Chapter 153: The Sunny Takes Flight – Garp's Pursuit & Kaido's Unexpected Appearance
While Sol and Kuzan were jointly restraining Kaido, on the other side the Golden Lion Shiki was deeply experiencing the "mixed doubles" of Garp and Luffy, grandfather and grandson.
Shiki had just forcefully pushed back Garp's iron fist and hadn't even had time to catch his breath when the kid he had sent flying earlier came charging back with a roar, slamming a punch straight into his face. The punch didn't do much damage, but the insult was extremely strong.
Garp saw that Luffy's use of Haki was still immature, so he decided to give a live lesson during the fight: "Luffy, concentrate your Haki! Your release is too scattered right now. Watch closely—this is how you swing your fist!" Before the words even finished, Garp's fist, wrapped in pitch-black Armament Haki, blasted forward and instantly shattered Shiki's fierce slash. Luffy watched intently, deep in thought.
"How dare you, Garp! You actually dare to look down on me, the Golden Lion?!" Shiki flew into a rage. Even after losing his legs and suffering a decline in strength, he was still the legendary figure whose name shook the seas. The prestige of the "Flying Admiral" could not be trampled upon!
"If not for this damn rudder still stuck in my head, how could I watch my power drain away day after day!" Shiki quickly retreated, narrowly dodging Garp's heavy punch, then bent down and slammed both palms onto the island beneath his feet.
"Lion Majesty – Earth Fissure!"
"Waaah! What's happening? The ground is splitting open!" Luffy shouted in alarm as he jumped away. However, the ground continued to crack and collapse. In the blink of an eye, all footing disappeared. Grandfather and grandson could only hover in midair using Moon Step.
"Then die!" Shiki roared, swinging his arm upward. Countless massive boulders in the air instantly gathered into a dense rain of stone spikes, shooting toward the two who had nowhere to stand!
Facing the overwhelming rain of stone spikes, Garp laughed loudly: "Perfect timing! Luffy, watch carefully—this is the ultimate way to concentrate Haki!"
Garp clenched both fists. Pitch-black Armament Haki flowed like a solid substance over his knuckles. Instead of dodging, he charged straight into the storm of spikes.
"Fist Bone – Meteor Barrage!"
In an instant, countless black fist shadows bloomed in the air. Every punch accurately shattered a stone spike. The fist wind swept everything away, and the shattered stones rained into the sea, creating an absolutely safe zone around Garp.
"It's over, Shiki!"
"Don't underestimate me, Garp!" Shiki roared furiously. He raised both hands sharply: "Lion – Thousand Cut Valley!"
Countless golden slashes erupted from the famous swords on his legs, combining with the remaining stone spikes to form an all-around three-dimensional attack. This time, even the airspace around Garp was completely sealed off.
"Tch, the old lion is going all out," Garp clicked his tongue, his expression finally turning serious. He pulled his right fist back, gathering all his strength and Haki into this one punch.
"Fist Bone – Impact!"
The moment his fist collided with the sword energy, the resulting shockwave swept away all the surrounding debris in the air. Shiki's sword energy shattered inch by inch in the face of Garp's fully concentrated punch.
"You fell for it, Garp! Let me deal with your annoying grandson first!" Shiki suddenly laughed ferociously. A stone spike suddenly shot up beneath Luffy's feet, launching him high into the sky.
The countless shattered stones from earlier seemed to be summoned, swarming toward Luffy and wrapping him up. In the blink of an eye, they formed a massive stone sphere in the air.
"Earth Explosion Star!" Using the Float-Float Fruit, Shiki performed this sealing-like technique, completely trapping Luffy inside.
"Now there's no more annoying brat to interfere with our duel, Garp! Jihahaha!" Shiki's wild laughter echoed across the battlefield.
"Luffy! Shiki, you bastard…" Garp's face turned iron-blue, his anger manifesting as tangible pressure around him. "This time, I'm really angry."
"You know, Garp, ever since I escaped from Impel Down, I've been planning the perfect destruction of the East Blue. I cultivated a large number of ferocious mutated beasts, intending to release them all into the East Blue, plunging the weakest sea into complete panic and ruin, showing the World Government the power of my revenge!" Shiki slowly revealed his long-hidden, insane plan.
"But today, after running into you again, I realized how ridiculous that idea was! I, the Golden Lion, don't need to rely on such external things to achieve my goals! I am the Flying Admiral!" Shiki roared, violently pulling out the famous swords "Sakura Ju" and "Kogarashi" that were bound to his legs. Blood flowed freely from the stumps, but he didn't care.
Looking at the knife hilts that had been corroded by flesh for many years yet still looked brand new, Shiki lost focus for a moment: "So… you two were waiting for this as well?" He casually swung his arm, and a massive slash easily split the sea surface below, raising towering waves.
"Come on, Garp!" Shiki stared at his old rival. Long-unused Armament Haki wrapped around both hands, dyeing the two famous swords pitch black. "Lion – Thousand Cut Valley!"
This time, the slash waves unleashed with both swords in hand truly displayed the strength the Golden Lion should have. Dozens of terrifyingly powerful sword energies rained down on Garp like a storm. Each one was enough to tear apart a warship.
Garp, seeing this, no longer held back. Black-red lightning erupted from his fists as Conqueror's Haki wrapped around them. He punched forward with full power: "Fist Bone – Collision!"
The massive shockwave burst from his fist and collided violently with Shiki's slashes in midair. The clash of two top-tier forces created a violent gale that spread wildly in all directions.
At the same time, Sol, Kuzan, and Kaido, who were fighting elsewhere, all felt the terrifying pressure coming from behind. Even a few stray sword energies from Shiki reached their side. The three immediately used their own methods to block them.
"Heavenly Dragon's Fang Crusher!" Sol wrapped his hands in high-speed wind and swung them like claws, shattering the incoming attacks.
"Ice Wall!" Kuzan instantly raised several thick ice walls, easily resisting the assault.
"Heat Breath!" Kaido simply spat out scorching flames to neutralize the sword energy.
"Looks like the old guys over there are getting serious," Kaido's dragon eyes flashed with a hint of gravity, but then became even more ferocious. "But this is getting interesting!"
High in the sky, Nami, who had transformed into a thunderbird, had already gathered dark clouds covering the entire sky. She looked down at the chaotic battlefield below, especially the massive stone sphere trapping Luffy. Golden light flashed in her eyes: "Not ready yet. I'll charge up a little more. Just wait—I'm going to make a big move!"
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