Chapter 180

The golden lion opened his mouth wide, looking somewhat surprised at Luode—this is too arrogant, isn't it? You bastard kid, you're too arrogant! Who are you looking down on?

But immediately the golden lion let out a mad burst of laughter.

"Hahahaha! Ahahaha! Kaido, you bastard kid actually became someone's subordinate, and even with Whitebeard and Lingling together? This joke is hilarious, you made old man laugh, where did you find this kid? Let him tell jokes to make me laugh."

This is too outrageous, isn't it? The three emperors of the New World submitting to one person—do you think you're the Pirate King, kid?

Although I've been shutting myself away for over twenty years, I'm not unaware of what's happened on the four seas—Kaido kid's strength is indeed strong, he belongs to the rising stars.

Although Whitebeard is old, his title as the world's strongest man is still secure; as for Charlotte Lingling, she's a born monster, a destruction god.

Back then, that man was able to gather them all on one ship because their strength hadn't grown yet, far from being as strong as now.

After their strength grew to a certain scale, that man called Rocks also lost.

"He wasn't joking with you, but this kid also has another identity—he's my son-in-law."

"Bastard kid, do I not need face? I'm your father-in-law, remember that clearly."

"We're relatives, I'm not entirely your subordinate."

"Tch! Kaido, you bastard kid, when did you also start liking to block hope in the future like that guy Roger? This isn't your style." The golden lion directly revealed a mocking expression, looking teasingly at Kaido.

"Old lion, don't you really want to restore your former strength? After having that ship's wheel stuck on your head, you can't even use three-color Haki anymore, you can only barely hold on with your Devil Fruit ability.

You should know, in this world only Haki reigns supreme! Even if your Devil Fruit ability has awakened, on this sea you can't use Haki, you'll always be weak." Kaido mercilessly mocked him.

The former golden lion was a dual-blade sword master, Devil Fruit ability awakened, proficient in three-color Haki, even capable of Haoshoku Haki wrapping—how strong was he! Now he's just a rotten old man; this level of golden lion Kaido looks down on, he could send his three disasters to take care of the opponent.

"Hmph!"

The golden lion let out a cold snort! Though unwilling, Kaido was right, and even if his strength returned to its peak, the golden lion has no confidence he could beat current Kaido.

Current Kaido gives him a feeling of extreme danger, as if he could take his life at any moment—this kid has roamed the seas for over twenty years, the title of strongest creature earned through strength, through every battle fought, not through others' boasting.

"Don't dwell on it, old lion, what I just said still holds—come try this! It won't disappoint you, don't you want your legs to grow back? Restore three-color Haki, even further increase your strength?" Luode smiled and handed the desperation potion to the golden lion.

"Hmph! How do I know you're not trying to harm me? The pirate world is dangerous—who would accept something of unknown origin?"

"Old lion is quite cautious, but caution is useless—your current strength, we don't need poison to deal with you, you know it yourself.

If you still have a bit of courage, just try it! We don't need to come mess with you."

"Hmph! Come with me, let's find a place."

The golden lion said that, then brought Luode and Kaido flying to his main control island—here he has a group of lackey subordinates! This golden lion's way of collecting subordinates is similar to Kaido's—Whitebeard collects sons, Charlotte Lingling looks for husbands, then various political marriages.

Roger took the elite path—every crew member was personally invited by him, just him and Kaido accept anyone, as long as your strength is decent, you can join my pirate crew.

"Boss! This this is the Four Emperors Kaido, and and that guy with a five billion beri bounty, the man who controlled Whitebeard!" One subordinate, upon seeing Luode, instantly widened his eyes.

"What? You just said he controlled Whitebeard—why wasn't this reported to me?" The golden lion glared, an invisible aura pressing down on his subordinate.

"Old old boss, you you said, that insignificant matter doesn't need reporting to you, and when we report to you."

"Bastard! How could anything about Whitebeard be trivial? You should have told me earlier." The golden lion grabbed his subordinate, face flushed as he roared.

I previously thought Kaido and that kid were bragging, but now looking at the situation, it seems Whitebeard really was subdued by them.

Soon, the subordinate brought several newspapers, and the golden lion also learned what happened in the past few months.

"That old Whitebeard bastard died in battle, then you revived and controlled him—what kind of weird Devil Fruit ability is that? Charlotte, Lingling actually got defeated by you, and the whole of Whole Cake Island moved to Wano Country—this is truly a big event!

Kaido, you bastard kid, your bounty actually matched that guy Neut's."

These past few months, news has been constant on the seas—Kaido and Luode together raided Whole Cake Island, defeated Charlotte Lingling and moved the whole island—this thing.

The World Government certainly values this—reports everywhere, even the Fleet Admiral rivalry doesn't compare to this explosion, after all this concerns the Four Emperors.

Now the World Government fears Beast Pirate Kaido greatly, but because of the Beast Pirates' terrifying strength and Kaido's own power surpassing Four Emperor level, the World Government also dares not act rashly.

As long as Kaido doesn't show too much hostility, the Five Elders plan to temporarily endure, waiting for that adult to awaken, waiting for Vegapunk's Seraphim plan to succeed.

"Come on! Old lion decides to take a gamble, or just keep sinking into despair, living your pirate pretend dream."

"Hmph! Anyway, I'm not your match, so I'll take the gamble!" The golden lion took Luode's potion with a grim face.

The opponent used a method to control the dead to control Whitebeard—this makes him very wary, he fears if he says anything arrogant again.

If he gets taken down and then controlled by that technique, his golden lion people would lose big—besides, Kaido gave him too much pressure, sometimes when you're under the eaves you can't help but bow your head!

"How to use—just drink it down?"

"Pull it open, there's a needle underneath, just inject it directly into your vein."

The golden lion nodded, took a deep breath, then injected the desperation potion into his body. One minute later, his body began violent reactions, a crimson-red energy started flowing inside him.

"Ugh! Hmm! I feel my legs going numb, ah! My head also hurts, damn it!" The golden lion covered his head with one hand, felt his legs with the other, his expression somewhat painful.

At this moment he clearly felt his legs, as if something wanted to grow out.

So he quickly untied his two leg bindings, then a miraculous scene occurred—his legs flowed out magma-like substance, and in just a few seconds, a pair of brand-new legs grew out.

His head also began to change—his scalp showed a scene like flowing magma, then slowly pushed out the ship's wheel on his head.

"Truly, really came out—boss's head ship's wheel, heavens! That clearly already touched the nerves, just move a little and it could take his life!"

"Boss's legs grew out—truly unbelievable, boss has been disabled for twenty years."

"Boss, boss is going to restore strength!"

The golden lion's lackeys shouted in extreme excitement—how strong the former golden lion was needs no description; back when the Four Emperors weren't established, he and Whitebeard, plus Roger, were the current Four Emperors.

"Hahaha! My legs grew out, the thing on my head is gone, my Haki restored, my Haki restored!" The golden lion stood up, stretched out his arms, his face showing extreme excitement.

Never expected, never expected—I still have a day to restore strength, I still have a day to restore power—this truly, this truly is heaven's gift! Heaven doesn't want me this old lion to die, wants me this remnant of the old era to continue stirring up waves on this sea.

"Golden lion's benefits aren't over—you should now have the ability for super high-temperature flames, try it out." Luode raised an eyebrow beside him, smiling.

If the desperation potion were in the Marvel world, it would just be making a super soldier.

But if placed in the pirate world, letting these top-tier strongmen develop it—then the effect would simply be incomparable! Suitable superpower also needs suitable people to develop it—pirate world humans are best at developing various abilities.

After hearing this, the golden lion raised his palm—a scorching hot flame emerged from his palm, then he directly flung the flame at one of his subordinates, instantly burning the guy to ashes.

Other subordinates, seeing this, immediately fled far away—sometimes when the boss goes mad, he really will randomly slaughter subordinates.

"Hahaha! This ability, a bit like that Akainu kid's power—my Float-Float Fruit indeed lacks some attack power, having this would indeed help me a lot."

This high-temperature flame power is of great help to him; if he develops it well in the future, his strength will advance further.

"Not only that, you now have a powerful recovery ability; as long as your stamina is not exhausted, if your limbs or body suffer any injury, you will instantly self-heal. But if your head is cut off, you will surely die."

Upon hearing this, Golden Lion picked up his withered wood, lightly cut his hand with it, and then a stream of scorching lava flowed over the wound, instantly healing it.

Golden Lion's face lit up with joy, then he gritted his teeth and directly severed his entire arm; afterward, the crimson energy reappeared, and his arm regrew, and Golden Lion felt his stamina being partially drained.

Now he has restored the three types of Haki, regrown his feet, had the rudder on his head pulled out, gained this high-temperature flame ability, and also acquired self-healing capability.

Golden Lion's ambition instantly swelled, feeling that the world is vast and no one is his match anymore.

"Hahaha! Brat, letting me regain my former power is already enough! You actually gave me new power and granted me something akin to an immortal body; with such power,

I will not submit to anyone, and moreover, no one is my match." Golden Lion looked at Luode and Kaido, speaking with full confidence.

It seemed as if the world was vast and no one could match Golden Lion; now this old lion's confidence had exploded beyond measure.

"Hahahaha! Luode, did you hear that? This old lion actually thinks he's invincible in the world."

Yes, yes, exactly—this expression, old lion, you'd better not get beaten too badly later!

"So then, Golden Lion, let's continue our previous topic; if I can press you to the ground and rub you in it, then you'll follow me.

If I can't, then the vast world will henceforth be yours, Golden Lion." Luode approached Golden Lion, smiled, and said.

The carrot-and-stick approach is key to subduing subordinates; now my carrot has already been sent out.

It's time to bring out the stick and wake up this overconfident old lion, making him slightly sober.

"Hmph! I, the old man, always keep my word; you two brats come at me together, I won't feel the slightest fear." Golden Lion crossed his arms, speaking with a confident expression.

Possessing this power akin to an immortal body, plus flame power, having restored the three types of Haki, and even with his physical quality elevated, Golden Lion at this moment swelled unprecedentedly.

The desperation potion not only gave him self-healing but also flame control; his physical quality has clearly increased, which Golden Lion has felt.

Now on this vast sea, who could still be his match? "Very good, I just like your such confidence; I hope you keep it for a while longer—let's go! Let's find a more open place." After saying this, Luode turned and walked away.

"Hmph! I will let you know what a true powerhouse is, the strongest on this sea."

Luode glanced at Golden Lion with a squinting smile, I will let you know, you are merely a frog at the bottom of a well.

The two arrived at a small island.

"Ow! Woo! Huh! Ah! Ah! Damn it!"

A few minutes later, the overconfident Golden Lion fell face-first, with Luode stepping on his head.

(End of Chapter)