Chapter 61: Ace, Chase After My Back

【Total gains from this battle: Strength +0.005, Speed +0.004, Stamina +0.005!】

【After 100-fold cultivation effect amplification…】

【Host gains: Strength +0.5, Speed +0.4, Stamina +0.5!】

Suddenly!

The system's notification voice rang out without warning inside Lu En's head.

Before Lu En could react,

Instantly.

A warm current surged into his heart, appearing out of nowhere, washing through his body, transforming his five viscera, six bowels, meridians, bones, and blood.

Rapidly enhancing his physical attributes.

After this transformation,

Lu En once again felt the wonderful taste of growing stronger.

Soon,

the system completed its transformation,

Lu En suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils flashing a blinding gleam.

Clenching his fists, he felt the power within him grow denser and more turbulent.

Though this was merely a minor, slight increase in strength,

it still allowed Lu En to clearly feel his power had strengthened by a noticeable margin!

After a long while,

he finally suppressed all the thoughts swirling in his mind.

"What? Scared stupid?"

Looking up, seeing Ace's eyes glazed over, his dumbfounded expression, Lu En couldn't help laughing and teased him.

Immediately,

Ace snapped out of his daze.

He instinctively raised a hand to wipe his neck.

"Don't look."

"He's already been knocked out by me."

Lu En tapped Ace on the forehead.

Huh!

Hearing this, Ace finally let out a heavy breath.

Wiping his brow with his sleeve, he wiped away the sweat; his pale complexion gradually returned, his skin turning ruddy.

In that instant,

he thought he was dead!

He had been endlessly imagining,

what method would Lu En use to save him?

But he never expected.

Lu En's way of saving him was so brutally simple!

Just with an invisible, intangible aura…

he instantly killed the bandit who was threatening him!

"Is this… the legendary Conqueror's Haki?"

Ace looked up, his eyes filled with awe and longing as he gazed at Lu En.

"That's right."

Hearing Ace mention Conqueror's Haki, Lu En was slightly surprised, then nodded with a smile.

"A royal potential possessed by only one in a million!"

"Lu En, you really are a monster!"

Ace took a deep breath.

"Don't be discouraged—you also possess this potential."

"The difference is…"

"I activated mine earlier than you."

"Your potential remains dormant within you for now. When the time is right, this power within you will awaken naturally."

Lu En walked beside Ace and spoke plainly.

As the son of the Pirate King Luo Jie, Ace naturally possesses the potential for Conqueror's Haki.

This is beyond doubt.

"Do I also have royal potential?"

Ace clenched his fists, his expression excited.

He was already imagining,

just like Lu En had just done.

Without any effort…

instantly killing every surviving bandit in the area!

The scene, even just imagining it, made his blood boil.

"Stop dreaming—you're still far too far from that."

"How old are you?"

"At three years old, you awakened Conqueror's Haki?" 【68】 Aren't you the one who awakened Conqueror's Haki at three years old too?

"Go wash up and sleep..."

Lu En patted Ace on the head.

"But..."

Ace really wanted to retort.

Aren't you the one who awakened霸王色at three years old too?

But then he thought again,

Lu En, this monster...

Truly cannot be judged by ordinary standards!

Instantly, all of Ace's rebuttals were forcibly swallowed down.

"You're trying to say me? I'm different from you."

"This sea..."

"Only I am the most special!"

Lu En let out a loud laugh.

After a brief exchange, Ace's inner terror and panic were completely dispelled.

He shook his upper body, flinging off all the blood on his skin, yet the blood caked on his fists could never be fully washed away.

A ghostly back,

Muscles bulging across his frame,

Powerful and formidable,

Radiating overwhelming pressure!

Added to that...

The faint trails of bloodlust emanating from Lu En further amplified his terrifying aura.

"Were you scared stupid just now?"

"Being held at knife-point to the throat—doesn't that feel awful?"

Lu En looked at Ace.

"Mm."

Ace lowered his head, his voice dull, "At that moment, my mind went blank—I had no plan at all, completely at the mercy of others."

"That helplessness..."

"Made me truly realize how weak I am!"

With that, he fell silent.