One Piece: The Celestial Dragons' Self-Cultivation

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Blake parried each sword strike precisely, but the floating island beneath his feet began to crumble under the impact.

"Finally willing to take it seriously? What a pity..."

He adopted the posture of holding the sword with both hands for the first time:

"I'm tired of the 'last gasp' drama."

The golden lion pounced down, its Conqueror's Haki already binding its twin swords:

"Lion's Might - Blade Tornado!"

"Secret Technique: Storm!"

The crisscrossing sword energy transformed into a materialized golden lion and pounced.

Blake suddenly spun around, and ghostly energy formed a spiral drill on the blade, splitting the lion's head in two.

The aftershocks carved a trench thousands of meters long into the ground between the two, almost splitting the entire floating island in two.

"I heard that Senior Shiki used to be a gangster, but I didn't expect him to be so cultured. At least he came up with some good names for his moves."

Blake chuckled:

"Unfortunately, my strength isn't quite there."

Before the words were even finished, the golden lion had already appeared above his head, its twin swords clashing as it slashed downwards:

"You sharp-tongued brat! Don't think you can be so smug just because you blocked one of my attacks!"

Blake raised his sword to meet the attack, and the shockwave from the clash of the three blades shattered the remaining buildings on the main island.

"So this counts as the second move?"

"There's a third move!"

The golden lion flew backward dozens of meters and floated in the air:

"Lion God - Awakening!"

His Armament Haki surged wildly, covering his entire body in a golden, mane-like aura.

The two famous swords, Sakura Jutsu and Mukuro, trembled incessantly in the hands of the Golden Lion, their bodies wreathed with Conqueror's Haki that had solidified into a tangible form.

Everything around them began to float, and the sky changed color, with lightning and thunder.

The golden lion, swords drawn and crossed, charged rapidly toward Blake.

Before the attack even landed, an overwhelming pressure was already upon them.

The floating island beneath Blake's feet began to crumble inch by inch, turning into fragments that fell into the Qinghai Sea below.

He took a deep breath, and the rapier in his hand gleamed with a blinding light.

Armament Haki, Conqueror's Haki, and Demonic Aura swirled together, almost forming a line along the blade.

Black slowly swung his sword, his movements seemingly slow but actually fast, the longsword leaving afterimages as it clashed with the Golden Lion's twin swords.

At that moment, it seemed as if the world had fallen silent for a brief instant.

Immediately afterwards, with a deafening roar, a mushroom cloud that reached the sky engulfed the two figures.

The floating island beneath Blake's feet is gradually turning into dust, and the nearest ice island and beast island are also beginning to collapse and disintegrate.

"Not good!"

Having just recovered his senses, Kella shouted and instantly transformed into a flash of light, appearing at the bow of the ship.

She placed her hands on the bow and pushed the Temple backward with all her might.

She didn't know how far she had run, but when she looked back, there was nothing there.

Clouds, floating islands, lightning... all vanished, leaving only two figures facing off in the air.

Blake's rapier had already pierced the Golden Lion's chest.

He spat, his face still bearing a gentle smile:

"Senior Shiki's strength is truly astonishing; I have already experienced it firsthand."

Blake felt some tremors inside his body, but he was not injured.

The golden lion's seven orifices had begun to bleed, and the hole on its head was bleeding profusely.

He grinned, revealing a patch of bright red teeth, and sunlight pierced through the thinning clouds, casting the last glimmers of light into his gradually fading pupils.

"The new era... is indeed very bright..."

"Roger..."

After saying that, his figure lost its strength and fell from a height of 10,000 meters towards Qinghai.

Blake casually grabbed Sakura and Muku in his hands:

"I am not some new era."

"I only want my era."

After making a comment, Blake used Moonwalk to fly towards the Temple.

When Kella saw Blake return from the deck, she rushed over and patted him all over.

"Your Highness, are you okay?"

Even Mandy, who is usually expressionless, showed a concerned look.

Blake handed the three swords to Mandy, then patted Kerr's little head:

"A mere golden lion can't hurt me in the slightest."

Chapter 68 The decision is yours!

The current Golden Lion is neither as strong as it was in the Card Space, nor as weak as it was in the movie.

Blake was fairly satisfied with the victory.

Golden Lion was also unlucky; he was killed not long after escaping from prison.

If he had known the outcome beforehand, it's hard to say whether he would have persisted in his escape attempt or continued to enjoy his later years in Impel Down.

I'll probably still stick to jailbreaking.

After all, for people like them, there are always things more important than life.

Blake sighed for a moment, then stopped thinking about it.

He first took Mandy and Kella to wake up the people on deck, and then went to the aft cabin to check on the two CPs.

Seeing that they were still sleeping soundly, I was relieved.

Blake didn't want his strength to be exposed to CP.

There was nothing I could do about this chance encounter with the Golden Lion.

The opponent's floating island is blocking the only way to the top of the Western Heaven.

Even if Black doesn't intervene, the Golden Lion won't let him pass peacefully.

So Blake decisively ambushed and knocked CP unconscious, throwing them onto the bed to create the illusion that they had accidentally fallen asleep.

He then used Conqueror's Haki to knock out the slaves on the ship.

In this way, without the Celestial Dragons' knowledge, CP will pretend that nothing happened in order to cover up their own mistakes.

The Temple set sail again, and just as Blake had predicted, everything was calm and peaceful.

One day, Blake was playing with the women on the deck when Stella suddenly came over with a white Den Den Mushi (snail phone).

"Your Highness, it's Mr. Aramaki on the phone."

Blake was somewhat surprised.

Huang Mu usually doesn't contact him unless it's absolutely necessary. Could something have happened?

In the blink of an eye, Blake had already taken the Den Den Mushi:

The Den Den Mushi imitates Aramaki's appearance:

“I have found Capone Becky in the West Sea.”

"This guy was initially reluctant, but he only behaved after I beat him up."

"However, I think he might not be convinced, so he didn't tell him about His Highness's matter."

Blake frowned, somewhat displeased:

"That's it?"

Seemingly sensing Blake's displeasure, Aramaki quickly continued:

"There is one more thing, Your Highness. I discovered traces of the Revolutionary Army when I was in the Western Sea."

Blake was somewhat surprised. Were the Revolutionary Army really this careless?

Upon reflection, he felt relieved.

Dragon's Revolutionary Army has only just been established and is not yet taken seriously by the World Government.

I roughly know that this organization exists, and its ideology is quite dangerous.

But I don't think these people can cause much trouble; I think they might be wiped out by someone else someday.

It wasn't until the World Conference in 1514 of the Sea Calendar, when many representatives from member states raised the threat of the Revolutionary Army, that the World Government designated Monkey D. Dragon as the most dangerous criminal.

It was around that time that the Revolutionary Army truly came into the view of the World Government and the Five Elders.

Blake thought for a moment before giving the order:

"There's no need to do anything deliberately; you can observe without being detected."

"By the way, Capone Becky's family has considerable influence in the West Blue. Have them keep an eye on them."

"It would be best to find the revolutionary army's stronghold in the West Sea."

Wildgrass hurriedly responded:

"Yes, Your Highness."

After hanging up the phone, Blake lost interest in playing around and began to think about the Revolutionary Army.

The Revolutionary Army is arguably the only force that openly opposes the World Government and is a crucial force in defeating Im.

That's right, they were the first wave of cannon fodder.

Even though Blake is now very strong, he still doesn't have the confidence to escape unscathed when facing Im.

Sabo's strength during the World Conference was not weak.

Wielding the Supreme Water Pipe, he could exchange a few blows with Fujitora.

Even if Fujitora wasn't serious at the time, Sabo's strength was at least at the level of a Shichibukai or a Yonko's first mate.

Even so, Sabo was completely helpless against Im.

Of course, in terms of raw power, as long as Black keeps increasing his Haki strength, he will eventually surpass Im.

Then another question arises!

What level exactly constitutes surpassing Im?

Even someone as powerful as Rocks could kill a general in Mary Geoise.

Even though this general might be somewhat overrated, not every general in every episode is as strong as the Signal Lights trio.

They should at least be at the level of Marco or Katakuri, right?

It's impossible that he was actually a high-ranking civilian general or an art student general.

The gate to Pangu City could not possibly be a wooden gate.

Even with Rocks' immense strength, he still failed to defeat Im.

Even as a time traveler, Blake couldn't figure out exactly how strong Im was.

What if he suddenly ascends to another dimension like the Naruto next door?

Oda could have Blackbeard and Luffy awaken Davy Jones' and Joy Boy's Haki respectively, and then team up for a Six Paths: Planetary Devastation.