He has slightly curly silver hair, a white beard, a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose, and a straight scar on his right eye.
The person who appeared in front of Xia Le was none other than the former vice-captain of the Pirate King, Hades, Silbaz Rayleigh.
"Then I'm really sorry!"
Staring in front of him, Rayleigh's face was full of solemnity and solemnity, this tall and strong man whose appearance was almost the same as that of twenty years ago.
Time flies, and he has fallen rapidly from his peak state. Now his beard and hair are all white, he has entered his old age, and everything is worse than before.
But there was no trace of the man in front of him, as if he was in his twenties.
"What a monster!"
Involuntarily, Rayleigh murmured in his heart.
Only those who were familiar with Xia Le or had fought with him could clearly feel the changes in his body.
"Twenty years."
"You're getting old too, Rayleigh!"
Xia Le sighed.
The scene when the two fought for the first time is still vivid in my mind. At that time, Pluto Rayleigh was domineering, with short blond hair and strong strength.
"People get old all the time!"
"Except you, it seems!"
Reilly said calmly.
"So, you suddenly appeared here to save the Straw Hat Boys?"
Xia Le asked with raised eyebrows.
He was not surprised by the other party's sudden appearance.
"Always leave some seeds for the new era!"
Rayleigh took a deep breath and slowly pulled out the Western sword from his waist.
"You, the navy, can't go too far."
Xia Le narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this, turned his head and glanced at Luffy who was sitting there with his head lowered and making unknown sounds from his mouth.
The sound of the war drums was still beating, but obviously only he could hear it.
No one knows when the will sleeping in his body will wake up.
"Already quite old."
"Wouldn't it be better to live in seclusion and retire peacefully?"
Xia Le shook his head and sighed.
"Or do you have the confidence to stop me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled out Ace from his waist with his right hand.
"Now, this is not the time when you and I first met twenty years ago!"
Rayleigh's eyes narrowed and he focused on Ace: "You're right!"
"Time flies, the sea changes, and even this knife fell into your hands!"
Taking a slow breath, he raised his head and his eyes suddenly became sharp.
"Perhaps you are now so powerful that I can't resist you!"
"But even so, I still want to stop your next random behavior!"
Xia Le grinned, a cold look flashed in his eyes.
"Then be prepared to die here!"
"Old man!"
When Lei Li heard this, he laughed.
The very next second.
"Stab it!"
A bolt of lightning struck in the void, and almost instantly, the opponent was already in front.
The brilliant light of the sword came into his eyes, and time and space seemed to be cut open at this moment, creating ripples.
"So fast!"
Rayleigh's pupils shrank, and he raised the long knife in his hand to block it in front of him.
"when!"
The two knives collided together, bursting out with a blue arc of electricity, and the brilliant light illuminated everything around them.
Almost immediately after the fight, Rayleigh's expression changed drastically.
"What a powerful force!"
"This guy is indeed stronger!"
It was a completely different feeling than twenty years ago. Just the first collision and the pressure caused sweat to break out on Rayleigh's forehead.
"Why do you have to show off your strength? Rayleigh!"
Xia Le smiled lightly.
Unlike the opponent, what he felt in this blow was the opponent's weakness.
Compared to the first battle between the two, the pressure at this moment has completely disappeared.
The roles seemed to be reversed at this moment, and he became the stronger person.
"The elderly, although they are old, are not dead."
"I still want to show off my strength!"
Rayleigh also smiled.
Xia Le shook his head, swung the long knife in his hand, changed the angle and struck towards the opponent again.
Rayleigh raised his knife to fight.
"when!"
A circle of ripples spread, and the grass on the ground bent forward, sweeping away in all directions.
Not far away, two figures were also swinging their swords and colliding rapidly. Their bodies were shaken when they felt the impact coming from here.
Zoro took the time to turn his head, and when he saw the scene here, his expression suddenly changed.
"Curly your eyebrows!"
"Luffy, Robin, Chopper!"
His heart was shaken, and he was completely disturbed by this scene.
At this moment, Guina rushed in with a knife, jumped up, and slashed vertically from above.
Zoro looked up, holding three knives in front of him.
"Buzz!"
The air trembled and swept around.
"Don't be distracted during the decisive battle with me!"
"Otherwise, you will definitely lose!"
Guina said in a deep voice.
Zoro gritted his teeth, the worry in his eyes was clear.
"As for them, you don't have to worry!"
"Although I don't know the reason, the teacher won't really do anything to them!"
Immediately afterwards, another inaudible sound came into his ears.
"What?"
Zoro raised his head in surprise and stared at Kuina, trying to confirm this matter from her mouth.
Kuina nodded.
"call!"
Zoro was finally relieved, and he let out a long breath with a smile on his face.
"You guys are really weird guys!"
"The same goes for you, and so does Xia Le. People are completely confused and unable to understand what to do."
"But in that case, let's have a good fight!"
Guina also had a smile on her face: "If you can't let go completely, this decisive battle, even if I win, won't be any fun at all!"
"That's true!"
Zoro grinned, his eyes filled with overwhelming fighting spirit.
Of course he believed Guina's words. When Xia Le met them twice, his strange behavior was also suspicious.
This made him somewhat certain that the other party did not have much ill intentions.
The next second, two pairs of fighting eyes looked at each other.
the other side.
Xia Le swung his sword repeatedly with powerful slashes, forcing Lei Li to retreat continuously, and the seriousness and solemnity on his face became even more serious.
Time and aging can change everything.
Even the top experts who were at their peak in the past will continue to weaken as their bodies gradually become older and their condition declines.
Maybe the explosive power won't be much different, but the durability is definitely a big problem. As the saying goes, it is strong but not long-lasting.
"You seem to have mistakenly underestimated your current strength, Rayleigh."
Xia Le sighed softly.
"maybe!"
Riley laughed.
He could feel that the power of each opponent's sword was increasing in strength. By the time the knife was struck just now, the pressure I felt was already extremely huge.
What frightened him even more was that the opponent's power seemed to be endless and could be enhanced infinitely.
"I can give you a chance to get out of here!"
Xia Le suddenly said.
He didn't seem to want to waste time on the other party. The drumbeat in the Straw Hat Boy's body had stabilized from just now, and it seemed that he was about to break through to the next stage, but he was still unable to do so.
There is no doubt that a thrill is missing.
"thank you for your kindness!"
"But for these young seeds!"
"I'm afraid I can't do it!"
Rayleigh sighed.
After saying this, his eyes were extremely solemn and firm.
Then, his figure suddenly bounced, and he was in front of Xia Le in an instant, and he quickly swung the long knife in his hand.
Xia Le raised his knife and collided with the opponent again.
"Then I can only take you down completely!"
He said calmly, a sharp look flashed in his eyes.
"I don't want to waste too much time."
"so!"
In a short breath, brilliant arcs of electricity shot out all around Xia Le, and they quickly became violent.
Rayleigh's expression changed slightly and he quickly retreated back.
Just as he retreated, a ray of lightning suddenly rushed towards his location.
"I forgot that you are still a user with the thunder fruit ability!"
"The most powerful fruit of nature?"
Muttering, Rayleigh tightened his grip on the handle of the knife.
He knew very well that this would be an extremely difficult battle for him. The man in front of him may have surpassed Roger and reached an unprecedented level.
Suddenly, Rayleigh's eyes shrank, and a look of shock appeared on his face.
Not far ahead, the man surrounded by thunder and lightning changed his appearance at this moment.
A long streamer stretched around the back of his neck. Immediately afterwards, both arms and legs were wrapped with streamers.
His eyes became colder and more ruthless, like a superior god.
At this moment, his beard and hair quickly grew longer and extended to his waist.
"They all say that the natural system is not awakened!"
"But I believe that the real gods are hidden in the natural fruits, and I have truly completed this step!"
Xia Le smiled lightly.
As his body shook slightly, there was a faint sound of thunder.
"The awakening of nature!!"
Rayleigh took a deep breath, feeling horrified.
This was the first time he heard such a statement, and the first time he saw someone reach this stage.
The awakening of the superhuman system will give the esper himself the ability to affect surrounding matter. The awakening of the animal system will awaken the will within it and greatly enhance the strength, speed, endurance, resilience, etc. of the ability user.
What about the natural department? What kind of power will be given to those with abilities?
"The battle will be over soon!"
"I'm looking forward to this more than the battle between you and me!"
At this point, Xia Le stopped.
His eyes fell on Luffy not far away.
Perhaps pulled by the power after awakening, a large amount of steam began to emit from the young man sitting there with his head hanging down.
His skin turned red, as if he had been scalded by boiling water.
And the beating sound of the heart that only he could hear was very close to the sound of beating drums.
This may mean that Joeyboy is waking up.
"It seems that your appearance is just right, Rayleigh!"
"You will be my best medium to guide him out!"
Xia Le grinned.
"guide?"
A look of confusion appeared on Rayleigh's face.
He couldn't understand the meaning of the other party's words.
"It doesn't matter, you'll see it soon!"
"The will from eight hundred years ago is about to awaken!"
"But not before that!"
A bright electric light burst out from Xia Le's body.
And disappeared in an instant, appearing in front of Rayleigh.
(End of chapter)
