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Chapter 107 The Awakened Lion

The golden lion did not answer, and continued to pant heavily.

After a while, he slowly used his hands to support his upper body, and then used his ability to float up slowly again.

"Executed?!"

"You brat! Who do you think I am? I'm the Golden Lion!!!"

The golden lion roared and immediately grabbed the rudder on its head.

"ah!!"

The golden lion roared and pulled hard, ripping out the ship's rudder that had been embedded in his head for over a decade, drawing out a trickle of blood.

That wasn't all; the golden lion once again used his hand as a knife, aiming it at his own legs.

The sound of flesh tearing was heard, and the two swords, Kuki and Sakura, flew through the air, accompanied by splattering blood, before being grasped by the Golden Lion.

The wound on Shiki's leg was also tightly sealed by his Float-Float Fruit ability, and no extra blood flowed out.

boom--

A surge of Conqueror's Haki stronger than ever before erupted from Lion's body, hurtling towards Kyle like a raging storm.

This overwhelming Conqueror's Haki was so powerful that Kyle felt as if he were a small boat in a storm that could capsize at any moment.

This is definitely the strongest Conqueror's Haki Kyle has ever experienced.

Fierce, rampant, and filled with the aura of a king!

This is the lion of the sea from decades ago, the legendary pirate, Shiki the Golden Lion!

The golden lion twisted its neck, the bones cracking as they rubbed together, a look of intoxication on its face.

"I haven't felt this powerful feeling in so long!!"

Even though the golden lion had lost both legs and was covered in wounds, with his skin torn and bleeding, he was still full of vigor and high spirits.

He looked at Kyle and suddenly smiled.

"Kid, I have to thank you. If you hadn't pushed me to this point, I might not have been able to bring myself to remove this rudder that's been getting under my skin!"

"Because I value my life, I haven't dared to fight with my full strength for so many years, and over time I've even lost my fighting spirit!"

"Thanks to you now, I've finally figured it out. I am the Golden Lion, and my pride won't allow me to be defeated by a mere brat, even if it costs me my life!"

"Luckily, it's now. I still have the courage to go all in. If it were ten years later, my fighting spirit might be completely worn down, and I wouldn't be able to explode even if I wanted to!"

"So, to thank you for helping me rediscover myself, I'll show you what the name Golden Lion really means!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the golden lion suddenly slashed out with his sword.

"Slash Wave!!"

A massive burst of sword energy shot out from the sword, emanating an incredibly terrifying aura.

The air was cut through, making a whooshing sound.

It's the same move, but its power is now a whole level stronger than before.

Kyle's eyes narrowed, a hint of excitement flashing in them, and he slashed out with his sword.

A purple blade of light slashed out from Kyle's blade, instantly clashing with the Golden Lion's wave-like attack.

In an instant, terrifying aftershocks spread outwards, shattering the surrounding ground and sending countless fragments of rock flying.

The two remained locked in a stalemate for a long time before Kyle's purple blade light shattered instantly, transforming into countless blade energies that swept outwards.

Seeing this, Kyle narrowed his eyes and unleashed another purple blade of light.

Both bombarded each other, creating aftershocks, but this time the final result was that both dissipated one after the other.

"Kid, this strike of mine..."

"How powerful is it?!"

The golden lion smiled and asked Kyle.

Upon hearing this, Kyle also smiled slightly.

"Great, looks like we'll have a good time!!"

"Enjoyed to the fullest?!"

"Of course, I'll make sure you have a great time!!"

The Golden Lion emphasized his words, raised both hands as if to swing a sword, and uttered a soft voice.

"Lion's Valley of a Thousand Cuts!!"

With a flick of the blades, countless slashing waves shot out from the two swords.

Enormous sword energies intertwined and all rushed towards Kyle.

This is the signature move of the Golden Lion, an upgraded version of the basic move Wave Slash, which is a large-area AOE move.

The enormous attack range makes it difficult even for Kyle to dodge all the attacks using his speed alone.

Kyle didn't intend to dodge. He swung his sword, and purple lightning burst forth, forming a series of reverse-flowing dragon scale-like barriers made of lightning around him.

"Lightning Scale!!"

Countless massive sword energies struck the dragon scale barrier surrounding Kyle.

Some sword energies were shattered, while others were reversed and attacked the Golden Lion. At the same time, countless bolts of lightning shot out, all aimed at the Golden Lion.

!!!

A hint of surprise flashed in the golden lion's eyes, as if he hadn't expected this to happen.

But as a top expert, he quickly reacted, raised his hand and waved it, causing the ground to be lifted up, surging out in waves like a tsunami.

Amidst a series of deafening roars, the sword energy and thunderstorm vanished, leaving only billowing smoke and dust.

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, the Golden Lion and Kyle floated in the air, gazing at each other.

"That guy from the Warring States period really had a good grandson!"

"Kid, for someone your age of sixteen or seventeen to possess this level of skill, your talent is among the very best I've ever seen!!"

"Sixteen or seventeen years old?!"

Kyle chuckled.

The golden lion frowned.

"What are you laughing at?!"

"It's nothing! Whatever you say goes!"

Kyle had a faint smile on his lips. He didn't explain that he was actually only ten years old, but just looked older than his age. There was no need to explain.

The Seven Strike Purple Lightning is a sword technique with an extremely high ceiling; the stronger Kyle is, the more powerful it becomes.

Therefore, Kyle has never developed other sword techniques; Purple Lightning Seven Strike is enough.

A true master never needs too many moves; like Hawkeye, he only ever uses basic attacks.

It's much better to master one move than to have a general understanding of many moves.

"You used a wide-range attack, why don't you try mine?"

After saying that, Kyle didn't say anything more, slowly raised the knife, and uttered four words in a low voice.

"Lightning strikes like a dragon or snake!"

In an instant, countless purple lightning bolts shot out from the blade, transforming into lightning dragons and electric snakes that meandered and sped through the air.

As if they were alive, they all rushed towards the golden lion.

With a series of flashes of lightning, the golden lion was instantly engulfed by the dragons and snakes...