Chapter 489

Being able to look up at the back of such a monster was already something utterly beyond their reach.

"All of you, disperse."

Master Zefa also left.

With a heart full of emotion and wistfulness, for a moment, his own mood was also deeply stirred.

As their teacher, over this past year and a half, he had naturally devoted himself wholeheartedly to cultivating these students.

And now,

the moment of parting had arrived!

Finally…

how many of these students could remain at Marine Headquarters?

He did not expect too many.

He only knew—

Lu En, this monster, was surely destined to be one of those staying at Marine Headquarters!

With such formidable combat power, as long as the Marshal's empty head wasn't stupid, it would be absolutely impossible to dispatch such a powerful existence to the four seas to garrison a Marine branch.

Gradually.

All the cadets, with hearts full of sorrow and anticipation, each in turn left Training Ground No. 1.

Leaving behind only…

that devastated, ravaged ruin.

The battered training ground left behind by this cohort would likely become a record for the training camp, one that would endure!

Henceforth…

no matter how monstrous the cadets recruited in the future.

it was unlikely that another would appear as terrifying as Lu En.

an example of nearly collapsing the entire training ground in a single battle against Master Zefa.

Looking across the Marines' several hundred years of history,

there was only one Lu En!

As all the cadets of the training camp dispersed.

On this day,

the news that the camp period had been completed and all cadets had successfully graduated naturally spread like wildfire.

In less than half an hour.

the news of the training camp's graduation had already swept through and filled the entire Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

Letting the over one hundred thousand Marines stationed at Marine Headquarters all learn of this news one after another.

Thus,

one Marine after another launched into all sorts of heated discussions and exchanges.

"Did you hear? The training camp founded by Admiral Zefa has completed its camp period, and all cadets have successfully graduated."

"You think, will there be any geniuses in this cohort who become our superiors in the future?"

"Hard to say…"

"But just being able to enter the training camp and receive Admiral Zefa's personal instruction—that alone is enough to show these cadets' outstanding talent."

"Given these cadets' outstanding talent, in another two years or so, they should be able to become high-ranking Marines with no small rank."

"After all, the starting point of these geniuses is already higher than our finish line!"

"These people are all heaven's favored children of our Marines."

"……"

Opinions flew thick and fast.

When mentioning the Marine elites of the training camp.

people inevitably brought up…

a cadet of the training camp only five years old!

The most terrifying, unrivaled genius in the history of the Marines!

A monster unprecedented across the seas—Lu En!

"I've heard."

"After every cohort's graduation trial is completed, they have a teacher-student showdown with Admiral Zefa."

"What do you think—did this kid Lu En actually fight Admiral Zefa?"

"Most likely he did, right?"

"How did it turn out? Who's stronger, who's weaker?"

"Obviously Admiral Zefa is countless times stronger! He's our Marine Admiral—across the seas, he's among the absolute top-tier powerhouses."

"Lu En is just a genius, and he's only five years old. No matter how strong, could he really stand against Admiral Zefa? How could that be possible?"

"Fair point."

Just as people were chatting.

a piece of news came spreading in.

"W-Woah?!"

"Big news!"

"The strongest genius in our Marine history fought Admiral Zefa!"

"The battle was intense!"

"Admiral Zefa, for a time, was completely unable to suppress the genius Lu En."

"Heavens!"

"Unbelievable…"

"Admiral Zefa, as an Admiral of our Marine Headquarters, is among the very top tier of the strongest on the sea. Yet he could not forcefully crush that Lu En."

"Among all the trainees, Lu En alone forced Admiral Zefa to go all out. What's most terrifying is that even with Zefa going all out, he simply could not defeat Lu En in a short time — instead, the two fought to a standstill."

As the news spread,

in an instant,

the entire Marine Headquarters was completely set ablaze!

Marineford was struck by an unprecedented and tremendous shock.

Countless Marines were deeply shaken within.

"How could this be?!"

"Lu En, only five years old, can actually hold his own against Admiral Zefa?"

"Impossible, right? Is there some hidden circumstance behind this?"

"Admiral Zefa must be holding back, right? Otherwise, how could a five-year-old Lu En possibly be a match for Admiral Zefa?"

"An Admiral is the highest combat power of our Marines!"

Some began to doubt.

But then,

they were slapped in the face by the news that came in.

"Admiral Zefa went all out!"

"And yet he still could not easily crush Lu En."

"Just how strong is an Admiral going all out? You should all know very well. But even so, Lu En, with only his tender age of five, has forcibly shaken Admiral Zefa!"

"In other words,"

"Lu En, only five years old, very likely possesses combat power in no way inferior to that of a Vice Admiral! Otherwise, he could not have fought Zefa to a standstill, even briefly."

"If you don't believe it…"

"feel free to go check out Training Ground No. 1."

"The ravaged ruins there now are the traces left behind after Lu En and Admiral Zefa's clash."

For a time,

the entire atmosphere of Marineford was completely ignited.

Thoroughly set ablaze!

And then,