One Piece: A Warlord's Path

Chapter 934: Chapter 934: Shiki’s Shadow and the Soul’s Command

"Nani?! What is that?!"

Charlotte Linlin watched in disbelief as the colossal flaming peacock soared into the heavens. The blistering, incandescent heat almost ignited the air itself, hitting her face in a suffocating wave of searing thermal energy.

SCREECH—

The massive, fiery phantom unleashed a piercing, razor-sharp cry. Spanning a distance of less than ten meters in a fraction of a second, the strike slammed violently into Big Mom, carrying with it a concentrated tempest of raging flames and devastating shockwaves.

BOOOOM!!!

In an instant, a terrifying wave of fire detonated outward. Accompanied by a hurricane-force gale that tore through the sky, it rapidly coalesced into a towering inferno of a tornado, piercing straight through the thick, heavy thunderclouds hanging high above.

Enveloped entirely in a shroud of raging fire, Big Mom, along with the thundercloud Zeus beneath her, was blasted backward. With a sharp, deafening sonic boom, they plummeted from the sky, breaking through the sound barrier multiple times and leaving a succession of compressed white vapor rings in their wake.

With a thunderous crash, a massive dark silhouette cloaked in blazing embers slammed violently into the earth. The sheer kinetic impact sent a violent tremor rippling through the island, causing the ground beneath to cave in and shatter into a network of massive fissures. A ferocious shockwave of soil, dust, and roaring flames swept across a radius of several hundred meters like a localized typhoon.

Within the bustling towns of Whole Cake Island, countless citizens looked up, frozen in absolute shock by the bizarre spectacle unfolding above. The sight of a titanic fire tornado piercing the dense, dark storm clouds left them bewildered and terrified, their voices trembling as the words tumbled out.

"W-What on earth is that?!"

"Mama! It can’t be..."

"Prometheus-sama and the Fire Demon God Zhurong are right here on the island! Where did that giant fire tornado come from?!"

"..."

Meanwhile, on the floating island hovering high in the atmosphere, four figures stood in a neat row along the edge, their gazes fixed intently on the chaos unfolding on Whole Cake Island below.

"Incredible! Captain actually blasted Big Mom right out of the sky! Truly mind-blowing!"

Lucien peered through the high-powered scope of his large-caliber sniper rifle. Having witnessed the staggering display with absolute clarity, he couldn’t help but gasp in pure admiration.

At this very moment, he felt with every fiber of his being that choosing to join the Chris Pirates was undeniably the greatest decision of his life.

"Aeridar’s strength has grown at an absolutely terrifying pace over the past few years. That woman, Big Mom, just suffered a massive setback!" Zephyr remarked smoothly, his arms crossed over his chest. Though his eyes were concealed behind his dark sunglasses, his expression remained deeply solemn.

He had watched the entire confrontation between Aeridar and Big Mom from start to finish. To think that a monster of her caliber, a Queen of Totto Land and one of the formidable Yonko, could fail to suppress that man even slightly was nothing short of staggering.

This was a woman that even Gold Roger himself had been reluctant to face head-on in his prime. Rumors had it that Roger had only slipped into Whole Cake Island undetected, utilizing his unique Voice of All Things to decipher the Road Poneglyph hidden deep within her treasury before successfully reaching the final island of the Grand Line, Laugh Tale!

If a woman capable of bending the very weather to her whim were that easily dealt with, the Marines would never have allowed a mere pirate to establish an entire empire like ’Totto Land’ in the first place.

"Enel is still locked in combat with Katakuri. He truly deserves his reputation as the ’Greatest Masterpiece’ of the Charlotte Family. He possesses Conqueror’s Haki, exceptionally fierce martial arts, powerful Armament Haki, a cold, calculating mind, and boundless combat experience... not to mention that advanced Observation Haki capable of peering into the future." Dimitri observed the secondary battlefield, his eyes growing increasingly deep.

Pausing for a brief moment, his voice sank lower as he continued, "Even though Enel has activated his ’Takemikazuchi’ mode, granting him the pinnacle of speed, raw power, and absolute defense, he still hasn’t been able to decisively suppress that man. The second-in-command of the Big Mom Pirates is indeed an incredibly troublesome adversary."

When Enel unleashed his ’Takemikazuchi’ mode, only two people within the entire Chris Pirates possessed the raw offensive output required to shatter his formidable Thunder God Armor: their Captain, Aeridar, and the grand master swordsman, Oliver.

Furthermore, because Oliver lacked exceptional speed, if Enel chose to avoid a direct clash of brute strength, the swordsman would struggle to even land a clean hit on him, let alone break through his specialized lightning armor.

"The Captain is invincible! The Captain will never lose!" Backan declared, standing tall like an imposing tower of black steel. He cast a brief glance toward Zephyr before turning his eyes back to the direction of the Seducing Woods, his face flushed with unyielding admiration for Aeridar.

"Watching them tear things up down there while we just sit up here is getting pretty boring!" Lucien pouted in dissatisfaction, turning to ask, "Dimitri, when do we get to make our move?"

"When the time is right, we will join the fray," Dimitri replied calmly, casting a glance back at the dense, endless ranks of animated constructs assembled behind them. "Out of our hundred-thousand-strong Animate Army, only about sixty thousand have been deployed so far. There is no need to rush."

Nearby, Pudding lay propped up against the edge of the floating island, completely rooted to the spot in sheer disbelief. She could scarcely comprehend what she was seeing. Her mother, a being far more terrifying than any demon, had actually been blasted out of the sky and wounded by Aeridar. It felt entirely like a fever dream.

Even her alternate, sinister personality, ’Bad Pudding,’ was left utterly stunned by the jaw-dropping scale of the battle unfolding below.

"By the way... is this woman really worth going to war with the Big Mom Pirates for?" Lucien asked, narrowing his eyes as he threw a skeptical look toward Pudding.

"Now that Big Mom’s ultimate objective has been laid bare, that matter... is no longer of any great consequence," Dimitri remarked airily, his tone carrying a note of supreme indifference.

"As long as the Captain commands it, we wouldn’t hesitate to wage war against the World Government itself!" Backan added with absolute gravity, crossing his arms in a display of unbridled defiance.

"Hmph. What a bunch of reckless, troublesome brats." Zephyr let out a cold chuckle as he looked at Dimitri and Backan beside him, though a familiar, long-dormant spark of fiery excitement began to churn within his chest.

"Old man, just make sure you don’t drag us down!" Backan snapped back, casting an abrasive, glaring look toward Zephyr.

"You arrogant brat, when this old man was trading blows with Big Mom, you probably hadn’t even drawn your first breath!" Zephyr shot back, tilting his head up with a proud, biting sneer.

...

Seducing Woods.

Cough—

A massive spray of fresh blood erupted from her throat, painting the shattered earth in a gruesome shade of crimson.

Charlotte Linlin pushed herself up, her hands pressed hard against the dirt. Her entire body was heavily scorched and blackened by the flames. Wiping the residual blood from the corner of her mouth, she leaned heavily against the giant blade Napoleon, forcing herself back onto her feet.

"Mama, are you alright?!" Napoleon asked, his voice laced with intense panic.

"That brat... I truly underestimated him!" Charlotte Linlin muttered through clenched teeth, her eyes cold and murderous as she spoke in a low, dangerous growl.

Rumble, rumble—

Suddenly, the earth beneath her feet began to heave violently. Massive tremors rippled through the terrain as the ground fractured into terrifying chasms. Millions of tons of soil and shattered rock rose into the sky, violently churned and molded together by an invisible, crushing kinetic force. In a matter of breaths, several colossal, lion-headed earthen beasts materialized, roaring savagely as they lunged forward, their gaping maws open wide to tear Big Mom to pieces.

Lion’s Threat: Earth Bind!

"Shiki’s technique..."

Charlotte Linlin recognized the signature style of her old crewmate instantly. Her expression grew incredibly grim and cruel as strands of a pale, pinkish-white mist began to radiate from her palms.

Soul Pocus: Soul Infusion!

With a ferocious roar, she slammed her hand firmly against the ground, channeling an immense torrent of her own powerful soul energy directly into the island itself.

In the very next instant, a massive, grotesque face materialized upon the surface of the earth, its mouth splitting into a wide, terrifying grin.

"MAMA!!!"

Having received a direct injection of Big Mom’s formidable soul, the very ground beneath them had instantly surged to life.

"Destroy them!"

With a violent sweep of her arm, Charlotte Linlin pointed directly toward the roaring, charging pack of earthen lions closing in on her position.

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