Chapter 303

They never could have imagined.

This four-year-old child had come here today on purpose—to join their training camp and become one of them, among these elite navy warriors!

This caught them all completely off guard.

So.

They couldn't help but question internally.

A four-year-old brat…

Could he truly be qualified to join their training camp?

Could he even keep up with their cultivation progress?

Would he seriously drag them all down?

Dozens of eyes, filled with doubt and shock, all fixed on Zefa and Lu En.

"Shut up!"

Hearing the students' clamor, Zefa frowned sharply and rebuked them in a stern voice.

The moment his words fell.

All noise in the entire courtyard instantly ceased, vanishing without a trace.

Clearly,

among these students, Zefa still commanded tremendous authority.

Yet,

even with Zefa's imposing presence, he could not fully dispel the students' doubts about Lu En.

Though they no longer whispered among themselves, their eyes, brimming with suspicion, remained locked on Lu En.

Seeing this,

Zefa turned to Lu En beside him and said: "It seems they don't trust your strength at all. How about showing them a little? Let these kids see for themselves."

"At just four years old, how immense your strength must be!"

"In my training camp…"

"Strength is the foundation of everything!"

"If you possess sufficient strength, no one will dare challenge you. But if your strength is lacking, doubt will naturally arise from all sides."

Upon hearing this,

Lu En nodded eagerly: "Then I'll pick one member of the camp at random and challenge him publicly—would that settle it?"

Zefa agreed: "Of course."

Thus,

Lu En's gaze swept across the group of young navy elite before him.

Undoubtedly,

everyone present in this training camp was a genius of exceptional talent.

Among their peers, each one here possessed combat power far beyond what others their age could achieve.

Lu En scanned the group and instead spotted two figures he recognized vaguely.

One was a young man, around nineteen, dressed in navy uniform, his eyes brimming with arrogance, wild and untamed like an untameable beast.

He had pale silver hair, neatly combed, his features unremarkable but radiating a terrifying, menacing aura.

Merely by his appearance, he instilled a psychological pressure.

"This guy is…"

Lu En's eyes narrowed slightly, surprised.

He had never asked Zefa.

Which session of the navy's training camp this was.

Now,

upon seeing this arrogant, defiant man, Lu En realized the truth.

"If I'm not mistaken, this brash fellow must be Smoker."

Lu En's gaze flickered, thinking to himself.

At this time, since Smoker had joined the training camp, he had clearly eaten the Moku Moku no Mi, becoming a Logia user.

At this stage…

for all members of the training camp,

a Logia user meant invincibility!

Before mastering Haki, a Logia user was essentially unbeatable.

Therefore,

Lu En could easily imagine,

that the appearance of a nineteen-year-old Smoker in the camp would make him an unreachable presence to everyone else.

A Logia user—even Lu En himself would find it extremely difficult to handle.

Because…

he had not yet mastered Busoshoku Haki.

Without Busoshoku Haki, he had no means to counter a Logia user.

His gaze shifted,

Lu En turned to the other person he recognized vaguely.

She was a girl, dressed in dark red attire, around seventeen, tall and slender, her features still slightly childish yet exquisitely beautiful.

She had soft, flowing pink hair that fell straight down to her shoulders.

"Including Tina?"

Lu En had a suspicion.

In his memory.

Including Tina and Smoker were both members of the same training cohort, trained under Master Zefa.

But Lu En hadn't expected it.

The training cohort he had joined was precisely the same one as Smoker and Including Tina.

In this era, Including Tina was very young, lacking the commanding presence she would later possess; instead, she carried a delicate, fragile air that stirred pity.

At seventeen, Including Tina had not yet learned to smoke; she was still a pure, innocent little girl.

As Lu En observed Including Tina, she cast back a look of mild confusion.

When their eyes met, Including Tina seemed slightly shy, quickly lowering her head as a blush spread across her flawless, delicate face.

"What a lively, adorable, shy little girl."

Lu En sighed in admiration.

Including Tina, not yet grown into a self-reliant woman, was clearly still a pure and lovely little girl.

Completely different from the arrogant Smoker!

"How about it? Have you chosen your opponent?"

While Lu En was observing, Master Zefa assumed he was sizing up an opponent, and spoke up to ask.

Gradually,

Lu En withdrew his gaze and smiled: "Who is the strongest trainee here?"

"Hm?"

Hearing this, Master Zefa immediately understood Lu En's intent.

His gaze took on a degree of solemnity as he pointed toward Smoker: "Him! His name is Smoker. Don't underestimate him. He's strong, and he's a Logia user."

"At this stage, you have no grounds to face a Logia user."

"The most likely outcome is…"

"You can't touch him, and he'll likely drain all your stamina."

"At this point, a Logia user is still far too much for you. I personally suggest you pick another opponent."

"Even if your strength is considerable, I still don't think you can win against a Logia user."