Chapter 186

This is a special pirate ship crafted by Golden Lion, capable of flying in the sky, similar to the Alliance's Skybreaker from the world of Azeroth.

"This ship could actually be improved; a disc-shaped floating fortress would be better, plus some protective measures—why did you add oars to this ship? Is someone rowing for you in the sky?" After boarding, Sylvanas looked it over from top to bottom and bluntly criticized Golden Lion's pirate ship.

The design still resembles an ordinary pirate ship, but why did you install so many oars on it? And there are so many unnecessary parts and completely illogical settings.

Moreover, the wind protection wasn't designed well—the entire deck remains exposed in flight, which also doesn't match the propulsion design. Anyway, Sylvanas has nothing but complaints about this pirate ship.

Golden Lion froze for a moment and asked: "Um, have you guys ever seen a flying pirate ship before?"

Originally, he had brought out his prized flying pirate ship and wanted to show it off properly.

In front of the new boss, he wanted to strut his stuff! But first, he got roasted by the female lead!

"I have a floating fortress that can accommodate around three thousand people, with a flight speed somewhat faster than your flying ship.

It's also more stable, and I don't need to operate it myself—the weapons on it aren't something your flying pirate ship can compare to."

Luode proudly introduced his floating fortress to Golden Lion.

Originally, Luode had some expectations for this flying pirate ship! But Lion's ability is indeed broken.

However, the controlled pirate ship's flight speed is actually not fast; if you encounter a high-level civilization in the sky, it's just a surefire way to get beaten.

Some fel warships of the Burning Legion could just hang Golden Lion up and beat him—after all, they're at a spacefaring civilization level.

Now Luode looks down on Golden Lion's some flying pirate ships; a floating city fortress is still better if built by himself, and his super-large floating island is truly yyds.

Soon, the group boarded Golden Lion's flying pirate ship, while Luode opened a giant portal, and everyone headed toward the direction of Nine Snake Island in the Grand Line.

According to the newspaper, the world's destroyer Bondiwald had recently attacked a ship escorting the Celestial Dragons, destroying multiple pirate ships, and the Celestial Dragons aboard are missing.

The World Government has now listed Bondiwald as a key threat, even raising the threat level to just below that of the Revolutionary Army leader Dragon.

They've already begun mobilizing the Seven Warlords, and even the Marines have dispatched Admiral Akainu, forcing him to temporarily set aside his rivalry with Aokiji for the Fleet Admiral position and rush over to eliminate Bondiwald.

"Is this guy's threat level really that high? The Seven Warlords have been deployed, and even Marine Admiral Akainu is out." Luode looked at the information in the newspaper, slightly surprised.

This is exactly the kind of force used against Whitebeard! If not for budget issues, all three admirals would likely have been deployed together, and the other few Warlords are just too far away to make it in time.

Luode remembers that in the special movie, this guy attacked a Celestial Dragon's ship right at the start and destroyed it with a giant scythe.

According to the situation at sea, those Celestial Dragons should have fallen into the ocean and been fed to fish, with an extremely low survival rate!

No wonder the Marines are deploying such a massive force against him—it looks like they're willing to pay any price to wipe him out.

"This old bastard is practically asking for death! Attacking Celestial Dragons—he actually did that."

"Aren't you also pretty bold? Still dreaming of destroying the Four Seas? Don't tell me you've never killed a Celestial Dragon.

These days, not killing a few Celestial Dragons makes it embarrassing to call yourself strong." Luode glanced at Golden Lion, speaking with amusement.

Golden Lion rolled his eyes. "You say it so lightly—look, how many of those who attacked Celestial Dragons are still alive? Even Rocks back then was defeated miserably."

"With our current strength, we're indeed not afraid of the World Government, and we even have the full capability to overthrow them." Kaido said, then looked toward Luode.

Before, his strength already didn't fear the World Government, let alone now.

"I don't do things I'm not sure about—I must have 100% certainty, a complete and total one-time crushing of the World Government, leaving them unable to retaliate, before I act." Luode shook his head.

If I were willing, I could summon the demons of the Burning Legion, and destroying the World Government would be nothing but easy and pleasant.

Facing an endless demon army, they wouldn't be able to stop it at all.

But the problem is, demons destroying the World Government would also destroy this world, which isn't what Luode wants.

The World Government's highest combat power is the Five Elders, plus the God's Knights of Im, but that's only the surface-level strength.

There might be more combat power hidden in the shadows—hard to say.

As for the Five Elders, Kaido, Big Mom, Golden Lion, Whitebeard, and Red Count could each take one—dealing with them shouldn't be a problem.

The God's Knights, a large force under Kaido, should also be able to overwhelm them; now the Three Disasters and the Six Sky Sons have also increased in strength.

As for Im, Luode doesn't know if his current demigod-level strength is stable; if not, he could learn from the Prudent Brave, wait until he reaches godhood to deal with Im—100% victory is the safest way.

Decided: wait until I become a true god before seeking Im.

We need 100% certainty— the heavens and myriad worlds have opened their gates to me; I absolutely cannot be reckless, absolutely cannot capsize.

To put it bluntly, I need star-burst-level strength to stably suppress Im.

"Captain, do you also want to take on the World Government? When will we strike?" Golden Lion suddenly became interested.

Destroying the World Government has always been his wish. But his previous methods were just petty tricks—he knows the success rate is low, but this captain is different!

Whitebeard and that old ghost Red Count, plus myself, Kaido, and Big Mom—destroying the World Government isn't impossible.

"Wait a bit! For now, I don't have time—I can still stay here for a few days, and after returning, I still have a pile of things to handle!" Luode shook his head.

Can't help it—the great Sal is still waiting for me to summon his avatar to descend! It's been so long since I took down Illidan; it's time to summon Sal over.

Sal has to go to the Marvel world—I must accompany him! After returning, I also need to find a way to explore new worlds.

After flying in the sky for several days, Luode and the others finally arrived before a giant warship, with some Navy ships still approaching in the distance.

"What a massive ship! If this ship could fly, it would be very useful!" Golden Lion stared at the distant warship with a look of longing.

No need to say—Bondiwald has been imprisoned for thirty years, but his subordinates have consistently worked hard to build giant ships for him.

"If you like it, we'll take this pirate ship away in a bit!"

The battlefield below has already begun— the Empress's Nine Snake pirate ship is already stopped not far away, a certain clown also ran over. Not far off, a coffin-like small boat is parked, with an extremely cold man sitting in it.

"Captain, have you figured out how to deal with that old bastard?" Golden Lion asked.

"His Devil Fruit—I must take it out. I'm considering turning him into a Death Knight."

"It's a pity—this old bastard's courage, I still admire him. Few dare to slaughter Celestial Dragons and openly provoke the World Government."

Golden Lion looked somewhat regretfully at the distant Bondiwald, this remnant of the old era, also about to meet his end.

"His personality makes it impossible for him to submit to me; otherwise, taking him as a subordinate wouldn't be bad either."

Although in the high sky, through powerful Observation Haki, Luode still sensed intense combat happening inside the ship's cabin— the Straw Hat kid is fiercely battling Bondiwald.

"Captain, your other target, Hawkeye, is also here—should we capture him too?" Golden Lion looked down at Hawkeye,

"I've just been in seclusion for over twenty years, and you've already mixed up to the title of the world's greatest swordsman—did you even ask me?" "How about you want to duel him one-on-one?"

"Hahaha! If the boss agrees, I really want to duel him. I've been training hard these past few days—my strength has improved by leaps and bounds." Golden Lion carried his twin swords, his face full of fighting spirit as he looked down at Hawkeye.

The world's greatest swordsman—I once held that title too. Golden Lion doesn't rely solely on Devil Fruit powers to eat; swordsmanship is his forte.

Moreover, after gaining demonic energy and flame power, his swordsmanship became even stronger.

"Hahaha! Sure, if you're interested, go ahead and duel him!"

Perfect—you can also reveal yourself. Golden Lion's return and recovery of combat power can draw some World Government attention, so they don't keep turning their gaze toward Wano Country.

Luode is about to go greet Sal Zong right now—he really has no time to deal with trivial matters. Golden Lion might be able to draw a large wave of attention.

Hawkeye, sitting on the small boat below, seemed to sense something; his sharp gaze looked toward a certain spot in the sky.

Among the clouds, a massive pirate ship was docked there.

"Hey hey! It looks like a pirate ship is floating in the sky!" Princess Perona the Floating Ghost looked at Hawkeye—nowadays, as long as you're not blind, you can see that pirate ship in the sky.

"There might be intense fighting soon—I don't have time to look after you, so stay back." Hawkeye stood up, his eyes fixed unblinkingly on the massive pirate ship in the sky.

"Sigh! Then do you want Miss to help you?"

"No need for you to look after yourself—just come along."

As the two were talking, a huge flame sword aura suddenly surged toward Hawkeye.

Hawkeye narrowed his eyes, swiftly drew the great sword on his back, and likewise swung a sword aura, blocking that strike.

The two sword auras collided, the sky seemed to be torn open with a huge rift, then a violent explosion occurred, and waves of heat surged forward.

Hawkeye deeply furrowed his brows—this power, this scorching flame slash—who is this opponent?

After using the Desperation Potion, his high-temperature flame ability was also added by Golden Lion to his swordsmanship; now he can unleash high-temperature slashes with flame effects.

After the rolling thick smoke cleared, a man with a head of golden hair, wielding twin swords, descended slowly from the heavens.

"Eh eh! Who is this guy?" Perona looked at the Golden Lion before her, terrified, and hid behind Hawkeye's back.

"Who are you, reporting your name?" Hawkeye looked at the blond-haired man before him, his face cold.

This blond youth, looking about twenty-something, I've never heard of him—when did such a formidable dual-blade swordsman appear on this sea? What is that flame slash of his? "Hahaha! I haven't wandered the seas in over twenty years—does the younger generation not even recognize me now?" Golden Lion looked at Hawkeye with a triumphant expression.

"Hey, you bastard, what big talk—no appearance on the seas for over twenty years!

You damn fool, you're barely twenty-something—twenty years ago you weren't even born!" Perona directly launched her tirade at Golden Lion.

He's actually quite handsome, just that his brain has a few screws loose!

"Hahaha! Who knows? I just want to find a master to fight now—I heard you're the current greatest swordsman under heaven.

Then let's measure ourselves! Wave-Slash!" Golden Lion swung his twin swords, mercilessly attacking Hawkeye.

A massive slash directly tore apart the entire sea surface, then headed toward distant naval vessels.

"Report your name—you bastard are definitely no nobody." Hawkeye Mihawk also wore a fighting spirit, drawing his black sword.

This guy's strength surpasses even Flower Sword Bitas, and even surpasses Red Hair.

"Hahaha! Listen well, you—I am the legendary great pirate, Golden Lion!"

"." Hawkeye.

"." Perona.

What the hell, you're Golden Lion? Golden Lion isn't nearly as handsome as you!

Don't think we don't know—Golden Lion has a huge ship's wheel stuck in his head, and his legs are crippled.

Moreover, if he were still alive, he'd be a seventy-something old man, not a healthy twenty-year-old youth—you look nothing like Golden Lion.

"Hmph! If you don't want to reveal your identity, fine—I'll find out naturally after I defeat you." Hawkeye swung his black sword, swiftly attacking Golden Lion.

"Hahaha! Come on, brat—I'll show you what it means to be the greatest swordsman under heaven, Flame Wave-Slash!"

Countless massive flame sword auras continuously erupted from Golden Lion.

"This flame—is it a Devil Fruit ability? Interesting." Hawkeye also showed no weakness, swinging his black sword as he engaged Golden Lion in fierce combat.

It's obvious the old lion previously suffered two crushing defeats and desperately wants to regain some face from the juniors.

"That little girl down there—I feel she has a deathly aura about her." Sylvanas looked down at Perona.

(End of Chapter)