Chapter 567: Similar People
Chapter 567: Similar People
"I have no idea what you're talking about with this Joyboy. I'm Mongi D. Luffy!"
Luffy shouted, "White-haired guy, you're Robin's brother, and I don't want to fight you. The Land of Harmony must be opened, and the people here are starving. I will make sure they all have enough to eat!"
"Isn't that a good thing?"
Sage smiled and said, "Anyway, since it's an opening, I'll open it for them. Eat enough? It's not that difficult for me."
"Huh?"
Luffy was taken aback and said, "What are you talking about? You're really a good person! Well, thank you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sage immediately said, "On the premise that I am in control here."
"In the end, as a pirate, I defeated Kaido, so naturally, I will take charge. The strong plunder the weak, and the spoils of war belong to the victor. It's the simplest rule."
"Is that so?"
Luffy thought for a moment, his face turned serious, "It seems that I can only fight. I'm a pirate too!"
"That's exactly it."
Sage smiled and said, "You can't make me retreat, and you, as a fool, probably can't persuade me either. Come on, let me see how much you've improved since our last battle."
Two years ago on Rainbow Island, for the purpose of testing combat strength, they had a simple exchange with this guy, but at that time, he was weak.
Now, he looks pretty good, with Tyrant Aura surrounding him, and despite being struck by such a heavy blow, he seems to be fine, just...
"Rubber Rubber."
Luffy jumped ahead, and his naturally bouncy fist didn't need to be inflated but quickly expanded, like a meteorite falling straight down.
The fist imbued with Aura, and on its surface, a layer of red lightning wrapped around it.
"Tyrant King Gun! White-haired guy, I'm going to defeat you!!"
"I wonder how many of my attacks you can withstand."
Boom!
A smoke ring rose beneath Sage's feet, allowing him to jump high and quickly dodge the huge fist that was smashing down. His body leaped onto Luffy, and he held the Eight Precepts Club horizontally, twisting it as he gripped it, and a purple light cluster appeared at the tip of the club first.
"I don't want to use anyone else's power. Let's release it together."
Black-red lightning burst forth from Sage's hand, merging with the purple light cluster and becoming one.
"Tyrant Sea!!!"
Boom!!!
As the iron club swung, it created a massive pillar-shaped shockwave that spanned half the area of Ghost Island. At the center of the shockwave, a purple and black-red mixed lightning pillar was intertwined, leaving the Rubber Man below with no escape, and they were directly engulfed by this shockwave.
Within the Eight Precepts Club, there was Tyrant Aura that Kaido often used, so if used sparingly, it could last a long time.
Logically, Sage could be used as a trump card. By combining the two Tyrant Auras, he could use more powerful techniques.
But he didn't like that.
In the end, his own strength was still the best!
This Tyrant Aura could be directly consumed, and combined with his own Tyrant Aura`, he could unleash a technique equivalent to the ultimate Aura technique that he and Kaido could produce together! Although it could only be used once, its power was undoubtedly immense!
Boom!!!
With a single strike, without Kaido's maintenance, the floating Ghost Island, already filled with cracks, was hit by this shockwave, causing its island edges to shatter into fragments and its center to turn into dust. The shockwave shot out diagonally from the center, falling towards the waters outside the Land of Harmony.
Boom!
The Flower Capital, and even the entire Land of Harmony, was shaken by the immense impact. The waters surged with huge waves, so large that even the people in the Flower Capital could see them. As the waves rose, they splashed water droplets, and a heavy rain fell within the Land of Harmony's boundaries.
At this moment, everyone in the Flower Capital was affected by the shockwave's aftermath. The battles between the samurai and the pirates stopped, and they were knocked to the ground by the impact. One by one, they raised their heads in astonishment, looking towards the front where a giant cloud of smoke had formed, resembling a mushroom cloud.
Ghost Island was gone?!
"The power is truly exaggerated!"
Renee Tia, who had come out of the castle, covered her nose and struck out a power circle with her hand, dispersing the smoke that had drifted over.
The smoke in front gradually rose, revealing the outline.
Although the shockwave didn't hit, the aftermath still caused a huge pit to appear in that area.
"This Aura..."
Lily, however, saw more. She frowned, "What's going on?"
Besides Sage's own Aura, she also sensed Kaido's.
That massive shockwave seemed like an attack from the combined efforts of the two.
Sage had always claimed that Kaido was the strongest in the sea, unbeatable in single combat, and even with some exaggeration, he was undoubtedly one of the top-tier powerhouses. In Lily's eyes, Sage was a man who surpassed Kaido's strength.
These two men, working together, could they be challenged by anyone in the world?
But soon, she discovered that on the vanished Ghost Island, there was only one person standing on a dark cloud, holding a wolf-toothed club with black-red lightning crackling around it, and he was suspended in mid-air, gazing downward.
Sage!
"Heeheeheehee! We won!"
Moriah, excited, spread his arms and shouted, "Sage won!"
Kaido's weapon was something Moriah could never forget. When he fought Kaido years ago, he used that very wolf-toothed club.
Even Ghost Island had vanished, and Kaido's weapon was now in Sage's hands. The outcome was clear!
"We won," Marica smiled and said, "It seems we won't have to be chefs for others. Although I can't imagine Sage losing, if he did, I wouldn't be able to accept serving another person."
If that scene had actually unfolded, perhaps those tens of thousands of subordinates would have surrendered. These high-ranking executives would either disband or follow Lily.
Under Sage, Lily also had the qualifications, but the scale might be much smaller.
"Huh? Isn't that Straw Hat?"
As the smoke cleared, Le Nitiya noticed that there was someone lying inside the pit.
Straw Hat Luffy lay there in a spread-eagled position, his straw hat having flown to his neck. His entire body was reclined, his eyes rolled back, and smoke rose from his mouth.
"Heeheehee, Straw Hat Luffy?"
Moriah cackled, "Although he's not bad, compared to Sage, he's still far behind."
Years ago, they had also invaded his terrifying three-masted ship, and it was because of this guy that Moriah had defeated Oz, causing Moriah to completely lose interest and let them go.
In these years, it seemed they had made some progress. Lily seemed to have fought Roronoa Zoro, but this progress was far from enough.
Whoosh!
Just as they were talking, the fragments from the shattered Ghost Island rained down like a storm, splattering on nearby buildings. The force from the high-speed projectiles directly smashed into the tops of the buildings, and the debris that fell to the ground embedded itself, indicating an extraordinary power.
"Power Surge!"
Le Nitiya, seeing this, waved her hand, creating a power circle that stopped the falling debris and changed their direction, scattering them around. Some stones shot straight up and crashed into the top of the keep, breaking through the outer wall and creating several holes, through which a fire could be seen.
Inside the top floor of the keep, a great hall was ablaze with raging flames. A giant snake with multiple heads was fighting a peach dragon whose size was comparable to Kaido's Azure Dragon form. The traces of their battle had left the entire hall in ruins.
At that moment, the peach dragon, through the hole, saw the outside world and noticed the disappearance of Ghost Island and Luffy lying in the pit.
"Luffy, defeated?!"
Kozuki Tokuzo widened his dragon eyes and cold sweat dripped from his dragon head, "Even Luffy couldn't defeat Kaido? If he couldn't win, what can we do? We've done our best. We lost."
"Hahahaha!"
Black Iron Snake roared with laughter from his multiple snake heads, "Yes, you lost! Kaido is invincible! This nation has perished, my wish has come true! Kinmonth, you will never rule over the Land of Harmony!"
As the general, besides ruling, he had another wish—to utterly corrupt the Kinmonth nation. So, he tacitly approved of Kaido's weapon factory on Ghost Island and his actions there.
None of that mattered as long as he ruled. As long as the Land of Harmony was broken, that was enough.
As for the prophecy, it seemed useless from this perspective. They couldn't see clearly what was happening on Ghost Island, but if Luffy was defeated, then it was assumed that Kaido had won.
Although Kaido had cut off one of his heads, his multiple lives meant he didn't care much. As long as the vision was achieved, it was fine. After he finished off Tokuzo, he could continue negotiating with Kaido.
As the general, he still had some use. At worst, he could make the samurai serve Kaido, and he could even be a puppet.
"Defeated, defeated,"
Even if he was a twenty-eight-year-old man, ripened by the power of the Devil Fruit for twenty years, Kozuki Tokuzo's growth was only physical, not in age.
Human growth isn't measured by physical size alone. Although Tokuzo's body had matured, his mind remained childish, and his thoughts were filled with the idea that Luffy had lost, that it was over.
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'Only the strong can survive.'
'Tomonosuke.'
For some reason, a voice rang out in Tomonosuke's mind.
Hearing the voice, Tomonosuke was startled and turned to look in one direction, "Elephant Lord?"
Due to the rule of the Fur Tribe by Sage, they had not landed on Zou, and Reizo was brought down by Inu-Arashi and Hebi-Hebi. However, they had also passed through Zou and encountered the Elephant Lord, which was how Tomonosuke heard the voice of the Elephant Lord.
His strength was lacking, but his aptitude was exceptional, and it was a rare aptitude.
His Kenbunshoku Haki allowed him to hear the voices of all things!
This ability was not the same as hearing the breath of all things; not only was he at the pinnacle of perceiving the aura and emotional changes of living beings, but he could also hear the sounds of all things and communicate with them.
But why was the voice of the Elephant Lord so close?
And then,
Dong Dong
Tomonosuke looked up at the bright moon in the sky.
This strange sound, what was it?
Beyond the borders of the Land of Woe, among the towering rock pillars and turbulent currents, a giant elephant stood there. Its hollow eyes slightly lifted, and as its raised head made the fur tribesmen living on its back exclaim in surprise.
The Elephant Lord, aside from bestowing blessings by flicking its nose, had never raised its head before.
What was happening?
'I heard it.'
The voice of the Elephant Lord rang out again in Tomonosuke's mind.
'After eight hundred years, I hear this liberating drumbeat again!'
Dong Dong
Outside the Tenshukaku, Lily's ears twitched slightly, and she instinctively looked towards the hole where the Straw Hat Boy was lying.
Dong Dong
'Hmm? What sound is that?'
Reneetia wrinkled her nose and looked over as well.
Dong Dong
'The heartbeat of the heart.'
Moria's smiling face sank slightly, "Something's not right."
Dong Dong!
Like the beat of a drum, the sound of the heart beating intensely caused Luffy's body to tremble. His clearly unconscious state suddenly laughed for no apparent reason, and his hair stood up without any wind, turning white.
Luffy waved his hands and feet like he was rolling around, flailing wildly.
Sizzle!
Red lightning erupted directly from his chest, spreading outwards.
'Ugh'
Reneetia unconsciously took a step back, her face turning slightly pale, "This is the Tyrant Color."
Bang!
The spreading red lightning seemed to take on a substantial form, like real lightning striking the ground and creating small craters.
'Hehehe'
Luffy jumped up, wobbling on the ground, seemingly unable to stand steadily.
'This is so strange. Clearly, the Tyrant Color couldn't withstand it at all, but why is there such a strange reaction?'
The hair that was gradually turning white suddenly danced upwards like flames, transforming into a hairstyle similar to Sage's.
Boom!
Luffy suddenly stood firm, spreading his arms, and a substantial red lightning bolt shot towards the sky, clearing away the remaining clouds in the night sky, revealing the bright moon and stars, shining without obstruction.
'I'm so happy! Hehehehehe'
Luffy covered his forehead, his laughter reaching the clouds.
Under the impact of the Tyrant Color, even the clouds beneath Sage's feet couldn't hold up and were scattered, causing him to fall in front of Lily and the others.
'Sage!'
The group couldn't help but exclaim.
'What is this?'
Lily looked at Luffy, who was laughing heartily. In his laughter, his clothes began to turn white, his entire body becoming white.
The white flame-like hair and the body covered in the same white as Sage's, the two of them were very similar in appearance!
One had his back and abdomen covered in the Tyrant Color, resembling black fur, with only his chest exposed, wearing black pants and a golden beaded belt, just like Sage.
One had his entire body turned white, wearing a blue cloth belt, just like Luffy.
Aside from the different colors, the two of them were very similar in appearance!
'Hmph hmph hmph'
Sage sneered, "Lily, do you know? Only by defeating strong enemies can one feel a sense of accomplishment. Weakness not only has the drawback of being weak, but it also makes people desire to defeat them. If I were a cautious person, perhaps I would have eliminated this guy right away."
'But if that were the case, what would be the point of discussing the Tyrant Color? Only now'
He looked towards Luffy, who was laughing wildly, and clenched his Eight Precepts Club, "Only by fighting can we feel the joy of combat!"
(End of Chapter)
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