Chapter 390: Master Zefa: I

Whooshing!

The collision generated a terrifying airwave that stirred up a violent turmoil in the sea.

The surging ocean currents resembled a storm approaching, waves crashing down in relentless succession, churning ripples and spray across thousands of meters of sea.

One kilometer away from the pirate ship battlefield.

Here, a massive warship was anchored.

On the deck.

Master Zefa, along with Smoker, Tina, and other elite naval cadets, stared in stunned silence at the battlefield ahead and the pirate ship on the verge of being shattered and destroyed.

"Good grief..."

"Is this even possible?"

"These two are stronger than monsters!"

"I can understand why Whitebeard II is this strong—he's said to carry the bloodline of the world's strongest man, Whitebeard."

"But who can explain to me why this monster, Lu En, only five years old, is just as strong? Even if he carries Captain Kapu's bloodline, he's still only five!"

"At only five years old, he's holding his own against Whitebeard II, a pirate with a bounty nearly at hundreds of millions of Berries? Fighting to a standstill? Turning sky and sea upside down?"

"Are you serious?!"

The cadets were shaken to their core.

Seeing the ferocity of the battle, they were all terrified.

Each cadet turned pale, trembling all over.

Among them,

including Smoker and Tina, stood frozen in place, faces equally stunned.

"I—I remember before, this monster Lu En said..."

"After a year of cultivation, his current strength is no weaker than a Vice Admiral's."

"I originally thought he was just ignorant of how terrifying a Vice Admiral's power truly is, which is why he dared to speak such arrogant nonsense."

One cadet spoke, voice thick with shock.

Pausing,

he swallowed hard and continued: "But I never imagined—Lu En this monster might truly possess Vice Admiral-level strength!"

"After all,"

"Right now, a pirate known to wield strength rivaling Whitebeard's youth is utterly powerless against Lu En this monster!"

"Doesn't that alone prove everything?"

"He wasn't lying!"

"We're the ones living in a well!"

"Lu En this monster—he's only five years old, and he might truly possess Vice Admiral-level strength!"

As soon as these words fell,

the entire scene fell into deathly silence!

Not a sound!

After a long while,

the silence was finally broken.

The entire group was shaken!

All cadets stared blankly at Lu En's figure, their eyes overflowing with awe, reverence, and shock—emotions nearly impossible to conceal.

"Vice... Vice Admiral-level strength?"

"A five-year-old with Vice Admiral-level strength?"

"My god!"

"Can someone tell me—is this even real?! Am I dreaming?!"

"Lu En this monster—he reached Vice Admiral-level strength in just one year?"

"Unbelievable!"

"This, this is the real monster!"

"A complete and utter freak!"

"..."

The cadets' hearts trembled violently.

Beside them,

Master Zefa was equally awestruck, watching the fierce clash before him—something he had never anticipated.

He hadn't expected it.

Lu En, only five years old, could be this strong!

Even though Whitebeard II had activated his Two-Color Haki and gone all out, the five-year-old Lu En still matched him blow for blow.

This truly exceeded Master Zefa's expectations.

It overturned his understanding.

"Vice Admiral-level strength?"

Master Zefa's eyes glazed over, his mind reeling.

Really...

Just Vice Admiral-level strength?

Could a normal Navy Vice Admiral fight Whitebeard II to such a furious stalemate?

Is it possible?

The likelihood is low.

A regular Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral could never fight on equal terms with Whitebeard the Second.

Only a Vice Admiral approaching the level of a Fleet Admiral might stand a chance against a pirate of Whitebeard the Second's caliber.

Therefore.

Taking all the above into account.

Zefa reached a shockingly astonishing conclusion.

"This monster, Lu En..."

"His combat power is surely not merely at the level of a regular Vice Admiral."

"A regular Vice Admiral could never fight Whitebeard the Second to such a stalemate."

"So."

"Lu En, even among Vice Admirals, is undoubtedly one of the elite!"

"It's simply unimaginable."

"This boy is only five years old, yet he has already reached this astonishing, terrifying realm."

Zefa marveled repeatedly.

Recalling his own past,

he had already been a middle-aged man when he first reached Vice Admiral level.

After decades of grueling cultivation...

he had barely managed to enter the Vice Admiral tier.

How arduous was that process?

Every Vice Admiral's combat power is forged through countless sacrifices and years of effort — the journey takes no less than ten years!

Yet.

Right now,

what did he see?!

A five-year-old with Vice Admiral combat power?!

No!

More accurately,

a five-year-old who not only reached Vice Admiral combat power, but is also among the elite within that tier.

Had he not witnessed it with his own eyes, Zefa would never have believed such a mind-shattering phenomenon in his entire life.

Huh!

He exhaled heavily, forcing his trembling emotions to calm.

He lifted his head.

His gaze, filled with awe and admiration, fixed on the figure ahead on the battlefield — a five-year-old boy locked in a fierce, evenly matched battle with a small giant.

"Others spend decades barely grinding their way to Vice Admiral combat power."

"But look at this brat, Lu En..."

"He achieved Vice Admiral-level combat power in just one year!"

"Truly, a once-in-a-century prodigy!"

Zefa sighed with deep emotion.

Now,

he could finally rest easy about Lu En's personal safety.

He believed.

Even if Lu En ultimately lost this battle, he would never die at the hands of Whitebeard the Second, Weibu.

Their combat powers were nearly equal,

and even if there was a gap, it would not be significant.

Therefore,

for either side to kill the other would be extraordinarily difficult!

If Lu En fell, Zefa would naturally have the chance to intervene forcefully.

At that moment...

Weibu, exhausted, would face Zefa — a Fleet Admiral-level combatant from the Navy Headquarters.

Needless to say,

Weibu's fate would be utterly grim!

In short,

from the very moment Weibu encountered both Lu En and Zefa,

his fate had already been sealed.

Had he encountered only Zefa, Weibu could have retreated calmly.

With his strength, even if he could not yet match Zefa, escaping would be effortless.