"Roar——"
The sea was vast, the breeze blowing, waves blooming across the endless horizon.
With a body towering over three meters and covered in thick scales, the majestic fire‑born dragon strode through the air.
Like a streak of fiery red lightning, it cut across the boundless blue sea at astonishing speed.
"Two days have passed… I should be close now." Ren, transformed into a colossal dragon, glanced at the tiny record pointer hanging around his neck.
He followed its guidance, never slowing, always pressing forward.
With his colossal wings spread wide, the dragon soared through the sky at astonishing speed. Two days earlier, after making his decision, he had departed Long Ring Long Land Island without hesitation.
Guided by the Eternal Pose, he raced toward Crown Island, a place he had once visited before.
Yet he was not impatient, nor did he push himself recklessly.
Along the way, he passed several islands, pausing briefly to eat, drink, and rest before continuing his journey.
It was not fear of exhaustion—his stamina now bordered on the inhuman.
His resilience and endurance were exaggerated to the point of awe.
Even going several nights without sleep posed no real problem for him.
But there was no need to rush as if lives depended on it.
There was no reason to make the journey harder than it had to be.
"If I remember correctly, the power contained in those golden horns is quite powerful...."
Thinking of the pair of extremely bright golden horns on Crown Island, full of strange energy.
Ren's heart couldn't help but feel a little hot.
The golden crown is a horn plucked from the head of a beast king, the Kirin Lion, who has passed away.
According to legend, its power resides in these two golden horns.
If any creature eats it they will all inherit the mysterious power passed down from generation to generation by the beast kings of Crown Island.
Thus, he became the new king of Crown Island, leading and protecting the weak and rare beasts from the intrusion of greedy humans from the outside world.
Somehow, this news spread to the outside world, and it was added to the news, making it more and more evil.
It is said that this golden crown contains the secret of becoming a "King".
Many ambitious people flock to it and want to get it but they don't know if humans eat these golden horns, although it is indeed possible to gain great power.
But at the same time, it will directly transform into a beast-like inhuman monster.
Moreover, if the will is not strong enough, it will be directly counterattacked.
Completely reduced to a beast that has lost its mind and only knows destruction.
Back then, the Straw Hat Pirates, who had just left Alabasta and were preparing to head to their next stop, accidentally heard such a legend, so they rushed to the Crown Island with great expectations.
And the pair of golden horns are special after Ren, Luffy and others defeated the invading enemies.
It was not really destroyed Ren felt that it contained incredible power.
Not only can it enhance the strength of the eater in all aspects, it can even emit powerful lasers and shock waves. This is somewhat surprising considering that the Straw Hat Pirates' ship's doctor, Tony Tony Chopper, is a reindeer who ate the Zoan Hito Hito no mi.
This pair of golden horns will definitely make it stronger and for a reindeer itself, there won't be many side effects.
After all, the enemies the Straw Hat Pirates will face next will only become stronger and stronger.
But unexpectedly, Ren's proposal was still rejected by Chopper.
Finally, at Chopper's request, the group left the pair of golden horns on Crown Island.
It is left to the beast king who will inevitably compete among countless rare beasts and use its power to protect the island.
When he left, he also tried to make a permanent recording pointer on a whim.
Unexpectedly, it came in handy at this time
"This pair of golden horns is inherited from a rare beast like the Kirin Lion, and I am now a Devil fruit User Mythical Zoan Ryu Ryu no mi Model: Ghalmorath...."
Ren's eyes were burning he had a bold and crazy idea about the pair of golden horns that contained mysterious power: "So, if I swallow it, would it be able to perfectly integrate the power of the golden crown?"
He was not a bad person to begin with.
In the beginning, it was because of Chopper's face that he did not harm those precious beasts, and more generously left the pair of golden horns on Crown Island.
But now he has quit the Straw Hat Pirates.
Naturally, I won't be polite to those precious beasts anymore.
Of course, he wasn't doing it for power, he didn't care about anything.
Just make up your mind want to make a bold attempt.
It stood to reason that this pair of golden horns, relics of the previous generation's king of Crown Island—the Kirin Lion—could grant new powers to other beings without any side effects.
Ren himself was already a wielder of the Ryu Ryu no Mi · Mythical Zoan · Model: Galmorath, a Mythical Zoan that transformed him into a colossal dragon.
Theoretically, his very genes had undergone incredible changes. In his complete beast form, he was no longer human at all, but a true mythical creature.
And this form was one that far surpassed the Kirin Lion.
After all, that dragon was designed with the sole purpose of facing off against the Elder Dragons of the Monster Hunter world.
Perhaps if the ancient civilization hadn't been destroyed, the equal drago-weapon could have faced the Elder Dragons.
Although who knows if it could have faced the Frost Seraph.
Perhaps he could truly integrate the Golden Crown and master this extraordinary power completely.
It was on this speculation that Ren prepared to make a bold attempt.
If, after swallowing the Golden Crown, he remained in human form yet lost control—becoming an inhuman monster like Chopper when he overdosed on rumble balls and went berserk—then Ren would immediately tear the golden horn from himself and abandon a power that could not be perfectly fused with his body.
But perhaps… it would succeed.
Having broken away from the Straw Hats, whom he had joined on a whim, Ren no longer suppressed his ambitions. He was unrestrained.
After acquiring the ability of the Ryu Ryu no Mi, Mythical Zoan, Galmorath form, he refused to remain ordinary. His ambition crystallized into a single goal:
To replace Kaido of the Beasts.
To become the new King of Beasts.
To become the strongest creature across land, sea, and sky. Without question.
Ren trusted in his own aptitude and insight, confident they were not inferior to anyone else's.
He also carried the blood of the Lunarian tribe—a race so coveted by the World Government that for eight centuries it had poured vast sums of money, manpower, and resources into attempting to replicate their innate abilities.
Combined with his Mythical Zoan powers, which rivaled Kaido's Fish‑Fish Fruit, Azure Dragon form, and matched his Lunarian heritage perfectly, Ren believed this union of talents would support him in realizing his ambition.
Yet he admitted the truth: surpassing Kaido, the so‑called unkillable monster, would not be easy in a short span of time.
For this reason, Ren did not hesitate to attempt something so reckless and bold.
He wanted to stand at the forefront of the coming new era.
To strengthen himself as much as possible.