[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse":3,"chapter-from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-144":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","From Thunder Breathing to the Multiverse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1676128,2141,"Chapter 144 144: Lightning Mark Mutation","from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-144",144,"\u003Cp>\"Deep breath…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tachibana Kyūjō channeled the refined flow of his Lightning Breathing ver. 3.0, now second nature to him. Gathering every ounce of his power, he inhaled deeply into his lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, lightning sparked from within. It coursed through his blood vessels, surged into his muscle fibers, danced across his skin, and finally spread toward his face—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his eyes opened slowly, calm and steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A delicate web-like pattern of lightning had formed across his forehead and around both eyes. It was symmetrical and precise, glowing faintly with a quiet, deep intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even under the midday sun, the light from his eyes shone bright—unmistakably radiant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet despite the spectacle, Kyūjō merely shook his head with a faint grimace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks impressive…\" he muttered internally. \"But the price... is life itself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was twenty-nine this year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And anyone who tried to awaken the Mark after the age of twenty-five knew exactly what fate awaited them—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This battle might be the final spark of Tachibana Kyūjō's life in the pirate world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One last flash that could burn everything down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quiet sigh echoed within him. Why wasn't I born with a natural Mark…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hina... my love…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you… my loyal partner… Rairyūken…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will you all leave me behind… too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could get lost in sentiment, something unexpected happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glowing blue entity—formless, pure energy—suddenly erupted from his pressure-loaded heart, bursting forward with violent intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, the entity shot straight into Kyūjō's eyes—those lightning-charged, burning eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it merged into him, the wild bursts of lightning dancing around his body began to vanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storm faded, drawn back into his body like a beast retreating to its den.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, only the luminous patterns on his forehead and the deep, electric glint in his eyes remained—radiating a quiet, deadly calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils sharpened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no time to contemplate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō focused the immense, seemingly endless surge of power inside him and channeled it directly into Rairyūken—his long blade now completely cloaked in crackling lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he swung the blade down—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sensation unlike anything before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't the sense of dominating another being or surpassing his limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No… it was as if he could control something far greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Particles. Electrons. Electromagnetic fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very essence of lightning now bent to his will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the sensory acceleration granted by the Infinity system, Kyūjō quickly connected the dots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That blue energy—if his guess was right—was Donar, the demon once described by Imu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sovereign of thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demonic will that had become the Goro Goro no Mi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now… that entity had taken residence within his eyes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō shook his head. He couldn't be sure. There was no time to dig deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply raised Rairyūken—now blazing with raw electrical force—and, without a word, swung it with devastating precision toward Azazel, who stood in his path!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, far from the main battlefield where Kyūjō and Azazel clashed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the edge of Mariejois port, chaos had fully erupted into war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Former Fleet Admiral Kong, voice ragged and desperate, was still shouting, trying to persuade Sengoku to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, he stood at the front line—alone—holding back his former comrades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sengoku. Garp. Zephyr. Tsuru. Even Kuzan, once just a child, now a sharp-edged soldier of ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sengoku! Garp! What are you doing?! Pull your troops back, now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you wait too long… you'll regret this!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't know the full truth behind this world! Now is not the time for debate! Please, fall back—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sengoku only stared at his former commander, unwavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow had been loosed. There was no turning back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sengoku was not a man who hesitated halfway through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already betrayed the system. He was fully prepared to face the consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Order everyone to retreat now? And let the World Government drag them to trial later?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't that foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sengoku was smart enough to know what Kong truly feared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likely… it was the figure behind the World Government. The one most Marines had never even heard of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But while Kong feared the shadow behind the throne...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sengoku chose to believe in Kyūjō.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than trust ancient myths and legends buried behind centuries of tyranny…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd rather place his faith in the overwhelming, undeniable power Kyūjō had shown before his own eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, what choice did he have?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they let this moment pass, he doubted they'd ever get another chance to overthrow this broken system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To bring justice that went beyond the empty words they'd repeated for decades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And more than that... Sengoku was simply tired of waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Kyūjō needed help or not, whether the Marines made a difference or not...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would stand with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the true duty of the Navy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if countless young lives were lost today—even if blood flooded the very earth beneath Mariejois—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sengoku would still say it:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For justice... every sacrifice is worth it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere, the Marines were pushing deeper into Mariejois.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elite guards of the World Government were slowly being pushed back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victory felt close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then... a strange gate appeared in the inner palace wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from it stepped Saint Figarland Garling, leading the Knights of God—the secret holy order known only to the highest echelons of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Sengoku and Garp exchanged looks. Their faces turned grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Marines held the advantage now, they knew better than anyone…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true strength of the World Government didn't lie in numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lay in what had remained hidden for centuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They'd gotten this far only because the Five Elders were dead—no one left to command the world's defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone had returned to fill that void—teleported via the Door-Door Fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And worse still...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't come alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garling had brought a force capable of turning the entire tide of the war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Sengoku and Garp whispered the name at once in their hearts:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Knights of God…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veterans of the God Valley Incident, they knew the weight that name carried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some faces were new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the leader… remained the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Figarland Garling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A legendary swordsman whose power had reached the level of a King even in their youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before they could engage him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal explosion echoed from the center of Mariejois.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground shook. The sky trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every eye instinctively turned toward the source—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of light, like judgment itself, tearing down from the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle was far from over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Join my Patreon here:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>🔗 patreon.com\u002FFaaanzKun\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✅ Enjoy 85+ chapters ahead of WebNovel\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✅ 2 new chapters every day (Monday–Saturday), exclusive on Patreon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✅ Be the first to experience Arc 5 and the new season before anyone else!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>📖 The first chapter of Arc 5 is now live!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can read it right now on Patreon~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>🌙 Note: Sunday is a rest day, so there will be no updates tomorrow. 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