One Piece: Building the Roxas Empire

Chi Xing had a sly smile on his face, his eyes flashing with determination, and he said, "Anyway, we all have to work hard in the next game."

"This time, not only our gang has contestants, but the other seven major gangs have also sent experts to participate. There will also be many civilian experts and experts like you who come from overseas. Remember to be careful and don't take it lightly."

Upon hearing this, Darius just nodded slightly and responded with a calm "hmm".

Soon, the draw ceremony was over, and Darius was assigned to the first group, while Chixing was assigned to the eighth group. Chixing said with a wicked smile: "It seems that our fate has separated us temporarily in the preliminaries. This is also good, at least we will not meet in advance in the preliminaries, and each of us will have the opportunity to show our strength."

Darius nodded slightly and came to Arena No. 1. The arena was eight meters long and wide, and the size was moderate.

Because the rules of the competition stipulate that it is a one-on-one competition, even if there are eight arenas competing at the same time, the progress of the entire competition still seems relatively slow.

Darius stood at the side of the ring, watching the fierce battle, but his heart was not surprised. Although these contestants all had certain strength, in Darius' eyes, their strength was not fast enough. So far, Darius had not seen anyone who could use domineering power, which made him a little disappointed in this game. However, he also understood that this was just a preliminaries, and there must be a lot of guys who were just filling in the numbers.

"For the next match, please invite contestants Darius and Gorilla to stage number one!" An excited voice echoed over the radio.

Darius, who was sitting in the audience, gradually focused his eyes from the haziness. He had watched several matches, and the fatigue at the moment seemed to be dispelled by this sudden call. Hearing his name, he immediately stood up and walked slowly towards the ring with firm steps.

Across the ring stood a burly contestant, he was the 'Gorilla'.

The gorilla is about 2.5 meters tall, as majestic as a mountain, with exaggerated and powerful muscles, giving people a strong sense of oppression. However, in sharp contrast to his tall body, his relatively short legs seem a bit out of proportion.

The gorilla looked at Darius with a flash of disdain in his eyes. He grinned, revealing a mocking smile, and shouted loudly: "Hey, shorty, if you don't want to be beaten black and blue in this ring, then be smart and get out of here now!"

Darius is not short, he is two meters tall, but compared with the gorilla, he is indeed a dwarf.

Standing on the ring, facing the provocation of the gorilla, he was much calmer. He looked at the gorilla and secretly assessed the strength of his opponent. He smiled contemptuously and responded: "People who say such things are usually small fry."

When the gorilla heard Darius' words, his eyes widened in anger. He waved the machete in his hand, pointed it at Darius, and roared, "Boy! How dare you look down on me like this? Do you know who I am? I am the third in command of the murderous gang, the gorilla."

"Who cares who you are!" Darius' voice was cold and resolute. He glanced at his opponent with contempt, raised a trace of disdain at the corner of his mouth, and said coldly: "Referee, hurry up and start!"

The referee saw that both sides were ready, so he announced loudly: "Okay, two players, the game officially begins now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the gorilla let out a deafening roar like an enraged beast, and the muscles in his thick arms instantly tensed. He swung the heavy machete in his hand and rushed towards Darius swiftly. However, Darius did not show any fear. He held the Black Cleaver tightly and calmly faced the gorilla's attack.

The collision of the two weapons made a crisp "ding" sound. At the moment of metal collision, Darius' eyes flashed with surprise. He found that the gorilla's machete was wrapped with a mysterious airflow - that was domineering. There were actually people in the West Sea gang who could use domineering.

The gorilla also showed an expression that was more shocked than Darius. Domineering, this kind of power, was purchased from the police academy at a huge cost by their gang. It was said that only a very few people could master this power. At this moment, this young man in front of him actually had this kind of power.

The gorilla thought: "Who on earth is this guy? It took me several years to barely master this power, and this man showed the same ability so easily."

The gorilla knew very well that his elder brother had used a lot of money and connections to get the manual on how to practice domineering from the police academy. It was said that the practice of domineering was only available to very outstanding geniuses in the police academy.

After one move, the two separated. The gorilla tightly grasped the heavy machete in his hand, frowned, and asked: "You can be domineering?"

"I'm the one who's surprised! A plain-looking guy like you actually knows how to be domineering." Darius responded with a grin, his smile revealing a kind of unruly and arrogant attitude.

The gorilla's palms were shaking, which were the marks left by the clash with Darius's thunderous axe. He thought he could compete with him in terms of strength, but reality cruelly told him that he was wrong.

Darius' eyes were as cold as ice, and he swung the Black Cleaver again, slashing at the gorilla. The blades of the two men collided violently with the axe blades, sparks flew everywhere, and every collision made the gorilla feel more exhausted.

Blood began to seep from the gorilla's mouth, and a noticeable gap appeared on his machete. He roared, and poured all his strength into this attack, slashing at Darius again. However, Darius did not dodge, and his left hand was instantly hardened by the Armament Haki, as hard as steel, and he directly grabbed the gorilla's machete.

"This..." The gorilla's eyes widened, unable to believe what he saw. His machete was clearly wrapped with Armament Haki, but at this moment, it was like being attracted by a magnet, and Darius held it tightly.

"Your strength is far from enough." Darius said coldly. He raised the Black Cleaver high, and a ball of fiery red light condensed on the axe blade.

"Skill: Crippling Strike..."

"Stop, referee, I..." Before the gorilla could finish his words, Darius's axe had already chopped down. The gorilla's Armament Haki seemed so fragile in front of Darius, and his body was split in half by the blow. Blood gushed out like a fountain. Although the gorilla's body was cut in half, his consciousness still remained. He wailed in pain, and the sound was creepy.

This scene was bloody and shocking. Even the audience present were all strong men in Boro City, and they were deeply shocked by this scene. Orangutan was the third in command of the Gang of Heroes. He was very powerful, second only to the second in command of the Gang of Heroes. However, he was defeated so miserably by Darius.

The referee was stunned for a moment before announcing, "The winner is Darius."

The players around witnessed this scene and started whispering to each other. "Who on earth is this guy? He doesn't look like someone from Boro City."

Someone speculated. "Is there any need to say this? The other party doesn't know the gorilla, and the gorilla doesn't know him either. If he is a strong man from Boluo City, we should have heard of him."

Another person analyzed. "Maybe he is a master from overseas?"

Everyone's eyes were focused on Darius. After all, the Flower Kingdom Martial Arts Competition attracted not only local warriors, but also many top masters from all over the world.

Darius turned a deaf ear to the discussions around him and walked directly off the stage. Sure enough, not long after, the system prompted him that he had gained 28 experience points, which proved that the gorilla did have some strength. It could only be said that Darius was too strong.

Not long after, Akahoshi also finished his game. The two exchanged a few brief words and decided to leave the noisy arena together.

In the camp of the evil gang, the atmosphere was extremely heavy. When the leader of the gang, Ape, learned of the death of the third brother, he was filled with anger and grief. He sighed and said, "I have warned him many times not to participate in this competition. There are not only the top masters from Boluo City, but also strong men from overseas. If he can't win, he should just admit defeat earlier, and he won't end up like this."

The second in command, Crocodile, added angrily, "Brother, we can't just let this go! I already know everything. The third brother wanted to surrender, but that guy, Darius, didn't even give him a chance to surrender and killed him directly. This Darius is the one who killed more than a dozen of our brothers last night."

After hearing this, the ape sighed again: "No matter what, the third brother also signed a life and death agreement in the competition."

Then, the ape sighed and said, "The Axe Gang is really in a good mood. First, that monster Red Star joined, and now there's Darius. Second brother, go and investigate in depth to find out who Darius is."

The second in command, Crocodile, replied respectfully, "Yes, big brother."