Chapter 404: Zephyr: I Clearly Misjudged Your Strength! [6/10 Please Subscribe]

Weibull was unconscious…

Clearly,

He had been thoroughly pummeled by Lu En!

Weibull, hailed as possessing the strength of Whitebeard in his youth, had passed out completely; his obese body was held above the sea surface by Lu En with a single hand, looking utterly wretched.

From this, one could tell.

The ultimate victor…

Was indeed Lu En!

Weibull had already lost all ability to fight.

Moreover,

He had already lost consciousness, lying in a comatose state.

Under the sunlight.

On the glittering golden sea, Lu En gripped Weibull's massive frame.

His seemingly short stature, at this moment, appeared extraordinarily towering and transcendent!

At only five years old…

He had captured Whitebeard II Weibull alive!

This feat was absolutely earth-shattering!

Weibull was no weakling, hailed as possessing the formidable power of Whitebeard in his youth.

Yet even so, he was still overwhelmingly defeated by Lu En, a mere five-year-old!

Although…

To defeat Weibull, Lu En had likewise paid no small price.

At this moment, he was already covered in wounds.

The battle with Weibull had lasted a full three-plus hours, leaving Lu En utterly exhausted and feeling stabbing pangs of pain radiating from every part of his body.

The wounds on his body alone surely numbered no fewer than a hundred!

Had it not been for his sufficiently powerful physique keeping Lu En's mind clear, the one who lost this battle might not have been Weibull, but him!

When this battle reached its final stage, it was a contest of sheer willpower between the two sides.

To see whose willpower was the more tenacious.

Clearly.

Weibull's willpower was nowhere near as tenacious as Lu En's!

One must remember,

Weibull was nothing but a simpleton; it was only thanks to his powerful physical body that he possessed such formidable combat strength.

Looking at Lu En on the other hand, over this past year, he had spent nearly every day and night undergoing electric current stimulation training, allowing his spirit to be tormented ceaselessly while growing ever stronger.

When it came to willpower…

Lu En was confident he would be inferior to no one!

That he possessed such powerful combat strength today, the Ghost Back System was naturally the core key, but equally, this strength of his was inseparable from his diligent, grueling cultivation.

Otherwise,

So many Marines would not have shown him genuine respect from the heart.

These Marines' respect for Lu En…

Was respect for Lu En's relentless effort and indomitable willpower.

At the very least,

They could not do as Lu En did, day after day endlessly repeating the same devilish training.

"Finally dealt with."

"This battle…"

"Was truly exhilarating!"

Lu En let out a heavy breath, his gaze tinged with emotion as he looked at the unconscious Weibull beside him.

He had to admit.

This was an extremely powerful enemy!

One who had forced him to go all out, entering a state of full firepower.

Put simply.

Lu En had already used every trick up his sleeve, deploying every last hidden move, and only then barely managed to capture Weibull alive.

At the same time,

After capturing Weibull, he had also entered the weakest state of his life.

Right now.

Even a Grand Line pirate with a bounty of over a hundred million Beri could probably easily take his life.

He was far too weak.

To deal with Weibull, he had fought an exceptionally thorough battle, draining Lu En's stamina, spirit, strength, and every other aspect completely dry.

Only by relying on his last dregs of tenacious willpower was he able to eke out a narrow victory over Weibull.

This was also, since Lu En had set out to sea,

The only opponent he had encountered who could fight him to a near-inseparable deadlock.

In the past,

The pirates he had run into were almost all crushed by him single-handedly, offering him virtually no challenge.

Only against Weibull did Lu En feel pressure, and only against Weibull was he pushed into an unprecedented weakened state.

"But fortunately…"

"In the end, I still came out on top!"

Thinking of the final result, Lu En couldn't help but chuckle softly; his taut body and mind could finally ease, just a little.

The moment he relaxed, the stabbing pain from wounds all over his body made him involuntarily keep sucking in cold breaths.

Hiss—

"It really hurts!"

Lowering his head, Lu En looked at the dozen-odd blade scars across his chest, and could even faintly see the pale bone beneath.

It was clear,

he was not lightly injured.

Going up against a top-tier powerhouse like Weibull, it was naturally impossible for him to remain completely unscathed.

Being able to defeat the opponent was already an extraordinarily commendable feat.

Of course.

Weibull, now in a state of unconsciousness, was likewise covered in wounds — in fact, the injuries he suffered were far more severe than Lu En's.

"This battle has finally made me realize exactly what level my current combat strength has reached."

Lu En's eyes narrowed slightly.

He judged,

his strength was in no way inferior to that of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!

For instance,

this era's Gecko Moria, Doflamingo, Crocodile, Bartholomew Bear, and the like.

Hawkeye?

That is a top-tier powerhouse in a class of his own!

For now,

Lu En truly had no confidence he could stand against him.

But against the likes of Doflamingo, the threat they posed to Lu En naturally wouldn't be too great.

"In the blink of an eye, I've already attained top-tier combat strength on par with the Seven Warlords of the Sea."

Lu En's heart filled with wonder upon wonder.

After a moment,

under Master Zefa's orders, several students forcibly carried Lu En's heavy body back onto the warship's deck.

Leaning against the deck's cold wooden planks, Lu En couldn't help but gently close his eyes.

His entire body could no longer move…

The slightest twitch, and he could feel the aching soreness coursing through his body.

He was far too tired.

This battle had left him utterly exhausted.

He only wanted to find a place and have a proper sleep.

He had never experienced exhaustion like today's.

Even the previous devilish extreme training…

was not this exhausting!

This kind of exhaustion seemed to surpass what his body could endure.

At this moment,

the system's prompt tone sounded in Lu En's head.

【This training session yielded: Strength +0.001, Speed +0.001, Stamina +0.001, Armament Haki proficiency +0.03, Observation Haki proficiency +0.04, Spirit +0.005!】

【After a 100x training effect amplification…】

【Host can obtain: Strength +0.1, Speed +0.1, Stamina +0.1, Armament Haki proficiency +3, Observation Haki proficiency +(cjde)4, Spirit +0.5!】

Just as the system's voice had finished falling.

Boom—

A rumble sounded within his body.

A warm current appeared out of thin air, surging swiftly into Lu En's body.

Remolding his internal organs, meridians, bones…

Slightly healing his current severe injuries.