The clash of swords and dark spears finally stopped.
Golden Lion and Rowan used their own ways to block the other's attack.
But their fight wasn't over yet.
The thick fog that had turned into the shapes of a lion and an eagle was now reforming into a swirling vortex, like a tornado.
Such a strange sight had never been seen in the Thriller Bark area.
And such a huge commotion naturally attracted the attention of Moonlight Moria, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, who was based in the Thriller Bark.
When the Four Seas Alliance first entered the Thriller Bark, Moria's scouts discovered the ship's movements.
He recognized the blue flag on the ship, knowing it was the symbol of the Four Seas Alliance.
Why was the Four Seas Alliance coming to the Thriller Bark?
Moria was very puzzled.
This business alliance, which had only recently been officially established, was actually quite famous in the first half of the Grand Line.
Because any pirate who dared to interfere with the Four Seas Alliance's regular routes would face the Four Seas Alliance's most terrifying revenge, without exception!
To be able to do this, a group must not only have strong power, but also be a well-organized group with very clear goals.
Such a group must be watched out for, no matter where it is.
But...
What was the Four Seas Alliance doing in the Thriller Bark?
Did they want to establish new regular routes in the Thriller Bark?
What a joke, this is my territory!
With this thought, Moonlight Moria, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, decided to take action and teach the Four Seas Alliance a lesson.
Even if they had Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, backing them, they shouldn't be so arrogant!
Moria planned to use the booby-trapped barrels of booze to find their ship's location, as he always did, and then use his biggest pirate ship in the world, the Thriller Bark, to "swallow" them whole!
Once they were inside the Thriller Bark, they would naturally become fish to be easily had.
...
A few minutes ago, Moria and his crew were sitting on a small boat, about to release the booby-trapped barrels.
But just as Moria and his crew were about to act, a small island suddenly fell from the sky.
Then, Moria and his crew saw a scene they would never forget.
In the year-round mist, a lion and an eagle began their fight.
Moria's men had never seen such a terrifying battle. They were almost scared to death.
Unlike the partners he had recruited later, Moria had seen real "battles."
More precisely, he himself was part of those so-called "real battles"!
Years ago, Moria led his pirate crew in a major battle against the Beasts Pirates under Kaido of the Hundred Beasts in Wano Country.
In the end, Moria lost.
But the real reason for his defeat wasn't a lack of strength, but the betrayal of his partners.
This experience was unacceptable to Moria, and he became depressed. He retreated from the New World to the first half of the Grand Line, accepted the World Government's summons, and became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
After that, Moria disappeared into the mist of the Thriller Bark, losing all his so-called "ambition."
But even though he no longer had ambition, Moria still had good judgment.
Over the years, there had been those who dared to challenge him in the Thriller Bark, but none of them were worth looking at.
But today, at this very moment.
When Moria saw the fight in the mist, he immediately understood one thing...
This battle was not at a level he could interfere with!
Even in his prime, years ago, he would have had to prepare thoroughly to get involved in a battle of this level.
Each of these guys fighting had terrifying power that was no less than Kaido of the Hundred Beasts!
"This is bad..."
Moria wasn't worried that these two were targeting him, because that was impossible.
What he was really worried about was that the range of these two's fight was too big, so big that it would affect his Thriller Bark!
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
Moria shouted, "And move the Thriller Bark, get as far away from here as possible without leaving the mist!"
There were many zombies on the Thriller Bark that Moria and Dr. Hogback had created together. These zombies were made by Moria extracting people's shadows and combining them with stitched-together corpses.
Zombies are very afraid of salt, and those whose shadows have been taken also become afraid of sunlight.
Once exposed to direct sunlight, those people would "vanish" from reality!
If the owner of the shadow died, the zombies possessed by the shadow would naturally die too. Moria didn't want his army of undead, which hadn't even been fully formed, to be destroyed so easily.
Therefore, Moria couldn't let the Thriller Bark leave this mist-covered Devil's Triangle area.
But at the same time, he didn't dare to stay near where Rowan and Golden Lion were fighting.
So, after thinking it over, Moria could only order the Thriller Bark to get out of the way as much as possible.
Please, please don't hit my ship!
...
Moria ran away, and the fight between Rowan and Golden Lion continued.
Both of them noticed Moria's actions, but they didn't care.
After all, no one in their right mind would interfere in this fight at this time!
They wouldn't dare!
Both Rowan and Golden Lion were confident of that.
"Heh ha ha ha ha, fighting like this isn't very satisfying!"
Golden Lion stretched his arms and shouted at Rowan on the other side of the mist, "Hey, how about we get serious!"
As he spoke, the floating islands around Golden Lion began to slowly come together, merging from their scattered state into one huge landmass.
Rowan sensed all of this, smiled, and said loudly, "Are you inviting me again?"
"Of course, I'm very reasonable!"
Golden Lion grinned and said, "I invited you, and you invited me. Now it's my turn to invite you to play again!"
Suddenly, Golden Lion's pupils narrowed.
Because he saw that a lot of sand had connected to his floating island, followed by a huge "weight."
This guy... used sand to connect the island under his feet to my floating island?
Just like that, Rowan and the island under his feet were connected to Golden Lion's floating island by dozens of sand chains. Then, using its amazing toughness and strength, it actually pulled that island, which had no buoyancy at all, to the same height as the floating island!
The two huge islands merged into one.
Golden Lion slowly flew up, and Rowan jumped up.
They both arrived at the only continent.
This is also the best place for them to show their power!
"Heh ha ha ha ha!"
Golden Lion suddenly grabbed with both hands, and the entire floating island soared into the sky.
The floating island, carrying two people, flew into the sky again.
This time, there were no worries about "others," only two men who were strong enough to destroy the world.
They rose.
They began their final battle.
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