Pirates: Trainer on the Straw Hat Ship.

Chapter 260: Legend, Fall.

"What!?"

Looking at Chihong's confident aura, which seemed as if he had already secured victory, a bad feeling inexplicably surged in the Golden Lion's heart.

The next second, a strange deep blue stream suddenly gushed out from the surface of the island lion's body that was pointed at by the red palm, covering the surface of the island lion's body like capillaries.

If you look closely, you can find that these inexplicably appearing "capillaries" are the blue-blood thorns that the golden lion accidentally integrated into the body of the island lion.

"Damn it! What the hell is this!?"

Looking at the situation that was inexplicably beyond his control, a hint of impatient anger flashed in the Golden Lion's eyes.

He quickly mobilized the power of the fruit and controlled the island lion to transform its form, trying to suppress the strange plant.

But soon, he discovered that no matter how he covered the strange plant with soil and rocks, it would eventually break out of the ground again from strange directions.

Ground-type move - tilling the ground!

Although it is just a farming skill that cannot be more ordinary, as Red has been catalyzing plants for Usopp during this period of time, this move has long become Red's signature move.

His proficiency seems to be even better than the strongest move, Dimensional Hole.

At this time, the island lion controlled by the Golden Lion has turned into an extremely fertile soil under the effect of the Red Farmland technique!

The blue-blood thorns are extremely greedy and can absorb nutrients in large quantities. In such an environment, they naturally maximize their biological instincts and frantically suck the nutrients of the island lions.

In less than a minute, the island lion's body showed obvious signs of shrinking.

Instead, there is a layer of dense blue mesh attached to its surface.

"Why does this guy always use such weird methods!?"

A fierce and murderous light flashed in the golden lion's eyes.

But at this moment, he had to admit...

Every method used by Chihong was enough to shock this legendary pirate.

But if he wanted him to admit defeat just to this extent, then Golden Lion could only say that the young man on the other side was too whimsical!!!
"I don't know what tricks you are playing, but if you think you can brazenly say that an era has ended..."

"Then you are a little too naive!!!"

The moment the words fell, a strange power suddenly emerged from the golden lion's body.

Although it was only a flash, the red on the other side could see it very clearly...

That is the power of domineering aura!

It’s a pity that this aging legend suffered too many injuries.

The aura of looking down upon the sea did not really erupt.

Or maybe, the Golden Lion himself was also very clear at this moment...

Today, he no longer has the chance to dominate the sea, so the domineering aura that represents the king has disappeared.

But at least, he hasn't completely given up!

The long golden hair wrapped in flames suddenly fluttered.

He rose into the air again, and the awakened power of the Float-Float Fruit burst out with full force, spreading it to the growing blue-blood thorns.

In an instant, the blue-blood thorns that were originally entangled on the island lion were immediately controlled by the golden lion and condensed into a blue spear. The island lion held it in its mouth and rushed towards the red one.

But facing the golden lion's attack again, Chi Hong just smiled lightly:
"Could things really be that simple!?"

As if reflecting the red words.

At this moment, the blue-blood thorns controlled by the golden lion suddenly broke.

The plants that were originally wrapped around the spear suddenly seemed to lose their vitality, drooping down one by one, without any fighting power at all.

"What!?" The Golden Lion was suddenly stunned.

But Chihong continued to explain with a smile:
"I'm so sorry, Senior Golden Lion!"

"This plant that is parasitic on the sky island you control is a special weapon specially developed by one of my partners."

"You feel……"

"Is it possible that I know less about it than you do?!"

The reason why Blue Blood Thorn has never been listed as one of the Green Goblin's regular seeds by Usopp is because this plant, in addition to its infinite greed...

There is no merit at all!!!

Although it is called thorn, its vines are as fragile as branches that have been dry for a long time, and will break instantly with the slightest touch.

The scary thing is...

After breaking, the blue-blood thorn will not fall into a withered state.

Instead, two new rhizomes will grow from the broken cracks and quickly devour the places where nutrients can be absorbed.

Unless Usopp wants to completely destroy an island or a country, there is no way he would use this plant on the front battlefield.

In addition, Blue Blood Thorns has many shortcomings.

For example, the fact that it will wither quickly under drastic temperature differences makes it impossible for Usopp to use it as a normal weapon.

It’s a pity that Golden Lion doesn’t know this.

And as he successfully stirred up the blue-blood thorns within the island lions, their proliferation rate suddenly became even more crazy.

It was visible to the naked eye that the entire island's lions were being devoured bit by bit.

At first, the blue-blood thorns might have been restrained.

After all, the island lion, which is formed by nearly ten islands, is not a simple existence either.

But as the area covered by the blue-blood thorns becomes larger and larger, the speed at which they absorb nutrients is also becoming faster and faster.

In just a few minutes...

The island lion controlled by the Golden Lion was completely covered by blue-blood thorns.

Seeing this scene, an expression of helplessness and rage suddenly appeared on the Golden Lion's face.

While the island lions were still there, he roared angrily:

"I will not give up so easily!!!"

Perhaps because the consumption of operating nearly ten islands in succession was too great, at this moment the Golden Lion did not think that he would get 100% victory as he did before.

With a roar, a huge blue lion suddenly dropped from the sky and smashed towards Chihong again.

But next second...

"snowstorm!"

call--!
The sky suddenly became dark, and a whistling sound followed into the space.

Although it was clearly a summer sea, a storm carrying white snowflakes suddenly appeared out of nowhere and collided with the island lion.

Although the size difference between the two sides was not small, in that instant...

The roaring blizzard was like a sharp spear, piercing straight into the heart of the island lion and constantly eating away at its interior.

A faint blue light flashed in the red and majestic eyes.

In the blink of an eye, he, from the form of the Three Sacred Birds, turned into an Articuno with only ice crystal wings!
Vast energy surged through its body, emitting endless chill, freezing the sea water below into large amounts of ice.

At this moment, a holy beam of energy suddenly gushed out from the red mouth, like a blue slash that cut through the sky and earth, slashing diagonally at the huge island lion in front.

The blue-blooded thorns that touched the freezing beam withered instantly under the drastic temperature change, turning into an icy powder that quickly drifted away under the power of the blizzard. Along with it, the remaining trace of the golden lion's heroic heart also drifted away.

"I lost!"

The Golden Lion's hands were shaking, and he looked at the killer attack that was easily resolved in disbelief.

What he didn't expect was...

I actually lost to the ability of the fruit that I was so proud of.

boom! ! !
The island lion suddenly exploded, turning into a chaotic mess and falling towards the sea below.

Seeing this scene, Chihong immediately guessed what Golden Lion was thinking.

"Have you given up yet?!"

The red eyes narrowed slightly.

But after a moment, he slowly changed back into a normal human form, using electromagnetic levitation to float high in the sky, and looked at the golden lion opposite.

Perhaps out of respect for this remnant of the old times, Chihong gave up his vulgar way of fighting.

He just raised his hand and suddenly created out of thin air a long and narrow chain emitting a pungent smell.

And in his right hand, a thick flame spread out, wrapping around the red arm.

"It's really sad, Senior Golden Lion."

At this time, Chihong suddenly spoke:
"You were once as famous as Roger and Whitebeard, but now you are so weak."

"Little boy, you haven't really won yet, don't get too complacent!"

The golden lion roared instantly.

But Chihong's expression was calm and he flew forward calmly, getting closer to the golden lion.

The dark and deep eyes flashed with a faint light.

"Whether you have gotten carried away or not, I think Senior Golden Lion should know better than me."

"but……"

"It's such a pity to let a strong man like you perish in this nameless sea."

"I can give you a choice!"

Chihong slowly stretched out his hands and placed the poisonous chains that could take lives and the sacred fire that could cure hidden diseases in front of the golden lion at the same time.

"Give up the alliance with Blackbeard and become a member of the Straw Hat Grand Fleet!"

"In this way, not only will you be able to regain your former strength, but you may even be able to see a more vast landscape."

"Then the choice is up to you, Senior Golden Lion!"

"Little brat! Are you feeling sorry for me!?"

boom! ! !
The moment Chihong's voice fell, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted in this world.

Chihong's expression also changed instantly with the appearance of this momentum. He looked at the golden lion in front of him that was releasing a mighty and domineering aura with some shock.

At this time, several blood marks were seen on the golden lion's forehead.

A large amount of blood gushed out from the sealed wound on his head.

But at this moment, he didn't care, burning his life madly and raising his momentum to the highest point.

boom! ! !
Another hurricane-like aura and pressure swept over the red body.

Torn black lightning burst out from the air around.

At this moment, the blood-soaked Golden Lion looked like a demon crawling out of hell. He spoke to Chihong in a hoarse voice:
"Kid!"

“Maybe I’m really old!”

"I have to admit that your strength is beyond my expectations!"

"But even if I have to sacrifice this broken body, I still want to tell you..."

"Pirates! This is not a game of house!"

"You should really be thankful...you were not born in the same era as me!!!"

"Is this your choice!?"

After listening to Golden Lion's words in silence, Chihong's emotions were not greatly affected.

But in the next moment, a majestic golden light suddenly condensed and shone in his eyes.

"I'm so sorry, Senior Golden Lion."

"It seems we have different ideas about pirates."

"After all, in the eyes of our captain, pirates are the freest beings on this ocean."

"Also, I want to apologize to you..."

"Because you will no longer have the chance to see the coming era which is countless times more exciting than you can imagine!"

boom! ! ! !

A mighty aura suddenly emanated from the scarlet body, which was no less powerful than that of the golden lion.

A large amount of Pokémon energy turned into substantial damage, mixed with scarlet domineering aura and went against the golden lion.

The world seemed to be torn in half by two giants, and endless dark thunder continued to burst out between them.

In an instant, the red and golden lion figures moved at the same time.

This time, Golden Lion did not use any conspiracy or tricks, and Red also rarely gave up many suitable Pokémon moves.

The two men fought against each other in a close combat with fists against fists and weapons against weapons.

Above the sky, from time to time, there could be heard the sound of two people fighting fiercely.

But as time went by, the frequency of the sound gradually decreased.

Until finally, no sound was heard again for a long time.

The ink-like clouds cover the real scene in the sky.

At the same time, it is like the curtain at the end of a play, slowly covering everything.

A moment later, Chihong, with electric arcs under his feet, slowly carried a figure down from the clouds to the sea below.

And in his hand was the legendary pirate Shiki the Golden Lion, who was already covered in blood and about to stop breathing!
However, at this time, not only were the clothes of this legendary pirate in tatters, but his body was also covered with all kinds of festering and bleeding scars.

of course.

Compared with the wound on his head that was still trickling with blood, the injuries on his body instantly became insignificant.

While using the sacred flame to preserve the Golden Lion's last breath, Chihong sighed:

"Perhaps you are right, Senior Golden Lion."

"I may not be a qualified pirate."

"after all……"

"I really can't bear to see the shadow of a top-level strong man and a carrier that can replicate the Floating Fruit being destroyed in my hands like this."

"Sure enough, I am still too kind~"

(End of this chapter)