This was the South Coast of Seven Water Island. While Konan and Shiliew were clashing, a similar battle was unfolding here.
Because the Crane Knight of the Big Mom Pirates was patrolling the skies, Oden and his group failed in their ambush. As soon as Oden and his group appeared near the Big Mom pirate ship, they were spotted by the Crane Knight, who then notified Baron Tamago.
The current battle situation was Golden Lion fighting two opponents: Baron Tamago and Bobbin, while Reno fought the Crane Knight.
Oden did not make a move, choosing to observe from the sidelines. The strong opponents he had expected from Big Mom's side did not appear; only some second-rate powerhouses showed up.
Oden's reasons for not acting were twofold: first, he wanted to train Reno's combat abilities in real battle; second, he chose to observe the situation as it developed. Once Oden made a move, he couldn't leave anyone alive. If he failed to kill an enemy, Oden's techniques might expose the fact that he was still alive.
Oden watched the clashing sides silently from the sidelines, ready to deliver a finishing blow at any moment.
Golden Lion fighting two opponents should have been an effortless battle, but Bobbin's hypnotic ability forced Golden Lion to maintain high Mental Energy concentration to counter Bobbin's sneak attacks, otherwise, he would easily fall victim.
Golden Lion's advantage was his ability to attack Baron Tamago and Bobbin from the air, and Baron Tamago and Bobbin were constantly in precarious situations under Golden Lion's assault.
At this moment, Baron Tamago had already been defeated in his first form by Golden Lion, transforming into his second form, the "Chicks" form.
Golden Lion originally intended to seize the opportunity to kill Baron Tamago during his transformation, but Bobbin stopped him with a hypnosis, catching Golden Lion off guard and making him fall for the trick.
Fortunately, Golden Lion was relatively far from Bobbin in the air, and coupled with his already formidable Mental Energy, Bobbin's hypnosis only caused Golden Lion to lose focus momentarily.
This brief lapse in concentration caused him to miss the chance to kill Baron Tamago, leading to the current protracted battle.
Looking at Reno's side, he was also locked in a fierce battle with the Crane Knight.
The Crane Knight was skilled in spearmanship and extremely agile. Although she did not possess Observation Haki, her keen combat intuition allowed her to dodge Reno's fatal blows multiple times.
Despite the Crane Knight's strength, she couldn't even touch Reno's clothes, constantly remaining in a state of passive defense and taking hits.
Seeing how troublesome the airborne enemy was, Reno's temper flared. He finally couldn't resist using his current ultimate technique, "Dazzling Flash."
Reno utilized the Flash-Flash Fruit's ability to continuously flash around the Crane Knight, and his left-hand sword flew out of his hand, similarly flashing around the Crane Knight.
Reno's right hand was imbued with Haki, and with each flash, he thrust out an extremely fast Sword Qi. To the onlookers, it seemed as if the Crane Knight was surrounded by continuously flashing white light. The speed of the white light was so fast that white light flashed from all directions around the Crane Knight.
Oden watched from the side, feeling proud as he saw Reno unleash his self-created "Dazzling Flash." For Reno to learn swordsmanship and use his abilities to create his own techniques in such a short time, Oden felt that he had not made a mistake in taking Reno as his disciple.
The Crane Knight, in a state of passive defense, was in a very difficult situation. She felt that these attacks were impossible to guard against.
Her combat intuition simply couldn't keep up with Reno's attack speed. The Crane and Randolph were profusely bleeding from stab wounds all over their bodies, and this was even with Randolph's spearmanship constantly defending and blocking many attacks.
The first to collapse was Randolph's mount, the Crane. With a mournful cry, the mounted Crane fell from the sky onto the beach, crashing heavily and lying there on the verge of death.
Randolph, having lost his mount, also fell onto the beach from mid-air, covered in blood. He took several more sword strikes during his fall.
Reno appeared not far from Randolph, breathing heavily.
This showed that while Reno's self-created "Dazzling Flash" was extremely fast, its stamina consumption was not small, and Reno would likely be unable to perform it again.
Randolph leaned on his spear, struggling to stand up on the beach. His body swayed, but he managed to remain standing.
Oden watched Randolph, who remained standing despite multiple stab wounds. This indicated Randolph's strength, but also highlighted the flaw in Reno's insufficient attack power.
Oden believed that Reno needed to intensify his training in attack power later.
Oden gave Reno an affirming look, acknowledging Reno's growth while signaling him to finish the battle.
Just as Reno was about to step forward and end the fight, an anomaly occurred with Randolph's body.
In reality, Randolph's body was already in a state of death. The reason he could remain standing was due to the Soul placed inside Randolph's body by Big Mom.
The Soul placed by Big Mom, seeing that it was no match, detached from Randolph's body and flew away. Oden and Reno tried to stop it, but it was too late.
It wasn't that they weren't fast enough to stop it, but rather that neither Oden nor Reno had a way to deal with Souls. If Human Path had been present, it could have easily resolved the situation.
After leaving the body, the Soul quickly flew towards Big Mom's Cake Island. It was unknown how long this journey would take or if any unforeseen circumstances would arise.
Fortunately, Oden had not made a move, so even if the Soul returned to Big Mom, it wouldn't matter. The intelligence it brought back would not affect their organization.
Seeing that his battle was over, Reno felt a secret joy while also letting out a sigh of relief. If the fight had continued, Reno would have been exhausted.
This was Reno's first time facing a strong opponent and emerging victorious. Although it was only a second-rate powerhouse, it was still worth celebrating for Reno, as he had killed a member of the Big Mom Pirates, which carried some weight.
Reno came to Oden's side, sitting on the ground to rest while watching Golden Lion's battle with Oden.
Baron Tamago had been "killed" twice under Golden Lion's attacks, entering his third form, the "Rooster" form.
Golden Lion also did not attack Baron Tamago during his transformation. Instead, he took down the harassing Bobbin with one move, leaving Bobbin severely injured and unconscious.
Baron Tamago's third form would grant him an explosive increase in all his abilities.
However, the fatal flaw was that he was very weak during the transformation period and easily killed. Fortunately, both transformations were delayed by Bobbin, giving Baron Tamago enough time to transform calmly.
At this moment, Baron Tamago looked at Golden Lion with a solemn expression. Golden Lion's abilities, his full head of golden hair, and the ship's rudder on his head all made Baron Tamago clearly recognize who his opponent was.
Because of this, Baron Tamago knew that his defeat was not unjust, but he still did not want to die.
There was still one person from the enemy force who had not yet made a move, and Baron Tamago knew that whether he could return alive this time was a question.
Baron Tamago thought deeply and was terrified, finally choosing to strike first.
"Spiral Kick!" Baron Tamago used his rapidly rotating legs to quickly kick towards Golden Lion. Because he was in the "Rooster" state, Baron Tamago also gained the ability to fly for a short period.
Golden Lion had now dealt with the annoying Bobbin, and he felt much more relaxed, no longer needing to maintain high Mental Energy concentration to counter the hypnotic ability. This made Golden Lion appear more composed when facing Baron Tamago's counterattack.
Seeing Baron Tamago leap into the air and spin towards him, Golden Lion's hands quickly turned black, and his Observation Haki predicted Baron Tamago's attack trajectory in advance.
A downward slashing sword strike from below attacked Baron Tamago, making a clanging sound and sending Baron Tamago flying to the ground.
It was unknown what kind of defensive power Baron Tamago in his "Rooster" state possessed; this one sword strike actually did not split Baron Tamago in half.
Baron Tamago actually had no defensive power. He only kicked the downward slashing sword with his kicking technique as Oden's sword cut towards his body, which caused him to be flung away.
Baron Tamago's first move failed, so he launched his second move.
Baron Tamago softly uttered "High-Speed Spin Kick." With his upper body as the center, Baron Tamago raised the sword in his hands above his head with both hands, while simultaneously rotating his legs at high speed, kicking towards Golden Lion.
Golden Lion saw Baron Tamago attacking with this move again, and he also gathered Qi within his body, brewing his ultimate technique, "Four-Sword Style: Four Thousand Eight Hundred Lion's Roar."
Golden Lion's black-hued hands quickly swung his swords, and Sword Qi surged from his entire body. His two famous leg-swords also swung at extreme speed, as small lion-headed Sword Qi roared and continuously attacked Baron Tamago.
Golden Lion's attack had an enormous range. Big Mom's pirate ship was also within the attack range. Amidst the explosive sounds of Sword Qi colliding with solid objects, Big Mom's pirate ship was shattered into pieces and slowly sank into the sea.
Baron Tamago, at the center of the attack, was initially able to defend himself with his ongoing "High-Speed Spin Kick." His body, which had been flying into the air towards Golden Lion, was also constantly falling under Golden Lion's attack.
After only about two seconds, Baron Tamago could no longer defend against Golden Lion's dense Sword Qi attacks. He was chopped to pieces by Golden Lion's Sword Qi, turning into an egg yolk.
Golden Lion did not stop. The lion-headed Sword Qi chased after the fallen egg yolk, also chopping the egg yolk into pieces... To be continued...