Although King Taklama was wearing a golden mask on his face, one could still feel the fierce look he was giving Dragon. Before, he had thought about sparing Dragon out of fear of Garp. But now, his thoughts changed.
This is a Logia-type ability user. Is there a better slave than this?
He wants to turn Dragon into his slave and pet. For this reason, he is happy to have a deadly feud with Garp. The Logia-type skill is too valuable.
Furthermore, after this battle, he planned to hide in the shadows again, and escape to the underworld. Wasn't it enough to not be found by Garp?
These ideas flashed through his mind.
The king of Taklamakan struck heavily with his golden scepter, causing a terrifying sonic boom. An invisible aura of Busoshoku Haki covered the scepter that was heading towards Dragon's back.
"Ryu no Kagizume!"
Dragon's reaction, sensing the danger, was quick. His right hand transformed into a deep black coated claw and blocked the fierce attack.
[Clang!]
When the claw and the scepter met, the surrounding wind and sand were dispersed by a shock wave, revealing the figures of Dragon and King Taklama before everyone.
Before anyone could react, they saw Drago in being thrown by the King towards the warship's armor, but thanks to his passive skill of elementalization, he suffered no further damage, dispersing into a whirlwind of wind and reforming into his human form.
"What a powerful Busoshoku Haki!"
Dragon stared coldly at King Taklama standing in the air in the distance with his feet on a ball of khaki sand. The blow just now was enough to make him aware of the gap between the two sides.
Although the latter's level of Busoshoku Haki is not enough to crush him, it is still better than him.
But he had already been mentally prepared for this. No matter what, the other party was also the Slaver King of the Underworld. It would be strange if he didn't even have this strength. But so, what?
[Swirl!]
Dragon's body shook, and he was surrounded by whirlwinds. Transformed into a green gust, he darted bravely forward.
In this regard, King Taklama naturally had no reason to give in. His golden scepter also darkened and moved masterfully, creating black waves, accompanied by more sand emerging beneath his feet.
The green vortex collided with the yellow sand again, and the shadows of the claws and scepter were constantly colliding.
[Clang! Clang! Clang!]
The metallic sound echoed in the sky above Shabak. The sonic booms erupted during each confrontation rippled across the entire venue, and the circles of air waves visible to the naked eye were like air turning into water waves.
During the fierce battle, although there was no time to speak at all, King Taklama admired Dragon's physical skills very much.
He thought secretly. 'He really deserves to be Garp's son!'
At this moment, the better Dragon performed, the happier the Slaver King was. Before, he had thought that Dragon was just a Rear Admiral and had no other strengths except for his Logia-type abilities.
However, after this confrontation, he assessed that Dragon was above many Navy Vice Admirals he had encountered before.
But... it still wasn't enough!
'To beat me, your current power is too far away.' King Taklama laughed wildly in his heart. The next moment, a bright green light glowed in his free left hand.
Compared to the color of the whirlwind surrounding Dragon, this light was more dazzling and stranger, anyone who sees that light will feel uneasiness in their heart.
"Um?!"
Dragon, while fighting with all his might against the golden scepter, sensed the imminent threat with his Kenbunshoku Haki. Without hesitation, he elementalized himself by quickly dispersing backwards in the form of wind.
In the midst of this transformation into wind, Dragon saw the source of the threat. It was a green collar that quickly passed where he was a second ago.
"Indeed, your ability comes from the Paramecia-type Pet-Pet Fruit. The information was accurate" Dragon said, maintaining an unflappable façade although with a hint of fear within.
If that ring caught him just now, he would be in serious trouble.
In fact, Busoshoku Haki can counter Devil Fruit abilities, but only if the level of Haki exceeded the development of the ability. Otherwise, the Devil Fruit user could break through the Haki defense and deal damage to the enemy.
With the strength of the Slaver King in front of him, Dragon really didn't dare to take a gamble, so he must be careful about the sneak attack of the green collar and avoid it if he can!
"Hahahaha!"
Upon hearing Dragon's words, King Taklama opened his left palm that glowed with green light and let out a perverted and arrogant laugh.
"Yes, this ability is great, it can make everyone become my slave! Soon, you will also become my slave, the best slave!"
Regarding the Slaver King's words, Dragon did not have any anger, but continued to ask indifferently: "Then what's going on with your ability to control wind and sand?"
As he spoke, his Kenbunshoku Haki scanned his surroundings, because he suspected that the other party had used the Pet-Pet Fruit's ability to control a person with the ability to control wind and sand.
"Well, it's not convenient to tell you this. After all, as a king, mystery is also a necessary temperament~" King Taklama sneered.
He is not a rookie who has just gone to sea. How can he easily reveal the details of his abilities?
In response to this, Dragon just snorted coldly. He was just giving it a try. After all, there are too many people in this world who only use their muscles and not their brains.
Why did that idea bring up the image of his stupid father picking his nose?
"The exchange ends here, boy!"
King Taklama impatiently waved his left hand, radiating green light. Behind him, rings of green light began to form one after another, filling the space around him. At first glance, they seemed like thousands, and they continued to be generated.
"Become my slave obediently, I will treat you well, hahahaha..."
In the next instant, all the rings turned into a shower of green stars, shooting towards Dragon, encompassing the entire space.
"Ryu no Tatekaze!"
Dragon immediately showed his storm ability and a wind dragon appeared around him. Then the wind dragon dispersed and turned into a green wind wall that blocked all the rings.
As spectacular as the overwhelming green wind wall looked, it was easily pierced by the rings.
Although it cannot be said that it is like air and has no hindering effect, it is indeed unable to stop the impact of the dense rings. At most, it can only slow down part of the speed due to the force of the wind.
Seeing this, Dragon's expression became gloomy. On the other hand, King Taklama laughed without being surprised.
"The competition between devil fruit abilities is based on the degree of training and development of it. Although the Logia-type is called the strongest of the three types of devil fruits, this alone cannot bridge the gap between us!"
"So, what, justice will eventually defeat evil. This time, the loser must be you!" Dragon said with determination in his eyes, showing no fear.
He faced dense attacks from rings one after another. Surrounded by a green whirlwind, he was dragging afterimages, concentrating all his attention to dodge.
"Justice?"
"It's ridiculous. There are only masters and slaves in this world. The weak are slaves, the strong are masters, and the strongest is the master of everyone. And I, Taklama..."
King Taklama raised his golden scepter, looking at the burning sun in the sky and expressed his greatest ambition.
"I will be known as the Slave King, and I will become the owner of the entire world."
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