drew out the holy sword and rushed towards the sword-blade snow lotus that was still blooming in the night sky.
"Lion·Chop!"
Facing the strangling sword energy, she swung her sword at the empress, and cold light burst out from the blade.
boom!!
The void trembled, and a gigantic sword energy that was a hundred feet long and gleaming with golden light struck down, splitting the wing sickle that had been smashed into a ball due to the rotation of the empress' body!
The great swordsman's slashes are not comparable to the sword energy released by the turning of his wings.
The golden sword energy is indestructible and will tear the empress in half!
Clang!!
The empress stopped spinning in an instant and punched out, shaking the atmosphere. The dark iron fist hardened by the domineering aura was still wrapped with the overlord's color. In one stroke, the golden sword aura cracked like glass and collapsed!
Although she also knows swordsmanship, compared to swordsmanship, her physical skills are outstanding.
With the blessing of the phantom beast species "Meteor Pegasus", she dares to fight Kaido and Garp in close combat with fists, and is naturally not afraid of the great swordsman.
However, there was no way to use the force in the air. After the great swordsman Artoria's flying slash was dispersed with one punch, the empress' body flew back under the pressure of the reaction force and shock wave.
And Artoria is unyielding in power,
She flew through the wind and rushed towards the enemy. The holy sword in her hand trembled and turned into two groups of shining golden particles, which then condensed into two holy swords.
The Holy Sword of Light is of extremely high level. Unlike Ren's magic sword which is still in the growth stage, it completely exceeds the upper limit of this world.
Even if it is divided into two, it is considered a supremely sharp knife.
"Lion·Senkiriya!"
Taking advantage of the situation, she became a great swordsman of the dual-sword style. Artoria's sword intent and aura suddenly surged, and she was about to tear the sky apart!
Boom boom boom!
She rushed to the head of the retreating empress, swung the two swords with cold light in her hands at high speed, and huge golden sword energy tore through the atmosphere, chopping down like brilliant thunder!
These terrifying thunder and sword lights are intertwined into a web, ready to tear the Meteor Pegasus into pieces!
'Shit, she really thinks of herself as a golden lion!'
Facing such a terrifying ultimate move, the arrogant pirate empress also changed her face slightly.
Especially the other party imitated the golden lion, and her Pegasus could fly into the sky and escape from the earth, so she actually saw Shi Ji once on the floating island...
She felt that Artoria, the fake, was stronger than the real Golden Lion...that was too bad.
Bang bang!
At the critical moment, the empress turned into a human-animal form, with a layer of diamond-like armor appearing on her arms. She waved her dark fists wrapped with dark red lightning, punching the sword with force one after another!
The Pegasus Meteor Fist lived up to its reputation, shaking the atmosphere and shattering the golden sword light that struck one after another, turning it into strong winds and dispersing!
The powerful physical skills and the power of Pegasus allow her to deal with such killing moves, but she is a little passive.
She also mocked Bai Long: "I have seen the power of the golden lion three years ago, huh, nothing more than that!"
Shi Ji is also getting old. They fought three years ago and he was no longer able to defeat her.
In other words, there was no conflict between the two parties, it was just a discussion, otherwise she would really have a chance to kill him.
"Really? Then I won't be able to meet him again."
Artoria's expression remained unchanged, and two frightening rays of light suddenly shot out from her heterochromatic pupils, "Lion Ten Thousand Blades Storm!"
Boom boom boom!!
She continued to strike, the sword light tore through the void, more terrifying than the thunder across the sky, and the storm surrounding and guarding her also broke out, turning into overwhelming wind blades and venting out, densely packed, with a domineering aura like black electricity.
!
The murderous aura surged through the sky, it was extremely frightening. The terrifying sword aura almost filled the heaven and earth, destroying everything in the world!
Lion·Senkiriya+Storm Power, this is a terrifying ultimate move that Golden Lion Shigetsu cannot use.
"..."
Such power made the empress take a breath and feel her scalp numb.
Not to brag, let alone the old Golden Lion, the Golden Lion in its prime will be eclipsed in front of the White Dragon.
Even with the mobility of Pegasus, he could not avoid the sword energy and wind blades that strangled him from all directions.
Moreover, this attack was so sharp that even with her fists and physical skills, it was difficult for her to catch it...
"ah!"
The empress screamed and took the attack bravely. She activated the power of the Pegasus to the extreme, her body emitted a fiery radiance as bright as a comet, her wings folded slightly and she crashed to one side!
This was Pegasus' defensive posture. She had no choice but to admit that the opponent was superior.
Clang Clang...!
Countless sword lights tore through the heaven and earth, and the wind blade struck the meteor horse in a defensive posture. Sparks burst out, making a huge roaring sound of gold and iron, creating a tsunami-like shock wave!
What's even scarier is on the sea.
Some of the spilled sword energy fell, and the sea was cut like fragile tofu, separated into water bodies of different sizes!
Even so, the comet still stood firm, like a beacon in the dark night, shining in the storm of sword energy.
Boom!
The brilliance of the Pegasus was burning, and it was released to its fullest, making the sea area within ten miles as bright as day. The meteors galloped and violently collided, breaking through Artoria's ultimate move!
Like an extremely shining white rainbow breaking through the night and shooting into the sky!
In the endless radiance, the Pegasus stood tall in the sky, and then the radiance gradually faded away, and the Pirate Empress returned to her human form.
She was not injured, but her wings on her back were dim and her face was slightly pale:
"Such power is great. You have won a hand this time."
