The terrifying domineering aura instantly enveloped both Garin Sheng and Shanks.

The familiar domineering aura made both of them involuntarily stunned. Shanks, who was swinging his sword towards Sengoku, paused and revealed a momentary flaw, giving Sengoku a chance to dodge.

Zhan Guo turned his body and the long sword almost slashed through the air against his arm. Shanks's slash also left a knife mark on the ground, stretching for a thousand meters, and actually left a bottomless ravine on the red soil continent.

A strong wind blew, and although Zhan Guo felt a little stinging on his face, he was no longer able to pay attention to it at this time. He looked in the direction where the domineering aura was released. Instead of feeling relieved for being saved, his eyes revealed deep disappointment and regret.

He was very familiar with the domineering aura of Yoriichi Tsugakuni. The moment he felt the domineering aura, he knew that Yoriichi Tsugakuni had returned.

But this is actually not what Zhan Guo wants to see, and he doesn't want Jigoku Yoshiichi to come back to help him.

What Tsugakuni Yoriichi did only made Sengoku feel deeply ashamed. He felt that he had become a burden to Tsugakuni Yoriichi. If the operation failed because of him, it would only make Sengoku feel more sorry for his deceased comrades.

"Yuichi, don't worry about me, just do what you should do."

Although he didn't see Yuichiro Tsuchiya, he knew that Yuichiro Tsuchiya could hear what he said.

Zhan Guo, who had luckily avoided Shanks' attack, shouted loudly. At the same time, as if to prove that he still had fighting ability, Zhan Guo swung his palm towards Shanks in front of him while shouting.

The fighting power that a person with a suicidal intention can unleash is terrifying. Just when Shanks was stunned for a moment, Warring States' attack had already arrived in front of Shanks. By the time Shanks reacted and wanted to dodge, he had missed the best opportunity. He could only raise his sword to block and minimize the damage caused to his body by the opponent's attack.

"boom!!!!"

The shockwave poured down on Shanks, and a loud explosion echoed across the battlefield.

As smoke and dust flew, Shanks' figure quickly flew backwards.

However, the impact of Warring States' attack on Shanks was extremely limited. Shanks, who flew backwards, rolled several times in the air and quickly stabilized his body. The moment he landed, the long sword in his hand directly inserted into the ground. After sliding for only a dozen meters, he stood firm.

Looking up, Shanks saw some blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Although Shanks can suppress Sengoku by relying on his ability of Jianwensha, but from the perspective of Haki strength alone, Shanks has no way to absolutely crush Sengoku. Sengoku who goes all out can also penetrate Shanks' protective Haki.

Although Sengoku couldn't make Shanks lose his combat ability with just one blow, it was relatively easy for him to injure him.

However, Shanks, who had stood firmly, did not look at Sengoku who had injured him. Instead, he slightly tilted his head and looked in the direction where the domineering aura came from.

The golden flames melted the already built Pangu City into ruins again. The golden flames dyed half of the sky golden, making the holy land as bright as day at night.

Shanks looked at the sea of ​​fire and carefully searched for the figure of Yoriichi Tsugakuni. After searching for a long time, he could not find the owner of the domineering aura.

"Why are you here on holy ground? Shanks!"

At this moment, the cold voice of Yoriichi Tsugakuni suddenly came from behind Shanks.

The words that suddenly appeared in his ears made Shanks' body tense up involuntarily, and his standing posture became straighter.

It was almost a subconscious reaction of his body, and Shanks swung his sword backwards. At this moment, Shanks did not think about the action at all.

"clang!!!!"

The swords clashed, and a crisp golden sound rang out behind Shanks.

Ji Guoyuan raised the long sword in his hand and easily blocked Shanks' attack.

Shanks looked back at him and saw the face of Yoriichi Tsugakuin, which looked familiar yet strange to him. His expression changed slightly.

"Are you Tsugikoku Yoriichi?!"

There was a hint of doubt in Shanks' words. Perhaps it was because Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's current expression was a little different from the man he remembered. For a moment, Shanks did not dare to recognize the man in front of him.

Yunyi didn't say anything. He gently exerted force with his right hand holding the knife, seemingly casually pushing away Shanks' knife, and then raised his foot and kicked directly at Shanks' lower abdomen.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi's attack came suddenly, but Shanks was not completely unable to react.

For a strong man of his level, the fighting instinct is already engraved in his blood and flesh.

Although Shanks was eager to confirm whether the person in front of him was Yoriichi Tsugakuni, his body moved on its own when facing the attack.

The long sword was withdrawn and quickly placed across his body. The next moment, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's kick also arrived.

“Bang!!”

With a muffled sound, Shanks' body was lifted back, and his feet were several inches off the ground.

The force used by Tsugikuni Yoshiichi was not very great, and Shanks seemed to be able to resist it easily, and it did not seem difficult.

but

Just as Shanks looked intently in front of him, Yoriichi Tsugakuni, who was originally standing in front of him, had disappeared.

Just as Shanks was about to go look for Tsugikoku Yoshiichi, a huge force came from his shoulder, pressing Shanks directly back to the ground.

"Shanks, you haven't answered my question yet."

"Why are you in the Holy Land?"

"What do you want to do?"

Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's figure had appeared beside Shanks at some point. He held the long sword in his hand in reverse, and his left arm was affectionately around Shanks' shoulders. The habitual smile on his face disappeared, and instead he looked expressionless and cold.

Shanks' appearance has affected his and Sengoku's plans.

Naturally, Yoshiichi Tsugakuin would not give Shanks a good look, and he did not kill Shanks immediately because he was grateful for the friendship they had in the past and could not bear to kill him directly.

When it comes to Shanks, Yoriichi Tsugikuni can give him a chance to get out of this matter.

He is Uta's family, a relative who is like a friend and even more like a father in Luffy's eyes. Similarly, he is also a "friend" who once drank and chatted happily with Jigoku Enishi.

The relationship between the two of them is different from the relationship between Yoriichi, Ichisho, and Mihawk.

However, the two people who belong to different camps have many things in common and many similar values. The time they spent together in the East China Sea was a bit short, but they established a deep friendship during that time.

Shanks' pupils shrank slightly when Yoriichi Tsugakuin suddenly appeared beside him and put his arm around his shoulders.

It was not until Shanks felt the strength on his shoulder and heard the voice of Yoriichi Tsugakuin that Shanks realized that Yoriichi Tsugakuin had actually come to his side.

As Yoriichi Tsugakuni was intentionally hiding, Shanks could not sense any trace of Yoriichi Tsugakuni at all.

This terrifying ability is far more iconic than Tsugikuni Yoriichi's face.

Shanks is a man known as one of the Four Emperors. The only person who can do such a thing in front of him is probably Yoriichi Tsugakuni.

At this point, Shanks no longer doubted the identity of the person next to him, but his tense body did not relax.

"You really are Tsugikoku Yoriichi!"

"After the news of your disappearance in Alabasta Kingdom spread, I actually went to Alabasta Kingdom to look for you."

"Now it seems that you were responsible for that disappearance?"

Shanks glanced sideways at the person next to him and asked in a deep voice.

Although he and Ji Guoyuanyi had a deep friendship, at this point, this so-called friendship no longer had any meaning.

He has his own things to do, and Yuichiro Tsugakuin has his own dreams to achieve.

When two people's dreams conflict, what's the point of talking about friendship?

Neither of them is the type to give up their dreams for friendship.

Shanks said this not to emphasize his "friendship" with Yuichiro Tsugakuin in this way, but to personally confirm with Yuichiro Tsugakuin whether Yuichiro Tsugakuin's disappearance was intentional on his part.

It is actually very important to confirm this matter.

If Yuichi Tsuchikuni "disappeared" on his own initiative, it would mean that Yuichi Tsuchikuni had already possessed the terrifying ability to fight against ancient weapons several years ago.

If it is passive, then more information will be revealed.

for example

How did Tsugikuni Yoriichi escape from the Kingdom of Alabasta? Was Tsugikuni Yoriichi injured by the ancient weapon attack? If so, how did he recover?

Shanks looked at the young face of Yoshikazu Tsugakuni and actually had some guesses in his mind.

"Have you been to the Kingdom of Alabasta?!"

"Haha, the Celestial Dragons used a lot of force to kill me that time!"

"If you've been to the Kingdom of Alabasta, that would be perfect."

"Now that you've witnessed the cruelty of the Celestial Dragons, do you want to join forces with me?"

"I think you can't bear it happening again, right?!"

"Join forces with me, and I won't ask you what you're doing in the Holy Land."

When Tsugikokuen heard Shanks mention the Kingdom of Alabasta, there was no fluctuation on his expression.

But in fact, the Alabasta Kingdom mentioned by Shanks has already caused waves in Tsugikuni Yoriichi's heart.

Tsugikoku Yoshiichi has been roaming the sea for so many years and feels that he has never done anything to feel guilty about. However, the experience in the Kingdom of Alabasta has always bothered Tsugikoku Yoshiichi.

Although hundreds of millions of people in the Kingdom of Alabasta died in the attack of the Celestial Dragons, Yoriichi Tsugikuni knew that the Celestial Dragons' main target of attack was actually himself.

In other words, the citizens of the Kingdom of Alabasta unfortunately died because of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

The reason why he is so obsessed with completely eradicating the Celestial Dragons is not only because he thinks that the Celestial Dragons are one of the sources of unrest in this world, but also because Yoriichi Tsugikuni wants to seek justice for the innocent people who suffered in the Kingdom of Alabasta.

At this moment, while speaking, Yunyi glanced at Jialin Sheng who was not far away, and his eyes revealed a strong murderous intent.

Five Elder Stars, Celestial Dragons

Such creatures, who have killed hundreds of millions of people just to consolidate their rule, can no longer be called human beings.

Moreover, this is probably not the first time that something like this has happened in the 800 years of history of the world government ruling the world.

Although the existence of the world government itself creates an order, the order they created has also caused the deaths of too many people.

This cycle cannot continue any longer.

Shanks obviously didn't expect that Tsugikuni Yoriichi would suddenly invite him to work with him. Obviously, he seemed to be on the side of Garin Sei.

He didn't know why Yoshikazu Tsugakuin had such unrealistic ideas.

Shanks shook his head slightly, a faint smile appeared on his face:

"Yuichi, it's impossible for me to cooperate with you."

"The World Government will never fall like this. No matter how much you do, you will never succeed."

"It's not because you don't have the ability, it's fate."

"It's impossible for me to cooperate with you. I have more important things to do."

"Your goals and my goals are not aligned."

Shanks refused directly, and his words also made Yoriichi Tsugumi withdraw his gaze from Garin Sei.

"Is there really no way to work together?"

"Or do you think that what the World Government did in the Kingdom of Alabasta was correct?"

"Are we friends?"

Tsugikoku Yoshiichi let go of Shanks and asked softly.

"What the World Government is doing is wrong."

"We are friends, yes, but I cannot cooperate with you."

"Yuichi, leave the holy land."

"Go back to the new world, that is your battlefield."

"You and your new navy will be the most important force in maintaining world peace."

"I never questioned it, but"

Shanks didn't say everything, but Yoshikazu Tsugakuni only read one message from Shanks' words, which was that the other party knew what he wanted to do, but didn't think he would succeed. Because he didn't think he would succeed, Shanks would not cooperate with him and would not be an enemy of the World Government.

Tsugikoku Yoshiichi wondered why Shanks maintained such a close relationship with the Celestial Dragons. Was it to protect Joy Boy?! To give Luffy enough time to grow?

Although he had such a suspicion in his mind, Tsugikoku Yoriichi would not waste any more time on such a matter.

There are actually three paths before Shanks.

Either cooperate with me, or leave, or be buried with the Tianlong people!

"It doesn't matter if you don't cooperate with me."

"Then let's go back to the original question."

"Shanks, what are you doing in the Holy Land?"

Ji Guoyuan danced lightly with the long sword in his hand, and the tone of his voice also changed, and his expression became extremely solemn.

Shanks stared at Tsugakuni Yoriichi's face and spoke firmly without hesitation:

"To make you leave the Holy Land!"

"I know you're a little confused."

"But I understand what I'm doing, just like Captain Roger did in the Valley of the Gods."

"Yuichi, this is not your battlefield!"

(End of this chapter)