Chapter 386

"Could it be…?"

"Could it be that this kid Lu En never lied?"

"Everything he said before—that after a year of cultivation, he had already gained combat power comparable to a Vice Admiral—was all true, and not an exaggeration?"

"This!"

Master Zefa couldn't help but draw in a sharp breath.

He had previously been deeply skeptical and utterly dismissive.

But now.

After witnessing the clash between Lu En and Whitebeard II, he had no choice but to believe.

All those things Lu En had said before!

"Even a Vice Admiral's combat power…"

"Could possibly not match Whitebeard II evenly?"

"Though so far, neither side has gone all out—this has merely been a probing exchange."

"But the power this monster Lu En has shown is absurdly overwhelming!"

"The enemy he's facing is one said to possess the same strength Whitebeard had in his youth! Whitebeard—that terrifying being known as the world's strongest man!"

The more Master Zefa thought about it, the more stunned he became.

Though he didn't fully understand Whitebeard II's power, countless rumors and reports about him had circulated across this sea.

From these rumors, he knew Whitebeard II's combat power was no weaker than that of a pirate with a bounty of hundreds of millions of Berries.

Yet this incredibly powerful pirate…

Right now,

was locked in a stalemate with Lu En, who was only five years old!

The two seemed evenly matched!

Neither could gain the upper hand!

This entire situation left Master Zefa utterly baffled.

"That brat Lu En is only five years old!"

"How could he possibly be this strong?!"

Master Zefa's expression went blank.

After a long pause,

he forcibly suppressed the intense shock within him.

Then,

he explained to Smoker and the other trainees beside him: "Don't slack off—Whitebeard II hasn't even begun to take this seriously. The battle has only just started."

As he finished speaking,

Smoker, Tina, and the other trainees all turned their gazes toward the distant battlefield.

There,

the two combatants remained locked in a tense stalemate.

"Whitebeard II, kill him!"

"Kill him quickly!"

Miss Baking's voice pierced the sky, shrill and harsh.

Her eyes locked tightly onto Lu En.

After a pause,

she continued ordering Whitebeard II: "Go all out! Don't give this brat a single moment to rest! Use every ounce of your strength—kill him as fast as possible."

Whitebeard II always obeyed Miss Baking's commands without question.

"Yes, Mother."

Thus,

Whitebeard II fixed his eyes—filled with murderous intent and blazing rage—on Lu En before him.

Weibull fixed a pair of murderous eyes, burning with the flames of rage, tightly upon the Lu En before him.

He spoke.

The next instant,

the surging power within him erupted wildly, rushing swiftly to his arms, then coiling around the heavy, sharp guandao he gripped tightly.

The surging power within his body churned wildly, swiftly gathering in both his arms, then coiling around the sharp, heavy guandao gripped tightly in his two hands.

a layer of black armor, like black jade, wrapped around his guandao—and extended to cover both his arms.

A layer of black armor, like black jade, coiled around the guandao in his hands, and even both his arms were sheathed in a layer of black armor.

Armament Haki!

A massive aura of pressure slowly radiated from Whitebeard II's body.

This presence was far more terrifying than before!

A chilling, sinister energy spread from the black armor on Whitebeard II's arms.

Overwhelming pressure!

An utterly terrifying aura.

Seeing this,

Lu En couldn't help but chuckle: "Looks like I'll have to get serious too."

Lu En couldn't help letting out a laugh: "Looks like I'll have to get serious too."

He admitted it.

Whale was the strongest enemy he had ever faced!

The opponent's overwhelming combat power forced him to give it his all!

If he didn't unleash his full power…

The one who would lose would definitely be him!

Although Lu En was already extremely strong now.

But Whale was no pushover.

This was a monster said to possess the strength of Bai Huzi in his youth!

Facing such a monster, Lu En naturally dared not slacken or grow careless.

"Armament Color, activate!"

In an instant, Lu En's eyes flashed a blinding gleam.

In that moment,

a mighty, surging force erupted from within him.

This force extended all the way to his arms.

Then,

clumps of black, liquid substance rapidly enveloped his arms completely.

Pitch black as ink,

like ink.

In the blink of an eye,

the pitch-black, ink-like liquid substance solidified.

The liquid turned to solid,

a layer of black armor tightly wrapped around Lu En's arms, fully enclosing his fists, as if forming black bands extending along his arms.

An extremely terrifying, sharp aura gradually radiated from the black armor.

Sharp,

terrifying,

overwhelmingly oppressive…

This, was Lu En's released Armament Color armor!

At the same time,

after activating Armament Color, Lu En shifted his intent and simultaneously activated Observation Color.

"Observation Color, activate!"