Chapter 482

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Lu En and Master Zefa erupted into aerial combat, violently colliding in the sky.

Both, stepping on Moon Step, possessed the ability to fight in midair.

Each punch thrown,

carried the terrifying might of Armament Haki, smashing through defenses in fierce clashes.

The bursting air currents, even mere traces of residual force, were enough to shatter and collapse the ground below.

The two had clashed for nearly ten minutes.

Lu En had not yet been defeated.

On the contrary,

he grew fiercer with every battle!

Though aged, Master Zefa had not yet fully entered decline—he had only just begun his descent from the peak period.

At this stage, Master Zefa was still terrifyingly strong.

Even Whitebeard II, who would later sever Master Zefa's arm, might not truly prevail if he faced Master Zefa at this stage.

Of course.

The current Whitebeard II had already been captured alone by Lu En, and thus naturally posed no threat to Master Zefa's future.

Unless…

Whitebeard II escaped from Impel Down.

But this was clearly unrealistic.

Several days ago, Whitebeard II had been sent to the Sixth Layer of Impel Down's Infinite Hell for imprisonment.

Unless something unexpected occurred, he would spend his entire life locked within Impel Down, enduring the pitch-black "0-3-0" existence, never again appearing in these seas.

One could say.

Lu En had altered Master Zefa's future.

At this moment,

the clash between Lu En and Master Zefa grew even more intense.

"Lu En, kid, you're strong!"

"But…"

"From now on, I'm going all out!"

"Don't you dare let me kill you."

Master Zefa let out a wild laugh.

Facing a monster like Lu En, he could no longer hold back.

"I couldn't ask for more!"

Lu En smiled just as broadly.

Fighting a peak period Marine Admiral…

Wasn't that a challenge worth pursuing?

His heart craved this kind of battle!

He craved duels against the strong!

"Come!"

Lu En clenched both fists, pushing his Armament Haki to its absolute limit.

No flashy, elaborate techniques…

Only pure Armament Haki colliding with pure Armament Haki.

Let's see whose Armament Haki is stronger!

Among the powerful of the sea, strength is judged solely by mastery and intensity of Haki.

As for Devil Fruits?

In the eyes of Lu En and Master Zefa,

they always looked down upon such external powers.

Master Zefa, of course, needed no explanation.

Huang Yuan, once his student, had been scolded countless times by Master Zefa for overrelying on his Devil Fruit ability.

As for Lu En?

Perhaps influenced by Captain Kapu…

And his own Ghost Back System,

he too despised the power of Devil Fruits.

Only his own fists

were the most trustworthy power!

Gradually,

Lu En took a brutal iron fist from Master Zefa.

Struck in the abdomen,

he nearly had his internal organs pierced through, his organs displaced by the blow.

Puff!

He spat out a mouthful of blood, already showing signs of injury.

He had taken Zephyr's punch, fully armored in Armament Haki, head-on—and even with his current formidable physique, the blow left him badly hurt.

Lu En's aura grew slightly chaotic.

But soon,

he swiftly adjusted his condition.

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Lu En fixed his piercing gaze on Master Zefa.

"No wonder you're a Admiral-level powerhouse."

"Master Zefa…"

"Incredibly strong."

"Again!"

Lu En charged forward.

Even with his body badly injured, he still fearlessly met Master Zefa's blows head-on.

Seeing this,

Master Zefa smiled with satisfaction.

Lu En truly is an outstanding student!

It filled him with pride.

"Good!"

Seeing Lu En launch an attack, Master Zefa immediately charged forward without hesitation.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The number of exchanges between them kept increasing.

Faintly,

Master Zefa's fists began to ache with a faint numbness.

Even wrapped in Armament Haki, it couldn't fully block all the force's erosion.

"This kid Lu En…"

"He's truly a monster!"

"In just one year, he's trained Armament Haki to this level."

"Even I'm finding it difficult."

Master Zefa marveled inwardly.

Of course.

Lu En's Armament Haki was also straining under Master Zefa's blows; the stabbing pain in his fists was even worse than what Zefa felt.

After all,

Master Zefa is a full-fledged Marine Admiral!

The very pinnacle of the sea's combat power.

At this stage, Lu En facing off against a Marine Admiral was simply too much to ask.

But from the very start,

Lu En never believed he could defeat Master Zefa.

This battle was merely a test to measure his own strength.

With this mindset, he had no need to hold back.

Full power unleashed,

All-out effort!

This, was what he needed to do.

The fierce clash with Master Zefa drained Lu En's stamina rapidly.

He had to maintain both Observation Haki and Armament Haki at full strength, while constantly using Marine Six Powers.

In this high-intensity duel,

his stamina and energy were plummeting straight down, consumed wildly.

Facing off against a Marine Admiral, Lu En had to remain utterly focused at all times.

And this state,

caused his mental energy to plummet by the second.

In contrast, Master Zefa, though equally mentally strained from the fight, was clearly in far, far better condition.

After all,

Master Zefa is a Marine Admiral!

A top-tier monster of the sea!

"Lu En, you're about to collapse, aren't you?"

"You've managed to fight me for nearly twenty minutes before slowly starting to decline."

"That, in itself, is already an extraordinary feat."