Thunder roared in the night. At the moment when Shanks and Sengoku swept over with their domineering power, all the Celestial Dragons in the holy land of Malinjo could clearly feel a terrifying pressure suddenly descending upon them.

The domineering aura swept across a hundred miles and soon enveloped the entire holy land. Even ordinary people living in the Sabaody Archipelago were affected to a certain extent and experienced inexplicable palpitations in their sleep.

Most of the Celestial Dragons who lived in luxury were turned into useless people by Im and the Five Elder Stars. Under this mixed wave of domineering aura, they had no way of staying awake and fell into a coma after being hit.

The Celestial Dragon town, which was originally brightly lit and bustling, soon became silent.

At this time, Yoshiichi Tsugakuni was walking into the corridor leading to the underground palace. After walking a few meters, he felt a terrifying domineering aura sweeping across the surface. After feeling it carefully, he also recognized the breath of Shanks.

At first he thought there was something wrong with his perception, until the moment Shanks's domineering aura erupted, he realized that there was nothing wrong with his perception.

That Red-Haired Shanks did appear in the Holy Land, and is now fighting with Sengoku.

Noticing this, Jiguo Yuanyi paused for a moment and turned back involuntarily to look towards the battlefield. There was a hint of thought in his deep eyes.

The appearance of Shanks was really beyond his expectations, and what surprised him even more was that Shanks, who appeared in the holy land, actually fought with Sengoku.

Yoshiichi Tsugikuni could guess that Shanks should be the "helper" found by Garin-sei. It was not an easy task for Sengoku to deal with Garin-sei alone. Now that Garin-sei has the help of Red-haired Shanks, it is impossible for Sengoku to deal with these two people at the same time.

It is foreseeable that with the combination of these two people, it is only a matter of time before the Warring States period is defeated.

As a result, a problem was put before Yuichiro Tsugikuni.

Now, should he go find Yimu first, or help Zhan Guo repel the enemy first? !

Yoshiichi Tsugikuni has some friendship with Shanks. To be honest, if possible, he really doesn't want to be on the opposite side of Shanks.

Yoriichi Tsugakuni could tolerate Shanks walking in the New World under the guise of a "pirate", and even when Shanks made a big name for himself in the New World and became the most powerful pirate force in the New World, Yoriichi Tsugakuni could turn a blind eye.

The reason is very simple, because Yoshiichi Tsugakuni knows Shanks's Iron Wall Pirates. Although they are pirates, they have not actually done anything to endanger the safety of the people.

On the contrary, the strength of the Red Hair Pirates also indirectly helped the new navy stabilize the management and power vacancies left after the old generation of pirates were killed by Tsugakure Yoshiichi, which indirectly helped the new navy stabilize the situation.

But from this point of view, Yoriichi Tsugikuni should still thank Shanks.

However, this is the limit of Yoshikazu Tsugakuni's tolerance for the Red Hair Pirates. Attacking the Holy Land is the most important strategic goal of the New Navy, and Yoshikazu Tsugakuni will never allow anyone to stand in his way.

No matter who the obstacle is, Yoriichi Tsugakuni will clear it away, even Shanks, with whom he has some friendship.

What made Tsugikuni Yoriichi feel conflicted and embarrassed at this time was not the friendship between him and Shanks, but the fact that he was worried that if he helped Sengoku and took action against Shanks and Garin Sei, there would be a risk of exposing his trump card.

Yoshiichi Tsugakuni was not surprised that there was such a close connection between Shanks and the Holy Land. In fact, Yoshiichi Tsugakuni had already guessed about Shanks' identity.

His hesitation now was simply weighing the pros and cons of helping the Warring States.

If he didn't help Sengoku, Shanks and Garin Sheng would probably rush to help Im as soon as they had dealt with the enemy. Even Yunyi knew very little about Im's background. If possible, he would not have to worry about other strong people in the battle with Im.

Shanks is a much more difficult guy than Garin Saint.

Shanks's domineering aura is very strong, so strong that it can even threaten the life of Yoriichi Tsugakuni. Although without the blessing of the mythical beast devil fruit, Shanks' physical strength is far from comparable to Yoriichi Tsugakuni, but relying on the divine avoidance, Yoriichi Tsugakuni must also be careful when facing Shanks.

And Shanks' abilities are not limited to this. His observation Haki has also reached the world's top level. He may be the second top powerhouse in the world who possesses the ability to observe and kill.

Although Shanks's ability to see and kill is of limited effect in front of Yoriichi Tsugakuni thanks to his transparent world, if Yoriichi Tsugakuni has an enemy like Shanks by his side when fighting with Im, it will also cause Yoriichi Tsugakuni great trouble.

Even with Shanks' assistance, it is not impossible for Ji Guoyuan to die in the holy land.

Can Zhan Guo hold on until he kills Yimu and returns to support him? !

In fact, Tsugikuni Yuichiro already had the answer to this question in his heart.

It's impossible to stop it.

Im's strength is unfathomable. Although it was Tsugikuni Yoriichi who took the initiative in the previous fights, Yoriichi didn't know whether Im had any useless trump cards.

Once Tsugakuni Yoriichi's pace is slowed down, Shanks and Garin Sheng will probably be able to quickly get rid of Sengoku and encircle themselves.

The only variable here may be Shanks's stance.

Ji Guoyuanyi knew Shanks well. This guy was not the kind of person who would just follow orders blindly. This was closely related to Shanks's growing environment.

He used to be an apprentice crew member on Roger's ship, and this kind of growth experience also enhanced his "freedom" aura. Although it cannot change his identity as a Celestial Dragon, Shanks' style of doing things is extremely different from that of the Celestial Dragons.

But then again, it's impossible for Yoshikazu Tsugakuni to bet everything on Shanks' identity and position.

From the past to now, he has never figured out what Shanks is planning to do.

He looks like a traveler who enjoys freedom; or like a follower who wants to help his captain realize his dream.

But the strange thing is that Shanks is an awakened person with Conqueror's Haki. The ambitions in the heart of such a person are unimaginable to others.

Luffy, who doesn't want to become the Pirate King, cannot awaken the Conqueror's Haki; just as if what Sengoku pursues is not "justice that dominates the world", he cannot awaken the Conqueror's Haki.

Conqueror's Haki and the ambition of the awakener are closely bound together. Only ambitious people who match the Conqueror's Haki can awaken Conqueror's Haki.

After thinking for a moment, Tsugikuni Yoriichi had already made a decision in his heart.

Shanks' appearance brought a huge risk to his action. To be on the safe side, it is better to eliminate this risk first.

It has been such a long time since he and Zhan Guo ascended to the holy land, but Im is still staying in his underground palace and has not left. The battle on the surface is so loud that it is impossible for Im not to sense it.

It seems that Im did not feel the threat posed to him by himself and Sengoku, or perhaps Im was full of confidence in himself and did not think that Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Sengoku were a threat.

Since Yim is so confident, even if we eliminate the two hidden dangers first and then deal with Yim, she probably will not be able to escape from the holy land.

Thinking of this, Tsugikoku Yoriichi also turned around and left the corridor leading to the underground palace, heading towards the battlefield in the distance.

The domineering aura that was surging on the battlefield slowly dissipated. Zhan Guo's feet were now deeply sunk into the ground, and the golden giant Buddha's calves were almost completely sunken into the ground.

It was not easy for Zhan Guo to block Shanks' attack. Shanks's divine avoidance was even stronger than that of Roger who was seriously ill at that time.

"call--"

The smoke and dust in front of him gradually dissipated, and Zhan Guo exhaled heavily. He crossed his hands slightly and looked through the gaps between his palms at Shanks who was not far away. Zhan Guo's eyes became unusually solemn and sharp.

It seemed very easy for Shanks to deliver the slash he just delivered, but he had to use all his strength to block it.

At this time, Shanks also left an unfathomable first impression on Zhan Guo's heart. The oppressive feeling that Shanks brought to him was even heavier than that of Garin Sheng before.

"Red-Haired Shanks"

"Although I've never heard of any impressive achievements by the Red Hair Pirates, there are wrong names in this world, but there are no wrong nicknames."

“The most domineering man.”

"When you put these words on this guy, there's no sense of incongruity at all."

"Except for Yoriichi, I'm afraid no one is stronger than him in this domineering aura."

Zhan Guo whispered in his heart, and then no longer hesitated, and chose to take the initiative to attack.

The huge golden Buddha leaped up and arrived in front of Shanks in just a blink of an eye. A pair of huge Buddha palms slapped Shanks so quickly that it was almost teleportation in the eyes of others.

Sengoku's devil fruit can actually be considered a type of mythical beast. His physical functions have been greatly enhanced, and coupled with his inherently powerful aura and outstanding combat skills, his combat power can stand at the top of the world.

As the Admiral of the Navy, Sengoku was one of the strongest forces in the Marine Headquarters. The strength of the Navy that was able to fight against great pirates like Whitebeard and Roger in that era was unquestionable.

"As expected of the Buddha's Warring States!"

Shanks stared slightly at the attack and said something in his heart. He was obviously shocked by Zhan Guo's explosive power.

After so many years of debut, Shanks rarely faced top-level masters like Sengoku, and a rare look of excitement appeared in his eyes.

It was a desire to fight that was engraved in his bones. Although it was never expressed on a normal day, it was aroused at this moment.

It has to be said that Shanks was deeply influenced by Pirate King Roger.

In a sense, Shanks is the one who truly inherited Roger's will, while Ace only inherited Roger's bloodline and talent.

Shanks tilted the long sword in his hand and quickly blocked his body. Facing the massive attack of Zhan Guo, Shanks actually chose to take it head-on.

However, compared to Shanks's slash, Sengoku's shock wave is not so easy to resist.

The moment the sword and palm collided, a strong shock wave easily broke through Shanks' defense and poured directly onto Shanks' body.

"boom!!!!"

A sonic boom accompanied by splashing smoke and dust spread rapidly around, and at this moment Shanks' figure turned into a black shadow and flew backwards.

Shanks clearly blocked Sengoku's palm strike, but he was not able to block Sengoku's attack.

It is blocked, but not completely blocked, such as blocked.

The characteristics of the shock wave were fully utilized at this moment, causing Shanks, who was not very familiar with Sengoku's abilities, to suffer a small loss right from the start.

The black shadow flew backwards a hundred meters and then crashed directly into the ground, creating a deep pit.

But not long after, Shanks slowly stood up with his long sword in hand, casually dusted off the dust on his body, and then walked out of the pit.

An attack of this magnitude from Sengoku only caused blood to flow from the corner of Shanks' mouth. For him, it was just a minor injury.

Although he looked a little embarrassed, at this moment Shanks had a better understanding of Sengoku's devil fruit ability.

It is true that when Sengoku was the admiral of the navy, he also participated in the hunt for the Roger pirate group. He even helped Yoriichi Tsugakuni set up traps to completely destroy the Roger pirate group. When Shanks was on Roger's ship, he saw Sengoku take action.

But back then, he was just a "small fry" on Roger's ship in the eyes of outsiders, and no one would take him seriously. A figure of Sengoku's level was naturally not something a kid like Shanks could deal with.

Therefore, Shanks, who has no personal experience, has no way of knowing the full picture of Sengoku's abilities.

But now, Shanks, who had a brief fight with Sengoku, has already glimpsed some of his abilities, and he has also thought of a way to deal with it.

Shock wave.

Although the attack range is large, the attack strength does not seem to be very strong.

Shanks stood in place, lightly dancing with his sword, with confidence and determination on his face. Under Sengoku's gaze, Shanks' breath suddenly disappeared in Sengoku's observation Haki perception preview.

“Hmm?!”

Suddenly, Shanks's scent was gone, and Sengoku couldn't help but let out a soft murmur, feeling quite surprised.

After blinking and confirming that Shanks was still in front of him, Zhan Guo's eyes when he looked at Shanks also changed.

Killing by sight and hearing?!

Shanks has actually reached that realm just like Yoshikazu Tsugakuni!

This discovery made Zhan Guo's hair stand on end.

The gap between top-level strongmen is actually very small. In terms of domineering, physical fitness, and devil fruit ability, the truly top-level strongmen can reach the top in these three aspects.

But seeing and hearing killing is an ability from another field!

There is a gap between the strong ones who have the ability to kill by sight and hearing and the ordinary strong ones.

In front of the powerful Jianwensha, ordinary strong people are just lambs that can be killed at will.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi is such a person, and now, Sengoku has seen a second strong man with this ability.

(End of this chapter)