One Piece: The Straw Hat Pirates' Max-Level Swordsman

Navy Headquarters.

"What on earth happened?" Zhan Guo frowned and looked at the dazzling lightning that streaked across the sky and fell directly outside the Navy Headquarters with a puzzled look on his face.

At this moment, there was lightning and thunder above the bay of the Navy Headquarters. The dense lightning poured down like raindrops, mercilessly hitting one Marine after another.

Even the powerful vice admirals of the navy could not escape the terrifying power of thunder and lightning. They were severely injured one after another, and some were even killed on the spot.

Apart from those who possess the ability of nature-type fruits, even someone as strong as Sengoku himself would probably lose his life if he rashly placed himself in such an environment.

Even more surprising is that when these lightning strikes hit the ground, they do not cause any damage.

This strange and bizarre scene is not limited to the Navy Headquarters, the whole world is experiencing the same changes - whether it is the territories of the Four Emperors of the New World, the holy land of Marijoa, or the vast four seas, all are suffering from the invasion of this mysterious lightning storm.

At this moment, the Straw Hat Pirates have already arrived at the castle where Doctor Doriel is, so they are not worried about this disaster.

In Alabasta, in a barren desert.

"Lightning Undead!"

"Life drain!"

Accompanied by a low voice, Ling Tian, ​​who was covered in purple armor with black patterns, held lightning in his right hand and pointed it directly at Crocodile not far away.

If Ling Tian used the level-checking ability granted by the system to check his own level at this moment, he would be surprised to find that there were three huge question marks displayed in the level column of the system interface!

This means that Ling Tian's current strength has already far exceeded what this world can accommodate, and is even several times stronger than when he used his Nascent Soul cultivation!

Just as Ling Tian finished his words, something unexpected happened—Crocodile suddenly covered his chest tightly with both hands, and his body fell down uncontrollably.

After completing all this, Ling Tian's originally dazzling purple armor covered with black patterns instantly disappeared without a trace. Then, he fell unconscious on the desert as if all his strength had been drained away.

With the disappearance of the Lingtian Armor, the entire pirate world seemed to gradually return to its former peace and tranquility.

……

A few days later, Ling Tian woke up slowly, only to feel a splitting headache.

"Well......"

Ling Tian groaned and tried to rub his head with his hands, but he found that his body felt so heavy as if a thousand-pound weight was pressing down on it.

“What happened?”

Ling Tian tried hard to open his eyes and looked at the scene around him blankly.

Memories came flooding back like a tide, and he vaguely remembered that he had been ambushed by Crocodile, and then turned into stone and lost consciousness.

"I remember... I was attacked by Crocodile and turned into stone..."

"What happened next?"

Ling Tian murmured in a low voice, his voice full of doubt and confusion.

He struggled to sit up, looked around, and finally saw Crocodile lying on the ground not far away.

Ling Tian struggled to crawl towards where Crocodile fell.

"Dead? What on earth is going on?"

Ling Tian widened his eyes and stared at Crocodile's body in disbelief.

Obviously, it was me who was attacked and turned into stone by Crocodile, but why is it that Crocodile is the one who died mysteriously now?

Ling Tian's mind was full of questions, and he carefully examined Crocodile's body.

However, to his shock, he could not find any fatal injuries!

Crocodile's body was intact, without even a trace of blood.

"Could it be that when I was turned to stone, a more powerful enemy came here?"

Ling Tian frowned and speculated secretly.

But if such a powerful enemy really existed, how did I survive?

This mystery shrouded his mind like a fog, leaving him puzzled.

In desperation, Ling Tian decided to put Crocodile's body into the system space first.

Then, he picked up the fallen Ryujin Jakka and Lightning, wiped them clean gently, and put them back into the scabbard at his waist.

Standing up, Ling Tian took a deep breath and felt his strength gradually recovering.

After recovering some strength, Ling Tian planned to visit Albana, the capital of Alabasta.

Time goes back to a few days ago...

Ling Tian's physical clone rushed towards Albana like a flash of lightning.

When he arrived at his destination, he was surprised to find that the Albanian king's army and the rebels were in a tense standoff.

"That's not right. According to common sense, the plot shouldn't have developed to this point."

Ling Tian stared at the scene in front of him with wide eyes, muttering to himself in a low voice.

At this time, a man on horseback was seen waving a long sword, pointing it at the castle in front of him, and roaring indignantly: "King Cobra, you abused the dancing powder for your own selfish desires, causing Alabasta to suffer from drought and no rain for many years! Now, I want to seek justice for the people of Alabasta!"

Ling Tian took a closer look and was extremely surprised - the man in front of the formation was not Weiwei's childhood sweetheart Kou Sha, but a strange face that had never been mentioned in the original work.

Just as the man was shouting, a well-equipped and well-trained army suddenly emerged from the city. They quickly formed a battle formation and were ready for battle.

Although the king had warned them not to harm their own people, the enemy had now reached the city and they had no choice but to defend with all their might.

"boom……"

With a loud bang, an extremely sharp slash suddenly swept through the air, creating a deep crack between the king's army and the rebel army, and stirring up thick smoke.

When the smoke and dust cleared, a man with purple hair and purple robes suddenly appeared before everyone.

"who?"

Seeing this, the man standing in front of the rebels screamed.

Faced with the sudden change, he was full of vigilance and doubt.

Ling Tian stood quietly in place, his eyes calm as water, looking at the rebels on the opposite side, and said softly: "Sorry, during this period, please do not cross this line."

He knew that he had a heavy responsibility - to stop the king's army from fighting the rebels without harming either side.

Because of this, Ling Tian still adheres to the principle of not taking action if possible. Once Ling Tian takes action, even the domineering aura that Ling Tian is displaying now will not be something these people can resist.

With Ling Tian's current domineering aura, if he uses it on this group of ordinary people, they will either suffer brain injuries and become vegetative, or die outright in the worst case scenario.