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# Chapter 1414: The Summit War Between King and Shiki!
No one expected the battles of Kizaru and Fire Mountain to end so quickly after Momonga and Kaido.
However, from these two battles, it was clear that the strength of these Senior Vice Admirals promoted by Sengoku, Zephyr, and others was indeed quite far from that of Admirals.
It gave people the feeling that they were indeed stronger than most Marine Vice Admirals, but not strong enough to hold the position of Senior Vice Admiral.
Shouldn't a so-called Senior Vice Admiral be able to fight an Admiral for at least a day and a night?
But next, Onigumo, as the challenger for the fourth Summit War, vindicated these 'old Marine Vice Admirals'.
In his clash with the new Army Headquarters Admiral 'Cherry Bream' Tiger, he displayed a spectacular performance that amazed Higher-Ups like Kong, Raimon, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Tsuru.
In his hands were twin swords: one was Onimaru Kunitsuna from the 'Great Grade Swords Series', and the other was a 'Nichirin Blade' with a grey-black blade, powered by 'Stone Breathing'.
The six swords controlled by his black long hair behind him were all 'Imperial Arm: Kiriichimonji'!
Ever since Famous Sword Town could mass-produce Imperial Arms, Onigumo had spent a large amount of Military Merit Points and Money to purchase them.
What he valued was the effect that the wounds they inflicted could not self-heal.
If Imperial Arms couldn't be mass-produced yet, he probably would have directly bought six 'Imperial Arm: Murasame' with 'Cursed Poison'!
During the fierce battle with Admiral 'Cherry Bream' Tiger.
The Nichirin Blade in his left hand instantly entered the crimson 'Crimson Blade' state under his strong grip strength, releasing scorching high temperature.
And Onimaru Kunitsuna in his right hand had the ability to convert Armament Haki through the blade into Oni Ki, visually resembling the blade burning with green flame.
Coupled with the six 'Imperial Arm: Kiriichimonji' that had been 'Hardening' with Armament Haki and turned into 'Black Blade'.
Onigumo unleashed an extremely violent 'Eight-Sword Style', his entire body seemed to transform into a 'Tornado Gale' wrapped in two kinds of flame, red and green.
He engaged in a fierce offensive and defensive battle with Tiger's Fish-Man Karate and Fish-Man Judo!
He actually managed to resist a current Admiral head-on and displayed his own style and strength, making Sengoku, Zephyr, and others almost pound the table in admiration.
Actually, they didn't have much favor for the 'Hawk Faction' Onigumo before, feeling that his thought was too extreme, just like Sakazuki.
But now, they had to admit that this battle of Onigumo greatly increased their prestige.
Although the true strength of Admiral 'Cherry Bream' Tiger should be in a water environment.
But since he was allowed promotion to Admiral, it means his martial arts and Haki have reached the level an Admiral should have.
So Onigumo being able to fight like this, no one would question the legitimacy of his performance.
However, after fighting for nearly two days, Onigumo still lost to Tiger's fist.
There was nothing he could do, the gap in comprehensive strength between the two sides was still considerable.
But Tiger also had several difficult-to-heal wounds on his body.
Although the injuries were not very serious, they made him look blood-soaked and particularly battered.
But this Summit War also made Onigumo completely famous in the military.
Some busybodies even praised him as 'Strongest Senior Vice Admiral Below the Admirals'.
It was amidst such military public opinion.
On the evening of September 7th, the fifth Summit War began.
The challenger was the current Marine Headquarters Senior Vice Admiral Arbel.
Under the illumination of the flame behind him, he had slowly walked into Area RL1111, which had been destroyed beyond recognition by the previous battles.
The challenged was the current Marine Headquarters Admiral 'Golden Lion' Shiki!
Shiki is a Paramecia System Float-Float Fruit User, so he held the twin swords 'Sakura Jū' and 'Withered Wood' in his hands, flying in with a roar against the great wind from the sky.
His golden long hair and the pure white Coat of Justice on his shoulders fluttered in the wind at high altitude, making a rustling sound, looking so full of aura.
Especially when Shiki stopped moving, a smoking cigar in his mouth, his contemptuous gaze looking down at Arbel from the air was full of the arrogance of a superior.
Of course, whether it was experience, identity, or strength, he had the qualification to be arrogant.
One must know that even if Kaido was here, he would probably be regarded as a kid by him.
"That Lunarian kid next to Kaido, judging from you choosing this old man as your opponent, you really are a big idiot."
After speaking, Shiki tilted his head back and laughed wildly: "Jie hahahahaha————"
His laughter was full of mockery towards Arbel.
This made Shaina, who was staying on the flagship of the First Air Fleet and watching the live broadcast, look angry.
"Damn it! That damn golden-haired bastard! Let's see how Arbel beats you until you're looking for your teeth all over the ground!"
"Go Arbel! Defeat this guy, you can definitely become an Admiral!"
On the other side.
Vice Admiral Bud, who was also staying on the flagship of the Golden Lion Air Group, let out a long sigh.
"Ah, I knew it would be like this, Admiral Golden Lion is a bit too arrogant..."
He always felt that if this continued, Shiki would suffer a big loss sooner or later.
But Shiki was also very good to him, which made Bud not know what to do.
Admonish? It would definitely make Shiki unhappy. Let him be? It made him feel worried.
At the site of the Summit War.
Arbel had no reaction to Shiki's mockery.
With a 'Boom', he spread the black feathered wings on his back, stirring up a burst of air current that blew away the surrounding gravel and smoke and dust.
At the same time, he drew the two-meter long Ōdachi from the red sheath at his waist.
He pointed the blade towards Shiki in the air and said coldly with a blank expression:
"Enough nonsense, I will personally take the Admiral position from you, Golden Lion!"
Shiki's aura surged, and he roared: "I will let you see how terrifying a king who fought his way out of the Great Pirate Era is!"
"Before this cigar is finished, I will shatter your dream of becoming Admiral!"
【BOOM——————】
【BOOM——————】
As soon as Shiki's words fell, the two, one above and one below, burst into action almost simultaneously.
Arbel turned into a blazing fire rushing straight into the clouds, while Shiki fell like a golden meteorite.
Continuous sonic booms exploded in the air.
Until the two clashed head-on in the darkness, like heavenly thunder meets earthly fire.
【CLANG!!!】
The moment the twin swords and the Ōdachi clashed, under the extreme clanging sound, heaven and earth seemed to lose sound and color.
Circle after circle of ripple-shaped blazing fire spread out in the air.
Looking at the night curtain that was originally illuminated by the bright moon and sparkling starlight.
At this moment, two violently rolling thick cloud layers formed, blocking all the moonlight and starlight.
【CLANG!】
【CLANG!】
【CLANG!】
Beneath the rolling dark cloud layer.
A streak of blazing fire and a streak of golden light were moving at incredible speed.
Clashing and colliding with each other again and again.
Each time would cause the night sky to vibrate, forming surging gales that ravaged the battlefield.
Only this made it difficult for the majority of the military audience watching the battle.
Because people below flag officers could not capture the movements of Arbel and Shiki with their naked eyes at all.
At most, during the moments when the two paused, they could barely see their flashing afterimages.
This terrifying scene, like a divine person battle.
Let many officers and soldiers who originally had no intuitive concepts of Admiral-level combat power.
Finally witnessed how spectacular and awe-inspiring a battle between Admiral-level combatants is.
They originally thought that the battle between Onigumo and Tiger before was already fierce enough.
But compared to this battle, it seems it can't be called a 'great play'.
"Is Arbel already this strong?" Sengoku asked in surprise.
In his impression, although Arbel was very strong, he shouldn't have reached Admiral-level combat power yet, and was considered a very reliable Senior Vice Admiral.
But now he can fight Shiki to a standstill!
Although he probably can't last for too long, if he can last for a day, that's already very impressive.
After all, Shiki is much stronger than Tiger, even in a great sea environment, the latter is probably not the former's opponent.
"It should be related to Kaido, even I, who doesn't stay at Headquarters much, have heard that Kaido likes to personally train his officers."
Kuzan, sitting on the sofa, rubbed his chin and speculated.
Sengoku was startled, and thought to himself: "Come to think of it, that's true, kid Enel often goes to find Kaido."
"A few days ago, I heard him complain that Kaido has been going to Wano Island lately, and he can only do boring physical exercise in the gravity training room."
And Kaido's behavior of liking to personally train his subordinates, although it made his subordinates miserable.
However, it also made their strength improve faster than the officers under other Admirals.
Like Kuzan, Borsalino, and Shiki, they completely act as hands-off bosses, leaving actual affairs to their adjutant.
Even Sakazuki only strictly supervises the daily training of his subordinate unit, but most of his time is still spent on improving his own strength.
That's why Kaido's matters spread throughout the military, and could even reach Kuzan's ears.
Under Kaido, some people even gave the good evaluation that Kaido is more competent than the instructors of the Military and Political Department, and his teaching effect is extremely high.
So Kaido must have been training with Arbel day and night.
In frequent full strength combat, the latter's martial arts, Haki, and experience have been rising steadily.
Although this delayed Kaido somewhat, Arbel gained huge benefits!
And Shiki, who was currently exchanging blows with Arbel, deeply felt this.
Arbel's strength was somewhat beyond Shiki's expectation.
Although neither side had used full strength yet, this short two hours of clashing.
Was enough for him to see that Arbel's foundation strength in Haki, swordsmanship, and martial arts had already reached the level of so-called Admiral-level combat power.
At least the previous Tiger on land would likely not be able to defeat Arbel.
But so what?
Since he dared to challenge, he was underestimating him, otherwise, the Marines have four Admirals, why did he choose himself?
Kaido and Kizaru were chosen, wasn't there still Aokiji!
So Shiki became ruthless in his heart, even knowing that Arbel had the qualification to be an Admiral, he would use full strength to defeat him, making him regret choosing himself as his opponent!
"Wave Cut!"
Shiki roared and swung out a golden blade light over ten kilometers long.
In an instant, the sky-filling golden light bloomed, tearing apart the night of Area RL1111.
Arbel saw this scene, the flame behind him immediately disappeared.
At the same time, his speed increased sharply, instantly turning into an afterimage to avoid the Wave Cut.
Letting it fall onto the scorched earth of the crimson earth ground, cutting a huge, bottomless cut on it.
"Lion: Thousand Severing Valley!!"
Seeing that Arbel had dodged, Shiki immediately brandished 'Sakura Jū' and 'Withered Wood', releasing ten golden blade lights that crisscrossed like a net, and each one was exactly the same as the previous 'Wave Cut'.
Even more terrifying was that Shiki's Observation Haki had already reached the realm of 'Future Sight'.
So the direction of these slashes he swung out were all Arbel's unavoidable paths!
Crucially, this was indeed Arbel's current weakness.
Although his Armament Haki had successfully reached the level an Admiral should have under Kaido's special training, his Observation Haki had always failed to breakthrough.
So facing Shiki's 'Lion: Thousand Severing Valley' technique, although he tried his best to dodge with his super-high-speed flying ability.
He was ultimately forced into an unavoidable situation, taking three golden blade lights and being blasted down.
At this time, the crimson earth ground below had already been cut into large and small 'blocks' by Shiki's slashes.
Arbel was like a high-explosive bomb, instantly blasting one of the not-so-small zones into pieces, disintegrating, and raising thick smoke and dust!
But immediately, a streak of blazing fire rushed out of the smoke.
Shiki narrowed his eyes and looked.
He found that Arbel had turned into a huge, pitch-black pterodactyl with fire on its back.
Flying rapidly in the airspace below, like a supersonic fighter jet from a nuclear world.
"Finally using the strength of the Devil Fruit..."
"Marten Self-Respect Emperor!"
Arbel in 'Pterodactyl Form', his sharp gaze fixed on Shiki, while pulling his head back like a slingshot.
The moment he released it, the sharp head, which shot forward at super-high-speed, produced a strong, slender shockwave in the air.
With a terrifying speed comparable to a laser, it crossed the hundreds of meters distance between the two and directly attacked Shiki's location!
However, for Shiki, who possessed 'Future Sight', as long as it wasn't too fast for his physical reaction to keep up.
This linear ranged attack could be easily dodged by just moving sideways.
And that's what he did.
But Arbel seized this brief timing, turning into a black shadow that was invisible to the naked eye, and in the blink of an eye, rushed in front of Shiki.
Using the pterodactyl's sharp wings and the flame attached to them, he launched the most violent attack.
Danbo Emperor!
Looking closely, besides the flame, a layer of cherry-red radiance flowed on the surface of these wings.
This is Ryuo!
"So fast..." Shiki's expression changed.
Fortunately, he managed to block in front of him with his twin swords, barely receiving Arbel's strong attack.
【CLANG——————】
However, a hasty block ultimately lacked sufficient strength.
Shiki himself turned into a streak of golden light, accompanied by bursts of sonic boom, and crashed into another 'block' zone below, causing it to completely collapse and shatter.
However, those shattered, either scorched black or crimson rock blocks did not continue to fall into the bottomless underground.
Instead, they quickly gathered together, forming a giant rock lion comparable in body size to a Tailed Beast, raising its head and letting out a roar full of sense of oppression towards Arbel in the air!
"Lion's Might: Earth Scroll!"
Shiki floated in mid-air, his blade pointing towards high altitude and roared.
Under the power of the Float-Float Fruit, more red earth shattered, forming more crimson giant rock lions.
They rushed towards Arbel from all directions, stepping on the invisible air.
However, Arbel showed no weakness, the blazing fire behind him immediately surged into the clouds, dyeing the entire night cloud layer red.
At the same time, a sea of fire like flowing water gathered around him, forming a circling flame divine dragon.
It blocked all the crimson rock lions that rushed up, melting their bodies into viscous magma.
Fire Dragon Emperor!
This scene, so spectacular, so grand, so shocking, left the mages in the distance dumbfounded, completely ignoring the anxious inquiries of the people around them.
Because they didn't know how to describe the scene they saw.
A legendary divine battle, perhaps it was just like this?
Arbel and Shiki's Summit War quickly entered the climax stage.
The fire dragon and the group of lions fought fiercely under the boiling and rolling cloud layer.
Arbel and Shiki, meanwhile, shuttled through the battlefield, clashing intensely.
The two continuously caused air ripples with their flashing movements, while stirring up blazing fire and surging storm.
A night passed, the morning sun rose in the east, yet the fierce battle continued!
The sunset set in the west, the stars and moon shone together, but the fierce battle was raging!
Thus, the earth-shattering Summit War continued endlessly as day and night alternated.
One day!
Two days!
Three days!
Four days!
When today's sun tore through the night curtain and rose again, it meant the fifth day had arrived.
If Shiki couldn't defeat Arbel within a day, he could only watch the latter take the Admiral position.
And be on equal footing with himself!
"Kid!"
"You're still far from it, wait another four years, Jie hahahaha!"
In the fierce clash, Shiki laughed wildly at Arbel, who was close at hand.
At this moment, the state of both of them didn't look very good.
However, relatively speaking, Arbel's aura seemed weaker.
This is not surprising.
Shiki's first half of life was spent constantly exchanging blows with Roger, Newgate, Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Charlotte Linlin.
The so-called Summit War is just a battle between top tier combatants.
He had experienced this kind of matter countless times before.
"You know, before the fight started, I had expectations for your strength, I was even a little nervous..."
Suddenly, Arbel started talking more for some reason.
This attracted Shiki's attention, and he immediately laughed proudly:
"How about it, finally realized how terrifying this old man is? I am the Golden Lion, Jie hahaha!"
But when the two clashed blades fiercely again, after Arbel uttered two words, Shiki's expression suddenly changed in shock: "What did you say?!"
"Ordinary."
"I said you, are very ordinary..." Arbel said with a cold attitude.
Shiki was immediately stunned, and his movements stopped.
Arbel also cooperated and did not continue his offensive, silently appreciating Shiki's increasingly darkening face and the rage that quickly ignited in his eyes.
【BOOM——————】
In an instant, a violent Conqueror's Haki erupted from Shiki.
Countless black-red lightning flashed in the air with crackling sounds.
But these were like a gentle breeze to Arbel.
"You dare to say this old man! Is ordinary!!!"
The next moment, Shiki, who was completely enraged and whose rationality was clouded by rage, let out a terrifying roar in uncontrollable anger.
He is the Golden Lion!
The Grand Admiral of the Flying Pirates and the Golden Lion Pirates back then!
Even Roger and Newgate had to treat him cautiously back then.
What qualification did this stinky brat have to say he was ordinary?!
Even that kid Kaido wouldn't dare!
"I'm going to kill you——————"
Shiki roared, his both hands wrapped in streaks of golden lightning from Haki, and charged towards Arbel.
The two clashed fiercely again, with high-speed flashing afterimages visible everywhere in the air.
The clanging sound, accompanied by huge sonic boom shockwave, was incessant.
Although Shiki's offensive looked incredibly fierce, Arbel felt it was much easier than before.
Because Shiki's attack no longer had the effect of 'Future Sight'.
It was anger that prevented him from using 'Future Sight'.
One must know that Observation Haki requires maintaining a calm consciousness.
Now, Shiki being able to maintain the basic effect of Observation Haki even in such rage is already a very impressive combat instinct.
For most people, even a little emotional excitement can make them unable to use Observation Haki.
"Your attack is not as powerful as Brother Kaido's, is it because you're old?"
Arbel, who was directly receiving Shiki's rage, spoke again.
"What did you say!!"
But these words were like adding fuel to the fire, causing Shiki's eyes to be filled with bloodshot, full of crimson killing intent.
"Kaido was just an intern kid back then, he would tremble when he saw this old man!"
Arbel caught Shiki's twin swords while asking back: "Do you have evidence?"
"Ahhhhh, I'm going to cut you to death!"
Shiki had already forgotten that this was just a challenge match, and the rules stated that opponents could not be killed.
He put full strength into every blade.
Under the Conqueror's Haki infusion, countless blade lights turned into golden lightning, covering Arbel overwhelmingly.
But they were met with a head-on resistance from Arbel's sky-filling fire blades, and the battle situation was completely evenly matched.
So the next thing to compete is who can last longer...
Wano Island, Flower Capital.
Above Mount Fuji, there is a sky island floating in the White Sea, named 'Divine Dragon Island'.
It is designated as a super-risk area by the World Government, while the territory of the Tailed Beasts is only a high-risk area.
"Wororororo~~"
Suddenly, Kaido's hearty laughter came from the traditional Japanese style mansion on the island.
Inside the large house, Kaido and Old Man Shen He, who had a helpless expression, sat around a coffee table.
Together, they were watching the live broadcast of Arbel and Shiki's Summit War on the virtual screen.
"That old bastard Shiki is going to make a fool of himself this time, well done, Arbel!"
After laughing, Kaido was completely relieved.
Arbel's Admiral position should be secured, so now he should focus on his own matter.
"Old Man Shen He, what do you want before you're willing to give me your blood?"
Kaido took a gulp of drink from the gourd in his mouth, and turned his head impatiently to look at Shen He.
Shen He smelled the alcohol scent coming towards him, feeling a little displeased, and thought to himself: "I've refused many times, why are you still asking what I want? This old man just doesn't want to give it to you!"
But looking at the current situation, he had to give it even if he didn't want to.
Once Arbel becomes an Admiral, Kaido's force will be even greater.
But he also had to ask for benefits, of course, he couldn't just give it away for free. He had actually been thinking about this matter for the past few days.
After all, as a super dangerous beast, there wasn't anything he needed.
"Mm... alright, this old man can give you a can of blood, but you have to promise this old man one condition."
Shen He pondered for a moment before finally giving an answer that surprised Kaido.
"Worororo~, why didn't you say so earlier? You wasted so much of my time!"
It must be said that Kaido's emotional intelligence is really low, being so arrogant when asking for help.
"Speak, what do you want!" Kaido said confidently.
Shen He said faintly: "To be honest, this old man's lifespan is almost at its end, probably at most ten years. If you can bring me a method of longevity, a can of dragon blood will naturally be offered with both hands."
"Huh?!"
Kaido was dumbfounded, where would he have a means to increase someone's lifespan?
But immediately, Kaido thought of a method and said immediately: "How about that Elf Serum? If you don't have Military Merit Points, I can help you exchange them!"
"Military Merit Points, oh, Merit Points, right? This old man certainly has them, but unfortunately, Elf Serum is not enough to increase this old man's lifespan."
"After all, the Elf Race in Zero Magic World only lives for about two hundred years, and even the Elf Race in Falmart World only lives for five hundred years, while this old man has already lived for over a thousand years..."
Hearing Shen He say this, Kaido frowned and continued to ponder deeply.
A moment later, his huge eyes suddenly lit up, because he knew who to ask for help!
(End of this chapter)
No one expected the battles of Kizaru and Fire Mountain to end so quickly after Momonga and Kaido.
However, from these two battles, it was clear that the strength of these Senior Vice Admirals promoted by Sengoku, Zephyr, and others was indeed quite far from that of Admirals.
It gave people the feeling that they were indeed stronger than most Marine Vice Admirals, but not strong enough to hold the position of Senior Vice Admiral.
Shouldn't a so-called Senior Vice Admiral be able to fight an Admiral for at least a day and a night?
But next, Onigumo, as the challenger for the fourth Summit War, vindicated these 'old Marine Vice Admirals'.
In his clash with the new Army Headquarters Admiral 'Cherry Bream' Tiger, he displayed a spectacular performance that amazed Higher-Ups like Kong, Raimon, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Tsuru.
In his hands were twin swords: one was Onimaru Kunitsuna from the 'Great Grade Swords Series', and the other was a 'Nichirin Blade' with a grey-black blade, powered by 'Stone Breathing'.
The six swords controlled by his black long hair behind him were all 'Imperial Arm: Kiriichimonji'!
Ever since Famous Sword Town could mass-produce Imperial Arms, Onigumo had spent a large amount of Military Merit Points and Money to purchase them.
What he valued was the effect that the wounds they inflicted could not self-heal.
If Imperial Arms couldn't be mass-produced yet, he probably would have directly bought six 'Imperial Arm: Murasame' with 'Cursed Poison'!
During the fierce battle with Admiral 'Cherry Bream' Tiger.
The Nichirin Blade in his left hand instantly entered the crimson 'Crimson Blade' state under his strong grip strength, releasing scorching high temperature.
And Onimaru Kunitsuna in his right hand had the ability to convert Armament Haki through the blade into Oni Ki, visually resembling the blade burning with green flame.
Coupled with the six 'Imperial Arm: Kiriichimonji' that had been 'Hardening' with Armament Haki and turned into 'Black Blade'.
Onigumo unleashed an extremely violent 'Eight-Sword Style', his entire body seemed to transform into a 'Tornado Gale' wrapped in two kinds of flame, red and green.
He engaged in a fierce offensive and defensive battle with Tiger's Fish-Man Karate and Fish-Man Judo!
He actually managed to resist a current Admiral head-on and displayed his own style and strength, making Sengoku, Zephyr, and others almost pound the table in admiration.
Actually, they didn't have much favor for the 'Hawk Faction' Onigumo before, feeling that his thought was too extreme, just like Sakazuki.
But now, they had to admit that this battle of Onigumo greatly increased their prestige.
Although the true strength of Admiral 'Cherry Bream' Tiger should be in a water environment.
But since he was allowed promotion to Admiral, it means his martial arts and Haki have reached the level an Admiral should have.
So Onigumo being able to fight like this, no one would question the legitimacy of his performance.
However, after fighting for nearly two days, Onigumo still lost to Tiger's fist.
There was nothing he could do, the gap in comprehensive strength between the two sides was still considerable.
But Tiger also had several difficult-to-heal wounds on his body.
Although the injuries were not very serious, they made him look blood-soaked and particularly battered.
But this Summit War also made Onigumo completely famous in the military.
Some busybodies even praised him as 'Strongest Senior Vice Admiral Below the Admirals'.
It was amidst such military public opinion.
On the evening of September 7th, the fifth Summit War began.
The challenger was the current Marine Headquarters Senior Vice Admiral Arbel.
Under the illumination of the flame behind him, he had slowly walked into Area RL1111, which had been destroyed beyond recognition by the previous battles.
The challenged was the current Marine Headquarters Admiral 'Golden Lion' Shiki!
Shiki is a Paramecia System Float-Float Fruit User, so he held the twin swords 'Sakura Jū' and 'Withered Wood' in his hands, flying in with a roar against the great wind from the sky.
His golden long hair and the pure white Coat of Justice on his shoulders fluttered in the wind at high altitude, making a rustling sound, looking so full of aura.
Especially when Shiki stopped moving, a smoking cigar in his mouth, his contemptuous gaze looking down at Arbel from the air was full of the arrogance of a superior.
Of course, whether it was experience, identity, or strength, he had the qualification to be arrogant.
One must know that even if Kaido was here, he would probably be regarded as a kid by him.
"That Lunarian kid next to Kaido, judging from you choosing this old man as your opponent, you really are a big idiot."
After speaking, Shiki tilted his head back and laughed wildly: "Jie hahahahaha————"
His laughter was full of mockery towards Arbel.
This made Shaina, who was staying on the flagship of the First Air Fleet and watching the live broadcast, look angry.
"Damn it! That damn golden-haired bastard! Let's see how Arbel beats you until you're looking for your teeth all over the ground!"
"Go Arbel! Defeat this guy, you can definitely become an Admiral!"
On the other side.
Vice Admiral Bud, who was also staying on the flagship of the Golden Lion Air Group, let out a long sigh.
"Ah, I knew it would be like this, Admiral Golden Lion is a bit too arrogant..."
He always felt that if this continued, Shiki would suffer a big loss sooner or later.
But Shiki was also very good to him, which made Bud not know what to do.
Admonish? It would definitely make Shiki unhappy. Let him be? It made him feel worried.
At the site of the Summit War.
Arbel had no reaction to Shiki's mockery.
With a 'Boom', he spread the black feathered wings on his back, stirring up a burst of air current that blew away the surrounding gravel and smoke and dust.
At the same time, he drew the two-meter long Ōdachi from the red sheath at his waist.
He pointed the blade towards Shiki in the air and said coldly with a blank expression:
"Enough nonsense, I will personally take the Admiral position from you, Golden Lion!"
Shiki's aura surged, and he roared: "I will let you see how terrifying a king who fought his way out of the Great Pirate Era is!"
"Before this cigar is finished, I will shatter your dream of becoming Admiral!"
【BOOM——————】
【BOOM——————】
As soon as Shiki's words fell, the two, one above and one below, burst into action almost simultaneously.
Arbel turned into a blazing fire rushing straight into the clouds, while Shiki fell like a golden meteorite.
Continuous sonic booms exploded in the air.
Until the two clashed head-on in the darkness, like heavenly thunder meets earthly fire.
【CLANG!!!】
The moment the twin swords and the Ōdachi clashed, under the extreme clanging sound, heaven and earth seemed to lose sound and color.
Circle after circle of ripple-shaped blazing fire spread out in the air.
Looking at the night curtain that was originally illuminated by the bright moon and sparkling starlight.
At this moment, two violently rolling thick cloud layers formed, blocking all the moonlight and starlight.
【CLANG!】
【CLANG!】
【CLANG!】
Beneath the rolling dark cloud layer.
A streak of blazing fire and a streak of golden light were moving at incredible speed.
Clashing and colliding with each other again and again.
Each time would cause the night sky to vibrate, forming surging gales that ravaged the battlefield.
Only this made it difficult for the majority of the military audience watching the battle.
Because people below flag officers could not capture the movements of Arbel and Shiki with their naked eyes at all.
At most, during the moments when the two paused, they could barely see their flashing afterimages.
This terrifying scene, like a divine person battle.
Let many officers and soldiers who originally had no intuitive concepts of Admiral-level combat power.
Finally witnessed how spectacular and awe-inspiring a battle between Admiral-level combatants is.
They originally thought that the battle between Onigumo and Tiger before was already fierce enough.
But compared to this battle, it seems it can't be called a 'great play'.
"Is Arbel already this strong?" Sengoku asked in surprise.
In his impression, although Arbel was very strong, he shouldn't have reached Admiral-level combat power yet, and was considered a very reliable Senior Vice Admiral.
But now he can fight Shiki to a standstill!
Although he probably can't last for too long, if he can last for a day, that's already very impressive.
After all, Shiki is much stronger than Tiger, even in a great sea environment, the latter is probably not the former's opponent.
"It should be related to Kaido, even I, who doesn't stay at Headquarters much, have heard that Kaido likes to personally train his officers."
Kuzan, sitting on the sofa, rubbed his chin and speculated.
Sengoku was startled, and thought to himself: "Come to think of it, that's true, kid Enel often goes to find Kaido."
"A few days ago, I heard him complain that Kaido has been going to Wano Island lately, and he can only do boring physical exercise in the gravity training room."
And Kaido's behavior of liking to personally train his subordinates, although it made his subordinates miserable.
However, it also made their strength improve faster than the officers under other Admirals.
Like Kuzan, Borsalino, and Shiki, they completely act as hands-off bosses, leaving actual affairs to their adjutant.
Even Sakazuki only strictly supervises the daily training of his subordinate unit, but most of his time is still spent on improving his own strength.
That's why Kaido's matters spread throughout the military, and could even reach Kuzan's ears.
Under Kaido, some people even gave the good evaluation that Kaido is more competent than the instructors of the Military and Political Department, and his teaching effect is extremely high.
So Kaido must have been training with Arbel day and night.
In frequent full strength combat, the latter's martial arts, Haki, and experience have been rising steadily.
Although this delayed Kaido somewhat, Arbel gained huge benefits!
And Shiki, who was currently exchanging blows with Arbel, deeply felt this.
Arbel's strength was somewhat beyond Shiki's expectation.
Although neither side had used full strength yet, this short two hours of clashing.
Was enough for him to see that Arbel's foundation strength in Haki, swordsmanship, and martial arts had already reached the level of so-called Admiral-level combat power.
At least the previous Tiger on land would likely not be able to defeat Arbel.
But so what?
Since he dared to challenge, he was underestimating him, otherwise, the Marines have four Admirals, why did he choose himself?
Kaido and Kizaru were chosen, wasn't there still Aokiji!
So Shiki became ruthless in his heart, even knowing that Arbel had the qualification to be an Admiral, he would use full strength to defeat him, making him regret choosing himself as his opponent!
"Wave Cut!"
Shiki roared and swung out a golden blade light over ten kilometers long.
In an instant, the sky-filling golden light bloomed, tearing apart the night of Area RL1111.
Arbel saw this scene, the flame behind him immediately disappeared.
At the same time, his speed increased sharply, instantly turning into an afterimage to avoid the Wave Cut.
Letting it fall onto the scorched earth of the crimson earth ground, cutting a huge, bottomless cut on it.
"Lion: Thousand Severing Valley!!"
Seeing that Arbel had dodged, Shiki immediately brandished 'Sakura Jū' and 'Withered Wood', releasing ten golden blade lights that crisscrossed like a net, and each one was exactly the same as the previous 'Wave Cut'.
Even more terrifying was that Shiki's Observation Haki had already reached the realm of 'Future Sight'.
So the direction of these slashes he swung out were all Arbel's unavoidable paths!
Crucially, this was indeed Arbel's current weakness.
Although his Armament Haki had successfully reached the level an Admiral should have under Kaido's special training, his Observation Haki had always failed to breakthrough.
So facing Shiki's 'Lion: Thousand Severing Valley' technique, although he tried his best to dodge with his super-high-speed flying ability.
He was ultimately forced into an unavoidable situation, taking three golden blade lights and being blasted down.
At this time, the crimson earth ground below had already been cut into large and small 'blocks' by Shiki's slashes.
Arbel was like a high-explosive bomb, instantly blasting one of the not-so-small zones into pieces, disintegrating, and raising thick smoke and dust!
But immediately, a streak of blazing fire rushed out of the smoke.
Shiki narrowed his eyes and looked.
He found that Arbel had turned into a huge, pitch-black pterodactyl with fire on its back.
Flying rapidly in the airspace below, like a supersonic fighter jet from a nuclear world.
"Finally using the strength of the Devil Fruit..."
"Marten Self-Respect Emperor!"
Arbel in 'Pterodactyl Form', his sharp gaze fixed on Shiki, while pulling his head back like a slingshot.
The moment he released it, the sharp head, which shot forward at super-high-speed, produced a strong, slender shockwave in the air.
With a terrifying speed comparable to a laser, it crossed the hundreds of meters distance between the two and directly attacked Shiki's location!
However, for Shiki, who possessed 'Future Sight', as long as it wasn't too fast for his physical reaction to keep up.
This linear ranged attack could be easily dodged by just moving sideways.
And that's what he did.
But Arbel seized this brief timing, turning into a black shadow that was invisible to the naked eye, and in the blink of an eye, rushed in front of Shiki.
Using the pterodactyl's sharp wings and the flame attached to them, he launched the most violent attack.
Danbo Emperor!
Looking closely, besides the flame, a layer of cherry-red radiance flowed on the surface of these wings.
This is Ryuo!
"So fast..." Shiki's expression changed.
Fortunately, he managed to block in front of him with his twin swords, barely receiving Arbel's strong attack.
【CLANG——————】
However, a hasty block ultimately lacked sufficient strength.
Shiki himself turned into a streak of golden light, accompanied by bursts of sonic boom, and crashed into another 'block' zone below, causing it to completely collapse and shatter.
However, those shattered, either scorched black or crimson rock blocks did not continue to fall into the bottomless underground.
Instead, they quickly gathered together, forming a giant rock lion comparable in body size to a Tailed Beast, raising its head and letting out a roar full of sense of oppression towards Arbel in the air!
"Lion's Might: Earth Scroll!"
Shiki floated in mid-air, his blade pointing towards high altitude and roared.
Under the power of the Float-Float Fruit, more red earth shattered, forming more crimson giant rock lions.
They rushed towards Arbel from all directions, stepping on the invisible air.
However, Arbel showed no weakness, the blazing fire behind him immediately surged into the clouds, dyeing the entire night cloud layer red.
At the same time, a sea of fire like flowing water gathered around him, forming a circling flame divine dragon.
It blocked all the crimson rock lions that rushed up, melting their bodies into viscous magma.
Fire Dragon Emperor!
This scene, so spectacular, so grand, so shocking, left the mages in the distance dumbfounded, completely ignoring the anxious inquiries of the people around them.
Because they didn't know how to describe the scene they saw.
A legendary divine battle, perhaps it was just like this?
Arbel and Shiki's Summit War quickly entered the climax stage.
The fire dragon and the group of lions fought fiercely under the boiling and rolling cloud layer.
Arbel and Shiki, meanwhile, shuttled through the battlefield, clashing intensely.
The two continuously caused air ripples with their flashing movements, while stirring up blazing fire and surging storm.
A night passed, the morning sun rose in the east, yet the fierce battle continued!
The sunset set in the west, the stars and moon shone together, but the fierce battle was raging!
Thus, the earth-shattering Summit War continued endlessly as day and night alternated.
One day!
Two days!
Three days!
Four days!
When today's sun tore through the night curtain and rose again, it meant the fifth day had arrived.
If Shiki couldn't defeat Arbel within a day, he could only watch the latter take the Admiral position.
And be on equal footing with himself!
"Kid!"
"You're still far from it, wait another four years, Jie hahahaha!"
In the fierce clash, Shiki laughed wildly at Arbel, who was close at hand.
At this moment, the state of both of them didn't look very good.
However, relatively speaking, Arbel's aura seemed weaker.
This is not surprising.
Shiki's first half of life was spent constantly exchanging blows with Roger, Newgate, Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Charlotte Linlin.
The so-called Summit War is just a battle between top tier combatants.
He had experienced this kind of matter countless times before.
"You know, before the fight started, I had expectations for your strength, I was even a little nervous..."
Suddenly, Arbel started talking more for some reason.
This attracted Shiki's attention, and he immediately laughed proudly:
"How about it, finally realized how terrifying this old man is? I am the Golden Lion, Jie hahaha!"
But when the two clashed blades fiercely again, after Arbel uttered two words, Shiki's expression suddenly changed in shock: "What did you say?!"
"Ordinary."
"I said you, are very ordinary..." Arbel said with a cold attitude.
Shiki was immediately stunned, and his movements stopped.
Arbel also cooperated and did not continue his offensive, silently appreciating Shiki's increasingly darkening face and the rage that quickly ignited in his eyes.
【BOOM——————】
In an instant, a violent Conqueror's Haki erupted from Shiki.
Countless black-red lightning flashed in the air with crackling sounds.
But these were like a gentle breeze to Arbel.
"You dare to say this old man! Is ordinary!!!"
The next moment, Shiki, who was completely enraged and whose rationality was clouded by rage, let out a terrifying roar in uncontrollable anger.
He is the Golden Lion!
The Grand Admiral of the Flying Pirates and the Golden Lion Pirates back then!
Even Roger and Newgate had to treat him cautiously back then.
What qualification did this stinky brat have to say he was ordinary?!
Even that kid Kaido wouldn't dare!
"I'm going to kill you——————"
Shiki roared, his both hands wrapped in streaks of golden lightning from Haki, and charged towards Arbel.
The two clashed fiercely again, with high-speed flashing afterimages visible everywhere in the air.
The clanging sound, accompanied by huge sonic boom shockwave, was incessant.
Although Shiki's offensive looked incredibly fierce, Arbel felt it was much easier than before.
Because Shiki's attack no longer had the effect of 'Future Sight'.
It was anger that prevented him from using 'Future Sight'.
One must know that Observation Haki requires maintaining a calm consciousness.
Now, Shiki being able to maintain the basic effect of Observation Haki even in such rage is already a very impressive combat instinct.
For most people, even a little emotional excitement can make them unable to use Observation Haki.
"Your attack is not as powerful as Brother Kaido's, is it because you're old?"
Arbel, who was directly receiving Shiki's rage, spoke again.
"What did you say!!"
But these words were like adding fuel to the fire, causing Shiki's eyes to be filled with bloodshot, full of crimson killing intent.
"Kaido was just an intern kid back then, he would tremble when he saw this old man!"
Arbel caught Shiki's twin swords while asking back: "Do you have evidence?"
"Ahhhhh, I'm going to cut you to death!"
Shiki had already forgotten that this was just a challenge match, and the rules stated that opponents could not be killed.
He put full strength into every blade.
Under the Conqueror's Haki infusion, countless blade lights turned into golden lightning, covering Arbel overwhelmingly.
But they were met with a head-on resistance from Arbel's sky-filling fire blades, and the battle situation was completely evenly matched.
So the next thing to compete is who can last longer...
Wano Island, Flower Capital.
Above Mount Fuji, there is a sky island floating in the White Sea, named 'Divine Dragon Island'.
It is designated as a super-risk area by the World Government, while the territory of the Tailed Beasts is only a high-risk area.
"Wororororo~~"
Suddenly, Kaido's hearty laughter came from the traditional Japanese style mansion on the island.
Inside the large house, Kaido and Old Man Shen He, who had a helpless expression, sat around a coffee table.
Together, they were watching the live broadcast of Arbel and Shiki's Summit War on the virtual screen.
"That old bastard Shiki is going to make a fool of himself this time, well done, Arbel!"
After laughing, Kaido was completely relieved.
Arbel's Admiral position should be secured, so now he should focus on his own matter.
"Old Man Shen He, what do you want before you're willing to give me your blood?"
Kaido took a gulp of drink from the gourd in his mouth, and turned his head impatiently to look at Shen He.
Shen He smelled the alcohol scent coming towards him, feeling a little displeased, and thought to himself: "I've refused many times, why are you still asking what I want? This old man just doesn't want to give it to you!"
But looking at the current situation, he had to give it even if he didn't want to.
Once Arbel becomes an Admiral, Kaido's force will be even greater.
But he also had to ask for benefits, of course, he couldn't just give it away for free. He had actually been thinking about this matter for the past few days.
After all, as a super dangerous beast, there wasn't anything he needed.
"Mm... alright, this old man can give you a can of blood, but you have to promise this old man one condition."
Shen He pondered for a moment before finally giving an answer that surprised Kaido.
"Worororo~, why didn't you say so earlier? You wasted so much of my time!"
It must be said that Kaido's emotional intelligence is really low, being so arrogant when asking for help.
"Speak, what do you want!" Kaido said confidently.
Shen He said faintly: "To be honest, this old man's lifespan is almost at its end, probably at most ten years. If you can bring me a method of longevity, a can of dragon blood will naturally be offered with both hands."
"Huh?!"
Kaido was dumbfounded, where would he have a means to increase someone's lifespan?
But immediately, Kaido thought of a method and said immediately: "How about that Elf Serum? If you don't have Military Merit Points, I can help you exchange them!"
"Military Merit Points, oh, Merit Points, right? This old man certainly has them, but unfortunately, Elf Serum is not enough to increase this old man's lifespan."
"After all, the Elf Race in Zero Magic World only lives for about two hundred years, and even the Elf Race in Falmart World only lives for five hundred years, while this old man has already lived for over a thousand years..."
Hearing Shen He say this, Kaido frowned and continued to ponder deeply.
A moment later, his huge eyes suddenly lit up, because he knew who to ask for help!
(End of this chapter)
