Chapter 172The energy cannon accumulated in his mouth gathered the power of an awakened Devil Fruit, top-tier Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki.Like a death torrent piercing through heaven and earth, it instantly locked onto Luffy and shot out!Wherever the light passed, space seemed to melt.Realm of the Sky: End!He was locked on, with nowhere to hide.The range covered by the energy torrent was too vast.The Raijin Spear collapsed the moment it collided.It couldn't be stopped.Luffy roared, the lightning coiling around his body surged dramatically, connecting with the natural thunder he had drawn from the clouds, making him seem like an ancient deity wielding lightning.He descended from the sky, his massive fist wrapped in Armament Haki and the vast heavenly thunder he had summoned, punching out fearlessly towards the destructive energy torrent.Gear 5: Thunder God Hegemony!Boom!Hegemony collided with the destructive energy torrent.Time seemed to stand still at this moment.A blinding light first erupted, devouring all sound and sight, followed by an unimaginably massive explosion.A shockwave encompassing this airspace billowed out, bringing with it fierce winds, torrential rain, and lightning.Both sides could see the future.But with this kind of clash of techniques, the so-called future was no longer important.Because it was unavoidable.After successive shockwaves, a colossal mushroom cloud, large enough to cover half the sky, rose up.Luffy still had reserves of strength.Rubber can be compressed!As Luffy pushed with all his might, the spraying energy showed signs of faltering. Seeing this, Golden Lion's ship's rudder on his head almost flew off.Golden Lion was still laughing, blood already oozing from various parts of his body. He frantically pushed himself, and the energy in the lion's head's mouth rapidly expanded a second time, shooting towards the sky, as if to punch a hole through the firmament."Well done, Straw Hat! Don't let this battle stop, super large! Realm of the Sky!"Golden Lion, bleeding profusely, burned his last will and life force, pouring everything into it.All his power was used up!"Then come on!"Boom!Steam continuously released from Luffy's back.The Haki and Haoshoku, condensed to their extreme, fully bloomed at this moment, making the destructive mushroom cloud grow larger and its color turn deep dark red.The massive mushroom cloud rising in the sky created a vacuum ring, mixed with energy fragments, that rapidly rippled outwards like a wave of death!Wherever it passed, whether it was the remaining island fragments, clouds, or pirate ships unfortunately caught in it, everything instantly turned to dust!The main floating island, which served as the battlefield, had long been shattered, and under this impact, it disintegrated and scattered from the center outwards.The sky truly seemed to have exploded.The terrifying shockwave swept in with a storm of dozens of levels. Even with Vivi and Merry's full control, the thousand sunny swayed and bounced violently like a leaf in a storm, pushed by the terrifying shockwave and rapidly drifting outwards.In the midst of this destructive scene, Luffy's figure was nowhere to be seen.Nami clung desperately to the railing, looking at the center of the destructive scene, and anxiously asked Vivi and Merry, "Can we get closer? We have to pick up Luffy."Whether he won or lost.Luffy doesn't have the ability to float for long. If he falls, below is the boundless sea, the graveyard of all Devil Fruit Users.In this chaotic situation.If they didn't find him immediately, they really wouldn't find him."I'll try!"Vivi's face was pale, pushing the power of her Wind-Wind Fruit to the extreme, trying to stabilize the ship and move against the shockwave, but the impact was too strong; just not being blown away was already impressive.Pirate ships under Golden Lion, for example, were now blown away so far that not even their shadows could be seen.Just then, a relatively tiny figure in the distance plummeted towards the thousand sunny like a meteor."Someone's flying over! It's Luffy!" Vivi exclaimed."Catch him quickly!"Zoro and Sanji's expressions changed, and they both leaped up simultaneously.Sanji suddenly leaped up to adjust his position in the air, while Zoro twisted with his powerful core strength.However, the impact carried by that figure far exceeded imagination.The moment they made contact, they felt as if they had been hit by a small mountain, grunting, and almost being sent flying along with him."Super Relay!"Seeing this, Franky immediately activated his Breath Dial system on his back and rushed to help. The three of them together barely managed to cushion the falling figure, who landed heavily on the deck."Luffy!""Are you okay?!" Nami exclaimed."Let me, let me!" Chopper shouted, carrying his medical kit.Everyone gathered around anxiously.Luffy had already exited his Rubber Giant and Gear 5 forms, returning to his original size, but his condition was extremely poor.He was covered in blood, his skin riddled with fine cracks and burns, as if he had just come out of a meat grinder. He was curled up, only exhaling and not inhaling, as if he had aged decades in an instant."Cough, cough cough!"Luffy painstakingly opened his eyes a sliver, and immediately spat out several mouthfuls of blood mixed with organ fragments, his breath extremely weak.After spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood, he managed to sit up with difficulty, "Meat, give me meat.""Quickly, get all the meat out!"Sanji and Zoro didn't dare to delay for a moment. Fortunately, Sanji had anticipated this situation, knowing that Luffy could Rapid Recovery by eating meat when injured, so he had stored a lot of food.Chopper, on the other hand, was fumbling to treat Luffy's wounds."Luffy, are you okay? Don't scare me!"Nami knelt beside him, her voice choked with tears, wanting to touch him but not daring to, only continuously feeding him meat."Don't worry, I'm doing well," Luffy said with effort.After devouring several large chunks of meat, Luffy's breathing stabilized slightly, but his gaze was fixed on the distant, still raging energy turbulence and the collapsing sky. He grinned, "As expected of a legendary pirate, that old man's power is truly terrifying."In the distant sky, the weather changed dramatically. The giant mushroom cloud slowly expanded, and the sky seemed to have collapsed in one section, revealing the distorted void behind it.Fragments of the island fell like a meteor shower towards the sea below.Luffy had used his last bit of strength, leveraging the impact of the explosion and the elasticity of Rubber, to barely throw himself back towards the thousand sunny.But Golden Lion was different.Luffy could clearly feel that the once violent and powerful aura in the distance was rapidly weakening and falling like a candle in the wind.Luffy stood up."Where are you going?" Nami asked urgently.Seeing Luffy shakily trying to stand up and move towards the ship's edge, Nami quickly grabbed him tightly, "What are you doing, injured like this?!""How about we bring that old man Golden Lionback?"Chapter 250: If you want to travel, where do you want to go?Everyone: "???"Luffy gasped, "It would be such a shame for such a strong guy to die.""Don't joke around!"Nami said, "He's the legendary great pirate Golden Lion!"Luffy really seemed to want to invite Golden Lionto become their nakama."It's not a joke,"Luffy actually wanted to say that fighting Golden Lion had made him very happy, giving him the pure thrill he felt when fighting with Ace and Sabo on Mount Corvo back then.It would indeed be a pity if such a powerful opponent, who made him exert all his strength, were to fall like this.Suddenly, a red light flashed in his eyes, and his powerful Observation Haki, even in his severely injured state, still caught the subtle changes in the distant sky.He stared at that airspace, frowning in confusion: "Strange, who took him away?"An aura appeared.Immediately after, it disappeared along with Golden Lion's aura."Are there more enemies?"Nami and the others immediately tensed up, quickly signaling everyone to prepare for evacuation.Now that Luffy was severely injured and Zoro, Sanji, and the others were also quite exhausted, it was truly not advisable to fight again.Moreover, after the battle between Luffy and Golden Lion, the surrounding climate had become chaotic.Various energy turbulences, thunderstorms, and hurricanes raged, and a slight carelessness could lead to being swept in and leaving no bones behind.Luffy was also exhausted and could only lie down, watching everyone busy."Vivi, Merry, let's go back to sea, leave this airspace!" Nami commanded decisively....Just a short while ago.Luffy's final Thunder God Hegemony clashed with Golden Lion's Realm of the Sky: End, completely draining Golden Lion's stamina.His body was violently flung away by the aftershocks of the explosion, and the ship's rudder on his head seemed to hum under the strain, his consciousness rapidly scattering.Defeated?Perhaps.How unwilling he was."Tsk, if only I were a few years younger!"Golden Lion grinned ferociously, "Alright, this way I can also say I only lost to time."Straw Hat has nakama he can entrust his life to for support, but his own so-called subordinates, under such a terrifying cataclysmic clash, were barely able to protect themselves. How could they have the ability, or rather, the loyalty, to risk their lives to save him?He was exhausted, without even the most basic strength to maintain his own float, to use his Float-Float Fruit ability.In his blurring consciousness, Golden Lion felt himself falling towards the boundless sea below, the graveyard of Devil Fruit Users, along with the collapsing island fragments.To die from the fall, or drown in the ocean.Was this the final resting place for him, the Flying Pirate Golden Lion Shiki?How unsightly.However, just as he was about to completely lose consciousness, a gigantic figure, like a ghost, appeared silently in his path of descent.The figure was unusually tall, wearing a hooded robe similar to a missionary's, and seemed to be holding a thick book in his arms."If you want to travel, where do you want to go?"The newcomer asked in a low, steady voice, as if inquiring a lost traveler.Golden Lion's scattered gaze barely focused, seeing the newcomer's face. He bared his teeth, trying to laugh, but only spat out a mouthful of bloody foam.His voice was weak, yet still carried the arrogance of a legend:
