Chapter 484

Feeling the weakness in his body…

Lu En shook his head again, letting out a weary sigh.

I'm still too weak!

After fighting a Marine Admiral for nearly forty minutes, I was already on the verge of exhaustion.

The battle was over.

Master Zefa stood before Lu En.

He had also retracted his Armament Haki.

He lifted his head,

his expression serious and filled with pride, and spoke slowly.

"Let this battle end here. This fight is the most brilliant duel I've had in decades with all my students!"

"It's the only one…"

"where, even after giving my full strength, I couldn't win within half an hour."

"And you, Lu En, are the strongest student I've ever encountered since founding this training camp. No previous student ever forced me to give my all."

"Not even Kuzan, Huang Yuan, and Akainu back then—they never made me give my full strength. But you did!"

"An astonishing feat even they couldn't achieve!"

"Today, I, Zefa, declare you the strongest student in the history of this training camp!"

With those words,

Lu En's eyes narrowed slightly as he met Master Zefa's gaze.

The strongest student in history?

Stronger than Kuzan and those three monsters back then?

Thinking of it, he let out a satisfied smile.

Though he had lost this battle…

he had still tested the true extent of his combat power.

Among Marine Vice Admirals, he was unquestionably among the top.

But compared to the top-tier Marine Admirals, his strength was clearly far inferior.

Zefa was one of the weaker Admirals.

Yet even so,

Lu En still felt overwhelming pressure when facing Zefa.

He was helpless,

unable to shake him,

let alone defeat him.

On this day,

Lu En deeply understood the terrifying power of a Marine Admiral.

This was the pinnacle of strength on the seas!

And Zefa was still the weakest Admiral.

Compared to an Admiral like Sengoku…

Zefa was clearly far weaker still.

"If the opponent today had been Admiral Sengoku…"

"I wouldn't have lasted ten minutes—I'd have been crushed quickly."

Lu En thought.

He was already very satisfied with the result of today's battle.

From the very start,

he never expected to defeat Zefa.

After all, Zefa was a Marine Admiral of the Headquarters—even if past his prime, he was still far beyond anything Lu En could overcome at this stage.

"Give me a few more years…"

"I will be countless times stronger than Master Zefa!"

Lu En's eyes flashed.

He had confidence.

In a few years,

he would tower far above Zefa!

Even,

surpass Sengoku!

And perhaps even surpass Grandpa Captain Kapu, the Marine Hero!

"Lu En, from today, you graduate."

"You are the most terrifying student I've ever taught in decades."

"The talent and potential you possess is the most terrifying I've ever seen in my life."

"Unprecedented!"

"I hope from today onward, you press forward unyieldingly and become an even stronger Marine."

"This battle…"

"ends in a draw!"

Zefa gave Lu En a final blessing.

Just as he did for the other students…

This battle,

he declared it a draw.

A duel between teacher and student does not need a winner.

A draw is the best outcome.

It is also Zefa's final gift to every student.

For Lu En, Zefa clearly held great expectations.

Completely different from how he treated the other students…

Only Lu En,

could make Zefa see the hope of surpassing himself.

What Zefa saw in Lu En,

was limitless potential!

Terrifying talent!

Powerful potential!

Such a student, as his teacher, Zefa could not be more satisfied.

He believed.

In just a few more years…

he would no longer be Lu En's match.

At only five years old, Lu En had already held his own against Zefa's full strength for half an hour without defeat.

Merely this allowed Zefa to deduce:

In a few years,

he would absolutely never again be Lu En's match.

The Lu En before him…

was a complete and utter monster of a prodigy!

The speed of his power growth was simply incalculable.

"I humbly follow Master Zefa's teachings."

Lu En replied slowly.

Although Zefa had not taught him much,

his two-colored Haki was indeed learned from Zephyr.

Moreover,

without Zefa taking him to the Technology Research Institute for a year of electrical stimulation training, his power could never have reached its current formidable level.

Taken together,

Lu En genuinely respected Master Zefa.

This teacher…

he acknowledged!

As a teacher, Zefa was indeed extremely dedicated.

Not only did he toil tirelessly for the Navy,

he also poured everything into nurturing his students.

He held back nothing,

teaching everything he could.

Such a teacher…