Chapter 122: Valley of the Gods (Slaying Members of the Knights of God)

"Explosive Shave!!!"

However, in the next moment, Hollen Saint suddenly fled in the opposite direction from Li Yuan.

Just moments ago, he had used all his strength, but after that attack, he realized he was no match for his opponent. Continuing to fight would only lead to his death.

So, without hesitation, he fled. If he could find support from others in the Holy Land, he could return with allies to take down the pirate. For now, survival was his priority.

"My prey can't escape my hunt."

Almost as soon as Hollen Saint began to flee, Li Yuan closed in on him with even greater speed.

Attempting to play a psychological game with him was futile; his mind-reading prowess was no joke.

The densely compressed Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki on the Seven Star Sword struck mercilessly against Hollen Saint's back.

"What!!"

Hollen Saint never expected his excellent performance would fail to deceive his opponent, and that his speed would be so fast.

Seeing the eerie Seven Star Sword approaching, Hollen Saint had no time to turn around and defend, instinctively covering his back with Armament Haki.

"Rip!!!"

However, Hollen Saint's Armament Haki and the defense of his Iron Elephant form were easily torn apart by the Seven Star Sword.

"Crunch!!!"

The Seven Star Sword ruthlessly sliced through Hollen Saint's skin and muscle, severing even his spine in two!

The explosive force of the Conqueror's Haki surged through Hollen Saint's body, impacting his internal organs.

In an instant, Hollen Saint was obliterated, a lifeless heap lying on the ground, barely clinging to life.

"An ant is still an ant, daring to expose its back in front of a great swordsman!!"

Li Yuan placed a foot on Hollen Saint's head, the Seven Star Sword emanating a bloodthirsty killing intent.

Had Hollen Saint faced him head-on, he might have lasted a while, thanks to his ancient Zoan's vitality and defense.

But battles change in an instant; one misstep led to Hollen Saint's defeat at Li Yuan's hands.

"N-no, you can't kill me! I'm a Celestial Dragon! A Celestial..."

As Hollen Saint looked up at Li Yuan, feeling the intense killing intent emanating from the Seven Star Sword, he came to a stark realization.

His life was now in the hands of the pirate he had underestimated.

Yet, before he could finish speaking, Li Yuan's sword severed his throat, sending him into eternal slumber in the Valley of the Gods.

"Celestial Dragons are no different from anyone else; even the sensation of cutting their throats feels the same."

Looking at the slain Celestial Dragon Hollen Saint, Li Yuan couldn't help but reflect on the experience of killing a Celestial Dragon.

But in truth, he felt no significant difference; it was just like killing anyone else.

The only difference was that this was his first time slaying a Celestial Dragon, giving him a sense of inexplicable achievement.

"Ah! A Celestial Dragon has been killed!!!!"

"Damned pirate, die!!!"

"Stop him! Don't let him leave to kill other Celestial Dragons!!"

The Navy and World Government personnel arriving at the scene witnessed Hollen Saint's murder and rushed in, wanting to kill Li Yuan.

"What a bunch of foolish idiots!"

Li Yuan sighed as he watched the oncoming attackers. The pirate world was full of such fools.

Despite knowing the vast gap in strength, they still rushed in, even at the cost of their lives.

Li Yuan felt no mercy for such people. The Seven Star Sword slashed out, severing them in half.

After dispatching the pesky flies, Li Yuan immediately charged toward the center of the Valley of the Gods, where his true objective lay.

"Where are the Devil Fruits!!!"

Upon reaching the core of the Valley, Li Yuan discovered a wealth of treasure but no sign of the Devil Fruits.

It was clear the Celestial Dragons had anticipated the arrival of the Rocks Pirates and had moved the Devil Fruits elsewhere.

"Hmm? Not far away!!!"

Using his Observation Haki, Li Yuan quickly detected four different teams fleeing from various directions.

"Mama mama, treasures, they're all mine!!!"

"Yo ho ho, so much treasure!!"

"Ze hahaha, with so many treasures, how do we divide them?"

"…"

Just as Li Yuan arrived, the weaker officers of the Rocks Pirates, having chosen their easy opponents, also reached the core of the Valley.

Li Yuan ignored the others and pursued the nearest fleeing team.

Initially thinking a fierce battle would ensue over the abundant treasure, they were puzzled to see Li Yuan simply departing.

"Ze hahaha, I'm leaving first."

The Golden Lion was the quickest to react, heading in the opposite direction from Li Yuan.

"Damn it, there are no Devil Fruits here!!"

The other officers quickly realized this. Compared to the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits, treasures could be collected later.

Once the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits were taken by other officers, they would be hard to snatch back.

After leaving the core of the Valley, Li Yuan soon caught up with the nearest fleeing team.

There were over a hundred people in this group, and more than a dozen of them were carrying small chests, clearly containing the Devil Fruits.

Among them were five Celestial Dragons wearing diving helmets.

"You dare steal my things? Leave them all behind!!"

Li Yuan accelerated, cutting off the fleeing group, his eyes glimmering at the sight of the dozen small chests.

That meant there were at least a dozen Devil Fruits!

"Damn pirates, don't you dare harm the Celestial Dragons!!"

Among the hundred people, more than a dozen masked CP members stepped forward as Li Yuan blocked their path.

"Shooo!!!"

"Piercing Strike!!"

The CP members charged at Li Yuan, aiming to kill him.

"Boring attacks!!"

Li Yuan dismissed the advancing CP members, whose strongest among them barely reached Vice Admiral level, stepping forward in a single sword stride, bypassing the CP members.

"Ugh!"

The CP members had intended to attack Li Yuan, but in an instant, they found themselves immobilized.

A deep gash appeared on their throats.

In the next moment, blood gushed forth as they realized their decapitated bodies before losing consciousness.

"Lowly scum, quickly stop that pirate!!!"

The remaining five Celestial Dragons, witnessing the swift demise of the CP members, trembled with fear, shouting for the nearby slaves to intercept Li Yuan.

"Kill him!!!"

Those slaves, having been trained by the Celestial Dragons to obey, could only follow their masters' orders to stop Li Yuan, despite their trepidation.

"Die!!"

Li Yuan showed no mercy to the slaves, swinging the Seven Star Sword to reap their lives.

It wasn't that he didn't want to kill them with a single strike, but he was wary of damaging the Devil Fruits in their possession, so he had to be careful.

"Pirate, we are Celestial Dragons! If you harm us, the Admirals will not let you go!!"

Witnessing the slaughter of their slaves, the remaining five Celestial Dragons threatened Li Yuan in desperation.

"Shhh!!!"

However, Li Yuan was undeterred by the threats of the Celestial Dragons. With a swift motion, he dispatched all five of them with the Seven Star Sword.

"That so-called Knight of God said something similar, but he, like you, ended up slain by my Seven Star Sword."

After killing the five Celestial Dragons, Li Yuan remarked, but his words were only for the dead.

"Twelve Devil Fruits... I wonder if the strongest six are among them."

Li Yuan collected all the small chests containing the Devil Fruits, placing them into a sturdy bag he had prepared at his waist for this purpose.

Before coming, he had anticipated the need to collect the Devil Fruits; otherwise, his hands wouldn't suffice for such a bounty.

As Li Yuan secured the Devil Fruits, the Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, and Whitebeard, who had just arrived, intercepted a retreating team of Celestial Dragons, seizing their Devil Fruits as well.

Only John had not caught up, and he had taken a significant number of treasures from the core of the Valley.

John was clever; knowing he couldn't hoard all the treasures, he did his best to grab whatever he could before the other officers returned.

"Ah!!!"

"Die!!!"

Kaido, now an intern member of the crew, was equally ambitious, aware that the best items were located in the core of the Valley.

Thus, like the others, he charged directly toward the center of the Valley.

But Kaido's current strength was insufficient; he barely reached Vice Admiral level.

In a place like the Valley of the Gods, even a Vice Admiral was merely a slightly larger cockroach.

Before Kaido could reach the center, he was intercepted by the Navy and a multitude of Celestial Dragon subordinates, nearly beaten to death!

"Kaido!!!!"

Noticing Kaido's life card was rapidly depleting, Charlotte Linlin, possessing Kaido's Vivre Card, rushed over after her pillaging.

"Kill them all!!!!"

Linlin arrived just in time; as Kaido was about to be killed, she descended with Zeus, controlling a thundercloud.

With her giant sword Napoleon, she struck down, nearly annihilating the attackers surrounding Kaido.

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