One Piece, I will gather the faith

After experiencing such a shocking blow from Lake, Garp put away all his contempt.

He no longer treated Lake as a junior, but as an opponent of equal strength, so his face became solemn.

Lake's attack even reminded him of the scene of fighting with Roger in the past. Although Lake was far inferior to Roger's strength at that time, he was no longer the same as he was then.

He knew that he was old, and now the era of young people had arrived. He couldn't help but show a sense of helplessness of the hero's twilight years on his face.

After the blow, the two sides fought tentatively several times. At this time, both sides had a preliminary understanding of each other's strength.

Lake knew that Garp was old, and this was the life, aging, sickness and death that mortals could not avoid.

Therefore, in his heart, there was an ambition to live forever that was constantly being stimulated. He was unwilling to accept such a short life and unwilling to face the powerlessness when his strength weakened when he was old.

At this time, the belief that he must revive the Hongmeng Origin Pearl no matter what was once again watered by ambition and reinforced, faintly becoming the lingering obsession in his heart.

For a moment, Lake was very emotional.

However, the battle continued. Although it was just a test and exchange between the two sides, not a desperate fight, this battle was of great significance to Lake. This was his formal announcement of his arrival to the world.

At this time, Lake also knew the strength of Garp, who had top-level domineering and physical skills.

Therefore, he did not take the initiative to attack, but adopted a defensive counterattack strategy, because even if he took the initiative to attack, he might not be able to hit, but would make his breath chaotic and lose all his style.

In addition, after all, Garp was the one who wanted to attack the most, and it was wisest to wait for the opportunity.

"Lake boy, can't you take the initiative to attack?" Garp asked a little frustrated.

Because he found that no matter from which direction he attacked and at what speed, it was difficult to break through Lake's defense. Lake can always resolve the attack with a simple and rough knife when it comes.

This is also the physical defense instinct he has trained countless times in the Fantasy World to face irregular attacks. With a strong body and life return, it seems that his body is extremely sensitive to attacks.

It seems that he can dodge naturally without control. In fact, this is the subconscious influence of life return.

Facing Garp's provocation and complaints, Lake naturally ignored it.

His identity is the priest of God, and there are many believers watching on the shore. Therefore, as long as his life is not threatened, he will remain solemn, and the calm defensive posture can better show his calmness.

"Vice Admiral Garp, God, have mercy on the world and teach people to resist threats." Lake responded lightly.

"Humph." Garp was obviously too lazy to argue about this and snorted coldly.

But no matter how Garp attacked, it had no effect at all, and he also noticed something wrong.

"You kid, what's going on with this state?" Karp felt that Lake's method was not like observation, but more like a physical instinct. He couldn't figure it out for a while and couldn't help asking.

Obviously, he had the wrong person.

How could Lake tell him?

After all, it was Lake's primary task to publicize the belief in God, which was related to the awakening of the Hongmeng Origin Pearl.

"God knows everything and sees everything." Lake said lightly, as if using the name of God to cheat was already his instinct.

"Humph."

Karp was even more aggrieved, but he had no choice but to snort coldly.

The people on the shore were stunned. They had never seen such a battle scene. Reporters frantically pressed the shutter to record the fight between the two sides.

After all, this was a big news for them. A naval hero and a young priest of God were both very attractive topics.

As the battle progressed, Garp changed his strategy. He knew that the surprise attack would not work on Lake, so he used his signature skill - Iron Fist.

The top-level Armament Haki was wrapped around his fist, as if it was the most powerful weapon in the world.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The battle between the two sides entered a white-hot stage. Garp relied on the powerful physical skills trained by the Navy Six Styles to fight Lake in close combat.

He had already understood Lake's lethality. The great swordsman's slash combined with his huge strength, each slash was like a natural disaster.

Therefore, there was no point in continuing to let Lake perform long-range slashes.

He directly used his signature skill and regarded Lake as an opponent of the same level. Of course, Garp is old and his strength has declined. This is a fact that cannot be denied.

At this time, every collision between fist and swordEvery collision will form a huge shock wave, and every collision will make a deafening sound. The civilians watching the battle on the shore will subconsciously tremble.

The shocking picture coupled with the huge sound makes people feel as if they are in the battle.

Every confrontation will cause devastating damage to the deserted island.

An hour passed, and the deserted island was full of knife marks and fist pits. The land by the sea was fragmented by the powerful slashes, and the area was getting smaller and smaller.

"Good boy, you are really strong, not inferior to the attacks of those three guys at all." Karp sighed while fighting. Lake's strength really surprised him.

"Okay, kid, I won't continue to waste time with you. I'm old and my physical strength can't keep up." Karp once again put away his playful smile and became serious.

He suddenly stepped back, then used "shave" to quickly impact, and then appeared in front of Lake as if teleporting.

"Six Styles·Ultimate·Iron Fist!"

At this time, Garp exuded a terrifying aura, as if he was indestructible and had the power to destroy everything. He attacked Lake's chest at lightning speed.

However, Lake had gone through countless dodging and blocking training, and it was impossible for such a powerful attack to hit him directly.

But because the attack speed was too fast, he still didn't have time to swing the knife to block, so he could only cross the knife across his chest and add armed color domineering to defend.

However, under the strong impact and huge power, this knife derived from paper wrapped in armed color was essentially no match for steel, and it was completely unable to withstand such an impact, so it broke instantly.

"Bang!"

The crisp breaking sound and dull collision sound resounded all around. This makeshift knife finally completed its mission and blocked Garp's attack.

"The priest's knife is broken?"

"Why is this old man's attack so strong?"

"It's too fast."

Almost all the people watching the battle from a distance are believers of the Creation God Church. They are worried about Lake and shocked by Garp's strength.

"Do you think he can still block Vice Admiral Garp's iron fist without a knife?" Smoker suddenly asked Dragon.

Dragon was concentrating on observing the battlefield at this time and didn't want to pay attention to him at all, so Smoker got bored in vain.

A strong man like Dragon certainly won't forget about the surroundings when paying attention to the battle. The reason why he is so focused is obviously that there is a young man with the same goal as him at this time, and one is his father.

Therefore, he didn't even want to waste time answering Smoker, and he also wanted to see how Lake would respond next.

Lake looked at the broken knife in his hand, without any panic, but showed an expression of "as expected".

He actually wanted to try whether the object that changed its form with the armed color could be comparable to a real weapon. But obviously, no matter how the form of a substance that has not undergone a chemical reaction changes, its essence will not change.

He retracted the Armament Haki covering the Book of Genesis, and the knife immediately turned back into paper, but still maintained the shape of a knife.

"Lake boy, without the knife, what can you use to resist my attack?" Karp said with a smile, looking confident of victory.