One Piece: Building the Roxas Empire

Staring at the burning enthusiasm in Darius' eyes, Ashen's thoughts drifted to the distant past involuntarily, and his heart was overwhelmed by deep memories. He recalled his youth, when the fearlessness and passion for challenge drove him to embark on a legendary journey - to challenge the current pillar of the Babao Navy, Qingjiao.

For him, that duel was not only a contest of skills, but also a test of faith and limits.

However, reality was like a cold tide, washing away his former confidence and pride. In that tragic defeat, Ah Shen deeply realized for the first time that there were such unimaginable strong people in the world.

They seem to be the warrior souls nurtured by nature, possessing physiques and talents that are unattainable for ordinary people. They can quickly master any martial arts, and even without years of hard training, they can surpass those martial arts masters who have practiced for decades.

Facing such a "monster", Ah Shen felt for the first time how insignificant and powerless he was. He realized that in this vast world of warriors, the real strong ones were those warriors born with extraordinary physiques and talents, and their existence seemed to be the division of human beings by God.

At this moment, looking at Darius's eyes full of fighting desire again, Ah Shen's heart became more certain. He was sure that Darius was such a natural monster, a strong man who was destined to set off a huge wave in martial arts. And he had been practicing since he was a child. For decades, even after becoming a gangster boss, he still trained day after day, thinking that he could make up for the gap between him and those monsters, but the result was like this.

After the fierce battle, Ah Shen's body was covered with scars, each of which seemed to tell of his indomitable spirit and exhaustion. He knew that his physical strength limit and the bottleneck of his skills had put him at a disadvantage in this contest, so he resolutely announced loudly: "Enough, in this contest, I admit defeat." As soon as these words came out, the air was filled with a complex atmosphere of unwillingness and relief.

Darius's face flashed with surprise and dissatisfaction when he heard this. He had just been immersed in the excitement of the battle, and his opponent's sudden surrender undoubtedly broke his interest, causing him to reveal obvious displeasure in his tone: "Are you going to give up just like that? How boring."

Ashen stared at Darius in front of him, his deep eyes flashing with determination and insight. He realized that such an unruly and powerful guy could not be easily tamed. Since he could not use him for his own benefit, he had to make a decision for the Tianfeng Gang and for himself.

So, he said in a cold tone without any hesitation: "Indeed, I lost. But today, don't even think about leaving this underground arena easily."

Seeing this, Chi Xing suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart. He was extremely anxious and began to think about how to escape from this dangerous situation. He tried to ease the atmosphere with words: "Hey, this is not in line with our previous agreement!" However, his words revealed his inner panic and helplessness.

Darius just smiled contemptuously, as if he had expected this result. "Have you finally revealed your true intention?"

Ah Shen's eyes became extremely cold at this moment, revealing his murderous intent. He could no longer conceal his determination and anger. "If I let you escape unscathed today, how can I, Ah Shen, gain a foothold in Boluo City? Your arrogance and conceit are digging your own graves. I can't blame anyone else, I can only blame you for stepping into my territory. Come here!"

Following his order, hundreds of guards dressed in black and armed with guns suddenly appeared around the underground arena. They were well-trained and quickly surrounded Darius and Chixing. Hundreds of guns were pointed at the two of them, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

Chi Xing was terrified at this moment. He no longer cared about his face and dignity. It was obvious that Ah Shen was really angry. He regretted it so much now. If he had known, he would not have followed him. He knelt down and begged for mercy: "Wait a minute, Lord Ah Shen, I was wrong! I am willing to surrender to the Tianfeng Gang. Please give me a chance to make a new start! Besides, I really didn't do anything this time!"

Faced with the hundreds of guns and the powerful pressure from Ah Shen and the Seven Ghosts of Purgatory, Chi Xing had completely given up the idea of ​​resistance. This situation was simply a dead end! And even if he joined the Tianfeng Gang, it didn't matter to him. He just hoped that Ah Shen would not get so angry that he would kill him as well.

Darius looked around. Those black holes of gun muzzles seemed like countless greedy eyes trying to devour him, but he just smiled contemptuously, with a disdainful arc on the corner of his mouth: "Oh, it's true! Whether it's the gangs entrenched in the streets or the pirates roaming the seas, they are all just loyal believers of the law of the jungle. No, it should be said that this law, like the iron law of nature, is quietly operating in all fields all the time."

Seeing Darius' extraordinary calmness and composure, Ah Shen could not help but feel furious. He could not understand how the other party could maintain such inexplicable confidence in such a desperate situation. He longed to see Darius show weakness and beg for mercy like Chi Xing, so that he could regain his pitiful self-esteem.

However, the other party seemed to be out of the matter, and that calmness made Ah Shen feel unprecedented frustration and anger.

"Are you still pretending there?" Explosion's voice was as cold as ice. He was also extremely dissatisfied with Darius's indifference. "Your strength is indeed beyond the measure of the mere 30 million Baileys reward three years ago, but so what? Today, no matter how powerful you are, you will never leave here alive. This is your burial place!"

Facing the threat of the explosive ghost, Darius not only did not show any fear, but his sneer became even stronger. His eyes suddenly burst into a strange red light, as if there were flames jumping in them.

Then, his body began to undergo amazing changes. His muscles expanded rapidly and his body size increased dramatically. What was even more shocking was that eight winding snake tails grew out of his back and eight ferocious snake heads appeared on his head. Every detail revealed his overwhelming majesty and power. This sudden transformation not only shocked the enemies around him, but also enveloped the entire space in a depressing and terrifying atmosphere.

When this shocking scene suddenly unfolded before everyone's eyes, the air in the underground arena seemed to freeze. Every pair of eyes widened, staring in disbelief at Darius' incredible transformation.

He turned into a giant with eight heads and eight tails. His body was as majestic as a mountain and was still expanding endlessly. It was so majestic and awe-inspiring. Even the experienced and powerful Seven Ghosts of Purgatory couldn't help but exclaimed in shock, whispering to each other in fear of the unknown: "What kind of monster is this?" "Is it the power of a devil fruit?" "But why is this completely different from Ah Shen's? What kind of devil fruit is this?" "Shoot, shoot him to death."

Panic spread rapidly like a plague. A Shen's face was as pale as paper, his legs were shaking, and he almost collapsed to the ground. The fear and despair in his heart intertwined into an airtight net, binding him tightly. Recalling his previous arrogant thoughts, he actually wanted to tame such a shocking monster. A Shen couldn't help but smile bitterly. What ignorance and arrogance! Now, facing this almost invincible existence, he deeply realized how small his power was in this vast world. Even if the entire Tenho Gang and even all the power of Boro City were gathered together, it would be difficult to shake it. Is this the horrible remnant left behind by the Rocks Pirates who once intended to shake the foundation of the world?

Ah Shen's heart was filled with unprecedented frustration. He realized that there was an insurmountable gap between him and the real strong. Those seemingly powerful bullets rained down on the indestructible scales of the Yamata no Orochi, but they only sparked sparks and were easily bounced away. Without the blessing of domineering, these guns were nothing more than children's toys in the eyes of the real strong. Even if domineering was integrated into the bullets, their power seemed so pale and powerless in front of the masters who were proficient in cold weapons or fists and feet.