Golden Lion’s arrogant laughter echoed over G-3 Base…

The absolute confidence of a top-tier powerhouse and a tangible pressure represented the four words “absolutely invincible.”

This was the Golden Lion at his peak, unscathed, arrogant, conceited, and uninhibited! A top-tier pirate hero!

“Heh.” Sakazuki didn’t answer; he showed his choice through his actions.

A torrent of magma erupted from his hand, surging straight towards Golden Lion.

At the same time, Gern also moved, fiercely swinging black blade eight desolations, and a shockwave tore through the ground, spreading towards Golden Lion at an astonishing speed.

“Oh? So…” Facing the combined attack of the two, Golden Lion just sneered contemptuously.

“You’ve made a choice to die!”

As he finished speaking, Golden Lion lightly snapped his fingers, and the entire ground suddenly tilted, causing Sakazuki’s magma and Gern’s shockwave to all deviate from their original paths.

“Too slow.” Golden Lion’s voice suddenly came from behind Gern, “And… too weak.”

“When?!” Gern didn’t even have time to turn around before he felt a sharp pain in his back.

Golden Lion’s wooden clogs had kicked him hard in the spine.

“Bang!” In an instant, Gern flew out like a broken kite, crashing through three walls before finally stopping.

“Gern!” Sakazuki roared, charging towards Golden Lion, his magma-transformed fist striking down with destructive power.

Facing the fruit with the highest single-target damage, Golden Lion calmly raised sakura ten, and the blade collided with the magma, surprisingly producing a crisp sound of metal clashing.

Even more shocking was that Sakazuki’s magma was forcibly split open, unable to harm Golden Lion in the slightest.

“Magma brat.” Golden Lion sneered, a cigar still dangling from his mouth, “You’re far worse than Sengoku.”

Before Sakazuki could react, Golden Lion’s other sword, Kuromokuji, had already swept horizontally.

At the critical moment, an air shockwave struck from the side, forcing Golden Lion to retract his sword and retreat.

“Tsk tsk, Newgate’s moves, huh?!” Looking at the shattered space where he had just been, Golden Lion raised an eyebrow, “You really can do it!”

From the ruins, Gern retracted his fist, staggering to his feet, blood staining the corner of his mouth.

“It seems you’re also afraid of vibrations!” Gern gasped, the vibrating particles condensed in his left hand having expanded to cover his entire arm.

Golden Lion narrowed his eyes, revealing a mocking expression.

“Afraid?!” He suddenly raised his hand, pointing his sword directly at Gern, “Your ability is nothing but a clumsy imitation!”

Gern’s eyes turned cold, and the vibrating particles condensed in his left palm suddenly erupted, causing the surrounding air to vibrate at a high frequency.

At the same time, he slowly spoke, his voice cold: “Whether it’s an imitation or not, you’ll know if you try.”

“Arrogant!” Golden Lion burst into laughter, his figure suddenly vanishing, reappearing in front of Gern the next second, as sakura ten and Kuromokuji crossed and slashed down!

Before the sword edges arrived, the sharp sword qi had already torn through the air, emitting a piercing shriek.

“Clang!” Gern’s black blade eight desolations violently collided with Golden Lion’s twin swords, and vibrating particles fiercely clashed with Armament Haki, erupting in dazzling sparks.

A terrifying shockwave spread out from the two, the ground beneath their feet instantly collapsing, and spiderweb-like cracks furiously spread.

On the other side, Sakazuki seized the opportunity, his right fist transforming into a giant magma fist, and roared: “Great Eruption!”

Scorching magma, like a volcanic eruption, blasted towards Golden Lion’s back.

“Heh heh.” Golden Lion snorted coldly, stepping into the air without even turning his head, and the entire space twisted under his ability’s control.

Countless massive rock walls rose from the ground, layer by layer, firmly blocking Sakazuki’s magma attack.

“Magma brat, don’t get in the way!” Golden Lion suddenly exerted force.

Gern was pushed back several steps by his force but quickly stabilized his body, turned his blade, and charged again.

“Heaven Quake: Shattered Space!” Gern swung his blade horizontally, the Haki-infused black blade eight desolations entwined with vibrating particles, cutting out a pale white, high-frequency vibrating slash.

Wherever it passed, space shattered like glass, heading straight for Golden Lion’s throat.

A hint of surprise flashed in Golden Lion’s eyes: “A little interesting!”

Immediately, he crossed his twin swords, covering them with Armament Haki, and forcibly took the blow.

“If that’s all it is, you can’t beat me!”

“Is that so?” Gern grinned, then familiar sudden sheathing of his blade.

Immediately after, he clenched his left fist, accumulating power, dark red flowing sakura wrapped around it like magma, and vibrating particles wildly collapsed at the fist’s peak, condensing into a needle-like point.

“This move…” Golden Lion’s pupils contracted, as if he saw Garp’s figure.

“Black Tremor: Godfall Nail!!!”

As the fist struck, heaven and earth fell silent.

The next second,

“Boom!!” An extreme penetration pierced through Golden Lion’s body, erupting violently behind him!

Space shattered like a mirror, and a supernova-like incandescent shockwave erupted from the dark cracks.

A tsunami-like blast tore the clouds within a thousand meters into fine lines.

However, Golden Lion didn’t move an inch, still maintaining a defensive posture, but a massive trench had been carved out behind him by the blast.

“You, this brat…” After a long while, Golden Lion narrowed his eyes, a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

He was injured!

At the same time, he finally put away his disdain.

“Try to survive!” Golden Lion suddenly leaped up, suspended in the air, raising both swords high: “Lion: Thousand Cut Valley!”

Countless sword qi poured down like a torrential rain, covering the entire G-3 Base.

At this moment, Sakazuki also reacted from the shock of Gern injuring Golden Lion, giving him a complex look.

Then he roared, transforming his arms into magma, and violently smashed them into the ground: “Meteor Volcano!”

Countless magma fists shot into the sky, colliding with the golden sword qi, and explosions resounded continuously.

Gern instantly elementalized, transforming into a stream of white particles rushing into the sky, combining Haki to draw a dark black trajectory within the particle stream.

The moment he flashed up, he aimed for Golden Lion’s weakness, this time not with a fist, but with a palm!

Gern pressed down with a single palm as if pressing a cauldron, and a white shockwave appeared in his palm!

“Is this Sengoku’s move this time?!” Golden Lion hastily parried but was sent flying backward by the shock.

For a moment, even Golden Lion couldn’t help but marvel at Gern’s development of his Devil Fruit ability.

“How many people’s moves have you learned, you bastard?!”

Gern didn’t waste words, charging up again.

He knew that against a powerhouse like Golden Lion, any hesitation would be fatal.

“Kuzan, Borsalino, and me…” Sakazuki also saw many familiar moves, but now was not the time to think about such problems!

So Sakazuki also quickly used Moonwalk to leap into the sky, forming a pincer attack with Gern.

Although their styles were vastly different, they cooperated incredibly well at this moment.

Golden Lion laughed wildly as he met their attacks, his twin swords dancing like the wind, Haoshoku and Armament Haki intertwined, each attack carrying destructive power.

The battle entered a heated phase, the sky changing color due to the clash of the three, clouds torn apart, and the atmosphere trembling.

The Marines at G-3 Base, who had already retreated to a safe area, watched this peak duel in shock.

“Is this… a true battle of powerhouses?” A Marine murmured.

However, just as the battle was in a stalemate, Golden Lion suddenly sneered: “The game should end.”

He then abruptly retreated, plunging his twin swords into the ground, and the entire sky and the base’s rubble began to twist under his ability’s control.

“Not good!” Gern’s pupils contracted, his Observation Haki wildly warning him.

“Lion’s Might: Earth Scroll!” Golden Lion roared, and the earth violently trembled.

Countless giant rocks rose from the ground, transforming into dozens of roaring stone lions, pouncing towards Gern and Sakazuki.