Chapter 470

Only to see,

under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Smoker took a deep breath and, without a backward glance, stepped forward toward Master Zefa.

He would be the first challenger!

"Smoker?"

Lu En watched Smoker's back with a smile, a hint of playful curiosity in his eyes.

Everyone stared at Smoker's back.

Finally—

Smoker's footsteps came to an abrupt halt; he was already standing before Master Zefa.

"Master Zefa, please instruct me."

His eyes held a trace of nervousness and anxiety, yet within them a burning flame of fighting intent blazed; his gaze locked tightly on Master Zefa, fists clenched.

He believed

that Zefabu Society would not go all out.

Since that was the case…

then he would go all out.

He would use Master Zefa to measure just how far his strength had grown during this period.

And this, too, was exactly what Master Zefa wanted to see.

"Smoker, make your move."

"Don't hold back!"

"Let me test just how much your strength has improved from this year and a half of training."

"Come!"

Master Zefa watched Smoker in silence.

Even though he had not released any aura of pressure, the mere fact of him standing there still brought Smoker an incomparably terrifying sense of oppression.

This—was the might of a top-tier powerhouse on the level of a Navy Admiral!

His dignity commanded awe without anger,

and even without unleashing any power, he still brought an overwhelming pressure upon others.

In an instant,

Smoker made his move.

Without the slightest hesitation,

he struck decisively.

"Soru!"

The Six Powers' Soru activated, causing Smoker's figure to vanish in an instant.

The next moment,

he appeared at Master Zefa's side, as if teleported out of thin air.

"White Fist!"

His Devil Fruit ability activated simultaneously; Smoker's fists transformed as if into cannonballs, charging toward Master Zefa's position at a terrifying speed.

Facing Smoker's assault, Master Zefa's expression remained unchanged throughout.

With a slight sidestep,

he dodged Smoker's attack.

Without counterattacking,

Master Zefa gazed at Smoker with calm eyes and spoke: "Smoker, you can't possibly be at only this level. Go all out—otherwise you don't even have the right to touch my body."

Immediately,

Smoker clenched his teeth and went all out.

Grayish-white smoke rose and billowed around his body.

A great mass of smoke surged rapidly toward the area where Master Zefa stood.

Seeking to envelop Master Zefa's body…

"A little interesting."

Master Zefa smiled.

He did not escape the grayish-white smoke sweeping toward him, standing quietly in place, unmoved.

Before long,

the grayish-white smoke had completely enveloped and shrouded Master Zefa's body.

At this moment,

the trainees outside could no longer make out Master Zefa's figure, and even Smoker's figure had vanished without a trace, nearly completely obscured by the grayish-white smoke.

"Master Zefa has fallen within Smoker's Logia coverage range."

"Can Smoker win?"

"Don't be ridiculous—that's Master Zefa! A Navy Admiral!"

"More precisely, can Smoker even budge Master Zefa's body a single step?"

"If even Smoker can't do it, then among so many of us, there is probably only one person who could budge Master Zefa."

At this point, pair after pair of eyes filled with awe and admiration turned toward Lu En.

Lu En was the number one powerhouse of the training camp in their hearts!

As Zefa's figure was engulfed by grayish-white smoke…

Everyone present could no longer track the clash between the two.

Only a handful of people could perceive the movements of Zefa and Smoker's battle.

For instance,

Lu En, who had already activated Kenbunshoku Haki.

He could perceive it with absolute clarity.

The precise movements of Zefa and Smoker in combat.

And he perceived them with astonishing accuracy and detail!

"Has Master Zefa not even activated Kenbunshoku Haki?"

"Merely using his sixth sense…"

"He's made Smoker utterly powerless?"

"This is the power of a Marine Admiral? Truly terrifying."

Lu En squinted slightly, his mind beginning to ponder.

Within the range of his Kenbunshoku Haki,

Zefa was continuously dodging Smoker's attacks, leaving Smoker unable to even brush against his sleeve.

A full-fledged Logia Devil Fruit user…

Yet now,

He was being treated like a clown.

Completely defenseless.

But, when he considered that the opponent was a Marine Headquarters Admiral,

All of this made perfect sense.

The mere glimpse of Zefa's power forced Lu En to go on full alert, sharpening his focus tenfold as he meticulously observed every motion of Zefa.

"What a pity…"

"With Smoker's strength, he doesn't even have the qualifications to force Master Zefa to take it seriously."

"In that case, it's hard for me to observe Master Zefa's true power."

Lu En shook his head.

He had hoped to perceive the full extent of Zefa's strength once he became serious.

But unfortunately,

Smoker was not qualified!

He was utterly incapable of forcing Zefa into a serious state.