Vice Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates

"Hahahah! Borsa Lulu, let's continue our battle."

When Luffy felt the Conqueror response from Liam, he immediately burst into laughter. The red and black lightning bolts were constantly coming out of him as his body was shrouded in a golden glow.

"You truly are a monster, Straw Hats. It's so scary." Kizaru was stunned the moment Luffy achieved Advance Conqueror Haki. But, this wouldn't be enough to make him feel bad.

Even with Luffy's Advance Conqueror, he knew that he would be able to defeat Luffy. But when Liam achieved that level, they were toast.

"But even so, I can't let you defeat me that easily."

[Yasakani No Magatama]

He flew into the air and created massive beams of light. These light beams were even stronger than before as they came raining down.

[Gomu-Gomu No- Gattling]

It was one of his most basic attacks but when it was used, several black lightning bolts emerged from his fists as he collided against those light beams.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Few of them struck Luffy. Although he blocked them with Armament Haki, he noticed something unusual.

'Why does it feel like his attacks are getting stronger?'

Luffy didn't know that Kizaru never used his full strength before. So, even with his newly reached power, he couldn't overwhelm Kizaru in his base form.

His eyes suddenly glowed red as he sensed an attack coming. Despite this heavy battle, his Observation Haki wasn't wavering at all.

[Ama No Murakumo]

Kizaru suddenly appeared next to Luffy and slashed with his lightsaber. Luffy raised his right hand and gave an uppercut to the lightsaber.

Crack!

The lightsaber in Kizaru's hand broke into pieces and his fist stretched up, hitting Kizaru on the chin.

Poof!

Only to find out that it was a Light Clone once again. But, Luffy was still calm. With his Conqueror Coating, unless Kizaru uses slashes, he won't be able to cause much damage to Luffy.

That being said, Luffy knew he had to take a powerful step now. In an instant, he blew air into his muscles and entered Gear Fourth. This time, his form was slim and more domineering.

[Gear Fourth- Snake Man]

In this form, his speed increased as Luffy used Shave and appeared in the air where Kizaru was simply waiting for Luffy.

But was he waiting for Luffy?

No, because the moment Luffy entered Gear Fourth, Kizaru launched one of his most devastating attacks, conjuring a massive light beam that spread nearly ten meters in diameter.

[Light Cannon]

[Gomu-Gomu No- Hydra]

Luffy's fist charged forward, covered with Armament and Conqueror Coating, and collided against the massive light beam.

The collision released several lightning bolts that struck the light beam. Luffy's Haki pierced the light beam and destroyed it from inside.

Boom!

Luffy quickly pulled back his hand as the light beam exploded. The explosion was so massive that it instantly covered the entire island Luffy and Kizaru were fighting.

"Oh, you managed to escape. I thought I would be able to damage you with this tactic, Straw Hat." Kizaru turned his head toward the sky and saw Luffy panting slightly.

Although it didn't take him out, it did cause Luffy to spend a lot of stamina. That explosion was too close. Kizaru had created the light beam to counter Luffy's Advance Armament.

Since he was sure that Luffy would use Advance Armament Haki to destroy his attack, he made his attack work in a way that light particles would explode if they were attacked inside.

Luffy's Observation Haki doesn't see the future all the time. It only works when he is focused and while attacking, he can't focus on his Observation Haki.

That being said, even with his Observation Haki, he wouldn't have seen that explosion.

After recovering his breath, Luffy clenched his fist and thrust it forward.

[Gomu-Gomu No- Black Mamba]

His hand coated with Armament Haki and Conqueror Haki moved toward Kizaru at extremely fast speed, making him unable to counter.

Kizaru was only able to dodge it with his Light speed but the Black Mamba was a stronger version of Python, it wouldn't stop until it landed an attack on Kizaru.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The fist struck the air before changing direction. It didn't even look real for a moment but Kizaru wasn't trying to find the science behind his attack but rather trying to dodge it.

But, he quickly found that he couldn't dodge this attack. The speed of the attack was only growing so he had no choice but to defend.

He conjured a Light Sword just before the fist collided against him. The sharpness of the sword didn't pierce the Armament Haki while Luffy's fist broke that light sword into small pieces.

Bang!

Unable to dodge it any further, Kizaru could only rely on his monstrous endurance to block the attack. The impact of a conquer-coated fist shook his entire body, making him bleed from the corner of his mouth.

Whoosh!

His body flew like a kite until he collided against the ground several times before he finally stopped. He quickly turned into light and reappeared in the sky.

"It's really scary, Straw Hat. You are going all out. If that's the case, I can't hold back either."

[Holy Sword]

Five massive swords made out of Light emerged behind him. Kizaru had used his Awakening to condense these Light Swords. They were the size of a small warship.

Each sword could destroy their ship.

Seeing this, Luffy suddenly remembered something.

'Luffy, I have a certain technique that might work with your attack but I am not sure if it is possible.'

'Oh, what is it, Liam?'

'You see, whenever you use Kong Organ attack that creates four extra arms next to you, you do it with high-speed movement, right?'

'Well, I don't know. I just do it.'

'I am not sure how that works. Well, anyway, if you can do that, you should also be able to create more of these arms, right?'

'But, it takes a lot of energy just to create four more arms.'

'I am not saying you should do it right now. When you access Advance Conqueror, your attacks will be much more powerful and your Haki will also grow stronger.'

'I am not sure how that works but I can try.'

'Well, I am also not sure if it works. But best of luck! If you can't do that, Robin should be able to do it. Only after she learns Armament Haki.'

Remembering that conversation with Liam, Luffy decided to try something new. He wasn't sure if it would work but he had done impossible things before.

"Alright!"

Luffy closed his eyes for a moment and raised both of his arms to the side, fists facing toward Kizaru.

When Kizaru saw his movement, his eyes narrowed a bit. Right now, he was putting a lot of energy into his attack. He didn't think Luffy had any attacks that could counter it.

But when Luffy closed his eyes, his momentum changed completely. At this moment, a flash of dark energy emerged behind Luffy.

The dark energy slowly formed a statue behind him. This statue was nearly the size of the Navy Headquarters.

At this moment, the many people who were watching the broadcast couldn't remove their eyes from Luffy.

Even Liam who was busy in his fight against Aokiji stopped for a moment to look at his attack. A look of surprise appeared on his face as he muttered.

"Luffy, is this why you asked him?"

The person he was talking about was none other than Zoro who also saw that massive statue. Compared to his nine arms Asura, this Statue was gigantic.

"Luffy, you bastard..... Are you trying to embarrass me?"

When he said that, a smile appeared on his face.

In the sky, Luffy's two arms turned into the image of a thousand arms around that statue.

The entire statue was covered with Armament Haki and Conqueror Coating. The majestic statue was not just big but its Conqueror was so heavy that most people couldn't even breathe especially weaker ones.

"Is this your final attack, Straw Hat?" Looking at the gigantic statue, Kizaru felt as if his attack wouldn't be able to deal much damage so he opted to create swords.

Five turned to twenty-five and twenty-five turned into one hundred-twenty-five swords.

But, that wasn't enough. Kizaru released a massive amount of Armament Haki outside his body, into his light swords, turning them black.

"Kizaru!" Luffy roared from the front. His body slowly moved toward Kizaru, dragging the entire statue with a thousand arms with him.

"Straw Hat!" Kizaru was also serious for a long time. His lewd expression was replaced with seriousness and some joy. As he moved forward, one hundred and twenty-five swords moved with him.

[Holy Sword]

Kizaru waved his hand forward. Those swords moved toward Luffy.

[Gomu-Gomu No]

Luffy's thousand fists also started moving.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Kizaru's swords and Luffy's fists collided in the middle. It was at this moment, the entire surrounding changed.

The entire sky was covered in explosions and darkness. The sky was shaking, the ground was splitting and the ocean was rising.

[Amaterasu]

[Thousand Hands Cannon]

Boom!