Chapter 668: The Name of the Fist Demon Lu En

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye,

two days had passed.

On this day,

Inverted Mountain welcomed a group of visitors.

A warship bearing the navy flag sailed in from the endless ocean afar.

Finally—

the warship docked at the foot of Inverted Mountain.

From the deck,

descended a group of neatly dressed, highly disciplined navy elites.

Estimating, the navy forces here numbered no less than five hundred.

The officer in charge of this warship was the famed powerhouse from Navy Headquarters: Ghost Spider.

A Navy Headquarters Rear Admiral himself!

Just one step away from the rank of Vice Admiral…

only a single step remained.

"You've finally arrived."

Kurokasa, seated in a sun chair, held a newspaper and looked up toward Ghost Spider and the navy contingent.

"Who are you?"

Ghost Spider raised an eyebrow, scrutinizing Kurokasa with suspicion.

"I was entrusted to temporarily guard that group of pirates for you."

"That boy named Lu En…"

"told me to wait here for you."

"Your efficiency is impressive."

Kurokasa sighed.

In fact,

had Ghost Spider not happened to be on a mission and passed through this sea area, he wouldn't have arrived so quickly.

"Lu En?"

"Rear Admiral Lu En?"

Ghost Spider suddenly understood.

"Rear Admiral? That kid is a Navy Headquarters Rear Admiral?!"

"Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Hearing Ghost Spider's words, Kurokasa was stunned.

What?

What's going on?

So…

that five-year-old brat is a Rear Admiral?!

Just one step away from Vice Admiral?

Are you certain?

When did the navy become this reckless?

Appointing a five-year-old brat as a Headquarters Rear Admiral?!

This news truly shocked Kurokasa.

"You don't know Rear Admiral Lu En's identity?"

Ghost Spider was astonished.

"I knew that kid was a monster!"

"I know nothing else."

Kurokasa took a deep breath and spent a long while suppressing the shock within him.

Changing the subject,

he asked curiously: "How did that brat become a navy rear admiral? This defies all logic. How could a five-year-old possibly have the qualifications to become a navy rear admiral?"

As he spoke,

Ghost Spider let out a chuckle.

Then,

his eyes filled with respect as he replied truthfully: "Rear Admiral Lu En is the youngest navy rear admiral in our navy's history of several hundred years—and also the strongest rear admiral our navy has ever seen!"

"Not long ago…"

"Rear Admiral Lu En captured a pirate named Bai Huzi the Second; rumors claim he was a pirate whose strength rivaled that of a billion-Berry-level warlord."

"Yet even such a powerful warlord was captured by Rear Admiral Lu En alone!"

"Moreover…"

Mentioning Lu En's name,

Ghost Spider's eyes carried deep reverence.

For a strong one, he naturally felt profound admiration.

Clearly.

Relying on his overwhelming strength, Lu En earned the recognition and awe of the Ghost Spider.

It made even this Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral himself have to admire what Lu En had done.

"And finally…"

"Rear Admiral Lu En gained a title that belonged to him alone."

"The people of the sea call him the Fist Demon!"

"Fist Demon Lu En!"

"Some time ago, Rear Admiral Lu En had a fight with Doflamingo, and the two ended in a draw. Even a monster of Doflamingo's caliber could not take Rear Admiral Lu En down."

Ghost Spider sighed with deep feeling.

As these words fell,

Crocus was utterly stunned, his face full of horror.

"That little brat…"

"Isn't he absurdly strong?!"

"Even Whitebeard Jr. and Doflamingo can't do anything to him?"

"My heavens!"

"How on earth did such a terrifying situation of a monster suddenly appear on this sea?!"

Crocus was deeply moved and lost his composure.

He had thought that,

even if Lu En had mastered the three colors of Haki, his attainments probably wouldn't be that high.

After all,

his age was right there.

At the tender age stage of just five years old, how long could he have been exposed to Haki? And to what extent could he possibly have mastered it?

The answer was self-evident.

But in the end…

it still overturned Crocus's understanding.

Never would he have imagined,

that five-year-old little brat Lu En had already cultivated the three colors of Haki to an extremely terrifying situation.

Otherwise,

it would be impossible for even pirates of Whitebeard Jr.'s and Doflamingo's caliber to be unable to do anything to him.

Hiss—

Crocus couldn't help but sharply draw in a breath of cold air.

The more he thought about it, the stronger the shock in his heart became.

After a long while,

he could only let out a bitter laugh: "I've been sitting at the bottom of a well staring at the sky. There truly are always people above people, and heavens above heavens. Fist Demon Lu En, is it? Today, I've finally broadened my horizons!"

A moment later.

At Crocus's call,

Laboon rose from the seabed to the surface.

Splash splash!

Its body was simply too enormous; as it surfaced, it also stirred up towering waves like a storm rolling in, surging and rolling wildly wave after wave.

Countless seawater was churned up,

and the sea rippled with wave after wave, spreading out in all directions.

The calm sea region was met with violent upheaval.

Even the massive warship docked at the foot of Reverse Mountain was affected by the violent ripples, leaving faint traces of swaying.

"Th-this is…"

A group of Marine elites at the foot of the mountain stared dumbfounded at the enormous creature in the sea ahead.

They were scared stiff.

What kind of monster is this?!

Isn't it absurdly huge?

"A Sea King? A colossal Sea King?"

Even Ghost Spider couldn't help but be deeply moved, his eyes becoming full of solemnity.

"Don't be nervous."

"It's your Rear Admiral Lu En's good friend."

"Your Rear Admiral Lu En subdued it in the sea with his bare fists alone, without even using Haki."

Crocus explained from the side.

Seeing the pale faces of Ghost Spider and the others, he couldn't help but shake his head.

These Marines are the normal ones…

And that little brat Lu En?

That little brat really is a freak!

The only terrifying existence who, upon meeting a giant beast like Laboon, didn't change his expression, and even challenged Laboon with his bare fists using only pure physical power, and forcibly subdued the latter!

"I almost thought all Marines were monsters like this."

"Now it seems…"

"The Marines are still the Marines they always were."

"The only difference is that a complete monster has appeared among them!"

Crocus thought to himself.

This is the biggest difference between the Marines and before!