One Piece:Becoming the King of the World from the Rocks Era

"Hmph, just Conqueror's Haki, having it doesn't mean you can be arrogant!"

"I'm a Zoan-type Cat-Cat Fruit: Leopard Form user!!!!"

"Roar!!!!"

Vicks let out an angry roar, his entire body began to swell, growing taller and larger, and then, to Li Yuan's astonishment, he transformed into a bipedal humanoid leopard.

Although Li Yuan knew about the existence of Devil Fruits in this world, this was only the second time he had witnessed a Devil Fruit user, so he was quite curious about Vicks' transformation.

After transforming into a humanoid leopard, Vicks was able to resist Li Yuan's Conqueror's Haki.

Seeing this, Li Yuan retracted his Conqueror's Haki.

"Leopard Claw!"

Transformed into a humanoid leopard, Vicks placed his limbs on the ground and then exerted force, shattering the ground with his powerful limbs.

In an instant, Vicks charged at Li Yuan with extreme speed, his sharp leopard claws glinting with a cold light, covered in Armament Haki.

In the New World, any pirate with a bit of fame will have some level of Haki. It's a basic qualification for any pirate captain in the chaotic seas; without Haki, survival is nearly impossible.

"Clang!!!"

The long sword covered in Armament Haki blocked the leopard claw, and Li Yuan firmly withstood Vicks' attack without retreating a single step.

"Is this all you've got?"

Feeling the power from the sword, Li Yuan estimated that this strength was similar to that of the Navy Rear Admiral Jessno, whom he had previously slain.

The Zoan-type Devil Fruit only made Vicks slightly more resilient than Jessno.

"You've got guts, kid!"

Hearing the disdain in Li Yuan's voice, Vicks bared his sharp fangs from his leopard mouth, his other leopard claw also covered in Armament Haki, sneaking an attack from the side.

"Clang!!!"

Li Yuan's sword forcefully repelled one of Vicks' leopard claws and immediately blocked the sneak attack from the other claw.

Suddenly, Vicks retracted his leopard claw, and his leopard foot took the opportunity to kick towards Li Yuan's abdomen.

However, before Vicks' leopard foot could strike, Li Yuan dodged the attack with a quick sidestep.

As Li Yuan dodged, Vicks charged forward again in an instant, his fierce leopard claws like scythes aiming for Li Yuan's throat.

"Hmph, you asked for it!"

Seeing the relentless attack, Li Yuan snorted coldly, the aura of a swordmaster erupted from him, his sharp eyes locked onto the approaching Vicks.

"Infinity Cross Slash"

With a burst of speed breaking the sound barrier, the sword in his hand slashed swiftly.

Two dazzling white sword lights formed a cross slash, striking Vicks before he could react.

"Shhh!!!!"

Vicks instinctively used Armament Haki for protection, but even with his Haki and the Zoan-type's strong defense, the cross slash tore through.

A cross-shaped sword wound pierced deep into his bones, gruesome and terrifying, with blood continuously flowing out.

"Boom!!!"

Vicks' body was blasted away by the powerful slash, flying over a hundred meters.

"Double Step Shave!"

Li Yuan's body didn't stop as Vicks flew away; instead, his speed accelerated.

After two steps of explosive Shave, he reached the back of Vicks before he hit the ground. 

"Infinity Crescent Slash"

The long sword swung out instantly, the intense sword energy seemingly slashing down the moon in the night sky, a crescent slash straight towards Vicks' head.

Vicks, unable to use Moonwalk, had no footing in the air, forcing his body to twist, a leopard foot covered in Armament Haki kicking at the crescent slash.

"Boom!!!"

The extreme sharpness of the crescent slash instantly cut through the Armament Haki and defense of the leopard foot, even slicing halfway through the leopard bone.

In a critical moment, Vicks' other foot kicked in, blocking the crescent slash.

It saved his leopard foot; otherwise, the crescent slash would have taken it off!

"Boom!!!"

Once again slashed away, Vicks stood up immediately after landing, enduring the pain in his foot, glaring at Li Yuan.

He didn't expect the opponent's sword to be so lethal, able to pierce through his dual defense.

Such slashing power was terrifying, truly a bane for Zoan-types.

"If this is all you've got, you'll die soon."

Li Yuan charged again, this time not holding back like he did against Navy Rear Admiral Jessno to refine his Armament Haki.

After all, Vicks' strength was much weaker, providing little training value.

"Don't underestimate me, bastard!"

Vicks was furious, his crew knocked unconscious, and as a Devil Fruit user, he couldn't enter the sea. To survive, he had to defeat this guy.

Vicks' full power was terrifyingly fast, but not faster than Li Yuan, who mastered Shave and Moonwalk.

With superior speed and stronger attacks, Li Yuan held the upper hand in the battle against Vicks.

The Infinity Sword Technique unfolded, making it hard for Vicks to parry, each of Li Yuan's strikes causing severe injuries.

If not for the Zoan-type's strong physique, vitality, and recovery, he would have been severely injured and weakened, then slain by Li Yuan.

During the battle with Vicks, Li Yuan's swordsmanship and combat experience continuously grew.

His sword speed increased, the sharpness of the blade intensified, and the integration of footwork and sword technique became increasingly perfect.

"Is this the battle of the strong?"

"It's really strong, I can't even keep up with their speed."

"Is that a Devil Fruit user? Such tenacity, even after being slashed so many times by Senior Brother, still not dead."

"…"

The members of the Infinity Pirates, who had finished their battle and boarded the ship, watched from afar as Li Yuan fought Vicks. As newcomers, this fight between strong individuals opened their eyes, making them realize their insignificance and fostering a newfound respect for the powerful of the sea.

In the past, on Feiqing Island, they had seen Li Yuan train but didn't know how strong he was. Now, they had truly witnessed it and were even more convinced by Li Yuan.

Razli clenched her fists tightly, her beautiful eyes fixed on Li Yuan, who was constantly fighting.

She had followed Li Yuan in pursuit of great power, and now she realized that the power she sought was right before her.

She didn't possess such great power nor the talent to pursue it, so she decided to pursue the monster with that power.

And by obtaining him, wouldn't she indirectly gain power?

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