Chapter 507 Barrorick Redfield!
When Lex and Roy arrived at the Dressrosa Stadium, the entire stadium was already packed with people.
The reason is simple: the ensuing clash will be the highest-level battle ever seen on this ocean, broadcast live across the entire sea, and will be fought between the two strongest beings in eight hundred years, aside from those two gods.
Barolorik Redfield vs. Fegaard Fix!
Morgans, the top host of the ocean, is already fully prepared in the center of the arena, waiting for Lex's order to start the final battle of this two-list competition, the strongest battle that the entire ocean is watching.
After the chaotic battle on the Star Rankings, King's Highlands was rebuilt. At the summit of King's Highlands, Lex and Roy stood before the Red Earl. Lex looked at his mentor and said affectionately:
“Master, even if the strength of my ancestor and I is revealed, the world will find it hard to comprehend. As the number one person below the gods in this sea, the power you display will be the most powerful representation of the two rankings and the perfect symbol of our royal power on this sea. Master, I'm troubling you.”
Roy stood beside Lex with a cryptic expression, watching the two master and disciple with their differing thoughts. Roy felt that there must be a reason why the two could become master and disciple—the Red Earl would never have taken anyone else as a disciple, and no one else would have been Lex's master.
This is fate, and also destiny.
Count Red glanced at his disciple indifferently, offering no reply, only a lukewarm and indifferent response:
"Well."
Immediately, under the watchful eyes of Lex, Roy, Shano, Barrett, and others behind him, the Red Earl walked unhurriedly to the front of the stage, to the focus of countless cameras and countless eyes, to the battlefield that was the most watched by the world.
On the field, Morgans's inspiring speech had already stirred the emotions of countless spectators, and the cheers and shouts were deafening. An elderly man with long, white hair had already taken his place in the arena; he was none other than Figarand Fix-Saint, one of the world's highest authorities, currently a member of the World Government's Five Elders and its highest fighting force!
Thump! ——~
Tap—~
A perfectly timed thud echoed throughout the entire arena, resounding throughout the whole new world!
Through the lenses of countless Den Den Mushi (snail teleportation devices), the images spread throughout Qinghai, a region that has captured countless eyes!
A slender, tall figure in red appeared in the center of the arena almost instantly, without anyone noticing!
He strode forward, his crimson eyebrows exuding a sinister charm, his long, slightly graying hair braided into two plaits that cascaded down his shoulders, he wore a plum-red shirt, blood-red trousers, black leather shoes with gold trim, and a red-soled, floral-patterned blood-red cloak. An indigo rose ornament adorned his neck, and the umbrella-shaped sword, so concealed it was almost imperceptible, was held quietly in his palm.
He is over seventy years old.
Wine is available wherever you go, but it is rare for a person to reach seventy years of age.
Count Red, this peerless powerhouse who has been living in seclusion for decades, once traveled alone to every corner of this sea. His figure was seen in every place, but he left no trace. He did not seem to have a reputation and prestige on this sea that matched his strength.
Everywhere in life knows what it is like, it should be like Feihong stepping on the mud.
His only well-known identity seems to be Lex's mentor. Most people know that the Red Earl is a powerful figure, but they know very little about his life and experiences.
The moment he appeared, there was no more noise in the entire place. In the silent sea and sky, only the gentle sea breeze and the Red Earl's steps, which were three parts melancholy and seven parts desolation, remained.
Tap, tap, tap—~
The Red Earl wasn't walking fast, in fact, he was walking rather slowly. At this moment, he was monopolizing everyone's time on this vast ocean, just to show off, just for himself, not for anyone else. He didn't have any extra emotions to think about anything else.
He wandered for twenty years and lived in seclusion for fifty.
Looking back on his life, the Red Earl realized that he seemed to have accomplished nothing. Apart from that disciple, his life had been ordinary and uneventful, without any highlights or unforgettable memories.
A painful and filthy youth, a blood-stained middle age, and nearly a decade of undisturbed tranquility.
Brook, a pirate musician he met in his childhood, was one of the few people he admired and a true man of the sea.
Leon Lex was the most important person in his life, someone more important than his own life.
For some reason, this blond young man, who always had a faint smile on his face, possessed a kind of magic that could add a bit of brilliance to his dull and uninteresting life and bring a bit of vitality to his gloomy existence.
As time went by, more than a decade or two later, the Red Earl suddenly realized that he had become completely inseparable from Lex and would live by that name for the rest of his life.
However, everyone should live for themselves at least once.
Even the most ordinary, numb, and boring person or life must have something that belongs to them.
Lex says this battle is important, but so what?
As the master of the king of this sea, the mentor of the god of the heavens, and a being above the glory of Leon, who would stop the Red Earl if he really wanted to do something?
And who can stop it?
And who would dare to stop it?
Facing countless gazes filled with varying emotions, facing millions of people with Observation Haki, facing everyone on the sea in front of the live broadcast camera, Red Earl spoke. His voice wasn't loud, and he wasn't holding a Den Den Mushi receiver, yet his voice reached the ears of millions in Dressrosa, and countless people on this sea with perfect accuracy:
“I know Leon Lex… The Great Era has begun, and there are many voices, though I don’t remember exactly what they said. But the Great Era is right, and Leon Lex is right. Compared to the past few eras I’ve experienced, this era is more vibrant, full of hope and a brighter future. I think no one can refute these facts.”
The entire venue was silent, as was the sea.
On King's Heights, everyone, including Lex, gazed at the old man with an unprecedented solemnity—the old man who had remained silent for seventy years, yet now spoke eloquently to the world!
"As time goes by, there will always be imperfections in the changing times... If Lex has made any mistakes, perhaps it is my fault. I am his teacher, and it is the teacher's responsibility to do anything wrong. Therefore, you can come to me with grudges, love and hate, right and wrong, and I will take full responsibility."
Seventy years of silence, now facing the world head-on and shouldering its responsibilities!
The Red Earl's love for his disciple was understated and reserved, yet he shouldered it all himself!
On the King's Heroes, Gion stood beside Lex, staring blankly at him. Lex was expressionless at the moment, but Gion knew very well that this man would not cry; his expressionlessness was the greatest emotional fluctuation he could muster.
Extreme anger, expressionless.
Extreme grief, expressionless.
At this moment, I am overwhelmed with sorrow, my face expressionless.
Everything can be fake, everything can be wrong, but only Master's love is real, Master's love is right.
At this moment, everything in Lex's world disappeared, leaving only that blood-red figure standing alone between heaven and earth, majestic and boundless.
Just like when I first met him when I was six years old—
"Hmm, kid, your Observation Haki seems to be..."
"Yes, my Observation Haki is the same as yours; I can read people's hearts."
"...That's just the human mind under the influence of perception and observation; the human mind is fickle."
"Although you are a senior, I would also like to say that people's hearts can be steadfast."
More than twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye.
The Red Earl did not wear pure gold; his gradually weathered figure and graying hair were Lex's only perception of time.
Time has aged my master somewhat.
On the field—
Red Earl drew his sword, the long umbrella-shaped blade flowing with Armament Haki that seemed to have reached the divine realm at some point, pointing it at Figarand Fix:
"The existence of Mary Geoise will always be an enemy of Leon Lex, and the discontent and opposition of your race towards Lex is the greatest in the sea. Figarand Fix, come and fight!!!"
Crimson black lightning instantly shattered the sea and sky, making everyone feel utterly insignificant. A divine, domineering aura descended upon the world, accompanied by the Red Earl's voice!
Three colors of domineering aura, complete godhood!
