Chapter 121

Even with a load many times his own body weight strapped to him, Lu En completed nearly two thousand push-ups in less than an hour.

Feeling…

The waves of soreness coursing through his body made Lu En squint slightly; to prevent sweat from dripping onto his eyes, he closed them entirely.

His hands continuously pushed against the ground, supporting his incredibly heavy body.

His body felt incredibly heavy, yet he still persisted.

Extremely disciplined!

Extremely diligent!

This effort moved the hundreds of sailors on the warship deeply; they could not help but sincerely admire Lu En's extraordinary willpower.

Anyway,

Leaving aside Lu En's astonishing natural talent, merely this unyielding perseverance was enough to leave every sailor on the warship far behind.

Too reckless!

Every sailor who witnessed Lu En's devilish training felt their hearts race and their skin crawl with dread.

They dared not even attempt to imitate it.

Such reckless training…

Made them fear,

That their own physical conditioning simply could not withstand it!

At the same time,

They also worried,

Whether Lu En's body might suffer hidden injuries or lingering damage.

Yet…

This concern did not last long; they could only sigh helplessly.

Because,

Captain Kapu had publicly declared.

Lu En's physical constitution is exceptionally strong; no hidden injuries or lingering damage could ever arise on him—even if he overtrained, a single night's cultivation would restore him fully.

This extraordinary physical constitution…

Left every sailor on the warship laughing and crying at once, each one inwardly filled with profound awe and reverence for Lu En.

"Mr. Lu En…々～…"

"What a terrifying monster!"

This was the sincere evaluation from every sailor on the warship.

Therefore,

Regarding Lu En's astonishing and terrifying combat power at merely four years old,

Every sailor on the warship felt no shock whatsoever.

On the contrary,

They believed,

That Lu En being this strong…

Was perfectly reasonable!

As the saying goes,

Heaven rewards diligence!

Heaven will never betray anyone who works hard.

Moreover…

Lu En is also a monster possessing unparalleled, world-shaking natural talent!

A genius endowed with incomparable innate talent, combined with relentless, day-and-night devilish training.

If such a diligent genius cannot grow stronger…

Then what right do others have to become strong?

Therefore,

Lu En's strength left every sailor on the warship fully convinced.

"Two thousand!"

After completing two thousand weighted push-ups, Lu En's limbs ached, and he collapsed heavily onto the deck, adjusting his ragged breathing.

Inhaling deeply,

Exhaling deeply.

The sweat on Lu En's body gradually soaked into the deck, drenching the entire surface.

These sweats…

Witnessed Lu En's unwavering perseverance!

Witnessed his tireless diligence!

Feeling the soreness in his limbs and the exhaustion in his body, Lu En closed his eyes, lay flat on his back with limbs spread, letting the cool sea breeze blow over him from all directions, bathed in the golden light of Jin Cancan's sun.

Warmth slowly flowed through him.

The cool sea breeze seemed to dispel some of the fatigue from Lu En's body.

Then,

Before Lu En could react,

The system's alert tone rang out swiftly inside his head.

【This training session yielded: Strength +0.003, Speed +0.002, Stamina +0.004!】

【After a 100x amplification of the training effect…】

【The host can obtain: Strength +0.3, Speed +0.2, Stamina +0.4!】

In an instant,

as the system's voice had just fallen.

A warm current appeared out of thin air, surging swiftly into Lu En's body, scouring his internal organs, remolding his meridians, bones, blood…

Before long,

the remolding was complete,

Lu En had grown stronger again.

He could feel it.

Even though it was only a small increase in strength, he could still sense that his body was brimming with that power, far greater than before.

Besides,

the muscle soreness caused by the devilish training was also gradually restored by more than half, thanks to the warm current that welled up within his body from the system.

Hah!

With a heavy exhale, Lu En removed all the carrying-a-load objects from his body, slowly stood up from the deck, and once again returned to a state brimming with vitality.

"After these four days of devilish training…"

"I've grown considerably stronger again!"

Lu En's eyes flickered, his heart filled with deep emotion.

The taste of growing stronger…

left him deeply intoxicated and enamored.

In the four days since entering the Grand Line from the East Sea, Lu En had persevered steadily, maintaining his daily rigorous training.

It was precisely this that pushed his own strength to a higher level!

All in all.

In these four days, he had not wasted a single minute or second!

Every minute,

every second,

had been used by him to enhance his own strength!

In those four days, the warship had smoothly traveled from the East Sea to the Grand Line, encountering no setbacks along the way.

No attacks from Sea Kings,

nor any interference from harsh weather,